Ash of War: Thunderbolt
| Ash of War: Thunderbolt | |
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| Skill | Thunderbolt |
| Affinity | Lightning |
| FP | 10 (- 10) |
| Charge | No |
| Weapons | Dagger, Throwing Blade, Straight Sword, Light Greatsword, Greatsword, Colossal Sword, Thrusting Sword, Heavy Thrusting Sword, Curved Sword, Curved Greatsword, Backhand Blade, Katana, Great Katana, Twinblade, Axe, Greataxe, Hammer, Flail, Great Hammer, Colossal Weapon, Spear, Great Spear, Halberd, Reaper, Whip, Fist, Claw, Beast Claw, Thrusting Shield |
The Ash of War: Thunderbolt is an Ash of War in Elden Ring that grants the Lightning affinity and the Thunderbolt skill. It is a mid-game find.
Thunderbolt is the skill of the capital's ancient dragon cult: the wielder raises the armament aloft to call down a bolt of lightning on the target, and repeated inputs fire more bolts in rapid succession. The bolts deal pure lightning damage that scales with weapon level and Dexterity, and they spread through water on impact. It turns any melee weapon into a reliable ranged attack. It suits Dexterity builds that want ranged lightning damage without a catalyst.
Stats
It grants the Lightning affinity and a Whetblade can switch it to Standard, Keen, Heavy, Quality or Sacred. The skill costs 10 FP. It fits Dagger, Throwing Blade, Straight Sword, Light Greatsword, Greatsword, Colossal Sword, Thrusting Sword, Heavy Thrusting Sword, Curved Sword, Curved Greatsword, Backhand Blade, Katana, Great Katana, Twinblade, Axe, Greataxe, Hammer, Flail, Great Hammer, Colossal Weapon, Spear, Great Spear, Halberd, Reaper, Whip, Fist, Claw, Beast Claw and Thrusting Shield.
How to Get Ash of War: Thunderbolt Guide
- Dropped by a Teardrop Scarab in Leyndell, Royal Capital, in a courtyard of ruined buildings between the stairs down from the Avenue Balcony Site of Grace and the corpse of the ancient dragon Gransax.
- It must be collected before defeating Maliketh, the Black Blade, since the scarab is gone once the capital turns to ash.
- Once obtained, it can be duplicated by trading Lost Ashes of War to Smithing Master Hewg at the Roundtable Hold.
Where to find Ash of War: Thunderbolt Location?
Ash of War: Thunderbolt map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Skill
Each additional bolt comes slightly faster than the last, so committing to a chain is efficient against slow enemies and bosses. Fighting enemies standing in water adds an extra lightning burst on impact. The bolts cannot be parried, but they deal little stance damage, so they are better for chip damage than for breaking stance.
Good With
| Weapons | Uchigatana, Scimitar, Longsword, Rapier, Claymore |
|---|---|
| Affinity | Keen raises the Dexterity scaling of the bolts the most, with Lightning close behind, while Heavy, Fire, Magic and Occult greatly weaken them. |
| Talismans | Lightning Scorpion Charm, Shard of Alexander |
| Stats | Dexterity |
Notes
The Death Knight armor set and the Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear also boost the bolts.
All Ashes of War
The table below lists all Ashes of War in Elden Ring.