A recent post I replied to spoke about Arcane Spell Failure and some suggestions were made on how to reduce it. I looked around and couldn't find this information all in one place so here it is.------------------------
Items that reduce Arcane Spell Failure
Seven Fingered Gloves
Description: Gloves that include Arcane Casting Dexterity
Location: Possible chest reward in The Titan Awakes. May also be in 20th end reward list.Fanged Gloves
Description: Gloves with Lesser Arcane Casting Dexterity
Location: Possible chest reward in the High Priest of Vol chest.Morleth's Docent (Dark Scarab Powder)
Description: Docent with Lesser Arcane Sigil
Location: Turn-in reward for the Dark Scarab Powder.Tempest Rune of Arcane Sigil
Description: The Tempest Rune of Arcane Sigil offers -5% Arcane Spell Failure
Location: Possible end chest reward in Prey on the Hunter. See here for more info.See AlsoFirst Life Build Dark Hunters for Discerning AdventurersFull List of Legendary Green Steel EffectsDruid Armor & Shield ListSovereign Rune of Arcane Sigil
Description: The Sovereign Rune of Arcane Sigil offers -10% Arcane Spell Failure
Location: Possible end chest reward in Stealer of Souls. See here for more info.Random docents of arcane sigil
Description: Random docents of arcane sigil
Location: Random loot found in chests and end rewardsEnhancements
Elven Arcane Fluidity I
Description: Your arcane spell failure chance while wearing light armor is decreased by 5%
Cost: 1APElven Arcane Fluidity II
Description: Your arcane spell failure chance while wearing light armor is decreased by 10%, and your arcane spell failure chance while wearing medium armor is decreased by 5%.
Cost: 2APElven Arcane Fluidity III
Description: Your arcane spell failure chance while wearing light armor decreased by 15%, your arcane spell failure chance while wearing medium armor is decreased by 10%, and your arcane spell failure chance while wearing heavy armor or using shields is decreased by 5%.
Cost: 3APElven Arcane Fluidity IV
Description: Your arcane spell failure chance while wearing light armor decreased by 20%, your arcane spell failure chance while wearing medium armor is decreased by 15%, and your arcane spell failure chance while wearing heavy armor or using shields is decreased by 10%.
Cost: 4APWarforged Inscribed Armor I
Description: Removes arcane spell failure from base Warforged Composite Plating. Reduces arcane spell failure chance of the warforged's Mithral Body feat to 10% and the Adamantine Body feat to 30%
Cost: 1AP
Note: Inscribed Armor enhancement line only covers WF Body feats. It does not affect ASF from shields or armor.Warforged Inscribed Armor II
Description: Removes arcane spell failure from base Warforged Composite Plating. Reduces arcane spell failure chance of the warforged's Mithral Body feat to 5% and the Adamantine Body feat to 25%.
Cost: 2AP
Note: Inscribed Armor enhancement line only covers WF Body feats. It does not affect ASF from shields or armor.Warforged Inscribed Armor III
Description: Removes arcane spell failure from base Warforged Composite Plating and Mithral Body. Reduces arcane spell failure chance of the warforged's Adamantine Body feat to 20%.
Cost: 3Ap
Note: Inscribed Armor enhancement line only covers WF Body feats. It does not affect ASF from shields or armor.Artificer Battle Engineer I
Description: A workshop is not for you - you prefer to provide logical and technological support on the front lines. you gain 10 hit points, reduce arcane spell failure from armor by 10%, and have a +2 to both confirm critical hits and critical damage (before multipliers). Any weapon you wield in your main hand gains a +2 enhancement bonus (which stacks with the Enchant Weapon spell), and you gain the ability to enchant your crossbow to instantly reload itself, allowing you to lay down incredible amounts of fire for a short period of time.
Cost: 4Ap
Note: The 10% reduction to arcane spell failure from armor does not appear to affect the arcane spell failure from warforged plating.Alchemical Crafting
Crystal Refinement
Description: -10% Arcane Spell Failure on shieldsEpic Augments
Blue, Green or Violet augment slot
Description: A Blue, Green or Violet augment slot can be used for -15% ASF.
Cost: 30 Epic Dungeon Tokens
Note: Using a Blue, Green or Violet augment slot for the -15%ASF reduces spell failure for anything you have equipped (shield, armor, Warforged Body).Notes
- Wands are not affected by ASF
- Divine spells are not affected by asf
- Divine scrolls are not affected by asf unless they are ALSO on the arcane spell list http://ddowiki.com/page/Category:Sor..._Wizard_spells
- Arcane scrolls are affected by ASF
- Lesser Arcane Sigil stacks with everything but itself (Credit to Oberon131313)
- Arcane Sigil stacks with everything but itself. (Credit to Oberon131313)
- (Lesser/Greater) Arcane Casting Dexterity does not stack with any tiers of itself. (Credit to Oberon131313)
- Not all arcane spells have ASF, because not all spells have somatic components. Off the top of my head: blur, teleport, knock, dimension door, etc. (Credit to Therrias)Notes from http://ddowiki.com/page/Arcane_spell_failure
Both Mithral & Twilight armor and shields reduce the Arcane Spell Failure chance by 10%. These effects stack and in some cases completely negate the Arcane Spell Failure of a given item. Darkleaf armors have a slightly lower Arcane Spell Failure chances (5% less), but this material is used for rather heavy armors (Breastplate and Bandedmail.) and cannot completely negate ASF alone.
