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Flame Butterfly
Stimulation of these rare butterflies creates a small flame, allowing torches to be lit on the go.

Flame Butterfly is a type of Consumable in Dark Souls 2 (DKS2). Flame Butterfly, a vessel filled with dried red butterflies. Stimulating these rare butterflies produces a small flame, enabling the lighting of torches on the go. The butterflies excrete secretions that ignite upon exposure to air, providing them protection from natural predators. Consumable Items grant various effects such as restorative properties for recovering HP, removing certain negative status effects, applying temporary buffs and debuffs, as well as activating various actions and effects.

Bottle filled with dried red butterflies. Stimulation of these rare butterflies creates a small flame, allowing torches to be lit on the go.
These butterflies exude secretions which ignite upon exposure to air, protecting them from natural predators. Known and loved as handy fire-lighters, but feared as the catalysts of disastrous fires when found in swarms.

Flame Butterfly Usage in Dark Souls 2

• Relight torches without the need of a bonfire. (Light torch autonomously)

Dark Souls 2 Flame Butterfly Location

• Sold by Weaponsmith Ornifex in Brightstone Cove Tseldora for 600 souls each.
• One on a corpse behind 2 large pots in a house in No-man's Wharf. The house is near the large ship (after you have rung the bell).
• Three on a corpse in the cave near the waterfall in Undead Lockaway, Huntsman's Copse.
• One on a corpse near Weaponsmith Ornifex
• Three on a corpse on top of a tree in the Scorpioness Najka boss arena in Shaded Woods, you have to make her hit the tree to drop the body.
• Five in a chest immediately following the boss fight with the Smelter Demon in Iron Keep.
• 10 found in Drangleic Castle in the room/shortcut near Central Castle Drangleic bonfire, the room also contains 5 Repair Powder and an Estus Flask Shard.
• 3 on top of the courtyard roof in the Lost Bastille (SotFS)

Flame Butterfly Notes and Tips in DKS2

• Notes and tips go here.