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{{flavour|Air Elementalists have learned the Shock spell. Later on, their selection of Air Magic spells provides them with the flexibility to survive.}}
'''Air Elementalists''' are mages who have chosen [[Air Magic]] for their specialization. Air Magic is not as purely destructive as [[Fire Magic]], but offers a variety of other useful effects for [[Dungeon]]-delvers.

==Preferred Species==
[[Deep Elf]], [[Naga]], [[Tengu]], [[Draconian]], [[Djinni]], and [[Vine Stalker]] are the recommended species if you pick an Air Elementalist Background.

==Starting Equipment==
*+0 [[robe]]
*[[Potion of magic]]

==Available Spells==
*[[Shock]]
*[[Static Discharge]]
*[[Swiftness]]
*[[Airstrike]]

Air Elementalists start with the [[Shock]] spell memorised.
==Starting Skills and Stats==
These are adjusted by your species' [[aptitude]]s.
*[[Dodging]]: 2
*[[Stealth]]: 2
*[[Spellcasting]]: 2
*[[Conjurations]]: 1
*[[Air Magic]]: 3

Choosing Air Elementalist adds 7 to your starting [[Intelligence]] and 5 to your starting [[Dexterity]].

==Strategy==
Air Elementalists start with three offensive spells, with three unique means of targeting. Along with a great utility spell in Swiftness, AE provides clever players with lots of options, though not all of them are reliable.

===Spell Details===
[[Shock]] is inaccurate, but can hit twice as hard thanks to its ability to bounce and [[doublezap]] in walls. It'll also pierce through enemies with no range reduction. The targeter will try to attempt to calculate a good angle, though perhaps not always the best angle available. Read the [[doublezap]] article for more details.

[[Static Discharge]] creates an arc that travels through adjacent targets. Spreading to multiple monsters, discharges are a somewhat effective way to control crowds. These arcs can harm you, but at a heavily reduced rate. When monsters happen to get in melee range to you, it's a good spell for general damage.

[[Airstrike]] increases in effectiveness when its target has open space around it; you, other monsters, and walls count as obstructions. Most of its damage comes from the empty space bonus (which doesn't scale with power), so it's very powerful in the early game. It's a bit MP-expensive, though, so Shock and Static Discharge can suffice when max MP is low.

[[Swiftness]], by increasing your movement speed, can be a lifesaver -- but only if you have enough MP to cast it! Always keep an eye out on your MP; even more so than other casters. And try to keep an escape route ''somewhat'' close by; once the enchantment runs out, your movement speed will be slowed, instead.

===Tips & Tricks===
*In Tiles, the aiming tracer will be bright yellow if the square will be affected by a doublezap.
*Like most mage starts, [[Sif Muna]] or [[Vehumet]] are gods that offer help with magic, but you are by no means limited to worshiping either of them.

==History==
*In [[0.29]], most backgrounds were buffed; all Mage backgrounds gained a [[potion of magic]]. Both [[Static Discharge]] and [[Airstrike]] gained buffs this version.
*Prior to [[0.27]], Air Elementalists started with the [[book of Air]], and had [[Lightning Bolt]].
*Prior to [[0.20]], the [[book of Air]] contained [[Repel Missiles]] instead of [[Airstrike]].
*Prior to [[0.19]], targeters did not attempt to calculate angles for a [[multizap]].
*Prior to [[0.17]], the starting book, [[Book of Air]] contained the [[Flight_(spell)|flight]] spell.
*It used to be possible to triplezap and even quadrizap, but zapping was limited to twice in some earlier version of the game.
*Prior to [[0.14]], Air Elementalists started with only 1 level of Spellcasting and 20 gold.

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