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# Circles & effects

As already mentioned in [Overview](/dark-mythos-gamepaper/elements/overview.md), elemental circuits have been developed for a strategic aspect and elemental damage has been added to them. A circuit is divided into superior and inferior. Superior stands for an element that is superior to another element, and inferior for an element that is inferior to another element. Bonuses have now been added to bring the strategic aspect to life.

{% hint style="info" %}
Clockwise, the superior circulation is active. The inferior circulation is active in an anti-clockwise direction.
{% endhint %}

### Circle of the earth elements

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### Circle of the ghost elements

<figure><img src="/files/pxfDmAyLdBna913szFDT" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Element effects

| Type                                                                                                        | Bonus damage or reduction                                                                                                             |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <mark style="color:green;">Superior</mark> element attacks <mark style="color:red;">Inferior</mark> element | <mark style="color:green;">Superior</mark> receives an <mark style="background-color:green;">attack damage bonus</mark> of 30%        |
| <mark style="color:red;">Inferior</mark> element attacks <mark style="color:green;">Superior</mark> element | <mark style="color:red;">Inferior</mark> receives an <mark style="background-color:red;">reduction in attack damage</mark> **of 30%** |

This system makes it very important to choose the right elements to cause the most damage and increase your defence as much as possible. Visualisation of the relationships between the elements:

| Superior                    | Inferior                          |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Ice >>                      | << Fire                           |
| Fire >>                     | << Nature                         |
| Nature >>                   | << Ice                            |
| Dark >>                     | << Holy                           |
| Holy >>                     | << Spirit                         |
| Spirit >>                   | << Dark                           |
| Deals 30% more damage to >> | << Reduces the damage by 30% from |