Pestilent Mist | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

“Gravelord Nito unleashed a miasma of death and disease…”

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Storyteller's staff + Snap Freeze + this = boss melter

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Unfathomably overpowered against bosses that stand still for an extended period of time in their second phase.

i.e. Pontiff Sulyvahn, Old Demon King, and Nameless King

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Makes you emit the smell of of the average int user irl

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Do you suppose this spell is what later inspired the entire scarlet rot status effect?

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Everyone tell me what the similarities are between hollow night and metroid prime

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If you're good at dodging Midir, but can't seem to find the windows to hit him, this spell is the answer to your troubles. Highly recommend.

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For all their suffering, INT builds get this

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cheeseburger mage

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Also won’t cause the Crystal sages to teleport away, very useful in the archives

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Febreeze

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In addition to killing mimics without aggroing them at all, crystal sages don't teleport away when you use it. Super handy way to kill the sage in Duke's Archives. This spell seems to break all kinds of AI.

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The Freshmaker!

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You can break the sac on his hand, and also on his leg, but not the main ball sacs


Okay no follow up questions

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Cast this from the Storyteller's Staff in the left hand; alternate with the staff's poison spores weapon art. AoE joy.

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This would be broken on a sl1 run if it was usable.

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Magic fart

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midir disliked this

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Playing sorcerer as a first class was a mistake, I killed dancer rather easily with this and got destroyed over and over again in lothric castle.

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I don't fully understand how this is used. Whenever I cast it the enemies just walk out of the area of effect and it's basically a waste of FP.

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BEST SORCERY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This spell can kill you while rest at a bonfire.

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"Breaking the main front sacs are what triggers stage 2" man, im not mature enough for this.

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"You can break the sac on his hand, and also on his leg, but not the main ball sacs."

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Perfect against mimic

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I used this to beat Midir in my current playthrough and boy it shreds.

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"Un-upgradable = Already fully upgraded" is this spell in a nutshell.

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Anyone have an idea why they changed the name? Pestilent Mercury sounds so much cooler imo

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the fire surge of int builds

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Watching people with tears melting

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Almost every time I see someone cast this in PvP they end up damaging themselves more than the enemy lol

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This spell destroys every large or slow boss, midir, yhorm, demon king, deacons, wolnir, it makes a sorcery only build so easy.

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Thr only spell in Ds3 that i feel OP, and had gun with it.

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We get it, you vape

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it sucks for me because i dont even put anything in int

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cast carbon monoxide

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30 int is too much for such a meme of a spell

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Halfway through 2021, still completely trivializes Wolnir.
Not that he was not-trivial to begin with...
Also bring Mercury back pls, thank you in advance Miyazaki.

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does lingering dragoncrest work on this?

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SMOKE WEEEEEEEEEEEED EVERYDAY

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Tears of denial go PFFFFF

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People are talking about how this helped cheese certain bosses and I'm just thinking, doesn't it cheese all of them?

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Mildy annoying sorcery employed by dead end job workers. Only taught to people above 18. Releases cigarette smoke that eats away at nostrils. Beware, as the caster is not immune to its effect. A body caught in the silent mist cloud lies still, while the face twists in a cough. The names of these learned sorcerers became disliked for this inconvenience.

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I still haven't beaten the dragon called Midir yet, but a test run of this spell immediately clued me in to why many players have praised it. Holy freaking sludge.

Too bad there's no Pyromancy equivalent.

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Def my fav sorcery, you can kill the dragon in castle lothric without activating the pus of man too btw.

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This is the ultimate weapon against Midir. Since the damage doesn't scale with anything, you can equip the following for an easy fight:
- Ring of Favor +3
- Chloranthy Ring +3 and Grass Crest Shield
- 14-15 Estus Flasks, as the spell doesn't consume much FP

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This spell help me a lot in NG+7 Midir fights

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This spell DOES NOT scale with spell buff, so you can cast it with anything and will still be an awesome spell.

