Best base ability for single-target missiles?

[Lelling]

I've been having trouble finding a base ability that didn't have stun (Storm Bolt, Fireball), or a damage display (Shadow Strike). The problem with those that have stun is if you set it to 0 it just lasts indefinitely.

Is there an ability I'm missing?

 

[Maker]

How about Holy Light?

 

[Lelling]

How about Holy Light?

Holy Light has no missile and also has different functions on different units.

I need a moving missile (and not Death Coil cause it can't damage undead units =/) D:

 

[pOke]

Acid bomb, or use channel and trigger the projectile

 

[MortAr]

acid bomb
shadow strike
hurl boulder
poison arrows

 

[Arhowk]

acid bomb
shadow strike
hurl boulder
poison arrows

only acid bomb works.

shadow strike has the text tag
hurl boulder stuns
poison arrows isnt a spell, its an attack modifier.

to OP: you can use 0.01 for the stun and it will simply order the unit to stop. Acid bomb works but there are some fields that need to be fixed to behave like others (buff duration, missile arc, DPS, etc.)

 

[HammerFist132]

Yep i really hate that blizzard didnt created that simple spell

 

[WaterKnight]

Shadow Strike shows no text tag if the damage is zero.

 

[Lelling]

Shadow Strike shows no text tag if the damage is zero.

Oh cool, I should be able to just trigger the damage in. Thanks!

Consider this question solved =)

 

[Arhowk]

Shadow Strike shows no text tag if the damage is zero.

IIRC, 0 damage doesn't get detected by a DDS. (atleast in nes's dds)

 

[MortAr]

I don't see how this has anything to do with any DDS...

Yet your knowledge of spells is the worst.

 

[Vinz]

Oh cool, I should be able to just trigger the damage in. Thanks!

IIRC, 0 damage doesn't get detected by a DDS.

He could detect 0 damage himself, check the buff of Shadow Strike, remove buff, deal damage.

 

[Arhowk]

I don't see how this has anything to do with any DDS...

Yet your knowledge of spells is the worst.

See your sig, please. Everything i said was correct and I was fine in assuming that the OP did not intend on using a DDS. How do you think hes going to deal damage if he uses a shadow strike with zero damage? He could trigger it with Starts the effect of an ability but thats nasty, or use DDS.

E/ its actually possible to hide the shadow strike damage by importing a MiscData.txt with shadow strike texttag transparency set to 255

 

[Zunariel]

I normally use Chain Lightning or Death Finger and only as a hint If you use a DDS (best is Bribes) simply set the damage for example by Stormbolt to 0.01 damage then trigger if DamageDone = 0.01 set DamageDone = 30 so the damage gets perfectly detected and modified after it hit the target.

With this system you only have to set all spells you are gonna using to another number between for example 0.01 - 1.00 and you have 100 spaces for different damageamounts, I tested it 2 years ago. It was pretty awesome you can also detect Damage over Time Effects like that and create Healing Spells by using damage spells and turn the DamageDone to for example -400.

 

[FUJI]

Acid Bombs works or maybe triggering the missile.

 

[Vinz]

^Too unneeded triggering it.. Rather Acid Bomb + Buff Removal on-hit using a DDS of any kind.