Magma Shot
| Magma Shot | |
|---|---|
 | |
| School | Sorcery |
| Type | Magma |
| FP | 16 |
| Stamina | 21 |
| Slots | 1 |
| Requires | Intelligence 19, Faith 10 |
| Damage | Fire |
| Price | - |
The Magma Shot is a Magma sorcery in Elden Ring. It becomes available partway through a run, in Volcano Manor.
Magma Shot is a magma sorcery developed from the magma of Mt. Gelmir, one of the ancient hexes that Rykard, son of Queen Rennala, brought back into practical use as new sorcery. It flings a lump of magma that explodes on contact and leaves small pools of lava, with charging raising the damage of both. It deals fire damage, giving intelligence casters with a little Faith one of the few sorcery options outside magic damage. Fire also resets frostbite buildup, so it can be mixed into frost builds to proc frostbite repeatedly. Its short travel distance and firing arc mean free-aiming works better than relying on lock-on, and it suits sorcerers who want a fire option in their rotation.
Effect
Fires a lump of magma that explodes on contact and leaves small pools of lava, dealing fire damage; charging increases damage. Each cast costs 16 FP and 21 stamina and takes up one memory slot.
How to Get Magma Shot Guide
Magma Shot is a reward from Tanith at Volcano Manor for the first assassination request, against Old Knight Istvan. If Istvan is defeated after Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy, the spell lies in the Drawing Room of Volcano Manor instead.
- Reach Volcano Manor on Mt. Gelmir, talk to Tanith and agree to join to receive the Drawing-Room Key.
- Open the drawing room down the corridor and read the Letter from Volcano Manor on the table.
- Travel to Stormhill and use the invasion sign to defeat Old Knight Istvan.
- Return to Tanith to receive Magma Shot.
Where to find Magma Shot Location?
Magma Shot map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Build
Casting it takes 19 Intelligence, 10 Faith and a Glintstone Staff. It fits magma builds, where it is often cast alongside Gelmir's Fury, Roiling Magma and Rykard's Rancor.
All Sorceries
| Name | Image | Effect | Type | FP | Slots | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adula's Moonblade |  |
Frost greatsword slash | Carian | 22 | 1 | 32 | - | - |
| Ambush Shard |  |
Strikes target from behind | Night | 13 | 1 | 23 | - | - |
| Ancient Death Rancor |  |
Nine homing spirits | Death | 21 | 1 | 34 | 24 | - |
| Blades of Stone |  |
Rock blades from ground | Gravity | 18 | 2 | 48 | - | - |
| Briars of Punishment |  |
Bloodthorn trail | Thorn | 9 | 1 | - | 21 | - |
| Briars of Sin |  |
Bloodthorn spiral around caster | Thorn | 6 | 1 | - | 24 | - |
| Cannon of Haima |  |
Explosive arcing shot | Glintstone | 38 | 1 | 25 | - | - |
| Carian Greatsword |  |
Magic greatsword slash | Carian | 12 | 1 | 24 | - | - |
| Carian Phalanx |  |
Nine defensive glintblades | Carian | 24 | 1 | 34 | - | - |
| Carian Piercer |  |
Magic greatsword thrust | Carian | 17 | 1 | 27 | - | - |
| Carian Retaliation |  |
Dispels spells, counters | Carian | 8 | 1 | 17 | - | - |
| Carian Slicer |  |
Fast magic sword slash | Carian | 4 | 1 | 14 | - | - |
| Cherishing Fingers |  |
Finger ring, deflects projectiles | Finger | 20 | 1 | 36 | - | - |
| Collapsing Stars |  |
