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Cult of the Lamb

The Rot Walkthrough, Bosses, and Resources

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Cult of the Lamb - The Rot

The Rot is a dungeon in the Woolhaven DLC of Cult of the Lamb. See a walkthrough of The Rot here, along with its resources and bosses in this guide.

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The Rot Resources

All Resources in The Rot

Resources How to Get
Cursed Yewbark IconCursed Yewbark Hit the tree in the Cursed Yewbark room
Rotburn IconRotburn Hit Red Boulders in the Rotburn room
Chilli IconChilli Harvest the Chillies in the Crops room
Chilli Seed IconChilli Seed Harvest the Chillies in the Crops room
Forget-Me-Not IconForget-Me-Not Hit the flowers
Grass IconGrass Hit grass patches
Bone IconBone Hit Skulls and Carcasses
Stone IconStone Hit boulders and the ground
Lumber IconLumber Hit the pillars

The Rot contains a mix of standard resources and unique ones, such as Cursed Yewbark. This resource is needed to in order to rebuild Woolhaven.

The Rot Walkthrough

The Rot Peak

# Step-by-Step Guide
1 The Rot Unlocked
Upon delivering the souls back to Woolhaven, Yngya will hear of your encounters with Abas. She tells you of a great power that can be found deep in the mountain that you can claim to use against Marchosias. This unlocks the path to The Rot, the entrance to the heart of the mountain.
2 The Rot Complete
Do a run in The Rot, starting at The Rot Peak. Progress through rooms and descend into the caves. You will likely meet a moth-like creature, Stelle, during these runs.
3 Poyel Rotten Follower
At the deepest point of your run, you'll face Poyel, the second miniboss of the Woolhaven DLC. Defeat him to recruit him as a follower after.
▶︎ How to Get Rotten Followers
4 Return Lost Souls to Yngya
When you complete your run, you'll find more lost souls to bring home. Return to your cult and escort these new souls to Woolhaven. This should be enough to trigger Winter I, and also lets you unlock the Bonfire Ritual II. This ritual will keep your Cult Warm for a full day.

Woolhaven Walkthrough Guide

The Rot Caverns 1

# Step-by-Step Guide
1
Enter the Rot Cavern. You can access this area by choosing the middle skull icon as a starting point.
2
Continue exploring, and you'll have your first encounter with the Executioner. She'll leave the room, and enemies will attack you as she goes.
▶︎ The Executioner Boss Guide
3
Head further up and defeat Asbeel. Asbeel will mostly bury itself underground before attacking, usually to your last location, so only attack when it emerges from the ground.

Like most Woolhaven bosses, you can make Asbeel your follower after the combat.
▶︎ How to Get Rotten Followers
4
Gather the lost souls afterward and return to Woolhaven. Return them to Yngya to proceed to Winter II.
*
Only return the souls when you're ready, since Winter II is much more difficult. Blizzards will be introduced, which you can only dispel if you have Rotburn Furnace II.
▶︎ How to Survive Winter

The Rot Bosses

All Minibosses and Bosses

Boss Type Recruitable?
PoyelPoyel Miniboss Yes
AsbeelAsbeel Miniboss Yes
OphansOphans Miniboss Yes
The ExecutionerThe Executioner Boss Yes
ElelethEleleth Miniboss Yes
Witness MammonWitness Mammon Miniboss Yes
YngyaYngya Boss Yes

All Woolhaven DLC Bosses

Cult of the Lamb Related Guides

Cult of the Lamb Dungeons
Lands of the Old Faith: All Dungeons

All Woolhaven Dungeons

Woolhaven Dungeons
Ewefall The Rot

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