# Dark Priestess spell bug
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 12, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213 "2017-09-12T15:04:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Xybots87](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Xybots87)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213/1 "2017-09-12T15:04:35Z")
**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened?**
Dark Priestess spell description indicates that she drains X life from target ally. Accounting for her arcane trait, I expect actual life lost by target ally to be X+1. Instead, two hits are registered on the targeted ally, one for the expected amount (X+1) and a second hit for 1 point of damage.
**What are the steps to make it happen again?**
Use Dark Priestess’s ability on an ally, observe damage dealt.
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### Author:  [@Xybots87](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Xybots87)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213/2 "2017-09-13T00:56:38Z")
A better view of the spell causing fatal damage it should not have:
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### Author:  [@mraider94](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mraider94)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213/3 "2017-09-13T02:14:29Z")
The 1 dmg happens first, it’s meant to pop divine shields.
Not a bug.
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### Author:  [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213/4 "2017-09-13T02:59:20Z")
Then how do you arrive at 21 damage when the spell is only supposed to drain 19 life?
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### Author:  [@Annaerith](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Annaerith)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2017, 11:32am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213/5 "2017-09-13T11:32:16Z")
perhaps the descritpion saying 19 damage is wrong, not the spell damage itself?
either way looks like a bug somewhere
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### Author:  [@MarioDaems](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/MarioDaems)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213/6 "2017-09-13T12:40:18Z")
Very strange indeed!
So:
- You have 17 Magic and you cast the spell
- Your magic increases with 1 because of the Arcane trait: Magic becomes 18
- Drain life dealt is [Magic + 2], so in your case 20
- You should survive with 1 hp because your life before cast is 21 ==\> 21 - 20 = 1
By the way: the troop’s name is Dark Priestess 😉
**EDIT 2: Ignore edit 1 🙂 ==\> Seems that the Dark Priestess always deals 1 standard damage (ignoring the barrier) + the life drain for some reason… This must be a bug indeed.**
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### Author:  [@Xybots87](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Xybots87)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/dark-priestess-spell-bug/30213/7 "2017-09-14T03:39:06Z")
If there is a 1 damage hit being dealt to remove barrier before life drain then either:
- The spell description should show that damage or
- The damage should only be triggered if the ally does in fact have a barrier