Scattershot: Difference between revisions

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Scattershot
Level	6
School¹	Earth
School²
School³
Source(s)	Iron rod
Casting noise
Spell noise	a bit loud

Blasts a cone-shaped area in front of the caster with metallic fragments. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.

Scattershot is a level 6 spell, but as it's only available through an iron rod, Evocations determines its potency. Each casting will noisily launch several weak iron shots, randomly aiming them within a narrow cone in front of you. Higher Evocations skill will result in more individual shots and a wider cone of coverage.

Strategy

While the individual projectiles from Scattershot don't deal terribly much damage on their own, you can fire it at point blank range to increase the chance of multiple shots hitting a single target.
This spell is very effective at taking down opponents with low AC, but as the enemy's defense is applied to each shot, high-AC opponents will drastically reduce the damage dealt.

History

0.20 moved scattershot into wand of scattershot.

Scattershot was added in 0.16.

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-{{flavour|This spell generates metallic fragments, blasting a cone-shaped area in front of the caster.}}
+|name=Scattershot
+|level=6
+|school1=Earth
+|school2=
+|school3=
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+*[[Iron rod]]
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+|spellnoise=a bit loud
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+{{flavour|Blasts a cone-shaped area in front of the caster with metallic fragments. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.}}
-'''Scattershot''' is a level 6 [[Conjurations]] spell (though because it can only be accessed through use of an [[iron rod]], its strength is based on your [[Evocations]] skill) which blasts a medium-sized area in front of the caster for irresistible physical damage.
+'''Scattershot''' is a level 6 spell, but as it's only available through an [[iron rod]], [[Evocations]] determines its potency. Each casting will noisily launch several weak iron shots, randomly aiming them within a narrow cone in front of you. Higher Evocations skill will result in more individual shots and a wider cone of coverage.
+==Strategy==
+*While the individual projectiles from Scattershot don't deal terribly much damage on their own, you can fire it at point blank range to increase the chance of multiple shots hitting a single target.
+*This spell is very effective at taking down opponents with low [[AC]], but as the enemy's defense is applied to each shot, high-AC opponents will drastically reduce the damage dealt.
 ==History==
+[[0.20]] moved scattershot into [[wand of scattershot]].
 Scattershot was added in [[0.16]].
+[[Category:Attack spells]]