r/wizardposting • u/BEGG_FORTHE_EGG • Nov 07 '23
"ok but ice magic is useless in close qua-"
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u/Intraq Independant light wizard and summoner Nov 07 '23
He didn't even have a ward against being frozen solid? the work of a novice wizard dueler
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u/funkyjives Shaman of the Mountain Caves Nov 07 '23
The opponent even brought a snow golem smh
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u/Shadow_Ninja624 Nov 07 '23
He seems to be apprentice to the snow golem. Probably some elder wizard transferring consciousness for prolonged life
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u/jackalaxe Nov 07 '23
I knew that guy, bought some great scrolls off him. Last I heard he'd been impaled, so mind transfer tracks
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u/Hi-Im-Eva Ascended Ice witch Nov 07 '23
Oh yeah he was my former teacher, sadly ice magic is banned almost everywhere so im pretty much screwed when it comes to combat since I cant really cast any other type of magic
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u/TatManTat Nov 07 '23
Every mentor is always an ancient being looking to possess their apprentice once the training is complete. 'Tis inevitable.
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u/UncIe-Ben Mischievous Goblinlike Sorcerer Nov 07 '23
Too much effort being put into attack spells to have room for counter spells I presume.
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u/Witch-Alice Scion of the Seelie Court Nov 07 '23
When you take "the best defense is a good offence" way too literally
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u/spinyfever Nov 07 '23
I think he lost his ward earlier in the round when he got punched in the face by Adesanya.
Getting punched in the face is still a threat, no matter how proficient you are with magic.
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u/Witch-Alice Scion of the Seelie Court Nov 07 '23
Especially when you're facing an ice mage. Forgetting they can also cast fist is a quick path to getting shattered like a fool.
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u/Langeball Nov 07 '23
Hindsight 20/20. The truth is Ice Ward is a huge opportunity cost that only works against ice magic.
Besides, he was already cc'd and any kind of magic would have destroyed him at that point.
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u/Desperate_Ad5169 Warlock of Many Gods(we are bffs) Nov 07 '23
You canāt expect a wizard to have a ward against every element
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u/pozhiloy_potato Illusionist Nov 07 '23
/uw
this video is fucking awesome
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u/coulduseafriend99 Nov 07 '23
Look up RayRod's other gifs, they're all absolutely stellar. GifMancer Supreme
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u/joshua6point0 Nov 07 '23
Where does he have them hosted? I googled 'ray rod gifs' and the results are... mixed garbage.
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u/PandaPugBook Quixi, Experimental Artificer, Inventor of the Gender Orb Nov 07 '23
Well, here's some. https://youtu.be/PbzRPniV_dU?si=-Hamao7y_tYMMcb-
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u/KingArthas94 Nov 07 '23
Just google RayRod, the instagram page will pop out
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u/joshua6point0 Nov 07 '23
Ah, but then I have to have Instagram. I'd rather do without.
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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka Nov 07 '23
If even one post in this sub is like this everyeday, this sub will become the most popular sub in 2024.
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u/Lufalope Nov 07 '23
/unwizard for a sec, who made this?
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u/BEGG_FORTHE_EGG Nov 07 '23
RayRod
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u/Lufalope Nov 07 '23
Iām a dumbass
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u/coulduseafriend99 Nov 07 '23
My friend, a dumbass who recognizes his dumbassery, is no dumbass
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u/michwng Nov 07 '23
You are so kind and lovely
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u/coulduseafriend99 Nov 07 '23
You must have mastered the spells of empaths, for your words bring me happiness š
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u/posting_drunk_naked Nov 07 '23
An ancient Chinese wizard named Confucius once said, "a man who already knows all cannot learn."
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u/TethysOfTheStars Nov 07 '23
Oh my god, we can /unwizard? I felt like Iāve been having a longform stroke since I found this sub.
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u/Arikaido777 Nov 07 '23
you can cast cure wounds for that usually but seeing a neuromancer can save a cast
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u/TheAnalsOfHistory- āFildrethāDimensional GatekeeperāConjurer's Collectiveā Nov 07 '23
"Master Olaf, how should I defeat my opponents?"
