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This comprehensive guide offers basic and advanced strategy advice for every spell in the game, with specific tips about class-specific utility. | This comprehensive guide offers basic and advanced strategy advice for every spell in the game, with specific tips about class-specific utility. | ||
== Spellcraft 101 == | |||
=Spellcraft 101= | |||
Greetings and good morning students! Sit down and cut the... well, you know that by now... | Greetings and good morning students! Sit down and cut the... well, you know that by now... | ||
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use are the domain of Arti mages. Battle Mages can afford to be | use are the domain of Arti mages. Battle Mages can afford to be | ||
sloppy, to use the second best approach to a situation. We can't. | sloppy, to use the second best approach to a situation. We can't. | ||
== Page One Spells == | |||
=Page One Spells= | |||
Let us thus start with page one of your spellbook. | Let us thus start with page one of your spellbook. | ||
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found that it is really hard to dodge a room full of 'em :) | found that it is really hard to dodge a room full of 'em :) | ||
* '''Rogues:''' Useful in the beginning, as a "front-runner", to weaken enemies for your arrows and flood small rooms. | * '''Rogues:''' Useful in the beginning, as a "front-runner", to weaken enemies for your arrows and flood small rooms. Low magic skill makes it less useful later. | ||
* '''Warriors:''' See rogues and add even slower casting speed and lower magic skill... | * '''Warriors:''' See rogues and add even slower casting speed and lower magic skill... | ||
==HOLY BOLT== | ==HOLY BOLT== | ||
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* '''Warrior:''' Can you say "Sword"?... | * '''Warrior:''' Can you say "Sword"?... | ||
== Page Two Spells == | |||
=Page Two Spells= | |||
Now, let us advance to page 2 of the spell book. Some of the most | Now, let us advance to page 2 of the spell book. Some of the most | ||
important spells here... | important spells here... | ||
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* '''Warriors:''' Next to teleport the best bet against witches, though MUCH more expensive. But it's aiming-aid-function can be nice: A Warriors Fireball does as much damage at the same spell level as a sorc's. BUT: in hell difficulty you miss a lot (due to low magic skill)... So: If you face a pack of snow witches try this: Stone the center one, throw a fireball at this "marked target"... watch them die ;) | * '''Warriors:''' Next to teleport the best bet against witches, though MUCH more expensive. But it's aiming-aid-function can be nice: A Warriors Fireball does as much damage at the same spell level as a sorc's. BUT: in hell difficulty you miss a lot (due to low magic skill)... So: If you face a pack of snow witches try this: Stone the center one, throw a fireball at this "marked target"... watch them die ;) | ||
== Page Three Spells == | |||
=Page Three Spells== | |||
Now we advance to page three of your books... Your main offense and | Now we advance to page three of your books... Your main offense and | ||
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you're dead! For emergencies, carry a Big Yellow pot in Belt#1 and a | you're dead! For emergencies, carry a Big Yellow pot in Belt#1 and a | ||
Scroll of Mana Shield in Belt#2 - I mentioned that already, didn't I? | Scroll of Mana Shield in Belt#2 - I mentioned that already, didn't I? | ||
Hotkeying MS is a waste, IMO. Learning NOT to let it drop and | |||
using the "Oh my god I'm gonna die!" - keys for emergencies is MUCH | using the "Oh my god I'm gonna die!" - keys for emergencies is MUCH | ||
better :) | better :) And if you seek the final challenge: try conquering | ||
hell/hell without it. It CAN be done.. but you'll notice what huge a | hell/hell without it. It CAN be done.. but you'll notice what huge a | ||
difference this spell REALLY makes ;-) | difference this spell REALLY makes ;-) | ||
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* '''Warrior:''' Don't bother. Your pitiful amount of mana is way too valuable. | * '''Warrior:''' Don't bother. Your pitiful amount of mana is way too valuable. | ||
==ELEMENTAL== | ==ELEMENTAL== | ||
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* '''Warrior: The high mana cost makes it a bit less useful. mainly for drawing out enemies from a group (Knights on 16, for instance) it's still nice, though. | * '''Warrior: The high mana cost makes it a bit less useful. mainly for drawing out enemies from a group (Knights on 16, for instance) it's still nice, though. | ||
== Page Four Spells == | |||
=Page Four Spells= | |||
Well, finally, the high honors. The elite. The lvl 4 spells... ;) | Well, finally, the high honors. The elite. The lvl 4 spells... ;) | ||
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[[category:Diablo I]] | [[category:Diablo I]] | ||
[[category:D1 Strategy]] | [[category:D1 Strategy]] | ||