Cancel spell

DarkLordD

Hello everyone !

I have a quick question to you all,

How do you cancel a spell once it has been selected and targeted and the countdown stats counting down ? Is it still possible to cancel it without casting another spell before the countdown goes to zero ?

Thank you !

Fabi

Move your caster.

DarkLordD

Fabi said:

Move your caster.

That does not work.

Fabi

Click on the stop order button, it looks like a hand.

Michael4537

I don't think so. The only way to spot it is to do something before the actual casting has begun.

The only thing that would prevent a spell being cast after the "windup" period has begun would be for the caster to get staggered by an attack.

DarkLordD

Fabi said:

Click on the stop order button, it looks like a hand.

That works for spells that are being cast in the cooldown period ? or as I see Micheal saying, the 'windup' period ?

DarkLordD

Michael4537 said:

I don't think so. The only way to spot it is to do something before the actual casting has begun.

The only thing that would prevent a spell being cast after the "windup" period has begun would be for the caster to get staggered by an attack.

Thanks for your comment !

so there is no way to cancel the spell yourself once you are in the 'windup' period (as you named it didn't know the right name for it ) ?


Sometimes I cast a spell like Wind of death, with cost a lot and then the units move slightly out of the spell range and I want to stop it, but I just don't know how and if it is even possible !

Fabi

Alt + F4 would be my last suggestion

dreagon#2903

DarkLordD said:

Michael4537 said:

I don't think so. The only way to spot it is to do something before the actual casting has begun.

The only thing that would prevent a spell being cast after the "windup" period has begun would be for the caster to get staggered by an attack.

Sometimes I cast a spell like Wind of death, with cost a lot and then the units move slightly out of the spell range and I want to stop it, but I just don't know how and if it is even possible !

I'm pretty sure that's the reason why you can't cancel spells.

az88

You're not supposed to be able to cancel spells at that stage. Opponents are supposed to be able to move out of the way, if they can react quickly enough.

DarkLordD

Okay, thanks

That's logic of course but never hurt to ask. Maybe it was possible.

So the answer is, not possible. Thanks !

innerp

moving out of range can cancel it too, but you would need to be max range at the start to do it in time

42konyo

If there's enough time to react before the countdown runs out then you could always cast another spell and just cast it somewhere way out of range, that'll cancel the first spell and the second spell is canceled once you cancel the move order or re-cast the first spell, if you're not playing MP or legendary you could pause the game the second you decide to recast the spell and do all of the above without having to rush.