Watchful Spirit

Type

Incantation

FP cost

12

Memory slots

1

Stamina cost

20

Damage types

holy

Requires

26Fai

Spell school

Guardian Spirit incantations

An entreaty received from the hornsent grandam.

Summon a guardian spirit above the caster's head. The spirit never strays far from the caster, conjuring several apparitions before dissipating.

"Take vengeance upon Messmer and his lot.

They who betrayed us, aye, they who burned us...

Let them face in thy wrath their just deserts."

Hornsent Grandam's storeroom, Belurat

Gravesite Plain

Starting Site of Grace: Small Private Altar

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.
• Obtain Storeroom Key and Divine Beast Head before the quest cutoff.

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 channel and climb its ladder. The corpse at the top holds Storeroom Key. For the boss, leave through the upper doorway and take the stairs on the right.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Defeat Divine Beast Dancing Lion to receive its remembrance. The separate headpiece pickup in the arena is unnecessary for the Ash of War.
14. Collect Divine Beast Head after the lion fight. Return to Small Private Altar with Storeroom Key, which is on the corpse above the ladder beside the dirty waterfall along the main route.
15. From the altar grace, take the bridge passage with the two shadow enemies and unlock the storeroom on its side. Equip Divine Beast Head before speaking to Hornsent Grandam inside.
16. Speak to her again and finish the conversation to receive Watchful Spirit. Do this before defeating Messmer; her later stew rewards are separate.

Notes

• Requires 26 Faith, uses one memory slot and costs 12 FP and 20 stamina. It summons a hovering guardian that sends four Holy projectiles in sequence.
• Each projectile has base attack power equal to 100% of Incantation Scaling and deals 5 stance damage. The four contacts are separate, so the total depends on how many find a target.
• The guardian follows near you and fires over time rather than delivering all of its damage immediately. Cast before an opening closes instead of expecting an instant close-range rescue.
• Braided Cord Robe improves this incantation by 15%. Holy damage and incantation bonuses apply, while Godfrey Icon does not because it cannot be charged.
• It shares the active hovering-projectile slot with phalanx-style effects. Creating another incompatible hovering formation replaces the earlier one rather than stacking every set together.
• This is an incantation, not a Spirit Ash. It does not need a Spirit Calling Bell or a rebirth-monument area, and the guardian is not a durable summon that can hold an enemy's attention for you.
• Wear Divine Beast Head when speaking to Hornsent Grandam for the reward. You do not need to keep wearing it to cast the spell afterward.
• Collect it before defeating Messmer. Entering Shadow Keep alone is not the same cutoff, and the Grandam's later food rewards are separate from this spell.