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Chill of the Grave

(Spell Compendium, p. 46)

Necromancy
Level: Deathbound 1,
Components: V, S,
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect: Ray
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

A pale ray erupts from your pointing finger, and a moaning sound fills the air as it streaks toward your target.

You must succeed on a ranged touch attack with the ray to strike a target. The subject takes 1d10 points of cold damage. This damage increases to 2d10 at caster level 4th, 3d10 at caster level 7th, and 4d10 at caster level 10th.