"Enemy is too powefull for that spell"

Belazarus

Hey Guys

Quick question. I have a sorc character which is now at lvl 15, I ran him through Fungal Grotto, and during one of the boss fights I noticed a message "Enemy is too powerfull for that spell" when I tried to cast some of my abilities on him.

It appeared that my spells didn't work on him either (when that message appears). Do any of you guys know why that is, and whether or not that means my spells are completely ineffective when that happens, or just nerfed?

I'm guessing it's either because the boss is immune to my spells for some reason, or perhaps I'm over levelled. If any of you have come across this before and could shed some light, that would be great and really helpful.

Sorry if this is already posted somewhere on the forum, I did search first but couldn't find anything.

Thanks again!

Bel

nerevarine1138

I believe that usually refers to a spell effect like stun or knockback, which generally won't work on high-level enemies.

Sihnfahl

Stuns / roots / knockbacks probably won't affect a boss to keep folks from cheesing them. Certain 'weakening' debuffs also don't seem to apply...

Nalroz

I get it when casting standard DPS storm calling spell as well as all the rooting / stun spells. I get the stuns..... but no idea why a DPS char is rendered useless against dungeon bosses?

Am I doing something wrong too does anyone know?

Seraseth

Crystal shard has a knockdown as part of it. I get that message on bosses on some quests when I use it.

Nalroz

So destructive reach (Weapon skill) & Crystal Fragments (Dark Magic) have knock back so wont work, Shattering Prison & Rune Prison stun so won't work. Looks like I need to re-think my skill lines - thanks for the help guys.

Belazarus

Thanks for all the comments, very helpful. Does the message mean that just the "knock-back" part of the spell won't work, or does it also mean the damage dealt is nerfed too?

LadyChaos

CC Crowd Control effects will likely be limeted for "powerful" mobs.

The damage works just not the CC - Stun/Mez/Root/Knockdown(KD)/snare effects

Seraseth

The damage goes through like normal, only the cc part is ignored.