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Fulminated Mercury (雷汞, Raikō) is a special Upgrade Material in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Fulminated Mercury is required for upgrading explosive Prosthetic Tools, and can be found in specific Locations or looted from specific Enemies.
Fulminated Mercury Usage
- Bring this material to The Sculptor located at the Dilapidated Temple to upgrade the following Prosthetic Tools:
- 1x for Leaping Flame (Tier 5 Loaded Spear)
- 3x for Great Feather Mist Raven (Tier 5 Mist Raven)
- 3x for Purple Fume Spark (Tier 5 Firecracker)
- 3x for Suzaku's Lotus Umbrella (Tier 5 Loaded Umbrella)
- 4x for Lazulite Sabimaru (Tier 6 Sabimaru)
- 3x for Lazulite Axe (Tier 6 Loaded Axe)
- 4x for Lazulite Sacred Flame (Tier 6 Flame Barrel)
Where to Find Fulminated Mercury
- Drops from Ministry Gunman in Ashina Outskirts.
- Drops from Ministry Gunman in Ashina Castle.
- Drops from the Gunmen patrolling the area at the Poison Pool Idol in Ashina Depths (Rare).
- Drops from the gunmen behind Gun Fort Idol. - note, may only start to drop after the Guardian Ape boss has been defeated (at least on 1st play through).
- 2x can be found at the Hirata Estate near the second Juzou encounter (2nd Memory)
- 1x can be found in Bodhisattva Valley behind a rock across an island with white monkeys, in the poisonous water area.
- 1x can be found in Ashina Outskirts after it is set on fire, near the Ogre, next to a canon.
- 1x can be found in Ashina Outskirts after it is set on fire, at the top of the stairs where the original Ogre was.
- 1x can be found in Ashina Castle by the stairs to the castle tower after it is set on fire.
- 1x can be found in Ashina Reservoir after it is set on fire, behind Seven Spears miniboss.
Fulminated Mercury Notes & Tips
- Players can only carry a maximum of 99 material\
- Trivia --> The phrase "tweak of chemistry" in this item's description could be a reference to the Breaking Bad episode "Crazy Handful of Nothin'", in which the main character Walter White uses a modified form of fulminated mercury as an intimidation tactic to secure payment for the drugs Tuco stole from his partner. After destroying the thief's office with and receiving his money, the thief asks him what he used to create the explosion. He answered "fulminated mercury - a little tweak of chemistry".
- User experience --> Can be farmed with Bell Demon buff before getting locked out of Ashina Outskirts from Cannoneers in Gun Fort. From my attempts at this I gathered 4x from 20 runs with first loot increase in Monk tree and balloon. Hadn't even got a single one before that, I was mainly just getting some powder.
- User experience --> Second the above post, but with both Monk tree increases, balloon, and Demon Bell averages 1+ per run. There are 2 gunmen at the bridge to take, 3 gunmen (1 tower 2 ground) and a cannoneer after passing through the gate (back toward Outskirts), and another 3 gunmen (all tower) and a cannoneer as you near the final shrine. 10 chances at this; it goes quickly and can all be done in a single balloon if you’re fast.
- User experience --> After Ashina is ablaze, use the Ashina Outskirts - Stairway Idol , the Demon Bell Buff activated and a Mibu Balloon active, kill the Ministry Rifleman on the Tower, the two on the Ground and then follow 2 patrolling Ministry Soldiers towards Ashina Castle. You will have several Rifleman to kill and if you are fast, you can kill all of them with 1 Balloon. I received 0-1 Mercury each Run on average.
- User experience --> (Tested in NG+) With Demon Bell active and Most Virtuous Deed, go to the Ashina Castle Idol once Ashina is ablaze and look to the stairs. There are 3-4 riflemen (signified by the gun on their back) and each has a chance of dropping a Fulminated Mercury. It takes as little as 20-30 seconds to kill them, rest, and repeat, and it took me at most 10-15 minutes to get 8 Fulminated Mercury. Note that I did not use Mibu Balloons, so this could go even faster.
