The Searing Stone

This small, red stone is perfectly round and smooth, glowing with an inner power. Warm to the touch, this stone seems to pulse in rythm with your kingdom's mana pool.

It will destroy target's nodes. Information about % needed.

Can be blocked by barriers.

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You begin using the item The Searing Stone on Verdant (#).
Verdant (#) has a very strong barrier to magic.
Your artifact The Searing Stone was unable to penetrate their barrier and fizzled.
You finished using the item The Searing Stone on Verdant (#).
The item The Searing Stone is destroyed after use.

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Had it on archwar april 2010 reset got through the bars

You begin using the item The Searing Stone on ??????? (????). A deafening sound can be heard as 200 nodes explode. ?????? (#?????) lost 200 nodes!

You finished using the item The Searing Stone on ?????? (#??????).
The item The Searing Stone is destroyed after use.
The Goddess of Revenge grins at you.

the person had 350 nodes according to my latest scry on them before it was used so 57.5% nodes destroyed roughly??