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Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns

Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns grows spines on your back and has you roll sideways, flinging them at everything nearby for many pierce hits. Charged, you spin twice and move forward, adding more and stronger hits.

It needs 27 Faith and rewards Faith casters who like to fight up close.

Attack power

Guarded damage negation

Weapon skill

Passive effect

Damage negation

Resistance

Special effect

Effect

Creates a mass of bristling thorns on back to scour the area

Upgrades / variants

Skill effect

Compatible weapon types

Abilities

Where to find it

Dropped by the Golden Hippopotamus, the boss just inside the main gate of Shadow Keep in the Realm of Shadow.

Item description & lore

Notes & tips

Costs 29 Stamina, or 38 when charged.
Uncharged it can hit up to 10 times, charged up to 15.
Pieces of the Crucible set boost it by about 4% each.
The Godfrey Icon boosts the charged version.
You sit very low to the ground while casting, which can let some high attacks pass over you.

Spell

Type: Incantation

Region: Land of Shadow

Game: Shadow of the Erdtree

Requirements: Fai 27

FP cost: 14

Memory slots: 1

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