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Rotten Breath Location and How to Use

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Rotten Breath is a Incantation spell in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Rotten Breath's effects, stat requirements, how to get Rotten Breath, and tips and tricks on how to use it effectively!

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Rotten Breath Overview

Stats and Requirements

Rotten Breath
Elden Ring - Rotten Breath Icon
Effect
Channels dragon to spew scarlet rot breath.
Spell Type FP Cost Slots Used
Incantation 36 1
Stat Requirements
Intelligence Faith Arcane
0 15 12

Rotten Breath Lore

Lore Description
"One of the incantations of Dragon Communion.

Transforms caster into a dragon to spew scarlet rot breath. Charging extends duration.

Those extraordinary individuals who perpetuate Dragon Communion are called the dragon-hearted."

How to Get Rotten Breath

Obtained by Exchanging Dragon Hearts

Elden Ring - Bought from Cathedral of Dragon Communion
Rotten Breath can be obtained by exchanging 1 Dragon Heart at the Cathedral of Dragon Communion.

How to Use Rotten Breath

Best Used Against Group of Enemies

Elden Ring - Best Used Against Group of Enemies
Rotten Breath is best used against group of enemies, since it is a frontal multi-hitting cone area of effect (AoE) attack that covers a wide area with smoke of scarlet rot.

Inflicts Scarlet Rot

Elden Ring - Inflict Scarlet Rot
Rotten Breath can inflict scarlet rot to enemies, a status effect that deals damage over a set period of time. Some enemies might need to get hit by Rotten Breath a few more times before they can be inflicted with Scarlet Rot, while others are completely immune to it.

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Comment

6 Anonymous Anonymous about 3 years

This guide is shit literally doesn’t tell you what you need to equip to use it. I figured it out but how to use says use on a group lol what kinda idiot wrote this?

5 Anonymous Anonymous over 3 years

There is no vendor. Like mentioned twice already you need to go the Cathedral of Dragon Communion in limgrave and exchange a dragon heart for it! Learn to read rather than whining about not getting a reply.

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