Hailstorm

Version 0.27: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Hailstorm
Level	3
School1	Conjuration
School2	Ice
Source(s)	Book of Frost Book of the Tundra
Casting noise	4
Spell noise	0
Power Cap	100
Range	3
Flags	Area

Conjures a cannonade of hail. The eye of the storm is wide enough that monsters adjacent to the caster are unaffected. Due to the strong impact and cutting edges a significant portion of its damage bypasses cold resistance.

Conjures a cannonade of hail. The peculiarities of the magic involved in creating the hail prevent the spell from hitting monsters adjacent to the caster. Due to the strong impact and cutting edges a significant portion of its damage bypasses cold resistance.

Hailstorm is a Level 4 Conjurations/Ice Magic spell that drops hail on all tiles that are 2-3 spaces away from the caster (marked with 'x'):

.........
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.xx...xx.
.xx.@.xx.
.xx...xx.
.xxxxxxx.
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.........

This spell deals up to 3d20 damage at max spellpower, making it an excellent unavoidable direct damage spell, if you can adapt to its awkward range. While it deals cold damage, it is only 40% resistible.

Strategy

• Has excellent synergy with Frozen Ramparts and Ozocubu's Armor
• If the opportunity presents itself, allowing weaker enemies to stand next to you will force stronger ones to stand helplessly 2-3 tiles away. (Be warned, some pack creatures can force their way to the front).

History

• Prior to 0.27, Hailstorm didn't affect creatures made entirely out of ice - ice beasts, ice statues, and simulacra.
• Hailstorm was added in 0.25.