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Basic Information

In-Game Description

Effects

Availability

Notes

Merchants

Bolt Paper Effectiveness

Availability: Treasures & Item Drops

Related Wiki Pages (In Alphabetical Order)

Ailing Loran

Amygdala

Bath Messengers

Beast Claw

Blood Gems

Blood Gems - Gem Effects

Blood of Arianna

Buffs

Builds

Cathedral Ward

Celestial Emissary

Central Pthumerian Labyrinth

Consumables

Damage Calculation

Datamined Internal Names

Datamined Item IDs

Datamining TGS 2014 Build

Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos

Empty Phantasm Shell

Enemies

Fire Paper

Forbidden Woods

Forgotten Madman and Madman's Escort

Gel

Gravekeeper Scorpion

Healing Church Workshop

Hole Digger

Hunter Enemies

Chalice Dungeons Enemies

Challenge Runs

Children of Rom

In-game Art - Consumables

In-game Art - Consumables [datamined]

Insight Bath Messengers

Items

Key Items

Kidnapper

Labyrinth Madman (Corpse)

Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower

Laurence, the First Vicar

Living Failures

Loot Duping

Lore & Connections

Lore Index

Lower Loran

Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth

Merchants

Nightmare Frontier

Original Japanese Item Index

Patches the Spider

Powder Keg Hunter Badge

Progression Guide

Pthumerian Labyrinth

Rom, the Vacuous Spider

Root Ailing Loran

Root Chalice Dungeons Treasures

Root Lower Loran

Save-editing Chalice Dungeons

Shadow of Yharnam

Sinister Lower Loran

Small Celestial Emissary (Tendrils)

Snail Woman (Bare)

Snail Woman (Shell)

Spark Hunter Badge

Stake Driver

Story Chalice Dungeons Treasures

Terminology

The Arcanist 2.0

The One Reborn

Tonitrus

Treasures

Undead Giant (Club and Hook)

Undead Giant (Hatchet and Cannon)

Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades)

Unique Items in Chalice Dungeons

Visceral Attacks

Watchdog of the Old Lords

Yahar'gul Hunter (Tonitrus & Wooden Shield)

Yahar'gul, Unseen Village

Basic Information

Icon	Name	Effect	No. Held	Stored	Usage Type	Note
	Bolt Paper	Add 80 Bolt DMG to every ATK [right-hand weapons] [60 seconds]	- / 10	- / 99	Finite	Coarse rubbing paper that applies bolt to weapon

Bolt Paper ❘ 雷光ヤスリ	Consumable

In-Game Description Coarse paper that applies bolt to weapons when rubbed. Invented by Archibald, the infamous eccentric of the Healing Church workshop. Artificially recreates the blue sparks that are said to surround darkbeasts. Unlike the other strange weapons created by Archibald, this one was favored by many hunters, in particular those who had even once laid eyes on a darkbeast. Note 1: The same in-game description in US & UK versions. ✓ Note 2: Original Japanese text on Original Japanese Item Index page. ✓ Effects Bolt Paper acts exactly the same as Fire Paper, with the only difference being that you'll get an increase of 80 bolt damage rather than fire. Weapons that are capable of doing a lot of hits in a short period of time will once again see the best increase in overall damage; because the additional damage will be applied to more hits. You cannot use Bolt Paper 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. Weapons with elemental gems also cannot be used. Use Bolt Paper on your weapon when you fight a tough enemy with low bolt defense. Bolt Paper's effect lasts for one minute, and you can hold 10 at once. If you want to cancel the effect early for any reason, just quick swap to your other weapon and back. This cancels the effect, and is most useful when you want to rebuff your weapon; this gives you more control over when the effect fades. Availability (more details in the table below) Treasure in (Main Story): Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Evening) [x5], Nightmare Frontier [x2], Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Blood Moon)[x3] Treasure in (Preset Dungeons): Ailing Loran [x2], Lower Loran [x6] Treasure (available) in (Root Dungeons): Ailing Loran [Layer 3-4], Lower Loran [Layer 2-4], Sinister Lower Loran [Layer 2-3] Unique Coffin Item Treasure (available) in (Root Dungeons): Hintertomb [All Layers] Dropped by (Main Story): Kidnapper, Yahar'gul Hunter (Tonitrus & Wooden Shield) Dropped by (Preset Dungeons): Kidnapper Dropped by (Root Dungeons): Kidnapper Sold by: Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream], Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream], Patches, the Spider [Chalice Dungeons Rare]. Spark Hunter Badge: You'll receive this badge after defeating Darkbeast Paarl in the Unseen Village of Yahar'gul. Paarl is a tough foe if you fight him early in the game. If you are just after Tonitrus, you can pick one up from a corpse at the opposite end of Yahar'gul; there's no need to fight Paarl for it. The Spark Hunter Badge does give you access to Bolt Paper, though, which is quite useful, and you'll need to encounter Paarl to collect the Powder Keg Hunter Badge by befriending Djura in Old Yharnam, as well. Notes Available for purchase after obtaining Spark Hunter Badge. Other buffs for your right-hand weapons are Fire Paper [+80 Fire DMG] & Empty Phantasm Shell [+80 Arcane DMG]. More effective with fast hitting weapons [+80 Bolt DMG every hit]. Can be applied to Reiterpallasch, transformed mode shot bullets benefit from Bolt Paper. Cannot be applied to weapons with elemental blood gems.

