Storm Wall

Ashes of War

Costs no FP in the current version. The shield sweep can parry suitable melee attacks, while the gust deflects ordinary arrows, bolts and some other physical projectiles.

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Reference values

Type: Ashes of War
Default affinity: Standard
FP cost: 0 FP
Skill: Storm Wall

About this Ash of War

Costs no FP in the current version. The shield sweep can parry suitable melee attacks, while the gust deflects ordinary arrows, bolts and some other physical projectiles.

The projectile effect is not a general spell counter. Do not rely on it for sorceries, breath attacks or every oversized projectile just because the gust is visible.

The skill does not remain active while you hold the button. Time the sweep as the attack arrives, then recover before attempting it again.

Technical details

Skill ID: 306
Default affinity: Standard
Armament categories: Small Shield, Medium Shield
Recorded affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
useMagicPoint_L2: 0

In-game description

This Ash of War grants no affinity to an armament, but imparts the following skill:

"Storm Wall: Swing the shield to create a wall of storm winds in front of you, deflecting arrows and other such physical projectiles. Can also be used in the same way as a regular parry."

Usable on small and medium shields.

Linked equipment

Where to find

Lower cliff beside the broken bridge east of Stormveil

Stormhill

Starting Site of Grace: Stormhill Shack

From Gatefront in Limgrave, take the uphill road through Stormgate to Stormhill Shack. Follow the road north toward the broken bridge east of Stormveil, rather than turning northwest toward Margit.
Go to the broken end of the bridge and drop onto the lower path that leads around the castle toward Liurnia.
Before continuing around the castle, check the dip in the cliffside to the southwest of the bridge. Kill the scarab there to receive Storm Wall.

Notes

Costs no FP in the current version. The shield sweep can parry suitable melee attacks, while the gust deflects ordinary arrows, bolts and some other physical projectiles.
The projectile effect is not a general spell counter. Do not rely on it for sorceries, breath attacks or every oversized projectile just because the gust is visible.
The skill does not remain active while you hold the button. Time the sweep as the attack arrives, then recover before attempting it again.
Strength, Dexterity and shield reinforcement do not turn the gust into a damaging attack. Reinforcement can improve the shield's normal guarding properties separately.
Can use this Ash of War on compatible small and medium shields. A fixed-skill shield or a greatshield cannot use it.
While the shield is held normally in your left hand, its skill takes priority over the right-hand weapon's skill. Two-hand that weapon if you want its skill instead.
A successful physical parry creates an opening only when that enemy's parry requirement is met. Some bosses need several parries before you can move close and perform the critical attack.
A mistimed parry is less dependable than an ordinary guard and can cost both HP and stamina. Grabs and other unparryable attacks need a different response.
Its default affinity is Standard. Additional supported affinities depend on your whetblades; changing affinity does not make the gust scale as an offensive spell.
The scarab is outside Stormveil on the lower cliff path by the broken bridge. Margit, Godrick and the castle interior are unnecessary for collecting it.