Cone of Elements (518)
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Cone of Elements causes a bolt of elemental energy to arc to a large number of enemies in the room.
When using this spell, the caster's attunement will determine the type of bolt. If no attunement is set, or the caster is attuned to "random", it will randomly choose between fire, cold, earth, air, or lightning damage. There is also the option to specify the type of element the caster would like to use if they meet the lore requirements for that type (e.g. 'EVOKE COLD', 'CAST FIRE').
Base elemental effects are achieved by casting AoE versions of the following spells:
- Minor Fire (906) will be used for fire.
- Minor Cold (1709) will be used for cold.
- Hurl Boulder (510) will be used for earth.
- Major Shock (910) will be used for lightning.
- A unique vacuum based bolt will be used for air.
- Additional spells will be used as specified in the lore benefits below.
The caster's Elemental Mana Control skill will determine how many targets are hit depending on how the spell is activated (see below).
Usage
Cone of Elements is an open cast spell that does not require the specification of a target.
- CAST or INCANT will use a player friendly version and hit up to [2 + (Elemental Mana Control skill ÷ 75)] targets.
- EVOKE will use a group friendly version and hit up to [5 + (Elemental Mana Control Skill ÷ 50)] targets. This version of the spell will also hit hidden and invisible targets. On a successful hit, the target will fall out of hiding/invisibility.
- CAST/INCANT {element} or EVOKE {element} will specify the element of the bolt (see below for lore requirements).
Lore Benefits
Bolt Element Specification
By having specific combinations of lore training, it is possible to unlock the use of AoE versions of the following options:
- Specifying any of the five base elements (fire, cold, earth, lightning, air) requires 20 ranks of the appropriate lore (see tale below for full details). Being attuned to the element will negate this requirement.
- Minor Acid (904), requires 10 ranks of Elemental Lore, Earth and 10 ranks of Elemental Lore, Water. Used via CAST/EVOKE ACID.
- Minor Steam (1707), requires 10 ranks of Elemental Lore, Fire and 10 ranks of Elemental Lore, Water. Used via CAST/EVOKE STEAM.
- Minor Water (903), requires 20 ranks of Elemental Lore, Water. Used via CAST/EVOKE WATER.
| Element Specified | Spell Base | No. of Ranks | Lore(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire* | Minor Fire (906) | 20 | EL:Fire |
| Cold* | Minor Cold (1709) | 20 | EL:Water |
| Earth* | Hurl Boulder (510) | 20 | EL:Earth |
| Air* | N/A | 20 | EL:Air |
| Lightning* | Major Shock (910) | 10 10 |
EL:Air EL:Water |
| Acid | Minor Acid (904) | 10 10 |
EL:Earth EL:Water |
| Steam | Minor Steam (1707) | 10 10 |
EL:Fire EL:Water |
| Water+ | Minor Water (903) | 20 | EL:Water |
- * Lore requirement negated with attunement.
- + While it may make little sense that "cold" (ice) is the default element for Elemental Lore, Water, and not water, that is just how it works. Element names in chart match what should be specified when the spell is cast or evoked.
Increased Damage Factors and Additional Lore Benefits
Cone of Elements use of specific spells includes their respective damage factor increases and additional bonus effects based on lore training. Please see the appropriate spell pages (as listed above) for more information on any given variant.
Mana Control Benefit
Training in Elemental Mana Control will increase the number of targets hit.
- CAST version (player friendly)
- EVOKE version (group friendly)
| Elemental Mana Control ranks | 10 | 17 | 24 | 50 | 100 | 125 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # of targets CAST/INCANT | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Total # of targets EVOKE | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |