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help > necrotic aura
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Feature : Necrotic Aura The Scourgelord's necrotic aura is comprised of its top one hundred most powerful souls. As Scourgelords ravage the land they are constantly exhausting old, weaker, souls in favor of more powerful kills. This feature is used in conjunction with the 'horde' spell and is supposed to simulate the Scourgelord's ability to draw/raise undead to assist him in death's errand. How it works: The power of a Scourgelord's necrotic aura is dependent upon two factors: (1) it's top 100 kills (2) the level of those kills. These two numbers are multiplied together in order to get a 'Power Rating'. This power level determines the power of its horde (see help spell horde) and is described in the following manner: Almost Nonexistent Infinitesimal Pitiful [Horde gains defense ability] Feeble Very Weak [Horde gains mob ability] Weak Respectable [Horde gains ravenous ability] Average Robust [Horde gains shadow procs] Powerful Overwhelming [Horde gains banshee procs] Realm Wide Gateway to the Necrotic Plane Unliving God Note 1: The horde currently has a soft-cap of level 23 (19+4) but will continue to grow minimally even beyond that based upon continued higher level kills. As a Hero Scourgelord we would not anticipate that any player would be able to achieve a necrotic aura greater than 'Realm Wide'. The other two aura levels are currently reserved for additional class phases. Note 2: If you focus on big kills its possible to have an aura more powerful than your class level might imply and a stronger horde. Note 3: It's easy to do newbie quests to level 5/6 and catch your necrotic aura up by level 8 by killing equal level mobs in zones. Note 4: It's harder to keep your aura/horde at your level if you are experiencing via Brett/Jim-Bob. A Brett or two every level won't have a huge impact, but grinding Bretts will leave you weaker than you ought to be (such is the price for denying death its due by engaging in selective rather than wholesale slaughter). It is recommended you do Jim-Bobs about 4-5 levels later so-as to not reap full impact of an at-level reward. Note 5: Honestly though, even if you engaged in Brett for many levels it's not overly time consuming to get caught back up. You just have to be okay with a weaker horde for a time. -----------------------------------------------------------------------