Dark Souls 3: Every Miracle Explained In-Depth (2024)

Dark Souls 3 has 38 miracles that players can use. While most miracles focus on providing buffs or utility effects, there are quite a few miracles that output a solid amount of damage, making this a great school of magic for hybrid builds.

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Healing spells, self buffs, and lightning spears are a few things you can expect from these miracle spells. We'll be going over all 38 of them in this guide, listing their effects and any notable effects they have. If you are looking for a general guide on miracles, read our miracles explained article. Feel free to skip to any miracle that interests you.

Atonement

Atonement Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:15
• Requirements: Faith (18)
• Effect:Attract more attention from foes
• Duration: 30seconds

How To Obtain

From the Farron Keep Perimeter bonfire, head backward until you find a hole in the hallway. Head throughit to find a corpse holding onto this miracle.

Tips

• Works similar to the Skull Ring, causing enemies to focus on you over other threats. Also increases enemy aggro range.
• This miracle stacks with the Skull Ring and the Moaning Shield.

Blessed Weapon

Blessed Weapon Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 35
• Requirements: Faith (15)
• Effect:Bless your right weapon
• Duration: 45seconds

How To Obtain

Give theBraille Divine Tome of Lothric to Irina. It can then be purchased for 8,000 Souls.

Tips

• Increases your weapon's physical AR by 7.5%.
• Your weapon will passively heal you for 1-5 HP per second while blessed. Scales with your catalyst.
• Doesn't stack with other weapon buff spells.
• Blessed weapons permanently kill skeletons. This makes Blessed Weapon exceptionally useful during the Catacombs of Carthus.

Bountiful Light

Bountiful Light Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 45
• Requirements: Faith (25)
• Effect:Gradually restores a large amount of HP
• Duration: 60seconds

How To Obtain

Give the Braille Divine Tome of Lothric to Irina. It can then be purchased for 5,000 Souls.

Tips

• Restores7 HP per second for a total of 413 HP, regardless of Faith or catalyst.
• Increasing the miracle's duration doesnotincrease the HP restored.
• Stacks with other sources of passive HP regen.

Bountiful Sunlight

Bountiful Sunlight Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:70
• Requirements: Faith (35)
• Effect:Gradually restores a large amount of HP for yourself and nearby allies
• Duration: 60seconds

How To Obtain

Transpose the Soul of Rosaria.

Tips

• Restores10 HP per second for a total of 600 HP, regardless of Faith or catalyst.
• Increasing the miracle's duration does not increase the HP restored.
• Stacks with other sources of passive HP regen.

Caressing Tears

Caressing TearsStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:14
• Requirements: Faith (12)
• Effect:Cures ailments for yourself and nearby allies

How To Obtain

Purchased from Irina for 1,500 Souls.

Tips

• Caressing Tears can cure bleed, frostbite, poison, and toxic. It also removes bleed maggots.
• Strangely, this miracle does not remove toxic buildup. Only use this miracle for purging toxic once the status effect is afflicted on you.

Dark Blade

Dark Blade Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 35
• Requirements: Faith (25)
• Effect:Reinforce your right weapon with dark
• Duration: 60seconds

How To Obtain

Give theLondor Divine Divine Tome to Karla. It can then be purchased for 10,000 Souls.

Tips

• Imbues your weapon indark, granting (spell buff x 0.85)dark damage.
• The dark damage can be enhanced with the Dark Clutch Ring, Blindfold Mask, and stronger catalysts.
• Doesn't stack with other weapon buff spells.
• Despite its dark nature, this miracle is best scaled with Faith and a catalyst that only scales with Faith. Split catalysts don't grant as large of a damage boost.

Darkmoon Blade

Darkmoon BladeStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:50
• Requirements: Faith (30)
• Effect:Reinforce your right weapon with Darkmoon light
• Duration: 60seconds

How To Obtain

Reach rank 2 in the Blades of the Darkmoon Covenant. This requires 30 Proof of a Concord Kept.

