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 * The {{+ of|magic missile}} spell that is usable by the hero.
 * The [[wand of magic missile]] when [[zapped]] by a hero or monster, or else when [[applied]] to [[Breaking wands|break it]] and create an [[explosion]].
-* The [[Magic missile (monster spell)|magic missile]] [[monster spell]] used by [[Angel]]s, [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]] and [[Yeenoghu]].
+* The [[Magic missile (monster spell)|magic missile]] [[monster spell]] used by [[Angel]]s, [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]] and [[Yeenoghu]], which can have its damage reduced with [[half spell damage]].
 * The [[breath]] weapon of [[gray dragon]]s, which can also be selected by the [[Random breath|randomized breath weapon]] of the [[Chromatic Dragon]].

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 ==Description==
-Attacks with the magic missile damage type will inflict non-elemental magical damage that can be blocked with [[magic resistance]] in all cases: the check for magic resistance on a [[hero]] or [[monster]] is distinguished from the check against a monster's [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] by using the damage type flag for magic missiles.
+Attacks with the magic missile damage type will inflict non-elemental magical damage that can be blocked with [[magic resistance]] in all cases: the check for "player-style" magic resistance on a [[hero]] or [[monster]] is distinguished from the check against a monster's [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] (which is also referred to as "magic resistance") by the former using the damage type flag for magic missiles.
 The following spells and attacks utilize magic missiles as a damage type:
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 * The [[breath]] weapon of [[gray dragon]]s, which can also be selected by the [[Random breath|randomized breath weapon]] of the [[Chromatic Dragon]].
-All monsters that have a magic missile attack or random breath weapon also have magic resistance&mdash;the only exceptions are baby gray dragons, who lack the breath weapon of their adult forms but are born with an innate resistance.
+All monsters that have a magic missile attack or random breath weapon also have magic resistance&mdash;the only exceptions are [[baby gray dragon]]s, who lack the breath weapon of their adult forms, but possess an innate resistance as adult ones do.
 ==Origin==
-The magic missile originates from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where the [http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/magicMissile.htm ''magic missile'' spell] is initially introduced as a weaker level one Wizard spell that quickly became a staple of the class: it was effectively a homing attack with each bullet doing its own damage roll, which easily racks up significant damage short of the target having magic resistance. The magic missiles of ''NetHack'' similarly have no defense for them beyond magic resistance, though they lack any homing properties.
+The magic missile originates from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where the [http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/magicMissile.htm ''magic missile'' spell] is initially introduced as a weaker level one Wizard spell that quickly became a staple of the class: it is effectively a homing attack with each bullet doing its own damage roll, which easily racks up significant damage short of the target having magic resistance. The magic missiles of ''NetHack'' similarly have no "true" defense for them beyond magic resistance, though they lack any homing properties.
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 ==Description==
-Attacks with the magic missile damage type inflict non-elemental magical damage that can be blocked with [[magic resistance]] in all cases: the check for magic resistance on a [[hero]] or [[monster]] is distinguished from the check against a monster's [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] by using the damage type flag for magic missiles.
+Attacks with the magic missile damage type will inflict non-elemental magical damage that can be blocked with [[magic resistance]] in all cases: the check for magic resistance on a [[hero]] or [[monster]] is distinguished from the check against a monster's [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] by using the damage type flag for magic missiles.
 The following spells and attacks utilize magic missiles as a damage type:

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 * The [[breath]] weapon of [[gray dragon]]s, which can also be selected by the [[Random breath|randomized breath weapon]] of the [[Chromatic Dragon]].
-All monsters that have a magic missile attack or random breath weapon also have magic resistance.
+All monsters that have a magic missile attack or random breath weapon also have magic resistance&mdash;the only exceptions are baby gray dragons, who lack the breath weapon of their adult forms but are born with an innate resistance.
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 All monsters that have a magic missile attack or random breath weapon also have magic resistance.
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−	'''Magic missile''' is a [[damage type]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'' and is represented by the ~~flag~~ '''AD_MAGM'''.	+	'''Magic missile''' is a [[damage type]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the '''<tt>AD_MAGM</tt>''' damage type flag.

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 * The {{+ of|magic missile}} spell used by the hero.
-* The [[wand of magic missile]] when [[zapped]] by a [[hero]] or monster, or else when [[applied]] to [[Breaking wands|break it]].
+* The [[wand of magic missile]] when [[zapped]] by a [[hero]] or monster, or else when [[applied]] to [[Breaking wands|break it]] and create an [[explosion]].
 * The [[Magic missile (monster spell)|magic missile]] [[monster spell]] used by [[Angel]]s, [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]] and [[Yeenoghu]].
 * The [[breath]] weapon of [[gray dragon]]s and the [[Chromatic Dragon]].