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Homing Dark

A homing dark laser. Indicate a direction to fire it.

Oscuridad g.

Easy to draw

Spell scene

Choose the units and replay the cast with the cartridge’s sprites and sounds.

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Spell drawing

Homing Dark

Rune 1 of 2

Uses this in battle: Leonard.

Illustrative reconstruction: frames, palettes and effect timings come from the ROM. Part placement and drawing speed are choices of this viewer.

Outcome and status application are selected for the demonstration; they are not a battle roll.

Some part or sound assignments still need verification.

How to cast it

Draw these runes in order, each in one stroke, while holding L.

  1. Fire I
  2. Dark II

MP cost

It goes down as Isaac’s level in each rune’s element rises.

Element level1–1011–2021–3031–4041–50
MP5047444239

Aim

Aim a direction. Drag and release: it leaves from Isaac towards where you release.

Affects: Enemies

  • Pierces
  • Homing

What it does

Power
640
Duration
0.5 s · 30 ticks
Shots
1
Shot speed
7 px per tick
Shot range
210 px
Hit radius
8 px
First shot after
0.13 s · 8 ticks
Homing radius
55 px
Homing turn
5.62° / tick

Status: Stat down

Chance
14.8 %
Lasts
18 s · 1080 ticks

At element level 1–10 with a drawing quality of 1. It rises with both.

Power at cast

Before the target’s element and defenses. Each value is the game’s own formula.

Power: Status chance:

Similar spells

The 6 spells that run on the same game code as this one. Only what changes between them is shown.

A shot hits a unit when the distance between their centres is under the shot’s hit radius plus the unit’s radius. A piercing shot can hit the same unit again once it has left it.

SpellsElementTraitsMP (level 1–10)Cast rangeDurationHoming radiusHoming turnLaunch delayShot rangeShotsTarget area radiusPowerStatus chanceStatus lastsStatusAim
Light LanceLightPierces30—0.5 s———210 px1—410———Aim a direction
Homing LightLightPierces, Homing50—0.5 s55 px5.62°—210 px1—640———Aim a direction
JudgmentLightLocks on each target65120 px3 s——0 s1,260 px550 px820———Draw a circle
Dark LanceDarkPierces30—0.5 s———210 px1—42014.8 %18 sStat downAim a direction
Homing DarkDarkPierces, Homing50—0.5 s55 px5.62°—210 px1—64014.8 %18 sStat downAim a direction
Dark CrushDarkLocks on each target65120 px3 s——0 s1,260 px550 px84014.8 %18 sStat downDraw a circle
All spell families

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