TheElden Ring: Shadow of the ErdtreeDLC has given a whole lot of love to faith and arcane builds, with anincredible variety of new incantations, dragon cult/communion spells, and powerful weapons for faith and arcane-based builds to use.
One of these weapons is theFlowerstone Gavel, a primarily arcane scaling weapon with anincredibly powerful ash of warcalled Flower Dragonbolt. Players can obtain the weapon by completing the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion quest, and it is well worth the effort considering its utility and power.
Optimal Stat Distribution for Flowerstone Gavel in SOTE
The Flowerstone Gavel is aHammerthat dealsPiercedamage and primarily scales withStrength and Arcane. The physical aspect of the weapon mostly depends on the strength stat, while theash of waris almost entirely dependent on thearcaneside of things. It also has a dexterity scaling, but it has negligible effect on the overall damage, so it can be safely ignored.
The normal attacks of the weapon don’t have anything special,Flower Dragonbolt, the weapon’s skill, is one of the best in the game and can deal anincredible amount of damagewhen properly used. It requires18 FPto cast and can be charged for extra damage and a more powerful debuff.
The player raises their weapon into the sky, and releases a lightning bolt at the targeted enemy, hitting them with a lightning bolt that debuffs their lightning resistance for 20 seconds and deals decent damage. To maximize its damage, players need to invest as much as possible in their Arcane stat. Since the debuff makes enemiessusceptible to lightning damage, you should invest your remaining points into faith and mind to utilize powerful dragon cult spells effectively. Because of the low-weight armor set you’ll be using in this build, endurance is not a priority.
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Best Talismans for Flowerstone Gavel in the Elden Ring DLC
If you’re having trouble charging the attack without getting hit, you shouldswap out the Godfrey Iconwith theCarian Filigreed Crest. It will help you manage your FP pool much better and not have to use the Flask of Cerulean Tears as often when fighting bosses.
Wondrous Physik Mixture for Flowerstone Gavel in Elden Ring
Since the player will spend most of their time hanging behind and letting their summon tank most of the damage for the purposes of this build, the Bloodsucking Cracked Tear is a way to buff your damage without too much of a hassle. The downside of losing HP is easily mitigated by using a Flask whenever needed. However, it isn’t an essential part of the build and can be swapped out ofany crystal tearthat the player likes.
Other Equipment for Flowerstone Gavel in Shadow of the Erdtree
The Death Knight Setgives the player a decent 8% buff when using Dragon Cult incantations so it’s the best armor for this build. If you’re not planning on using it, feel free to swap it with any armor of your choice. The Gravel Stone Seal also buffs the damage of Dragon Cult incantations by 15% as well, giving them a collective 23% buff from equipment alone. Combine that with the lightning damage negation debuff of the ash of war, and you’ve got a damage-dealing darling on your hands.
Gameplay with the Flowerstone Gavel in SOTE
The main difference when it comes to the playstyle of the Flowerstone Gavel comes down to your spell selection. The most suitable incantations for this weapon are lightning spells. Almost all of the lighting spells in the game belong to the Dragon Cult incantation family, making theGravel Stone Sealand Death Knight Set a natural selection. Some of the best lighting spells are as follows:
That being said, playing with nothing but the weapon is just as viable. Its ash of war deals a lot more damage than you would expect and can deal with smaller enemies without even needing to be charged. Furthermore, it has the lightning affinity as well, making the debuff benefit you even if you’re not using lightning spells specifically. However, you won’t be able to get the extra damage buff from the Death Knight Armor and Gravel Stone Seal if you don’t use Dragon Cult incantations.
You can also use theBolt of Gransaxfor its ash of war, but that would require a high investment in both dexterity and endurance, though you won’t have to invest in faith. Ultimately, the choice is up to the player. Using theAncient Dragons' Lightning Strikeafter a few buffs, and the Flower Dragonbolt debuff can instantly delete enemies, but it’s just as fun to steadily whittle down the boss' health bar over time using nothing but the weapon skill. There is beauty in simplicity, after all.
A typical boss fightwill see the player summon a spirit ash of their choice. Any upgraded minion will do just fine since you have enough damage to deal with the boss on your own, the summon is only there to take away the aggro. Once you’re sufficiently far away and the boss isn’t focusing on you, charge your weapon and rain down lightning on your enemy. Once they’re debuffed, you can switch to using your lightning spell of choice. Large bosses do particularly badly against the Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike.
