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{{flavour|This spell rapidly accelerates the decomposition of any corpses lying around the caster, emitting in the process a foul miasmic vapour, which eats away at the life force of any creature it envelops.}} | {{flavour|This spell rapidly accelerates the decomposition of any corpses lying around the caster, emitting in the process a foul miasmic vapour, which eats away at the life force of any creature it envelops.}} | ||
| − | '''Corpse Rot''' is a level 2 [[Necromancy]] spell which converts nearby corpses into [[cloud]]s of [[miasma]]. Any living thing which enters these clouds will suffer [[rotting]], [[poison]], [[slow]], and take damage (undead and constructs, however, will be unaffected). Most enemies will try to avoid this, so the spell can be used to block off corridors much like [[Conjure Flame]]. The cloud can be created on top of an enemy if it is standing over a corpse when the spell is cast. | + | '''Corpse Rot''' is a level 2 [[Necromancy]] spell which converts nearby corpses into [[cloud]]s of [[miasma]]. Any living thing which enters these clouds will suffer [[rotting]], [[poison]], [[slow]], and take damage (undead, plants, and constructs, however, will be unaffected). Most enemies will try to avoid this, so the spell can be used to block off corridors much like [[Conjure Flame]]. The cloud can be created on top of an enemy if it is standing over a corpse when the spell is cast. |
[[Miasma]] is a very dangerous substance. Read the article on it before playing around with it. | [[Miasma]] is a very dangerous substance. Read the article on it before playing around with it. | ||
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| + | ==Strategy== | ||
| + | *While this spell is unlikely to wipe out any powerful enemies, hitting an entire group with guaranteed slow and poison can be very helpful, granting you additional turns to safely kite enemies or the opportunity to flee entirely. | ||
| + | *You can position a corpse in a specific place through use of [[Portal Projectile]]. Alternatively, if you just want to gas everything and don't mind miasma yourself, [[Kiku]]'s corpse delivery ability can set up a large area around you. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | In [[0.15]], corpses will no longer be able to be picked up, disabling Portal Projectile's usefulness here. | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 13 August 2014
Version 0.14: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
 Corpse Rot
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| Level | 2 |
| School1 | Necromancy |
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| Casting noise | 2 |
| Spell noise | 0 |
| This spell rapidly accelerates the decomposition of any corpses lying around the caster, emitting in the process a foul miasmic vapour, which eats away at the life force of any creature it envelops. |
Corpse Rot is a level 2 Necromancy spell which converts nearby corpses into clouds of miasma. Any living thing which enters these clouds will suffer rotting, poison, slow, and take damage (undead, plants, and constructs, however, will be unaffected). Most enemies will try to avoid this, so the spell can be used to block off corridors much like Conjure Flame. The cloud can be created on top of an enemy if it is standing over a corpse when the spell is cast.
Miasma is a very dangerous substance. Read the article on it before playing around with it.
Strategy
- While this spell is unlikely to wipe out any powerful enemies, hitting an entire group with guaranteed slow and poison can be very helpful, granting you additional turns to safely kite enemies or the opportunity to flee entirely.
- You can position a corpse in a specific place through use of Portal Projectile. Alternatively, if you just want to gas everything and don't mind miasma yourself, Kiku's corpse delivery ability can set up a large area around you.
History
In 0.15, corpses will no longer be able to be picked up, disabling Portal Projectile's usefulness here.
