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{{flavour|The card depicts an iron wheel, menacing with spikes and rusted with blood.}}
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Drawing this card unleashes a necromantic attack spell.}}
 
The Pain card unleashes a necromantic attack spell, determined by power level:
 
The Pain card unleashes a necromantic attack spell, determined by power level:
 
* Power level 0: [[Agony]]
 
* Power level 0: [[Agony]]
 
* Power level 1: [[Bolt of Draining]]
 
* Power level 1: [[Bolt of Draining]]
* Power level 2: Summons a [[Flayed ghost]] and flays all monsters in sight (the monsters become un-flayed if the flayed ghost dies).
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* Power level 2: Summons a [[Flayed ghost]] and flays all [[natural]] monsters in sight for 40% of their HP (the monsters become un-flayed when the flayed ghost dies).
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
*In version [[0.25]], the Pain card will one again cast [[Symbol of Torment]] at high power, but will not affect the user.
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*In version [[0.25]], the Pain card will once again cast [[Symbol of Torment]] at high power, but will not affect the user.
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*Prior to [[0.20]], level 2 effects were weaker. Enemies were flayed only for 20% of their HP, and the card dealt 5 damage to the player. Also, if there was no space to spawn a flayed ghost, the card did nothing instead of downgrading to level 1 effect (Bolt of Draining).
 
*The Pain card could be found in the following [[Decks|decks]] over the past several versions. In older versions it could cast Symbol of Torment, a mixed blessing for the player.
 
*The Pain card could be found in the following [[Decks|decks]] over the past several versions. In older versions it could cast Symbol of Torment, a mixed blessing for the player.
  

Revision as of 13:43, 27 May 2020

Version 0.24: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
The card depicts an iron wheel, menacing with spikes and rusted with blood.

Drawing this card unleashes a necromantic attack spell.

The Pain card unleashes a necromantic attack spell, determined by power level:

  • Power level 0: Agony
  • Power level 1: Bolt of Draining
  • Power level 2: Summons a Flayed ghost and flays all natural monsters in sight for 40% of their HP (the monsters become un-flayed when the flayed ghost dies).

History

  • In version 0.25, the Pain card will once again cast Symbol of Torment at high power, but will not affect the user.
  • Prior to 0.20, level 2 effects were weaker. Enemies were flayed only for 20% of their HP, and the card dealt 5 damage to the player. Also, if there was no space to spawn a flayed ghost, the card did nothing instead of downgrading to level 1 effect (Bolt of Draining).
  • The Pain card could be found in the following decks over the past several versions. In older versions it could cast Symbol of Torment, a mixed blessing for the player.
0.11 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.19 and beyond

Destruction
War

Destruction
War

Destruction
War

Destruction
War

Destruction
War

Destruction

Destruction

Destruction

Destruction

See also