Requirements
Base attributes, before temporary bonuses. Two-handing changes Strength requirements only.
- Upgrade
- Somber Smithing Stones · +10
- Weight
- 6.5
- Skill
- Transient Moonlight · fixed
- Damage
- Physical / magic · innate bleed
Acquisition
Defeat the Magma Wyrm at the end of Gael Tunnel on the Limgrave–Caelid border. The tunnel is accessible early, but the boss is a significant obstacle for a fresh caster. Bring a physical damage option and learn the magma charges.
Spend FP with purpose
Transient Moonlight combines a draw slash with a magic wave. A hit from just the projectile is not equivalent to connecting both blade and wave. Do not repeat old patch claims about automatic stance breaks.
Invest in Intelligence for this hybrid role after meeting the melee requirements and raising Vigor. Magic-resistant enemies are a reason to change tools; Rock Sling offers physical ranged damage. Its skill and affinity are fixed, and external buffs are unavailable.
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Sources & verification
Reference-based guidance. Public source excerpts and official patch notes informed this edition; full wiki access was limited. No in-game test, damage benchmark or complete patch audit is claimed.
Image sources
Moonveil, in-game equipment icon — Elden Ring Fan API archive ↗
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