Mage Tank
Author: Cornman8700
Chapter 175: Planar or Spatial? The Subtle Nuance of Portal Magic
All is not lost for the Littan party. Nottagator’s merciless combo may have looked ruinous, but Sgt. Guar had Shielding granted to him by Captain Pio. On top of a health pool that I have judged to be close to 2000 and liberal use of his defensive buffs, Guar is not yet relieved of his living role in this mortal combat! The tank still has a lot of space before Nottagator hands the Void King Sgt. Guar’s head on a platter!
While Nottagator tears into Guar, the rest of his team does not merely stand idly by watching the massacre. Staff Sgt. Baltae has taken to the air, keeping himself aloft with Telekinesis. The spatial mage has begun casting a spell and releases 4 bolts of Mystic Force at Nottagator. Given how severely the man’s mana was drained by the use of Mana Barrier during the fight with the Gekkogs, this may be the mage’s first and final contribution to this combat!
In case it was not clear from the Titan’s name, Nottagator’s highest stat is Fortitude, and its seeming immunity to damage is in no small part due to cooldowns similar to Guar’s. High Fortitude also means that Baltae’s normal repertoire of Dimensional attacks is significantly less effective against the beast, making the use of Force an even wiser choice. Let us see how effective it truly is!
As Nottagator ravages Guar, the Force Bolts thunder through the air, but amalgamated chunks of stone launch into the sky to intercept three of them! The bolts hit and explode through the rock, barely slowing on their way toward Nottagator. This attack has some significant punch behind it, more than we have seen thus far from the spatial mage! Still, some of the power behind the attacks is lost as they strike the defensive ability, and when they land upon Nottagator’s thick hide, the effect is minimal!
While Force is Nottagator’s lowest defense, it is still higher than most of the adverse team’s Physical defenses! Still, Baltae’s attack did its job and deprived Nottagator of one of its defensive abilities and– What’s this? Sgt. Baltae is
the attack! More bolts fly out, pressuring Nottagator to spend more cooldowns!
While Baltae has certainly made an incredible contribution to his team’s chance of victory by shredding Nottagator’s mitigation, the spatial mage is clearly out of juice. He is barely capable of keeping himself afloat using Telekinesis. That man would do well to retreat, lest he fall into the pit of deadly spikes without the benefit of his Mana Barrier.
Let us hope he remains and tests his Luck. The Atrocidile Titan is not cheap to feed.
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While bolts rain from the sky onto Nottagator’s back, the filthy curse mage makes themself known! Which is to say that status effects and stacks of Cursed have begun to appear from nowhere. I am still unable to find them at the moment.
The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.
An incredible battle of wills is happening between Nottagator and the cowardly hidden curse mage! The curse mage clearly has passives or other buffs that increase the Cursed stacks they apply. They also punish targets for cleansing debuffs by applying more Cursed in retaliation. Meanwhile, Nottagator gains Rage whenever a debuff is successfully applied to it and can then burn those stacks to purge itself of the debuffs! The ability is not limitless, and Nottagator can only cleanse itself so fast, but it is enough to hold off the curse mage’s craven attempts to manipulate the beast from the shadows!
Although Nottagator has prevented itself from becoming Paralyzed, Psychotic, or Feared, it can do little to stymie the flood of Cursed stacks building up on it.
Cursed may appear to be a death sentence for Nottagator, but the debuff includes hidden soft caps normally overlooked since it is difficult to run up against them.
With 9 stacks of Cursed, Nottagator will receive a penalty of up to 54 points to its attacks and checks, but any further stacks of Cursed will do little to halt the monster’s onslaught! Still an incredible blow to the beast’s combat effectiveness, but Nottagator has plenty of other ways to make its enemies
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As predicted by the unsolicited commentary of the Delve’s co-administrator, Captain Pio is casting Cleanse to rid Guar of the Paralyzed status. Pio also grants herself Haste and hits Guar with 2 uses of Heal, which will return Sgt. Guar to a full complement of Blessed stacks. He will need those if he plans to survive Nottagator’s grip. The beast is suffering from a large number of Cursed stacks, but my money is on the Atrocidile when it comes to a raw contest of Strength.
