Lightning Spear
| Lightning Spear | |
|---|---|
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| School | Incantation |
| Type | Dragon Cult |
| FP | 18 |
| Stamina | 28 (36 charged) |
| Slots | 1 |
| Requires | Faith 17 |
| Damage | Lightning |
| Price | 6,000 |
The Lightning Spear is a Dragon Cult incantation in Elden Ring. It is picked up mid-game, in Liurnia of the Lakes.
Lightning Spear is one of the incantations of the capital's ancient dragon cult, which arose after Godwyn the Golden defeated the ancient dragon Fortissax and befriended his fallen foe. It hurls a golden lightning spear at the target, and charging calls a bolt of lightning down on the point of impact for extra damage. It casts quickly, and enemies tend not to dodge it, so it lands reliably both charged and uncharged. It combos naturally after a Stone of Gurranq hit thanks to its fast cast and similar range, and the Gravel Stone Seal, the Death Knight set and the Godfrey Icon all boost it. It suits dragon cult faith builds looking for a dependable main ranged attack.
Why Players Pick It
The Lightning Spear summons a spear of lightning and hurls it at foes, and charging calls a bolt down on the point of impact for extra damage. It costs 18 FP, enemies rarely dodge the uncharged version, and the Gravel Stone Seal raises it by 15%.
Effect
Hurls a lightning spear at the target; charging it calls a bolt of lightning down on the point of impact. Each cast costs 18 FP and 28 stamina and takes up one memory slot.
How to Get Lightning Spear Guide
Lightning Spear is sold for 6,000 runes by Brother Corhyn or Miriel, Pastor of Vows once one of them is given the Dragon Cult Prayerbook. If both die before either receives the prayerbook, it cannot be bought in that playthrough.
- Travel to the Artist's Shack in Liurnia of the Lakes.
- Defeat the Leyndell Knight patrolling just south of the shack to get the Dragon Cult Prayerbook.
- Give the Dragon Cult Prayerbook to Brother Corhyn at the Roundtable Hold or Miriel, Pastor of Vows at the Church of Vows.
- Buy Lightning Spear from that teacher for 6,000 runes.
- If that teacher dies later, give their bell bearing to the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold to buy it there for the same price.
Where to find Lightning Spear Location?
Lightning Spear map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Build
Casting it takes 17 Faith and a Sacred Seal. It fits Dragon cult Lightning builds, where it is often cast alongside Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike, Ancient Dragons' Lightning Spear and Frozen Lightning Spear.
All Incantations
| Name | Image | Effect | Type | FP | Slots | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agheel's Flame |  |
Fire breath from above | Dragon Communion | 36 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 |
| Ancient Dragons' Lightning Spear |  |
Red lightning spear | Dragon Cult | 25 | 1 | - | 32 | - |
| Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike |  |
Spreading red lightning | Dragon Cult | 36 | 1 | - | 26 | - |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Bloom |  |
Rain of holy light | Erdtree | 23 | 1 | - | 27 | - |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Breath |  |
Walking fire breath | Erdtree | 28 (4) | 1 | - | 27 | - |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Horns |  |
Shoulder horn charge | Erdtree | 18 | 1 | - | 27 | - |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Tail |  |
Tail sweep | Erdtree | 20 | 1 | - | 27 | - |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns |  |
Rolling thorn attack | Erdtree | 14 | 1 | - | 27 | - |
| Assassin's Approach |  |
Silent steps, no fall damage | Two Fingers | 15 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Barrier of Gold |  |
