Sure, but it doesn't matter when using the same operation, multiplying in this case. @mya As relevant to sanctuary reducing before or after air shield, the result is the same.
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Ehrendil (elf battlemage) vs Kotrag (feral ninja)
Someone throws his iron shurikens and hits you with several of them.
Someone's throw >>> ANNIHILATES <<< you!
That really did HURT!
284 damage :D
Bah!!!, I got so much work still to do... ;(
This log is a over a month old, probably the first death I took at 50 with my first battle mage ever. Since then I've applied quite a lot of advice from the players, and some practical experience against Kotrag and his cronnies, and the bush folk. However it is new to me that when using Air Shield, magical weapons do increased damage... if that is true, then I may need to make some adjustments to my game plan.
I've since taken the advice given here, and upped my HP to over 950 and got my -AC into the 600's, especially with magical attacks, and I've started using missile immunity whenever possible.
There is one thing that has me a little puzzled though, and that was the advice on Reflective Shield. Since we've got some BMG experts in the house, I'll post this here since I never got a reply elsewhere. I hope Kotrag doesn't mind, I suspect not as I truly believe he is a good sport.
This is essentially what I wrote.....
I've been tossing up different strategies for fighting Kotrag, and even he asked me at some point why I wasn't using reflective shield. I replied I had found it useless in the past against people using magical weapons(which he does always, naturally). However reading some advice in the PK log, some said once you charge up your shield, it remains charged. However I've not found that. Just wanted to make sure it's working correctly.
It takes 8 recasting of the spell to charge it to it's max, which is 55 x 8 = 440 mana. Plus two tick lag per cast, so it's a far bit of time to get there.
It lasts 12 hours, and it doesn't increase in duration with charge, so the time you fully charge it, you've basically lost two hours.
- The charge on your reflective shield is too high to handle safely. *
Kotrag lights some dark black leaves and smokes it.
Kotrag is surrounded by a white aura.
<982/982hp 1156/1201m 513/513mv 37524tnl 4124gld D 2>
murder kotr
Kotrag (Die-Hard) yells wildly 'Help! I am being attacked by Ehrendil!'
Your reflective shield releases its charge!
Your reflective field MUTILATES Kotrag! <====== Through sanc, pretty good.
Your flaming bite misses Kotrag.
Kotrag nods.
Kotrag has a few scratches.
Ehrendil: [===|===|===|===]
<982/982hp 1156/1201m 513/513mv 37524tnl 4124gld D 2>
Your reflective shield releases its charge!
Your reflective field injures Kotrag. <====== eh, not great, but you expect it to always hit high.
Kotrag parries your attack.
You parry Kotrag's attack.
Kotrag swings wildly and misses you by a mile.
Your Terra shield deflects the attack.
Kotrag's poisoned bite decimates you!
Your Terra shield deflects the attack.
Kotrag's tsuki strike wounds you.
Kotrag has a few scratches.
Ehrendil: [===|===|===|===]
<934/982hp 1156/1201m 513/513mv 37524tnl 4124gld D 2>
Your reflective shield releases its charge!
Your reflective field grazes Kotrag. <====== getting worse..
Kotrag blocks your attack with his weapon.
You lift your hand to deflect the blows, and a fierce gust of wind surrounds you!
You are already protected by an air shield.
You parry Kotrag's attack.
Your Terra shield deflects the attack.
Kotrag's poisoned bite maims you!
Kotrag's poisoned bite MUTILATES you!
Kotrag's tsuki strike scratches you.
Kotrag has a few scratches.
Ehrendil: [===|===|===|==-]
<859/982hp 1156/1201m 513/513mv 37524tnl 4124gld D 2>
Your reflective shield releases its charge!
Your reflective field scratches Kotrag. <===== and worse again.
Kotrag dodges your attack.
Kotrag's poisoned bite devastates you!
Kotrag swings wildly and misses you by a mile.
Kotrag's poisoned bite devastates you!
Kotrag's poisoned bite maims you!
Kotrag's poisoned bite devastates you!
Kotrag's tsuki strike mauls you.
Kotrag has a few scratches.
Is it actually meant to hold charge? Considering the amount of mana spent to charge it, or going through the effort of having it charged by attacking something that does physical damage, healing, then hoping to encounter the person I need to within that 12 hour period, although within 12 hours, it's difficult to gather enough charge, heal the damage, find said individual, fight him. It's already a pretty difficult task alone to keep up bmg spells, and sanc, on top of doing this as well? Seems pretty wild. But just curious if A. this is working correctly as intended, or B. am I doing something wrong here?
Anonymous poster hash: 92c52...0e4
33 minutes ago, Anonymous said:
However it is new to me that when using Air Shield, magical weapons do increased damage... if that is true, then I may need to make some adjustments to my game plan.
It isn't that magical weapons actually do more damage when you are using air shield. It is that physical weapons do less damage, so the magical weapon has a relative advantage as described in my post earlier. You should always have air shield up if you can.
Re reflective shield: It is a good question. I think it used to be that it maintained its charge, but that was deemed OP (maybe 10 years ago). Bmg spells really could use some updating, and this is a good example of one. Right now, reflective shield is just a really bad steel wall. There is a ton of potential in the spell for interesting effects, so I hope if it is updated, it isn't just to make it an unblockable damage shield.
The reflective shield as name implies, reflects damage. It reflects physical damage, you can cast charge it or just get hit with physical meele damage.
As the reflective shield reflects damage it loses charge that needs to be replaced. In combat vs an opponent wielding physical weapons this happens naturaly as you get hit.
In the past, magical meeles attacks used to recharge the shield a tiny bit. Now they don't.
In my opinion, only use reflective shield vs opponents that are dealing physical damage like Rangers/Necros/DK's (pets) and mobs. Use FORCE field and call meteors.