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(the term "channeling" is also used in the game for this purpose)
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Channeling for Searing Ray and Flame Wave uses their spell level for the first cast, then 1 MP for every turn channeled. Searing Ray can be channeled up to three times, and Flame Wave, two.  
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Searing Ray and Flame Wave cost the normal amount of MP for their initial cast, then 1 additional MP for every turn channeled. Searing Ray can be channeled up to three times, and Flame Wave, two (or three with [[Vehumet]]'s range increase).  
  
Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling instead uses channeling as a timer; after 3-7 turns waiting, it'll activate and instantly kill an enemy.
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Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling instead uses channeling as a timer; after 3-7 turns waiting, it'll activate and instantly kill the closest enemy.
  
 
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Revision as of 08:07, 13 September 2022

Version 0.29: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

For channeling for MP recovery, see Channeling.

Channeling spells are a group of spells that can be recast ("channeled") after a cast by waiting (with . or s). They currently consist of:

Useful Info

Searing Ray and Flame Wave cost the normal amount of MP for their initial cast, then 1 additional MP for every turn channeled. Searing Ray can be channeled up to three times, and Flame Wave, two (or three with Vehumet's range increase).

Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling instead uses channeling as a timer; after 3-7 turns waiting, it'll activate and instantly kill the closest enemy.