Death Lightning Location and How to Use

Death Lightning is a Incantation spell in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Death Lightning's effects, stat requirements, how to get Death Lightning, and tips and tricks on how to use it effectively, after its Version 1.04 buff.

Death Lightning Overview

Stats and Requirements

Death Lightning
Effect
Strikes surroundings with storm of death lightning.
Spell Type	FP Cost	Slots Used
Incantation	0	2
Stat Requirements
Intelligence	Faith	Arcane
0	47	0

Death Lightning Lore

Death Lightning Effects

Death Lightning is a Dragon Cult Incantation that unleashes a storm of death lightning around its user when cast, it has a short casting time, deals great damage to surrounding enemies and inflicts death on your opponents.

How to Get Death Lightning

Defeat Lichdragon Fortissax

To be able to unlock this optional boss you must first progress Fia's questline. To achieve this you must give her the Cursemark of Death from Ranni the Witch's questline.

After giving Fia the Cursemark of Death at the boss area of the Deeproots Depths, she will enter into slumber. Rest at the nearest site of grace and then touch her sleeping body to enter into a boss battle with the Lichdragon Fortissax.

You can gain the Remembrance of the Lichdragon after defeating Fortissax. You can then convert it for the Death Lightning or the Fortissax's Lightning Spear.

How to Beat Lichdragon Fortissax

How to Use Death Lightning

Used to Deal Lightning Damage in a Wide AoE

This Incantation is ideally used against multiple enemies, However, it is unpredictable and has a 50-50 chance of hitting up to three targets at once or just completely missing. It is extremely effective against larger enemies as it is guaranteed you'll be able to hit them due to their size.

Due to its unpredictable nature, it can be used to zone out aggressive players in PvP allowing you to heal or reset. You can increase the chances of hitting with this Incantation by using it to ambush your targets in tight spaces or hallways.

Can be Charged for Longer Duration and Wider Reach

Holding down the skill button will extend the duration of the death lightning storm and widens the reach significantly. Keep in mind that the casting time is longer and will leave you open to enemy attacks, it is recommended to perform this from a safe distance or set up a distraction beforehand.

A few hits successful hits with Death Lightning can break your enemy's guard while weaker targets will immediately get staggered, making this a decent counter to getting mobbed. Additionally, the Godfrey Icon can improve the charged variation of this Incantation.

Damage Can be Buffed with Additional Equipment

Dragon Cult Incantations are best paired with the Gravel Stone Seal as it will boost the effectiveness of these incantations by 15%. Holding a duplicate Seal in your other hand will stack the bonus effect, further increasing its effectiveness.

Since this is a Lightning-based Incantation, it will greatly benefit from the effects of the Lightning Scorpion Charm but it is to note that while this talisman is equipped, your damage negation is lowered.

Elden Ring Related Guides

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Incantations

Beast Claw	Cure Poison	Dragonfire
Greyoll's Roar	Heal	Litany of Proper Death
Catch Flame	Rejection	The Flame of Frenzy
Urgent Heal	Dragonclaw	Dragonice
Glintstone Breath	Rotten Breath	Dragonmaw
Frozen Lightning Spear	Fortissax's Lightning Spear	Lansseax's Glaive
Howl of Shabriri	Bestial Sling	Poison Mist
Order's Blade	Magic Fortification	Flame Fortification
Flame Sling	O, Flame!	Surge, O Flame!
Flame, Cleanse Me	Smarag's Glintstone Breath	Ekzykes's Decay
Aspects of the Crucible: Tail	Aspects of the Crucible: Horns	Flame of the Fell God
Whirl, O Flame!	Order Healing	Darkness
Scouring Black Flame	Assassin's Approach	Protection of the Erdtree
Golden Vow	Lightning Fortification	Great Heal
Discus of Light	Noble Presence	Lord's Heal
Lord's Aid	Divine Fortification	Lightning Strike
Bloodflame Blade	Poison Armament	Black Flame
Black Flame Blade	Lightning Spear	Black Blade
Flame, Fall Upon Them	Flame, Grant Me Strength	Flame, Protect Me
Giantsflame Take Thee	Burn, O Flame!	Black Flame Ritual
Black Flame's Protection	Bloodboon	Barrier of Gold
Wrath of Gold	Erdtree Heal	Blessing's Boon
Blessing of the Erdtree	Lord's Divine Fortification	Triple Rings of Light
Radagon's Rings of Light	Elden Stars	Law of Regression
Immutable Shield	Law of Causality	Stone of Gurranq
Gurranq's Beast Claw	Bestial Vitality	Bestial Constitution
Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike	Honed Bolt	Ancient Dragons' Lightning Spear
Electrify Armament	Vyke's Dragonbolt	Dragonbolt Blessing
Agheel's Flame	Magma Breath	Theodorix's Magma
Borealis's Mist	Placidusax's Ruin	Pest Threads
Swarm of Flies	Scarlet Aeonia	Death Lightning
Inescapable Frenzy	Unendurable Frenzy	Frenzied Burst
Aspects of the Crucible: Breath	Fire's Deadly Sin	Golden Lightning Fortification
Bloodflame Talons	Shadow Bait	Messmer's Orb
Rain of Fire	Fire Serpent	Divine Bird Feathers
Divine Beast Tornado	Spira	Giant Golden Arc
Watchful Spirit	Midra's Flame of Frenzy	Pest-Thread Spears
Rotten Butterflies	Ghostflame Breath	Bayle's Flame Lightning
Bayle's Tyranny	Electrocharge	Dragonbolt of Florissax
Knight's Lightning Spear	Roar of Rugalea	Multilayered Ring of Light
Light of Miquella	Wrath from Afar	Land of Shadow
Minor Erdtree	Aspects of the Crucible: Bloom	Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns
Heal from Afar	Furious Blade of Ansbach	Golden Arcs

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