
One signature thing people remember about dragons is their breath weapon, with the classic image of super-hot flames. Below are 20 breath weapons (or effects) that can be used to catch people off guard. These can also be used for other creatures with a breath weapon/attack.
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Breath Weapons
| 1 | , | Blackhole |
| 2 | , | Blinding Radiant Light |
| 3 | , | Chono breath (time freeze, slow down etc.) |
| 4 | , | Clinging Shadows |
| 5 | , | Contact Poison |
| 6 | , | Crystal Shards |
| 7 | , | Gravity Beam |
| 8 | , | Illusion effect to all caught within |
| 9 | , | Liquid Nitrogen |
| 10 | , | Magic Distortion |
| 11 | , | Multi-coloured |
| 12 | , | Petrification |
| 13 | , | Plagues and Diseases |
| 14 | , | Psionic Waves |
| 15 | , | Pure invisible/transparent heat |
| 16 | , | Quicksand |
| 17 | , | Rusting effect |
| 18 | , | Sonic/Sound Waves |
| 19 | , | Terror/Fear |
| 20 | , | Wild/Chaotic Magic |
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