Tips

• Imbues your weapon with magic, granting (spell buff x 0.95)magic damage.
• Doesn't stack with other weapon buff spells.
• Due to the Endurance stat and most armor sets, magic resistance is less common in PvP than other elemental types, making Darkmoon Blade an excellent choice as a PvP self-buff.
• If you can't obtainthis miracle, Lightning Blade is a good alternative and is much easier to get.

Dead Again

Dead AgainStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 45
• Requirements: Intelligence (15),Faith (23)
• Effect:Detonates nearby corpses after a short time

How To Obtain

Give the Londor Braille Divine Tome to Karla. It can then be purchased for 5,000 Souls.

Tips

• The damage of this miracle is solely based on your Faith stat. It deals 350 base dark damage.
• It deals 710 dark damage with a Faith of 60.
• Dead Again's damage caps out at 830 damage with a Faith of 80.
• Corpse explosions can overlap, damaging a target multiple times.
• Corpses are pulled client-side, meaning phantoms can be hit by corpse explosions not visible to them.

Deep Protection

Deep ProtectionStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 25
• Requirements: Faith (20)
• Effect:Gain a boost to your AR, physical and elemental resistances, and Stamina recovery.
• Duration: 60seconds

How To Obtain

Give the Deep Braille Divine Tome to Karla. It can then be purchased for 4,000 Souls.

Tips

• Grants a 5% damage boost that's multiplicative with other damage sources.
• Grants 5% physical damage mitigation.
• Grants +20 to all resistances.
• Increases your passive Stamina regeneration by +3 per second (default is 45 per second).
• Doesn't stack with other self-buff spells.

Divine Pillars of Light

Divine Pillars of LightStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 3 per pillar
• Requirements: Faith (30)
• Effect:Bring down multiple pillars of light near you.

How To Obtain

Obtained at the Grand Archives rooftop, just before climbing the stairs to theLorian and Lothric boss fight.

Tips

• Each pillar deals (spell buff x 1.9) physical damage.
• Can summon up to 15 pillars per cast, requiring 55FP to do so.
• Enemies can only be directly hit by two pillars per cast.
• While casting, you are left immobile and vulnerable to backstabs. The duration is quite long, so be mindful of when you cast this miracle.

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Dorhy's Gnawing

Dorhys' GnawingStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:20
• Requirements: Faith (25)
• Effect:Summon a great insect swarm to feast on your foes

How To Obtain

Found in the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. After the first bonfire, follow the path through the courtyard. When you run up a large ramp, turn left and run up the stairs. Hit the railing to your right to reveal a hidden path, leading towards the miracle.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 1.2) dark damage.
• Inflicts 210 points of bleed on impact.
• Has a weak amount of homing.

Emit Force

Emit ForceStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:20
• Requirements: Faith (18)
• Effect:Project a shockwave directed in front of you

How To Obtain

Progress through Siegward of Catarina's questline. Speak to him at Irithyll of the Boreal Valley to receive this miracle.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 1.2) physical damage on impact. The AoE deals (spell buff x 0.6) physical damage.
• Deals a massive amount of Stamina damage, knocking back most PvE enemies and breakingthe guard of most shield users.
• Deals excellent damage considering its low FP cost.

Force

ForceStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:26
• Requirements: Faith (12)
• Effect:Create a shockwave around yourself

How To Obtain

Give the Braille Divine Tome ofCarim to Irina. It can then be purchased for 1,000 Souls. Clerics also start with this miracle.

Tips

• Unlike Emit Force, Force deals no damage. It is strictly a utility miracle.
• The shockwave knocks most enemies off their feet and can break shield guards, making this useful for countering group engagements.
• Deals a massive amount of Poise damage, stunning most enemies caught in the radius.
• Can be parried with a spell parry shield.

Gnaw

GnawStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:15
• Requirements: Faith (18)
• Effect: Summon a great insect swarm to feast on your foes

How To Obtain

Give the Deep Braille Divine Tome to Karla. It can then be purchased for 2,000 Souls.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 0.9) dark damage.
• Inflicts 130 points of bleed on impact.
• Besides a slightly lower FP cost, this miracle is objectively worse than Dorhy's Gnawing.

