Carthus Flame Arc | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

There are only two games where you can buff your weapon with a fire spell. Even elden ring doesn't have a pure fire weapon buff. Sad.

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Friede's scythe+ carthus flame arc. (Bowglitch)
L2R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1.
Frostbite hits and cancels and rehits till foe dies

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Its just a free fire resin

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the icon looks like a dollar sign

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Would be better to increase damage of demons scar

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Get a mace. Make it raw. Put this on. It's very good. Forget why you even went for pyromancer in the first place. Get chaos bed vestiges soon after. Remember why. But now you have two things going for you.

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does leveling faith only increase the damage ? because i want to use other spell buffs ( DMB and Lighining and Dark )

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Should I upgrade the pyro flame for my luck build

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can you use this on chaos blade?

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This can work for pure pyro builds. If you have the minimum stat requirement and infuse the weapon with a raw gem then use this spell it dose more damage then if you just infused it with a chaos gem

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Does it scale with int / faith

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does the pyro rings increase the damage buff on this?

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Just use bundles/resins

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I feel like this is a little weaker than most if not all the other magic spellbuffs so I think it should've been unlocked through the great swamp tome instead of the carthus pyromancy tome

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Carthus Flame Arc vs Chaos infusion:

Use CFA if you have a weapon that requires minimum stats and is relatively small and fast.

Examples: Daggers, Hand Axe, Thrall Axe, Straight swords, Mace, Morning Star.

Use Chaos infusion if you want more requirement intensive weapons to save levelling Attunement.

Examples: Great swords, Ultra GS, Great Hammers/Clubs, pikes/spears.

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This spell is great once you get tired of minmax builds and just wanna look cool with your no softcaps reached slightly illogical meta ASF pyro swordsman... Burn it all!

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When should I use this over a chaos infusion?

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Good for SL1, also absolutely op if you do buff glitch and apply this to a frost weapon, since it resets the frost cooldown so you don't have to wait 30 seconds to apply frost again

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Is the damage on this pyromancy worth it? Almost all other weapon buff spells seem to have better damage to stat investment ratios. Ex: 35int/fth adds 174 fire dmg, meanwhile 40int with heretic staff adds 171 magic dmg.

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I was just testing how rings affect this and found something useful. Neither rings that boost pyromancies seem to affect this.
But the Priestess Ring does make it stronger, since it boosts the Faith stat. I assume the Scholar Ring would boost it too, but I didn't have that yet.
The Priestess Ring could be a good substitute for the Fire Clutch Ring, since it doesn't decrease absorption

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How much damage can a +10 LKS with refined insusion deal with a +6 Pyromancy flame with 31/31 with STR and DEX and 16/16 Faith/Intelligence?

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Isn't the DMG kinda weak? I mean against mobs weak to fire you'd want chaos and in PvP when you get the 40/40 their def to fire is usually 130+ then the absorb... I feel like pyro catalyst has to low a number to make it efficient.. atleast it looks amazing

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Flame arc adds good AR and since the chaos/dark infuse soft cap is 30/30.. this triumphs them if you lvl dex/strength at half decently... I did for awhile but I'd rather go dark/chaos and lvl up elsewhere as a pyro main.. my asg had 619 AR at 30/30 which is fine since it complimented that I didn't need to spend more in str/dex and the split DMG wasn't much different in ratio at all.. with CFA it would just be mostly physical and lighter fire DMG...

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At 40/40 Is it worth using a 10+ astoras greatsword with the carthus flame arc buff or a 10+ chaos astora greatsword

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Love conflicting information, spellbuff of 336*0.9 would equal 302.4 fire damage, resistances on different enemies differ so you should test on the fire keeper and not other enemies, or at least provide sources

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Does the lingering Dragoncrest ring increase the amount of time that is Pyromancy lasts?

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1. Wooden Hammer 2. Put it on fire 3. Die because de wooden hammer is not good.

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99 Int/Faith ~ 9000*C knife

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Great for low level/Sl1!

