Minor Steam (1707)

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Minor Steam (1707) Mnemonic [MINORSTEAM] Duration Immediate Attack Magic - Damage   Subtype Bolt  Target(s) Single  Damage Type Hitpoint  Critical Type Steam

Arcane Spells Arcane Blast (1700) Attack Arcane Decoy (1701) Defensive Unannounced (1702) Unannounced (1703) Stun Cloud (1704) Attack Martial Prowess (1705) Defensive Flaming Aura (1706) Attack Minor Steam (1707) Attack Mystic Impedance (1708) Attack Minor Cold (1709) Attack Major Acid (1710) Attack Mystic Focus (1711) Offensive Spirit Guard (1712) Defensive Death Cloud (1713) Attack Quake (1714) Attack Firestorm (1715) Attack Neutralize Curse (1716) Utility Unannounced (1717) V'tull's Fury (1718) Attack Unannounced (1719) Arcane Barrier (1720) Defensive Unannounced (1725) Fash'lo'nae's Gift (1750) Utility

Minor Steam, which results from the combined effects of the elements water and fire, is a bolt spell that sends a seething blast of steam from the palm of the caster or tip of a wand. This is an elemental attack spell and uses the Spell Aiming skill.

This spell is native to the Wizard circle.

This spell can commonly be found in green coral wands available through the treasure system.

Lore Benefits

Training in Elemental Lore, Fire and/or Elemental Lore, Water will increase the spell's damage factor. The increase is .001 per two ranks for the first 100 ranks and .001 per four ranks for ranks 101 to 200. There is no requirement to train in both lores to increase the damage factors for this spell. Total DF bonus with 200 lore ranks is .075.

Fire + Water Lore Ranks	Damage Factor Increase
1 to 100	.001 per two ranks
101 to 200	.001 per four ranks

• Note: Damage factor truncates at three decimal places.

Cone of Elements (518) casts a multi-fire version of this spell with 10 ranks each of Fire Lore and Water Lore and all damage factor increases will carry over to the other spell.

Bolt Spell Table

Spell	AG	Cloth	Leather				Scale				Chain				Plate
	AsG	1	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Minor Steam	DF	.600	.550				.383				.333				.267
	AvD	70	60	59	58	57	50	48	46	44	45	41	37	33	40	34	28	22

Messaging

You hurl a seething blast of steam at a human robber!
 AS: +427 vs DS: +262 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +96 = +301
 ... and hit for 74 points of damage!
 The human robber cringes from a scalding blast to right arm!
 The human robber is stunned!

Resources

• Elemental lore review (saved posts)
• Arcane Spell Circle: Minor Steam, on Play.net