Integral part of the world of Dark Swords is magic. One of the most popular and its useful sections is devoted to buffs. Buffs are spells that increase your stats or the stats of others. Buffs can alternately be obtained, by means of magic elixirs.
Strength of effect is defined the level of a spell by means of which the buff has been imposed. It is impossible to cast a buff on the character atop of similar of higher level already imposed.
The list of buffs and their level (duration of it for itself and members of the group) can be seen in pop-up by hovering the cursor of the mouse on the image of the character. The sign  designates
general presence of buffs, the sign  is used, if there is «sanctuary» effect on the list. The «Parameters/affects» panel where appropriate colours can be assigned to accessible effects is useful for effects’ controlling (the menu is accessible by the right button of the mouse).
In general, buffs have a limited time. The spell named «Dispel magic» spell reduces this time, if casted sucessfully, 10 minutes can be removed. The use of lightning bolts with 3 successful hits causing «Shock» also remove 5 minutes of action of each effect. Besides, there is a set of buffs which are consequence of use of fighting abilities, alchemical elixirs and even peaceful occupations.
• Main buffs and their elixirs.
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Main buffs and their elixirs.
Usual positive buffs, which are studied in Guild of enchanters (and similar) have duration at overlaying a spell on itself (the spouse or the pupil) 20 minutes; on any other character - 10 minutes; The use of a 10th level elixir (can be prepared from collected herbs) - 15 minutes; The use of a 3rd level elixir (is for sale in Alchemical Shops of initial cities) - 5 minutes. Recipes for preparation of «Tranquilizer» and «Antidote» can be found at the Moon Scribe on the Flame River and in Shop of scrolls in Highlanders Village.
• «Tigers strength» - increases value of parameter «power»; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Feline grace» - increases value of parameter «dexterity»; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Steel body» - increases value of parameter «constitution»; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Wisdom of the owl» - increases value of parameter «inteligence»; [10/15/20 minutes]
«Tigers strength» |
«Feline grace» |
«Steel body» |
«Wisdom of the owl» |
«Tigers strength» |
«Feline grace» |
«Steel body» |
«Wisdom of the owl» |
• «Bears blood» - increases «life» of the character; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Aura of renewal» - restores «life» at «mana» expenditure; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Frenzy» - increases «damage» of the character; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Astral carnival» - increases «magical damage» of the character (can be applied only on yourself); [15/20 minutes]
«Bears blood» |
«Aura of renewal» |
«Frenzy» |
«Astral carnival» |
«Bears blood» |
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«Frenzy» |
«Astral carnival» |
• «Mirror shield» - reflects a part of damage back to the attacker; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Colossal endurance» - increases stability of the character against special attacks; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Iron skin» - 5 protective layers from a physical damage (it is impossible to use when fighting, can be applied on yourself only); [15/20 minutes]
• «Layered defence» - a shield with force of the double value of «life» of the character (can be applied on yourself only); [15/20 minutes]
«Mirror shield» |
«Colossal endurance» |
«Iron skin» |
«Layered defence» |
To increase duration of some of these effects by 10 minutes (but no more than 25 minutes) is possible by means of Genetics:
«stronger» |
«faster» |
«powerful» |
«wiser» |
«Radiant sphere» |
• «Radiant sphere» - 5 protective layers from a magic damage (it is impossible to use in fight, can be applied on yourself only);
• «Cold resistance» - reduces by half the damage caused by spells of elements of cold; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Fire resistance» - the same for fire; [10/15/20 minutes]
• «Lightening resistance» - the same for a lightning; [10/15/20 minutes]
* Three listed above effects are incompatible with each other, except for case when "Delicious Fish Broth" is used; this gives protection simultaneously from all three elements for 30 minutes;
• «Mana shield» - damage caused to the character is transformed in mana expenditure with factor 2/1 or 3/1 depending on «power of mana shield» skill; [3 minutes, 60 minutes from «Honey Spirit»]
• «Sanctuary» - reduces any type of a damage caused to the player by half; [3 minutes, 30 minutes from «Muslim Carpet»]
• «Paladins aura» - allows receiving information on other characters and their dispositions during the moment of receiving of the status «outlaw» by them; [15 minutes]
• «Light steps» - allows to overcome through traps; [15 minutes, are removed by action of a magnet]
• «Tranquilization» - under action of this effect the character cannot escape the fight; (use by the opponent in fight of «Tranquilizer») [up to the end of fight or before use of «Antidote»]
«Mana shield» |
«Sanctuary» |
«Paladins aura» |
«Tranquilizer» |
«Mana shield» |
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«Light steps» |
«Antidote» |
• «Getting Drunk» - preparation for imposing an hourly «Mana shield» spell, it is impossible to cast spells and to move; [3 minutes]
• «Performing Ritual» - preparation for imposing a half-hour «Sanctuary» spell, it is impossible to cast spells and to move; [3 minutes]
• «Attack Focus» - gives high probability of that following hit on the opponent will have the maximal damage;
• «Stealth» - allows moving through the world practically imperceptibly for monsters and other players;
• «Distracted Gaze» - negative effect, stops the character from being able to hit an opponent;
• «Web» - negative effect, reduces chances of the character to escape the fight;
