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BLUDTUPOWA

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	\|ManaCost=0		\|ManaCost=0
		+	\|ShortDesc=3 health per level
	\|Effects=		\|Effects=
	*Uncovers 3 random dungeon tiles without regenerating monsters.		*Uncovers 3 random dungeon tiles without regenerating monsters.

HALPMEH

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	\|ManaCost=5		\|ManaCost=5
		+	\|ShortDesc=heals 5 x level health
	\|Effects=		\|Effects=
	* Restore 4 × character level HP to the caster.		* Restore 4 × character level HP to the caster.

BLUDTUPOWA

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	They also have to rely on it to compensate for their low maximum mana.		They also have to rely on it to compensate for their low maximum mana.

-	The Assassin is another class that can get much mileage out of this glyph, especially if he is played as an elf.	+	The {{c\|Assassin}} is another class that can get much mileage out of this glyph, especially if he is played as an elf.
-	Since they start with both APHEELSIK and BURNDAYRAZ, they can easily have one of the most potent glyph combinations in the game if they happen to find BLUDTOPOWA. The player simply poisons a monster and uses BLUDTOPOWA to fuel BURNDAYRAZ. Once health and mana are depleted, the player simply explores until he has to recast APHEELSIK again - at which point he simply repeats the cycle. This combo allows to continously damage an enemy without him retaliating or regenerating, so it can bring down even enemys of a high level.	+	Since they start with both {{s\|APHEELSIK}} and {{s\|BURNDAYRAZ}}, they can easily have one of the most potent glyph combinations in the game if they happen to find BLUDTOPOWA. The player simply poisons a monster and uses BLUDTOPOWA to fuel BURNDAYRAZ. Once health and mana are depleted, the player simply explores until he has to recast APHEELSIK again - at which point he simply repeats the cycle. This combo allows to continously damage an enemy without him retaliating or regenerating, so it can bring down even enemys of a high level.

	A rather unexpected class that benefits from the glyph is the {{c\|Monk}}. Monks deal very low damage, and BURNDAYRAZ is a feasible way to bypass that restriction. His fast health regeneration in combination with burning allows him to effectively regenfight their enemys via magic, ignoring any physical resistances.		A rather unexpected class that benefits from the glyph is the {{c\|Monk}}. Monks deal very low damage, and BURNDAYRAZ is a feasible way to bypass that restriction. His fast health regeneration in combination with burning allows him to effectively regenfight their enemys via magic, ignoring any physical resistances.

BYSSEPS

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	\|Effects=		\|Effects=
-	* Grants the caster {{t\|Might}} ~~+30% for the next attack.~~ (+30% bonus attack, ~~reduce~~ {{t\|Physical resist}} and {{t\|Magic resist}} by 3%).	+	* Grants the caster {{t\|Might}}(+30% bonus attack, reduces enemys {{t\|Physical resist}} and {{t\|Magic resist}} by 3%) for the next attack.
	\|Hotkey= B		\|Hotkey= B
	}}</onlyinclude>		}}</onlyinclude>

-	{{~~Stub~~}}	+	== Unlocking the glyph ==
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		+	BYSSEPS starts unlocked.
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		+	== Strategy ==
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		+	There isn't much one can say about BYSSEPS. It is cast before an attack, or snuck in during combat thanks to its low mana costs. That's it.
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		+	BYSSEPS is the cheapest glyph in the game, but it gets outshined by every other glyph in the game.
		+	Combat-wise, most other glyphs bring more to the table, especially {{s\|BURNDAYRAZ}} and {{s\|GETINDARE}}.
		+	It adds no utility other than crushing resistances, and while the effect itself sounds useful, its rather hard to exploit in reality.
		+	The player will have to take lots of hits until he has grinded down the resistances, which means he will lose much Black space in the process. In practice, it is easer to find alternative ways to slay such enemys, unless you are a berserker against the Tower of Goo or similar match ups.
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		+	The {{c\|Monk}} is probably the class who benefits the most of this glyph. Since they have a penalty to their damage, BYSSEPS can help them to overcome their low damage. They will also have plenty of opportunitys to use this glyph, since they need a large amount of attacks to beat their foes down.
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		+	== Trivia ==
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		+	*The Vicious Tower of Gaan'telet is one of the very few places where BYSSEPS plays an important role. The boss has rather high health coupled with resistances, so BYSSEPS is ironically a must-have.
		+	Despite this being the best possible situation in the game, GETINDARE is still arguably better.
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BLUDTUPOWA

