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{{flavour|It reduces the magical energy of the wielder, and disrupts the spells and magical abilities of those hit. Natural abilities and divine invocations are not affected.}}

The '''antimagic''' effect and weapon [[brand]] interferes with the [[spellcasting]] of anything it affects.

==Effect==

===Against monsters===
Antimagic is a status that interferes with casting. When using a "Magical" or "Wizard" [[spell slot flag|ability]], monsters have a <code>duration/(4 + duration)</code> (in [[decaAut]]) chance to fail, wasting their turn.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|mon-cast.cc|4685}}</ref> Even [[silence]]-proof enemies like [[demon]]s and [[orbs of fire]] can be affected by antimagic, but "Priestly" (e.g. [[spriggan berserker]]) or "Natural" (e.g. [[dragon]] breath) abilities aren't affected.

Weapons of antimagic inflict <code>damage×8/([[HD]]+1)</code> turns of the antimagic status.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|attack.cc|1408}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|beam.cc|6579}}</ref>

===Against players===
Antimagic directly reduces your current MP. Every time a monster attacks you with an antimagic branded weapon, it drains a random amount of MP up to the damage dealt, but weighted toward half that amount.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|beam.cc|3912}}</ref> Player [[Djinn]] are immune to this effect, as they don't have proper MP.

===Wielding===
Players that wield a weapon of antimagic will have their maximum MP reduced by 2/3. A character who has already exhausted their MP pool is free to switch to it mid-combat, though this will lower your MP regeneration (as it is based off max MP).

==Sources==
Antimagic is a fairly rare status and brand. The brand is unable to be obtained via a [[scroll of brand weapon]].

*The antimagic brand is [[Trog]]'s special brand, so gifted weapons may have it.
*The [[Enfeeble]] spell will always inflict the antimagic status, regardless of resistance or EV.
*[[Vine Stalker]]s possess a unique antimagic [[auxiliary attack|bite attack]].
*[[Black Mark]] may inflict antimagic if it would have an effect on the target.
*[[Ru]]'s Apocalypse may cause antimagic (25%) on any target it would have an effect on.
*[[Mana viper]]s and [[sin beast]]s apply antimagic with their bite attacks.
*[[Draconian#Purple|Purple Draconian]]s' breath weapon applies antimagic in an 5x5 area.

'''Monster-only spells'''
*[[Drain Magic]] and [[Draining Gaze]] directly inflict antimagic, using [[spell power]] to determine MP drain.
*[[Sap Magic]] inflicts antimagic when used against other monsters (players hit by Sap Magic gain an analogous, but distinct effect).

==Strategy==
Though it deals no extra damage, antimagic weapons are extremely useful against magical opponents. A well-enchanted weapon in the hands of a capable fighter will be able to cause most of an enemy's spells to fail, which amounts to semi-[[paralysis]]. As such, antimagic weapons can reduce the threat posed by powerful end-game opponents such as the lords of [[Hell]] or [[orbs of fire]] dramatically; you just have to get into melee range with the enemy first.

==References==
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