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{{spell info}}{{AttackSpell
|name=Freezing Cloud
|formula = 0
|maxdmg = 0
|maxsp = 200
|range = 5
|target = Smite
|special = '''Cloud damage''': (2d16)/2 + 5 ([[cold]]) <br> '''Cloud duration''': 3d(Power/4)}}

'''Freezing Cloud''' is a level 5 [[Conjurations]]/[[Air Magic]]/[[Ice Magic]] spell which creates a mass of damaging [[freezing vapour]]s.

==Useful Info==
Creates 8 to 10 clouds of [[freezing vapour]] around a [[smite-targeted]] tile (range 5). This spell uses "flood fill": casting it on an open space will create a perfect 3x3 square (if you get 9 clouds), but using it in a corridor will spread the same 9 clouds throughout the corridor. For the purposes of flood fill, existing clouds are considered as solid objects. Clouds can spill out of [[line of sight]], though they will dissipate instantly.

Freezing vapours deal <code>(2d16)/2 + 5</code> (6-21) [[cold]] damage per turn, ignoring [[EV]] but not [[AC]]. Spellpower does not increase damage of clouds, it only increases the duration.

Clouds cannot replace other clouds. You are unable to target or affect a tile that already has another cloud on it. Creatures inside another cloud will be safe from Freezing Cloud (unless they willingly step into it).

Any player-created cloud will vanish immediately when outside their line of sight.

==Strategy==
A powerful and MP-efficient spell if you can get it in a timely manner. The clouds' damage never changes, so it's best if you can get this spell castable earlier. It can tear up the [[Lair]] and the early rune branches (many enemies in [[Lair]], [[Snake]], and [[Swamp]] are cold blooded; clouds ignore the high [[EV]] of many enemies in [[Spider]]), do well against evasive enemies in [[Elven Halls|Elf]], and help against crowds in [[Vaults]]. However, it still has utility past that, e.g., slowing [[list of draconians|draconians]] in [[Zot]].

It is a smite-targeted spell that ignores [[EV]] and is decent at crowd control, so it's good at sniping pesky enemies like [[boggart]]s.

Knowledge of enemy AI can be useful with this spell. Mindless enemies, and healthy enemies with high HD/HP, will walk right through the clouds (if you place clouds in the shortest path). Non-mindless enemies with low HP will tend to avoid entering the clouds, which you can use to your advantage. However, if an enemy is already in a harmful cloud, it won't try to avoid stepping into another cloud.

===Tips & Tricks===
*Be careful using it in hallways, as it can easily hit you if you cast it at too short a range.
*Also be careful when using this spell around [[allies]]. Unless your allies are immune to cold (e.g., [[Summon Ice Beast]]), the clouds will either harm them or get in their way.
*The mass of icy mist around an enemy can prevent them from hitting you with [[fire]]-based magic and attacks. [[Fire dragon]]s and [[orbs of fire]], for instance, will waste their attacks dispersing the clouds in front of them, saving you from taking the hit.
*All clouds prevent other clouds from being placed on their tile. Assuming you have rC++ or so, spawning ice clouds on your own tile is a good defensive mechanism against a number of cloud-spawning enemies, like [[red draconian]]s or [[apocalypse crab]]s.
*If you happen to know a sleeping enemy is around a corner, you can hit them before they enter your line of sight by casting the spell at a tile adjacent to the foe. The enemy will take damage and wake up, but won't automatically know you're there. They will instead wander around, potentially giving you a chance at another attack before they start retaliating.
*All worshippers of [[Qazlal]] are immune to their own clouds, making this spell much more safe and versatile.

==Gallery==
[[File:Cloud flood fill.png|thumb|left|300px|"Flood fill" treats clouds as solid objects.]]
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==History==
*Prior to [[0.34]], Freezing Cloud was castable by monsters, since 0.34 this spell is now known as [[Freezing Gust]].
*Prior to [[0.27]], this spell was a level 6 Conjurations/Air Magic/Ice Magic spell.
*Prior to [[0.20]], freezing vapours would dissipate faster when over [[lava]].
*Prior to [[0.19]], player-created clouds did not dissipate instantly when out of [[LOS]], only *4 faster.
*Prior to [[0.14]], cloud durations were not affected by being out of LOS.

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