Is Lightning Weapon worth it?

[Tyler McRae]

So my current build, for my strength character, has enough faith to cast Lightning Weapon and Flame, Grant me Strength, depending on what weapons/infusions I use. But, I've recently been enjoying swapping between at least 2 weapons regularly during fights, to both confuse my opponents/catch them off guard, and allow me 2 or more movesets to play with to expand my options. Because of that, I wanna ask: Is it worth giving my character 15 faith, or should I put it back down to 12, for Bestial Vitality, and spend them on more useful points, like Mind/Endurance?

[GloriousZote]

Isn't lightning dex/faith though? could be wrong but I think that's what it is?

[MULTIPASS]

15 for flame grant me strength is generally worth it. I wouldn't bother with lightning weapon unless you are going to gain a lot more faith, since it will only take scaling from faith.

[Tyler McRae]

GloriousZote님이 먼저 게시:

Isn't lightning dex/faith though? could be wrong but I think that's what it is?

I'm talking about the incantation that casts Lightning on your right-handed weapon. Requires 15 faith

[Tyler McRae]

MULTIPASS님이 먼저 게시:

15 for flame grant me strength is generally worth it. I wouldn't bother with lightning weapon unless you are going to gain a lot more faith, since it will only take scaling from faith.

I've been wondering about that one too. It only lasts 60 seconds, which seems short compared to other buffs, but it does benefit me if I use Flame weapons, too. And since it's a Body buff, I wouldn't be wasting anything by swapping weapons... My current setup uses Bestial Vitality, Lightning Weapon, then Uplifting Aromatic, for the damage buff... maybe I'll just swap Lighting Weapon with Flame, Grant Me Strength.

[MULTIPASS]

Wait, are you talking about dragonbolt blessing or electrify armament?

Dragonbolt blessing is a body buff, which means it won't stack with flame grant me strength. Electify armament is a weapon buff and can't be cast on fire/flame weapons.

[Tyler McRae]

MULTIPASS님이 먼저 게시:

Wait, are you talking about dragonbolt blessing or electrify armament?

Oh, Electrify Armament. I'm so used to "Lightning Blade" or "Lightning Weapon" from previous games.