function DWleach()
  local venom = {
    addiction = "vardrax",
    anorexia = "slike",
    asthma = "kalmia",
    clumsiness = "xentio",
    crippledarm = "epteth",
    crippledleg = "epseth",
    darkshade = "darkshade",
    deafblind = "colocasia",
    disloyalty = "monkshood",
    dizziness = "larkspur",
    haemophilia = "notechis",
    nausea = "euphorbia",
    paralysis = "curare",
    recklessness = "eurypteria",
    scytherus = "scytherus",
    selarnia = "selarnia",
    sensitivity = "prefarar",
    shyness = "digitalis",
    sleep = "delphinium",
    slickness = "gecko",
    stupidity = "aconite",
    voyria = "voyria",
    weariness = "vernalius"
  }
 
 
  local function venom_select()
    local venom_priority = {
      "paralysis",
      "asthma",
      "clumsiness",
      "weariness",
      "sensitivity"
    }
 
    for _, aff in ipairs(venom_priority) do
      if affstrack.score[aff] < 67 then
        return venom[aff]
      end
    end    
  end
 
 
 
    if ak.defs.shield then
        send("setalias XX wield dagger298749/shadow strike "..target.."/assess "..target.."/contemplate "..target)
    elseif affstrack.score["parasite"] > 66 and affstrack.score["healthleech"] > 66 then
        send("setalias XX wield scythe/shadow instill scythe with leach/chrono loop boost/shadow instill scythe with leach/shadow reap "..target.."/assess "..target.."/contemplate "..target)  
    else
        send("setalias XX wield scythe/shadow instill scythe with leach/shadow reap "..target.." "..venom_select().."/assess "..target.."/contemplate "..target)
    end
 
    send("queue addclear eqbal XX")
 
end
 
function DWdegen()
 
  local function capstone_available()
    for _, aff in ipairs(affs) do
 
      if affstrack.score[aff] < 80 then
        return false
      end
    end
    return true
  end
 
  local function instill_select()
    return { "shadow instill scythe with degeneration" }
  end
 
    local venom = {
    addiction = "vardrax",
    anorexia = "slike",
    asthma = "kalmia",
    clumsiness = "xentio",
    crippledarm = "epteth",
    crippledleg = "epseth",
    darkshade = "darkshade",
    deafblind = "colocasia",
    disloyalty = "monkshood",
    dizziness = "larkspur",
    haemophilia = "notechis",
    nausea = "euphorbia",
    paralysis = "curare",
    recklessness = "eurypteria",
    scytherus = "scytherus",
    selarnia = "selarnia",
    sensitivity = "prefarar",
    shyness = "digitalis",
    sleep = "delphinium",
    slickness = "gecko",
    stupidity = "aconite",
    voyria = "voyria",
    weariness = "vernalius"
  }
 
  local function venom_select()
    local venom_priority = {
      "asthma",
      "sensitivity",
      "nausea",
      "darkshade",
      "sensitivity",
      "clumsiness"
    }
 
    for _, aff in ipairs(venom_priority) do
      if affstrack.score[aff] < 67 then
        return venom[aff]
      end
    end    
  end
 
 
    if ak.defs.shield then
      send("setalias XX wield dagger298749/shadow strike "..target)
    elseif affstrack.score["clumsiness"] > 66 and affstrack.score["weariness"] > 66 and affstrack.score["paralysis"] <= 66 then
      send("setalias XX wield scythe/shadow reap "..target.." "..venom_select().."/assess "..target.."/contemplate "..target)
    elseif affstrack.score["paralysis"] <= 66 then
      send("setalias XX wield scythe/shadow reap "..target.." curare/assess "..target.."/contemplate "..target)
    elseif capstone_available() then
      send("setalias XX wield scythe/shadow reap "..target.." prefarar/assess "..target.."/contemplate "..target)
    end
    send("queue addclear eqbal XX")
end
 
function DWauto()
 
    DWmutilate()
    DWdictate()
 
    if not table.contains(ak.ShadowList, target) then 
      DWleach()
    elseif table.contains(ak.ShadowList, target) then
      DWdegen()
    end
 
end
 
function DWmutilate()
 
    local hp    = tonumber(ak.currenthealth)
    local maxhp = tonumber(ak.maxhealth)
 
    local mutilate_damage = .40 * maxhp
    local tooros_damage     = .07  * maxhp
 
    if (hp <= mutilate_damage + tooros_damage) and table.contains(ak.ShadowList, target) then    
        send("setalias XX wield dagger298749/shadow mutilate "..target.." prefarar/intone tooros/phylactery list/assess "..target.."/contemplate "..target)
        send("queue addclear eqbal XX")
    end
 
end
 
function DWdictate()
    local affs = {
        "depression",
        "shadowmadness",
        "retribution",
        "parasite"
    }
 
  local threshold = .38
  local mp    = tonumber(ak.currentmana)
  local maxmp = tonumber(ak.maxmana)
  local tooros_damage     = .05  * maxmp
 
  for _,aff in ipairs(affs) do
    if affstrack.score[aff] > .8 then
      threshold = threshold + 0.05
    end
  end
 
  if mp <= threshold + tooros_damage then    
    send("setalias XX intone tooros/shadow dictate "..target.."/assess "..target.."/contemplate "..target)
    send("queue addclear eqbal XX")
 
  end
 
end