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Empty Phantasm Shell

Empty Phantasm Shell


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  • Basic Information
  • In-Game Description
  • Effects
  • Availability
  • Notes
  • Merchants
  • Empty Phantasm Shell Effectiveness
  • Key


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Basic Information

Icon Name Use No. Held Stored Usage Type QS Bullet Use Stats Req. / Bonus
Empty Phantasm Shell 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 1: The same in-game description in US & UK versions. ✓
Note 2: Original Japanese text on Original Japanese Item Index page. ✓

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. If you need further assistance to find the Empty Phantasm Shell, you can follow the full Byrgenwerth Map.

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
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In-game Description Print
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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:
    Strength Icon / Skill Icon / Bloodtinge Icon / Arcane Icon
  • 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.
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