Stinging Swarm

Stinging Swarm
Type	Creation spells (Spell Wisp tree)
Effect type	Activated
Range	Medium
Activation	50
Cooldown	30s
Requires	33 magic
Description	A swarm of biting insects descend on the target, dealing a large amount of damage over a short time. If the targeted creature dies before the swarm dissipates, the insects will jump to another nearby enemy.

Stinging Swarm is a mage spell from the Creation tree in Dragon Age: Origins.

Information

• Nature damage (over time): (100.0 + Spellpower) * 1.0. Duration: 10s. The swarm can maximally jump (Spellpower/10.0) times within its duration.
• Range: 25m.
• Conjuration time: 1s.
• 100 additional Threat is supposed to be drawn from the target. As of Patch 1.02, only damage-based Threat is drawn.

Notes

• Activation base is in Mana and values vary with fatigue%.
• Arcane Warrior Spellcasting: The spell can be cast with your weapon(s) drawn.
• If the swarm jumps, the duration timer is reset to 10s.
• Every new creature the swarm jumps to has a chance to resist the spell, thus ending it.
• In Dragon Age: Origins, this is the only mage spell capable of dealing nature damage - though Stonefist and Walking Bomb state in-game they'd deal nature damage, they actually instead inflict Physical or Spirit damage, respectively.
  • In Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, the Keeper specialization allows for more nature spells.
• Using the examples described in Staves § Elemental modifiers and Blood Mage § Notes, the damage of the spell can be increased significantly (270+ damage) even versus nature resistant foes lacking true immunity.

See also

• Ability mechanics