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second best spell in the series maybe even better than immolation

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It’s only good at pvp for the impact frames the person needs to keep dodging

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Typically seen as a bad spell, but when combined with the Golden Land AoW this turns into S tier in PvP.

Open the match w/ Golden Land and then immediately cast this to give your opponent a high damage bullet hell to roll through, you can then re-cast Golden Land or chase them down while the bullets are up. Rinse and repeat.

Golden Land provides perfect cover while you cast this, and the main bullet surprisingly lands ~50% of the time when this is done well since your opponent will most likely be too distracted.

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So, I’ve heard this is kinda bad. Can anyone else confirm? I mean it just wouldn’t be right, it has legendary status after all.

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Anyone that thinks intelligence is worth than faith needs to look at this s**t

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Ahh, Erdtree!
In short Praise the shield!

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golden retaliation goes brrr

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I have never had so much hatemail and pointdowns before trying this out in PvP. Yes, I'm a terrible person. But casting this from inside black flame ritual is just too funny to stop.

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I actually enjoy using this incantation and find it useful against larger enemies, especially at range, and when I cast it from far off and then run in to attack while the spell is still going I ALWAYS get a stance break. But the one issue I have is - it does Holy damage, but for some reason it doesn't stop skeletons from reforming, why is that?

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I often ponder the nature of this incantation. Why here? Why is the most important spell to the Golden Order sitting underground in an ant's nest? My theory is that burrow in the ground in the Deep Root Depths was once the egg of the Elden Beast. It could explain the presence of these engorged ants we see, who when slain drop Rune Arcs. Rune Arcs which would not be the shards scattered by the Shattering, but remnants of the Greater Will's essence as the Elden Ring was birthed.

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I like using this instead of fan daggers

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poise through it

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Love using this in pvp. Watching dual mog spears andy flop around like a fish is always a treat.

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So does this mean the Elden Beast merged with and "became" the Elden Ring or that it was the Elden Ring from the beginning?

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Alright hear me out, buff this so it spawns a NG+7 full power Elden Beast to kill your target when it lands and I might perhaps after, some convincing consider running it.

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It's hilarious seeing how little damage this does for such a flashy and high-end incantation. It's the faith version Founding Rain of Stars. It's not bad against Deathrite Birds and good for annoying invaders but that's about it.

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ha ha ha

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ha ha ha

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I cast this against the Fire Giant and the projectiles literally just pass through him without doing any damage.

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Not bad, but a bit disappointing for a spell that is supposed to be the pinnacle of incantations. No way is a req of 50 faith justifiable for this. This is more in the 30-40 faith tier.

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No idea why you all are crying over it in pvp. Small stars hit for like 10 dmg and cast time is so long that whenever i see anyone using it im thinking "cool, im getting a free hit"

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Elden stars spammers when I ignore with Eternal Darkness and spam my own spells:

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This spell apparently being good as it is in arena is further proof why flat circle maps are bad design for dueling in From games.
In invasions, this thing is hard-countered by walls.

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Can effectively deal 2k dps against players in one cast. Pretty easy to do more damage since you can stun the player and then the big stars explode dealing additional dps, supper useful provide you have enough time to cast.

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one of the coolest looking incantations, unfortunately mostly used by scrubs in pvp

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also you can only have one active at a time

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Good for pressure in pvp, use with triple discs of light and radagons rings of light and you can do some cheap and nasty damage

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I guess this is decent against big enemies in PvE? At 80 FTH, Erdtree Seal + Golden Bow it did 3200+ damage to a troll in stromveil. I guess it's semi-decent for enemies that get hit with all the proyectiles like dragons or ulcerated tree spirits. Then again pest threads does the job and doesn't eat away your focus points.

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The only actual lore on the elden beast

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Like many said this incantation doesn't do a lot of dmg, but to be fair... Elden Beast's Elden Stars doesn't do that much damage neither...

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Is "ELDEN STARS" a summon that chases down opponents? IF SO . that's so cool. Legit Faith being able to out star INT is really funny lol . POV : FAITH STARS STRONGER <

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You guys are wild, I'm getting this to hit 1k in the arena . Plus cipher pata spam . One mistake and it's a free kill

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if someone in Collo uses this against you, you can whip out your Erdtree Greatshield and turn it into an Erdtree M4A1

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The legendary incantations or those incantations that come from legendary bosses usually are prizes awarded through the tarnished overcoming some kind of profound challenge. What does the most historically signifant spell to the Golden Order and the Erdtree being found on some random corpse underground mean exactly? I feel like there is a story that we may never know behind why such an important spell winds up in this particular place.

