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Magic Missile is a level 1 Arcane spell from the Evocation school, that fires a number of magical missiles based on the caster's level.

Descriptions[]

The Magic Missile spell creates up to 5 missile of magical energy that dart forth from the wizard's fingertip and unerringly strike a target. Each missile inflicts 2-5 points of damage. For every two extra levels of experience, the wizard gains an additional missile - he/she has two at 3rd level, three at 5th level, four at 7th level, etc., up to a maximum of five missiles at 9th level.

— Original Game

Casting Magic Missile, one of the most popular 1st-level spells, creates up to five missiles of magical energy that dart forth from the wizard's fingertip and unerringly strike their target, which must be a creature of some sort. Each missile inflicts 1d4+1 points of damage. For every two extra levels of experience, the wizard gains an additional missile - he/she has two at 3rd level, three at 5th level, four at 7th level, and a maximum of five missiles at 9th level.

— Enhanced Edition

Effects[]

This spell causes the caster to fire 1-5 missiles of magic energy to strike their target, each dealing 1d4+1 magic damage. A creature struck by these missiles receives no saving throw, and can only avoid suffering damage through outright Magic Resistance. The number of missiles depends on the caster's level:

Caster Level No. of Missiles Damage
1 1 2-5
3 2 4-10
5 3 6-15
7 4 8-20
9 and above 5 10-25

Acquisition[]

Starting Spells[]

  • As a level 1 spell, Mages and Sorcerers are able to select this spell as one of their starting spells during Character generation

Level up[]

Scrolls[]

Notes[]

  • This spell is very useful for disrupting spell-casters.
  • The first level arcane spell Shield completely blocks this spell.
  • This spell has a high damage output when cast by a high-level wizard in sequencers. For example, if 3 Magic Missile spells are put in a Spell Sequencer, the damage output becomes 30-75. Moreover, since it does Magic damage, most enemies are vulnerable to it.

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