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Undead
Undead race guide: faction, class choices, portraits, racial modifiers, spell levels and build tradeoffs.
Undead is playable in Shadow Walker. Magic and defensive strengths with corruption, life drain and corpse-based recovery.
Magic and defensive strengths with corruption, life drain and corpse-based recovery.
All six classes availableClass choices & portraits
Choose Warrior, Berserker, Druid, Sorcerer, Rogue or Hunter. Class choice changes your progression and spells; choosing a different appearance does not change your race.
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Racial bonuses & tradeoffs
These racial skill modifiers are separate from your class's progression affinities. A negative modifier does not prevent you from learning or using that skill. Every class can pursue crafting and gathering.
Attributes
- Stamina+10%
- Magic+20%
- Magic Resistance+10%
- Strength-10%
- Resistance+10%
Combat skills
- Sword+10%
- Shielding+10%
- Dagger+10%
Crafting & gathering
- Fishing-10%
- Mining-10%
- Lumberjacking-10%
- Cooking-10%
- Alchemy+20%
- Farming-10%
Racial spells & level milestones
These spells are exclusive to Undead characters and are available across all six classes unless a class is listed separately below. Character level alone is not enough: meet the named casting requirement shown in your spellbook, learn the spell, and have enough mana. See Spells and Magic for casting and learning.
| Spell | Cast requirements | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Guard | Level 5 + Magic 5 | Raise Resistance and Magic Resistance by 20–60% for a base 30–90 seconds, scaling with Magic. |
| Cannibalize | Level 5 + Magic 1 | Loot and consume a nearby eligible flesh corpse to restore health, followed by brief regeneration. Needs a corpse within 3 tiles that you are allowed to loot; not every creature leaves edible flesh. |
| Life Drain | Level 10 + Magic 10 | Hit one target with Corruption damage, briefly apply Corruption and heal from actual health damage dealt. Also weaken Strength and Resistance; monsters additionally lose Magic Resistance. |
| Withering Touch | Level 10 + Magic 10 | Deal Corruption damage and lower the target’s Resistance by 10–30% for a base 10–30 seconds, scaling with Magic. |
| Bone Spikes | Level 20 + Magic 10 | Damage and briefly wound enemies around you. Against players, also reduce Speed by 20–35% for 30–60 seconds, scaling with Magic. |
Level 25: race & class spells
Each of these spells needs both this race and the matching class, plus the named casting requirement below. They are not shared with your other class choices.
| Class | Spell | Cast requirements | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue | Blight Shuriken | Level 25 + Magic 5 | Throw a magical shuriken that damages one target and applies brief Bleeding and Corruption effects. |
| Berserker | Death Rage | Level 25 + Magic 2 | Strike one target with Corruption damage and brief Corruption, weakening Strength and Resistance, then gain Fury’s Strength boost and Resistance penalty. Monsters also lose Magic Resistance. |
| Warrior | Grave Bash | Level 25 + Magic 5 | Hit one target with Corruption damage, apply brief Corruption and reduce Resistance. The weakening scales with Strength. |
| Hunter | Plague Volley | Level 25 + Magic 7 | Damage enemies in a targeted area and apply brief Bleeding and Corruption effects. |
| Druid | Rotting Roots | Level 25 + Magic 15 | Damage enemies in a targeted thicket with brief vine and Corruption effects. Against players, also reduce Speed by 5–15% for 20–40 seconds. |
| Sorcerer | Soul Rot | Level 25 + Magic 12 | Damage enemies in a broad targeted area with Corruption and weaken Strength and Resistance. Susceptible monsters also lose Magic Resistance; curse-immune monsters resist the weakening. |
Important limitations
Cannibalize needs a nearby flesh corpse. It is not an unrestricted heal: you need a suitable body to consume. Life Drain restores health from damage dealt; it does not bypass protected targets.