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Don’t even bother trying to dodge this. The user will be too busy spamming swarm of flies most likely and it’s almost always free damage for you.

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I don't think there is any incantation worse than this...

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If you want to use this, dont bother using the Holy Shourding Cracked Tear, the damage boost is so little, only the main explosion gets a major buff, but youre enemy has to be pretty slow and dumb to get hit by it.

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[ F A I T H ] gets to summon an "insanely massive Galaxy God" as a temporary summon to fight with. [ I N T ] gets... ... Tibia Summons ( i think everyone knows how much of a "let down" tibia whatever is ~ self explanatory). OF COURSE ! ! !

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As so this is the Touhou spell

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This and Wave Of Gold (northern lights) are so pretty 100 / 100

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By far coolest STAR attack

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Great pvp spell, drains enemy stamina, allows you time to close distance and apply buffs. Even if they were able to come out relatively unscathed it still is extremely useful putting people on the defensive. In Pve it's absolute trash. Most bosses have high resistance to holy and it moves too slowly to actually be effective on npc targets.

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The usefulness of this spell is proportional to the player's brainpower. Explains why so many people think it's bad.

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Don't care if it's mid. Looks cool as **** and is fun to use. Mandatory for every stylish faith build.

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Why isn't this an INT thing, Damm FROM completel butchered INT with FAITH... literally FAITH IS BETTER THAN INT IN EVERY SCENARIO POSSIBLE...

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pew pew pew

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See what’s nice about this is that if it was good it would be the most irritating spell ever invented, so we can rest easy knowing it sucks

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I don’t think it needs a buff. In pvp, elden stars begins to make sense when you make erdtree heal, holy ground, blessing of the erdtree, etc a main part of your build. If my opponent gives me time to heal or counter their build with appropriate elemental buff, I will. Many enemy players turn even more passive after BoG/erdtree heal to wait it out or fish for turn and burns... Elden stars puts their foolish ambitions to rest while allowing me to stack even more buffs, cures heals. Wrath of gold if they come in close. Ritual sword/spear talisman, radagaon icon and crucible scale talismans obviously.

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Honestly, this one feels best suited for keeping pressure on opponents in pvp and followed by either black blade at a distance or golden land up close with the R2 swing. Also, the fact that it's one of those, "If the crosshair connects i can reach it." incantations just makes it even better, i'd say.

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Magic Downpour, Rykard's Rancor and Elden Stars make for one of the awesome visual combos you can cast. So much starts just happening and it looks really cool.

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Carian retaliation and erdtree greatshield just delete the whole thing if you catch it, which is really funny to do to people when they're not expecting it.

It just vanishes from existence and the mage is left standing there wondering where their flashbang went.

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Haha Elden stars into erdtree heal go brrr

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This is great in the Colosseum. Drop this on the mage in the back casting nukes and annoy the heck out of him while your melee gets in range to gank.

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Colosseum made me look at this differently. Guy cast it at me and it goes on forever and tracks for way too long. I rolled and rolled and rolled until I was out of stamina and the **** was still casting. Left me wide open for attack. Definitely equipping this from now on.

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Good distraction for enemy mage.

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worst incantation in the game by far lmao. the stars deal no damage and the projectile flies at the speed of a snail so essentially it does nothing. i casted this and the stars were all flying through maliketh and doing absolutely nothing. like i could see the stars gunning through him like a machine gun but his health bar didnt move and the big projectile he just jumped away from so it did nothing. completely useless spell. all its good for is the visuals. cast some fireworks. otherwise - 0 use. just use discus of light.

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pretty much exclusively a ganker spell. it justs adds to the chaos and can be safely cast with the backup of two buddies

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Say what you will.. this is a combo spell. When this is up... Something I cast you will stick... Eventually

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I think the issue with this spell is its inconsistent damage. I'm using golden order seal with 80 int and faith and I've seen it inflict roughly 3500 damage, but typically it only does anywhere from 1000 - 2000 damage, with the larger projectile guaranteeing around 1200 damage by itself if it hits. Im not sure if the int scaling on the Golden Order seal effects the damage, but if it does then this spell definitely needs a damage buff for pure Faith builds.

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this is actually pretty effective if your enemy happens to be ticklish.

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Good for setting up poise break impaling.

