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Brain Bite
Casting noise	3
Spell noise	0
Range	LOS
Flags	Monster, Target

Drains a small amount of a visible enemy's mind and a proportion of their magic, with no direct line of fire required. If the enemy has near-emptied magic reserves, they will take doubled damage.

“Lister: I know what you want. It's pink and it's moist and it's in my head. And
that's where it's staying.”
-Red Dwarf, _Psirens_. 1993.

Brain Bite is a monster-only spell that does 4-8 irresistible damage, and drains the player's MP. The MP lost is equal to 20% of your max MP, rounded down (min. 1 MP). If the player has less than 20% of their max MP, they take double damage, 8-16. Monsters gain the antimagic status instead. This spell is smite-targeted.

The following enemies cast Brain Bite:

w Brain worm
G Glowing orange brain
3 Neqoxec
@ Norris

History

In 0.31, Brain Bite was added, replacing Brain Feed.

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 '''Brain Bite''' is a monster-only spell that does 4-8 irresistible damage, and drains the player's MP. The MP lost is equal to 20% of your max MP, rounded down (min. 1 MP). If the player has less than 20% of their max MP, they take double damage, 8-16. Monsters gain the [[antimagic]] status instead. This spell is [[smite-targeted]].
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 ==History==
 *In [[0.31]], Brain Bite was added, replacing [[Brain Feed]].
-[[Category: Monster spells]]