Breath of the Dead

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Breath Of The Dead
Weight: 3 Stones
Artifact Rarity 11
Hit Harm 25%
Hit Life Leech 100%
Damage Increase 50%
Spell Damage Increase 5%
Physical Damage 100%
Weapon Damage 13 - 15
Weapon Speed 3s
Strength Requirement 25
One-Handed Weapon
Skill Required: Swordsmanship
Durability: 255 / 255

The Breath Of The Dead is a Bone Harvester that can be acquired in dungeon Doom.

It is one of many Doom Artifacts that can be acquired by defeating creatures of the following types:

The base chance of achieving an artifact is about one in a thousand (or one in a hundred from Dark Fathers). These odds improve as you make more and more kills until such time as you receive an item, at which point the counter resets.

They are not looted, but instead placed directly in your backpack (or Bank Box, should you be overweight) with the following system message:

"For your valor in combating the fallen creature, a special artifact has been bestowed upon you."

Cursed versions were given as loot from:

Special Moves
Primary Special move paralyzing blow.jpg Paralyzing Blow
Secondary Mortal Strike Mortal Strike