Re: This may be a glitch or nerf.
I'm assuming the OP is casting the same spell twice in a row, in which case they should know that for any spell if you then cast another spell of the same element there will be a extra chance of resistance to that element. Likewise, if you use a spell that is weak to the spell you just used, that resistance will be stronger; if you use a spell that is STRONG to the spell just used you will gain an accuracy bonus. This is not a characteristic of the mob, it's the nature of magic based on the elemental wheel.
This resistance is even higher against NMs, because of cumulative magical resistance that SE added a while back. When you use ANY spell against a NM, its resistance to ALL magic of the same TYPE (Elemental, Enfeebling, Dark, etc.) AND that particular element goes up exponentially. This is part of the reason some folks will cast Drown or Flood 2 on certain NMs - it may make their magical resistance higher, but it will greatly lower their resistance to Lightning-based magic and overrides the cumulative resistance. Skillchains also lower magical resistance to its corresponding elements, which is partly where the bonus on a magic burst comes from.
I'm assuming the OP is casting the same spell twice in a row, in which case they should know that for any spell if you then cast another spell of the same element there will be a extra chance of resistance to that element. Likewise, if you use a spell that is weak to the spell you just used, that resistance will be stronger; if you use a spell that is STRONG to the spell just used you will gain an accuracy bonus. This is not a characteristic of the mob, it's the nature of magic based on the elemental wheel.
This resistance is even higher against NMs, because of cumulative magical resistance that SE added a while back. When you use ANY spell against a NM, its resistance to ALL magic of the same TYPE (Elemental, Enfeebling, Dark, etc.) AND that particular element goes up exponentially. This is part of the reason some folks will cast Drown or Flood 2 on certain NMs - it may make their magical resistance higher, but it will greatly lower their resistance to Lightning-based magic and overrides the cumulative resistance. Skillchains also lower magical resistance to its corresponding elements, which is partly where the bonus on a magic burst comes from.
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