Vow of the Indomitable

Type

Ashes of War

Default affinity

Sacred

FP cost

20 FP

Skill

Vow of the Indomitable

About this Ash of War

This Ash of War grants an armament the Sacred affinity and the following skill:

"Vow of the Indomitable: Skill of the ancient warriors of the Erdtree. Hold shield aloft to imbue yourself with golden power, granting momentary invincibility."

Usable on all shields.

Small island in the southwestern poison swamp

Liurnia of the Lakes

Starting Site of Grace: Folly on the Lake

1. Reach Folly on the Lake in southern Liurnia, among the flooded ruins west of the lake's main road.
2. Ride south-southeast toward the swamp beneath the southwestern plateau. Stay at lake level rather than trying to climb onto the plateau.
3. Find the small island in the poisonous water and kill its scarab for Vow of the Indomitable. Use Torrent to avoid standing in the poison while approaching.

Notes

• Costs 20 FP and no stamina to activate. Raises the shield and gives roughly one second of invulnerability after a short startup.
• The protection is temporary evasion, not a lasting increase to the shield's guard rating. It can avoid a brief attack while you stay in place, but a lingering hazard can outlast it.
• There is a gap before another activation can protect you. Repeated button presses do not create uninterrupted invulnerability.
• The full effect needs enough FP and the shield's required attributes. An unsuccessful shield-raising animation does not guarantee that the protective window occurred.
• A shield in the left hand gives its skill priority over the right-hand weapon's skill. Two-hand the right-hand weapon when you want its skill instead.
• It deals no damage and has no charged version. Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon and offensive attributes do not strengthen its defensive window.
• Sacred is its default affinity, but the shield does not need Sacred affinity to retain the evasion. Choose among compatible affinities for the shield's actual other properties.
• It is a scarab reward in the poison swamp below Liurnia's southwestern plateau. Remain at lake level; the route up to Moonlight Altar is unrelated.
• Compatible weapon classes: Small Shield, Medium Shield, Greatshield, Thrusting Shield. A weapon with a fixed skill cannot use this Ash of War.
• Its default affinity is Sacred. The supported choices are Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Lightning and Sacred; the appropriate whetblade is needed for additional options.