Impenetrable Thorns

Impenetrable Thorns

School	Sorcery
Type	Thorn
FP	15
Stamina	22
Slots	1
Requires	Faith 24
Damage	Magic
Price	-

The Impenetrable Thorns are a Thorn sorcery in Elden Ring. They come from the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

Impenetrable Thorns is a thorn sorcery of those who abandoned incantations after devout faith rewarded them only with despair, and its twisted Scadutree imagery is an edict to do harm to those who abandoned them; the Scadutree Avatar wields it as well. Each cast costs the caster 50 HP and some blood loss buildup, then sends three tracking trails of thorns erupting from the ground toward foes with magic damage and blood loss. It works as a darker, multi-trail Briars of Punishment with a wider spread, useful for crowd control or against a single large target at medium range, though it is less consistent on slopes or against enemies at a different height. Alberich's set pieces and the Staff of the Guilty boost its damage, and staves with arcane scaling raise its bleed buildup. It suits thorn and bleed sorcery builds that can afford to trade health for damage.

Effect

Wounds the caster with Scadutree thorns that then sprout from the ground in trails toward foes, dealing magic damage and building up blood loss; it can be cast repeatedly. Each cast costs 15 FP and 22 stamina and takes up one memory slot.

How to Get Impenetrable Thorns Guide

Found on a corpse on a balcony in the Shadow Keep, beside a lone man-bat.
From the Dark Chamber Entrance Site of Grace, cross the bridge and take the steps down on the right to reach it.

Where to find Impenetrable Thorns Location?

Impenetrable Thorns map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Builds

Knight of Thorns Build

Main Stats	Arcane, Vigor
Other Stats	Mind, Faith, Int
Requires	24 Faith
Armor	Alberich’s Set
Skills	Wild Strikes
Spells	Impenetrable Thorns
Flasks	3/4 Cerulean flasks, rest Crimson flasks.

Notes

Covers a wider area than Briars of Punishment, which suits groups or one large target at medium range.
The caster also takes some blood loss buildup with each cast.
Cannot be cast while riding Torrent.

"Sorcery of those who abandoned the practice of incantations after devout faith rewarded them with only despair. Summons the Scadutree's impenetrable thorns from the ground. This sorcery can be used repeatedly. The image of the twisted Scadutree is an edict: Denounce their ways. Do them harm. For they have abandoned us."

All Sorceries

The table below lists all Sorceries in Elden Ring.