Torment (718)

Torment (718) Mnemonic [TORMENT] Duration Instantaneous Attack Magic - Damage   Subtype Warding  Target(s) Single  Interval Damage over time  Damage Type Hitpoint  Critical Type Unbalance, Slash, Puncture

Sorcerer Base Spells Blood Burst (701) Attack Mana Disruption (702) Attack Corrupt Essence (703) Attack Phase (704) Utility Disintegrate (705) Attack Tenebrous Tether (706) Attack Eye Spy (707) Utility Limb Disruption (708) Attack Grasp of the Grave (709) Attack Energy Maelstrom (710) Attack Pain (711) Attack Cloak of Shadows (712) Defensive Balefire (713) Attack Scroll Infusion (714) Utility Curse (715) Attack Pestilence (716) Attack Evil Eye (717) Attack Torment (718) Attack Dark Catalyst (719) Attack Implosion (720) Attack Minor Summoning (725) Utility Animate Dead (730) Utility Ensorcell (735) Utility Planar Shift (740) Utility

Torment temporarily summons a demonic force to do battle with the caster's target. The demon is quite fickle and will end its assault if it is warded. Training in Sorcerous Lore, Demonology can enhance this spell.

Initial cast of this spell will perform a Warding attack at the target, performing an initial attack round on success. On failure, the spell ends. Every 2 seconds after the initial cast, the demon will lash out at the target in the form of a warding attack using the sorcerer's CS. These attacks will often result in unbalance, slash, or puncture critical injuries. If the demonic force does not succeed at warding the target on a given round, the spell ends. If not warded, this will continue for a maximum of 10 rounds.

Target TD Modifiers

Torment rounds modify the TD of the current target and are reconsidered on each strike by the demonic force. For each additional affliction (701, 710, 715, 716) on the target and each status condition within the below list on the target, the target suffers a -10 TD pushdown.  

The maximum torment TD pushdown for a target is -100.

Lore Benefits

Quickened Misery

At 25 ranks of training in Sorcerous Lore, Demonology, Torment's cast RT is reduced by 1 second (minimum of 1s) and the mana cost by 25% (maximum of 50% total mana cost) for every curse or other sorcerer DoT from the caster on the target.

Messaging

An ancient ghoul master gestures at you!
  CS: +127 - TD: +XXX + CvA: +12 + d100: +80 - -5 == +XXX
  Warding failed!
An ancient ghoul master glares malevolently at you.
You feel a threatening dark force very close to you.

>
A dark force tears at your body!
  CS: +127 - TD: +XXX + CvA: +12 + d100: +15 - -5 == +XXX
  Warding failed!
Person is engulfed in an eerie, dark haze!
He flinches in pain!
You are engulfed in an eerie, dark haze!
  ... 50 points of damage!
  Gruesome, slashing blow to the side of your head!
  Skull split open! Brain (and life) vanishes in a fine mist.

Resources

• Sorcerer Base Spell Circle: Torment, on Play.net