Lightning Strike

Type

Incantation

FP cost

19

Memory slots

1

Stamina cost

32

Requires

28Fai

Spell school

Dragon Cult incantations

One of the incantations of the capital's ancient dragon cult.

Summons a bolt of lightning that scatters and spreads around the surrounding area.

This incantation can be cast repeatedly.

Ancestors of the modern dragons, the ancient dragons had scales of Gravel Stone and wielded lightning as their weapon. It is said that once they attacked Leyndell, the Royal Capital.

Bottom of the central ravine

Weeping Peninsula

Starting Site of Grace: Ailing Village Outskirts

1. Cross Bridge of Sacrifice into Weeping Peninsula and follow the main road south to Castle Morne Rampart grace. From there, take the uphill trail west toward the cottage, then north toward Callu Baptismal Church and Ailing Village.
2. Activate Ailing Village Outskirts beside the village. Go southwest toward the ravine between the church's plateau and the Minor Erdtree. Look for the gravestones projecting from the cliff, with lightning striking the lower ground.
3. Use the projecting stones as separate landing points. Line up each drop before stepping off; do not jump directly from the rim to the bottom, even while riding Torrent.
4. At the lower ground, watch for large bats and the lightning around the Fulgurblooms. Clear enough space to reach the scarab, then kill it to receive Lightning Strike.
5. The reward comes from the scarab in the ravine. Entering Morne Tunnel and defeating its boss are unnecessary.

Notes

• Requires 28 Faith, one memory slot and a sacred seal. Each cast costs 19 FP and can be followed by another cast.
• Sends lightning along an uneven line across the ground ahead. It can catch several enemies or connect more than once against a large target, but the spread does not guarantee that every bolt hits the same enemy.
• Leave some distance between yourself and the target so the line has room to reach it. A small enemy standing in a gap between the strikes can avoid much of the spell even if it remains locked on.
• It cannot be charged. Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike is a different spell with a surrounding red-lightning spread and a charge option.
• Hits in water can produce a small additional splash. The yellow lightning does not build Frostbite, and Dexterity does not directly scale the damage as it does for some lightning weapon skills.
• It can be obtained before defeating a major boss. The practical casting limit is its 28 Faith requirement, not a story requirement attached to the pickup.
• Damage follows the casting seal's Incantation Scaling. A Faith seal improves through Faith; a hybrid seal can use its other scaling attributes too, while the spell's Faith requirement still has to be met.
• Gravel Stone Seal boosts this Dragon Cult incantation by 15% while held in an active hand, even if a different seal casts it. Two active copies multiply to 32.25%. Death Knight armor adds its separate 2% bonus per piece.
• Lightning damage bonuses apply, but physical- or fire-only bonuses do not. Dragon Communion Seal's school bonus does not apply simply because an ancient dragon is named in the incantation.
• This spell cannot be charged, so Godfrey Icon does not strengthen it. Repeating a cast or having several hits is different from charging.