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Revision as of 22:08, 13 March 2022
| Stone Skin | ||
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| School: | Earth Magic | |
| Level: | 1st | |
| Cost: | 5/4 | |
| Duration: | 1 rnd/sp | |
| Basic Effect | ||
| Increases the selected friendly unit's defense strength by 3. | ||
| Advanced Effect | ||
| Increases the selected friendly unit's defense strength by 6. | ||
| Expert Effect | ||
| Increases the defense strength of all friendly units by 6. | ||
| Probability of occurrence (%): | ||
 Castle |
32 | |
 Rampart |
32 | |
 Tower |
63 (53*) | |
 Inferno |
31 | |
 Necropolis |
54 | |
 Dungeon |
30 | |
 Stronghold |
53 | |
 Fortress |
31 | |
 Conflux |
31 | |
 Cove  |
31 | |
 Factory |
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| * Without Library | ||
It increases target, allied troop's defense.
Heroes with Stone Skin as a starting spell:
Darkstorn the Warlock
Dessa the Battle Mage
Halon the Wizard
Labetha the Elementalist
Merist the Witch
Rion the Cleric
Tiva the Witch
Vokial the Death Knight
Xsi the Necromancer
Zydar the Heretic
Heroes that specialize in Stone Skin:
- Darkstorn the Warlock
- Labetha the Elementalist
- Merist the Witch
- Xsi the Necromancer
Units immune to Stone Skin:
Units capable of casting this spell:
- Master GeniesMaster Genies Master Genies: (advanced level)
Enchanter: (expert level)
User Commentary
Stone skin is often compared to shield, which has similar effects. They both reduce the amount of damage creature stacks receives. The main difference between these two spells are, that stone skin also works against ranged creatures while shield only reduces hand-to-hand damage. A rule of thumb whether to use shield or stone skin in hand-to-hand combat is, that if enemy's attack skill is greater than your defense skill, use stone skin. Of course, with both spells active, your troops will receive considerably less damage.
Advanced/Expert Stone Skin is only strictly better than equal-skill Shield if the difference between your unit's defense and the opponent's attack is exactly 21 or 22. That means Shield is almost always preferable, unless you expect ranged attacks.