Destruction (spell) is it working as intended.

[Rykka]

Running the Cordo part of the anniversary party tonight I kept getting pasted for 1200pts of damage when I made my save, bypassing Deathblock. I only noticed this happening after they broke deathblock a couple of months back, but thought that was fixed. Looking at the spell, it does bane damage on a successful save. So is the spell something you need to fail your save to survive? I believe Deathward was working to nullify the spell earlier, I don't recall it requiring it though.

WAI?

[KoobTheProud]

Destruction is certainly very effective against mobs at this point. I ran the Anniversary at lower levels than it might show up at, capping out at 15 or so and Cordovan was Comet-falling me when I let him.

[EllisDee37]

So is the spell something you need to fail your save to survive?It certainly helps.

[Rykka]

Destruction is certainly very effective against mobs at this point. I ran the Anniversary at lower levels than it might show up at, capping out at 15 or so and Cordovan was Comet-falling me when I let him.

So anyways, it's not a spell that I've run into regularly enough to know how it's supposed to work. If DW is required I can do that. No biggie.

[Rykka]

It certainly helps.

lol

[SirValentine]

Running the Cordo part of the anniversary party tonight I kept getting pasted for 1200pts of damage when I made my save, bypassing Deathblock. I only noticed this happening after they broke deathblock a couple of months back, but thought that was fixed. Looking at the spell, it does bane damage on a successful save. So is the spell something you need to fail your save to survive? I believe Deathward was working to nullify the spell earlier, I don't recall it requiring it though.


Deathblock and Death Ward both prevent you from being instantly killed by Destruction. Death Ward also stops negative levels and negative energy damage.

But neither has anything to do with stopping Bane damage. Yes, still getting some damage (instead of having your life force just snuffed out) is working as intended. It's no different that if you make your save against a Fireball spell or a dragon's breath or something, you still take damage.

[Rykka]

Deathblock and Death Ward both prevent you from being instantly killed by Destruction. Death Ward also stops negative levels and negative energy damage.

But neither has anything to do with stopping Bane damage. Yes, still getting some damage (instead of having your life force just snuffed out) is working as intended. It's no different that if you make your save against a Fireball spell or a dragon's breath or something, you still take damage.

Well I guess that's why they (devs) don't use the spell more often.