Impenetrable Thorns

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Spell Type Scadutree Sorceries
FP Cost 15 Slots Used 1
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Summons the Scadutree's impenetrable thorns from the earth

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Impenetrable Thorns is a Sorcery in Elden Ring. It is a brand-new Sorcery in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLCImpenetrable Thorns spell summons the scadutree's impenetrable thorns from the ground.

Is counted as a Thorn Sorcery for Alberich's Robes and Staff of the Guilty.

Sorcery of those who abandoned the practice of incantations after devout faith rewarded them with only despair. Summons the Scadutree's impenetrable thorns from the ground. This sorcery can be used repeatedly. The image of the twisted Scadutree is an edict: Denounce their ways. Do them harm. For they have abandoned us.

 

Where to find Impenetrable Thorns

Where to find Impenetrable Thorns:

  • In Shadow Keep from the Storehouse, Seventh Floor site of grace, cross the center of the storeroom after pulling the lever to rotate the center beams. Once outside, carefully walk off the ledge (you'll see a bat below). You'll find the spell on a corpse. [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]

 Here's a video with instructions:

 

 
  • Inflicts Hemorrhage buildup (Unknown amount currently)
  • The bleed buildup of this spell can be improved by the arcane stat of a player if casted with a glintstone staff which scales with arcane, such as the Albinauric Staff or the Maternal Staff.
  • Stamina Cost: 22
  • Can't be used while riding
  • Can't be charged
 
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    • Anonymous

      Just had a naked dude kill messmer with this, went down in less than a minute and nearly died before his cutscene could trigger

      • Anonymous

        Several thousand damage and at least one bleed proc per cast for 15fp, and there are still comments that think it isn't bugged...

        • Anonymous

          I cheese Messmer with this spell, after realizing that he is truly powerful, it didnt work first try but with many chances this spell can easily kill him. I'm gonna reserve this spell only when the boss started to annoy me.

          • Anonymous

            Mid at best if you use it at a decent, absurdly broken if you use it hugging a boss, i do love fromsoft balance

            • Anonymous

              There’s a far less complicated way to get this. From the Dark Chamber grace head back downstairs and outside, go right down the other flight of stairs and there’s a drop where you’ll land right where the sorcery is.

              • Anonymous

                Seen tons of people talk up commander gaius as scary... So I brought out my greatshield soldier ash to take aggro, and melted him in less than 15 seconds lol. Hope it doesn't get nerfed, but wouldn't be surprised. I was already going though the expansion with an arcane Thorn sorcery glass cannon build, so this was the perfect addition for nuking bosses.

                • In a future patch, I could see almost all new DLC sorceries getting a boost of some sort except this one. This one will get a nerf for sure lol! Definitely enjoy it and have fun making up builds around it while it still works the way it does.

                  • Anonymous

                    Dude I just annihilated messmer with this thing. Does 2k per hit and bleed procs for like 30% of his health on top of that. holy ****

                    • Anonymous

                      Duoed Rellana with a player summon. I took the aggro while my 'helper' cut her down in roughly 4 to 5 bleed procs.....thorns go absolutely nuts. (Tested on NG+6)

                      • Anonymous

                        I'm running a weird arcane staff/seal hybrid caster and impenetrable thorns on the albinauric staff do SO much damage and bleed. I'm still working on the final boss but I doubt it'll take long, since if I position well to hit with all the thorns my first cast procs bleed and takes about a fifth of his health off. This is in my top 3 favorite spells easy.

                        • Anonymous

                          Dmg this thing does is "balanced" around dlc, if they nerf it they should also nerf every enemy in dlc with that logic.

                          • Anonymous

                            Would be sad to see this nerfed considering it's one of the only good sorceries that was actually added in the DLC in comparison to incantations.

                            • Anonymous

                              This spell will get nerfed 100%. Hitting bosses for damage in the 10s of thousands in just a few casts. Spawn Mimic Tear > let it take aggro = win for free with this spell.

                              • Anonymous

                                idk if this is going to get nerfed since you need some setup, you need to get close to procs all the thorns, but the return outweights the risk way waaaaayyyy beyond the risk

                                • Anonymous

                                  I keep seeing people spam this in PvP. I have yet to be hit by it once so idk how much damage it will do lol. It looks scary though.

                                  • Anonymous

                                    Law of Regression requires INT despite being an incantation. This spell requires FTH despite being a sorcery. Oh, well.

                                    • Anonymous

                                      I think claiming this spell is OP is a bit of a stretch, it's more situational. Like many spreading/multi-hitbox spells, it is pretty good against large targets, but it also seems a little inconsistent. I'm not entirely sure, but sometimes it seems like the barbed snaking hits, but not the spike?

                                      Against the finger Ebrietas, as my opener, I saw it do about 5% of her health, and then the next time seamed to take about a 6th. All the same buffs, all projectiles hitting, and bleed NOT procing in both instances.

                                      • Anonymous

                                        Acutualy OP just used it against placidusax and killed him before he even got to second phase with a graven mass talisman and ritual sword and white mask being my only buffs (and winged sword insignia but idk if that works)

                                        • Anonymous

                                          spell will get nerfed, does way too much damage, scadutree avatar used the same thing and it one shots with +12 scadu 60 vid

                                          • Anonymous

                                            Pretty sure it causes bleed build-up. Fires three projectiles in a very narrow cone, with very long range. Once the projectile hits a target, a thorn erupts. It's not uncommon to land multiple thorns on the same target, causing them to take massive damage, and very rapidly accumulate bleed build-up. Very, very powerful spell.

                                            • Anonymous

                                              does it work with the aberrant buffs from the thorn sorcerer? even if it doesn't, more faith sorceries finally gives you some options

                                              • Anonymous

                                                Go to storehouse seventh floor. Walk out from the grace, then go down the flights of stairs to the level where you can climb the middle of the room. Do that up the statue. Go outside and then look off the edge immediately out of the door, there is a place you can fall to. There is a bat down there and a body with this spell on it.

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  It's located just before the dark chamber entrance site of grace. Before you cross the bridge and enter the building, drop down on to a ledge with a bat, and it's on a corpse next to it.

                                                  • Anonymous

                                                    Looking at this other article, it's supposed to be at Tree Worship Sanctum, but I got a Marika's Rune instead.

                                                    • Anonymous

                                                      Where did you get this spell? I've been looking everywhere near the Church District, even beat the boss that uses this spell and didn't get it.

                                                      • Anonymous

                                                        can someone let us know where it's at because it's pre-released location is not where it's currently at so it's either somewhere else, bugged, or hasn't been added but i see people here that seem to of used it recently

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