Harpoon Shot: Difference between revisions

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Harpoon Shot
Casting noise	4
Spell noise	0
Range	6
Flags	Dir or target, Monster, Needs tracer

Fires a long and flexible barbed mass. The ensnared victim will either be pulled adjacent to the caster or collide with anything blocking the way.

Harpoon Shot is a monster-only spell which inflicts damage, then drags the victim towards the caster. If there is impassable terrain (e.g. deep water if you can't fly/swim) or another creature in the way, movement is stopped, and additional impact damage is taken. It has a range of 6.

This spell will not be cast if the user can make a melee attack to the target.

The following enemies cast Harpoon Shot:

@ Harold (2d12 damage)
C Iron giant (2d17 damage)
k Mongrel wurm (2d13 damage)
P Starflower (2d16 damage)
w Swamp worm (2d13 damage)

The following enemies may be able to cast Harpoon Shot, depending on their spell set:

& Pandemonium lord (2.8% chance)

History

Prior to 0.29, monsters could cast Harpoon Shot when in melee range of the target.
Prior to 0.26, pandemonium lords couldn't cast this spell.
Harpoon Shot was added in 0.22.

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+'''Harpoon Shot''' is a monster-only spell which inflicts damage, then drags the victim towards the caster. If there is impassable terrain (e.g. [[deep water]] if you can't fly/swim) or another creature in the way, movement is stopped, and additional impact damage is taken. It has a range of 6.
-'''Harpoon Shot''' is a monster-only spell which inflicts a small amount of damage to the target before dragging them toward the caster. It ignores any allied units between the caster and the target; if the target collides with anything along the way, additional damage is dealt.
+This spell will not be cast if the user can make a melee attack to the target.
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-[[Category:Monster spells]]
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.29]], monsters could cast Harpoon Shot when in melee range of the target.
+*Prior to [[0.26]], [[pandemonium lord]]s couldn't cast this spell.
+*Harpoon Shot was added in [[0.22]].