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-	* ~~Reveals three~~ tiles ~~and grants you +3 mana, but removes~~ 3 health per level~~. Neither the player or monsters heal from this exploration~~	+	*Uncovers 3 random dungeon tiles without regenerating monsters.
		+	*Lose 3 health per level, but gain 1 mana per revealed tile (minimum +1)
		+	\|Hotkey=U
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-	~~{{Stub}}~~	+	BLUDTOPOWA is a rather unique glyph, as it is the only glyph in the game with no manacosts. Instead, it replenishes the players mana at the expense of his health and blackspace. This makes it naturally a good fit for dedicated spellcasters, but a rather poor find for hybrid or physical-oriented builds.
-	~~The ''BLUDTUPOWA''~~ glyph ~~allows you to regenerate~~ mana at the ~~cost~~ of ~~expending~~ health and ~~exploration space~~. ~~Since monsters do not heal when you do this~~, ~~this can make~~ a ~~powerful finishing blow with magic~~.	+

		+	== Unlocking the glyph ==
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		+	BlUDTUPOWA is unlocked along with the {{c\|Bloodmage}}.
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		+	== Strategy ==
		+	BLUDTOPOWA is a very handy glyph for any character based around spellcasting. Dedicated spellcasters usually focus on increasing their mana or glyph effectiveness, so they often neglect their attack damage. This usually results in rather ineffective strikes. BLUDTOPOWA allows them to use their health more efficiently.
		+	Naturally, BLUDTOPOWA won't work with hybrid-builds. Taking damage means you'll have less health to use for BLUDTOPOWA and vice-versa, so the two concepts are mutually exclusive.
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		+	As expected, the {{c\|Bloodmage}} excells at using his signature glyph. Their sanguine trait allows them to use the glyph more often than other classes during combat, especially if they have quaffed a manapotion or two. A well built bloodmage can release an amazing amount of fireballs before going out of breath and is often able to kill monsters with magic alone.
		+	They also have to rely on it to compensate for their low maximum mana.
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		+	The Assassin is another class that can get much mileage out of this glyph, especially if he is played as an elf.
		+	Since they start with both APHEELSIK and BURNDAYRAZ, they can easily have one of the most potent glyph combinations in the game if they happen to find BLUDTOPOWA. The player simply poisons a monster and uses BLUDTOPOWA to fuel BURNDAYRAZ. Once health and mana are depleted, the player simply explores until he has to recast APHEELSIK again - at which point he simply repeats the cycle. This combo allows to continously damage an enemy without him retaliating or regenerating, so it can bring down even enemys of a high level.
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		+	A rather unexpected class that benefits from the glyph is the {{c\|Monk}}. Monks deal very low damage, and BURNDAYRAZ is a feasible way to bypass that restriction. His fast health regeneration in combination with burning allows him to effectively regenfight their enemys via magic, ignoring any physical resistances.
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		+	BLUDTOPOWA loses much of its strength once the endgame is reached. If there is no longer any black space availabe, the glyph will only replenish 1 mana, but still cost health. Unless the player is very desperate to squeeze out a few manapoints , it's better to convert the glyph.
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		+	== Hints ==
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		+	*The Sorcerer is allergic to this glyph - he needs more health than every other class to use it, due to his class traits.
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		+	*BLOODTUPOWA always reveals tiles close to the player. This can be exploited by assasins who need to get their first strike, Bloodmages who want to avoid stepping on their Bloodpools, or to simply check what lies behind a wall.
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		+	*{{g\|Mystera_Annur}} and {{g\|Jehora_Jeheyu}} won't reward any piety for using this glyph, but {{g\|Taurog}} will count it as a normal spellcast.
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		+	*{{g\|Glowing_Guardian}} punishes the player for using this glyph, but grants extra-piety for converting it.
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CYDSTEPP

