Throw Ally: Difference between revisions

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Throws a nearby ally at the monster's foe, doing minimal damage and landing the thrown monster nearby.

Throw Ally is a monster-only spell which launches a friendly monster at an opponent. In effect, the cast causes an adjacent monster to blink adjacent to the victim, and deals damage to the target (you) in the process; with Iron giants, that damage can be significant.

Robin can throw goblins and hobgoblins. Polyphemus can throw yaks, death yaks and catoblepi. Iron giants can seemingly throw anything.

The following enemies cast Throw Ally:

C Iron giant
C Polyphemus
g Robin

History

Renamed to Throw Ally and generalized in 0.17.
Goblin Toss was added in 0.16.

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 {{flavour|Throws a nearby ally at the monster's foe, doing minimal damage and landing the thrown monster nearby.}}
-'''Throw Ally''' is a monster-only spell which launches a friendly [[monster]] at an opponent. In effect, the cast causes an adjacent monster to blink adjacent to the victim, and deals minor damage to the victim in the process.
+'''Throw Ally''' is a monster-only spell which launches a friendly [[monster]] at an opponent. In effect, the cast causes an adjacent monster to blink adjacent to the victim, and deals damage to the target (you) in the process; with Iron giants, that damage can be significant.
-Not all monsters can be thrown. Robin can throw [[goblin]]s and [[hobgoblin]]s. Polyphemus can throw [[yak]]s, [[death yak]]s and [[catoblepas|catoblepi]].
+Robin can throw [[goblin]]s and [[hobgoblin]]s. Polyphemus can throw [[yak]]s, [[death yak]]s and [[catoblepas|catoblepi]]. Iron giants can seemingly throw anything.
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 ==History==
 *Renamed to Throw Ally and generalized in [[0.17]].
 *Goblin Toss was added in [[0.16]].