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{{spell
| mnemonic = CESSENCE
| duration = 15 sec
| type = Attack
| subtype = [[Warding]]
| target = Single or Ungrouped
| interval = None
| dtype = None
| status = Unable to cast
| ctype = None
| cast_rt = 2 (single target) or 3 (multiple targets)
| navigation = {{Sorcerer base navigation}}
}}
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<section begin=description /><noinclude>The '''Corrupt Essence''' spell causes</noinclude><includeonly>Causes</includeonly> a "blood red haze" to surround the target, leaving them unable to [[CAST (verb)|cast]] a spell for fifteen seconds.<section end=description /> Any attempts at casting will drain the appropriate amount of mana, but the spell will be blocked. It will also keep creatures from using [[magic item]]s for the duration. Beware, this will not prevent a target from preparing a spell. If they prepare a spell it may still be cast once the duration has expired.

Corrupt Essence will not stop certain spell-like effects from [[SMR|creature maneuvers]], such as some variants of Major Elemental Wave.

This spell has a [[Target Defense]] (TD) pushdown taking into account the caster's [[Wisdom]] bonus and the [[level]] difference, making it more difficult to resist.

{{Equation box|'''{{math|TD Pushdown {{=}} [[Wisdom]] Bonus + (Caster's Level - Creature's Level)}}'''}}

There is also an [[open cast]], group friendly version of Corrupt Essence based on combined Elemental and Spiritual Mana Control ranks.

The observed pushdown can also be used to determine a creature's exact level:

{{Equation box|'''{{math|Creature Level {{=}} Caster Level + (Wisdom Bonus - TD Pushdown}}'''}}

{{usage-open|s=703|2=. Requires at least 20 of a single, or 25 combined (15 of one, 10 of another) Mana Control ranks}}

==Mana Control Benefit==
Training in [[Elemental Mana Control]] and [[Spiritual Mana Control]] increases the number of targets available in the open cast version of the spell. Every 20 effective mana control ranks allows the spell to affect 1 additional target. To calculate effective mana control ranks, take the higher skill (either EMC or SMC) in full and add half the other skill. (If they are equal, then one contributes full and one contributes half.)

Wisdom and level adjustments apply normally in the open cast version of the spell. The open cast version of the spell is not friendly to other characters outside the caster's group.

{{Equation box|'''{{math|# of targets {{=}} 1 + (max(EMC, SMC) + min(EMC, SMC) / 2) / 20}}'''}}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ '''This chart assumes equal ranks trained in EMC and SMC'''
|-
!align="right"|Mana Control ranks (each)||14||27||40||54||67||80||94||107||120||134||147||160||174||187||200||213||227||240
|-
|align="right"|# of open cast targets||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18||19
|}

==Messaging==

{| class="wikitable"
! Effect start
| <pre{{log-inline}}>You feel weakened as a blood red haze forms around you.</pre>
|-
! Attempt to cast while effect is active
| <pre{{log-inline}}>As you focus on your magic, your vision swims with a swirling haze of crimson. A sharp, blinding pain explodes outward from your mind and radiates in throbbing waves across your skin, causing you to falter.</pre>
|-
! Effect end
| <pre{{log-inline}}>The blood red haze dissipates from around you.</pre>
|}

{{AR}}
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==Similar Spells==

Other spells and abilities that stop spellcasting include:
*[[Silence (210)]]
*[[Sounds (607)]]
*[[Song of Noise (1017)]]
*[[Mystic Impedance (1708)]]
*CMAN [[Cutthroat]]

== Resources ==
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]

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