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Dont underestimate this Spell i would say.... It might sound horrible by itself , but Trust me with a sneaky mind-set and a dedicated Hybrid Magic Staff and Holy Seal build this becomes OP. ( Equip a Staff and Seal on off hand , summon firstly Elden Stars , then Swarm of Flies... Immediately switch to Founding Rain of Stars then cast Magic Downpour from your staff ). This 4 Combo Spells will overwhelm any Boss , Invader , PvE or PvP situation that will give you not just plenty of time to re-engage but also set-up for an amazing Trap Build.... I also recommend having Bloodboon after casting Swarm of Flies and Elden Stars.... This spell on itself is not that nasty or crazy , but trust me when i say this pair it with Swarm of Flies , Bloodboon , then Founding Rain of Stars followed by Magic Downpour. ( This case you will summon hundreds if not thousands of Projectiles in the near vicinity... You can also go with Ancient Death Rancor ). For a pretty tedious nasty Hybrid Magic/Holy Build set-up lol.

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This incantation is an enigma to me. There's no way FromSoft knowingly made such an awe inspiring failure like everyone is seeing without a catch. Highest faith requirement, longest cast time of any incantation and 2 slots cannot reasonably yield 200 damage if you're lucky. My guess is that the little stars continue to emit from the big star so long as the big star does not impact. Theoretically this could mean an infinite amount of damage given to an enemy so long as they consistently dodge the big star.

I have yet to find a single boss in the game that moves in such a way and theoretically wouldn't eviscerate you before any meaningful damage is done but I'm certain in my search for even one justification on why this ****ing incantation even exists I will find my answer.

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they recently *nerfed* the duration lmao it's too niche

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Useless, 50 faith and 2 slots for super slow cast time and damage? Please fromsoftware fix this

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Fromesoftware should really upgrade this spell, 50 faith and 2 slots for what? 0 PvP-Practicability (cast too slow, no damage)

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Damage of the tiny stars need to be buffed, if only a little bit.

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No attack should be unavoidable in any sense. If you can't possibly completely dodge it, it is cheap, regardless of how much or little damage it does.

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I don’t care if it sucks, takes 9 years to cast, and does like 2 damage. It’s so darn pretty

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Can you cast this and another spell that tracks enemies the same way at the same time or nah? like flame of the fell god.

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It doesn't even tickle the enemies. Disappointing.

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Use this and placidusaxs ruin one after the other to overwhelm people

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been using this in conjunction with watchdog staff. the weapon art can stagger into elden stars and vice versa. top tier annoying build

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Wow it's freaking nothing

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I don't even care about the damage output. This spell is really fun to use!

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Honestly, despite the fact I know this incantation is trash, it’s still one of my most favorite to use simply because it looks like a giant sparkler. As a fireworks enthusiast, this one hits all the right notes with me while also making me have to work for my boss kills.

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its not great, but its fun watching people scurry away from it like its a nuclear missile lol

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Not actually terrible in my experience, even in pve. I have so much fp this late into the game that the cost isn't even an issue, and it's great for catching panic rollers. Could this incantation use a buff? Probably. But when you pair this with Golden Land, duelists literally can't dodge **** and get completely eviscerated. Plus, if you're feeling particularly incompetent and dastardly like myself, you can whip out the ol' Erdtree Greatbow and it has the same effect.

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Just ammo for my Erdtree Greatshield.

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Spell so op that it crashes your game.

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it could use a buff but i think people vastly undervalue this incant. i've had success with it in pve and great success in pvp. in pvp it's a great tool for pressuring and overwhelming your opponent, i love the chaos that can ensue from casting it and following up with another spell

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Great range, and it casts above your head. In Ordina Liturgical Town, this works very well on rooftop snipers, trivializing the rooftop portion. Much better than Loretta's Longbow in that situation. Not fp efficient, but tactically useful for PVE sometimes.

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Finally giving this a go in ng+ and damn the posture damage is insane! Then it's the perfect time to use the queen's black flame, which means byebye boss.

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Tbh I don't understand what the complaint is. It's pretty bad when we cast it. Its still pretty bad when elden beast cast it, deals negligible damage. Only the final explosion can mess you up.

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The use of the small projectiles only serve to break bubbles, deactivate ritual talismans, and scare players who don't know how abysmally low damage they do. The real damage comes from the big homing projectile. That being said, it's basically impossible to dodge all of the projectiles and they still do damage even if by a pitiful amount. I wonder how effective a glass cannon invasion build with this would be utilizing tons of damage buffs and branchsword talismans...

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Framerate where you at?

