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Basic Information

In-Game Description

Effects

Availability

Notes

Merchants

Empty Phantasm Shell Effectiveness

Key

Basic Information

Icon	Name	Use	No. Held	Stored	Usage Type	QS Bullet Use	Stats Req. / Bonus
	Empty Phantasm Shell	Empty shell that applies arcane power [80 Points] to weapon [Lasts 60 seconds]	- / 1	- / 99	Unlimited Use	3	- / - / - / 15 - / - / - / -

Empty Phantasm Shell ❘ 精霊の抜け殻	Arcane Item

In-Game Description Empty invertebrate shell that is said to be a familiar of a Great One. The Healing Church has discovered a great variety of invertebrates, or phantasms, as they are called. Shells with slime still harbour arcane power, and can be rubbed on weapons to imbue them with their strength. Note: The same in-game description in US & UK versions. ✓ Effects The Empty Phantasm Shell requires 15 arcane to be used and consumes three bullets with each use. It adds 80 points of arcane damage to each attack while it persists, and it lasts for one minute. The main point here is that it adds exactly 80 points of damage to each individual attack. No matter how strong or weak your attack is, it adds 80 points. No more, and no less. This means that weapons that attack quickly and cost little stamina gain more benefit from Empty Phantasm Shell than slow, stamina-expensive weapons do. The Reiterpallasch is one good choice; it has fast, low-stamina attacks. More interestingly, the bullets it fires in transformed mode benefit! As a result, you can actually shoot arcane damage bullets. The Threaded Cane and the Stake Driver are also good choices, as are the normal modes of the Kirkhammer and Ludwig's Holy Blade. You cannot use Empty Phantasm Shell with the following weapons: Burial Blade, Blade of Mercy, Chikage, Rifle Spear, Tonitrus, Logarius' Wheel, Holy Moonlight Sword, Boom Hammer, Amygdalan Arm, Kos Parasite, Simon's Bowblade, Bloodletter. Availability Treasure in (Main Story): Byrgenwerth, chest at the top of central tower on upper floors of Byrgenwerth College Notes Other buffs for your right-hand weapons are Fire Paper [+80 Fire DMG] & Bolt Paper [+80 Bolt DMG]. More effective with fast hitting weapons [+80 Arcane DMG every hit]. Can be applied to Reiterpallasch, transformed mode shot bullets benefit from Empty Phantasm Shell. Cannot be applied to weapons with elemental blood gems.

Empty Phantasm Shell Effect

Merchants

Shop	Buy (Day)	(Evening)	(Night)	(Red Moon)	(NG+)	Sell	Requirement
Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	3000	None
Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Chalice Bath Messengers [Chalice Dungeons Common]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Patches, the Spider [Chalice Dungeons Rare]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None

Empty Phantasm Shell Effectiveness

Down below is the list of bosses, hunter enemies and regular enemies who have low arcane resistance and it's more beneficial (or equal) to use Empty Phantasm Shell rather than other buffs or are downright weak to this element.

Bosses
Abhorrent Beast	Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower	Pthumerian Elder
Amygdala	Laurence, the First Vicar	Shadow of Yharnam (Sword, Candle)
Darkbeast Paarl	Mergo's Wet Nurse	The Witch of Hemwick
Gehrman, The First Hunter	Moon Presence	Watchdog of the Old Lords
Keeper of the Old Lords	Pthumerian Descendant

Hunters
Djura's Ally	Hunters of Despair	Old Hunter Henryk
Djura's Disciple	Izzy's Admirer

Enemies
Bell Ringer	Church Giant (Bare Fists)	Loran Silverbeast
Carrion Crow	Church Giant (Flame Fist)	Mad One
Cramped Casket	Church Giant (Wrecking Ball)	Merciless Watcher (Mace)
Evil Labyrinth Spirit	Keeper's Hunting Dog	Merciless Watchers (Saw)
Fishman (Cleaver)	Kidnapper	Merciless Watchers (Scattergun)
Fishman (Melee Harpoon)	Labyrinth Warrior (Crossbow)	Old Hunter (Beast Cutter)
Fishman (Rake & Awl)	Labyrinth Warrior (Greatsword)	Old Hunter (Piercing Rifle)
Fishman (Ranged Harpoon)	Labyrinth Warrior (Morning Star)	Old Hunter (Boom Hammer)
Fishman (Twin Rakes)	Labyrinth Warrior (Sword)	Pilgrim
Fluorescent Flower	Labyrinth Watcher (Bare Hands)	Shadow of Yharnam (Sword & Candle)
Garden of Eyes	Labyrinth Watcher (Cleaver)	Shadow of Yharnam (Sword)
Gel	Labyrinth Watcher (...Lantern)	Skeletal Puppet
Giant Fishman (Anchor)	Labyrinth Watcher (Dagger)	Snake Ball
Giant Fishman (Fists)	Labyrinth Watcher (Halberd)	Wandering Nightmare
Giant Lost Child	Labyrinth Watcher (Twin Axes)	Watcher's Gravedigger (Hook)
Gravekeeper Scorpion	Large Huntsman (Plow)	Watcher's Gravedigger (Pickaxe)
Hole Digger	Large Huntsman (Spear)	Watcher's Gravedigger (Rifle)
Huntsman's Minion (Brick)	Large Huntsman (Saw)	Winter Lantern
Huntsman's Minion (Statue)	Large Snake Ball
Church Giant (Axe)	Large Wandering Nightmare

Key
Requirements	Stat Bonuses
The Requirements determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z: / / / W is the Strength required. X is the Skill required. Y is theBloodtinge required. Z is the Arcane required.	The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus you receive based on the associated Stat when you use a weapon. This rating can be S , A , B , C , D , or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated stat). For more information about the scaling as a whole and its values visit the Scaling wiki page.