What are some of the more reliable debuffs?

Amnekian · May 14, 2017, 22:47

Thought about carrying a rod of sleep monsters to try to get some uniques off my tail but they seem to be unaffected. Made me wonder what are some of the best debuffs, even for the more dangerous mobs.

krazyhades · May 14, 2017, 22:56

In Vanilla I'm pretty sure no debuffs are really reliable/useful outside of the extreme earlygame.

PowerWyrm · May 15, 2017, 13:31

If you're playing the latest build, all are reliable. If you play the standard version (4.0 or earlier), none of the debuffs work.

Pete Mack · May 15, 2017, 18:56

If you are playing the latest V build, they are generally unbalanced...

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Originally Posted by PowerWyrm

If you're playing the latest build, all are reliable. If you play the standard version (4.0 or earlier), none of the debuffs work.

Amnekian · May 15, 2017, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Pete Mack

If you are playing the latest V build, they are generally unbalanced...

Neat, what do I need to know? Can I debuff uniques? Are there debuffs that are more reliable than others? I only have a win under my belt and I barely made use of any debuffs, so I don't know much of them.

Pete Mack · May 15, 2017, 21:51

The devices show up early, so stash them away for later, when they are rare. I mostly used stunning as a mage, since it's a side effect of area spells that also do damage (Ice storm, shock wave.) With it, the mage becomes pretty good at melee.

May 14, 2017, 22:47	#1
Amnekian Apprentice Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 65	What are some of the more reliable debuffs? Thought about carrying a rod of sleep monsters to try to get some uniques off my tail but they seem to be unaffected. Made me wonder what are some of the best debuffs, even for the more dangerous mobs.

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PowerWyrm Prophet Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,945	If you're playing the latest build, all are reliable. If you play the standard version (4.0 or earlier), none of the debuffs work. __________________ PWMAngband variant maintainer - check http://powerwyrm.monsite-orange.fr (or http://www.mangband.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=9) to learn more about this new variant!

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