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'''Haste''' is a monster-only spell that gives the user the [[Status effect#Haste|hasted]] status, making all of its actions take 2/3rds as long. This makes monsters significantly more dangerous, as acting more often makes them more effective at virtually everything they do.
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'''Haste''' is a status and a monster-only spell that gives the user said status.  
  
A separate spell ([[Haste Other]]) allows monsters to give the haste status to other creatures. However, fairly few monsters possess it, and even fewer possess both it and Haste, some [[ogre mage|ogre magi]] being among the only examples.
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==Status==
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[[Status effect#Haste|Hasted]] entities have their actions take 2/3rds as long. This makes players and monsters alike significantly more dangerous, as acting more often makes them more effective at virtually everything they do.
  
The separation between the two monster spells and the resultant inability of [[ancient lich]]es and [[deep elf sorcerer]]s to haste their summons is more of an artifact of the way monster spellcasting is implemented than a mercy on the part of the developers.
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==Monster Spell==
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The Haste spell gives the hasted status to its user.
  
 
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A separate spell ([[Haste Other]]) allows monsters to give the haste status to other creatures. However, fairly few monsters possess it, and no monsters have both spells at once. The separation between the two monster spells and the resultant inability of [[dread lich]]es and [[deep elf sorcerer]]s to haste their summons is more of an artifact of the way monster spellcasting is implemented than a mercy on the part of the developers.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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*Prior to [[0.20]], haste would cause [[magic contamination]] and [[hunger]] over time.
*Prior to [[0.19]], [[Haste]] was a level 6 [[Charms]] spell available to players; the player version allowed you to target either yourself or another creature, but would increase your [[magic contamination]] while active. It has since been removed from the spells players have access to, but [[potion of haste|potions of haste]] produce a similar effect.
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*Prior to [[0.19]], Haste was a level 6 [[Charms]] spell available to players; the player version allowed you to target either yourself or another creature, though players had to watch out for [[magic contamination]]. [[Potion of haste|potions of haste]] still give haste.
 
*Prior to [[0.8]], Haste made all actions twice as fast.
 
*Prior to [[0.8]], Haste made all actions twice as fast.
 
*In very early versions of Crawl it was a level 8 spell: magic contamination did not yet exist, meaning that this spell could be spammed with no downsides other than food costs, so it merited being a higher level.
 
*In very early versions of Crawl it was a level 8 spell: magic contamination did not yet exist, meaning that this spell could be spammed with no downsides other than food costs, so it merited being a higher level.

Revision as of 18:28, 27 September 2022

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Speeds the actions of a creature.

Haste is a status and a monster-only spell that gives the user said status.

Status

Hasted entities have their actions take 2/3rds as long. This makes players and monsters alike significantly more dangerous, as acting more often makes them more effective at virtually everything they do.

Monster Spell

The Haste spell gives the hasted status to its user.

The following enemies cast Haste:

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

A separate spell (Haste Other) allows monsters to give the haste status to other creatures. However, fairly few monsters possess it, and no monsters have both spells at once. The separation between the two monster spells and the resultant inability of dread liches and deep elf sorcerers to haste their summons is more of an artifact of the way monster spellcasting is implemented than a mercy on the part of the developers.

History

Haste.png Haste
Level 6
School1 Charms
Source(s) Book of Enchantments
Casting noise 5
Spell noise 0
  • Prior to 0.20, haste would cause magic contamination and hunger over time.
  • Prior to 0.19, Haste was a level 6 Charms spell available to players; the player version allowed you to target either yourself or another creature, though players had to watch out for magic contamination. potions of haste still give haste.
  • Prior to 0.8, Haste made all actions twice as fast.
  • In very early versions of Crawl it was a level 8 spell: magic contamination did not yet exist, meaning that this spell could be spammed with no downsides other than food costs, so it merited being a higher level.