How the frack do i cast spook?

[THRILLHO]

How on earth do I use this? I'm an assassin class.

[Brave and Fearless Sir Shiba]

gotta use a catalyst ie a staff

[Grimno]

Put on a bedsheet with cut out eyeholes and use the "Ooga booga booga" emote.
Should raise your embaressment level but I heard it got nerfed with the recent patch.

[THRILLHO]

I have a staff equipped but all it does is cast steady chant. The spook icon is lit up but it does nothing

[Epithet Lost]

Originally posted by THRILLHO:

I have a staff equipped but all it does is cast steady chant. The spook icon is lit up but it does nothing

maybe press the other button then?

[Brave and Fearless Sir Shiba]

your hitting L2 try L1 ie the block button

[Panic Fire]

Originally posted by THRILLHO:

How on earth do I use this? I'm an assassin class.

Use a sorcery catalyst.

Light Attack - casts spell
Heavy attack - punch with it
Two handed left handed heavy - weapon art of the catalyst.

[THRILLHO]

I was pressing R1 instead of R2.

[Tempura Knight]

If your catalyst is in your left hand, L1 casts magic, L2 uses weapon skill.
If your catalyst is in your right hand, R1 casts magic, L2 uses weapon skill, R2 attacks

This changes if you have an off-hand shield with Parry.

Annoying, but there it is!

[ImHelping]

Also, I've noticed an oddball glitch with the Spook spell, since it is also a silence spell as well as safe fall (only safe if it's not an instant death distance. Prism stones will break if it's so far even safe fall will kill you).

While the spook buff is up, every time I'm two hand wielding my weapon, enemies will notice me from 20-50 feet away even if I'm slow walking. But I can sprint up to them full speed for a free backstab if I'm one hand wielding my weapon.

Without the spook buff running, I can still slow walk sneak up on them for a backstab while I'm two handed wielding.

I have no idea why this is, but something to keep in mind. I did most of my testing on this against the lothric knight and Darkwraith at the high wall.