Bolt Paper Effect

Merchants

Shop	Buy (Day)	(Evening)	(Night)	(Red Moon)	(NG+)	Sell	Requirement
Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	900	2100	5000	9600	14000	180	Spark Hunter Badge
Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	1	1	1	1	1	-	Spark Hunter Badge
Chalice Bath Messengers [Chalice Dungeons Common]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Patches, the Spider [Chalice Dungeons Rare]	-	3800	9000	17000	25000	-	Spare Patches

Bolt Paper Effectiveness

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

Bosses
Amygdala	Laurence, the First Vicar	The One Reborn
Celestial Emissary	Living Failures	Undead Giant (Club and Hook)
Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos	Mergo's Wet Nurse	Undead Giant (Hatchet and Cannon)
Gehrman, The First Hunter	Moon Presence	Undead Giant (Twin Curved Blades)
Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower	Rom, the Vacuous Spider	Watchdog of the Old Lords

Hunters
Bestial Hunter	Nameless Tomb Prospector (Kirkhammer)	Yahar'gul Hunter (Beast Claw)
Bloody Crow of Cainhurst	Nameless Tomb Prospector (LHB & Rosmarinus)

Enemies
Cain's Servant (Cane & Candelabra)	Gel	Mergo's Attendant (Flail)
Cain's Servant (Cane)	Giant Lost Child	Mergo's Attendant (Unarmed)
Cain's Servant (Rapier)	Hunting Dog	Mergo's Chief Attendant
Celestial Child	Children of Rom	Nightmare Executioner (Axe)
Clocktower Patient (Acid Bottles)	Church Servant (Cane & Flamesprayer)	Nightmare Executioner (Church Cannon)
Clocktower Patient (Crawling)	Church Servant (Cane & Lantern)	Old Hunter (Beast Cutter)
Clocktower Patient (Fists)	Church Servant (Cane & Pistol)	Old Hunter (Beasthunter Saif)
Clocktower Patient (Head)	Church Servant (Cane)	Old Hunter (Boom Hammer)
Clocktower Patient (Headless)	Church Servant (Crucifix)	Old Hunter (Piercing Rifle)
Clocktower Patient (Infected Hand)	Church Servant (Scythe)	Small Celestial Emissary
Clocktower Patient (Leaping)	Keeper's Hunting Dog	Small Celestial Emissary (Tendrils)
Clocktower Patient (Magic)	Labyrinth Madman (Corpse)	Snake Parasite
Clocktower Patient (Transfusion Stand)	Labyrinth Madman (Sickle)	Wandering Nightmare
Cramped Casket	Labyrinth Madman (Twin Sickles)	Wheelchair Huntsman (Flamesprayer)
Crawler	Labyrinth Rat	Wheelchair Huntsman (Gatling Gun)
Evil Labyrinth Spirit	Large Crawler	Wheelchair Huntsman (Pistol)
Executioner	Large Wandering Nightmare	Wheelchair Huntsman (Rifle)
Fluorescent Flower	Mad One	Winter Lantern
Forsaken Castle Spirit (Head)	Mergo's Attendant (Crossbow)	Wheelchair Huntsman (Rosmarinus)
Forsaken Castle Spirit (Knife)

Availability: Treasures & Item Drops

There are none Bolt Paper treasures in The Old Hunters DLC and none item drops from enemies in The Old Hunters DLC.

Treasures in Main Story [All]
Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Evening), total number of treasures in area x5, [complete map]
Bolt Paper x5, outside of Yahar'gul Chapel, left side ledge on path to Elevator.
Nightmare Frontier, total number of treasures in area x5, [complete map]
Bolt Paper x2, outside of Boulder Valley on path to Swamp Overlook.
Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Blood Moon)[x3, [complete map]
Bolt Paper x3, next to Connection Staircase outside of first building after first lamp .

Treasures in Preset Dungeons [All]
Ailing Loran L3, total number of treasures in area x2, [complete map]
Bolt Paper x1, walkway with Loran Clerics leading to lever room.
Bolt Paper x1, inside the lever room.
Lower Loran L3, total number of treasures in area x6, [complete map]
Bolt Paper x3, on circular staircase leading to Lower and Upper Floors.
Bolt Paper x3, inside the lever room on Upper Floors.

Treasures in Root Dungeons [All]
Ailing Loran, possible treasure on layers 3 and 4.
Lower Loran, possible treasure on layers 2, 3 and 4.
Sinister Lower Loran , possible treasure on layers 2 and 3.

Unique Coffin Item Treasure in Root Dungeons [All]
Hintertomb, possible unique coffin treasure in each bonus room and can only be looted once (all layers).

Item Drop Main Story [% Drop Rate] [All]
Cathedral Ward, total number of item drop from enemies in area x2
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Yahar'gul Hunter (Tonitrus & Wooden Shield): Bolt Paper x4 [100%]
Healing Church Workshop, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Evening), total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Forbidden Woods, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]

Item Drop in Preset Dungeons [% Drop Rate] [All]
Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x5
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Central Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L1, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L2, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L3, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]
Lower Pthumerian Labyrinth L4, total number of item drop from enemies in area x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]

Item Drop in Root Dungeons [% Drop Rate]
Root Dungeons, total number of item drop from enemies exclusive to Root Dungeons x1
Kidnapper: Bolt Paper x1 [5%]