Mana Strike??

[raft_pl]

I wanted to make a Mana Strike ability, which hits the target. The damage would be equal to actual mana of the caster, and after casting the mana of the caster wil be equal to 0. It looks easy, but I tried to make it, and it doesn`t work :/

• Mana Strike
• Events:
  • Unit - A unit is casting spell
• Conditions:
  • Ability being cast = Mana Strike
• Actions:
  • Special Effect - Create a special effect at position of (target of ability being cast) (special effect here)
  • Wait 1 second
  • Special Effect - Destroy last created special effect
  • Set mana_v to (mana of casting unit)
  • Unit - Set life of (target of ability being cast) to (life of target of ability being cast - (mana_v x level of Mana Strike for (casting unit)))
  • Unit - Set mana of (casting unit) to 0
  • Set mana_v to 0

Now, when I was writing, i changed this trigger and made it shorter (about 2 times shorter ^^). But I want to ask - will this spell work?

 

[gromhellscream666]

couldent you just use mana burn?

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

I wanted to make a Mana Strike ability, which hits the target. The damage would be equal to actual mana of the caster, and after casting the mana of the caster wil be equal to 0. It looks easy, but I tried to make it, and it doesn`t work :/

Now, when I was writing, i changed this trigger and made it shorter (about 2 times shorter ^^). But I want to ask - will this spell work?

Well, no, it won't but it can be made to do so very easily.

I would use "a unit starts the effect of an ability" first of all. Secondly, the value for casting unit is discarded during your wait time, so you will have to use mana of triggering unit (which isn't discarded until the end of the trigger). Also, the target unit value is discarded during wait time, so you will need to use a variable to store the unit value before the wait. That should do it for ya...

 

[paskovich]

He does not have to store the unit, just use Triggering Unit everywhere instead of Casting Unit.
Variables would make it non-MUI...

 

[Jacek]

use Mana burn with 99999999 mana burned >_>

 

[PurplePoot]

No, jacek, it drains the caster's mana, not the target's

And Idk, you never know, it may work. You should probably test it?

 

[raft_pl]

Thx guys, i`ll check if it works

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

Unit - Set life of (target of ability being cast) to (life of target of ability being cast - (mana_v x level of Mana Strike for (casting unit)))

He does not have to store the unit, just use Triggering Unit everywhere instead of Casting Unit.
Variables would make it non-MUI...

Uhhh..... no, he does have to store the unit. He is referencing two units, not just one...

 

[Red Orca]

How about....

A unit starts the effect of ability

Ability being cast = mana strike

Damage target unit X + mana of casting unit
Set mana of Casting unit to 0

Wouldn't that work?

 

[PurplePoot]

, yes, he should use Damage Target

Otherwise, he wants the special effects.

 

[raft_pl]

I have never used "Damge Target".. I don`t know why but I think that "set life of unit" is better and "safer" (?) ; P Anyway, I tested my ability and... It works Big thanks guys!

 

[paskovich]

Well, start using 'Damage target' instead of 'Set life' if you're going to create spells. If you kill a unit by setting its life below 0, noone will be the Killing Unit, noone will get bounty and such. But if you damage the unit and it dies, the unit that dealt the damage will be the killer.