undead
itemmonsterweaponpages 5, 11, 19
undead
Arguments
Takes no arguments.
What it does
The weapon does not affect Undead units.
— modding manual, page 5 (as a weapon command)
is an undead being. Undead beings are affected by banishment.
— modding manual, page 19 (as a monster command)
From the base game data
undead
Interacts with
demonic commandbanishsurv command
Undead beings and demons can be banished. A monster with banishsurv is flung to another plane — Hades, Inferno, or its home — instead of being destroyed when that happens.
— manual + base-game usage
affecthuman commandaffectundead commandaffectanimal commandaffectmale commandaffectfemale commandhuman commandanimal commandfemale command
A weapon with an affect… restriction only harms matching targets: affectundead requires the undead flag, affectanimal the animal flag, and affectmale / affectfemale check the being's sex (female marks a monster or item wearer as female). affecthuman is the odd one out — the manual says it keys on the res_convert attribute rather than the human flag.
— manual
holykill commandundkill commanddemonic command
holykill weapons deal double damage against undead and demons; undkill weapons only against undead.
— manual
noundead commandnodemon commanddemonic command
Rituals marked noundead or nodemon are never known by undead or demonic casters.
— manual
“Useful values are 2^4 for undead, 2^20 for immortal and 2^26 for ethereal.”
— resrestrict's description (manual, page 34)
Spell interactions
Combat spells that do not affect undead:
Army of the SunArmy of the SunArmy of the SunAura of AweAura of the SunAura of the SunDehydrationDehydrationDehydrationDehydrationDehydrationDesert StormDivine AuraEnfeeblementScourging WindShade of DeathShade of DeathShade of DeathShade of DeathStrength SapStrength SapStrength SapStrength SapWeaknessWeaknessWeaknessWeaknessWeaknessWeaknessWeakness
— targeting flags on the spells' weapon records; wording per the manual
Combat spells whose victims rise as undead (Soulless):
Bolt of UnlifeBolt of UnlifeBolt of UnlifeSymbol of UnlifeSymbol of Unlife
— targeting flags on the spells' weapon records; wording per the manual
Combat spells with double damage against undead:
Cleansing WaterSolar BrillianceSolar BrillianceSolar FlareSolar FlareSolar FlareSolar RaysSolar RaysSolar RaysSunbeamSunbeamSunbeamSunlightSunlightSunlightSymbol of LightTorrent of the Sacred River
— targeting flags on the spells' weapon records; wording per the manual
Combat spells that only affect undead:
— targeting flags on the spells' weapon records; wording per the manual