Curses

Curses are one of the main mechanics of Curse of the Dead Gods. They apply new rulesets and effects to create different experiences in the exploration.

There are currently 5 types of Curses: General Curses, Jaguar Temple Curses, Serpent Temple Curses, Eagle Temple Curses, and Final Curses. Each of them has different specificities.

Lore

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Gameplay

A Corruption gauge at the bottom right of the screen indicate how much your character is corrupted. Each time the gauge is filled up to 100, or 120 with the Will of Sich'al blessing, passing through a door to a new room will give you a curse. They are randomly selected among a pool of Curses detailed below. Most Curses have downsides and, usually smaller, upsides, adding new rules to the temple and making the exploration more challenging.

The Corruption gauge fills up by opening doors, making blood offerings, or getting hit by dark attacks.

You can get up to 4 Curses before suffering the 5th and Final Curse. To be relieved of a Curse, you need to defeat a Champion or Boss, or offer a cursed weapon to the gods. The game will then let you choose which of your active Curses you wish to get rid of, except when the Final Curse is active, in which case the Final Curse will be removed automatically instead.

List of general Curses

General Curses can occur at any time in every Temple.

Icon	Name	Effects
	Auric Malediction	• Lose as much gold as you take damage • Health loss is reduced by 25%
	Blinding Greed	• Gold on the ground disappears after a short time • The amount of gold on the ground increases
	Bloodlust	• All regular healing effects are disabled (except those coming from Blood) • Defeating enemies now releases Blood instead of Gold, restoring a portion of Health • Blood quantity is increased by the kill counter and Perception.
	Blurred Vision	• Part of the map transforms into unknown rooms
	Cadaverous Infestation	• Regular enemies can spawn additional creatures when killed
	Creeping Gloom	• Taking damage triggers a wave of darkness, extinguishing any fire source in a large zone • You deal +10% damage in the light
	Dark Fervor	• Corruption now passively increases over time • Going through a door no longer provokes Corruption
	Dark Swiftness	• Dodging makes you intangible, with an increased dodging window • Perfect Dodges no longer regenerate stamina
	Deadly Obsession	• Maximum Stamina is reduced by one • Killing an enemy with any weapon restores two Stamina points instead of one
	Divine Pact	• One of your Relic slots is locked and may no longer be equipped • You gain 3 Divine Favors
	Fool's Bounty	• Opening a gold chest now inflicts Corruption • Gold chests contain more gold
	Mortal Harvest	• Urns no longer contain gold, but are filled with blood • Blood heals but inflicts Corruption
	Shadowflame	• Some braziers now burn with a dark flame and cannot be lit
	Shadow Word	• Regular enemies are concealed while in the shadows • Concealed enemies are revealed by light and when attacking
	Torch of Sorrow	• Your torch loses its fire and lighting properties, it shines with a dark light still revealing hidden traps • You no longer take extra damage when standing in Darkness
	Trapped Chests	• Chests are sealed and trigger an attack that must be parried to unlock them • Chests have a chance to drop an additional gear item
	Visions of Madness	• Taking damage causes hallucinations • Dodging does not cost stamina while under the effects of hallucinations
	Volatile Remains	• Enemies killed while burning explode after a short time
	Sincere Offerings	• Blood offerings do not cost Corruption, they cost health instead

List of Jaguar Temple Curses

Jaguar Temple Curses can only occur in the Jaguar Temple.

Icon	Name	Effects
	Dancing Flames	• Flamethrower traps activate automatically if you stand in front of them
	Raging Temple	• All Jaguar statues now trigger fireballs
	Sulfurous Barrels	• Explosive barrels have an increased explosion radius
	Temple's Bite	• Spike traps are now triggered automatically and sequentially

List of Serpent Temple Curses

List of curses that can only be encountered in the Serpent Temple.

Icon	Name	Effects
	Death Throe Echos	Destroying an enemy has a chance of triggering an earthquake
	Devious Darts	All Dart Launcher traps are now active Darts deal poison damage
	Fungal Awareness	Spiked mushrooms automatically trigger their attack if you stand near them
	Malicious Flora	Living Roots have increased attack speed and accuracy
	Putrid Hosts	Regular enemies summon a Vermin upon death.

List of Eagle Temple Curses

List of curses that can only be encountered in the Eagle Temple.

Icon	Name	Effects
	Eternal Guardians	All warrior statues are now active
	Dark Mines	Mines are only visible when you are in darkness and deal Dark damage
	Biting Breath	Eagle Head traps now breathe a gust of wind in front of them for a short duration
	Sky Fire	Enemies killed have a chance to trigger a lightning blast after a short time
	Chromatic Defense	Runic Eggs activate automatically if you stand near them

The Final Curse

The Final Curse can only occur when reaching the 5th Curse. This Curse is meant to be feared because of its ruthlessness.

Icon	Name	Effects
	Xbeltz’aloc’s Truth	• Health drops over time until it reaches 1 HP