

Though potent, Murder of Crows does not deal much damage by itself.Murder of Crows is useful both in offensive and defensive situations: initiating an attack with the Vigor will allow the player to take down multiple enemies before they can fight back, whereas casting it when cornered will let the player escape to a more suitable part of the battlefield.Murder of Crows is most effective against groups of enemies, as casting the Vigor will swarm every nearby enemy at once.Handymen are affected but will only remain distracted for three-quarters of the standard effect. Automatons, Zealots of the Lady and the Siren are immune to the effects of Murder of Crows.Murder of Crows will continue damaging enemies for a short while after the distraction effect wears off.One can use bullets and ammunition from the Vigor Return to Sender to fling at targets that are distracted, and can potentially kill them with Crow traps to move the corpses toward other enemies.Enemies can be pulled into a crow trap or crow trapped corpse with Undertow.

If Crows Trap Aid has been purchased, finishing enemies off with a cast of Undertow can send the booby-trapped corpses into other enemies, perpetuating the effects of the Vigor.Against lone targets, this can turn the combo into a long-distance escape mechanism. Enemies distracted by Murder of Crows will be unable to retaliate if the player uses Charge to ram into them.
