Who said Wither Bones was so great??

[geo981010]

Not every LQ is destined for Wither Bones greatness - the D4 ones with a Skull Staff will only get about ~20 fatigue per casting total, so try it with them. A D3 + staff one is about ~30, so they are ok, but if only D2 they should find another job - Astrals can Nether Dart (maybe communion if you have some lizards about and go for WB), Bloods should be hunting for slaves, and of course my Favorites the Natures should be casting Relief. Two casting relief means even the D3 LQs are able to cast it several times.

As for accuracy particularly with LQs, try an Eagle Eye casting first. The attack LQ flavours (Nether Darting and Wither Boning ones in particular) should have that scripting first. It helps for Vine Arrows too!

[Pickles]

I accidentally attacked an (allied) undead horde with a solo D6 heliophagus. He killed 220 before he fled. Your mistake is to use in with unsupported d3 casters.

Pickles

[Vicious Love]

Questions of how to reduce fatigue aside, I've found that Wither Bones can be pretty effective against Ermorian hordes(Particularly soul gate), since accuracy is irrelevant, is always terrible against small Groups of weak undead, since your mages insist on casting the overpowered spell, but was ultimately meant to be used on elite troops, SCs and mini SCs.
As has already been mentioned, wither bones ir armor negating and cannot be resisted by magic. Cast it on a group of Knights of the Unholy Sepulchre, Shadow Vestals, Bone Fiends, Wights, or whatnot, or on a Bane Lord or some other undead SC, and watch the calcium evaporate. Or possibly liquefy. Either way, works every time.

[Boron]

Vicious Love said:
Questions of how to reduce fatigue aside, I've found that Wither Bones can be pretty effective against Ermorian hordes(Particularly soul gate), since accuracy is irrelevant, is always terrible against small Groups of weak undead, since your mages insist on casting the overpowered spell, but was ultimately meant to be used on elite troops, SCs and mini SCs.
As has already been mentioned, wither bones ir armor negating and cannot be resisted by magic. Cast it on a group of Knights of the Unholy Sepulchre, Shadow Vestals, Bone Fiends, Wights, or whatnot, or on a Bane Lord or some other undead SC, and watch the calcium evaporate. Or possibly liquefy. Either way, works every time.

With area of effect 6+ wither bones is just great.
the only spells which kill a large horde of cheap undeads quicker are probably the gem requiring spells shimmering fields and flame storm .
but those are air or fire so THEY CANNOT damage scs with the right resistence .
thats exactly vicious loves opinion too

so an undead horde of 1000 longdeads is "better" killed by flame storm or shimmering fields but the SCS will survive that