Lore of Undeath

The Dark Riders

Wind · magical, flaming

Winds of Magic

18(22)

Cooldown

54 s

Cast range

150 m

Duration

5 s

Wind-up

5 s

Overcast miscast

50%

• 36 damage per second (36 armour-piercing) for 5 s, radius 6 mOvercast: 48 damage per second (48 armour-piercing) for 5 s, radius 6 m

• Good against armour
• Medium, forward-moving area of effect
• Strong vs multiple units
• Weak vs a single combatant

Truly masterful wielders of Shyish can call forth powerful souls riding on the Wind of Death to burst onto the battlefield.

The Harbinger

Summon Unit

Winds of Magic

23

Cooldown

47 s

Cast range

50 m

Duration

1 s

Wind-up

5 s

Uses

2

Summons: Zombie Dragon

• Summons a Zombie Dragon
• Summoned units degrade over time

The call to serve can rally souls back into their bodies, or with sufficient power, rally them to battle directly from the beyond.

The Soulstealer

Direct Damage (Area)

Winds of Magic

10(18)

Cooldown

37 s

Cast range

100 m

Duration

11 s(22 s)

Effect range

35 m

Wind-up

3 s

Overcast miscast

50%

• Causes damage to combatants
• Large area of effect
• Strong vs multiple units

Undeath beckons a soul to return from the afterlife. Those who know such forces also know the living, too, can be forced to give up their souls.

Breath of Darkness

Regeneration

Winds of Magic

7(13)

Cooldown

31 s

Cast range

200 m

Duration

14 s

Wind-up

1 s

Overcast miscast

50%

• Replenishes hit points of combatants
• Resurrects dead combatants
• Heals injured before resurrecting

Shyish's tendrils reach into and renew parts of the Undead that sustain their unnatural vigour.

The Abyssal Swarm

Vortex · magical

Winds of Magic

12(18)

Cooldown

42 s

Cast range

150 m

Duration

30 s

Wind-up

3 s

Overcast miscast

50%

• 8 damage per second (2 armour-piercing) for 30 s, radius 12 mOvercast: 16 damage per second (4 armour-piercing) for 30 s, radius 12 m

• Does not affect friendly troops
• Large, randomly-moving area of effect

A predator's bones still remember the hunt. Bound by Dark Magic, they are driven towards prey once more.

The Hand of Dust

Augment

Winds of Magic

3(7)

Cooldown

27 s

Cast range

200 m

Duration

14 s

Wind-up

1 s

Overcast miscast

50%

• +50% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage

Seconds and centuries are all the same to a master of Shyish. All that is transient is at his mercy. It fades and crumbles at his touch.