area of effect
Spell's damage radius
Area of effect describes the zone impacted by an action, especially in gaming.
A spell or attack with a large area of effect damages everything within its radius: The grenade has a wide area of effect.
Often abbreviated AOE or AoE.
The term appears occasionally in military and technical contexts but belongs primarily to video games and tabletop RPGs.
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- splash damageHarm hitting nearby targets
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- blastSudden forceful burst
- zoneBounded area designation
kill zone · explosion · aura · range · point blank · line of sight · impact · spread · nova · cone · shockwave · target · damage · friendly fire · spell · burst · circle · field
area of effecttargeted
Chosen for specific attention
focused · direct damage · one-on-one · precision strike · surgical strike
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