Group magic negation | Erdtree | 30 | 1 | - | 24 | - |
| Bayle's Flame Lightning |  |
Flame lightning talon smash | Dragon Communion | 43 | 2 | - | - | 53 |
| Bayle's Tyranny |  |
Roar and heatwave blast | Dragon Communion | 46 | 2 | - | - | 49 |
| Beast Claw |  |
Claw shockwaves | Bestial | 10 | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| Bestial Constitution |  |
Clears bleed and frost buildup | Bestial | 10 | 1 | - | 9 | - |
| Bestial Sling |  |
Fast rock shard spread | Bestial | 7 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Bestial Vitality |  |
Self heal over time | Bestial | 18 | 1 | - | 12 | - |
| Black Blade |  |
Destined Death slash wave | Erdtree | 26 | 2 | - | 46 | - |
| Black Flame |  |
Black flame fireball | Godskin Apostle | 18 | 1 | - | 20 | - |
| Black Flame Blade |  |
Brief black flame weapon buff | Godskin Apostle | 15 | 1 | - | 17 | - |
| Black Flame Ritual |  |
Ring of black flame | Godskin Apostle | 30 | 1 | - | 42 | - |
| Black Flame's Protection |  |
Physical negation, less healing | Godskin Apostle | 30 | 1 | - | 30 | - |
| Blessing of the Erdtree |  |
Strong group regen | Erdtree | 60 | 1 | - | 38 | - |
| Blessing's Boon |  |
Group regen | Erdtree | 30 | 1 | - | 24 | - |
| Bloodboon |  |
Bloodflame pools | Blood | 13 | 1 | - | 14 | 17 |
| Bloodflame Blade |  |
Bloodflame weapon buff | Blood | 20 | 1 | - | 12 | 10 |
| Bloodflame Talons |  |
Exploding bloodflame claws | Blood | 12 | 1 | - | 13 | 15 |
| Borealis's Mist |  |
Frost breath from above | Dragon Communion | 48 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 |
| Burn, O Flame! |  |
Flame pillars around caster | Fire Giant | 26 | 1 | - | 27 | - |
| Catch Flame |  |
Quick close fire burst | Fire Giant | 10 | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| Cure Poison |  |
Cures poison | Two Fingers | 7 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Darkness |  |
Blinding veil | Two Fingers | 24 | 1 | - | 18 | - |
| Death Lightning |  |
Death Blight lightning storm | Dragon Cult | 28 | 2 | - | 47 | - |
| Discus of Light |  |
Returning ring of light | Golden Order | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Divine Beast Tornado |  |
Forward tornado | Divine Beast | 24 | 1 | - | 28 | - |
| Divine Bird Feathers |  |
Held feather barrage | Divine Beast | 3 | 1 | - | 24 | - |
| Divine Fortification |  |
Holy negation buff | Two Fingers | 20 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Dragonbolt Blessing |  |
Deflect buff, lightning weakness | Dragon Cult | 20 | 1 | - | 21 | - |
| Dragonbolt of Florissax |  |
Group negation aura | Dragon Cult | 35 | 1 | - | 52 | - |
| Dragonclaw |  |
Dragon claw slam | Dragon Communion | 24 | 1 | - | 17 | 13 |
| Dragonfire |  |
Fire breath | Dragon Communion | 28 (4) | 1 | - | 15 | 12 |
| Dragonice |  |
Frost breath | Dragon Communion | 36 (4) | 1 | - | 15 | 12 |
| Dragonmaw |  |
Heavy dragon bite | Dragon Communion | 34 | 1 | - | 24 | 16 |
| Ekzykes's Decay |  |
Rot breath from above | Dragon Communion | 48 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 |
| Elden Stars |  |
Golden shooting stars | Erdtree | 41 | 2 | - | 50 | - |
| Electrify Armament |  |
Lightning weapon buff | Dragon Cult | 27 | 1 | - | 15 | - |
| Electrocharge |  |
Lightning strike and shock aura | Dragon Cult | 26 | 1 | - | 30 | - |
| Erdtree Heal |  |
Big group heal | Erdtree | 65 | 1 | - | 42 | - |
| Fire Serpent |  |
Homing fire serpent | Messmer's Fire | 11 | 1 | - | 16 | - |
| Fire's Deadly Sin |  |
Self-immolating fire aura | Fire Giant | 26 | 1 | - | 19 | - |
| Flame Fortification |  |
Fire negation buff | Two Fingers | 20 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Flame Sling |  |
