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  Ghost Scepter`s Ghost Form

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Ethereal Abilities

Offense

One use is to make an enemy target ethereal so that it becomes susceptible to magic damage and cannot attack. This is a technique often applied to enemy carries that rely on their basic auto attacks to deal damage, particularly agility carries who do not possess spell immunity. Due to high agility stats, these carries are often hard to kill with physical attacks and abilities. Turning them ethereal makes them easier to kill with magic damage nukes, ignoring their physical armor completely.

Defense

The second use is for the user to turn themselves ethereal. Ghost Scepter can only affect the caster, and is used to avoid being killed or damaged by physical damage effects. Ghost Scepter is useful in this defensive manner because it does not slow the user. Ethereal Blade (the upgrade to Ghost Scepter) can be cast on either yourself or the enemy, allowing the user to choose which option to take. Pugna`s Decrepify can also be used in this fashion, although a slow is applied to allies making the defensive use riskier.