Dread Spikes

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Covers you with magical darkness spikes. Steals HP from enemies that hit you. Ineffective against undead.

Description Spell cost: 78 MP Spell element: Dark Magic skill: Dark Magic Jobs: Dark Knight Level 71

Timers Casting Time: 3 seconds Recast Time: 3 minutes

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Scrolls > Black Magic (

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Merchants

Price: 70,560 Gil
Name	Location	Type
Mazween	Aht Urhgan Whitegate (G-7)	Standard Merchant

Notes

• Dread Spikes effect last 1min
• While Dread Spikes is in effect, the caster drains up to 100% of the damage inflicted upon him by a melee attack from an enemy monster, depending on his Dark Magic Skill and the level of the enemy.
• Does not drain damage incurred from TP attacks.
• Enemies with percent magic reduction will be drained for less than normal.
• Dread Spikes will wear off after the caster has absorbed half of his maximum HP during cast.
• The HP absorbed by the reactive effect of Dread Spikes will not generate enmity for the Dark Knight.
• Dread Spikes' effect is reduced to 25% during PvP.
• Dread spikes activates on jumps during PvP
• The Dark Knight will still be KO'd if a single attack inflicts an amount of damage that exceeds his remaining HP.