Firebolt
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Firebolt is a class of projectile spell that casts a ball of fire which explodes upon hitting a creature or material.
In addition to the base Firebolt, there are also Firebolt with Trigger, Large Firebolt, Giant Firebolt, and Odd Firebolt, each with their own effects.
When a firebolt hits the ground at some angles, they will bounce instead of exploding, until they either hit terrain head-on or run out of motion before exploding. For usage techniques they can be considered similar to a type of grenade.
In New Game mode, there is a 10% chance for the second starter wand to contain Firebolt.
Tips
- The normal Firebolt is useful in the early levels both as a tool for digging and doing heavy damage to the enemies there. It can be somewhat hard to control at times, though.
- The Firebolt With Trigger is usually found on wands with many copies of that spell, making the wand produce firebolts that bounce around and explode several times, which can be useful against packs of enemies. Due to its limited charges and high mana drain, it is not very useful outside of this niche.
- The Large and Giant Firebolts are, despite their limited charge count, useful throughout the whole game due to their good damage against all enemies and significant digging ability. They're also natural fits for shuffle wands.
- The Odd Firebolt variant tries to stay level with your vertical position.
- It is possible to dig into the ceiling with these spells as long as you angle the attack correctly.
- The sizeable Cast Delay isn't much of a detriment, instead helping you avoid launching too many at once and wasting charges.
Comparing Firebolt Sizes
This image shows the relative explosion sizes of Normal, Large, and Giant Firebolts:
The relative explosion sizes of Normal, Large, and Giant Firebolts
Starter Spells
Bomb
Summons a bomb that destroys ground very efficiently
Dynamite
Summons a small explosive
Firebolt
A bouncy, explosive bolt
Magic Missile
A fiery, explosive projectile
Spark Bolt
A weak but enchanting sparkling projectile
Bouncing Burst
A very bouncy projectile
Energy Sphere
A fast, arcing projectile
Spitter Bolt
A short-lived magical bolt
Unstable Crystal
A crystal that explodes when someone comes nearby
The spells that your starter wands can spawn with.
Gallery
Odd Firebolt attempts to stay level with you
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Giant Firebolt being used in a Holy Mountain.
Testing Firebolt in a Holy Mountain.
Testing Odd Firebolt in a Holy Mountain.
Testing Large Firebolt in a Holy Mountain.
Testing Giant Firebolt in a Holy Mountain.
Wand Appearance with Firebolt x3.
Wand Appearance with Large Firebolt x3.
Wand Appearance with Giant Firebolt x3.
Wand Appearance with Odd Firebolt x3.
History
- Apr 8 2024:
- Reduced the spawn probability of Firebolt tier 4 from 0.25 to 0.2.
- Reduced the spawn probability of Firebolt with trigger tier 2 from 0.5 to 0.2.
- Reduced the spawn probability of Large Firebolt tier 5 from 1 to 0.5.
- Increased the spawn probability of Odd Firebolt tier 2 from 0.4 to 0.7.
Categories:
- Spells with limited uses
- Spells with positive cast delay
- Spells that modify lifetime
- Spells that modify spread
- Spells that modify recoil
- Spells related to projectile damage
- Spells related to fire damage
- Spells related to explosion damage
- Spell infoboxes with deprecated speed stat
- Spells that bounce
- Spells tagged with fire
- Spells tagged with digging
- Spells tagged with friendlyfire
- Spells tagged with starter
- Spells tagged with trigger
- Spells tagged with pathseeker
- Spell pages with multiple spells
- Spells
- Spells of type Projectile