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Lightning Strike

Spell requirements and casting costs

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Spell requirements and casting costs · Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Spells Comparison Table

Shadow of the Erdtree and base game; excerpt heading says Shadow of the Erdtree

Type: Incantation
Effect: Summons lightning bolt that spreads from impact
FP: 21
Slot: 1
INT: 0
FAI: 28
ARC: 0
Stamina Cost: 37
Bonus: Dragon Cult
Availability: Base game

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Reference snapshot: 27 October 2026.

FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment · Image source

REFERENCE INDEX

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Elden Ring

Limgrave teaches Elden Ring through things you can walk past

Limgrave makes curiosity practical by putting danger, shelter, and alternate destinations within sight of one another. Its opening lessons emerge through choices the player can postpone, abandon, or approach from another direction.

Story analysis · 4 min

Elden Ring

Stormveil Castle makes a shortcut feel earned

Stormveil’s gates, side passages, and stacked spaces turn navigation into a record of decisions. Its shortcuts feel satisfying because the castle first makes distance, exposure, and backtracking tangible.

Story analysis · 4 min

Hades

Divine Dash, Lightning Strike, and a Hades build that can change

In Hades, Olympian boons reshape Zagreus’s Attack, Special, and Cast as offers arrive. Learn to match named effects such as Athena’s Divine Dash, Zeus’s Lightning Strike, and Aphrodite’s Heartbreak Strike to your weapon and the problems each chamber presents.

Game guide · 4 min

Elden Ring

Guard counters change the rhythm of a shield build

A guard counter turns a successful block into a chance to strike back, but it works best after an enemy finishes its attack sequence. Managing stamina and choosing that opening carefully keeps a shield build from being caught mid-counter.

Game guide · 3 min

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