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{{Spell
|name=Enslavement
|level=4
|school1={{Hexes}}
|school2=
|school3=
|sources=<div>
*[[Book of Maledictions]]
*[[Book of Control]]
</div>
|castingnoise=3
|spellnoise=0
}}

{{Flavour|This spell causes an otherwise hostile creature to fight on your side for a while.}}

'''Enslavement''' is a level 4 [[Hexes]] spell which temporarily [[charm]]s the target, causing them to ally with you until the spell expires. Higher [[spell power]] increases both the chance of charming the enemy and the duration of the effect.

==Strategy==
*It's easy to undervalue this spell. Although it ''is'' ineffective against magic-immune monsters and may take multiple castings to stick on highly resistant foes, its effect amounts to one monster being immediately defeated plus an equally powerful un-[[Abjuration|abjurable]] monster being brought into existence on your side. Once you get a good idea of which monsters are susceptible, you can find valid, helpful targets in almost every part of the game.
*The most obvious use for this is to charm one enemy (usually the hulking brute with low [[magic resistance]]) and then '''[[t]]'''ell it to attack his friend (the tiny caster hiding in the background). Alternatively, charming a pursuing enemy and [[t]]elling it to "Wait here" can give you time to escape. This can be used to leave a dangerous monster on a higher level while you continue onwards.
*Don't worry about using Enslavement when you worship [[Elyvilon]]; there is no [[piety]] loss if your charmed enemies die (unless you're the killer).
*Monsters that hate your current god will always be repulsed:
**[[Evil]] or [[unholy]] monsters hate [[good gods]].
**Corporeal [[undead]] and monsters that can cast [[List_of_spells_by_flag#Corpse_violating|corpse violating]] spells hate [[Fedhas Madash]].
**[[Holy]] monsters hate [[evil gods]].
**Unclean and [[chaotic]] monsters hate [[Zin]].
**[[:Category:Actual_spells|Spellcasters]] hate [[Trog]].
*You can get a similar effect through a [[wand of enslavement]], though its low maximum spell power limits its usefulness.

==History==
In [[0.17]] this spell was removed.

[[Category:Obsolete spells]]

Enslavement - Revision history

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