Ancient Dragons' Lightning Spear is an incantation spell in Elden Ring. It is one of the Dragon Cult Incantations.
Description[]
A secret incantation of the capital's ancient dragon cult.
Creates a spear of red lightning and stabs it into the ground from above. On impact, the spear will burst into trails of lightning covering the area.
Spoken of in legend, red lightning is the weapon wielded by the ancient dragons.
Acquisition[]
Purchase: Roundtable Hold / Liurnia of the Lakes / Altus Plateau / Leyndell, Royal Capital / Mountaintops of the Giants
- Sold for 8,500 Runes by Brother Corhyn or Miriel, Pastor of Vows after giving either of them the Ancient Dragon Prayerbook.
- Should the prayerbook be given to one of them and then have that instructor die before purchasing this Incantation, then the player can still purchase it from the Twin Maiden Husks for the same price, after giving them the respective tutor's Bell Bearing.
- WARNING: Should both Corhyn and Miriel die before giving either of them the prayerbook then this incantation becomes unavailable for that character until a new Journey is started.
Effect[]
Calls on a red, crackling spear from above that is then slammed into the ground, hitting with Lightning Attack Power equal to 360% of Incantation Scaling in a small 0.2 meter radius, and creating a shockwave with a 3 meter radius that hits with Lightning Attack Power equal to 285% of Incantation Scaling.
From the point of impact, waves of red lightning are sent out directly ahead and behind, and to the left and right of the caster with Lightning Attack Power equal to 122% of Incantation Scaling in a 2 meter radius from the center of each wave.
Notes[]
- Casting the spell costs 29 points of Stamina.
- Deals 17 Stance damage on a direct or shockwave hit and 5 Stance damage on a wave hit.
- Attack Power is boosted by 15% per Gravel Stone Seal held in an active hand (2 max).
- Attack Power is boosted by 2% per piece of the Death Knight Set that is being worn.
- The "direct" hit and the initial area attack cannot hit the same target, though the smaller, weakest waves can hit an enemy that has already been hit if they are either quick or large enough to also be where those are.
- The "spear" is actually flung downwards, meaning it can be used to hit the ground beneath a cliff if the caster is standing on its edge.
- Casts faster than Fortissax's Lightning Spear, but is much weaker overall and per hit.
Trivia[]
- Like other red lightning incantations, this spell doesn't actually make the caster create a bolt of lightning in the hand, instead summoning the bolt from somewhere above them.
- Patch 1.07 decreased FP consumption and increased stamina attack power against guarded enemies.
- FP cost was decreased from 30 to 25.
- Only the direct hit had its Stamina Attack Power increased against guarding enemies, from 100 to 140.
- Separate Stamina Attack Power values were added for guarding players: for a direct hit, it was increased from 140 to 175; for a near hit, it was increased from 100 to 125; and for a far away hit, it was increased from 60 to 75.
- Patch 1.04 included an undocumented change which reduced the FP cost of this incantation.
- FP cost was decreased from 42 to 30.
See also[]
- Adula's Moonblade
- Carian Greatsword
- Fortissax's Lightning Spear, a version of this incantation that hits twice
- Lansseax's Glaive, a more sweeping version of this spell