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''This page covers the spell. For the summoned construct, see [[Platinum paragon (monster)]].''
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'''Platinum Paragon''' is a level 9 [[Forgecraft]] spell that creates a [[platinum paragon (monster)|platinum paragon]], who deals damage when summoned and melee attacks when you do.

==Useful Info==
===Imprint Weapon ability===
{{flavour|Analyzes the structural composition of an artefact melee weapon in your inventory and imprints it upon your Platinum Paragon spell, allowing it to wield a functional replica of it whenever you create one.}}

''In order to cast this spell at all'', you must first assign it an [[artefact]] melee weapon with the Imprint Weapon ability, which takes 6 turns. Any melee artefact, even artefact [[magical staves]], can be used.

===Summoning===
When casting the spell, you deploy the platinum paragon in a targeted square within a 7x7 region around you, dealing damage to nearby creatures (even allies).

The paragon can fight by itself, though in addition, it performs an instant melee attack whenever you melee attack. Dual-wielding [[Coglin]]s will only trigger one attack from the paragon.

The paragon builds up charge as it attacks enemies, and when it has attained a sufficient amount, the spell can be recast to perform a powerful finisher - unleashing a weapon attack with a bonus damage multiplier against many nearby enemies, and destroying the paragon in the process.

While standing within 2 tiles of your paragon, you get the Protected status, which provides a 1/3 chance for the paragon to block any attack targeting you.

==Strategy==
[[Unrandart]]s can be imprinted, which can result in unique synergies - the [[lochaber axe]] is one of the best weapons you can give to your paragon. Some weapons are very risky to wield yourself, such as [[Obsidian axe]] with its self-mesmerizing, the [[Dark maul]] being slow even at maximum skill, or the [[Wrath of Trog]] being antimagic and risking berserk on each swing, but are completely safe and overpowered on the Platinum Paragon, and can push you towards getting Platinum Paragon online.

Even without unrandarts, some randart brands still work well: [[distortion]] can be wielded without consequence by your Platinum Paragon, [[antimagic]] will get you the spellcaster countering without the MP penalty, and [[heavy]] on a slow weapon will still be swung by your Paragon at the same speed as you attack with your own weapons.

The paragon is controlled by the computer, and is not very smart about its own positioning and movement, so it benefits from polearm reach and axe cleaving. It cannot wear a shield, so it is best to imprint a 2-handed weapon, particularly high-damage, low-speed ones, especially as it ignores its own weapons speed whenever you attack.

==History==
*This spell was added in [[0.33]].

Platinum Paragon - Revision history

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