Corpse Rot

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Corpse Rot

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.

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.
• 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.
• This spell has some extra synergy with undead, gargoyle or vine stalker players, who are immune to miasma and can walk through your own clouds.

History

• In 0.25, Corpse Rot will generate miasma clouds in a ring around you instead of over corpses; the number of corpses in LOS will determine how many clouds are generated.
• Prior to 0.15, you were able to pick up corpses. You could position a corpse in a specific place through use of Portal Projectile.