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[lch]

Originally Posted by thejeff

11) If the caster is scripted to cast a particular spell and can't find a valid target, they will cast another spell. If they can't find a target for any spell, like a low level priest with everyone blessed and no undead in range, they'll default to "Stay behind troops"
Post ninja edit: I normally wouldn't argue with lch, but I'm pretty sure about this. In practice this only shows up with H1 priests or with mages in the very early game when little is researched.

We are not in disagreement, we're saying the same. I'm just talking mostly about mages, who will always find some stupid self-buff or useless spell to cast, in case their scripted spell has range issues and thus no targets.

[Calahan]

Originally Posted by lch

....who will always find some stupid self-buff or useless spell to cast....

The classic here of course is the way S1 mages start casting Blink if there are no other spells researched that they can cast