In an odd shift in strategy, Lt. Madel is backing off from the Atrocidile and making her way toward the edge of the arena. It appears she is having a psychic conversation with Sgt. Baltae, who is urging her to change position. The Atrocidile is once again tearing into Guar, who receives Shielding from Pio–which is immediately shredded by Nottagator–only to be refreshed by Sgt. Guar himself using a Heavy Armor evolution! But it is still not enough to save him from having a third of his health bitten off by the Atrocidile!
And with that health goes the man’s arm! Sgt. Guar is down a limb! The Atrocidile feasts on the flesh of its foe, roaring in delight at the vengeful
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Sgt. Baltae teleports to the edge of the arena, holding himself above the surface of the water with Telekinesis. A small bird lands on his shoulder, the pusillanimous Littan mimic finally showing themself. The mimic uses Scapegoat on Captain Pio, causing the Atrocidile to become Distracted and abandon its assault on Guar. Guar crashes down to the ground, and Baltae begins pulling the injured man toward the edge of the cavern with Telekinesis, aided by Lt. Madel’s meager Strength as she swoops in to help carry the party’s tank.
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In a surprising twist, Captain Pio shows herself as a capable defensive fighter! Her shield is not just for show, but withstands a punishing series of attacks from Nottagator while the rest of her team is in full retreat! Chunks of her health are peeled away while bursts of healing keep her in one piece. It turns out she is not just a healer, but an acceptably talented off-tank!
A heavy swipe comes in from Captain Pio’s left. She leaps into the air and angles her shield to take the hit. Nottagator connects and sends Pio hurtling through the air. Incredibly, Captain Pio’s flight is taking her directly toward her allies! She smashes against the invincible dimensional boundary, her body crumpling against the implacable wall. She holds onto consciousness as she falls, splashing down and resurfacing beside her group. A fierce psychic exchange occurs, with Baltae gesturing vigorously at the wall.
“Captain!” the man shouts, breaking their vigilant silence for the first time. “Please, trust me! There is something here!”
The Atrocidile spins to find its prey, then rushes across the water toward the group. It closes the distance in under a second! Baltae’s hand is on the wall, but I have no idea what he is trying to accomplish! He casts a spell!
It… it works? A tunnel forms at the boundary of the dimensional space! The Littans are flooding through it! They are making their escape to an unknown location!
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While Nottagator tears into Guar, the rest of his team does not merely stand idly by watching the massacre. Staff Sgt. Baltae has taken to the air, keeping himself aloft with Telekinesis. The spatial mage has begun casting a spell and releases 4 bolts of Mystic Force at Nottagator. Given how severely the man’s mana was drained by the use of Mana Barrier during the fight with the Gekkogs, this may be the mage’s first and final contribution to this combat!
In case it was not clear from the Titan’s name, Nottagator’s highest stat is Fortitude, and its seeming immunity to damage is in no small part due to cooldowns similar to Guar’s. High Fortitude also means that Baltae’s normal repertoire of Dimensional attacks is significantly less effective against the beast, making the use of Force an even wiser choice. Let us see how effective it truly is!
As Nottagator ravages Guar, the Force Bolts thunder through the air, but amalgamated chunks of stone launch into the sky to intercept three of them! The bolts hit and explode through the rock, barely slowing on their way toward Nottagator. This attack has some significant punch behind it, more than we have seen thus far from the spatial mage! Still, some of the power behind the attacks is lost as they strike the defensive ability, and when they land upon Nottagator’s thick hide, the effect is minimal!
While Force is Nottagator’s lowest defense, it is still higher than most of the adverse team’s Physical defenses! Still, Baltae’s attack did its job and deprived Nottagator of one of its defensive abilities and– What’s this? Sgt. Baltae is
the attack! More bolts fly out, pressuring Nottagator to spend more cooldowns!
While Baltae has certainly made an incredible contribution to his team’s chance of victory by shredding Nottagator’s mitigation, the spatial mage is clearly out of juice. He is barely capable of keeping himself afloat using Telekinesis. That man would do well to retreat, lest he fall into the pit of deadly spikes without the benefit of his Mana Barrier.
