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{{flavour|Conjures forth a mighty blast of ice. Creatures within its cone-shaped area of effect take damage, with higher damage being dealt to those close to the caster. Those hit by the blast are encased in ice, slowing their movement, and those killed by the blast may be frozen into solid blocks of ice. A significant portion of its damage bypasses cold resistance.}}
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'''Glaciate''' is a monster-only spell which creates a huge unavoidable blast of ice and freezing vapour. Like [[Fire Storm]], it inflicts incredible damage, and it even pierces [[cold]] resistance better than Fire Storm pierces [[fire]] resistance (60% irresistible vs. 45%). Affected creatures will be [[frozen|encased in ice]], causing them to walk, fly, or swim 4 [[aut]]s slower. Additionally, monsters killed by this spell may turn into [[blocks of ice]] (which later melt, leaving no corpse).
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==History==
 
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{{flavour|This spell conjures forth a mighty blast of ice; targets within its cone-shaped area of effect take progressively more ice damage the closer they are to the caster. Targets hit by the blast are encased in ice, slowing their movement for a few turns; targets killed by the blast may be frozen into solid blocks of ice.}}
 
 
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'''Glaciate''' is a level 9 [[Conjurations]]/[[Ice Magic]] spell which creates a huge unavoidable blast of ice and freezing vapour. Like [[Fire Storm]], it inflicts incredible damage, up to 7d32 damage at max spellpower, and it even pierces [[cold]] resistance better than Fire Storm pierces [[fire]] resistance (60% irresistible vs. 45%). Affected monsters will be encased in ice, causing them to walk, fly, or swim 4 [[aut]]s slower. Additionally, monsters killed by this spell may turn into [[blocks of ice]] (which later melt, leaving no corpse).
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*In [[0.25]], Glaciate was removed from the list of spells available to players. It was replaced by a new level 9 Ice Magic spell, [[Absolute Zero]].
 
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*Glaciate was introduced in [[0.14]], replacing [[Ice Storm]].
==History==
 
Glaciate was introduced in [[0.14]], replacing [[Ice Storm]].
 

Revision as of 19:24, 8 July 2020

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Conjures forth a mighty blast of ice. Creatures within its cone-shaped area of effect take damage, with higher damage being dealt to those close to the caster. Those hit by the blast are encased in ice, slowing their movement, and those killed by the blast may be frozen into solid blocks of ice. A significant portion of its damage bypasses cold resistance.

Glaciate is a monster-only spell which creates a huge unavoidable blast of ice and freezing vapour. Like Fire Storm, it inflicts incredible damage, and it even pierces cold resistance better than Fire Storm pierces fire resistance (60% irresistible vs. 45%). Affected creatures will be encased in ice, causing them to walk, fly, or swim 4 auts slower. Additionally, monsters killed by this spell may turn into blocks of ice (which later melt, leaving no corpse).

The following enemies cast Glaciate:

The following enemies may be able to cast Glaciate, depending on their spell set:

History

Glaciate.png Glaciate
Level 9
School1 Conjuration
School2 Ice
Source(s)
Casting noise 9
Spell noise 25
Spell Details
Damage Formula 7d((66+3*Power)/(7*max(3,range)))
Max Damage 7d32
Max Power 200
Range 6
Targeting Beam
To-hit
Special Area, clouds of freezing vapour, Slows movement
  • In 0.25, Glaciate was removed from the list of spells available to players. It was replaced by a new level 9 Ice Magic spell, Absolute Zero.
  • Glaciate was introduced in 0.14, replacing Ice Storm.