Gourmet Scorpion Stew

Type

Edible

FP cost

0

Maximum held

1

Maximum stored

1

Consumed when used

Yes

Effects

Scorpion simmered in a black soup.

An exquisite dish chock-full of mouth-watering scorpion claws.

Boosts physical damage negation temporarily and gradually restores a great amount of HP.

The thoughts and feelings of the cook melt and blend into the stew, but those who can distinguish the taste of love are few and far between.

Hornsent Grandam after Messmer

Belurat, Tower Settlement

Starting Site of Grace: Small Private Altar

Before you go

• Storeroom Key
• Divine Beast Head
• Defeat Messmer the Impaler.

1. 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.
2. From Three-Path Cross, follow the western route through the rocky passage to Main Gate Cross outside Belurat.
3. Climb the entrance stairs and open the large doors. Pass the giant scorpions and the room of smaller scorpions, then continue upstairs to Belurat, Tower Settlement grace.
4. The large doors ahead are shut. Take the path right into the small square with the waterfall, then turn left toward the elevated bridge where shadow casters fire down at you.
5. Pass beneath the elevated bridge and enter the open doorway on the left. Clear the shadow enemies and climb the building's stairs to Small Private Altar grace.
6. Leave through the northern doorway and climb the stairs on the right. The Horned Warrior with two curved swords patrols just above the grace.
7. Past the patrolling Horned Warrior, take the narrow alley on the right to get around the broken bridge. Watch the corners for shadow enemies and continue toward the shallow channel at the top of the waterfall.
8. Enter the room beside the waterfall channel and climb its ladder. Collect Storeroom Key from the corpse at the top before going through the upper doorway.
9. Return to Small Private Altar and use the other exit onto the bridge with the two shadow casters. Clear them, cross the bridge and unlock the storeroom door for Hornsent Grandam.
10. After opening the storeroom, return to Small Private Altar and follow the same uphill route past the Horned Warrior to the waterfall-side ladder. Climb it, leave through the upper doorway and take the stairs on the right toward the rooftop fork.
11. At the next fork, the left route leads toward the scorpion room and the shortcut lift. For Stagefront, take the right-hand route across the rooftops with Gravebirds. Clear the birds and the caster near the far end before crossing.
12. Return to the street and cross the covered bridge. A pot-carrying shadow runs here, and a Horned Warrior waits beyond it. Keep the fight away from the narrow bridge if you need room.
13. Continue to the courtyard with the large tree and praying shadows. Cross to the large doorway and enter the upper level of the scorpion hall.
14. Climb the spiral staircase, watching for the Curseblade's spinning attacks. Continue up the final stairs and activate Stagefront grace before opening the boss doors.
15. Defeat Divine Beast Dancing Lion. Activate Theatre of the Divine Beast grace and collect the large Divine Beast Head from the arena floor before leaving. The remembrance is a separate direct boss reward.
16. Equip Divine Beast Head and return to Grandam's storeroom across the caster bridge from Small Private Altar. Finish her conversation to receive Watchful Spirit.
17. Rest or reload, then speak to her again for ordinary Scorpion Stew. Complete this opening conversation before defeating Messmer.
18. Defeat Messmer the Impaler in Shadow Keep, then return to Grandam and finish her new dialogue for Gourmet Scorpion Stew.
19. Continue the conversation until she falls asleep. Rest or reload and return for the second, separately described serving. These are limited rewards, rather than an endless gourmet shop.

Notes

• For 60 seconds, reduces physical damage taken by 10% in PvE or 8% against other players and restores 12 HP per second.
• The physical protection is the same as ordinary Scorpion Stew. The gourmet serving improves the healing.
• The protection competes with other body buffs, while the healing competes with other regeneration buffs. Do not assume both parts will stack with every defensive spell.
• This is a limited quest reward. Grandam eventually falls asleep, so do not treat it as an unlimited replacement for craftable healing supplies.
• The second serving has slightly different description text and can appear as a separate inventory entry.
• The full healing effect can restore up to 720 HP over its minute, at 12 HP per second. Healing done while your HP is full is wasted rather than saved for later.
• Replacing the body protection and replacing the regeneration are separate interactions. For example, another body buff can remove the protection without making every other benefit part of that same slot.
• Armor, a Dragoncrest talisman and Golden Vow's separate aura can add further Physical protection. Their damage reductions multiply.
• Open Grandam's conversation with Divine Beast Head before defeating Messmer. After the initial headpiece conversation, you do not need to keep wearing it for every serving.
• This is a meal, not a crafting material or recipe unlock. Spending it does not replenish a flask, and resting alone does not create a fresh serving.