Destroy Undead
| Destroy Undead | ||
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| School: | air magic | |
| Level: | 3rd | |
| Cost: | 15 | |
| Duration: | instant | |
| Basic Effect | ||
| All undead creature troops receive (10 + (power x 10)) damage. | ||
| Advanced Effect | ||
| All undead creature troops receive (20 + (power x 10)) damage. | ||
| Expert Effect | ||
| All undead creature troops receive (50 + (power x 10)) damage. | ||
| Probability of occurrence (%): | ||
 Castle |
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 Rampart |
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 Tower |
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 Inferno |
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 Necropolis |
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 Dungeon |
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 Stronghold |
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 Fortress |
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 Conflux |
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 Cove  |
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 Factory |
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| * Without Library | ||
It causes damage to all undead creatures on the battlefield – including the casters troops.
The artifact Pendant of Death makes the wearer troops immune to this spell.
Discussion
Destroy Undead is at its best when fighting against small number of scattered low-tier undead creatures. The damage does not scale enough to cause serious damage when fighting agains larger armies with stronger forces. One can easily calculate, that with a power skill of 20, Destroy Undead spell only does 250 points of damage at expert level, which means about two Dread Knights. Naturally, Orb of the Firmament and/or Sorcery can increase the damage, but typically there are more usefull spells available than Destroy Undead for harming the enemy.
Spell vs Creatures
| Spell Power | Dmg per Power Point | Basic Air Magic Skill | Advanced Air Magic Skill | Expert Air Magic Skill | Vampire Lords (40hp) killed (depending on Air Magic Skill, Expert to Basic) | Skeleton Warriors killed (6hp each) (Expert to Basic Air) |
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| 1 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 60 | One to none | 10 to 3 |
| 2 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 70 | One to none | 11 to 5 |
| 3 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 80 | Two to One | 13 to 6 |
| 4 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 90 | Two to One | 15 to 8 |
| 5 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 100 | Two to One | 16 to 10 |
| 6 | 10 | 70 | 80 | 110 | Two to One | 18 to 11 |
| 7 | 10 | 80 | 90 | 120 | Three to Two | 20 to 13 |
| 8 | 10 | 90 | 100 | 130 | Three to Two | 21 to 15 |
| 9 | 10 | 100 | 110 | 140 | Three to Two | 23 to 16 |
| 10 | 10 | 110 | 120 | 150 | Three to Two | 25 to 18 |
| Name | Health Points | Minimum Expert Air Magic Spell Points for one unit killed, no further enhancements (no Sorcery, no Orb of the Firmament) | Damage at Expert Air | Units killed | Damage done at 10 Spell Power at Expert Air | Units killed at 10 Spell Power at Expert Air | Damage done at 20 Spell Power at Expert Air | Units killed at 20 Spell Power at Expert Air |
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| Skeleton | 6 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 10 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 25 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 41 |
| Skeleton Warrior | 6 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 10 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 25 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 41 |
| Walking Dead | 15 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 4 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 10 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 16 |
| Zombie | 20 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 3 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 7 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 12 |
| Wight | 18 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 3 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 8 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 13 |
| Wraith | 18 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 3 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 8 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 13 |
| Vampire | 30 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 2 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 5 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 8 |
| Vampire Lord | 40 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 1 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 3 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 6 |
| Lich | 30 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 2 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 5 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 8 |
| Power Lich | 40 hp | 1 primary skill point | 60 dmg | 1 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 3 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 6 |
| Black Knight | 120 hp | 7 primary skill points | 120 dmg | 1 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 1 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 2 |
| Dread Knight | 120 hp | 7 primary skill points | 120 dmg | 1 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 1 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 2 |
| Bone Dragon | 150 hp | 10 primary skill points | 150 dmg | 1 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 1 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 1 |
| Ghost Dragon | 200 hp | 15 primary skill points | 200 dmg | 1 | 150 dmg @lvl10 | 1 | 250 dmg @lvl20 | 1 |