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Will this work for my edgy Abyss Watcher cosplay?

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This buff has a very long duration if not the longest in the game, which makes it pretty interesting.

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I buy this but I sale it from mistake, so I is any way to buy it again??

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I can't seem to work this spell on Gundyr's halberd.

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what other spells infuse your weapon with an element like this one?

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The buff lasts for about one minute and thirty seconds (1:30)

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30/30 (INT/FAI) with +10 Pyromancy Flame gives a 144 AR boost.

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with 10 int/faith and +0 (110 spellbuff) it adds 89 fire damage which is better than charcoal pine resine, this is very useful when using a melee weapon that doesnt rely on weapon art (since your fp stat is then useless). also it lasts longer than resin. only downside is the use of stamina, but you're not gonna buff your weapon during a fight anyway

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Why is the damage calculation displayed as "Adds 81 * (Spell Buff/100)" instead of the way it is done on magic buffs? "Spell Buff x 0.81" looks simpler and is easier to calculate (it's the same calculation in case if it's hard to figure).
Also I use this pyromancy on knights as well, especially considering pyromancy flame is essentially weightless and I like to play under 30%. WIth minimum stats and unupgraded fire hand buff is less than charcoal pine resin - but it's "free" ;)

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This pyromancy is pretty good for the Knight class, only needing to invest 1 point into faith, and 1 point into intelligence.

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What are the best weapons to use with this pyromancy? Im thinking the Falchion, good choice?
I have the bare minimum to cast it, i really just want the cool flame look with the added bonus dmg (not a hardcore player)

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I was testing this spell out.
For those who are curious about the lenght of the spell effect. It lasts roughtly 90 seconds and can be extended with the ring, Lingering Dragoncrest Ring+0, to ~120 seconds.
That being said I haven't had occasion to test the lenght of the spell in co-op or invasions, so don't be salty, if it doesn't last as stated above in pvp/coop.

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Can I buff a weapon with this spell using the White Hair Talisman?

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It is a nice buff that lasts for a long time and dosen't require high stat investment.

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With 10-10 int-faith, flame +10 give 145 bonus damage for 90 sec

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what will happen if you infuse a catalyst?

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It's actually 81

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I have a question. I am using a build with 40 Str, 40 Faith and 40 Int. My weapon is the millwood battle axe. Should I keep using this spell with a Heavy infusion, or should I go for dark/chaos infuse and pick another spell?
I don't have the coal for dark/chaos infuse yet so I can't do test at the moment. Thanks in advance for your answers :)

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can someone explain me in detail that- is carthus flame pyro buff better or lightning blade faith buff better on pure dex/pyro or dex/faith build.....respectively so should i go pyro or faith in NG+ im respecing

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Equation states 82% efficiency, though underneath it states 188 fire damage (189 for me personally) on 40 int and 40 faith.

Testing the Regular flame, and the Parting flame, which have 207 and 194 spell buff respectively. The regular flame added 189 damage, and the parting flame 173.
This makes it more like 90 * (Spell Buff/100). It's give or take 1-2 points, between the flames, but interesting to know this buff is much more potent than the listed amount

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Anyone know how much damage this adds at 10/10 with a +10 flame? I'm wondering if I should run this or just use pine resins. Most people also have poor dark defense so a dark damage resin should be better if the damage is equal.

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Does buffing a weapon like carthus curved sword affect its aux bleed?

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I have a level 270 character with 40 dex, 30 int, 52 str and 50 fth and it actually adds more damage than the Moonlight Blade and Lightning Blade

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Currently level 250 and in NG +++. Already met the criteria for 40 Int/Fth and the extra dmg it applies is still good regardless of the boss's resistances. unlike getting an imbued fire weapon, it should be pointed out that pine resins and carthus flame arc ADDS to, rather than change your current weapon stats. My Sacred Flame Knight has a balanced build of 40 points in everything except luck, and having an additional 180 dmg to my 668 dmg per swing(Dark Sword + 10) is really wonderful given the 90 second duration you have on Carthus Flame arc. Just buff your weapon b4 engaging a boss and you'll see just how useful this spell is.

