Reflect Magic...

[Morcar]

I'm a Mage/Necro using the KR client.

I've been seeing some bugs, alot actually but a possiuble one that really confuses me is the Reflect Magic spell.

It no longer works for me.

Has something been changed to it?

I've come back from a 3 year gap so I've missed alot I bet, but this really bugs me.

I was in the Fire dungeon killing Mage Lords and the reflect spell just wasn't doing jack, and I died several times because of it, which kinda makes the spell bloody pointless!

Is it just me or has anyone else got this?

 

[Smakkatron Jones]

Magic reflect, protection, and reactive armor all work differently since AoS was released, but that was a more like 4 years ago. All magic reflect does now is simply add a few pts. to your elemental resists, while lowering your physical resist. But if it is not even doing that, then i have no idea what is wrong.

 

[Morcar]

So it doesn't reflect the spell back at the attacker???

Jesus H Christ what a pointless spell!

 

[Valhakar]

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So it doesn't reflect the spell back at the attacker???

Jesus H Christ what a pointless spell!

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Reflect Magic was a pointless spell back before AOS. There was no way to counter it, so everyone opened up with magic arrow. It pretty much set the tempo of PvP fights, a mage ALWAYS had top open up small or risk getting nuked by their own spell.

Reflect Magic and Reactive armor now boost defense and are boosted by GM inscription.

 

[Wizal the Fox]

it's not a pointless spell at all if you're GM scribe:
- Cast Reactive Armor for +20 Physical, -5 Fire/Cold/Poison/Energy
- Cast Magic Reflect for -20 Physical, +10 Fire/Cold/Poison/Energy
= Total: +0 Physical +5 Fire/Cold/Poison/Energy, it's free and permanent, even if you die...

Note that on some non GM scribes, it may be still be interesting too:
- Cast Reactive Armor for +15 Physical, -5 Fire/Cold/Poison/Energy
- Cast Magic Reflect for -25 Physical, +10 Fire/Cold/Poison/Energy
= Total: -10 Physical +5 Fire/Cold/Poison/Energy, it's still a good deal (10 free points overall) but you need to have high physical armor.

I use that trick on my warriors (using +magery items and a scroll to activate Magic Reflect the first time). Actually I can't think of a single char which shouldn't be using those free points, except if for some reason you can't manage to use a high physical armor (aim 80 for no penalties)

 

[imported_mr.blackmage]

lot's of people probably soulstone scribe over to cast it. Sounds like a good idea to me

 

[Wizal the Fox]

And you still get not penalty when you soulstone it off the char? I must say that I never tried but I will

 

[Wizal the Fox]

It does work indeed

Soulstone Time I guess hehe

 

[ZippyTwitch]

Reflect was far from pointless in pvp before aos. It was essential. There are still jewels around these days when reflect still works.

 

[ShadowJack]

Yep reflect helped bounce back a lot of paras in the old days

 

[Zalan]

If you PvP its not permanent. It can be removed with a Talisman of Ward Removal.