Catalysts

Catalysts are casting tools in Dark Souls. All sorceries require catalysts with which to cast them.

Overview

Catalysts are equipped as weapons and can be used on either the right or left weapon slots. Pressing R1/RB or L1/LB(depending on which side the catalyst is equipped) will cast the selected spell. Depending on the catalyst, pressing R2/RT or L2/LT may result in either a strike or thrust attack.

Magic Adjustment is a statistic specific to casting tools; the higher this value, the more powerful most spells become. All catalysts have the same base MagAdjust value (100), but have different stat scaling (Parameter Bonus) levels which makes the actual value vary. Certain catalysts have unique traits. The Tin Banishment Catalyst and the Demon's Catalyst albeit weak in comparison, may serve as weapons due to their higher than usual physical damage capabilities. The Tin Crystallization Catalyst and Manus Catalyst are by far the strongest catalysts in terms of Magic Adjustment, however, they both halve the casts per spell a player may use. Lastly, the Tin Darkmoon Catalyst scales with Faith rather than Intelligence, making it useful for Faith builds that satisfy specific spell casting requirements. 

Catalysts

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Catalyst	Magic Adjust	Attack Values					Stat Requirements
		Damage Reduction					Parameter Bonus
Beatrice's Catalyst	108-240	40	–	–	–	100	6	–	10	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	–	A	–
Demon's Catalyst	106-200	110	–	170	–	100	12	10	10	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	D	D	B	–
Izalith Catalyst	112-240	40	–	–	–	100	6	–	14	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	–	A	–
Logan's Catalyst	100-250	46	–	–	–	100	6	–	24	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	–	S	–
Manus Catalyst (AotA)	116-295	190	–	–	–	100	14	–	13	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	B	–	S	–
Oolacile Catalyst (AotA)	180	40	–	–	–	100	6	–	10	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	–	C	–
Oolacile Ivory Catalyst	180	24	–	–	–	100	3	–	12	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	–	C	–
Sorcerer's Catalyst	108-240	40	–	–	–	100	6	–	10	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	–	A	–
Tin Banishment Catalyst	109-220	145	–	–	–	100	10	10	12	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	D	A	–
Tin Crystallization Catalyst	254-315	240	–	–	–	100	7	–	32	–
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	–	S	–
Tin Darkmoon Catalyst	117-230	44	–	–	–	100	4	–	–	16
		26%	8%	20%	20%	16	E	–	–	A

Catalyst
Beatrice's Catalyst	230	40	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	0–	5A	0–	90	2.0
Demon's Catalyst	200	110	0–	170	0–	100	2D	2D	4B	0–	300	4.0
Izalith Catalyst	230	40	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	0–	5A	0–	300	2.0
Logan's Catalyst	250	46	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	0–	6S	0–	90	2.0
Manus Catalyst	295	190	0–	0–	0–	100	4B	0–	6S	0–	200	5.0
Oolacile Catalyst	180	40	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	0–	3C	0–	55	2.0
Oolacile Ivory Catalyst	180	24	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	0–	3C	0–	30	0.5
Sorcerer's Catalyst	230	40	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	0–	5A	0–	90	2.0
Tin Banishment Catalyst	220	145	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	2D	5A	0–	160	3.0
Tin Crystallization Catalyst	315	240	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	0–	6S	0–	90	2.5
Tin Darkmoon Catalyst	230	44	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	0–	0–	5A	60	1.0