What attack spells work under water?

[Gurthang]

The title says it all... what attack spells work under water?

The game info is sparse at best :confused:

[BewareTheBarnacleGoose]

I think basically anything that does NOT say "cannot be cast underwater".

In general, Astral spells work fine underwater, water and earth have options, but air and fire don't really (I think fire only get's one spell- incinerate). And blood obviously dosen't work when your slaves drown (but you can cast blood boil, for what it's worth).

[Knai]

Regarding air and fire - fire at least has more spells due to CBM, such as Oxidize.

[Bananadine]

Air works better than one might think. Most of the lightning attacks seem to work fine, and some illusion-themed spells work. I guess it's mainly the ones focused on winds, clouds, and storms that don't work.

[JonBrave]

Lightning under water??!! :nono: :ahh:

[bbz]

Lightning under water??!! :nono: :ahh:

If you think about the physics of it (in the ingame model)where mages are able to control a currents to strike a particular target through the air(orb lightning lightning bolt) and the air being conductor the same way as water is(although water is a better one obv.) I see no reason why not.

[JonBrave]

It has to be said, I am clueless about electricity effects, I use things like my tongue to test! But if I'm 50 yards from lightning strike in air I think I survive, but if I'm in a (big) bath and it hits the water, I thought I do not... or is that something I should try? ;) Isn't the point that air is not "the same kind of conductor" as water?

[bbz]

It has to be said, I am clueless about electricity effects, I use things like my tongue to test! But if I'm 50 yards from lightning strike in air I think I survive, but if I'm in a (big) bath and it hits the water, I thought I do not... or is that something I should try? ;) Isn't the point that air is not "the same kind of conductor" as water?

What I meant was: Imagine it as a flow of tiny particles, if you are so "magically" powerful to move that flow and focus it on your enemies heads, you should be able to guide it through the molecules of water and focus it in a similar way as through air molecules (although it should be slighthly harder contolling it coz all the electrons will be trying to escape sideways and will be going everywhere). And then again if that flow meets something with a different molecular structure, that is an insolator(wood, plastic etc), then you won't be able to puncture through.

[bobskizzle]

Actually lightning is fairly easy to control - simply because air is a terrible conductor. What conducts are the ions of air molecules after the electrons have been stripped away, forming a conductive plasma.

[bbz]

I see my physics is not that advanced I guess.(and not good as matter of fact)

[JonBrave]

Not that it matters (to anyone other than me), but when I posted my "warning" smilies I wasn't meaning that the lightning underwater couldn't be done/controlled, I was thinking that everyone all over the place would get electrocuted! Having been taught not to mix electricity with water. Some Googling later, I think it would dissipate quickly, though the fact that we are talking sea water (presumably) does seem more worrying for the little critters....