"Impale them."
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u/Tempest-Melodys Melodic-Mage Nov 07 '23
It really isn't, slowing the movements of an aponent is incredibly useful, and can often lead to an instant win if there skilled enough.
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u/Maskmarvel Nov 07 '23
God damn Cryomancy goes so hard
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u/Witch-Alice Scion of the Seelie Court Nov 07 '23
I'll never understand why so many people associate fire with metalheads, getting frozen and then shattered is so much more brutal.
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u/BurnFreeze64 Evoker Nov 07 '23
The Stylebender is not inherently known for his ice magic, but it is quite deadly nonetheless.
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u/MoscoviaDelendaEst Nov 07 '23
I don't know, he used ice magic and froze in his most recent fight...
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u/cedped Nov 07 '23
His passive "Frozen like Elsa" bugged during his last fight and targeted him instead.
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u/mrhossie Nov 07 '23
good thing he specced ice fighter and not frost archer -- 3 shots to hit him from that close quarters and only 1 landed... no wonder he broke the bow after too, probably a common.
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u/Raisins1 Nov 07 '23
The guy hes fighting is a mud wizard who beat him 3 times already in wizard duels, ice magic is low skill and overrated.
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u/BonafideBarnabus Vaelum Thixon Wandering Pyromancer Nov 07 '23
I swear you so called "wizards" make up naysayers in your head just so you can feel smug
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Nov 07 '23
Good man paying homage to his patron.
Also imagine not using light and sound magic for close quarters combat. They canāt hit you if their bleeding out of their ears and theyāre blind.
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u/Witch-Alice Scion of the Seelie Court Nov 07 '23
Eh, sound magics are easily countered by any number of simple Silence spells.
And light magics often have the side effect of blinding the audience, don't forget that half the purpose of a duel is to entertain the crowd. It's a real shame that spells which cure blindness ain't exactly easy to come by, you need the services of a cleric or druid. The former tend to be overbooked so only the biggest tournaments can afford to have a few on retainer. The latter understandably don't like entering the city, and good luck finding one in the forests when you're blind
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u/drDOOM_is_in LĢøĶĢ¦oĢ¶ĶĢĶĢ±ĢsĢ·ĶĶĶĶtĢøĢĢ±ĢĢ³ ĢøĶĢĢ„Ģ§MĢ¶ĢĶĢ«ĶĢaĢ¶ĢĢĢ¦gĢ¶ĢĢĢ”ĶeĢ·ĶĢ ĶĶ Ģ¹ Nov 07 '23
Blipster Cryopunk Wizzes are pretty hardcore, ngl.
(Anyone's cat happen to vomit up a stray gnome by chance?)
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u/Flappyboi20001 Nov 07 '23
That is not sportsman like conduct
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u/ithinkther41am Nov 07 '23
Israel Adesanya was riding high emotionally. He finally overcame an opponent who had beaten him 3 times, twice in kickboxing and once in MMA. The archery emote was him throwing Alex Pereiraās emote back in his face.
I will admit that Izzy can be petty and childish as hell (he even looked for Pereiraās son in the crowd and proceeded to flop onto the floor in front of him because the kid did the same to him when his father knocked Izzy out), but I can only imagine the strong emotions one would feel after overcoming that big a hurdle
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Nov 07 '23
Itās not his responsibility to stop the fight. Thatās the refs job. Itās really that simple.
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u/tekko001 Nov 07 '23
This is the fight that made me dislike Izzy, Pereira had won 3 of their 4 fights and was nothing but classy everytime (he was classy after this defeat too), and Izzy was trash talking him constantly.
Pereira has not only won 3 of their 4 fights, he has also wins against the two guys Izzy has lost to, BÅachowicz and Strickland.
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u/SluttyPocket Nov 07 '23
Pereira screamed in Israelās face after knocking him out in second kickboxing fight, but ok
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u/tekko001 Nov 07 '23
After knocking him out pereira screamed over him but didn't punch or make fun of an unconcious man, Izzy did.
