Spellslinging

Spellslinging is a Hardcore strategy alternative to LTSynergy. The objective is to one-hit kill monsters with Sauceror spells. One of the main draws to this strategy over that of LTSynergy is the ability to use the improved Entangling noodles, which prevent the enemy from attacking for several turns, but are broken by thrust-smack attacks.

Skills

• Immaculate Seasoning: Passively controls the element of your Sauceror spells and always adds +10 Bonus Spell Damage.
  • This is vital to the strategy because with it, you can always count on double damage against Cold, Stench, Spooky and Sleaze monsters.
• Intrinsic Spiciness: Passively adds +1 Bonus Spell Damage per level, up to a maximum of 10.
  • An important passive damage-booster.
• Entangling Noodles: Weakens the opponent and entangles them, blocking 1-3 actions.
  • Great draw to this strategy, allows the player to land multiple attacks on high level monsters without chance of retaliation. This allows a spellslinger without a full set of skills/equipment to defeat high level monsters. LTSynergy users often need many more skills or +Melee Damage Equipment to accheive full lethality against high level monsters, and they cannot use this skill due to thrust-smack type attacks breaking the bonds.
• Stream of Sauce: This spell will do Random{3.0,4.0}+(0.1*Mysticality) points of Hot or Cold damage, with Mysticality capped at 100.
  • This is the mainstay attack skill of the strategy. It's usually enough to one-hit kill a monster until you venture over the Beanstalk.
• Jackasses' Symphony of Destruction: This AT buff adds +12 Spell Damage.
  • Another important damage-booster.
• Springy Fusilli: This buff adds a +40% bonus to Initiative.
• Overdeveloped Sense of Self Preservation: Passively adds a +20% bonus to Initiative.
  • Initiative is important for LTSynergy and Spellslinging alike.
• Double-Fisted Skull Smashing: Allows you to equip two one-handed weapons.
  • The one-handed utensils are some of the best Spell Damage increasers you'll find during your ascension (aside from the kickback cookbook, an off-hand item available only to Mysticality classes and Accordion Thieves once they can access other classes' stores at level 9). This skill will let you equip two of them.

Items

• Knob Goblin tongs: +2 Spell Damage
  • Adventuring in the Outskirts of Cobb's Knobb is not recommended, so you'll never use one of these.
• Gnollish pie server: +3 Spell Damage
  • Gnollish Pie Bakers drop these, so you may find one during the Meatcar quest.
• Gnollish slotted spoon: +3 Spell Damage
  • Gnollish War Chefs drop these, and you may end up with one depending on how you fare with the Meatcar Quest.
• Knob Goblin spatula: +4 Spell Damage
  • Knob Goblin Master Chefs drop these, so you may see one while adventuring for food, but the bonus isn't too good, so don't worry if you don't find one.
• Shiny butcherknife: +5 Spell Damage
  • Dropped by the possessed silverware drawer in the Haunted Kitchen when you run away from the fight. Since you have a 100% chance of getting one if you want it, this is a good early-game utensil.
• Filthy pestle: +7 Spell Damage
  • Hippies drop this, and unless you're bent on making chow mein, you won't adventure in the Hippy Camp, so this isn't used often.
• Knob Goblin melon baller: +8 Spell Damage
  • Very Mad Knob Goblin Scientists drop these, and +8 spell damage is pretty good for the difficulty of the area. Adventure there if you need some stats before tackling the Friars.
• Huge spoon: +10 Spell Damage
  • Gluttonous Ghuols drop these, and delaying the purification of the Defiled Cranny will make it easier to find one.
• iron pasta spoon: +10 Spell Damage
  • Frozen Mob Penguin may yield one of these when used. If you already have the clovers to get the penguins it can be a turn cheap way of getting a utensil.
• chopsticks: +12 Spell Damage
  • The rice bowl ninja snowman drops this. The damage boost is very good and it provides +20% Initiative. If the Icy Peak is still too tough for you after completing the Tr4pz0r's quest, you might want to look for chopsticks.
• Oversized pizza cutter: +13 Spell Damage
  • MechaTech MechaMechs drop these. Look for one while you're getting the SOCK.
• Silver shrimp fork: +14 Spell Damage
  • Acquired by completing a mini-quest involving The Haunted Bedroom. Because it requires mysticality to equip, dual-wielding is difficult, if not downright impossible.
• Star spatula: +15 Spell Damage
  • All your stars and lines will be tied up in creating the items necessary for the NS's Lair, so you'll never use this.
• Rib of the Bonerdagon: +15 Spell Damage
  • Usually the Necklace is a better item because of the Initiative boost, but if you already have enough initiative, you might want to consider grabbing the Rib instead of the Vertebrae.
• Kickback cookbook: +20 Spell Damage
  • If you're using the strategy as a Sauceror or Pastamancer, you'll have access to the Kickback cookbook, which is far better than any other off-hand choice.

Further Reading

While it is disputed whether Suzy III was actually the first to make spellslinging popular, her guide is certainly useful.