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Dark Souls Remastered · r39
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Casting Tools

Manus Catalyst

Casting ToolsArtorias of the Abyss

Requires 14 Strength, 13 Intelligence and weighs 5.

Weight5
RequiresStrength 14 · Intelligence 13
Physical base attack190
Magic base attack0
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Attack and requirements

Base requirements

strength
14
intelligence
13

Interactive calculations are pending.

Native base attack

Physical
190
Magic
0
Fire
0
Lightning
0
Technical details

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

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Weapon behavior

See the item notes for verified weapon behavior.

Reinforcement and comparison

Intelligence scales sorcery power; Strength supplies strong physical scaling. Compatible dark sorceries can use the catalyst's physical component as well as magical power. Ordinary sorceries do not receive the same Strength benefit.

Cannot be reinforced or converted to another upgrade path. It also cannot receive pine resins or weapon-enchantment spells.

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In-game description

Weapon type: Catalyst
Attack type: Strike

A sorcery catalyst born from the soul of
Manus, Father of the Abyss.
A rough, old wooden catalyst large enough
to be used as a strike weapon.
Similar to the Tin Crystallization Catalyst,
it boosts the strength of sorceries,
but limits the number of castings.

Where to find

Boss-soul forging

Anor Londo

Requirements

  • Retain the Soul of Manus and an ordinary Sorcerer's Catalyst.
  • Keep the Giant Blacksmith alive and friendly.
  1. In Oolacile, defeat Artorias, descend through the Township to the Dungeon and continue into the Chasm of the Abyss. Defeat Manus at the bottom and retain his soul.
  2. Return to Anor Londo's cathedral. From the upper walkway beside the Silver Knight archer in the main sentinel hall, cross to the side building and descend the spiral stairs to the Giant Blacksmith.
  3. Use Modify Equipment with the Soul of Manus and a Sorcerer's Catalyst. The catalyst does not need reinforcement. Forging consumes both materials and costs 5,000 Souls.
  • Trading Manus's soul to Snuggly for Pursuers spends the same soul. One copy cannot provide both rewards.

Notes

  • Requirements and weight: Requires 14 Strength, 13 Intelligence and weighs 5.
  • Different scaling components: Intelligence scales sorcery power; Strength supplies strong physical scaling. Compatible dark sorceries can use the catalyst's physical component as well as magical power. Ordinary sorceries do not receive the same Strength benefit.
  • Reduced casts: Halves spell uses while active. The penalty also affects spells cast with another held tool; it does not grant that other tool Manus's casting power.
  • Melee: Has a heavy overhead melee smash and weighs 5. Its Strength requirement and weight are higher than those of a basic wooden catalyst.
  • Casting: Casts sorceries, not miracles or pyromancies. Attune the spell at a bonfire and meet that spell's own Intelligence requirement as well as the catalyst's requirements. The listed melee attack is separate from spell power.
  • Reinforcement: Cannot be reinforced or converted to another upgrade path. It also cannot receive pine resins or weapon-enchantment spells.

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