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'''Haunt''' is a level 7 [[Necromancy]]/[[Summonings|Summoning]] spell, which uses [[smite-targeting]] to summon high level phantasms near an enemy.

==Useful Info==
Between 2 to 6 wraith-type monsters are summoned around the target. Unlike other summoning spells, Haunt cannot be cast without a valid hostile target. Possible summons include:<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|spl-summoning.cc|1841}}</ref>
:{{monsterlink|Wraith}} (50% chance)
:{{monsterlink|Freezing wraith}} (20% chance)
:{{monsterlink|Phantasmal warrior}} (20% chance)
:{{monsterlink|Shadow wraith}} (10% chance)

The summons will only attack the target selected by the caster, ignoring player commands. When the haunt target dies, the remaining monsters will expire within a few turns, regardless of how much duration was otherwise remaining (though they will be free to attack other targets during this short window).

Higher [[spell power]] may increase the number of summons.

Unless the target dies, the summons have duration of around 27 turns. This does not depend on the spell power.

There is a summon limit of 8; additional summons will cause the oldest to very quickly time out.

==Strategy==
For a character relying on Necromancy, Haunt is a great way to handle any type of enemy, whether it be [[nonliving]], [[undead]], or [[demonic]]. Even [[orbs of fire]] can be killed by this spell, although it'll take multiple casts. With Necromancy, killing just a few monsters can lead to an army, due to the snowball effect from spells like [[Death Channel]] and [[Infestation]]. This spell can also be useful to non-Necromancers, as its summons can be quite useful.

The monsters summoned by Haunt tend to lack high damage output, though Haunt often creates a lot of monsters. In addition, these monsters can [[slow]] enemies. More importantly, ''nothing in the game can resist this slow''. This makes Haunt a good way to weaken (and ultimately deal with) nasty enemies.

===Tips & Tricks===
*Since the monsters spawn around a target, this spell is a good way to block their line of fire.

==Monster Version==
Monster version of the spell is almost identical to the player version. Number of summons is 2 to 3, and does not depend on the spell power.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|mon-cast.cc|4300}}</ref>

[[Summonings#Duration|Duration class]] of the summons ranges from 2 (around 18 turns) to 6 (around 171 turns), based on the strength of the caster.

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==History==
*Prior to [[0.28]], this spell did not have a summon cap.
*Prior to [[0.26]], this spell could summon [[hungry ghost]]s and [[phantom]]s.
*Prior to [[0.17]] this spell inflicted [[sickness]] upon the caster.
*Prior to [[0.13]] this spell could summon [[flayed ghost]]s, the ghosts summoned by haunt could attack other targets, and it could be cast on friendly targets.
*Prior to [[0.8]] the duration of summons created was longer.
*Prior to [[0.7]] the spell level was 6.
*Haunt was added in [[0.6]].

==References==
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