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Hornet Ring: Makes a Dagger +10 mit 40 Dex from 1300 risposte add Flame +10, Carthus Flame arc = 1800+ risposte dmg..

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It should be pointed out that at 10/10 Int/faith with Pyroflame + 3 this does less damage than Coal Pine Resin ... bad choice

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So i have the 15 intelligence and 12 faith and i still can't use the spell on any of my weapons. I even bought some lower level stuff to check if it was the weapon but it just doesn't work.

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Okay, so I'm not entirely certain how ds3 calculates poise damage and/or determines whether or not your attacks will stagger enemies, but I've found something interesting.On the Silver Knights in Anor Londo, my twin sellsword scimitars +6 two handed L1 attack combo would barely (if at all) stagger them. But once I applied Carthus Flame Arc to my twin scimatars, the L1 combo would stun lock these guys with ease.For testing/results purposes: I had 18 str, 24-28 dex(milk ring equipped, normally 21-25), 20 int, and 15 faith. My pyromancy flame was either +5 or + 6 as well.

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Wiki says, "Adds roughly 188 fire damage with 40 INT/FTH and a +10 Pyromancy Flame, does not scale relative to weapon AR."Does this mean regardless of weapon type if I infuse daggers with this buff it will deal the dagger damage + 188 fire damage?Does this also mean if I buff Fume Great Sword that each hit only adds +188 fire damage?

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Which is better 12/12 or 14/10?Sl 120 Quality build questions

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Which is more worth the investment?

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I don't understand: does this scale with INT/FTH or just with the buff stat on the pyromancy flame?

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when coop/invasion, even as a host, it sometimes seems to drop to 20ish seconds. same thing with my other buffs (hidden body, magic weapon). Just my imagination?

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Carthus Flame Arc seems to scale at .85 of your spell buff. So it matches Dark Blade, but it's not as effective as Lightning Blade or Crystal Magic Weapon.

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Does anyone know if it does more damage with witch ring?

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The notes say it scales directly with the flame, and is not static like magic weapon. However, when I upgraded my Pyro Flame from +3 to +4, my AR with the spell remained st 346, and with great magic weapon it is at 345, which has remained so when I upgraded my Heretic's Staff from +2 to +3.

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Will using this overide the bleed effect on Corvain Great Scythe?

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doesn't seem to scale directly with pyromancy flame, but benefits from spell buff(which increases a lot less than fire damage per reinfrcement). going from 0 to +3 gave me flat 3 points of damage, that's adequate only to spellbuff increase.

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Adds 189 Firedamage with a +10 Pyromancy Flame and 40/40 Int/Faith

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Anyone know what damage it gives with a +10 pyromancy flame?

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Would this affect bows at all if they are in your right hand?

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be used on special weapons. such as boss weapons, special weapons (twinkling titanite)

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does it work with weapons infused with sharp, raw etc?

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Help me ! I'm assassin

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The base duration of this spell is around 90 seconds and the Ring increase the duration for an extra 20-25 seconds.While Great Swamp Ring and Witch's ring did not seem to affect it.I did some quick test, so I may be wrong.

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anyone know how long this buff lasts?

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Cannot be used on Black Knight Greatsword

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it can not be used on Irithyll Straight Sword

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You must have the pyromancy glove equipped on your left hand, and your weapon, on your right.

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With a +10 hand is this better than a normal 95 buff? With only the min req.

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Will the rings that increase pyromancy affect this?

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Does it work on Bossweapons?

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Please help -_-

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Does anyone know how to apply this to your weapon? I have all the required stats to use but idk how to apply it to my weapon.

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My issue now is that I have 2 more tomes that he told me he can't understand and I need a lady to translate it =(

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Does anyone know how to get this?

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