Iron Flesh

In-Game Description

A pyromancy that internalizes the power of flame.
Turns the body into iron,
increasing defense and resistance.

As one might guess, the rock-solid flesh enabled
by this spell dramatically slows movement.
Guaranteed to cause trouble if used
at an inopportune moment.

Use

A spell that significantly increases resistances while reducing mobility.

Buffs

• Increases all physical resistances (Strike, Slash, Thrust) and Poise by 100 points.
• Increases all elemental and status effect resistances (Magic, Fire, Lightning, Dark, Poison, Bleed, Petrify, Curse) by 200 points.
• Includes hidden modifiers that apply to the physical and elemental damage resistances (but not status effect resistances), making it more effective than the above numbers indicate.¹

De-buffs

• Adds 65 points to equipment load burden.

Availability

Sold by Rosabeth of Melfia for 3,500 souls.

Stats

Spell Type	Uses	Duration	Attunement Slots
Self/Buff	2-4	25 sec	1

Cast Increases with Attunement

Attunement	Uses
10	2
43	3
94	4

Notes

• The effectiveness of Iron Flesh was buffed in Calibrations 1.08. Most notably, the burden on equipment load was reduced from 100 to 65, making the required Vitality to avoid slow-rolling much lower than before.

• Having 0% equipment load, don't have any armor or weapons equipped except for either Pyromancy Flame, and the following vitality stat to be able to roll:
  • 12 vitality for a Fat roll.
  • 40 vitality for a Mid roll.

• Its duration can be increased by about 10 seconds using the Lingering Dragoncrest Ring +2.

Footnotes

1. Source discussion.