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The '''Arc of Death''' is the third weapon used by the [[Mage]] from [[Hexen]]. It is a spell that consumes five [[Green Mana]] to summon a great bolt of electricity from floor to ceiling, which travels in a straight line away from the player. When the bolt strikes an enemy, it will follow them around inflicting damage for three seconds before it wears off, or until the target dies. This weapon is very effective against the [[centaur]]s and [[slaughtaur]]s, as they specifically take triple normal damage from this weapon.
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[[File:HeXen AoD pickup lg.png|thumb|Mage's "Arc of Death" weapon found on Hub 2: Shadow Wood.]]
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[[File:HeXen AoD Action lg.png|thumb|Mage's "Arc of Death" weapon in action.]]
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The '''Arc of death''' is the third weapon used by the [[Mage]] from [[Hexen]]. It is a spell that consumes five [[green mana]] to summon a great bolt of electricity from floor to ceiling, which travels in a straight line away from the player. When the bolt strikes an enemy, it will follow them around inflicting damage for three seconds before it wears off, or until the target dies. This weapon is very effective against the [[centaur]]s and [[slaughtaur]]s, as they specifically take triple normal damage from this weapon.
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==Data==
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan="2"|Arc of death data
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|-
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|Weapon number
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|3
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|-
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|[[Damage]]
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|16-128 (floor + ceiling projectile)<br/>2-16 (proximity bolt)
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|-
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|Included mana
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|25 Green (37 on [[Skill level|skill]] 1 & 5)
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|-
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|Mana use
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|5 Green
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|-
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|Shot type
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|[[Projectile]]
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|-
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|Velocity<br/>(bolt projectile)
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|25 [[map unit]]s per tic<br/>(875 map units per second)
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|-
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|Shots per minute
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|? <!-- ? tics per attack -->
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|-
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|Damage per second
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|?
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|-
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|[[Sound]]
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|WEPELE2 (wielded)<br/>LITE2 (firing)<br/>GNTPOW (projectile)<br/>GNTACT1 (proximity)
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|-
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|Appears in
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|Hexen
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|-
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|Thing type
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|8040 (decimal), 1F68 (hex)
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|-
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|Radius
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|20
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|-
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|Height
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|16
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|-
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|[[Sprite]]
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|WMLG (before pickup)<br/>MLNG (wielded)<br/>MLF2, MLFX (bolts)
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|-
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|Frames<br/>(before pickup)
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|8 (A&mdash;H)
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|-
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|[[Thing types|Class]]
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|[[Weapon]]<br/>Pickup
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|-
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|}
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== Appearance statistics ==
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In the [[IWAD]]s the Arc of death is first encountered on these maps per [[Skill level#Hexen skill levels|skill level]]:
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan="4"|Single-player
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)]]||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)
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|-
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|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||[[Hub 3: Silent Refectory]]||Hub 3: Silent Refectory||Hub 3: Silent Refectory
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|-
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|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||[[Hub 4: Gibbet]]||Hub 4: Gibbet||Hub 4: Gibbet
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|-
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|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||[[Hub 1: Catacomb]]||Hub 1: Catacomb||Hub 1: Catacomb
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||[[Hub 2: Armory]]||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||[[Hub 4: Over N Under]]||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan="4"|Cooperative
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)
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|-
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|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)]]||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)
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|-
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|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)]]||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)
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|-
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|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||[[Hub 5: Necropolis (map)]]||Hub 5: Necropolis (map)||Hub 5: Necropolis (map)
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||Hub 1: Catacomb||Hub 1: Catacomb||Hub 1: Catacomb
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory||Hub 2: Armory
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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The IWADs contain the following numbers of Arcs of death per skill level:
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Single-player
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||''2''||''2''||''2''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||''2''||''2''||''2''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hexen]]||5||5||5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||''5''||''5''||''5''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathkings of the Dark Citadel]]||7||7||7
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Cooperative
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||''0''||''0''||''0''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||''3''||''3''||''3''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||''3''||''3''||''3''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Hexen||8||8||8
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||''0''||''0''||''0''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||''5''||''5''||''5''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Deathkings of the Dark Citadel||7||7||7
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|}
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{{col-end}}
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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Arc of Death is one of two weapons that cannot be spawned in Hexen's ACS, the other being [[Firestorm]].   
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* The Arc of death is one of two weapons that cannot be spawned in Hexen's ACS, the other being the [[Firestorm]].   
  
 
{{Hexen weapons}}
 
{{Hexen weapons}}
 
[[Category:Hexen weapons]]
 
[[Category:Hexen weapons]]

Revision as of 09:03, 10 January 2022

Mage's "Arc of Death" weapon found on Hub 2: Shadow Wood.
Mage's "Arc of Death" weapon in action.

The Arc of death is the third weapon used by the Mage from Hexen. It is a spell that consumes five green mana to summon a great bolt of electricity from floor to ceiling, which travels in a straight line away from the player. When the bolt strikes an enemy, it will follow them around inflicting damage for three seconds before it wears off, or until the target dies. This weapon is very effective against the centaurs and slaughtaurs, as they specifically take triple normal damage from this weapon.

Data

Arc of death data
Weapon number 3
Damage 16-128 (floor + ceiling projectile)
2-16 (proximity bolt)
Included mana 25 Green (37 on skill 1 & 5)
Mana use 5 Green
Shot type Projectile
Velocity
(bolt projectile) 		25 map units per tic
(875 map units per second)
Shots per minute ?
Damage per second ?
Sound WEPELE2 (wielded)
LITE2 (firing)
GNTPOW (projectile)
GNTACT1 (proximity)
Appears in Hexen
Thing type 8040 (decimal), 1F68 (hex)
Radius 20
Height 16
Sprite WMLG (before pickup)
MLNG (wielded)
MLF2, MLFX (bolts)
Frames
(before pickup) 		8 (A—H)
Class Weapon
Pickup

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the Arc of death is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

The IWADs contain the following numbers of Arcs of death per skill level:

Trivia

  • The Arc of death is one of two weapons that cannot be spawned in Hexen's ACS, the other being the Firestorm.
Weapons from Hexen
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Slot 1 2 3 4
Baratus (Fighter) Spiked gauntlets Timon's Axe Hammer of Retribution Quietus
Parias (Cleric) Mace of Contrition Serpent staff Firestorm Wraithverge
Daedolon (Mage) Sapphire wand Frost shards Arc of Death Bloodscourge
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