Great Heal

Great HealStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 65
• Requirements: Faith (25)
• Effect:Restore a high amount of HP to yourself and nearby allies

How To Obtain

Found on a corpse under the bridge leading to Irithyll of the Boreal Valley.

Tips

• Restores (spell buff x 5.5) HP instantly.
• Drains 205 Stamina when cast.
• Unaffected by miracle-boosting gear.
• Only scales with Faith, even for catalysts that scale both Intelligence and Faith.
• You can delay Great Heal's cast by holding the cast button, allowing allies to get near you before casting.

Great Lightning Spear

Great Lightning SpearStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 32
• Requirements: Faith (30)
• Effect:Hurl a giant lightning spear

How To Obtain

Reach rank 2 in the Warriors of Sunlight Covenant. Requires 30 Sunlight Medals.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 1.85) lightning damage.
• If you hit a target directly in front of you, the miracle deals an additional (spell buff x 1.45) lightning damage.

Great Magic Barrier

Great Magic BarrierStats

• Slots:2
• FP Cost:40
• Requirements: Faith (25)
• Effect:Greatly increase your magic damage absorption
• Duration: 70seconds

How To Obtain

Found near the Havel Knight in Archdragon Peak. Jump down the left side of the arena to find the miracle. Wear the Silvercat Ring before doing so.

Tips

• Increases your magic damage resistance by 60%.
• Stacks with Sacred Oath, butnotother self-buff spells.

Heal

HealStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 45
• Requirements: Faith (12)
• Effect:Restore HP for yourself and nearby allies

How To Obtain

Purchase from the Shrine Handmaid for 5,000 Souls. Clerics also start with this miracle.

Tips

• Restores (spell buff x 3.0) HP instantly.
• Drains 92 Stamina when cast.
• Unaffected by miracle-boosting gear.
• Only scales with Faith, even for catalysts that scale both Intelligence and Faith.
• You can delay Heal's cast by holding the cast button, allowing allies to get near you before casting.

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Heal Aid

Heal Aid Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:27
• Requirements: Faith (12)
• Effect: Restores a small amount of HP

How To Obtain

Purchase from the Shrine Handmaid for 500 Souls. Heralds also start with this miracle.

Tips

• Restores (spell buff x 1.5) HP instantly.
• Drains 61 Stamina when cast.
• Unaffected by miracle-boosting gear.
• Only scales with Faith, even for catalysts that scale both Intelligence and Faith.
• This is the only heal miracle that doesn't have a kneeling animation, making it useful for healing mid-fight.

Homeward

Homeward Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 30
• Requirements: Faith (18)
• Effect:Return the caster to the last bonfire they rested at or Firelink Shrine

How To Obtain

Purchase from Irina for 3,000 Souls.

Tips

• Functions identically to a Homeward Bone.
• Requires a virtual Dexterity stat of 50 to match theanimation speed of Homeward Bone.

Lifehunt Scythe

Lifehunt Scythe Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:20
• Requirements: Faith (22)
• Effect:Steal HP from foes using an illusory scythe

How To Obtain

Give the Braille Divine Tome of Lothric to Irina. It can then be purchased for 8,000 Souls.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 2.05) dark damage.
• Regains about (spell buff x 0.85) HP per hit. Only the catalyst's Faith scaling is taken into account for this.
• The damage scales best with an Intelligence and Faith hybrid catalyst.

Lightning Arrow

Lightning ArrowStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:19
• Requirements: Faith (35)
• Effect:Fire a lightning arrow

How To Obtain

Located in the Ringed City DLC. Found behind three illusory walls after the dragon encounter at the Shared Grave bonfire.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 1.6) lightning damage.
• You can hold this spell indefinitely, extending the effects of Unfaltering Prayer well beyond its intended duration.

Lightning Blade

Lightning BladeStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:50
• Requirements: Faith (30)
• Effect: Reinforce your right weapon with lightning.
• Duration: 60seconds

How To Obtain

Found on a corpse halfway up the elevator ride to the Irithyll Dungeon bonfire shortcut.

Tips

• Imbues your weapon with lightning, granting (spell buff x 0.95)lightning damage.
• The lightning damage can be enhanced with the Lightning Clutch Ring.
• Doesn't stack with other weapon buff spells.
• Only affected by the Faith scaling of your catalyst, even if the catalyst scales Intelligence and Faith.

