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{{Flavour|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.}}
 
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All creatures standing in those tiles take damage; this is partially composed of physical damage, so the spell will still injure enemies that are immune to [[cold]].
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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.
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==Strategy==
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* Has excellent synergy with [[Frozen Ramparts]] and [[Ozocubu's Armor]]
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* 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==
 
==History==
 
*Prior to [[0.27]], Hailstorm didn't affect creatures made entirely out of ice - [[ice beast]]s, [[ice statue]]s, and [[simulacra]].
 
*Prior to [[0.27]], Hailstorm didn't affect creatures made entirely out of ice - [[ice beast]]s, [[ice statue]]s, and [[simulacra]].
 
*Hailstorm was added in [[0.25]].
 
*Hailstorm was added in [[0.25]].

Revision as of 16:06, 25 October 2021

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