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{{Spell
|name=Necrotise
|level=1
|school1={{Necromancy}}
|sources=<div>
[[Book of Cantrips]]<br>[[Book of Necromancy]]
</div>
|castingnoise=1
|spellnoise=1
|power cap=25
|range=5
|flags=Will check, Dir or target, Needs tracer
}}
{{AttackSpell
|name=Necrotise
|formula = 1d(4 + Power/5)
|maxdmg = 1d9 [[negative energy]]
|maxsp = 25
|range = 5
|tohit = Infinite
|target = Beam
|special =*Ignores [[AC]]<br>*Checks [[willpower]]}}
'''Necrotise''' is a level 1 [[Necromancy]] spell which fires a beam of [[negative energy]] against a single target; it must succeed against the enemy's [[willpower]] to function. If it kills the target, or the target is killed within 1.0 turn after, it creates a [[skeleton]] ally.

[[Necromancer]]s begin with this spell in their libraries. [[Kikubaaqudgha]] can gift this spell at 1* of piety.

==Useful Info==
Other than dealing direct damage, this spell creates [[derived undead]], in the form of skeletons.

[[HD]] of skeletons depends on the [[spellpower]]: <code>minion_hd = mons_hd * (100 + pow) / 300</code>. This means that at the max spellpower skeletons will have 1/2 of their original HD. Skeletons will last for around 27 turns, regardless of spellpower. There is no limit to the amount of skeletons that you can create.

Necrotise has an [[enchantment power]] multiplier of x3.5, which makes it significantly harder to resist than other early-game spells. However, due to the low ''spell power'' cap, it struggles to affect enemies in the mid-game onwards.

==Strategy==
Necrotise deals decent damage that ignores [[AC]] and [[EV]]. For an XL 1 [[Necromancer]], expect around a 60-80% chance for Necrotise to work (ignoring your own [[spell failure]] rate).

Note that your own skeletons can block Necrotise's line of fire.

==Monster Spell==
Monsters have access to the [[Pain]] spell, which deals the same damage but doesn't create a skeleton.

==History==
*Removed in [[0.32]] and replaced by [[Soul Splinter]].
*Necrotise was introduced in [[0.29]], combining the effect of [[Pain]] (without the self damage) and [[Animate Skeleton]].

Necrotise - Revision history

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