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[[Agony]] is a level 5 [[Necromancy]] spell which functions as a single-target [[torment]], cutting the target's [[HP]] in half. It cannot deal lethal damage, but it can soften up powerful, uninjured targets like [[hydra]]s or [[giant]]s to make them more manageable. Like torment, it is worthless against demons, plants, and the undead; unlike torment, it is completely nullified by any degree of [[life protection]]. While it never misses, it can be resisted with high [[magic resistance]].
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'''Agony''' is a level 5 [[Necromancy]] spell which functions as a single-target [[torment]], cutting the [[HP]] of any one target that you have line of effect to in half. It cannot deal lethal damage, but it can very quickly soften up powerful, uninjured targets like [[hydra]]s or [[giant]]s to make them more manageable. Like torment, it is worthless against demons, plants, and the undead; unlike torment, it is completely nullified by any degree of [[life protection]]. While it never misses, it can be resisted with high [[magic resistance]].
  
The [[Pain]] spell makes a decent finishing blow, affecting the same creatures as Agony itself does.
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==Strategy==
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One of the greatest selling points of Agony is the fact that it can affect opponents at the edge of your line of sight. Hitting an enemy with it once or twice as they charge toward you makes it much easier to mop them up with whatever other attack spells you have available once they're in range. If you haven't branched into other magic schools, [[Pain]] makes a decent finishing blow, as it affects the all same creatures as Agony.

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Agony.png Agony
Level 5
School1 Necromancy
Source(s)
Casting noise 4
Spell noise 0
This spell cuts the resilience of a target creature in half, although it will never cause death directly.

Agony is a level 5 Necromancy spell which functions as a single-target torment, cutting the HP of any one target that you have line of effect to in half. It cannot deal lethal damage, but it can very quickly soften up powerful, uninjured targets like hydras or giants to make them more manageable. Like torment, it is worthless against demons, plants, and the undead; unlike torment, it is completely nullified by any degree of life protection. While it never misses, it can be resisted with high magic resistance.

Strategy

One of the greatest selling points of Agony is the fact that it can affect opponents at the edge of your line of sight. Hitting an enemy with it once or twice as they charge toward you makes it much easier to mop them up with whatever other attack spells you have available once they're in range. If you haven't branched into other magic schools, Pain makes a decent finishing blow, as it affects the all same creatures as Agony.