Pyromancy (Dark Souls)

Pyromancies are a type of magic in Dark Souls.

Availability
In order to use pyromancies, one must have a pyromancy flame first. To obtain one, one can choose the Pyromancer as their starting class, or talk to one of the pyromancy trainers: Laurentius of the Great Swamp (after he is rescued), Quelana of Izalith, or Eingyi. All pyromancies, even those not directly related to fire, are cast through the pyromancy flame.

General Information
Pyromancies are unique in that they do not rely on any stat for their power. Rather, players may upgrade their pyromancy flames up to a total of 21 times to increase their damage output with this spell category. This means that players can use pyromancies to deal high damage at low soul levels--useful for pvp.

Unfortunately, many pyromancies share the deficiency of having limited range and having a slow casting time. This means that in order to use pyromancies properly, players must plan ahead and predict enemy movements. It also makes pyromancies dangerous to use in close combat, especially against other players.