Honed Bolt is an incantation spell in Elden Ring. It is one of the Dragon Cult Incantations.
Description[]
One of the incantations of the capital's ancient dragon cult.
Summons a bolt of lightning to strike foes from above. This incantation can be cast repeatedly.
Long ago, Godwyn the Golden defeated the ancient dragon Fortissax, and befriended his fallen foe — an event that gave rise to the ancient dragon cult in the capital.
Acquisition[]
Purchase: Roundtable Hold / Liurnia of the Lakes / Altus Plateau / Leyndell, Royal Capital / Mountaintops of the Giants
- Sold for 7,000 Runes by Brother Corhyn or Miriel, Pastor of Vows after giving either of them the Dragon Cult 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[]
Hit with a bolt from above with Lightning Attack Power equal to 205% of Incantation Scaling.
Follow-up casts are quicker than the initial one.
Notes[]
- Casting the spell costs 32 points of Stamina.
- Deals 5 Stance damage per 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.
- If the incantation hits a watery surface or an enemy standing on such a surface, a small area of effect attack with Lightning Attack Power equal to 50% of Incantation Scaling will be created that can hit the target foes and any adjacent enemies.
- Also deals 2 Stance damage.
- Actually works by sending out an invisible bullet, which then creates the lightning bolt from above when it hits an opponent. This is also why Honed Bolt very often seems to hit far behind the target when it misses, as the bullet has hit its maximum range and automatically performs the attack.
- Combines well with other incantations due to its quick casting speed.
Trivia[]
- Patch 1.04 increased cast speed and decreased recovery time.