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{{AttackSpell
|name=Volatile Blastmotes
|formula = 2d(10+power/6)
|maxdmg = 2d18
|range = 0
|maxsp = 50
|target = Self
|tohit = Never misses
|special = Creates cloud on your tile.
}}
'''Volatile Blastmotes''' is a level 3 [[Fire Magic]]/[[Translocations]] spell.

[[Fire Elementalist]]s start with this spell in their library.

==Useful Info==
Creates a [[cloud]] of blastmotes on the user's tile. This spell cannot be used if another cloud is on your tile.

Blastmotes will explode when:
*A creature moves onto the tile.
*You stay on the tile the turn after you cast it.
*The cloud is hit directly by fire damage.

It explodes in a 3x3 square centered on its tile, dealing fire damage. Any creature (including the player) not on the center will be knocked away. This knockback does not deal extra damage if a creature would collide into a wall.

==Strategy==
Volatile Blastmotes essentially creates a landmine on your tile. Once something walks into the blastmotes, it explodes. Enemies will not try to avoid stepping on the blastmotes, even if they are [[monster intelligence|intelligent]].

Assuming you can get creatures to walk into the blastmotes, this spell's damage per MP is higher than [[Scorch]], and unlike [[Flame Wave]], can be used at a distance.

===Tips & Tricks===
*Beware: when placing blastmotes adjacent to each other, exploding one will cause the others to explode as well.
*This spell can be used to (painfully) escape from [[attack of opportunity]] range. Cast the spell, then step back one tile. The monster gets 1 attack of opportunity, then activates the blastmotes, which damages you and knocks you back.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.31]], you could stay on a cloud of blastmotes without it exploding.
*In [[0.30]], this spell was added as a replacement for [[Conjure Flame]].

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