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This spell helped a lot at NG+ Midir. Even my +10 lightning greatsword could not deal enough damage to him but this did.

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U can use this spell to kill High Lost Wolnir without even activating him. just walk up to his right arm and cast the spell and just reapeat that untill he dies.

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angel dust

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This spell safed my ass in my mage playthrough against pontiff sulyvahn. Just cast this bad boy while he summons his phantom. Will hurt him tons and kill his phantom in one cast. What a Chad of a spell.

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This is not waking up mimics for me, kills them in 2 casts. Fire fades edition, not updated. Not sure if it was patched. This, spook and hidden body makes everything quite easy.

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Lv 802. NG 120, but this spell never manages to disappoint me. Killing bosses with this sorcery is so easy, you just need to master it, I’d say a 4-8 hour practice cession would make anyone(even the one with worst reflexes) a master at using this sorcery on time, also this rings benefits heavily from rings like dusk crown ring and sage ring. Would suggest using these two rings with the spell, on PVE this thing rocks, but I don’t recommend PVP usage. I repeat, DO NOT USE THIS SPELL AS A MAIN OFFENSE SPELL IN ONLINE MATCHES. through out the whole PVP matches I played in only 2 times i could pull it off. The other good thing about this spell is although it’s just like poison and toxic it works on everymod or boss throughout the game. Absolutely amazing spell, this thing was a gift from God! Also, while in offensive stance with your high spell buff staff try to focus straight on boss’s attacks and be patient. Good luck!

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The background scroll is the same as the other dark sorceries, but doesn't count as one since it deals percentage health damage. It may be a reference to previous incarnations such as Lifedrain Patch, and possibly Dark Fog. There seems to be a theme of dragon school sorcerers using dark magic as inspiration to creat new sorceries, such as Homing Soulmass taking inspiration from Pursuers/Affinity.

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this spell VS yhorm = win without storm ruler

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This is the spell that benefits the most of consecutive ng+

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Thanks a lot this really helped

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Can be used to kill aldrich with ease, just keep running to where he spawns up and cast , then retreat and repeat!

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why was it renamed to pestilent mist

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For all you low level sorcerers, this thing is really good against deacons of the deep, just make sure not to stand in it.

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Sure is alexander nox in here

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I think that friendly phantoms are also immune to it when cast by host

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This and Magic Shield is all you need against Midir. 100% Physical + high Dark absorbing shield in your left hand, a catalyst in your right, enough (Ashen) Estus and rings to increase defense or stamina regen. You won't need sorcery booster rings but having the Sage Ring equipped is recommended. That shield is a lifesafer, especially when Midir does his tailswipe.

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“Will not break main ball sacs” lol

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I almost forgot that gwyn never enacted the geneva convention, the bastard

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42O

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Hey, I’m still struggling to beat Havel. I’m a strength build with full Dancer set, Claymore 10+, I use no miracles nor spells. Plus a Lothric Shield +9. I’m not sure what to do, any help?

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In my oppinion, it should have a different sound and casting animation and be a pyromancy. "Pestilent" Mist. Pestilence, rot, poison, fire, etc. are all pyromancer territory, not a sorcerer's

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I used this sorcery alone to kill Curse-rotten. Didn't hit a single nutsack. The lower fight arena didn't even open until he was dead. This is a sweet sorcery.

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I wonder, does this alter the Ashes of Andariel main boss fight? It seems to change the way bosses react, as if being attacked is a requirement to set off their other phases, so would it be possible to skip one or more phases from that fight? Just food for thought. I'm sure as hell not going to try.

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When attempting to cast this spell it sometimes spawns right on top of me, and at other times several feet in some random direction. What determines where the mist even shows up?

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Extremely powerful pve spell especially if use while wearing slumbering dragon crest ring, it effectively doesn’t allow enemies to aggro and takes them down extremely quickly and has a near 100 percent chance to kill if they stay in the cloud

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The damage is independent from your INT. (Is that right?) and also modifiers (rings, dusk crown etc.) so how does it do more damage when you are at full hp?

