Instant Karma

A spell we see Clive use during the monster serge and in a dual during siege of Yaresh. Its primary use is retributive, and as an ability, it breaks down into four spells:

1. A spell that inflicts retributive damage to a target identical to damage inflicted by the target.
2. A spell that inflects retributive damage to a target in an inverse type to the damage inflicted by the target.
3. A spell that inflicts version 1 of the Instant Karma spell as a holy affliction.
4. A spell that inflicts version 2 of the Instant Karma spell as a holy affliction.

Neither of the first two occurrences of this ability includes information about an incantation for any of the spells.

## Effects

### Iron Rank Effects

The target suffers damage of an amount and type identical to all damage inflicted by the target in the last few moments. This is considered retributive damage. Reducing or negating the original damage does not reduce or negate the retributive damage.

### Bronze Rank Effects

You gain an alternative variant of the base spell. The variant spell operates identically to the iron-rank effect except that it changes the damage type of the retributive damage. The new damage type is based on the original, such as heat becoming cold or disruptive-force becoming resonating-force. Transcendent damage cannot be affected by this version of the spell.

### Silver Rank Effects

You gain a pair of additional spells. Each spell inflicts a different version of the short-lived holy affliction [Instant Karma]. An individual may only be subjected to one version of [Instant Karma] at a time but the instantaneous spells from the iron and bronze ranks of this ability can be used on individuals suffering the affliction.

## Afflictions

### Instant Karma

(affliction, retribution, holy)

When the target of this ability deals damage they suffer equivalent retributive damage.

The damage type of the retributive effect depends on the spell variant used to generate the affliction.

Available damage variants:

* Identical to original damage
* Alternate damage based on original damage type.

## Occurrences

### Chapter 533: Special Boy

Clive uses this ability against a two-headed, four-armed ogre construct during the expedition to the island that had once been a floating city.

> Ability: [Instant Karma] (Karma)
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> Spell (spell, affliction, retribution, holy).
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> Cost: Low mana.
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> Cooldown: None.
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> Current rank: Silver 2 (69%).
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> Effect (iron): The target suffers damage of an amount and type identical to all damage inflicted by the target in the last few moments. This is considered retributive damage. Reducing or negating the original damage does not reduce or negate the retributive damage.
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> Effect (bronze): You gain an alternative variant of the base spell. The variant spell operates identically to the iron-rank effect except that it changes the damage type of the retributive damage. The new damage type is based on the original, such as heat becoming cold or disruptive-force becoming resonating-force. Transcendent damage cannot be affected by this version of the spell.
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> Effect (silver): You gain a pair of additional spells. Each spell inflicts a different version of the short-lived holy affliction [Instant Karma]. An individual may only be subjected to one version of [Instant Karma] at a time but the instantaneous spells from the iron and bronze ranks of this ability can be used on individuals suffering the affliction.
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> [Instant Karma] (affliction, retribution, holy): When the target of this ability deals damage they suffer equivalent retributive damage. The damage type of the retributive effect depends on the spell variant used to generate the affliction. Available damage variants: identical to original damage; alternate damage based on original damage type.
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### Chapter 693: Rigid Flaws

During the messenger siege on Yaresh, Clive is trapped in a dimensional space with a messenger with a dueling ability. After the messenger kills Onslow's vessel, Clive fights and defeats the messenger in single combat. Clive uses this ability, among others, to defeat the messenger.

> "... any chance to cast was an opportunity for the Instant Karma spell. This was an attack spell that dealt damage to the target based on how much damage they recently inflicted themselves."
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