Mana Shield

Spell · Mage level 4 · (critical)

Mana: 8Int: 14Wis: 11(28% per practice)

Usage

• cast mana shield [up/down]

This spell surrounds you in a weak bubble of force that can absorb damage and help protect you, but each hit weakens the shield and requires extra mana to keep the shield up. If you run out of mana, the shield will be so thin that it can't protect you anymore.

The shield normally lasts a long time, but you can take the spell down by recasting it with the 'down' keyword.

The effectiveness of the shield is based strictly on your mage level.

Skill tree

• mana shield
  • fly
    • knock
    • magic missile
    • tensors floating disc
  • force shield
    • enchant deflection

Group: Mage force fields

Strings

Raising the shield:

You can feel an invisible mana shield connect to your mana.

Taking it down:

You reverse part of the spell, and take down your mana shield.
You feel your invisible mana shield flicker and go out.

When the shield fails from running out of mana:

You feel your invisible mana shield flicker and go out.

Notes

• Drains mana even in negative-regen rooms.
• When a mob hits you the shield drains mana rather than hit points, which can be useful against a single hard-hitting opponent.