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Perfect for cheesing bosses on low level runs.

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S M O K E W E E D E V E R D A Y.

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It also stops the tree from going to into its second phase, breaking the floor only after dying.

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Pestilent Mercury was such a better name. Brought up alchemy comparisons, as well as making sense as Mercury is real toxic. I get the translation argument, but I do feel like the "mistranslation" actually turned out to be an improvement.

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Anyone care to tell me how good it is against midir???

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This is amazing against Midir with some patience and correct timing

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"Dancers of the boreal valley hate him"

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mandatory if you cosplay... "him"

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Best spell for lowlevel sorcerers to kill certain bosses like Aldritch.

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We can't say it's smelly mercury guys it's gotta be mist this is lordran not seinfeld

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The lowest this could damage is 10s then as the HP is higher I have seen 11 and 12 Recommended way to cast is using Sainttree Bellvine on the left hand and then two handing the staff. Bellvine is tucked in the pocket and the casting time is much better or at least good enough.

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just a FYI: casting this on an un-aggroed target using the slumbering dragoncrest ring prevents it from turning towards the cloud.

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Perhaps add how long it lasts?

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The damage isn't always the same % of an enemies max HP. It kills some enemies in one cast, others in two, for example. Bosses take much more casts.

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Insanely effective against Deacons of the Deep, anything clustered, and anything, bosses included who are slow ore stationary.

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As of February 1st 2018, Pestilent Mist is limited to one per caster. I tested it on the Curse-Rotted Greatwood with 1 white phantom. I could not have multiple casts active at the same time but between myself and the spirit we maintained 2 active Pestilent Mists casts, 1 each. Furthermore, Pestilent Mist damaged every enemy that entered it but did not damage friendlies (friendly phantoms, host of embers, etc..). it would however damage the caster if the caster entered the mist. Also, Pestilent Mist damaged the Curse-Rotted Greatwood if ANY part of the boss touched the mist, not just its balls. During the 2 fights where I used Pestilent Mist against the Curse-Rotted Greatwood, the second phase did not trigger and drop us through the floor until the boss died.

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Not like dark fog in ds2. This just creates a mist on the ground where you were standing they have to walk through. Not worth aiming for 30 int early game for this

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This spell is god tier against Old Demon King. I thought I'd use a sorcerer setup for my first time fighting him, using Izalith Staff in one hand and Pyromancy Flame in the other with Black Serpent, Farron Slashsword, Soul Greatsword, Deep Soul, Pestilent Mist, and Hidden Body (because I could) and switched between the spells depending on my distance from him and what he was doing, and the only damage I took was from my own Pestilent Mist lol.

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always have this spell. It's god like in PvE

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"It's like using a cheat in Skyrim. But it's legit. But it feels like a cheat...but it's legit! We do nothing wrong! But..." I had this discussion all game long in my head using this spell. Because it's like using a cheat in Skyrim. That is legit. But it feels like a cheat...but is legit! HELP!!! ME!!!!!

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A surprisingly effective spell that's ideal for killing many enemies that are initially dormant, like mimics.

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HEY! Do you wanna kill the dancer and Oceiros at level 40 or so? Get this spell perhaps a sages ring and if you've got it the witchtree branch staff and cast it in front of them and watch their health melt. I advise getting behind a Pillar for dancer and doing the well-known cheese for Oceiros and then you will be set quite early!

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pestilient mercury sounded cooler

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Just ran some tests, and it doesn't appear to be effected by the Lingering dragoncrest ring.

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This spell is so good as a finisher for PVP. Since the meta is virtually melee, there are people antsy enough that they walk through this spell just for the chance to get a hit at you. You cast this at running distance in front of them and they feel the clutch, which lures them in. If their HP is less than 200, even with tears of denial, they will always die. A good spell to use along with Snap Freeze.

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