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Dark Souls Remastered · r39
Dark Bead inventory iconSorceries

Sorceries

Dark Bead

SorceriesArtorias of the Abyss

Requires 16 Intelligence. Uses 1 attunement slot and provides 6 charges per attuned copy before equipment modifiers.

RequiresIntelligence 16
Attunement slots1
Base uses6
Where to findBrowse Sorceries

Reference values

Requires
Intelligence 16
Attunement slots
1
Base uses
6
Technical details

Native values and variant identities remain separate. These fields are not a final damage prediction.

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        "refCategory": 1,
        "refType": 0,
        "maxQuantity": 6,
        "slotLength": 1,
        "requirementIntellect": 16,
        "requirementFaith": 0,
        "analogDexiterityMin": 20,
        "analogDexiterityMax": 45,
        "isEnchant": 0,
        "isShieldEnchant": 0
    },
    "EquipParamGoods:3720": {
        "refId": -1,
        "weight": 0,
        "basicPrice": 0,
        "sellValue": -1,
        "behaviorId": 0,
        "replaceItemId": -1,
        "magicId": 3720,
        "maxNum": 99,
        "goodsType": 5,
        "refCategory": 0,
        "spEffectCategory": 0,
        "goodsCategory": 0,
        "goodsUseAnim": 0,
        "replaceCategory": 0,
        "isEquip": 0,
        "isConsume": 0,
        "isOnlyOne": 0,
        "isDrop": 0,
        "isDeposit": 0
    }
}

In-game description

Abyss sorcery discovered by an Oolacile
sorcerer on the brink of madness.
Fire successive Dark Orbs.

In contrast to standard soul sorceries,
Abyss sorceries are weighty and inflict
physical damage. Perhaps a human soul is
closer to matter in its humanity.

Where to find

Treasure pickup

Chasm of the Abyss

  1. From the Oolacile Township Dungeon bonfire, enter the dark cave and follow the opening path left, past the Crystal Lizard.
  2. Look ahead for the group of Bloatheads with a sorcerer behind them. Draw out the melee enemies, defeat the sorcerer and collect the corpse at the back for Dark Bead.
  • Bring a light source. The spell is in the opening cave section, before the deeper Humanity Phantoms and Manus.

Notes

  • Requirements and charges: Requires 16 Intelligence. Uses 1 attunement slot and provides 6 charges per attuned copy before equipment modifiers.
  • Casting tool: Cast with a catalyst. Most catalysts gain spell power from Intelligence; the Tin Darkmoon Catalyst uses Faith, while the Oolacile Ivory Catalyst and Oolacile Catalyst have fixed Magic Adjustment. Meeting this spell's Intelligence requirement is still necessary with those exceptions.
  • DLC and achievements: Included in the Artorias of the Abyss content bundled with Remastered. This DLC spell is not required for its school's original all-spells achievement.
  • Attributes by component: Intelligence usually raises the magical component through catalyst Magic Adjustment. Strength, or Dexterity where the catalyst has that physical scaling, can improve the physical component. These attributes are not interchangeable, and a catalyst without the relevant scaling does not gain that benefit.
  • Use: Fires seven projectiles in a fan. Several beads can hit the same enemy at close range, while distant targets may meet only part of the spread.
  • Split damage: Each damaging bead has physical and magic components. Catalyst physical scaling can affect the physical side, while Magic Adjustment controls the magical side. Intelligence alone does not describe every catalyst's result.
  • Close-range risk: Moving close helps concentrate the spread but also puts you within the enemy's attack range. Seven beads spawned is not seven guaranteed hits.

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