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TheLightning Perfume Bottleis one of thefive perfume bottle weapon typesintroduced in theElden RingShadow of the ErdtreeDLC. This weapon inflicts lightning damage on enemies and can be infused with certain Ashes of War to enhance its moveset. Infusing the Lightning Perfume Bottle with theAsh of War: Rolling Sparksgrants a medium-range attack option, enabling you to deal devastating damage to enemies from a safe distance.
Despite therecent nerf to the Lightning Perfume Bottle, you can still tailor it with specific talismans and buffs to inflict decent damage, especially on enemies with larger hitboxes. If this sounds interesting, the followingbuild guide for the Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottleshould prove valuable.
How To Obtain The Lightning Perfume Bottle In Shadow Of The Erdtree
you may find the Lightning Perfume Bottlenortheast of the Cerulean Coast Site of Grace. Start by riding northeast from the Site of Grace until you reach a pond surrounded by lightning rams. The Perfume Bottle ison a corpse in the middle of the pond. Typically, the rams won’t bother you, but there’s a chance one might attack. Fortunately, they are not too difficult to deal with.
How To Obtain Rolling Sparks Ash Of War In Shadow Of The Erdtree
The Rolling Sparks Ash of War can be acquired upon killing a flying treasure scarabsoutheast of the Shadow Keep entrance. Start by riding north from the Highroad Cross Site of Grace,taking care to avoid the Furnace Golem. Once you reach the Shadow Keep, turn around and ride east up the rocky outcrop to find a group of Perfumer enemies.
You’ll also find the flying treasure scarab around this area. Eliminate the scarab using a ranged weapon or skill to obtain the Rolling Sparks Ash of War.
Lightning Perfume Bottle Stats & Scaling
Scales Primarily With Dexterity & Faith
The Lightning Perfume Bottle is a lightweight weapon and requires three attributes to effectively wield while only scaling with two of them:
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If you’ve already made it to the DLC, these attribute requirements aren’t too much to meet and only a few players may need to respec their characters to use this weapon effectively. It’s also worth noting that theLightning Perfume Bottle only scales with Dexterity and Faith despite its Strength requriement, making it a viable choice for faith-based spell casters.
The Lightning Perfume Bottle can be upgraded to +25 using Smithing Stones and an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Best Talismans To Pair With Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottle
The Lightning Perfume Bottle on its own does moderate damage, but you can get the most out of this weapon when pairing it with the right Talismans. The following selection of Talismans increases the raw damage output of the Lightning Perfume Bottle as well as the Rolling Sparks Ash of War:
Description
Shard of Alexander
Obtained uponcompleting Iron Fist, Alexander’s questline, the Shard of Alexander increases the damage output of skills/Ash of War by 15%.
Perfumer’s Talisman
Found in a treasure chest in the Perfumer’s Ruins on Altus Plateau. The Perfumer’s Talisman increases the damage output of Perfume arts and Perfume Bottles by 20%.
Lightning Scorpion Charm
Found in Wyndham Catacomb behind a room sealed by Imp Statue. The Lightning Scorpion Charm increases lightning damage by 12% while increasing damage taken by 10%.
Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
Found in Miquella’s Haligtree, theDragoncrest Greatshield Talismanenormously reduces damage taken by 20%.
Best Armor To Pair With Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottle
Blaidd’s Armor Provides 60 Poise
Since the Lightning Perfume Bottle is a lightweight weapon, you’re able to consider wearing any armor combination that boosts your poise and increases damage negation. The following armor recommendation should allow you to gain 60 poise and decent damage negation while remaining at medium equipment load for fast rolls:
How To Obtain
Black Wolf Mask
Found on the rock formation behind Seluvis’s Tower in Liurnia of the Lakes.
Obtained upon defeating Blaidd.
Best Character Attribute Distribution For Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottle
Since the Lightning Perfume Bottle scales primarily with Dexterity and Faith,you should consider investing most of your runes in these two attributesto maximize the damage output of the vial. The following attribute distribution can be used as a reference for a character that’s around levels 160-200:
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The high Faith scaling should also allow you to cast various Faith-based incantations.
Best Wondrous Flask Of Physick Combination For Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottle
TheWondrous Flask of Physickis a unique consumable inElden Ringthat allows you to combine two tears that offer unique buffs. The following Wondrous Flask tears complement the Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottle by increasing the lightning damage and the damage output of successive attacks.
Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear
Obtained upon killing the Erdtree Avatar northeast of Liurnia of the Lakes. This tear increases the damage of lightning attacks by 20% and lasts for 3 minutes.
Thorny Cracked Tear
Obtained upon killing the Putrid Avatar inConsecrated Snowfields. This tear increases the damage of consecutive attacks and lasts for 3 minutes.
Best Incantations To Pair With Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottle
Elden Ringalso provides you with a variety of spells that grant various buffs. The following two incantations allow you to deal additional damage to enemies while increasing your damage resistance:
Ash of War: Golden Vow
Found on a corpse in the Corpse-Stench Shack on Mt. Gelmir. This incantation increases your damage output by 15% and negates all damage by 10%. The buff lasts for 80 seconds.
Flame, Grant me Strength
Found behind Fort Gael, guarded by two flame chariots. This incantation boosts your physical and fire damage output by 20% and the buff lasts for 30 seconds.
Best Great Rune To Pair With Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottle
Optionally, you can use certain Great Runes to obtain a variety of buffs that last until the Tarnished dies. Great Runes requireconsumption of aRune Arcto activate them. Here are three Great Runes you can consider incorporating with this build:
Godrick’s Great Rune
Obtained upon defeating Godrick, the Grafted. Activating this Great Rune grants five flat levels across all of your attributes.
Malenia’s Great Rune
Obtained upon defeating Malenia, Blade of Miquella. This Great Rune allows you to recover lost HP when attacking an immediately after getting hit.
Radahn’s Great Rune
Obtained upon defeating Starscourge Radahn. This Great Rune boosts your maximum HP, FP, and Stamina.
Rolling Sparks Lightning Perfume Bottle Buffing Routine & Attack Strategy
To maximize the damage output of the Lightning Perfume Bottle, you’ll need tostack your buffs properly before entering a boss room. This simple buffing routine should be easy to remember and replicate before every boss fight:
The Rolling Sparks Ash of War travels in a straight line in front of the Tarnished, and it’svery effective against stationary or slow-moving enemies. You may find it challenging to consistently land this skill on horseback enemies, such as the Tree Sentinels or Night’s Cavalry. Moreover, enemies that tend to have larger hitboxes suffer great damage when the full weapon skill connects.
The Rolling Sparks Ash of War has a brief charge-up phase followed by a spray. If you’re close to an enemy, you’ll also deal some damage during the charge-up phase.
