Dragon Communion Seal

Notes

• Arcane is its strongest casting stat, with Faith also contributing. This makes it a natural choice for an Arcane/Faith caster, but each dragon incantation still needs its own Faith and Arcane requirements.
• Increases damage from the supported Dragon Communion incantations by 15%. Dragon Communion breaths and transformations are a different spell group from the Dragon Cult's lightning incantations.
• Arcane can increase compatible status buildup from incantations cast with this seal. That does not mean every status scales with Arcane: Scarlet Rot and Frostbite should not be treated like blood loss or Madness.
• Direct healing and weapon enchantments use the Faith part of its incantation scaling. The Arcane contribution to the displayed total does not make those spells stronger.
• It has No Skill. Upgrade it with Somber Smithing Stones, up to +10. The Fringefolk Hero's Grave knight holding it is separate from the dungeon's final boss.
• Requires 10 Faith and 10 Arcane and weighs nothing. Arcane is its stronger casting contribution, with Faith also important; more Arcane is not automatically better than a balanced investment at every stat range.
• The 15% school passive works while held in the other hand. Two held copies multiply to a 32.25% damage bonus, and the passive does not grow with reinforcement.
• The bonus covers the ordinary and named dragon breaths, Magma Breath, Theodorix's Magma, Dragonclaw, Dragonmaw and Greyoll's Roar. It also covers Ghostflame Breath and both Bayle incantations.
• Placidusax's Ruin is excluded, despite its dragon form. Dragon Cult lightning spells are a different group and need their own bonus.
• The passive damage bonus does not increase Scarlet Rot or Frostbite buildup. Arcane-based buildup changes come from actually casting with an Arcane-scaling catalyst, rather than holding this seal beside another caster.
• Its Arcane scaling does not make all incantations apply bleed or Madness. A spell needs its own compatible status effect, and modern status scaling is much weaker than the old rapid-Madness setups.
• Regeneration with a fixed healing rate does not improve from the displayed scaling. For direct heals and weapon enchantments, its Faith contribution is the relevant part.
• The spectral knight is the required enemy for this seal. The Ulcerated Tree Spirit at the bottom of Fringefolk Hero's Grave and the chariot-destruction puzzle are unnecessary.