Aspects of the Crucible: Bloom

Type

Incantation

FP cost

23

Memory slots

1

Stamina cost

20

Additional stamina cost

6

Hold action

Charge

Damage types

holy

Requires

27Fai

Spell school

Crucible incantations

Aspect of the Crucible discovered in the ancient ruins.

Creates a miranda flower on one's chest before calling down a rain of light.

Charging increases potency.

In an age long past, before this land was enshrouded in shadow, the vitality of the Crucible flourished.

Lower broken bridge west of Rauh East

Ancient Ruins of Rauh

Starting Site of Grace: Rauh Ancient Ruins, East

Before you go

• To enter the Realm of Shadow, defeat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, then touch the withered arm in Mohg's arena at Mohgwyn Palace.

1. Enter the Realm of Shadow after defeating Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, by touching the withered arm in Mohg's arena.
2. From Highroad Cross in Scadu Altus, follow the main road north to Shadow Keep's southern gate. Ride the entrance lift and activate Shadow Keep Main Gate grace.
3. Defeat Golden Hippopotamus in the plaza. This is the front-door route; the flooded Church District provides a different way into the keep.
4. From Main Gate Plaza, leave through the west-northwest doorway, pass through the armory and climb the stairs. Continue up the wooden steps to the dining hall, where two Black Knights guard the route.
5. Leave the dining hall through its southeastern exit to the upper rampart. Follow the rampart past the burning boats and watch for the small Shadow Militiamen hiding beside them.
6. Take the stairs leading north-northeast toward the large lift, passing the Fire Knight in front of it. Ride up and activate Storehouse, First Floor grace.
7. At Storehouse, First Floor, take the western side passage and lift down to the lower jar rooms. This is the West Rampart branch, rather than the stairs climbing toward Messmer.
8. Follow the hallway through the rooms with living jars and the larger jar-filled ward. Watch for the smaller enemies waiting beside doorways, then use the western exit and stairs to reach West Rampart grace.
9. Cross the long bridge west toward the Ancient Ruins of Rauh. Salza waits at the far end and calls down fire as you approach. Use the bridge's sheltered sections to interrupt his view, or ride Torrent to close the distance.
10. Defeat Salza at the western gate to receive Rain of Fire and Salza's Hood together. Messmer and Romina are not required for this selected route.
11. Go through the doorway behind Salza. Take the doorway on the right, follow the stairs to the lift and ride down to Viaduct Minor Tower grace.
12. Leave by the southwestern stairs and follow the path west as it curves downhill. Turn northwest between the lit braziers and large pillars to enter the covered ruins. This is the upper ruin route, separate from Rauh Base below.
13. Watch for the Curseblade beside the pillar near the pot-carrying shadow enemy. Continue northwest, look right for the large double doors and open them.
14. Descend the stairs into the scorpion chamber. Draw the large scorpion away from the smaller ones dropping from the ceiling, then clear the next corner. More scorpions drop beside the corpse there.
15. Continue west, then southwest down the ramp to the next chamber. Open the second set of double doors on its southwestern wall.
16. Pass the fixed material pickup behind the doors and follow the corridor northwest past the snails. Drop through the large square opening over the spiritspring; this is the intended descent into the lower hall.
17. From the lower landing, go northwest to the statue junction, then continue southwest rather than taking the northeastern root room. Pass under the arch and follow the corridor as it bends southeast.
18. Watch for the caster behind you near the northwestern side. Continue southeast through the arches toward daylight. A Crucible Knight waits on the rocks outside; circle past for now to reach Rauh Ancient Ruins, East grace beside the cross.
19. From Rauh Ancient Ruins, East, head west across the long stone bridge toward the opposite ruins. Watch for the Furnace Golem's attacks from ahead.
20. Near the far end, look below the main bridge for its slightly lower broken section. Drop onto the stonework and loot the corpse for Aspects of the Crucible: Bloom. The ravine below is not a safe shortcut.

Notes

• Requires 27 Faith, uses one memory slot and costs 23 FP. It calls down Holy light over the locked-on target's position, or around you if no target is selected.
• The light begins after roughly two seconds and falls for about four seconds. A fast enemy can leave before the rain arrives, while a large or stationary enemy is more likely to remain under several strikes.
• Charging raises each hit's attack power from 80% to 100% of Incantation Scaling. Stamina rises from 20 to 26, while the FP cost stays at 23.
• The number of connecting strikes depends on the target's size, position and movement. Do not treat the whole visual shower as guaranteed damage against a small enemy.
• Damage follows the casting seal's Incantation Scaling, not the attack power of your melee weapon. A Strength or Arcane contribution requires a seal that actually uses that attribute.
• Each worn Crucible armor piece improves this incantation by 4%. Four pieces give about 17% together, and you can mix the matching Crucible variants. The bonus is separate from the seal's Incantation Scaling.
• Godfrey Icon improves the fully charged version. Flock's Canvas Talisman and Holy damage bonuses apply, while Shard of Alexander does not improve an incantation.
• It is a falling-light spell, not a Poison or Scarlet Rot cloud despite the Miranda flower used in its animation.
• The pickup is on the lower broken bridge in the upper Ancient Ruins of Rauh. Rauh Base below the cliffs is a separate area and does not reach this corpse directly.