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==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
As a cloak of displacement, Deluder only provides [[Magic cancellation|MC 2]]. That limits its usefulness, as most wizards will prefer the MC 3 granted by their starting [[cloak of magic resistance]]. Its best use is probably as a substitute luckstone for wizards who find an early altar.
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As a cloak of displacement, Deluder only provides [[Magic cancellation|MC 2]]. That limits its usefulness, as most wizards will prefer the MC 3 granted by their starting [[cloak of magic resistance]]. Its best use is probably as a substitute luckstone for wizards who find an early altar.  A character who gets Deluder might as well keep it in preference to an ordinary luckstone: it weighs the same, but will provide a modest [[score]] bonus when you ascend.
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Overall, this artifact mostly serves to make it a bit more difficult for wizards to sacrifice for a high-damage artifact weapon.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:32, 14 February 2023

[   Deluder   Opera cloak.png
Base item cloak of displacement
Affiliation
When carried
When worn
When invoked (none)
Base price 5000 zm
Weight 10

Deluder is an artifact cloak of displacement in SLASH'EM. In addition to the normal effects of cloaks of displacement, it confers stealth when worn and acts as a luckstone when carried. It is the guaranteed second sacrifice gift for Wizards.

Strategy

As a cloak of displacement, Deluder only provides MC 2. That limits its usefulness, as most wizards will prefer the MC 3 granted by their starting cloak of magic resistance. Its best use is probably as a substitute luckstone for wizards who find an early altar. A character who gets Deluder might as well keep it in preference to an ordinary luckstone: it weighs the same, but will provide a modest score bonus when you ascend.

Overall, this artifact mostly serves to make it a bit more difficult for wizards to sacrifice for a high-damage artifact weapon.