breath of decay

Modify numerous weapons, spells, items, and actions to be designed around the Black Sludge and Blue Fire theme of the Decay Knight boss.

Putrescence

✨ **This is my first big Elden Circle mod, it may have some issues and bugs, and it may be too powerful since I'm not good at balancing the game yet, but I hope you have fun with it! **

🎯Mod Target

Expand the available weapons and magic around the **Decay Knight Boss** theme, and modify some status effects to make them more in line with the theme.

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🔥 Added status effect

❄️ Decaying Frost

• Modified the frost status of the Decay Knight, adding continuous damage to the standard frost effect.
• Added cool blue flame special effects
• Most spells and weapons will have this status attached to them

🔥 Decaying Flame

• Blue flames will appear under the enemy's feet, causing short-term continuous damage.

🦠 Decay and decay

• A new status effect that eventually completely envelops the target in decaying sludge that causes damage over time

-Ultimately completely transforming the enemy into pure decayed matter

🧙‍♂️ Charming Decay

• The target is temporarily controlled by the decaying sludge and fights for you
• Only available for **Charming Branch** and **White Shadow Lure**

🪄 Decaying Charm

• Mutates the target into pure decayed matter that fights for you until Decay effects destroy it
• Only available for **Charming Branch** and **Wraith Summoning Bell**

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👑Head Equipment

🧪 Head of Decay

• Modified the **Traveler Hat** and **Alberich Pointed Hat (modified)** to become black rotten sludge heads
• Modified version with glowing blue eyes and mouth

🌌 The head of the blue chaos of the universe

• Modified the **Spellcaster's Pointed Hat** to adopt the Chaos Head design made by Rayan and add cosmic special effects

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📜 Spell modification

🧙‍♀️ Magic

Many spells now fire decaying projectiles, with **Corruption Hit Reaction**:

• Lani's Dark Moon

-Rilana's Double Moon

-Reynara's Full Moon

• Comet Yazle
• Night Comet
• Summoning of Wraith Spirits
• and many other magics

🔥 Special effects modification

• **Explosive Wraith Fire**: Replaces ghost fire with blue decaying fire
• **Night Witch Mist**: Changed the fog effect to blue fire
• **Miriam's Disappearance**: changed to a decay themed effect and added to dodge
• **Cloak of Thorns**: Changed to a decay theme and now heals over time instead of rolling to deal damage

🙏 Prayer

The same mass of prayers now fires decaying projectiles, with **Corruption Matter Hit Reaction**:

• Fury from afar
• Multi-layered halo
• Knight Thunder Gun
• and many other prayers

🔥 Visual effects update

• **Golden Tree Oath**: visual effect changed to blue flames
• **Black Flame Blade**: now has blue flames instead of black and lasts slightly longer
• **Bloodfire Blade**: completely revamped to include **Decay and Decay** status

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⚔️ War gray modification

🗡️ War Gray Skills

• **Fire Slash**: Now fires decaying projectiles
• **Storm Blade**: Now fires decaying projectiles
• **Vacuum Slash**: Now fires decaying projectiles
• **Holy Ground**: Now deals area-of-effect explosion damage

🔥 Visual effects update

The visual effects of many battle grays are changed to blue flames:

• Golden Tree Oath
• Frost treads the ground
• Storm Treading
• The mythical beast frost treads the ground
• Cold fog

🎯 Special modifications

• **White Shadow Bait**: Explodes after small continuous damage, charming the enemies hit.
• **Storm Wall**: Now acts as both a parry and a projectile

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🗡️ Unique war gray

Numerous unique weapons War Ash now have Decaying Fire effects and Decaying Matter hit reactions:

• **Death Hook** - Ghost Fire Ignite
• **Darkmoon Greatsword**
• **Freeze Needle**
• **Famous Sword Yueyin** - Teleporting Moonlight
• and other unique weapons

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🛡️ Weapon modification

⚔️ Main weapons

The following weapons add trails that deal **Rotten Frost** damage:

• Darkmoon Greats …