Death Ripple

School of Earth Magic

Level 1

Magic Arrow *

Shield

Slow

Stone Skin

View Earth

Level 2

Death Ripple

Quicksand

Visions *

Level 3

Animate Dead

Anti-Magic

Earthquake

Force Field

Protection from Earth

Level 4

Meteor Shower

Resurrection

Sorrow

Town Portal

Level 5

Implosion

Summon Earth Elemental

School of Air Magic

School of Fire Magic

School of Water Magic

Death Ripple
	School:	earth magic
	Level:	2nd
	Cost:	10
	Duration:	instant
Basic effect
All creatures (except undead) troops take (2x (10) + 5 dmg each power point) damage.
Advanced effect
All creatures (except undead) troops take (4x (20) + 5 dmg each power point) damage.
Expert effect
All creatures (except undead) troops take (6x (30) + 5 dmg each power point) damage.
Probability of occurrence (%):
Castle    Rampart    Tower    (*) Inferno    Necropolis    Dungeon    Stronghold    Fortress    Conflux    Cove     Factory     * Without Library

Death Ripple is a 2nd level spell in the School of earth magic. It damages all living creatures. Death ripple can only appear in necropolis' mage guild. Additionally, it can be learned from shrine of magic gesture or scholar.

Pendant of Life makes it wearer immune to death ripple spell. Septienna the necromancer specializes in death ripple spell.

Comments & debate

Death ripple is somewhat useful when playing with necropolis and having an undead army, or if you happen to found Pendant of Life, which makes your troops immune to death ripple spell.

Even then, it is mostly useful in the beginnig of the game because it has a relatively low damage capability. With a quite high spell power of 30, death ripple merely does 180 damage, which is not enough to destroy even a ballista. With Orb of Silt (+50% earth spell damage), the damage will rise to 270 points.

One use of death ripple is, that you can wake up your own units from blind or similiar effects. Additionally, it may be useful to clear out enemy scouts, which usually have only small forces or seven stacks of one fast creature.

Contrary Spell

Death Ripple is the positive cousin of Destroy Undead in terms of undead loving, Necromancy liking Necromancers.

Damage Spell Comparison

Spell Name	Single Target	Bonus damage at Basic	Bonus at Adv	Bonus at Expert	Variable Damage
Death Ripple	No, Whole Battfield (No Undead)	10 dmg (2x)	20 dmg (4x)	30 dmg (6x)	5 dmg / spell power point
Destroy Undead	No, Whole Battlefield (Undead Only)	10 dmg (1x)	20 dmg (2x)	50 dmg (5x)	10 dmg / spell power
Armageddon	No, Whole Battlefield (Safe Spell immunity or likewise)	30 dmg (0.6x)	60 dmg (1.2x)	120 dmg (2.4x)	50 dmg / spell power point
Magic Arrow	Yes	10 dmg (1x)	20 dmg (2x)	30 dmg (3x)	10 dmg / spell power point
Lightning Bolt	Yes	10 dmg (0.4x)	20 dmg (0.8x)	50 dmg (2x)	25 dmg / spell power point

Death Ripple has less damage then the most simple direct damage single target spell Magic Arrow, has double the cost and damages every nonundead unit.