Stone Skin
| Stone Skin | ||
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| School: | earth magic | |
| Level: | 1st | |
| Cost: | 5 | |
| Duration: | 1 rnd/sp | |
| Basic Effect | ||
| Target, allied troop's defense rating is increased by 3. | ||
| Advanced Effect | ||
| Target, allied troop's defense rating is increased by 6. | ||
| Expert Effect | ||
| All allied troops' defense ratings are increased 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  |
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 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
Halon the Wizard
Labetha the Elementalist
Merist the Witch
Rion the Cleric
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
User comments & debate
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. If your unit has 20 more armor than the enemy units attack then stone skin is better otherwise shield is always better.