Fireball | Fire Giant | 11 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Flame of the Fell God |  |
Homing fireball explosion | Fire Giant | 34 | 2 | - | 41 | - |
| Flame, Cleanse Me |  |
Cures poison and rot | Fire Monk | 14 | 1 | - | 12 | - |
| Flame, Fall Upon Them |  |
Splitting fireballs | Fire Giant | 16 | 1 | - | 28 | - |
| Flame, Grant Me Strength |  |
Physical and fire attack buff | Fire Monk | 28 | 1 | - | 15 | - |
| Flame, Protect Me |  |
Strong fire negation buff | Fire Monk | 30 | 1 | - | 24 | - |
| Fortissax's Lightning Spear |  |
Twin red lightning spears | Dragon Cult | 35 | 1 | - | 46 | - |
| Frenzied Burst |  |
Frenzied flame beam | Frenzied Flame | 24 | 1 | - | 22 | - |
| Frozen Lightning Spear |  |
Frost lightning spear | Dragon Cult | 29 | 1 | - | 34 | - |
| Furious Blade of Ansbach |  |
Bloodflame lunging slashes | Blood | 18 | 1 | - | 19 | 27 |
| Ghostflame Breath |  |
Ghostflame breath from above | Dragon Communion | 36 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 |
| Giant Golden Arc |  |
Large golden arc | Spiral Tower | 24 | 1 | - | 34 | - |
| Giantsflame Take Thee |  |
Huge exploding fireball | Fire Giant | 30 | 2 | - | 30 | - |
| Glintstone Breath |  |
Magic breath | Dragon Communion | 28 (4) | 1 | - | 15 | 12 |
| Golden Arcs |  |
Three golden arcs | Spiral Tower | 12 | 1 | - | 22 | - |
| Golden Lightning Fortification |  |
Party lightning negation | Erdtree | 30 | 1 | - | 24 | - |
| Golden Vow |  |
Party attack and defense | Erdtree | 47 | 1 | - | 25 | - |
| Great Heal |  |
Large party heal | Two Fingers | 45 | 1 | - | 15 | - |
| Greyoll's Roar |  |
AoE roar, enemy debuff | Dragon Communion | 50 | 2 | - | 28 | 17 |
| Gurranq's Beast Claw |  |
AoE claw shockwaves | Bestial | 21 | 1 | - | 15 | - |
| Heal |  |
Party heal | Two Fingers | 32 | 1 | - | 12 | - |
| Heal from Afar |  |
Ranged party heal | Erdtree | 45 | 1 | - | 18 | - |
| Honed Bolt |  |
Lightning bolt from above | Dragon Cult | 12 | 1 | - | 24 | - |
| Howl of Shabriri |  |
Madness howl, attack buff | Frenzied Flame | 21 | 1 | - | 33 | - |
| Immutable Shield |  |
Shield elemental guard | Golden Order | 15 | 1 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Inescapable Frenzy |  |
Madness grab | Frenzied Flame | 22 | 1 | - | 21 | - |
| Knight's Lightning Spear |  |
Lightning spear volley | Dragon Cult | 29 | 1 | - | 36 | - |
| Land of Shadow |  |
Holy projectile barrage | Erdtree | 40 | 1 | - | 58 | - |
| Lansseax's Glaive |  |
Red lightning sweep | Dragon Cult | 22 | 1 | - | 40 | - |
| Law of Causality |  |
Retaliation explosion | Golden Order | 22 | 1 | 29 | - | - |
| Law of Regression |  |
Area dispel and cure | Golden Order | 55 | 1 | 37 | - | - |
| Light of Miquella |  |
Holy pillar of light | Miquella | 48 | 2 | - | 72 | - |
| Lightning Fortification |  |
Lightning negation buff | Two Fingers | 20 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Lightning Spear |  |
Lightning spear throw | Dragon Cult | 18 | 1 | - | 17 | - |
| Lightning Strike |  |
Line of lightning bolts | Dragon Cult | 19 | 1 | - | 28 | - |
| Litany of Proper Death |  |
Holy ground wave, anti-undead | Golden Order | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Lord's Aid |  |
Party status cure | Two Fingers | 12 | 1 | - | 12 | - |
| Lord's Divine Fortification |  |
Party holy negation | Two Fingers | 30 | 1 | - | 27 | - |
| Lord's Heal |  |
Massive party heal | Two Fingers | 55 | 1 | - | 20 | - |
| Magic Fortification |  |
Magic negation buff | Two Fingers | 20 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Magma Breath |  |
Magma spit, fire pools | Dragon Communion | 30 | 1 | - | 14 | 10 |
| Messmer's Orb |  |
Giant exploding fire orb | Messmer's Fire | 31 | 2 | - | 60 | - |
