Where To Find Ekzykes’s Decay

Scarlet Rot is a new status effect to the Souls series introduced in Elden Ring. It has massive implications in the story and ties into the hardest boss in the game, Malenia. All of Caelid is covered in Scarlet Rot, and an entire lake of it exists beneath the Lands Between.

It can be reasonably assumed that all players will run into scarlet rot at some point during a playthrough, and it can make short work of any affected tarnished. With Ekzykes’s Decay, players can finally use one of the biggest annoyances on their enemies. This is a dragon incantation and will require some dragon hunting to obtain, but that just seems to be another day in the Lands Between.

Where To Find Ekzykes’s Decay

To obtain Ekzykes’s Decay, players will need to first find and kill Decaying Ekzykes in Caelid. Decaying Ekzykes is very easy to find as it is just off the main road when heading south in Caelid. Start from the Caelid Highway South site of grace and continue south for just a short distance. You’ll soon see a large white and decaying dragon just off to the right side of the road, and while it may look dead, Ekzykes is very much alive.

Ekzykes has the same move set as most of the other dragon field bosses in the Lands Between. He is most dangerous when he looks straight at the ground and uses his cloud of scarlet rot breath attack. This attack has a very wide range of effects and can quickly build up the player’s status effect. Staying on torrents and watching for this attack will give you enough time to escape its range. After defeating Decaying Ekzykes, you’ll be able to obtain Ekzykes’s Decay from the Church Of Dragon Communion. This incantation will require two dragon hearts and Ekzykes only drops one, meaning you’ll need to obtain one more from any other dragon field boss.

How To Use Ekzykes’s Decay

This incantation requires 23 faith and 15 arcane to memorize and costs 48 FP to cast. As with all dragon incantations, this will have a bit of a longer cast time than other incantations. Enemies hit by the decay will suffer immediate physical damage along with scarlet rot buildup for each second they are in the breath. You will be left immobile when casting this incantation, making timing and placement extremely crucial.

The Scarlet Rot status effect can quickly do a decent amount of damage to an enemy. Adding to the initial damage, this incantation is excellent if used correctly in PVP. While the long cast time makes it a high-risk move, a scarlet rot status effect is a great reward. You are also able to swivel when casting this incantation, at least giving you a chance to aim if your opponent moves.

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