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	There are only two type of effects in the game that can overcome death protection. The first is the swift hands class feature of the {{c\|Assassin}}, which is not a concerned to human players. The other effects are [[Gods\|godly]] punishments. Death protection will not save you from the wrath of {{g\|Jehora Jeheyu}}.		There are only two type of effects in the game that can overcome death protection. The first is the swift hands class feature of the {{c\|Assassin}}, which is not a concerned to human players. The other effects are [[Gods\|godly]] punishments. Death protection will not save you from the wrath of {{g\|Jehora Jeheyu}}.
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		+	== Unlocking the glyph ==
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		+	CYDSTEPP is unlocked together with the {{c\|Warlord}}

	== Strategy ==		== Strategy ==

APHEELSIK

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	* Magic resistance reduces the effectivenes of the glyph. For example, a monster with 50% magic resistance will only be poisoned for half the tiles.		* Magic resistance reduces the effectivenes of the glyph. For example, a monster with 50% magic resistance will only be poisoned for half the tiles.

-	* The {{g\|Glowing_Guardian}} punishes you if you use this glyph, but grants you piety for converting it.	+	* The {{g\|Glowing_Guardian}} punishes you if you use this glyph, but grants you extra-piety for converting it.

	* Player-related poison used to have an unlimited duration, but broke on attack. This led to lv 1 chracters fireballing down bosses.		* Player-related poison used to have an unlimited duration, but broke on attack. This led to lv 1 chracters fireballing down bosses.

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ENDISWAL

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	* Destroy a wall		* Destroy a wall
-	* {{t\|~~Physical resist~~}} ~~+20%~~ for the next attack (stackable)	+	* Grants one layer of {{t\|Stone skin}} for the next attack (stackable)
		+	\|Hotkey= E
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-	'''ENDISWAL''' is ~~''blahblahblah~~ ... ~~brief introduction~~, ~~as per wiki tradition~~.''	+	'''ENDISWAL''' is a glyph that can be used to destroy walls or statues. This makes it easer to explore the dungeon, since you can tunnel your way past most obstacles. For each destroyed wall, the player gets a layer of stoneskin, granting 20% physical resistance; note however, that resistances cap at 65%, making any number of layers above 4 meaningless. Once the player gets hit, stoneskin is used, reducing incoming physical damage. This happens regardless of the actual damage the player gets; so even plants, who deal 0 damage, will discharge stoneskin.
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	== Unlocking the glyph ==		== Unlocking the glyph ==
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	ENDISWAL is best used between fights as a "pre-buff", so you can fully regenerate your mana after using it. If you still have a large amount of space to explore, this can make ENDISWAL a brutally powerful glyph. Instead of wasting mana as you explore, you can instead build up a layer of physical resistance. Because the protection only lasts for a single attack, "striker"-type attackers with high damage values benefit more; Rogues, Warlords, Berserkers, and Crusaders all gain enormously from this glyph. Characters with low damage won't benefit nearly as much, and characters with naturally high physical resistance will simply hit their resistance cap. As a result, "brawler"-type characters like the Monk or Paladin or dedicated casters such as the wizard have little use for the glyph and should convert it unless they need to break through walls to explore blocked areas.		ENDISWAL is best used between fights as a "pre-buff", so you can fully regenerate your mana after using it. If you still have a large amount of space to explore, this can make ENDISWAL a brutally powerful glyph. Instead of wasting mana as you explore, you can instead build up a layer of physical resistance. Because the protection only lasts for a single attack, "striker"-type attackers with high damage values benefit more; Rogues, Warlords, Berserkers, and Crusaders all gain enormously from this glyph. Characters with low damage won't benefit nearly as much, and characters with naturally high physical resistance will simply hit their resistance cap. As a result, "brawler"-type characters like the Monk or Paladin or dedicated casters such as the wizard have little use for the glyph and should convert it unless they need to break through walls to explore blocked areas.

