Nightshade Magic Tier 2 Battle spell

Umbral Grip

Cost to learn: 4 gemstones · 4 crystals · 4 mercury
Upgrade cost: 25 · 25 · 25

Level 1

Mana: 10

Deals [ 40 + 8 × hero’s Spell Power ] Pure Damage to the target enemy. This Damage cannot be modified in any way.

Damage 40 Pure
Target Enemy creature
Area Single target

Level 2

Mana: 10

Deals [ 40 + 12 × hero’s Spell Power ] Pure Damage to the target enemy. This Damage cannot be modified in any way.

Damage per Spell Power: 8 > 12.

Damage 40 Pure
Target Enemy creature
Area Single target

Level 3

Mana: 10

Deals [ 40 + 16 × hero’s Spell Power ] Pure Damage to the target enemy. This Damage cannot be modified in any way.

Damage per Spell Power: 12 > 16.

Damage 40 Pure
Target Enemy creature
Area Single target

Level 4

Mana: 10

Deals [ 40 + 16 × hero’s Spell Power ] Pure Damage to the target enemy. Additionaly, kills +1 unit(s). This Damage cannot be modified in any way.

Additionally, kills +1 unit(s). Works on creatures up to tier 7.

Damage 40 Pure
Target Enemy creature
Area Single target

Specialized version

Masterful Umbral Grip

Deals [ 40 + 16 × hero’s Spell Power ] Pure Damage to the target enemy and all enemies adjacent to it. Additionaly, kills +1 unit(s). This Damage cannot be modified in any way.

Damage 40 Pure
Target Enemy creature
Area Splash

How to learn it

Spells of the Nightshade Magic school are unlocked by the Nightshade Magic skill: without it a hero cannot buy them in the mage guild, and every further mastery step strengthens the whole school at once.

Basic Nightshade Magic — The hero can learn tier‑5 Nightshade spells.
Advanced Nightshade Magic — The hero can learn tier‑5 Nightshade spells. Nightshade spells gain +1 level(s).
Expert Nightshade Magic — The hero can learn tier‑5 Nightshade spells, and can learn Nightshade spells unlocked in the Observatory, without visiting a Mage Guild. Nightshade spells gain +1 level(s).

Sub-skills that strengthen the school: Nightshade Time, Chronic Weakness, Darkest Night, Nightshade Teachings, Hour of the Wolf, Scholar Synergy: Naira

Every spell of the Nightshade Magic school

Spell	Tier	Mana	Type
Despair	1	9	Battle spell
Enlarge Shadow	1	7	Battle spell
Fatal Decay	1	4	Battle spell
Unnatural Calm	1	6	Battle spell
Read Minds	2	10	Adventure-map spell
Shade Cloak	2	7	Battle spell
Umbral Grip (this page)	2	10	Battle spell
Web	2	11	Battle spell
Naira’s Veil	3	16	Adventure-map spell
Silence	3	5	Battle spell
Sleep	3	13	Battle spell
Twilight	3	16	Battle spell
Berserk	4	16	Battle spell
Summon Starchild	4	20	Battle spell
Vulnerability	4	11	Battle spell
Coup de Grâce	5	24	Battle spell
Naira’s Kiss	5	18	Battle spell
Shadow Army	5	35	Battle spell

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