Volcano
Volcano is a hero skill introduced in What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!?. It is commonly used by Magicians and Swordsmen. Its MP cost varies by colour.
When used, flame pillars will erupt from the ground in a fan shape to deal damage to monsters. It begins with a pillar directly in front of the user, then expands by 1 defeet left and right for each row. Thus, Volcano is at its most effective against rooms of monsters, usually burning everything in the room to a crisp. Because it starts in front of the user, monsters that are attacking from all sides will be safe from the assault.
It is usually used when motivation is high and a large amount of monsters are in the area. The monster detection can be manipulated with 1-defeet wide, winding corridors, where a hero will repeatedly use the skill for no reason, quickly accumulating mana in the blocks around them.
In No Heroes Allowed! VR
Volcano is the most common skill cast by heroes. When a hero casts the spell, a burst if fire shoots forward, damaging monsters. Weaker monsters such as Slimemosss and Spirits are often killed immediately upon contact. This skill is first available to Magicians and gradually given to another two hero classes, Swordsmen and Warriors.
Clerics, however, don't often cast this spell, despite voice lines exist for them casting this skill. The sole Cleric that casts the skill, Ashley, who is corrupted by Final Castle and renamed “A$hLE*”, can be seen casting the skill very often.
MP cost by variation
What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!?
Yellow Volcano is not used in the main story, being seen exclusively in Training stages. Damage is dealt twice, with the second being a burning effect.
| Colour | MP cost | Attack power | Distance travelled forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | 14 MP | 20 x 2 | 9 defeet |
| Red | 20 MP | 160 x 2 | 7 defeet |
| Blue | 26 MP | 300 x 2 | 11 defeet |
What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? 2
Yellow Volcano was repurposed to become the weakest version of the skill. Additionally, all damage is dealt at once; overall, red's stays the same overall, but blue's is reduced by 50. MP costs were overall increased.
| Colour | MP cost | Attack power | Distance travelled forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | 15 MP | 200 | 9 defeet |
| Red | 25 MP | 320 | 7 defeet |
| Blue | 26 MP | 550 | 11 defeet |
No Heroes Allowed!
Yellow Volcano was changed to instead be the strongest type. MP costs were increased and the damage dealt was reduced. Additionally, the defeet travelled by the first and second tiers was swapped, making it linear for the first time.
| Colour | MP cost | Attack power | Distance travelled forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 15 MP | 200 | 7 defeet |
| Blue | 25 MP | 320 | 9 defeet |
| Yellow | 35 MP | 450 | 11 defeet |
Trivia
- Despite being a skill associated with Magicians, Volcano is most commonly used by Swordsmen in What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!?. Only two Magicians can use it, while seven Swordsmen can.
- In Japan, the blue version of Volcano is commonly called Thunder Magic (雷魔法 kaminari mahō) to distinguish between its red and blue versions.
| Hero Skills |
|---|
| Introduced in What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? |
| Torch - Heal - Spin Attack - War Cry - Volcano - Tornado - Get HP - Mana Drain |
| Introduced in What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? 2 |
| SAVE - Sleep - Summon - Barrel Bomb - Bait Trap - Disguise |
| Introduced in No Heroes Allowed! |
| Teleport - Blizzard - Wakey Wakey - Prophecy - Magic Barrier - Treasure Trap |