Is Ancient Dragon’s Lightning Strike Bugged?

[Bees?]

It’s a neat incantation. Not super useful in duels, since it’s unreliable, but the damage is huge and it has decent AoE range. Mostly, though, it’s not great since it will often just miss enemies.

However.

This thing is a boss melter.

Every lightning strike counts as its own attack, meaning one cast of ADLS will hit a boss several times. Sometimes it’ll hit once, do about 1,200. Sometimes you’ll get just the right angle and get six hits for 7,200.

I’m just wondering… Is this a glitch? I hope it isn’t. I’d be very happy if this was intentional. After all, it’s only good against big bosses, like dragons, the Fire Giant, etc.

[GrandTickler]

its only a glitch when too many people talk about it being op lol

[Mr.Hmm]

Not bugged, its how it works. On large bosses its gonna deal high dmg and potentially end them quickly, its the same thing with Meteorite of Astel.

On small/medium sized bosses that can dodge fast well.. its not gonna be that OP.

[Mander]

It isn't a bug. It's a solution for every Ulcerated Tree Spirit and Dragon: put a hand on their skin and use the other to call down thunder and lightning.

[Bees?]

CLARIFICATION: I ask if it's a glitch because the "upgrade" to it, Death Lightning, only hits a boss one time, even if multiple lightning strikes land on the hitbox.

This makes me think that ADLS might be an oversight? I'm not sure, still. Either way, I'm lovin' it. I three-shot Radahn earlier without buffs.

[Mr.Hmm]

Originally posted by Mander:

It isn't a bug. It's a solution for every Ulcerated Tree Spirit and Dragon: put a hand on their skin and use the other to call down thunder and lightning.

Especially in Ashen Capital where you gotta find 2 of these damn ulcerated tree spirits yikes

[The Waffle that Lurks]

Originally posted by Bees?:

CLARIFICATION: I ask if it's a glitch because the "upgrade" to it, Death Lightning, only hits a boss one time, even if multiple lightning strikes land on the hitbox.

This makes me think that ADLS might be an oversight? I'm not sure, still. Either way, I'm lovin' it. I three-shot Radahn earlier without buffs.

Death Lightning is also PvP Focused and deals almost 5K damage if it so much as tickles a player's hitbox

Edit: Death Lightning also has RNG Strike locations unlike ADLS with is a set pattern with a small Jitter on strike placement

[Mander]

Originally posted by Bees?:

CLARIFICATION: I ask if it's a glitch because the "upgrade" to it, Death Lightning, only hits a boss one time, even if multiple lightning strikes land on the hitbox.

This makes me think that ADLS might be an oversight? I'm not sure, still. Either way, I'm lovin' it. I three-shot Radahn earlier without buffs.

Death Lightning deals more damage per tick, but it doesn't spread around. Moreover, every tick has a death component, to which every boss is immune (bar invaders and NPC invaders). It's also more expansive, and therefore, quite useless if confronted to ADLS (at least until we find a non-humanoid boss susceptible to death, maybe in the DLCs)

[Mander]

Originally posted by Mr.Hmm:

Originally posted by Mander:

It isn't a bug. It's a solution for every Ulcerated Tree Spirit and Dragon: put a hand on their skin and use the other to call down thunder and lightning.

Especially in Ashen Capital where you gotta find 2 of these damn ulcerated tree spirits yikes

There are 3 of them. The 3rd spawns left of the pillar with the talisman.

[Mr.Hmm]

Originally posted by Mander:

Originally posted by Mr.Hmm:

Especially in Ashen Capital where you gotta find 2 of these damn ulcerated tree spirits yikes

There are 3 of them. The 3rd spawns near the left of the pillar with the talisman.

Ah my brain must have erased the 3rd one cause that place was a huge PITA and gave me some kind of PTSD.

[Mander]

Originally posted by Mr.Hmm:

Originally posted by Mander:

There are 3 of them. The 3rd spawns near the left of the pillar with the talisman.

Ah my brain must have erased the 3rd one cause that place was a huge PITA and gave me some kind of PTSD.

With a site of grace near the arena, it could become the new top farming location. Sadly it's an hassle to reach...