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[[File:Corpse_of_Brave_Brent_Poltroon.jpg|thumb|Example of a corpse.]]
Most [[fleshy]] [[creature]]s leave a [[corpse]] when they die. As in "real life," a corpse is the lifeless body of the original creature. Corpses may be used to [[resurrection|resurrect]] dead [[ally|allies]], or may be exploited for certain [[Necromancer]] spells, as well as the Wurm skill [[Junundu Feast]], and the [[Devourer]] skill [[Siege Devourer Feast]].

==Exploiting a corpse==
* Skills in the game will refer to using a corpse.  By this they mean to exploit a fresh corpse.
* Skills that "exploit the nearest corpse" refer to the closest corpse to the caster within [[spell]] [[range]].
* A fresh corpse is also known as an exploitable corpse. A fresh corpse is the corpse of a [[fleshy]] creature which has not been exploited by a skill. Each fresh corpse may only be exploited once.  Corpses that have been exploited will appear darker.
* If a fleshy creature is resurrected from an exploited corpse, then dies again, that creature will leave another exploitable corpse.
* Players killed by [[Unyielding Aura (PvP)]], and [[pet]]s leave pre-exploited corpses.
* Some creatures, including most animates, [[construct]]s, [[ghost]]s, [[spirit]]s and [[elemental]]s, leave corpses that can never be exploited.
*A player that has had their corpse exploited can still be resurrected

==List of skills that exploit corpses==
{{skill table
|category = Skills that cause Exploits Corpse
|show attribute = y
|show campaign = y
|color scheme = necromancer
|notitlematch = Animate Candy Golem¦Junundu Feast¦Siege Devourer Feast
}}

==Related skills==
Skills that exploit corpses, like [[Animate Bone Fiend]], require the corpse to be fresh. Other spells that require a corpse in some range, like [[Nibble]] {{verify}} or [[Signet of Sorrow]], still work with an exploited corpse.

;Temporary skills that exploit corpses
*{{any}} {{skill icon|Animate Candy Golem}} - [[Core]]
*{{any}} {{skill icon|Junundu Feast}} - [[Nightfall]]
*{{any}} {{skill icon|Siege Devourer Feast}} - [[Eye of the North]]

;Skills that trigger when a corpse is within a certain area of effect
*{{w}} {{skill icon|"I Will Avenge You!"}} (ally corpses only)
*{{w}} {{skill icon|"Retreat!"}} (ally corpses only)
*{{n}} {{skill icon|Signet of Sorrow}}
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Lamentation}}
*{{any}} {{skill icon|"Tango Down!"}}

;Skills that create exploitable corpses
*{{n}} {{skill icon|Animate Flesh Golem}} (when the golem dies)

==Notes==
* Corpses do not cause [[body block]]ing.
* Corpses of non-[[boss]] [[NPC]]s generally vanish after a while. Non-fleshy non-boss creatures' corpses generally disappear within a few seconds, while fleshy non-boss NPCs' corpses last much longer (approximately 45 seconds), and player [[character]], [[henchman]], [[hero]] and boss corpses remain indefinitely, as do the corpses of NPCs who start dead, such as the dead troops in the [[Consulate Docks]] mission.

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