Slay Living v. Destruction

[Carpone]

Aside from the limited range with Slay Living, is there any other difference between Slay Living and Destruction? Does Slay Living work on some mobs that Destruction doesn't, or vice versa?

[Nott]

Both have spell resistance and both have a fortitude save, and both are necromancy, so destruction is really just a higher level of the same spell. In addition to the range, destruction gives more damage on a failed save (but I wouldn't expect anyone to care about that unless the extra damage also kills the target), but being a higher level, it's easier to land it. That can be mitigated using slay living if you're using the heighten feat.

No mobs are susceptible to one but not the other.

[Pwesiela]

Both have spell resistance and both have a fortitude save, and both are necromancy, so destruction is really just a higher level of the same spell. In addition to the range, destruction gives more damage on a failed save (but I wouldn't expect anyone to care about that unless the extra damage also kills the target), but being a higher level, it's easier to land it. That can be mitigated using slay living if you're using the heighten feat.

No mobs are susceptible to one but not the other.

Pretty much. One has a naturally higher save than the other given its higher spell leve. But range is the main difference.

[Visty]

destruction has a longer range and a higher save due to beeing higher level
thats the only differance

[DasLurch]

I like having both on my FvS. That way one is almost always up. Just take the hieghten feat, and they even cost the same. Otherwise, just the casting distance and the recharge timers are the only difference.