Destruction/Water

[Hoverdog]

Comments, feedback, and suggestions welcome.

Tier 1: Ice Bolt (T, Instant, direct ice damage), Frostbite (T, Unit Enchantment, halves movement points)
Tier 2: Nodebreak (S, Instant, destroys siphon), Cold Pulse (S, Instant, direct damage)
Tier 3: Dehydrate (T, Instant, small irresistible AoE damage)
Tier 4: Arctic Chill (T, Instant, ice damage to all)
Tier 5: Lower Resistance (T, Instant, lowers SR for a few turns)
Tier 6: Ice Storm (T, Instant, cold+bludgeoning AoE)
Tier 7: Shackles of Ice (S, Unit Enchantment, target stack cannot move until successful save)
Tier 8: Maelstrom (S, Instant, large cold AoE damage)

[ampoliros]

I don't like Nodebreak being Tier 2 - it seems too early. If it stays Tier 2 it should have a significant casting cost.

[Hoverdog]

We have Warp Node, which is significantly more powerful at tier 4, so I think T2 for a simple siphon destruction is fair.

[jamoecw]

maybe it is costly for a tier 2 spell.

[Troy_Costisick]

There is a direct damage spell at almost every level in this combo. That's way too many.

Perhaps, we could a a Flood spell that changes a desert, plains, or swamp to water tile?
How about a Corrosion spell that weakens a target's attack?
What about a Wash Enchantment spell that turns a target's magic weapon (from a Alchemist Guild) into a mundane weapon?
Or how about an Erode spell that damages a section of a wall so units can pass through?

[Happerry]

I like the list myself. Makes a good counter point to fire, which also has direct damage spells out the wazoo.

Personally I'd make Arctic Chill be also castable strategically though.

[Troy_Costisick]

I like the list myself. Makes a good counter point to fire, which also has direct damage spells out the wazoo.

The problem is you end up with the same list twice, just with different names. I love direct damage spells, but this is too many IMO.