Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike Location and How to Use

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

Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike Overview

Stats and Requirements

Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike
Effect
Summons red lightning that spreads from impact.
Spell Type	FP Cost	Slots Used
Incantation	36	1
Stat Requirements
Intelligence	Faith	Arcane
0	26	0

Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike Lore

Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike Effects

Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike is Dragon Cult incantation which conjures red lightning that strikes in a large AoE around the caster. The lightning strikes advance outward, dealing lightning damage upon hit.

Note: If the ceiling is too low, the spell will not work. The animations will still play out but no lightning strikes will occur. For reference, most of the corridors in the game's many catacombs will not allow this spell to fire properly.

How to Get Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike

Give the Ancient Dragon Prayerbook to Miriel

The Ancient Dragon Prayerbook can be found near Crumbling Beast Grave Depths site of grace in Crumbling Farum Azula. From this site of grace take the west exit past the room with the tables of skeletons on it. In the next room, you'll see a corpse in the middle with the Ancient Dragon Prayerbook.

Give this to Miriel at the Church of Vows to be able to purchase the Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike incantation.

Purchase From a Merchant

Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike can be purchased from the following merchants:

Merchant	Price
Miriel, Pastor of Vows	10000 Runes

How to Use Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike

Used When Facing Multiple Enemies

Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike is particularly strong against clusters of enemies, especially when they start surrounding the caster. Use this spell as crowd control when initiating a fight against a mob, thinning their ranks before they engage you in combat.

However, do note that the spell's lightning strikes have gaps as they advance outward. Enemies will have a chance to escape unharmed, so prepare to dodge should a nearby enemy be unaffected after you cast the spell.

Great Against Large Bosses

Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike deals great damage when used against large enemies since their size leaves them vulnerable to most of the strikes. To maximize the damage, cast the spell right next to their bodies and have them soak up multiple hits. Slow-moving enemies like the Erdtree Avatars are perfect targets for this spell.

Additionally, Patch 1.04 buffed the recovery time of Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike, allowing players to reposition faster after casting the spell. The shorter recovery time helps when wielding this spell against many of the games' overworld bosses.

Damage is Boosted by the Gravel Stone Seal

Players can boost the damage of the Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike by equipping the Gravel Stone Seal. Since the best Faith-scaling seal is the Erdtree Seal, wield the Gravel Stone Seal in your off-hand while casting with your primary seal to boost the damage of the Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike significantly.

Since the seal's buff effect is passive, it is not necessary to upgrade your Gravel Stone Seal unless you will be using it as your primary casting seal.

How to Get the Gravel Stone Seal

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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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