Nine pulling gravity orbs | Gravity | 18 | 1 | 36 | - | - |
| Comet |  |
Great piercing comet | Glintstone | 24 | 1 | 52 | - | - |
| Comet Azur |  |
Huge channelled comet beam | Primeval | 40 (10) | 3 | 60 | - | - |
| Crystal Barrage |  |
Volley of crystal shards | Glintstone | 14 (2) | 1 | 23 | - | - |
| Crystal Burst |  |
Close range crystal spread | Glintstone | 14 | 1 | 18 | - | - |
| Crystal Release |  |
Crystal rain around caster | Crystalian | 34 | 1 | 41 | - | - |
| Crystal Torrent |  |
Channelled crystal torrent | Crystalian | 24 (6) | 1 | 47 | - | - |
| Eternal Darkness |  |
Pulls in enemy spells | Night | 25 | 1 | 35 | - | - |
| Explosive Ghostflame |  |
Ghostflame ground explosion | Death | 36 | 1 | 42 | 30 | - |
| Fia's Mist |  |
Death blight mist | Death | 25 | 1 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Fleeting Microcosm |  |
Bursting microcosm under foe | Finger | 26 | 1 | 42 | - | - |
| Founding Rain of Stars |  |
Star rain from cloud | Primeval | 27 | 2 | 52 | - | - |
| Freezing Mist |  |
Frostbite mist | Cold | 20 | 1 | 21 | - | - |
| Frozen Armament |  |
Frost weapon buff | Cold | 20 | 1 | 15 | - | - |
| Gavel of Haima |  |
Magic hammer slam | Glintstone | 22 | 1 | 25 | - | - |
| Gelmir's Fury |  |
Magma surge around caster | Magma | 16 (3) | 1 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Glintblade Phalanx |  |
Five defensive glintblades | Carian | 18 | 1 | 22 | - | - |
| Glintblade Trio |  |
Three delayed seeking glintblades | Carian | 19 | 1 | 28 | - | - |
| Glintstone Arc |  |
Wide horizontal magic arc | Glintstone | 9 | 1 | 13 | - | - |
| Glintstone Cometshard |  |
Piercing comet with tail | Glintstone | 17 | 1 | 36 | - | - |
| Glintstone Icecrag |  |
Frostbite ice projectile | Cold | 12 | 1 | 15 | - | - |
| Glintstone Nail |  |
Strong tracking magic nail | Finger | 10 | 1 | 18 | - | - |
| Glintstone Nails |  |
Six tracking magic nails | Finger | 23 | 1 | 32 | - | - |
| Glintstone Pebble |  |
Basic magic projectile | Glintstone | 7 | 1 | 10 | - | - |
| Glintstone Stars |  |
Three homing stars | Glintstone | 12 | 1 | 12 | - | - |
| Gravitational Missile |  |
Pulling gravity orb, explodes | Gravity | 18 | 1 | 36 | - | - |
| Gravity Well |  |
Pulls foe toward caster | Gravity | 12 | 1 | 17 | - | - |
| Great Glintstone Shard |  |
Large magic projectile | Glintstone | 12 | 1 | 16 | - | - |
| Great Oracular Bubble |  |
Giant drifting magic bubble | Claymen | 16 | 1 | 25 | - | 18 |
| Greatblade Phalanx |  |
Three large defensive glintblades | Carian | 30 | 1 | 29 | - | - |
| Impenetrable Thorns |  |
Thorn trails from ground | Thorn | 15 | 1 | - | 24 | - |
| Loretta's Greatbow |  |
Long range magic arrow | Carian | 24 | 1 | 26 | - | - |
| Loretta's Mastery |  |
Four magic great arrows | Carian | 39 | 1 | 46 | - | - |
| Lucidity |  |
Clears sleep and madness | Carian | 10 | 1 | 17 | - | - |
| Magic Downpour |  |
Raining magic projectiles | Carian | 18 | 1 | 15 | - | - |
| Magic Glintblade |  |
Delayed seeking glintblade | Carian | 12 | 1 | 14 | - | - |
| Magma Shot |  |
Exploding magma lump | Magma | 16 | 1 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Mantle of Thorns |  |
Thorns damage on dodge roll | Thorn | 9 | 1 | - | 20 | - |
| Mass of Putrescence |  |
