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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
*[[Elemental_lore_review_(saved_posts)#Elemental_Bias_.28508.29|Elemental lore review (saved posts)]]
*[[Elemental_lore_review_(saved_posts)#Elemental_Bias_.28508.29|Elemental lore review (saved posts)]]
*[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/spells/spelllist.asp?circle=2#508 Major Elemental Spell Circle: Elemental Bias], on Play.net

Revision as of 09:55, 21 January 2016

Elemental Bias (508)
Mnemonic [ELEMBIAS]
Base Duration 1200 sec
Added Duration 60 sec per rank
Span Stackable
Defensive Magic  
Subtype TD 
Target Defense +20 TD (elemental
Availability Self-cast 
Major Elemental Spells
Sleep (501) Attack
Chromatic Circle (502) Attack
Thurfel's Ward (503) Defensive
Slow (504) Attack
Hand of Tonis (505) Attack
Celerity (506) Utility
Elemental Deflection (507) Defensive
Elemental Bias (508) Defensive
Strength (509) Offensive
Hurl Boulder (510) Attack
Floating Disk (511) Utility
Cold Snap (512) Attack
Elemental Focus (513) Offensive
Stone Fist (514) Attack
Rapid Fire (515) Utility
Mana Leech (516) Utility
Charge Item (517) Utility
Cone of Elements (518) Attack
Immolation (519) Attack
Mage Armor (520) Defensive
Meteor Swarm (525) Attack
Elemental Disjunction (530) Attack
Haste (535) Utility
Temporal Reversion (540) Defensive
Time Stop (550) Utility


Elemental Bias is a defensive spell that adds a flat +20 to elemental target defense (TD). The caster can only target themselves with this spell.

Lore Benefit

25 ranks of Elemental Lore, Earth unlocks the ability to boost elemental TD by 20 when warding against a spell attack. The base chance for the boost is 5%, and an additional 1% chance is gained for every 10 additional lore ranks.

% chance to activate = trunc[5 + ((Elemental Lore, Earth ranks - 25) ÷ 10)]
Elemental Lore, Earth ranks 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135
% chance for elemental TD boost 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Elemental Lore, Earth ranks 145 155 165 175 185 195 205 215 225 235 245 -
% chance for elemental TD boost 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 -

Messaging

Initial cast
You feel more magically aware.
Wearing off
You feel your extra magical awareness leave you.

Alchemy Recipes

A gold-flecked clear potion
Eastern version Western version
  1. Add water
  2. Add powdered green sphene
  3. Add s'ayanad crystal
  4. Simmer
  5. Add madrinol skin from snow madrinols
  6. Boil
  7. Infuse
  8. Chant Elemental Bias (508)
  1. Add water
  2. Add powdered gold nugget
  3. Add s'ayanad crystal
  4. Simmer
  5. Add vruul skin from lesser vruul
  6. Boil
  7. Infuse
  8. Chant Elemental Bias (508)

Resources