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'''Might''' is a [[status effect]] and monster-only spell that increases melee damage for its duration.

==Effect==
===Player===
Adds +1d10 damage to melee and each [[auxiliary attack]], except [[constriction]].

This is considered separate from the effective enchantment roll ([[slaying]] + to-damage of your weapon). Might provides roughly the same damage boost as +10 slaying, but is worse due to the lack of accuracy boost.

===Monster===
Monsters get +50% damage in melee. This is often stronger than the player effect, so exercise caution around mighted monsters.

==Sources==
The possible sources for Might are:
*[[Potions of might]].
**Also available through Gozag's [[Gozag#Given Abilities|Potion Petition]].
*Using [[Dithmenos]]' Aphotic Marionette ability on a monster with the Might spell.
*The [[Demonspawn mutation]] [[Powered by Pain]] can cause a might effect.
*[[Xom]] and [[chaos]] effects can inflict might.

[[Berserk]] includes a might effect. While berserk, might has no additional effect.

==Strategy==
Might is useful for dealing with monsters that are troublesome, but for which [[berserk]] or [[haste]] would be overkill and/or unsafe - compared to those, might has no real drawbacks and is safe to use. Unfortunately, as it is only easily available through a [[potion]], the uses are limited. Since might increases your combat ability, use it early in a fight - you'll get more out of a might potion at 100% HP than 50% HP.

Might is a 'flat' damage boost, so it has a more pronounced effect on [[Short Blades]] and other fast weapons. It can let a [[quick blade]] punch through high [[AC]] foes, for instance. It's also disproportionately strong with [[auxiliary attack]]s; e.g. monstrous [[Demonspawn]] and worshippers of [[Jiyva]] can get +2d10 to +4d10 damage per round.

Even casters will want to keep around potions of might, in cases where they run out of MP.

==Monster Spell==
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Monsters can cast the Might spell to induce the effect on themselves. They can also use [[Might Other]] to induce it on a single other monster, or [[Battlecry]] to induce it on all nearby monsters of the same [[type|genus]].

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==History==
*Prior to [[0.25]], Might provided a +5 bonus to [[Strength]].
*Prior to [[0.19]], the player could get the Might status effect by drawing a [[Potion card]].
*Prior to [[0.12]], extending might through further quaffing of potions would inflict one point of [[magic contamination]].
*Prior to [[0.8]], you could get Might as an [[Okawaru]] ability.
*Prior to [[0.3]], you could get Might as a [[Trog]] ability.

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