Disrupting Ray
| Disrupting Ray | ||
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| School: | air magic | |
| Level: | 2nd | |
| Cost: | 10 | |
| Duration: | until end of combat | |
| Basic Effect | ||
| Debuff, single target, defense decrease by 3 points, everytime. | ||
| Advanced Effect | ||
| Debuff, single target, defense decrease by 4 points, everytime. | ||
| Expert Effect | ||
| Debuff, single target, defense decrease by 5 points, everytime. | ||
| Probability of occurrence (%): | ||
 Castle |
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 Rampart |
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 Tower |
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 Inferno |
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 Necropolis |
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 Dungeon |
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 Stronghold |
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 Fortress |
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 Conflux |
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 Cove  |
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 Factory |
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| * Without Library | ||
It reduces target, enemy creature stack's defense. Disrupting ray may be cast on same stack repeatedly, making it the only cumulative spell in Heroes of Might and Magic III.
User comments & debate
The advantage of this spell is that effects are cumulative over the duration of the first casting, for as many times as you can cast it.
The most typical use is on a Blinded stack, dropping defense down to zero before all friendly troops attack, making for an easy and quick kill of an otherwise tough opponent.
It is also impossible to dispel/cure. The effects stay until combat ends.
Similiar Spells
Slayer Increased attack rating against level 7 creatures, Behemoths, Dragons and Hydras at Basic, Devils and Angels at Advanced, Titans at Expert.