| Protective Swarm | 
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| Associated God | Charnel | |
| Level | 2 | |
| Type of Spell | Shield | |
| Casting Mode | Mobile | |
| Mana Cost | 400 | |
| Damage | (?)/s | |
| Protection | Light | |
| Area of Effect | Small | |
| Spell Duration | 40 s | |
| Casting Time | 4 s | |
| Cooldown Time | 53 s | |
Protective Swarm is Charnel's level 2 spell.
Spell Summary
"A protective shield of swarming insects that damage any enemies foolish enough to come into contact with it." - The Manual, The Book of Charnel
When Protective Swarm is cast upon oneself, a wizard is surrounded by a swarm of deadly locusts which deflect some of the damage done to the wizard.
The spell is obtained along with Necryl and in campaign is received in Charnel's 2nd mission.
Targets
| Possible Targets for the spell Protective Swarm | |||||||
| Enemy Creatures | ✘ | Neutral Creatures | ✘ | Friendly Creatures | ✘ | Your own Creatures | ✘ |
| Enemy Wizards | ✘ | Neutral Wizards | ✘ | Friendly Wizards | ✘ | Yourself | ✔ |
| Enemy Structures | ✘ | Neutral Structures | ✘ | Friendly Structures | ✘ | Your own Structures | ✘ |
| Ground | ✘ | Flying Creatures | ✘ | Blue Souls | ✘ | Red Souls | ✘ |
When the spells's icon is clicked, it will automatically activate.
Tactical Uses
Casting Protective Swarm will protect the player's Wizard from Stun Spells, Web Pull, and Cage Pull. It will also provide damage resistance to the player, and cause damage in a small radius around the Wizard. The damage done by the shield will result in a fraction of the damage being returned as health.
- Unlike Pyro's Shield Spell, Fireform, the damage output of Protective Swarm is very small - and the health returned is tiny, so it cannot be used offensively like Fireform.
Related Spells
| Wizard Spells in Sacrifice | |||||||||
| Spells | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | U |
| Mysticism | PE-1 | PE-2 | PE-3 | PE-4 | PE-5 | PE-6 | PE-7 | PE-8 | PE-U |
| Geomancy | JA-1 | JA-2 | JA-3 | JA-4 | JA-5 | JA-6 | JA-7 | JA-8 | JA-U |
| Elementalism | ST-1 | ST-2 | ST-3 | ST-4 | ST-5 | ST-6 | ST-7 | ST-8 | ST-U |
| Sorcery | PY-1 | PY-2 | PY-3 | PY-4 | PY-5 | PY-6 | PY-7 | PY-8 | PY-U |
| Necromancy | CH-1 | CH-2 | CH-3 | CH-4 | CH-5 | CH-6 | CH-7 | CH-8 | CH-U |