Spell details for Blaze Spikes  

im on pheonix server and blaze spikes is going for 50k in sandoria

My advice is definitly not to pay for this spell. It is VERY easy to obtain by the Quest related with it. These spells are very useful in early levels especially when you solo. However, in later levels it gets pointless, because if you control your hate and the tank in your pt's are doing their jobs the Mob should not attack you.

PLEASE LISTEN UP! I would like to save everyone who needs this spell a good 5k. If you are in Windurst or don't mind traveling to Windurst then you can complete a quest called "Know One's Onions" for this great spell. There is a quest before this that you must complete but is ratherly easy. The quest is called "Truth, Justice, and the Onion Way!" which gives you a Justice Badge which is a pretty nice item for low lvl mages. To obtain these quests go to area (G-5) of Port Windurst and talk to Kohlo-Lakolo behind the 2 warehouses. Just a reminder the first quest requires no fame but the second requires Fame Level 2. Hope I helped you out a little.

Ok, Sadly, Blaze Spikes still does the most damage. Shock spike's and Ice spikes you'd think would do more damage but Noooo. Blaze Spikes does about 11 damage for me where as Ice Spikes which I payed 20k for does 6 and Lets not even talk about Shock Spikes X_X

Edited, Sat Mar 13 12:41:45 2004

how big of a DS is this?

If your in Windurst do not pay $3K-$5K for Blazing Spikes. You can get this spell pretty easily. Not sure what level you need to be or how much fame you need to have. I'd say at least L10 since you can't use the spell unless you are L10. I don't think fame has anything to do with it, but definitely try to have at least 7-10 quests completed.

Now.. where do you start? The first quest you must do is the "Truth, Justice and the Onion Way" quest. You must talk to Kohlo-Lakolo who is BEHIND the Warehouses (G-5) in Port Windurst. He's the leader of the Star Onion Brigade and is standing on a stack of crates. In this quest you have to retrieve a Rarab Tail off of a BumbleeBee, which is easy as can be. BumbeeBees are just outside any gate to the city. The Rarab Tail is for one of the SOB member's mother. You'll see all the usual cuts scene about it. Give the Rarab Tail to Kohlo and you'll get the Justice Badge (*Neck* Def 1 - MND 3).

Now.. if you speak to him again he give you the "Know One's Onion" quest. This is the quest that will get you the Blazing Spikes scroll. Kohlo needs 4 Onions so they can make Stink Bombs to attack the Cat Burgular (Nanaa Mihgo). Again you will see the smooth cut scenes that tells the story. All you need to do it get 4 Onions off of Globlin Thugs and give them to Kohlo and he'll give you the Blazin Spikes. That's it!!

Both quests combined took me less then 15 mins to do. Why? Because I already had like 5 rarab tails and 5 Onions. I just ran to my Mog House got them out of storage and completed the quests. Watching the cut scenes took longer then anything else.

As for the Blazing Spikes, it's one of the best counter attacks spells I've seen for lower level characters. It surrounds you in an armor fire wall. Everytime a mob (enemy) hits you the flames protecting you hit the enemy and cause them anywhere from 5-8HP of damage. That's per hit. So fighting Mandragoras or Pygmaiois is great because they can hit you 2-3 times in just a few seconds cause 15-24HP damage to themselves on top of what you dish out. The scroll is effective which is why it's so expensive at the AH. The people who are selling it are people who don't have a Black or Red Mage for a character. Hope this finally answers everyone's questions. Also.. the Blazing Spikes effect last for 3min and the Recast time is 10min I believe, not 10 sec. I need to verify that again, but I think that's correct. Good luck!

Anyone know where you can find this spell around Bastok other than the AH? On Bahamut, it is going for 7,000 gil at the AH. Since I am kind of new, it seems way too expensive for a low level spell. Any advice?

theres a mission to get this spell in windhurst

Have also seen this spell called "cloak of flames" on a mud, and "fire shield" in standard dnd.

Basically creates a fire shield around you, things that hit you take damage. At lvl 12 blk mage, wild rabbits take 6 hp what appears to be fire damage when they hit you. Spell only lasts several seconds, expect it to last one or two combats or something. Upside is it only costs 8mp to cast I think. Long casting time.

Dunno if you can cast on a tank, you can pick your target, but I haven't tried anything but myself yet. Bought for 4500gp on auction in Fenrir, paid too much.

ALSO: When putting into a macro say:

/ma "Blaze Spikes" <name>

No quotes = no work. Doesn't like the space in the name of the spell.

Skydaemon, blk mage lvl 12, fenrir.

Can anybody tell me what the exact effects are? Does it just raise AC? if so how much... Or does it damage the attacker? How much damage? How long does it last too? Trying to decide if i wanna foot the 6k for it or run through 10 zones to do the quest myself

To get this item (in Windurst ONLY, although, like the other guy said, there may be equivalent quests elsewhere), you have to go behind the warehouses in Windurst Port and talk to the leader of the SOB (star onion brigade). He'll have you first go get a Rarab Tail (these drop off of bees in east and west saruta). After you complete that quest, talk to him again later (there may be a level requirement, but I did it at lvl 11). He'll have you pick up 4 wild onions, which drop off Goblin Thugs, which are also in east and west saruta. Take him the onions, and he'll reward you the scroll of blaze spikes.

Coren

It looks like it's a reward for the wild onion quest in Windhurst. Might be similar quests for other regions.

you know you can do the same quests over and over for the same money reward...