Warchanter II receives 0% spell failure in medium armor as an extension of the Bardic abilities in light armor and bypasses the check entirely where other types of Bards still receive a check in some circ*mstances.
The ASF chances from your armor and your shield add together.
Updated to add new items up to U16 and Epic Destinies
FAQs
How do you reduce the chance of arcane spell failure? ›
You have learned how to cast spells while wearing armor. Benefit: Reduce the arcane spell failure chance due to the armor you are wearing by 10% for any spells you cast. Aside from the feat the Magus class has this ability as a progressing class feature. At 13th level, a magus gains proficiency with heavy armor.
How do you reduce arcane spell failure in NWN? ›This arcane spell failure can be reduced by a property on the worn armor or shield, and it only applies to arcane spells with somatic components. (In particular, stilled spells are not subject to arcane spell failure.)
How does arcane spell failure work? ›Arcane spell failure is the chance that a spell fails and is cast to no effect because the caster's ability to use a somatic component was hampered by armor. Divine casters do not suffer this form of spell failure.
Does Arcane spell failure stack? ›The following effects do not stack with each other; only the highest reduction applies. The Arcane Casting Dexterity reduces ASF by 5%/10%/15%. Arcane Casting Dexterity reduces total ASF, and as such can be on any item rather than needing to be on the armor or shield that's causing ASF.
How do you prevent arcane damage? ›Arcane barrier is a replacement effect, not an activated or triggered ability. To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage from difference sources).
What counts as an arcane spell? ›Arcane was only a sub-type for Instant and Sorcery spells. These spells are meant to represent spells used by spirits or Kami. Many cards in the block have to do with spirit or arcane spells.
Does arcane spell failure effect divine spells? ›Also, Divine spells do not suffer from Arcane Spell Failure although Druids must avoid metal armor/shields in order to be able to cast their spells.
How do you stabilize arcane symbol? ›The Arcane Symbol must be Growth Level 2 or higher. To stabilize, your new character must have completed the quest to obtain the pertinent Arcane Symbol. For example, your new character must have completed [Chu Chu] Goodbye, Chu Chu Island in order to receive an Unstable Arcane Symbol: Chu Chu Island.
How do you get rid of curses in Neverwinter Nights? ›The only spells that have an effect on curses are greater restoration and remove curse. In the absence of these spells, the only way to remove a curse is through a module-specific feature. (Many modules offer "temple healing" that will remove a curse.)
Does Arcane Tome let you pick a spell? ›In short, Arcane Tome now only grants Arcane Bolt and Mystic shield like all wizards know, and explicitly does not grant access to spells from the generic spell list or Battletome lores, even if you take the spell enhancement through a Warlord Battalion (or Similar).
What is the armor check penalty? ›
Armor Check Penalty: Any armor heavier than leather, as well as any shield, hurts a character's ability to use Dexterity- and Strength-based skills. An armor check penalty applies to all Dexterity- and Strength-based skill checks. A character's encumbrance may also incur an armor check penalty.
Does spell damage affect arcane shot? ›It's not a spell, but it can get its damage increased by items that increase spelldamage. However, it's only 42% efficent, meaning for instance that if you got +100 spelldamage, your arcane shot will gain 42 damage.
How many spell slots does Arcane Recovery give? ›The highest Level of Spell Slots that can be recovered is: 3 ÷ 2 = 1.5 ≈ 2. The total number of Spell Slots that can be recovered is: two Level 1 Spell Slots or one Level 2 Spell Slot .
Does arcane make spells stronger? ›Like other stats, Arcane is required to use some spells and equipment and a higher Arcane level raises their power. However, compared to other stats, the number of spells and weapons that scale with Arcane is relatively small.
Does Arcane Charge stack? ›Mages can have a maximum of 4 Arcane Charges at a time. Arcane Charges interact with the mage's arcane spells: Generated by [Arcane Blast], [Arcane Explosion], and [Touch of the Magi]. Increases the damage of Arcane Blast, [Arcane Barrage], and [Nether Tempest] by 60% (modified by [Mastery: Savant]).
How do you break an arcane lock? ›You can freely pass your own arcane lock without affecting it; otherwise, a door or object secured with this spell can be opened only by breaking in or with a successful dispel magic or knock spell. Add 10 to the normal DC to break open a door or portal affected by this spell.
Does arcane increase drop chance? ›Each point invested in Arcane increases your character's Discovery stat by 1 until you max out the stat. For this reason, Arcane builds are best for farming equipment, as they have a much higher item drop rate than other builds.
Do oracles have spell failure chance? ›He's an Oracle. Divine spells don't suffer from arcane spell failure chance, they can wear any armor they're proficient with and still cast oracle spells no problem.