Strangle

Spell information

Required Necromancy

65.0

Mana

18

Preparation

1.5 seconds

Application delay

No additional delay

Effect duration

Up to 6 seconds, reduced by the target's resistance.

Cooldown

20 seconds

Shared recovery

1 second

Preparation, effect duration and cooldown are separate timers. The cooldown starts when preparation completes successfully. You can move during shared recovery, but cannot prepare another spell.

Target and range

An enemy within 8 tiles.

What does it do?

The target is marked for 6 seconds. Every 2 tiles voluntarily walked or run create an opportunity to trigger damage. Standing still causes no damage. The spell does not slow movement, consume stamina or freeze the target.

Spirit Speak 0 → 100

At 0 → 100 Spirit Speak, each trigger deals 3 → 6 damage in PvP and 6 → 10 in PvE. Total damage before resistance is capped at 24 in PvP and 40 in PvE.

Counterplay

Standing still prevents triggers. Exorcism removes the curse. Resisting Spells reduces both duration and damage. Expiry or cleansing grants the target 8 seconds of reapplication immunity against all casters.

Limits

Damage can trigger at most once per second and 4 times in total. Extra steps during the interval do not accumulate for later damage. Pushes, pulls, Teleport, Recall and server relocation do not count as steps; Horrific Beast's push does not trigger it. The same curse does not stack or refresh its active duration.