Lightning Spear

Lightning Spear Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:23
• Requirements: Faith (20)
• Effect: Hurl a lightning spear

How To Obtain

Use the ladder at Farron Keep to reach the Old Wolf's Farron. The top of the bridge will have a Stray Demon. Run in the opposite direction towards thebroken railing.Drop down the ledges to find the miracle beside a dead dragon.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 1.45) lightning damage.
• If you hit a target directly in front of you, the miracle deals an additional (spell buff x 1.15) lightning damage.

Lightning Stake

Lightning StakeStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 34
• Requirements: Faith (35)
• Effect:Strike the ground with a stake of lightning

How To Obtain

Kill the Carthus Sandworm in the Smouldering Lake.

Tips

• Deals four instances of damage in rapid succession, outdamaging Great Lightning Spear if all four damage instances hit.
• Has a similar cast animation to other Lightning Spear spells, allowing you to trick players into attacking you.

Lightning Stake Damage

1. (Spell buff x 0.9) lightning damage
2. (Spell buff x 1.45)lightning damage
3. (Spell buff x 1.45)lightning damage
4. (Spell buff x 0.8)lightning damage

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Lightning Storm

Lightning StormStats

• Slots:2
• FP Cost: 36
• Requirements: Faith (45)
• Effect:Call forth furious bolts of lightning

How To Obtain

Transposed from the Soul of the Nameless King. Costs 5,000 Souls.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 2.35) lightning damage initially. The lightning bolts deal (spell buff x 1.45) lightning damage and 167 fire damage simultaneously.
• Enemies can be hit by this miracle multiple times.
• Due to the miracle's shockwaves and lightning arcs, this spell is incredibly hard to roll through unscathed.

Magic Barrier

Magic BarrierStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 30
• Requirements: Faith (15)
• Effect:Increases magic damage absorption
• Duration: 90seconds

How To Obtain

Give the Braille Divine Tome of Lothric to Irina. It can then be purchased for 5,000 Souls.

Tips

• Increases your magic damage resistance by 35%.
• Stacks with Sacred Oath, but not other self-buff spells.

Med Heal

Med HealStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 55
• Requirements: Faith (15)
• Effect:Restores a moderate amount of HP for yourself and nearby allies

How To Obtain

Give the Braille Divine Tome of Lothric to Irina. It can then be purchased for 3,500 Souls.

Tips

• Restores (spell buff x 4.1) HP instantly.
• Drains 123 Stamina when used.
• Unaffected by miracle-boosting gear.
• Only scales with Faith, even for catalysts that scale both Intelligence and Faith.
• You can delayMed Heal's cast by holding the cast button, allowing allies to get near you before casting.
• Grants the most HP per Stamina drained out of every healing miracle, making it a solid choice for hybrid Faith builds.

Projected Heal

Projected HealStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 55
• Requirements: Faith (28)
• Effect:Toss a light that heals those near the impact point

How To Obtain

In the Ringed City DLC, jump off the right side of the bridge after you meet Lapp. The miracle is near a Murkman ambush.

Tips

• Restores (spell buff x 1.7) HP to yourself instantly.
• Restores (spell buff x 2.3) HP to phantoms.
• Unaffected by miracle-boosting gear.
• Only scales with Faith, even for catalysts that scale both Intelligence and Faith.
• Shares a cast animation with Emit Force.
• The projectile travels in an arc, so aim slightly above ranged targets to ensure the heal lands.

Replenishment

ReplenishmentStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 30
• Requirements: Faith (15)
• Effect:Gradually restores HP
• Duration: 60seconds

How To Obtain

Purchased from Irina for 1,000 Souls.

Tips

• Restores 5 HP per second for a total of 295 HP, regardless of Faith or catalyst.
• Increasing the miracle's duration does not increase the HP restored.
• Stacks with other sources of passive HP regen.

