Talk:Ulbert Alain Odle/@comment-26911440-20170310192319/@comment-34666853-20180305230005

Maybe nothing could outclass them in AoE destruction. There is increase in damage dealt per point of mana the higher the number of opponents, but purely in set damage values, I would assume the single target nukers rule supreme in the magical department. See, here's the thing, say we have an AoE spell that deals 300 magical damage for 100 mana and there is no magic resistance involved. When it hits only one enemy, it deals only 300 damage for 100 mana. But if it hits 5 enemies, it deals a total of 5 x 300 = 1500 damage for 100 mana. That's the beauty of AoE spells. Single target nukes however have set damage values. A 900 damage nuke will always deal 900 damage before magic resistance reduction is applied. Game balance dictates one should be weaker than the other.

Its also logically sound. Expending X amount of mana to deal damage in a wide area will deal less damage than expending the same amount to screw over just one unlucky target.