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Ghostly Fireball
Casting noise	5
Spell noise	0
Range	5
Flags	Dir or target, Monster, Needs tracer, Unholy

Hurls an exploding ball of negative energy which drains any living creature it engulfs.

Ghostly Fireball is a monster-only spell which behaves much like the Fireball spell, dealing heavy, unavoidable damage to everything caught in its 3×3 blast radius. Unlike Fireball, however, it deals pure negative energy damage.

The following enemies cast Ghostly Fireball:

z Antique champion (3d24 damage)
L Josephina (3d25 damage)
@ Josephine (3d15 damage)
z Revenant soulmonger (3d22 damage)
D Serpent of Hell (Tartarus) (3d21 damage)

Additionally, a 6 Blood saint's Legendary Destruction spell can result in a ghostly fireball.

History

Prior to 0.19, this spell dealt partially-irrestistable negative energy damage and healed any undead affected by it.
Prior to 0.17, Ghostly Fireball's damage partially bypassed AC.
Ghostly Fireball was added in 0.13.

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-'''Ghostly Fireball''' is a monster-only spell which behaves much like the [[Fireball]] spell, dealing heavy, unavoidable damage to everything caught in its 3×3 blast radius. Unlike Fireball, however, it deals partially-irresistible [[negative energy]] damage, ignores half of its victim's [[AC]], and [[heal]]s any [[undead]] affected by it.
+'''Ghostly Fireball''' is a monster-only spell which behaves much like the [[Fireball]] spell, dealing heavy, unavoidable damage to everything caught in its 3×3 blast radius. Unlike Fireball, however, it deals pure [[negative energy]] damage.
-The following enemy casts Ghostly Fireball:
+{{monsters with spell}}
-*[[Revenant]]
+Additionally, a {{monsterlink|Blood saint}}'s [[Legendary Destruction]] spell can result in a ghostly fireball.
 ==History==
-Ghostly Fireball will be added in [[0.13]].
+*Prior to [[0.19]], this spell dealt partially-irrestistable [[negative energy]] damage and healed any [[undead]] affected by it.
+*Prior to [[0.17]], Ghostly Fireball's damage partially bypassed AC.
-[[Category:Monster spells]]
+*Ghostly Fireball was added in [[0.13]].