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Ekzykes's Decay
Spell Type	Dragon Communion Incantations
FP Cost 48 (6)	Slots Used 1
Effect Spews scarlet rot breath of Ekzykes from above Requires Intelligence 0 Faith 23 Arcane 15

Ekzykes's Decay is an Incantation in Elden Ring. Ekzykes's Decay spellconjures head ofEkzykes to spray a rot-inducing cloud from above. Updated to Patch 1.10.

Where to find Ekzykes's Decay

Where to find Ekzykes's Decay :

• Can be purchased at the Dragon Communion Altar at the Cathedral of Dragon Communion in Caelid for 2 Dragon Hearts. Players need to defeat Decaying Ekzykesin order to unlock this Incantation. [Elden Ring Map Link]

Elden RingEkzykes's Decay Guide

• Dragon Communion Incantation
• Stamina Cost: 60
• Dealsstandard physical damage
• Inflicts Scarlet Rot(65 buildupper tick, upto 10 ticks on fully charged cast) on opponents.
• Scarlet Rot inflicted by this spell deals (0.33% Max HP) + 13 per second for 90 seconds, for a total of 29.7% Max HP + 1170 damage over its full duration.
  • Scarlet Rot on weapons inflicts (0.18% Max HP) + 15 per second for 90 seconds, for a total of 16.2% Max HP + 1350 damage over its full duration.
• Like other named Breath incantations, this spell has long wind-up time of 2 seconds.
• Deals18% more physical damage than Rotten Breath, with slightly longer range but narrower spread.
• Duration can be extended to breathe again, and you can swivel your character while casting to spew in different directions.
• Full cast requires at least 90FP but will use up to 156FP with no additional benefit from any FP-conserving buffs.
• It takes on average 5 seconds including initial wind-up to complete the full cast.
• Can be cast while jumping, and your character hovers slightly while using the spell.
• Cannot be used on horseback.
• NOTE: As of Patch 1.07, the Scarlet Rot buildup this spell causes has been reduced from 110 per tick to 65 per tick.
• As of Patch 1.09 , Roar Medallion increases the damage of this incantation by approx. 10%. in Player vs. Environment . 4% increase in Player vs. Player.

ELDEN RING EKZYKES'S DECAY NOTES AND TIPS

• Updated to Patch 1.10. See Patch Notes for details.
• In the Colosseum, if the opponent is spacing the dragon breath out of its range or putting pressure by interrupting your dragon breath, use Swarm of Flies. Most opponents will run away from the attack, causing them to lose stamina and give you space to do a dragon breath.
• To prevent the opponent from constantly interrupting your dragon breath, use Endure. With all dragon breaths having a 2.5-second wind-up and Endurehaving a 3-second duration it will give you enough time to do a dragon breath in the air. However, you will not have enough time to swap into a Dragon Communion Seal on both hands if you want the full wind-up duration to be protected by Endure.
• Other notes and player tips go here.