What happened?

[Alneyan]

Decay deals massive punishment to a unit after the battle has ended. I am not sure how much, but I think it is something like 50Xdamage dealt... or am I confusing it with something else? Either way, Decay is supposed to work more or less like that.

Hopefully someone has more accurate information than I do.

[BigDaddy]

I tested decay on a GoRd terasque with a ring of regeneration. It died, even though it was victorious. Decay MIGHT stack, I couldn't be sure.

[ioticus]

But I don't see why it should work on a lifeless Golum. In any case, the spell seems overpowered, especially for a level 1 spell.

[Graeme Dice]

Just think of it as the metal rusting and falling to bits. Decay requires a MR check, and with a MR of 18 5% of such spells succeed. It also must hit the target, and usually only takes effect once you've lost the battle anyways, so it's powerful, but not overly so.

[ioticus]

Graeme Dice said:
Just think of it as the metal rusting and falling to bits. Decay requires a MR check, and with a MR of 18 5% of such spells succeed. It also must hit the target, and usually only takes effect once you've lost the battle anyways, so it's powerful, but not overly so.

The spell description states it only affects living creatures, so it doesn't make much sense to me.

[BigDaddy]

I know for a fact that it also works on Iron Dragons. Its one of the better ways to defeat them.

[Ironhawk]

Do you take Decay damage if you rout?