| Midra's Flame of Frenzy |  |
Held frenzied flame stream | Frenzied Flame | 22 (5) | 2 | - | 41 | - |
| Minor Erdtree |  |
Area heal over time | Erdtree | 30 | 2 | - | 70 | - |
| Multilayered Ring of Light |  |
Multi-hit ring of light | Miquella | 23 | 1 | - | 36 | - |
| Noble Presence |  |
Belly shockwave, knockback | Godskin Apostle | 20 | 1 | - | 26 | - |
| O, Flame! |  |
Close-range flame burst | Fire Monk | 16 | 1 | - | 16 | - |
| Order Healing |  |
Cures death blight buildup | Golden Order | 15 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Order's Blade |  |
Holy weapon buff | Golden Order | 22 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Pest Threads |  |
Piercing thread volley | Servants of Rot | 19 | 1 | - | 11 | - |
| Pest-Thread Spears |  |
Twin thread spears | Servants of Rot | 28 | 1 | - | 26 | - |
| Placidusax's Ruin |  |
Dragonlord lightning and fire | - | - | 3 | - | 36 | - |
| Poison Armament |  |
Poison weapon buff | Servants of Rot | 15 | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Poison Mist |  |
Poison cloud | Servants of Rot | 18 | 1 | - | 12 | - |
| Protection of the Erdtree |  |
Party elemental negation | Erdtree | 30 | 1 | - | 35 | - |
| Radagon's Rings of Light |  |
Wide holy ring | Golden Order | 21 | 1 | 31 | 31 | - |
| Rain of Fire |  |
Raining fire cloud | Messmer's Fire | 27 | 1 | - | 52 | - |
| Rejection |  |
Knockback shockwave | Two Fingers | 9 | 1 | - | 12 | - |
| Roar of Rugalea |  |
Bear roar, multi-hit | Bear Communion | 17 | 1 | - | 14 | - |
| Rotten Breath |  |
Scarlet rot breath | Dragon Communion | 36 (4) | 1 | - | 15 | 12 |
| Rotten Butterflies |  |
Rot butterfly explosions | Servants of Rot | 48 | 1 | - | 33 | - |
| Scarlet Aeonia |  |
Exploding rot flower | Servants of Rot | 48 | 3 | - | 35 | - |
| Scouring Black Flame |  |
Sweeping black flame | Godskin Apostle | 21 | 1 | - | 28 | - |
| Shadow Bait |  |
Lures human foes | Two Fingers | 15 | 1 | - | 13 | - |
| Smarag's Glintstone Breath |  |
Glintstone dragon breath | Dragon Communion | 36 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 |
| Spira |  |
Held holy spirals | Spiral Tower | 10 | 2 | - | 48 | - |
| Stone of Gurranq |  |
Thrown boulder | Bestial | 15 | 1 | - | 13 | - |
| Surge, O Flame! |  |
Held fire stream | Fire Monk | 1 (1) | 1 | - | 9 | - |
| Swarm of Flies |  |
Bloodfly swarm | Blood | 14 | 1 | - | 11 | 16 |
| The Flame of Frenzy |  |
Frenzied flame burst | Frenzied Flame | 16 | 1 | - | 16 | - |
| Theodorix's Magma |  |
Great magma spit | Dragon Communion | 45 | 1 | - | 21 | 14 |
| Triple Rings of Light |  |
Returning rings of light | Golden Order | 23 | 1 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Unendurable Frenzy |  |
Held frenzied flame spray | Frenzied Flame | 22 (6) | 1 | - | 31 | - |
| Urgent Heal |  |
Quick self heal | Two Fingers | 16 | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| Vyke's Dragonbolt |  |
Red lightning weapon buff | Dragon Cult | 35 | 1 | - | 23 | - |
| Watchful Spirit |  |
Skull spirit turret | Divine Beast | 12 | 1 | - | 26 | - |
| Whirl, O Flame! |  |
Piercing fire spiral | Fire Monk | 19 | 1 | - | 13 | - |
| Wrath from Afar |  |
Ranged golden shockwave | Erdtree | 18 | 1 | - | 34 | - |
| Wrath of Gold |  |
Golden shockwave | Erdtree | 40 | 1 | - | 32 | - |
Notes
- The Godfrey Icon boosts the charged cast by 15%.
- Enemies rarely try to dodge the uncharged version.
- The Gravel Stone Seal raises its damage by 15%, and each Death Knight Set piece by 2%.
"One of the incantations of the capital's ancient dragon cult. Summons a lightning spear and hurls it before the caster. Charging causes a lightning bolt to strike the point of impact. 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."
