Burning Blood
Burning Blood is a Witchcraft hex that sets an enemy's blood burning. It is a solid single-target damage-over-time spell that later spreads to nearby enemies.
- Type
- Active
- Skill tree
- Witchcraft
- What it does
- A hex that deals damage over time. It is paid for with Activation Charges.
Unlocked by
Requires
Good to know
- Guides agree it is a reward for Smoke and Ashes, Anca's quest that closes the prologue.
- PowerPyx also lists Burning Blood manuals from two Ancient Circles, the Matriarch's Witchcraft stock and the Working Her Magic activity.
- It can be upgraded to at least level 4.
- At levels 3 and 4 it can switch targets.
- It deals damage over time to a single target and works on bosses.
- Casting it costs health as well as Activation Charges.
- Beheading a foe it has hexed earns Better Safe than Sorry.
What it does in play
Hex a target and its blood burns, wearing it down while you defend. At higher levels the effect reaches enemies around the target too.
How to unlock it
Finish Smoke and Ashes at the end of the prologue. It comes with Astral Communion and 150 XP. The earlier dispute was about the manuals, which turn up later from Ancient Circles southwest of Eerie Knoll Shrine and south of Parlita Woods Shrine, from the Matriarch and from Working Her Magic.
Day or night
Day only. Witchcraft runes seal over when Coen turns at night.
Is it worth it
It is a reliable way to add damage against tanky foes and bosses without extra risk. The health cost means you want it early in a fight, not when you are low.
Works well with
Hex first, then finish with a Swordmastery ability like Artery Strike. Witchcraft Mastery raises its damage.
Related skills
- Swordmastery
Artery Strike
A finishing attack that beheads the target. It is paid for with Activation Charges.
- Witchcraft
Compel Soul
Makes the recently dead speak, showing the moments that led to their death.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoWitchcraftWitchcraft Mastery
Witchcraft abilities deal more damage.