Ghostflame bursting mass | Death | 41 | 1 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Meteorite |  |
Channelled meteorite rain | Gravity | 30 (10) | 1 | 30 | - | - |
| Meteorite of Astel |  |
Channelled meteorite hail | Gravity | 60 (12) | 2 | 55 | - | - |
| Miriam's Vanishing |  |
Short invisible teleport | Carian | 9 | 1 | 26 | - | - |
| Night Comet |  |
Undodgeable dark comet | Night | 21 | 1 | 38 | - | - |
| Night Maiden's Mist |  |
Life-sapping mist | Night | 20 | 1 | 14 | - | - |
| Night Shard |  |
Fast undodgeable shard | Night | 7 | 1 | 18 | - | - |
| Oracle Bubbles |  |
Nine drifting magic bubbles | Claymen | 12 | 1 | 19 | - | 15 |
| Rancorcall |  |
Homing vengeful spirits | Death | 12 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Ranni's Dark Moon |  |
Dark moon, frost, magic debuff | Carian | 57 | 2 | 68 | - | - |
| Rellana's Twin Moons |  |
Twin moons crash down | Carian | 47 | 2 | 72 | - | - |
| Rennala's Full Moon |  |
Full moon, magic debuff | Carian | 47 | 2 | 70 | - | - |
| Rings of Spectral Light |  |
Six frost spectral rings | Death | 14 | 1 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Rock Blaster |  |
Magic drill and shockwave | Glintstone | 22 (4) | 1 | 21 | - | - |
| Rock Sling |  |
Three flung rocks | Gravity | 18 | 1 | 18 | - | - |
| Roiling Magma |  |
Delayed magma mine | Magma | 28 | 1 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Rykard's Rancor |  |
Homing skull, fire trail | Magma | 23 | 2 | 40 | 18 | - |
| Scholar's Armament |  |
Magic weapon buff | Glintstone | 25 | 1 | 12 | - | - |
| Scholar's Shield |  |
Shield negation buff | Glintstone | 30 | 1 | 12 | - | - |
| Shard Spiral |  |
Twin spiralling piercing shards | Glintstone | 14 | 1 | 27 | - | - |
| Shatter Earth |  |
Ground shockwave, follow-up | Glintstone | 10 | 1 | 15 | - | - |
| Shattering Crystal |  |
Close range crystal burst | Crystalian | 21 | 1 | 38 | - | - |
| Star Shower |  |
Six homing stars | Glintstone | 23 | 1 | 24 | - | - |
| Starlight |  |
Floating light source | Glintstone | 9 | 1 | 15 | - | - |
| Stars of Ruin |  |
Twelve homing dark stars | Primeval | 32 | 1 | 43 | - | - |
| Swift Glintstone Shard |  |
Fast small projectile | Glintstone | 5 | 1 | 12 | - | - |
| Terra Magica |  |
Magic damage boost zone | Glintstone | 20 | 1 | 20 | - | - |
| Thops's Barrier |  |
Deflects enemy spells | Glintstone | 7 | 1 | 18 | - | - |
| Tibia's Summons |  |
Three skeleton summons | Death | 17 | 1 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Unseen Blade |  |
Invisible weapon buff | Night | 13 | 1 | 12 | - | - |
| Unseen Form |  |
Semi invisibility | Night | 20 | 1 | 16 | - | - |
| Vortex of Putrescence |  |
Ghostflame jets around caster | Death | 29 | 2 | 32 | 26 | - |
| Zamor Ice Storm |  |
Frost tornado around caster | Cold | 17 | 1 | 36 | - | - |
Notes
- It is one of the few sorceries that deal fire damage.
- Fire damage resets frostbite buildup, so it can help trigger frostbite again quickly.
- Its short range means free aiming often works better than lock-on.
"One of the sorceries developed from the magma of Mt. Gelmir. Fires a lump of magma that explodes on contact. Charging enhances potency. After discovering the ancient hexes of Gelmir, Rykard, son of Queen Rennala, brought them back into practical use as new forms of sorcery."
