Shard Storm

Spell · Mage level 28 · (important)

Mana: 18Int: 31Wis: 27(21% per practice)

Requires: crystal spear

Damage type: slash

Damage: high area

Speed: average

(Can Be Channeled)

Usage

• cast shardstorm <target>

This high level mage spell creates thousands of tiny crystal shards that whirl around the caster, slashing anything that is within their range of influence. This spell is very powerful against swarms of weakly armored enemies, or especially large lightly armored creatures.

Heavy armor will help protect against this spell.

Skill tree

• ⋯ 2 earlier
  • crystal shield
    • crystal spear
      • shard storm
        • crystal prison

Group: Mage crystal spellgroup

Shard storm has an extremely long lag time, and mage cast level equipment greatly increases its power and effectiveness.

Tips

• Useful in combination with Faerie Fire or Fairy Fog as the damage type is normal and goes up against the target's Armor.
• Utilize high Armor and Normal Resistances (via Crystal Coat and Armored Skin or black Demon familiar) to prevent damage.
• Higher damage versus larger targets; being very small can help prevent the damage taken, while using it on large targets increases damage taken. (see Size)
• Higher casting level results in more rounds of shards, potentially leaving you more vulnerable than a lower level cast would have.