Lifesword

Strategy and Synergy
This is an unusual, but nevertheless powerful spell to take, 400 damage and a large area of effect for just 2 seems like a bargain, however one must note the extra price to cast this spell, which is 30.

There are several ways to counteract the life cost of this spell, namely with, and spells with. Without them, this spell becomes expensive on the long run, mainly if the player plans to loop the game.

In runs outside of the Hell Pass this spell becomes more manageable, since the health pool is typically pretty high for most characters.

Trivia

 * The spell's icon was originally based on a combination of Proto-Man's sword and the Wide Sword chip from Mega Man Battle Network, but it was eventually changed to the current iteration.