Spiral Shot

Spiral Shot is a Projectile type spell that creates a group of four magical sparks that move together in a spiralling pattern that is visually similar to Magic Guard. The sparks are naturally piercing, allowing them to hit enemies multiple times and survive impact with terrain. The benefits of this are, however, limited - the projectiles can only do damage every 5 frames.

Unlocking

Click to show contentThis spell is unlocked once the associated Orb of True Knowledge has been collected. The orb is located in the bottom-left of the Lukki Lair biome, to the west of the Underground Jungle and The Vault.

Tips

Creatures killed by this spell count as trick kills. Using this spell along with the Unlimited Spells and Trick Blood Money perks, provides a consistent source of healing.
While spell modifiers such as Bloodlust do not hurt you, they also do not increase the spell's damage.
Certain Homing spells, especially Projectile Area Teleport, limit Spiral Shot's effectiveness. A homing Spiral Shot tends to 'orbit' smaller enemies, without damaging them.

Gallery

Effect of Spiral Shot.

Attacking an enemy with Spiral Shot.

Testing Spiral Shot in a Holy Mountain.

Wand Appearance with Spiral Shot x3.

This spell is very similar to Magic Guard, except for their damage and trajectory.

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History

Apr 8 2024: Changed the spawn probabilities on tier 4 from 1 to 0.7, tier 5 from 1 to 0.8, tier 6 from 1 to 0.7.
Nov 5 2019: Now deals damage every 5 frames instead of every frame.

Spells

Projectile