- For the ascended variant, see Pyromancy Flame (ascended).
- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Pyromancy Flame (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Pyromancy Flame (Dark Souls III).
The Pyromancy Flame is a casting tool in Dark Souls used for casting pyromancies. It is analogous to catalysts for sorceries and talismans for miracles.
In-Game Description
- Flame medium used by Great Swamp pyromancers. Pyromancers arouse this flame to produce various fire arts. Equip pyromancer flame to produce pyromancy. Attune pyromancies from a scroll at bonfire. Most pyromancies have a limited no. of uses.
Availability[]
- Starting equipment for pyromancers.
- If the player is not a pyromancer, Laurentius of the Great Swamp will give it to the player after saving him in the Depths and meeting him back at Firelink Shrine.
- Eingyi, in Quelaag's Domain, will give the player a flame if their intelligence is 11 or greater.
Upgrades[]
To increase the damage output of cast pyromancies, the flame needs to be upgraded through certain NPCs.
There are two levels of upgrades for the flame, the regular Pyromancy Flame and the ascended Pyromancy Flame. The first one can be upgraded a total of 15 times by Laurentius, Quelana, or Eingyi. After this, players must travel to Blighttown to ascend and further upgrade the flame with Quelana. This can be done another five times.
Upgrading the regular Pyromancy Flame to +15 costs 149,500 souls. Upgrading the ascended Pyromancy Flame to +5 costs another 191,000 souls, for a combined total of 340,500 souls to fully upgrade the Pyromancy Flame.
| Variation | Magic adjust | Cost (souls) | Total Cost (souls) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyromancy Flame | 100 | N/A | N/A |
| Pyromancy Flame +1 | 105 | 500 | 500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +2 | 110 | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +3 | 115 | 2,000 | 3,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +4 | 120 | 3,000 | 6,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +5 | 125 | 4,000 | 10,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +6 | 131 | 5,500 | 16,000 |
| Pyromancy Flame +7 | 137 | 7,000 | 23,000 |
| Pyromancy Flame +8 | 143 | 8,500 | 31,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +9 | 149 | 10,000 | 41,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +10 | 155 | 12,000 | 53,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +11 | 162 | 14,000 | 67,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +12 | 169 | 16,000 | 83,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +13 | 176 | 19,000 | 102,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +14 | 183 | 22,000 | 124,500 |
| Pyromancy Flame +15 | 190 | 25,000 | 149,500 |
Notes[]
- Prior to patch 1.06, upgrading the Pyromancy Flame was not always a good idea. Power Within actually suffered from upgraded flames as the damage output and stamina regeneration did not increase with upgrading, but the damage suffered by the player did.
- The ascended Pyromancy Flame actually maintains the name "Pyromancy Flame" in the games menus and can be deceiving to the player. They can be told apart by either their artwork, base attack damage, or their Magic Adjust.
- One unreinforced regular Pyromancy Flame per playthrough can be traded to Snuggly the Crow for a Red Titanite Chunk, while an unreinforced ascended Pyromancy Flame can be traded for a Red Titanite Slab.
- As the Pyromancy Flame is reinforced, it develops an intelligence scaling that ends up going all the way up to A. As far as anyone knows, the phantom Int scaling serves no purpose and is a left over/unused part of pyromancy. There's a widespread misconception that this scaling affects the Pyromancy Flame's melee punch attack. It absolutely does not. Citation: First 30 seconds of this video.
Trivia[]
- The Pyromancy Flame is the only weapon that has no weight when wielded.
- Fully upgrading the flame, including ascension, costs a total of 340,500 Souls. This is equivalent to 55 Soul Levels (up from Level 1).
- The Pyromancy Flame can be two-handed, but the only change is the melee attack changes to a downwards smash from a punch.