Research:Pine wand
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Seatox and I (Mirodar) did some testing in the PK arena.
Seatox Wand - 183 Channeling - 285 Mirodar Wand - 282 Channeling - 349 Findings: GP cost - 40 min damage - 0 (110 from non failure/defended) max damage - 261 Defence chance from (channeling?) Mirodar zapping Seatox defended A burst of bright light shoots out from one of Mystic Mirodar's pine wands but you quickly channel the magic away from you, causing the light to disperse. A burst of bright light shoots from one of your pine wands but Obscure Seatox quickly channels the magic safely away from his body, causing the light to disperse. 205 You feel as though you've been struck with hundreds of tiny sticks all over your body. A burst of bright light surrounds Obscure Seatox. 158 You feel as though you've been struck with scores of tiny sticks all over your body. defended defended defended defended defended failed As you zap one of the pine wands at Obscure Seatox, it shudders sharply and briefly turns into a wooden spoon before switching back again as if nothing had happened. 173 You feel as though you've been struck with scores of tiny sticks all over your body. 261 You feel as though you've been struck with hundreds of tiny sticks all over your body. 216 You feel as though you've been struck with hundreds of tiny sticks all over your body. Seatox zapping Mirodar failed As Obscure Seatox zaps one of the pine wands at you, it shudders sharply and briefly turns into a small pine sapling before switching back again as if nothing had happened. defended defended defended defended 110 You feel as though you've been struck with dozens of tiny sticks all over your body. Damage indicators: Dozens 110 Scores 158 - 173 hundreds 216 - 261 Channelling seems to provide a defence. Is this a straight pass/fail or does it alter the damage amount? Is it linear channeling bonus vs wand bonus? Does damage scale with wand bonus? Is it capped?