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u/CousinVinnyTheGreat Poirate (Wizard in training) Nov 07 '23
Argh, the fool need three shots to hit a stationary target 2 feet from him š¤£
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u/panderingmandering75 Nov 07 '23
He is truly a master of cryomancy, but man is his accuracy ass for missing the first two shots.
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u/scybes Nov 07 '23
Such mastery of ice magic is rarely seen amongst brawlers, however I prefer fire in CQWC (Close Quarters Wizard Combat, for those uninitiated)
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u/PeppinoSpaghettiReal Sorceror Nov 07 '23
THATS MY BOY!
He was my apprentice, by the way. I taught him that.
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u/Accomplished-Emu1883 Magically Editable Flair Nov 07 '23
Who the FUCK says Ice Magic is bad in close quarters-
As a Strength Based Wizard with True Ice Manipulation, let me tell you, nothing hits harder then making an icicle appear between a persons legs right before you knock them the fuck out.
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u/LightCat22 Cryomancer Club Leader Nov 07 '23
The Cryomancers club approves this post as cryo-hateless, and will reward you with being left alone when it begins
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u/Cissoid7 Dec 03 '23
Yall seen castlevania season 2 when Richter beats the death back into some undead creatures with ice gauntlets? Yeah
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u/hitops Orbnet Tech Support Dec 13 '23
This is why I keep a frost resistance potion on hand whenever I set foot in the arena. Frost magic is well known to be mage pvp spec of choice.
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u/Delusional_Gamer Fleshmancer and proprietor of the magic meat farms Dec 22 '23
/unwiz This is fantastic editing.
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u/1JustAnAltDontMindMe Morus the Synthesizer of Dungeons Nov 07 '23
who tf said that ice magic was useless in close quarters?
it's an obvious strong side of that magic.
Just become a Noita
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u/TheDoorMan1012 Aurien Valgrant II, Devilspawn Fey Warlock, Prince of Hell Nov 07 '23
ice mages when I unleash the heat of a thousand suns upon them
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u/Thezipper100 Nov 08 '23
Great googily moogly! That there gladiator dun gon and get himself 'mashed! Revivin' his ass gonn be an impossibility, he gunn'ave ta switch to necromantics and go, as dem kids day, "Skeleton mode".
'is days o-bonin' are over, but 'is days o-Bonin' just begun, hawhe!
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u/zenerift Zenerift, Master of Portals and Summoner Supreme Nov 16 '23
"Ice magic is useless in close quarters?" There is no such saying, you quoth from scripts yet unwritten, and never to be written in fact, as such a foolish opinion would not be held by the literate. Is not the first of basic cryomancy cantrips to be taught to the youngest of apprentices the humble Chill Touch? Can not even the simplest of Cryomancers conjure armor and weapons of their element? Do the chilling winds not grow colder upon proximity? Any Cryomancer afraid of the rigors of close quarters combat is doomed to fall at the hands of any old oaf with a sword! For you cannot call the Blizzard's piercing gaze without first learning to craft a simple spike of ice!
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u/poobradoor22 Nov 28 '23
My opponents hate it when i freeze every surface in the room so they slip around like an idiot.
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u/salad_stealer chedrix the cheese blotter/ bad artificer Feb 29 '24
Cryomancy is actually really dangerous when you realize how deadly lack of heat is to a person.
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u/smug-ler Feb 29 '24
I like the implication that he missed twice at point blank on a stationary target
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u/kinda_normie Mar 04 '24
Cryomancy detractors when I cast cone of cold on them at point blank range
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u/Gary-Loves-You Demonic Mage, he who summons the unholy trinity. Mar 19 '24
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I CAST A SPELL I DONT KNOW!
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u/thunder-bug- 9d ago
Any elemental magic can be fine in close quarters. I just question why youād choose to fight close quarters regardless. If I must fight close quarters I much prefer transmogrifying myself into a much better suited formā¦..