Sacred Oath

Sacred OathStats

• Slots:2
• FP Cost:65
• Requirements: Faith (28)
• Effect:Boosts your overall damage and damage absorption
• Duration:60seconds

How To Obtain

Reach rank 1 in theWarriors of SunlightCovenant. This requires 10Sunlight Medals.

Tips

• Increasesalldamage by 10% in PvE, 5% in PvP. Stacks multiplicatively with other damage sources.
• Gain 10 absorption, granting 10% physical damage mitigation.
• Unaffected by miracle-boosting gear and the spell buff stat.
• Stacks with other-self buffs, excluding the Oath of Sunlight weapon art.

Seek Guidance

Seek GuidanceStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 15
• Requirements: Faith (12)
• Effect:Reveals summoning signs and developer messages

How To Obtain

Found near the Mimic in the Cathedral of the Deep. Backtrack up the stairs halfway, turn right, then follow the bridge to the other end of the room.

Tips

• Reveals summoning signsand developer messages, even if you aren't Embered.
• Developer messages have no ratings.
• The developer messagesare sparse but allude to ambushes or hidden mechanics.

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Soothing Sunlight

Soothing SunlightStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:80
• Requirements: Faith (15)
• Effect:Restores a high amount of HP for yourself and nearby allies

How To Obtain

Transpose the Soul of the Dancer.

Tips

• Restores (spell buff x 7.0) HP instantly.
• Drains 205 Stamina when used.
• The healing radius is larger than other heal miracles.
• Unaffected by miracle-boosting gear.
• Only scales with Faith, even for catalysts that scale both Intelligence and Faith.
• You can delay Soothing Sunlight's cast by holding the cast button, allowing allies to get near you before casting.

Sunlight Spear

Sunlight SpearStats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost:48
• Requirements: Faith (40)
• Effect: Hurl a sunlight spear

How To Obtain

Transpose the Soul of the Lords. Costs 10,000 Souls.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 2.6) lightning damage.
• If you hit a target directly in front of you, the miracle deals an additional (spell buff x 1.9) lightning damage.

Tears Of Denial

Tears Of DenialStats

• Slots:2
• FP Cost:100
• Requirements: Faith (15)
• Effect:When you would reach 0 HP, you drop to 1 HP instead.
• Duration:Until activated

How To Obtain

Give the Braille Divine Tome ofCarim to Irina. It can then be purchased for 10,000 Souls.

Tips

• When you would die, you are instead dropped to 1 HP. This gives you a chance to retreat and heal.
• Works in PvE and PvP.
• Does not prevent deaths from bottomless pits or instant-death falls.
• Can be activated at a bonfire before resting, giving you the buff indefinitely without needing the miracle equipped.

Vow Of Silence

Vow of SilenceStats

• Slots:2
• FP Cost: 35
• Requirements: Faith (30)
• Effect:Prevents the use of spells in a wide radius, including your own
• Duration: 15 seconds

How To Obtain

Give the Londor Braille Divine Tome to Karla. It can then be purchased for 15,000 Souls.

Tips

• Both you and enemies cannot cast sorceries, miracles, or pyromancies while Vow of Silence is active.
• This disables boss spells, anotable example being Aldrich's rain of arrows attack.

Way Of White Corona

Way Of White Corona Stats

• Slots: 1
• FP Cost: 15
• Requirements: Faith (18)
• Effect:White discus slices into foes and returns to you

How To Obtain

Found in the Ashes of Ariandel DLC. Found in the church you meet Sir Vilhelm in.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 0.85) physical damage.
• Hovers in place after traveling a set distance, hitting nearby enemies multiple times in the process.
• Discs dissipate if they hit level geometry.
• You can have up to two discs active at once.
• Deals pitiful damage compared to most miracles.

Wrath Of The Gods

Wrath Of The GodsStats

• Slots:2
• FP Cost:40
• Requirements: Faith (30)
• Effect:Creates a powerful shockwave around you

How To Obtain

Found on a platform inside the poison swamp building at Profaned Capital. Climb the roof of the building to reach the platform.

Tips

• Deals (spell buff x 3.2) physical damage.
• Deals absurd Stamina damage, knocking down most enemies and breaking the guards of heavily-armored opponents.
• You can walk towards targets during the wind-up animation.

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