Magic resistance
- This article is about the magic resistance property. For monsters' magic resistance, see Magic resistance (monster).
Magic resistance is an extrinsic property which protects against many annoying magical attacks and effects. It is part of most ascension kits, and is generally considered a high priority to obtain as soon as possible.
Effect
Magic resistance protects against:
- Death magic from external sources:
- instadeath effect of Death's touch attacks
- zapped wand of death and finger of death
- the touch of death monster spell
- Polymorph magic from external sources:
- vapors from a potion of polymorph
- polymorph traps
- Damage from pure magic:
- magic missile attacks of angels, gray dragons, Yeenoghu, the Chromatic Dragon, and the Oracle
- zapped or broken wands of striking or magic missile
- zapped spells of force bolt or magic missile
- broken wands of cancellation, create monster, digging, light, make invisible, polymorph, sleep, slow monster, speed monster, teleportation, and undead turning
- damage from exploding spellbooks
- anti-magic, teleport, and level teleport traps
- the destroy armor, drain strength, and confuse monster spells
- effect of the paralyze and stun monster spells is reduced to one turn
- damage from the psi bolt and open wounds monster spells is halved
- damage from artifact blast is halved
- number of items cursed by curse items from any source is halved
- Magicbane cannot scare you, chance of other effects is reduced
Magic resistance does not protect against:
- Death magic that you pointed at yourself:
- zapped wand of death or finger of death aimed at yourself
- broken wand of death
- Polymorph magic that you pointed at yourself:
- zapped wand or spell of polymorph aimed at yourself
- broken wand of polymorph
- quaffed potion of polymorph
Obtaining
Magic resistance is granted by wielding Magicbane, wearing a cloak of magic resistance, gray dragon scales, or gray dragon scale mail, polymorphing into a (baby) gray dragon, or carrying certain Quest artifacts.
| Quest artifacts granting magic resistance when carried | ||
|---|---|---|
| Role | Artifact | Alignment |
| Archeologist | the Orb of Detection | Lawful |
| Caveman | the Sceptre of Might | Lawful |
| Knight | the Magic Mirror of Merlin | Lawful |
| Monk | the Eyes of the Overworld | Neutral |
| Tourist | the Platinum Yendorian Express Card | Neutral |
| Wizard | the Eye of the Aethiopica | Neutral |
Strategy
Relying only on your own Quest artifact for magic resistance is dangerous in the endgame, because the Wizard of Yendor can steal it from you and then hit you with Touch of death; a Quest artifact of another role, obtainable only by wishing, is safe from this kind of theft (but not from that of nymphs, of course).
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