Pontiff's Right Eye - Dark Souls 3

Pontiff's Right Eye

Bewitched ring that Pontiff Sulyvahn bestowed upon his knights. Boosts attacks, as long as attacking persists. Knights who peer into the black orb are lured into battles of death, transformed into frenzied beasts. No wonder the Pontiff only provides these rings to those dispatched to foreign lands.

Pontiff's Right Eye is a Ring in Dark Souls 3.

Pontiff's Right Eye Effect

• Boosts Attack Rating, as long attacking persists.
  • Initial boost is 3%, then 5%, and maxes out at 10%
• Weight: 1.4

Where to Find Pontiff's Right Eye

• Located in the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. The giant Sulyvahn's Beast you face the first time crossing the bridge. Defeating this enemy rewards you this ring.
• If you run past this enemy the first time you meet it, through the barrier on the other side of the bridge, it will stop spawning there. It will appear later in the water-filled area past Yorshka's church, where you can kill it and loot the ring.

Notes

• Will boost attack power after every 3-5 hits, depending on weapon type, table listed below.
• When triggered, the following occurs:
  • Red character aura
  • Sound effect plays
  • Upward Sword status Icon appears under Stamina Bar. 
• If attacking stops, the boost will decrease and eventually end.
• Stacks with Carthus Beacon & Old Wolf Curved Sword
• Bows, Crossbows, and Magic seem unable to increase the buff.

Story & Lore

• The name Sulyvahn means "little dark eye"  or "dark-eyed" in Irish.
• Cut content suggests that Sulyvahn's character was to appear in The Untended Graves.

Testing Methodology

• Test character used 40 END, Chloranthy Ring +2 and Ring of Favor +2 for stamina. Was proficient in every weapon used for testing.

Notes for Damage

• Damage was tested via backstab to get consistent damage. The increase is in attack-rating, which is why some weapons benefit more from the buff. It seems to increase in 3 steps; first acquired at immediate proc, a second step at around 10 hits, and a last stage at 14 hits. Here are 3 weapons tested at their different stages.

• As seen in the graph above for research, the damage buff is inconsistent. The first buff varies between 3-6% from normal, second buff varies between 7-8% from normal, and the max buff varies between 10-13% from normal. Very inconsistent damage increase. Source of damage increase unknown, but the general scaling seems to be in the range of 10-15% for max buff.
• Addendum to the above: The buff is to AR which is why it seems inconsistent. A 5% increase in AR will mean a bigger damage increase to a weapon that does more damage than one that doesn't. 

Trivia

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