Gamer Corner Guides

The HARM Spells all do decent significant to all Undead Monsters, and no damage to anyone else. They make up for this limitation by causing a lot of damage—HARM does as much damage as ICE, a level 2 Black Magic Spell, but dealt to multiple targets. HARM's damage is actually non-elemental, which means no Undead is weak to it, but no Undead resists it, either.

HRM2 is a nice Spell against Undead, but it is outclassed by FIR2. HRM2 is most effective against Undead with lower HP totals, including most of those that inflict Paralysis. The problem with HRM2, as with all HARM Spells, is that it shares a Spell level with the CURE Spells, so you may not want to cast it too much. HRM2 is usually worth it, though, especially considering the relatively minor healing of CUR2 and HEAL. As with all the HARM Spells, only a Wh.MAGE can cast it, though late in the game you will find not one but two Light Axes that let anyone cast HRM2 for free.

HRM4 dishes out a whole lot of damage—just as much as FADE, in fact—but the problem is that there just aren't that many high-HP Undead to use it on. It can be a fun Spell to really put the hurt on Undead, but it's never worth wasting a Spell slot that could be used for CUR4 instead. This is one HARM Spell you can safely pass on.