The Witch’s Ring and the Great Swamp Ring are both needed to increase pyromancy damage. Luck is useless so avoid that altogether. Keep Vigor and Endurance as high as possible, and keep them at just about the same levels. Avoid Strength and Dexterity as you won’t need to use them in this build. These will increase the effectiveness of your pyromancies, allowing you to become the most effective pyromancer you can.Īttunement should be at 30 to give you enough slots to hold your pyro spells. Getting both Intelligence and Faith attributes to 40 is a must. ATN 30 – this will give you 4 Attunement slots and a good amount of FP.INT / FTH 40 – absolutely needed to maximize pyromancy damage.The attributes of a pure pyro also lines up perfectly with magic users, making you able to weird all sorts of spells and sorceries. It’s much harder to play without using melee weapons, but it is definitely doable. Playing as a pure pyromancer means that fire magic is your only offense. Otherwise, you can ignore thisįor these builds, I’ll give you what you definitely need, and everything else depends on your personal preference. Join the Mound Maker’s Covenant – this is only necessary if you’re trying to get the Master of all Pyromancies achievement.Level Intelligence and Faith stats as high as possible until level 40 – since 40 is the soft lock, you should get these as high as you can depending on your current build.Recruit Karla – this NPC let’s you get black pyromancies, which help fight enemies resistant to normal pyromancies.Don’t consume the Soul of the Old Demon King – Chaos Bed Vestiges is a great weapon that is only obtainable by transposing this boss soul.Reinforce your Pyromancy Flame – pyro spells seem weak early game, but they’ll improve drastically over time as you level them.
Recruit Cornyx of the Great Swamp – without him, you can’t upgrade your spells, so recruiting him is a priority.Failing to do these steps will either make it impossible to increase your power or make you lose out on important items. When you play as a pyromancer, there are a few things you absolutely should do if you want to be able to progress. My preferred method is to dodge all attacks and stay further away from enemies. I personally don’t use shields, but many pyros use them to parry enemies when necessary. Drinking Ashen Estus Flasks is just another thing that can get you killed, so you need to be even more cautious in boss battles. You also will need to switch to different spells for different situations, and always keep an eye on the FP usage of each.
The range of free aiming isn’t too far, but decent enough to defeat enemies before they have a chance to retaliate.
The best way to use these spells is by locking on, but getting good at free aiming them can unlock even more pyromancy potential. Sometimes it’s better to dodge an attack and back away before casting, as enemies are vulnerable after finishing attacks Casting spells takes a while and leaves you vulnerable to hits, and getting hit will cancel the cast. The key is to be more careful while casting. The spells are slow moving but hit hard, so you need to be precise in when you cast the spell. Effective Pyro Combatįighting with pyromancy requires staying far away from your target. Freeing Karla from the Irythyll Dungeon lets you buy the Black Pyro spells, which are good for enemies resistant to normal fire. Once you free him, you can reinforce your Pyromancy Flame to do more damage, and also buy more pyro spells. Other classes can choose to get the pyro flame by freeing Cornyx of the Great Swamp from the Undead Settlement. If you choose to start with the pyro class, you automatically get the basic Pyromancy Flame that’s required to use fire magic.