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The mechanics included on this page don't make any mention of distance between targets, but it definitely seems that the spell has trouble striking distant foes. Or am I just imagining that? Anyone have any idea how that comes into play? --[[User:MoogleDan|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan|talk]]) 14:53, 11 August 2014 (CEST)
 
The mechanics included on this page don't make any mention of distance between targets, but it definitely seems that the spell has trouble striking distant foes. Or am I just imagining that? Anyone have any idea how that comes into play? --[[User:MoogleDan|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan|talk]]) 14:53, 11 August 2014 (CEST)
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: You're not imagining anything. The maximum distance the beam can traverse in a single jump is 7 squares in vertical or horizontal. Since the distances are randomized by adding +1, +0, or -1, the spell is still able to hit monsters 8 cells away from you, but 66% of the time it will ground out without hitting anything (as long as there aren't any other targets closer to you).
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:If a monster enters your LoS in diagonal, then the distance to it will be less than 7 squares, and the spell is guaranteed to work. --[[User:CommanderC|CommanderC]] ([[User talk:CommanderC|talk]]) 20:09, 11 August 2014 (CEST)

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The mechanics included on this page don't make any mention of distance between targets, but it definitely seems that the spell has trouble striking distant foes. Or am I just imagining that? Anyone have any idea how that comes into play? --MoogleDan (talk) 14:53, 11 August 2014 (CEST)

You're not imagining anything. The maximum distance the beam can traverse in a single jump is 7 squares in vertical or horizontal. Since the distances are randomized by adding +1, +0, or -1, the spell is still able to hit monsters 8 cells away from you, but 66% of the time it will ground out without hitting anything (as long as there aren't any other targets closer to you).
If a monster enters your LoS in diagonal, then the distance to it will be less than 7 squares, and the spell is guaranteed to work. --CommanderC (talk) 20:09, 11 August 2014 (CEST)