Let us hope he remains and tests his Luck. The Atrocidile Titan is not cheap to feed.
been
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While bolts rain from the sky onto Nottagator’s back, the filthy curse mage makes themself known! Which is to say that status effects and stacks of Cursed have begun to appear from nowhere. I am still unable to find them at the moment.
The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.
An incredible battle of wills is happening between Nottagator and the cowardly hidden curse mage! The curse mage clearly has passives or other buffs that increase the Cursed stacks they apply. They also punish targets for cleansing debuffs by applying more Cursed in retaliation. Meanwhile, Nottagator gains Rage whenever a debuff is successfully applied to it and can then burn those stacks to purge itself of the debuffs! The ability is not limitless, and Nottagator can only cleanse itself so fast, but it is enough to hold off the curse mage’s craven attempts to manipulate the beast from the shadows!
Although Nottagator has prevented itself from becoming Paralyzed, Psychotic, or Feared, it can do little to stymie the flood of Cursed stacks building up on it.
Cursed may appear to be a death sentence for Nottagator, but the debuff includes hidden soft caps normally overlooked since it is difficult to run up against them.
With 9 stacks of Cursed, Nottagator will receive a penalty of up to 54 points to its attacks and checks, but any further stacks of Cursed will do little to halt the monster’s onslaught! Still an incredible blow to the beast’s combat effectiveness, but Nottagator has plenty of other ways to make its enemies
!
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As predicted by the unsolicited commentary of the Delve’s co-administrator, Captain Pio is casting Cleanse to rid Guar of the Paralyzed status. Pio also grants herself Haste and hits Guar with 2 uses of Heal, which will return Sgt. Guar to a full complement of Blessed stacks. He will need those if he plans to survive Nottagator’s grip. The beast is suffering from a large number of Cursed stacks, but my money is on the Atrocidile when it comes to a raw contest of Strength.
In an odd shift in strategy, Lt. Madel is backing off from the Atrocidile and making her way toward the edge of the arena. It appears she is having a psychic conversation with Sgt. Baltae, who is urging her to change position. The Atrocidile is once again tearing into Guar, who receives Shielding from Pio–which is immediately shredded by Nottagator–only to be refreshed by Sgt. Guar himself using a Heavy Armor evolution! But it is still not enough to save him from having a third of his health bitten off by the Atrocidile!
And with that health goes the man’s arm! Sgt. Guar is down a limb! The Atrocidile feasts on the flesh of its foe, roaring in delight at the vengeful
!
Sgt. Baltae teleports to the edge of the arena, holding himself above the surface of the water with Telekinesis. A small bird lands on his shoulder, the pusillanimous Littan mimic finally showing themself. The mimic uses Scapegoat on Captain Pio, causing the Atrocidile to become Distracted and abandon its assault on Guar. Guar crashes down to the ground, and Baltae begins pulling the injured man toward the edge of the cavern with Telekinesis, aided by Lt. Madel’s meager Strength as she swoops in to help carry the party’s tank.
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In a surprising twist, Captain Pio shows herself as a capable defensive fighter! Her shield is not just for show, but withstands a punishing series of attacks from Nottagator while the rest of her team is in full retreat! Chunks of her health are peeled away while bursts of healing keep her in one piece. It turns out she is not just a healer, but an acceptably talented off-tank!
A heavy swipe comes in from Captain Pio’s left. She leaps into the air and angles her shield to take the hit. Nottagator connects and sends Pio hurtling through the air. Incredibly, Captain Pio’s flight is taking her directly toward her allies! She smashes against the invincible dimensional boundary, her body crumpling against the implacable wall. She holds onto consciousness as she falls, splashing down and resurfacing beside her group. A fierce psychic exchange occurs, with Baltae gesturing vigorously at the wall.
“Captain!” the man shouts, breaking their vigilant silence for the first time. “Please, trust me! There is something here!”
The Atrocidile spins to find its prey, then rushes across the water toward the group. It closes the distance in under a second! Baltae’s hand is on the wall, but I have no idea what he is trying to accomplish! He casts a spell!
It… it works? A tunnel forms at the boundary of the dimensional space! The Littans are flooding through it! They are making their escape to an unknown location!
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