Cause Serious Wounds (Wizard Spell)

The cause serious wounds spell inflicts 2d8+1 points of damage if a successful touch attack is made. Non - corporeal, non - living, and extraplanar creatures are not affected by the spell, except for undead, which are cured. The inflicted damage must be healed naturally or cured with magic.
Unlike the 4th - level priest spell, cure light wounds, this spell has no reversed form. This spell is often used in combination with the 2nd - level spectral hand spell. Casting this spell is an evil act.
The material component is paste rubbed on the hands and activated by a command word. The cost to produce the paste is 200 gp, which makes enough for four castings.
Notes: Restricted to necromancers and evil witches; uncommon.
Category:Wizard Spells
Category:Spells from Wizard's Spell Compendium
Category:Spells