• «Criminal» - a sign defining the character being outlaw (looting other character corpses, attacks, stealing, buffing monsters ec.); [from 1/2 to 10 minutes]
• «Espionage» - character is able to receive information about all used «Magical Scaners» ( with «scaned» character location and with a name of the character who used the «Magical Scaner»); [3 hours]
• «Trap» - character is ensnared or trapped; [from 30 seconds and above]
• «Antilocator» - protects from detection by means of «Magical Scaner»; [180 minutes]
• «Awareness» - prevents a skill «sleight of hand» use on character; [45 minutes]
• «Weakness» - completely cancels action of disease, result of death of character infected by character with other disease; [15 minutes]
• «Cooldown» - blocks use of racial ability after previous time; [3 minutes]
• «Exhaustion» - blocks use of «Layered defence» after previous time; [2 minutesы]
• «Gloom» - blocks use of compass, result of unsuccessful attempt of searching the opponent with its help; [up to 10 seconds]
• «Porphyria» - disease of «vampires»; [duration depends on a stage of disease]
• «Lycanthropy» - disease of «werewolves»; [duration depends on a stage of disease]
• «Hysteria» - disease of «wizards»; [duration depends on a stage of disease]
• «Obsession» - disease of «demons»; [duration depends on a stage of disease]
• «Improved jig» - enables catching unique catch of 4th category during «fishing»; [6+ minutes]
• «Detect Invisibility» - the character is guaranteed to see other players with «stealth» effect; [3 minutes]
• «Hunter`s Luck» - chance of receiving a prize-winning elixir in a «Wanted Dead» quest to 3 times; [30 minutes]
• «Amphora of Life» - the maximal value of «life» increases twice; [up to 10 seconds]
• «Amphora of Mana» - the maximal value of «mana» increases twice; [up to 10 seconds]
• «Bandaging» - each even step of the not infected character regenerates his «life» by 20 + level of a «cure» spell in % (results from imposing «bandage»); [up to 10 seconds]
• «License to kill» - an ability to attack a character in zones of the order; [10 minutes] ?
• «Insurance» - guarantees, that the corpse will arrive on «star» together with the character in case of death; [24 hours]
• «Deportation» - character will be registered over in one of three initial cities at death when killed (will appear on a star of this city after death); [30 minutes]
• «Infection: inadequacy» - the character has an opportunity to infect the attacked opponent with chance of 10 % of hit by illness «inadequacy»; [15 minutes]
• «Inadequacy» - all the messages sent in any chat, appear in public; [1 % chance of treatment by herbs, 10 % chance to treatment with «Antiseptic»]
• «Infection: mumps» - the character has an opportunity to infect the attacked opponent with chance of 10 % of hit by illness «mumps»; [15 minutes]
• «Mumps» - the character sees all subjects in the world, names and parameters as acorns; [1 % chance of treatment by herbs, 10 % chance to treatment with «Antiseptic»]
• «Infection: dazed» - the character has an opportunity to infect the attacked opponent with chance of 10 % of hit by illness «dazed»; [15 minutes]
• «Dazed» - in 50 % of cases character walks randomly in any direction at any attempt of moving; [1 % chance of treatment by herbs, 10 % chance to treatment with «Antiseptic»]
• «Infection: dog distemper» - the character has an opportunity to infect the attacked opponent with chance of 10 % of hit by illness «dog distemper»; [15 minutes]
• «Dog distemper» - in 30 % of cases character will bark or growl instead of the message; [1 % chance of treatment by herbs, 10 % chance to treatment with «Antiseptic»]
• «Mute» - A player is baned from talking by a moderator for a period of time;
• «Blinding» - does not allow seeing anybody, except for itself; [10 seconds]
• «Smoke screen» - all players and monsters in location of application become unrecognizable (incognito); [10 seconds] ?
• «Knockdown» - knocks opponent down, increasing damage recieved from physical attacks, and preventing «Flee»;
• «Stun» - opponent under this effect cannot attack or cast spells for a period of time;
• «Disemboweled» - decreases the maximal hp of the opponent;
• «Broken shield» - left hand of the character stops to work;
• «Contusion» - prevents the opponent to cast any spell;
• «Open wounds» - opponents under this effect will lose HP based on their current hp over a period of time;
• «Freezing» - the character cannot take advantage of magic buffs and fighting spells with half a chance;
• «Burning» - the character receives a damage each tact;
• «Shocked» - character receives increased damage;
• «Death grip» - eliminates elements natural resistance of a character (negative effect of opponents Wolf); [6 seconds]
• «Blindness» - eliminates natural chance to hit and chance to cast of a character (negative effect of opponents Manul); [6 seconds]
• «Lost balance» - eliminates natural armor of a character (negative effect of opponents Polar fox); [6 seconds]
• «Satiety» - familiar of the character with this effect does not starve; [72 hours]
• «Rampage» - racial ability of orc (switches on in «magic» menu); [30 seconds]
• «Shadow dance» - racial ability of elf (switches on in «magic» menu); [30 seconds]
• «Pathos» - racial ability of human (switches on in «magic» menu); [30 seconds]
• «Mountain king» - racial ability of dwarf (switches on in «magic» menu); [30 seconds]
• «Impregnability» - racial skill of dwarf (switches in «magic» menu);
• «Astral surge» - racial ability of drow (switches on in «magic» menu); [30 seconds]
• «Relax» - a mode of rest of the character (is switched by «relax» / «stand up» button on the keyboard);
• «Hide Equipment» - does not let other players to see your equipment stats (paid service in the «command panel», price 1 platinum); [1 day]
• «Hidding from list» - the character can not be traced in the players list (paid service in the «command panel», price of 10 platinum); [1 hour]
• «Doppelganger» - the character is unrecognizable for associates - looks as a shadow (paid service in the «command panel», price of 20 platinum); [1 hour]
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