Magma Whip Candlestick

Magma Whip Candlestick

Attack	72 Physical, 72 Fire
Critical	100
Scaling	Str E, Dex D, Fai D
Requires	Str 8, Dex 16, Fai 18
Effect
Guard	21% physical, 15 guard boost
Type	Whip
Attack Type	Strike
Skill	Sea of Magma
FP Cost	10 / 5
Weight	2.5
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	200

The Magma Whip Candlestick is a Whip in Elden Ring.

When to Use It

Mid game. It is found around Volcano Manor, which opens up past Stormveil Castle, so it arrives once a build has taken shape.

Why Players Pick It

Highest total damage in the class but split: 181 physical + 181 fire at max Standard. Sea of Magma lays a lingering lava pool for 10 FP plus 5 per swing, which is the class's only real area denial. Needs Fai 18 and reaches C Faith scaling at max.

Upgrades

It takes Somber Smithing Stones rather than the common kind, one per level up to +10, and it keeps its own skill for good: no Ash of War will replace it and no affinity will re-cut its scaling.

Skill

Sea of Magma costs 10 / 5 FP. Swing a molten whip overhead to temporarily cover the surrounding area in a sea of magma. Hold to continue swinging the lava whip. It belongs to this weapon alone: no Ash of War will move it onto anything else, and nothing will replace it here.

Build

Its scaling runs Str at E, Dex at D and Fai at D, so Dex and Fai are the stats worth levelling, and you need Str 8, Dex 16 and Fai 18 before you can lift it. Because the skill is its own, the build has to come to the weapon rather than the other way round.

Notes

This ritual implement is a three pronged candlestick with solid flames formed of the magma of Mt. Gelmir. When wielded as a weapon, the flames become supple whips of lava.

How to Get Magma Whip Candlestick Guide

Reward from Patches in Volcano Manor after defeating Great Horned Tragoth.
Won't be given the first time he is spoken too.
Instead, the area has to be reloaded in some way (either via teleporting or by exiting and re-entering the game) and he can be spoken to again to gain the weapon.

Where to find Magma Whip Candlestick Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Whips

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Fai.	Sell Price	Skill
Giant's Red Braid	82 24	0 12	53 26	0 12	0 12	100 12	2.5	D 18	D 12	D 21	100	Flame Dance
Hoslow's Petal Whip	110 28	0 17	0 17	0 17	0 17	100 17	3.5	D 10	D 20	0	100	Kick
Magma Whip Candlestick	72 21	0 10	72 36	0 10	0 10	100 15	2.5	E 8	D 16	D 18	100	Sea of Magma
Thorned Whip	102 26	0 15	0 15	0 15	0 15	100 15	2.5	E 8	C 16	0	200	Kick
Tooth Whip	109 21	0 16	0 16	0 16	0 16	100	2.5	E 10	D 24	0	200	Painful Strike
Urumi	101 27	0 16	0 16	0 16	0 16	100 15	3	E 10	C 19	0	200	Kick
Whip	100 25.0	0 15.0	0 15.0	0 15.0	0 15.0	100 15	2	D 8	D 14	0	100	Kick