So, according to the AB of Holy Fire:
Syntax: SMITE WITH HOLY FIRE
Faith Gained: +10
Damage Source: Faith
Damage Type: Holy
The debased undead, beneath even your pity, may be cleansed of their foul form in the purifying forge of holy fires.
I always assumed that against denizens/people (if the ability ever happens) who're flagged 'undead', the damage caused by Holy Fire would be noticeably larger than just using the basic Fury attack. In a little log snippet below, I compared basic bashing on something you'd think would be undead with both Fury and Holy Fire:
Lower deck of a beached ship. (Far Coast beaches.)
An undead sailor stands here moaning.
You see exits leading out, east, and northeast.
9675h, 5844e, 387f xb-p undead
Almost insubstantial in shape, this man was a sailor of a Keshianmerchant ship. In death he retains many of the traits still he had in life which are clearly visible. Rotting skin hangsfrom his face and body. There are small holes that appear to drill a void through the torso fo this man, showing what is beyond their incorporeal form.
An undead sailor seems strong and confident.
He is strangely weightless.
You see nothing in it.
9675h, 5850e, 386f xb-Targetting: undead
smite undead with holy fire
Drawing upon the wrath of Lims-Kragma, the Mistress of Death, holy fire limns your warhammer in a furious blaze.
9675h, 5849e, 383f x A:50% - an undead sailor: Healthy -
You smite an undead sailor with an iron warhammer in a furious burst of charring flame. The holy fire scorches his living flesh.
9675h, 5849e, 413f x A:60% - an undead sailor: Wounded -smite undead with holy fire
You must wait until you regain balance.
9675h, 5849e, 412f x A:60% - an undead sailor: Wounded -
You have regained balance.
9675h, 5849e, 412f xb A:60% - an undead sailor: Wounded -smite undead with holy fire
Drawing upon the wrath of Lims-Kragma, the Mistress of Death, holy fire limns your warhammer in a furious blaze.
9675h, 5848e, 411f x A:60% - an undead sailor: Wounded -
An undead sailor swings a glowing sword in an arc, almost decapitating you with a glancing blow to your shoulder.
9675h, 5439e, 411f x A:55% - an undead sailor: Wounded -
You smite an undead sailor with an iron warhammer in a furious burst of charring flame. The holy fire scorches his living flesh.
9675h, 5439e, 441f x A:65% - an undead sailor: Battered -
An undead sailor swings a glowing sword in an arc, almost decapitating you with a glancing blow to your shoulder.
9675h, 5072e, 441f x A:60% - an undead sailor: Battered -
You have regained balance.
9675h, 5072e, 441f xb A:60% - an undead sailor: Battered -smite undead with holy fire
Drawing upon the wrath of Lims-Kragma, the Mistress of Death, holy fire limns your warhammer in a furious blaze.
9675h, 5071e, 440f x A:60% - an undead sailor: Battered -
You smite an undead sailor with an iron warhammer in a furious burst of charring flame. The holy fire scorches his living flesh.
Unable to sustain the beating anymore, an undead sailor collapses lifelessly to the floor, broken and beaten.
You have slain an undead sailor.
9675h, 5071e, 469f x A:70% -
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9675h, 5821e, 467f xb-smite undead with fury
You bring back your arm, and an iron warhammer begins glowing blue-white.
9675h, 5849e, 467f x A:69% - an undead sailor: Healthy -
You hurl an iron warhammer at an undead sailor and smite him with divine fury.
9675h, 5849e, 496f x A:79% - an undead sailor: Battered -smite undead with fury
You must wait until you regain balance.
9675h, 5849e, 495f x A:79% - an undead sailor: Battered -
You have regained balance.
9675h, 5849e, 495f xb A:79% - an undead sailor: Battered -smite undead with fury
You bring back your arm, and an iron warhammer begins glowing blue-white.
9675h, 5848e, 495f x A:79% - an undead sailor: Battered -
An undead sailor swings a glowing sword in an arc, almost decapitating you with a glancing blow to your shoulder.
9675h, 5462e, 495f x A:74% - an undead sailor: Battered -
You hurl an iron warhammer at an undead sailor and smite him with divine fury.
Unable to sustain the beating anymore, an undead sailor collapses lifelessly to the floor, broken and beaten.
You have slain an undead sailor.
9675h, 5462e, 525f x A:84% -
You are no longer in the throes of combat.
Is it just me having a wee little bit of false hope that I'd play around with Holy Fire against 'undead' things like the ghosts in both the Frontier Valley and the Hadati crypt alongside of those Far Coast undead things, or is the skill just not delivering as much as I'd hoped it would?
Edit: And yes, I'll typo that mistake in the probed desc.




about 95% of the game's undead mobs are not tagged as such atm.