Crystal Shield

[thejeff]

Automatic boost to all paths.

Is it actually a power of the spheres, though? Does it stack?

[atul]

It's Power of the Spheres cast in the beginning of the battle, so no PotS will be cast afterwards even if it's scripted. So, no stacking.

[thejeff]

Hmmm, does that work with Communion Matrices? Slaves get the PotS boost?

[Kristoffer O]

I believe so, which might be a good way to exploit the bug of resourceful slaves

[lch]

I just tried it with a Robe of Invulnerability and the Crystal Shield, and no, neither work with Master/slave matrices.

[Kristoffer O]

You have to cast spells for the communion to take effect. Item effect don't carry over unless the item casts the effect. Most items just grant effects. Enchantment spells like storm are actually cast. Fire res, strength of gaia, etc are just granted effects. If one of the slaves cast PotS with a pearl it sould apply to all.

[lch]

The question was whether the Crystal Shield works with Master/slave matrices and the answer is no, it doesn't. All other spells that have AoE: Caster work with communions, how ever the communion might have come together at all.

[thejeff]

But I thought Crystal Shield actually cast the effect.
That's why I suggested the communion.

The Robe, grants the effect outside of battle so I wouldn't expect it.

It was observed first with the charge body effect of copper plate.

If the shield actually casts power of the spheres it should affect the slaves. If we actually understand what's happening.

Maybe there's some ordering coming into play here? The spells are cast at the beginning of the battle. If the Matrices cast communion spells, maybe those get cast before the charge body, but after PotS?
It could be dependent on commander order, too.