https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Harm 2026-10-23T11:44:54Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.9 https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=91350&oldid=prev 2026-10-02T16:43:51Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:43, 2 October 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">version031</del>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">version034</ins>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{flavour|It increases damage dealt and taken.}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{flavour|It increases damage dealt and taken.}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Harm&#039;&#039;&#039; is an ego that can appear on [[scarves]] and [[artefact]]s. It amplifies the damage dealt by the player by 30%, but also amplifies the damage received by 20%. This effect applies to all forms of damage, including [[torment]]. The damage is increased after [[AC]] and resistances are applied.  Note that if a monster wears an item of Harm, it gets the benefit.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Harm&#039;&#039;&#039; is an ego that can appear on [[scarves]] and [[artefact]]s. It amplifies the damage dealt by the player by 30%, but also amplifies the damage received by 20%. This effect applies to all forms of damage, including [[torment]]. The damage is increased after [[AC]] and resistances are applied.  Note that if a monster wears an item of Harm, it gets the benefit.</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-23148:rev-91350:php=table --> </table>

imported>DZKane https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=23148&oldid=prev 2026-07-14T16:18:20Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:18, 14 July 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l15">Line 15:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 15:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It also introduces a &#039;&#039;player&#039;&#039;-side risk. Since you&#039;ll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You&#039;ll need to use emergency items earlier than you otherwise would. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It also introduces a &#039;&#039;player&#039;&#039;-side risk. Since you&#039;ll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You&#039;ll need to use emergency items earlier than you otherwise would. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character if weak or middling (has trouble with standard monsters), Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character if weak or middling (has trouble with standard monsters), Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. When used in the right circumstance, Harm can enable a character to beat more situations and thus not have to use as many consumables</ins>. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is arguably strongest for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn&#039;t recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users relying on these schools should stray away.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is arguably strongest for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn&#039;t recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users relying on these schools should stray away.</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-48047:rev-23148:php=table --> </table>

Hordes https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=48047&oldid=prev 2026-07-14T16:15:16Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:15, 14 July 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Strategy==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Strategy==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take... assuming you're dealing damage. When the going gets rough, you'll often want to reposition, use items, try to [[teleport]], or otherwise escape. When doing these actions, Harm is purely a negative. Additionally, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can be <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bad: </del>you <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">may hit </del>one <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enemy</del>, but multiple enemies <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">will </del>hit you.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take... assuming you're dealing damage. When the going gets rough, you'll often want to reposition, use items, try to [[teleport]], or otherwise escape. When doing these actions, Harm is purely a negative. Additionally, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can be <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">especially dangerous as </ins>you <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">can only make </ins>one <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">action at a time</ins>, but multiple enemies <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">can </ins>hit you <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at once</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It also introduces a &#039;&#039;player&#039;&#039;-side risk. Since you&#039;ll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You&#039;ll need to use emergency items earlier than you otherwise would. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It also introduces a &#039;&#039;player&#039;&#039;-side risk. Since you&#039;ll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You&#039;ll need to use emergency items earlier than you otherwise would. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.  </div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-48046:rev-48047:php=table --> </table>

Hordes https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=48046&oldid=prev 2026-05-25T18:53:22Z

<p><span class="autocomment">History: </span> added in 0.18</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:53, 25 May 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="diff-notice" lang="en"><div class="mw-diff-empty">(No difference)</div> </td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-22613:rev-48046 --> </table>

imported>Ge0ff https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=22613&oldid=prev 2026-05-25T18:53:22Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:53, 25 May 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l23">Line 23:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 23:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Prior to [[0.30]], Harm couldn&#039;t stack.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Prior to [[0.30]], Harm couldn&#039;t stack.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Prior to [[0.25]], Harm appeared on <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>amulets of harm<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</del>, which would [[drain]] the wearer upon removal.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Prior to [[0.25]], Harm appeared <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">only </ins>on amulets of harm, which would [[drain]] the wearer upon removal<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*In [[0.18]], [[amulets of harm]] were added</ins>.</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-48045:rev-22613:php=table --> </table>

imported>Ge0ff https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=48045&oldid=prev 2025-03-03T23:28:24Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:28, 3 March 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="diff-notice" lang="en"><div class="mw-diff-empty">(No difference)</div> </td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-13360:rev-48045 --> </table>

Hordes https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=13360&oldid=prev 2025-03-03T23:28:24Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:28, 3 March 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="diff-notice" lang="en"><div class="mw-diff-empty">(No difference)</div> </td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-6822:rev-13360 --> </table>

imported>Hordes https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=6822&oldid=prev 2025-03-03T23:28:24Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:28, 3 March 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="diff-notice" lang="en"><div class="mw-diff-empty">(No difference)</div> </td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-1984:rev-6822 --> </table>

imported>Hordes https://dcss.roguelikes.gg/wiki/index.php?title=Harm&diff=1984&oldid=prev 2025-03-03T23:28:24Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:28, 3 March 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Strategy==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Strategy==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take... <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">but that assumes </del>you're dealing damage. When the going gets rough, you'll often want to reposition, use items, try to [[teleport]], or otherwise escape. When doing these actions, Harm is purely a negative. Additionally, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can be bad: you may hit one enemy, but multiple enemies will hit you.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take... <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">assuming </ins>you're dealing damage. When the going gets rough, you'll often want to reposition, use items, try to [[teleport]], or otherwise escape. When doing these actions, Harm is purely a negative. Additionally, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can be bad: you may hit one enemy, but multiple enemies will hit you.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It also introduces a ''player''-side risk. Since you'll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">may </del>need to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">start using </del>items <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at 75% instead of 60% HP</del>. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It also introduces a ''player''-side risk. Since you'll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'ll </ins>need to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">use emergency </ins>items <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">earlier than you otherwise would</ins>. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>weak or middling<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, i.e., they have </del>trouble with standard monsters, Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">if </ins>weak or middling <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(has </ins>trouble with standard monsters<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</ins>, Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'best' </del>for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of </del>these schools should stray away.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">arguably strongest </ins>for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">relying on </ins>these schools should stray away.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although Harm doesn&#039;t affect your summons&#039; damage, it &#039;&#039;does&#039;&#039; increase damage done by conjured entities. This includes [[ball lightning]]s, [[battlesphere]]s, and [[fulminant prism]]s. Harm has no effect on your [[Dithmenos|shadow mimic]], though.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although Harm doesn&#039;t affect your summons&#039; damage, it &#039;&#039;does&#039;&#039; increase damage done by conjured entities. This includes [[ball lightning]]s, [[battlesphere]]s, and [[fulminant prism]]s. Harm has no effect on your [[Dithmenos|shadow mimic]], though.</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key crawlwiki:diff:1.41:old-48044:rev-1984:php=table --> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:16, 15 March 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l15">Line 15:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 15:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It also introduces a &#039;&#039;player&#039;&#039;-side risk. Since you&#039;ll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You may need to start using items at 75% instead of 60% HP. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It also introduces a &#039;&#039;player&#039;&#039;-side risk. Since you&#039;ll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You may need to start using items at 75% instead of 60% HP. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character is weak or middling, i.e., they have trouble with standard monsters<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</del>, Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character is weak or middling, i.e., they have trouble with standard monsters, Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is &#039;best&#039; for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn&#039;t recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Harm is &#039;best&#039; for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn&#039;t recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.</div></td></tr> </table>

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