Evil Seek is a battle spell used by magicians in Betrayal at Krondor. It targets multiple enemies at once and can only be acquired from a locked chest in the Sar-Sargoth Dungeons.
Overview
For a cost of 20-30 Health/Stamina, the spell inflicts twice the cost in damage on the initial target, then proceeds to attack each other enemy in the battle for a cost of 4/5 the initial damage.
No additional items are needed to cast the spell, but it does require the initial target to be in the caster's line of sight.
Some enemies are more or less than usually vulnerable to Evil Seek:
- Double damage: Highland Ogres, Sentinel Ogres, and the Servitor of Lims-Kragma
- 50% extra damage: Trolls and Panath Tiandn
- Half damage: Dreads, Spellweavers, and the game's final antagonist
- Immune: Nethermanders, Rogues, and Rogue Mages[1]
Since damage to subsequent targets is determined by the damage done to the initial target, choosing a more vulnerable initial target significantly increases the spell's effectiveness.
Trivia
- Since the spell affects animals as well as sapient beings, the "evil" it seeks is merely any inclination to harm the caster.
- Evil Seek is one of Patrus's starting spells.