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'''Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling''' ('''MCC''') is a Level 8 [[Air Magic]] spell that always kills the closest enemy, regardless of its current health, resistances, or defenses, after a few turns.

==Useful Info==
MCC charges for a few turns, during which you must [[wait]]. Afterwards, it kills the closest enemy. It may also create harmless, transparent [[cloud]]s around the target. No monster is immune to this spell. If two or more creatures are equally close, the target is chosen at random.

The charging period lasts <code>30 + (1d(200 - spellpower) - 1) / 50</code> [[aut]] (i.e., 3-7 normal speed turns).<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|spl-damage.cc|4338}}</ref> The spell will be interrupted if you do any action other than waiting, or if you become [[Silence|silenced]]. This spell can only be cast if an enemy is in [[LOS]].

While charging, the status light {{LightBlue|Charge-|}} cycles counterclockwise. However, the cycle starts and ends at random positions, so it is impossible to tell when the spell will finish charging.

==Strategy==
Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling is an immensely powerful spell. It can instantly kill ''any'' enemy in 3-7 turns. For a matter of perspective, [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] may kill a tough enemy in 3 casts - that's 3 turns, but it costs 24 MP instead of 8, and crystal spears can miss. Great spell for Air Magic specialists, since it ignores enemy resistances.

The downside of this spell is that you can't aim it. [[Summon]]ers can surround you with misleading targets, causing you to waste the charge. You can fight important summoners in corridors or [[kill hole]]s to reduce the chance of a misfire.

It is also extremely loud. This can be a good thing for the purposes of [[stair dancing]] - cast MCC on an upstair, let the noise bring enemies towards you, cast MCC again, and repeat until it gets too hairy. It can also be good if luring enemies into a kill hole. However be careful if you are [[shaft]]ed/[[teleport]]ed to an unknown location, or otherwise unable to retreat.

===Tips & Tricks===
*You can use autofight to automatically charge this spell. (If MCC is currently charging, autofight will input a wait command for you.)
*The effect will fire straight through your own allies. You can hide behind summons, who will fight for you as you charge up this spell.
*You can continue charging this spell even if enemies are out of [[LOS]], but an enemy needs to be in LOS when cast and on fire.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.33]], the spell did not require a visible target to begin accumulating charge, so it could be pre-cast before enemies entered LOS.
*Prior to [[0.31]], Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling didn't create harmless [[cloud]]s on activation.
*Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling was added in [[0.27]], replacing [[Absolute Zero]].

==References==
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