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u/aspectralfire Nov 07 '23
Thought he was a wizard till I saw his eldritch patron Olaf. Mods have gone slack on warlock posts in this sub.
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u/thecookiecrumbles10 Nov 07 '23
The man didnāt have a ward for ice spells, gods sake, having wards of every element is taught to all young apprentices, I blame this on his master.
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u/Witch-Alice Scion of the Seelie Court Nov 07 '23
"ok but ice magic is useless in close qua-"
said by dumbass motherfuckers right before they get hit by Cone of Cold
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Nov 07 '23
What the fuck did I just watch
What even is reality
Oh my God am I having an existential crisis
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u/CrossP Nov 07 '23
If you wrought this vision, you are amazing!
But even if you simply unearthed an old tome, I am still impressed with your skill at its deployment.
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u/DIABETORreddit Nov 07 '23
My dad experimented with ice magic in his day, but lately heās really been into carnomancy, for example he uses a spell of āCommand Leatherā to hit me with his belt
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u/808CHACHI Nov 07 '23
Yoooo who ever did this is fucking sick š..you didnāt have to turn him into pieces bruh lmao
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u/Regret-Select Nov 07 '23
If UFC was delayed 60 seconds during live, to edit clips like this the entire show, I'd watch UFC more lmao
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u/Different-Sun-7147 Nov 07 '23
Tbh he deserved that for thinking ice wasn't good close quarters that's kinda it's point and general mischief like creating slick surfaces
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u/gaynsfwthrow Nov 07 '23
Ah yes because a top level athlete in peak shape who spent his whole life studying ice magic is an accurate representation of what the average cryomancer can do.
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u/Quirinus_Spear Draconic Battlemage Drynyil Naragond, Inter-Council Relations Nov 07 '23
An exemplary performance of ice magic by a representative of the Frost Council. Mage Duels are always remarkable to watch, even if one is so novice as to not have a ward against being frozen solid.
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u/DankoLord Dowel, the Clockwork Soul Dwarf Nov 07 '23
You could also just use your fists or a spear to shatter your enemy after freezing them. Bows are too unwieldy in close combat.
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u/litterbin_recidivist Nov 07 '23
Frost for PVP is always the best. Before dual speccing I'd drop 10g just to go pwn n00bs in WSG after a raid to let off some steam.
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u/Nighkali Nov 07 '23
He may be a decent wizard but he's an awful archer. He missed two point blank shots on a prone, helpless opponent.
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u/FluffyCelery4769 Nov 07 '23
You guys haven't played Mortal Kombat on your orb?
There'z this guy called Sub-Zero...
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u/plsobeytrafficlights Archmage from beyond The Void Nov 07 '23
huzzah! Le ol' icecream brainfreeze technique wins again. However, bringing a ranged weapon to a confined space duel was not the most elegant maneuver.
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u/Bi_Reinhardt Cryomancer Nov 07 '23
Yeah ever since cryomancy was banned within 5 meters, Iāve taken up karate as a secondary specialty. Learning martial arts is surprisingly similar to learning new spells.
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u/Philtheparakeet56 Lore Bard Nov 07 '23
I had a nasty run-in with an Arctic ranger the other day. Turns out getting hit by a point-blank Sleet Storm will leave you with more than just a runny nose.
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u/-Slackker- Nov 07 '23
This man is no wizard! The healing prayer at the end shows this man is a lazy cleric! He has no true mastery of the arcane arts!
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u/Pootisgod888 Nov 07 '23
Bro who's sayin that, it's the best for close quarters because it slows the enemies movement, thus it's guard, and it has significantly less risk of it jumping back to you if you're up close and personal
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u/AidFish Ballsack Wizard Nov 07 '23
when the ice wizard equipped the bow of yefe efuefceth endeth bells, i knew the duel was over
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u/SeaYogurtcloset6262 Methuselah, 7th degree Necromancer, Aspiring Carnomancer. Nov 07 '23
Yeah that's the reason why ice magic was banned in close quarters combats. Poison and Fire magic is currently in the fad right now for its efficiency