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I get that I'm on Fextralife and every comment section here focuses primarily on PVP, which is insanely popular and for a good reason, but ER is an Action RPG with included PvP aspects. So is every other Souls game.
I don't get why we are justifying something based on how good it is in PvP? If it's not good in the main game(and it's woefully bad for what it is - a legendary, late-game incantation, that uses 50 Faith) then it is simply not useful and should/could be reworked.
And again, it's usefulness in PvP mainly relies on the other party being ignorant and/or relatively new to PvP.

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I got this and wanted to make it work I was hoping it wasn't as bad as this comments section makes it out to be. I tried it on the albinaurics down the hill and I don't think it deals "heavy and unceasing posture damage" if enough of the individual projectiles hit the same target it MIGHT stagger them, occasionally. I only saw it consistently stagger enemies when the main projectile detonated but didn't do enough damage to kill outright.

It's an inconsistent incantation in general. I've seen the main orb detonate for over 1400 damage and kill the targeted enemy, other times it detonates but doesn't kill, it staggers them instead.

When you look at some of the most powerful sorcery spells, then look at this and flame of the fell god, another "legendary" incantation that needs two slots and is just as useless as this one, it's pretty obvious that FTH builds have been given the shi*ty end of the stick.

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For the people wondering if its bad, it's more of a pvp spell than it is a PvE spell. For pve its pretty bad, for pvp it's pretty good.

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About the last two comments from 12th and 17th July saying this incantation isn't all that great. Were those comments before or after the 1.05 update? If they were after it, did this get any improvement or is it still not that great? From what I've seen it doesn't look like its worth two spell slots or the FP cost of casting it.

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When I'm in a least helpful summon competition and my oppenent is the guy who keeps casting this from behind Fingerprint Shield.

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Just tried this out on a faith build. Pumped for those extra 3 levels of faith just to attune it. I was disappointed thoroughly. This spells has the highest faith requirement in the game, takes up 2 memory slots, and can't even kill a Raya Lucarian soldier in base game (first playthrough). For the sake of the record, I was using a fully upgraded Erdtree Seal and no damage boosting talismans. If I compare this to a spell like Catch Flame, which requires only 8 Faith and can be bought from Corhyn upon reaching the Roundtable Hold, the damage is comparable (approx. 450 from Catch Flame vs approx. 600 total from Elden Stars if it all lands on one enemy); however, Catch Flame is casted considerably more quickly, costs far less mana, isn't based on RNG, and deals high poise damage. These were under the same condtions as before - no talismans, fully upgraded Erdtree Seal, and 50 Faith. In conclusion, Elden Stars is so absurdly pathetic that it goes beyond being hilarious, and is just depressing. I was expecting damage that was remotely viable for being over level 150, particularly because of the high stat requirement and the need for 2 memory slots, but I got a spell that is laughably less viable than a broken raw ladle from Dark Souls 2. Perhaps it can prove marginally useful as instant epilepsy and flashbang in PvP, but... other than that? It's just... really sad. Personal recommendation? Varre's Bouquet is better. Barehands are better. Pebble is better - well, okay, maybe not the pebble. But the point stands: nearly anything is better in every conceivable way than Elden Stars - at least until it (maybe) gets a colossal yet much needed buff.

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I recall finally getting past the Gargoyles and into Deeproot, then panic rushing my way over the roots to get the Prince of Death's staff. Along the way, I saw a yellow item and picked it up, then audibly gasped "WHAT WHY IS IT JUST SITTING THERE??" before promptly falling to my death.

Strangest place to leave something like this, 100%.

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Why are people complaining. I pop this at the start of duels and it is hella useful for forcing panic rolls and staggering melee builds. Damage isn’t everything dummies.

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Honestly if they just buffed the poise damage and increased the range of the explosion, this incant would be useful. A shame that something that looks so cool is so underpowered.

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does it works with bloodflame blade?

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This incantation is nothing but annoying. It's not even good it's just annoying

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Alright, I did not expect it to be this horrid. And this is coming from someone who cares way more about aesthetics.

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Although this incantation is useless in pve, It becomes a HUGE nuisance in 1v3 gank invasions.

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One of the coolest incantations in the game. In the top 3 for sure. Shame it's entirely useless, and baffling that it hasn't been buffed yet. 2 slots for an incant that does laughable damage and, "unceasing" but miniscule poise damage. Seriously, I've yet to break the poise of a single enemy with this garbage tier incantation. It's all for show. Please make this **** stronger.

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