Draining Gaze: Difference between revisions

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Draining Gaze
Casting noise	4
Spell noise	0
Range	LOS
Flags	Monster, Target

Fills a living creature with negative energy, draining them for a fraction of their maximum health. This spell requires line of sight but not line of fire.

Draining Gaze is a monster-only spell. It drains players by 10% of their post-drain hp. It takes 8 casts to get drained to 50% hp without Negative energy resistance, 15 with rN+, 29 with rN++. Monsters are dranied by 20% of their HD.

The following enemies cast Draining Gaze:

G Eye of draining

History

In 0.34 this spell was changed to apply actual draining damage and its previous version became Antimagic Gaze.
Prior to 0.31, ghost moths healed by the amount of MP drained when using this spell.

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-'''Draining Gaze''' is a monsters-only [[Hex|Hexes]] spell which drains the target of 5-17 [[magic points]] and  (despite the in-game description which claims the target's magic "leaks into the air") heals the casting monster by the same amount. The gaze functions akin to an [[antimagic]] brand attack and is otherwise irresistible.
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+'''Draining Gaze''' is a monster-only spell. It [[drain]]s players by 10% of their post-drain hp. It takes 8 casts to get drained to 50% hp without [[Negative energy resistance]], 15 with rN+, 29 with rN++. Monsters are dranied by 20% of their [[HD]].
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+==History==
+*In [[0.34]] this spell was changed to apply actual draining damage and its previous version became [[Antimagic Gaze]].
+*Prior to [[0.31]], ghost moths healed by the amount of MP drained when using this spell.