Orb of Vulnerability
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| Orb of Vulnerability | ||
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Class: | relic |
| Slot: | miscellaneous | |
| Cost: | 25000 
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| Effect: During combat, this orb negates the natural magic resistance of all creatures on the battlefield. | ||
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You meet an old Wizard friend of yours traveling in the opposite direction. He presents you with a gift: An orb that allows nearby magic resistant creatures to be harmed by magic. |
Orb of Vulnerability is a relic class artifact equipped in the miscellaneous slot. While equipped, the orb negates natural Magic Resistance of all creatures. While not mentioned in the description, the orb also negates the Resistance secondary skill and any resistance granted by the Garniture of Interference and/or its components. Does not negate Golem's spell damage resistance.
Relic class artifacts cannot be purchased from Artifact Merchants.
Only the Orb of Vulnerability can negate the Black Dragon's resistance.
How it works
The Orb of Vulnerability does not work the same way for the owner and the opponent; the owner can cast spells that could not be cast previously on both their own and their opponent's troops; the opponent can cast spells that could not be cast previously, but only on the troops of the owner of the Orb. Example:
- Red hero has Gold Dragons, Efreet Sultans, and the Orb of Vulnerability.
- Blue hero has Black Dragons, Efreet Sultans, but doesn't have the Orb of Vulnerability.
- Red hero casts Armageddon which deals damage to everyone on the battlefield.
- Blue hero casts Armageddon which deals damage only to Red troops (i.e. Armageddon resistance of Blue's Efreet Sultans and Black Dragons is not negated).
- Red hero can resurrect Gold Dragons.
- Blue hero cannot resurrect Black Dragons.
From the description of this artifact, it might seem that if it is equipped you can cast any spells on any creatures; this is not true. Some creatures retain partial immunity to certain spells, and the following table displays this. A dash in the third column indicates that the Orb of Vulnerability truly removes all of the creature's magical immunity.
NOTE: Mind Spells: Berserk, Blind, Forgetfulness, Frenzy, Hypnotize, Mirth, Sorrow
NOTE: Fire spell immunity also makes the unit immune to Magic Arrow
| Creature | Spell immunity | Spell immunity with the Orb of Vulnerability |
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Resurrection, Sacrifice | Resurrection, Sacrifice |
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Resurrection, Sacrifice, Mind Spells | Resurrection, Sacrifice, Mirth, Sorrow, Frenzy (only the Orb owner is able to cast) |
 
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Mind Spells | Frenzy (only the Orb owner is able to cast) |
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All 1-3 level spells | - |
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All 1-4 level spells | - |
 
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Blind | Blind |
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All 1-3 level spells | - |
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All spells | - |
 
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Fire spells, Efreet Sultan Fire Shield | Efreet Sultan Fire Shield |
| Undead | Resurrection, Sacrifice, Bless, Curse, Death Ripple, Mind Spells (Forgetfulness only in )
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Resurrection, Sacrifice, Blind, Mirth, Sorrow, Bless, Curse, Death Ripple, Frenzy (only the Orb owner is able to cast) |
| Living | Destroy Undead, Animate Dead | Destroy Undead, Animate Dead |
| Flying | Quicksand | Quicksand |
| War machine | Mind Spells, Implosion, Clone, Bloodlust, Teleport, Counterstrike, Death Ripple, Destroy Undead, Sacrifice, Resurrection, Haste and Slow. | Implosion, Clone, Bloodlust, Teleport, Counterstrike, Death Ripple, Destroy Undead, Sacrifice, Resurrection, Haste, Slow, Mind Spells (except Frenzy, only the Orb owner is able to cast, only can cast on Ballista or Cannon )
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| Elemental | Resurrection, Sacrifice, Mind Spells | Resurrection, Sacrifice, Mirth, Sorrow, Frenzy (only the Orb owner is able to cast) |
 
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Meteor Shower | - |
 
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Ice Bolt, Frost Ring | - |
 
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Fire spells, Efreet Sultan Fire Shield | Efreet Sultan Fire Shield |
 
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Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Armageddon, Titan's Lightning Bolt | - |
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All spells | - |
 
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Fire spells, Efreet Sultan Fire Shield (Firebird fire immunity was replaced by 50% spell damage reduction in Horn of the Abyss )
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Efreet Sultan Fire Shield |
 
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Ice Bolt, Frost Ring | - |
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Mind Spells | Frenzy (only the Orb owner is able to cast) |
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All 1-3 level spells | - |
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Orb of Vulnerability can give a huge advantage against enemy creatures with strong magical resistance, but it can also be used to strip allied troops immunities. For example, with the Orb Black Dragons can be resurrected. However, the Orb of Vulnerability can be a double-edged sword if the enemy has a strong damage spell, and can destroy the infamous Dragogeddon tactic unless you have Armageddon's Blade. |