-	The ENDISWAL glyph is the most reliable way to break through walls. This makes it invaluable on maze-like dungeons such as [[~~The~~ Labyrinth]] or [[Rock Garden]]. It can also be used to access hidden subdungeons. For this reason, it's often worthwhile to hold off on converting it until you've at least done some preliminary exploration. Once you've completed exploration, the ENDISWAL glyph is considerably weaker. Unless you desperately need physical resistances for the boss, it's usually worth converting in the end-game.	+	The ENDISWAL glyph is the most reliable way to break through walls. This makes it invaluable on maze-like dungeons such as the [[Labyrinth]] or [[Rock Garden]]. It can also be used to access hidden subdungeons. For this reason, it's often worthwhile to hold off on converting it until you've at least done some preliminary exploration. Once you've completed exploration, the ENDISWAL glyph is considerably weaker. Unless you desperately need physical resistances for the boss, it's usually worth converting in the end-game.
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-	Stoneskin created by ENDISWAL lasts for only a single attack. Being struck by a plant effect counts as an attack, and will discharge the effect of ENDISWAL. Similarly, attacking a monster which has first-strike will also remove your stoneskin. This means you must be careful what you attack. However, a Rogue (or any Tikki Tooki worshipper) will not expend stoneskin if they successfully dodge. This makes the ENDISWAL glyph very useful for Rogues and Tikki Tooki worshippers, which are often high-damage/low-durability characters who benefit most from this glyph.	+

	The ENDISWAL glyph is naturally at its best for the worshippers of Binlor Ironshield, awarding them 5 piety every time it is used. For characters who repeatedly charge up stoneskin between battles, piety will be a non-issue and you can either gain the benefit of Binlor's boons or else convert to another religion to spend that piety. Similarly, this glyph gives you a practical way to expend mana when not fighting, allowing you to maximize piety gain with Mystera Annur.		The ENDISWAL glyph is naturally at its best for the worshippers of Binlor Ironshield, awarding them 5 piety every time it is used. For characters who repeatedly charge up stoneskin between battles, piety will be a non-issue and you can either gain the benefit of Binlor's boons or else convert to another religion to spend that piety. Similarly, this glyph gives you a practical way to expend mana when not fighting, allowing you to maximize piety gain with Mystera Annur.
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	Monsters that have a magical attack are unaffected by stoneskin, and will still strike at full force. Their attacks will also remove any stoneskin you have, so it won't stay for the next battle. This can make it very difficult for characters relying on ENDISWAL to tackle these monsters.		Monsters that have a magical attack are unaffected by stoneskin, and will still strike at full force. Their attacks will also remove any stoneskin you have, so it won't stay for the next battle. This can make it very difficult for characters relying on ENDISWAL to tackle these monsters.

-	~~== Hints ==~~
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-	* Some specific subdungeon challenges (''which ones?'') require you to destroy walls, making them impossible to solve if you converted ENDISWAL, and only few of them can alternatively be solved with {{s\|PISORF}}.
-	* ENDISWAL is one of the few glyphs that is worth gold as "loot". It's only worth 20 gold, however, which is mostly inconsequential.
-	* The Magnet: Defense preparation allows you to begin with ENDISWAL in your inventory, but this does not have a 100% success rate. If ENDISWAL does not spawn on the level, the preparation will grab a different glyph instead. This is often used by experienced players to check if this glyph exists and then restart if it does not.
-	* The Ying/Yang subdungeon used to be completely sealed, with only a handful for explorable tiles. Most of it was inaccessible without the ENDISWAL glyph.

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