- User experience --> Drops from the Cannon enemies in Ashina Depths, near the Poison Pool idol. Appears to be a rare drop, found this out by farming them. Starting from the Poison Pool idol, go up the wall and backstabbing the 1st Cannon enemy. Grappling across the trees to the right of him to the 2nd Cannon enemy and drop kill him. Finally grapple using the closest tree to the right, and you drop behind or close to the 3rd and final Cannon enemy. Grapple up and drop back to the idol, rest, and repeat. Earned 3 in about 3-4 mins
- User experience --> The Cannon enemies before the Gun Fort idol began dropping this after the Guardian Ape Boss was defeated. Multiple farming runs before that produced yellow gunpowder as a rare drop and no Mercury. After the Guardian Ape was defeated, the loot tables seemed to shift, either because of the boss itself, or obtaining the final last prosthetic tool from the Ape but the loot table shifted before the tool was installed. The new loot table seems to provide yellow gunpowder fairly often, & Fulminated Mercury rarely (at about the same rate as yellow gunpowder dropped before defeating the Ape).
- User experience --> Farmable from the ministry soldiers at the ashina castle idol once Ashina is ablaze. Using Mibu possession balloon and golden vortex prosthetic tool, sneak up behind the group of ministry soldiers with golden vortex loaded and unleash the vortex. You probably can do 2-3 runs from the idol on a single possession balloon, and should be able to get at least one fulminated mercury. I was able to farm more than a dozen in <30 minutes using this method.
- Anonymous
26 Dec 2020 05:28
So I can confirm that the cannon guys near the Old Grave at Ashina castle in the towers do indeed drop them alomg with yellow gunpowder. I haven't beaten the Guardian Ape yet but I have the Mortal Blade and the stone withoit Kuro's charm (I honestly don't know how that works or if it helps in that regard) Bell Demon and both levels of good virtue or whatever it's called. It does take a while to get but it does drop from them
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
27 Oct 2020 21:52
The amounts needed for the different upgrades all need updated. Only a couple reflect the actual amounts needed.
3x for Leaping Flame (wiki has 1 listed)
3x for Great Feather Mist Raven
3x for Purple Fume Spark (wiki has 2 listed)
3x for Suzaku's Lotus Umbrella (wiki has 2 listed)
3x for Lazulite Sabimaru (wiki has 4 listed)
3x for Lazulite Axe
3x for Lazulite Sacred Flame (wiki has 4 listed)
These are the correct amounts found on the Prosthetic Tools page in-game. Someone with edit capability needs to fix this.
22 Oct 2020 09:12
Got some from Shotgun dudes at Gun Fort Idol. Demon Bell on, Most Virtuous Deeds (lvl2), Genchiro dead, Guardian Ape dead. Bloodsmoke Ninjitsu equipped > Gun Fort Idol > walk up and backstab deathblow the guy > Bloodsmoke > backstab the other shotgunner > walk out > backstab the 3rd shogunner > run back and reset.
- Anonymous
21 Oct 2020 13:32
This needs editing. Suzaku's Lotus Umbrella only requires 1x Fulminated Mercury to upgrade to, bringing the total needed for all upgrades to 18.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
17 Feb 2020 23:35
User experience --> Drops from the Cannon enemies in Ashina Depths, near the Poison Pool idol. Appears to be a rare drop, found this out by farming them. Starting from the Poison Pool idol, go up the wall and backstabbing the 1st Cannon enemy. Grappling across the trees to the right of him to the 2nd Cannon enemy and drop kill him. Finally grapple using the closest tree to the right, and you drop behind or close to the 3rd and final Cannon enemy. Grapple up and drop back to the idol, rest, and repeat. Earned 3 in about 3-4 mins This is perfect and confirmed: -Latest version of the game on Steam -Before the ashina fire (i still don't know the events). -Just killed the Guardian Ape first time. (madaf...) -I rang the Demon Bell. -No Mibu Possession Balloon, i got none and didn't try whit it, let us now. -I Have both Sempou greed skills activated. Fulimanet Mercury x4 in ~30mins (~20 runs). Slow but... the item is there! <3
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
23 Nov 2019 23:39
I can confirm that this drop starts from Gun Fort cannon dudes after collecting the flower/stone/mortal blade... & same with Grave Wax from bell taro in Mibu Village. However even with the bell demon and possession balloon it was a ***** and a half to get it to drop like farming Slabs from Darkwariths in the New Londo Ruins in Dark Souls.
- Anonymous
19 Nov 2019 04:29
Patch 1.04, confirmed dropped from the gunmans ( both the big and small gunman) near Gun Fort Idol with Demon’s Bell actives. Got 4 Fuminated Mercury in 2 runs.
- Anonymous
23 Sep 2019 14:34
Best tactic is the golden vortex one, spam the***** of out this on the riflemen at ashina castle stairs (ashina castle idol) while they fight the ashina samurais! Got five fulminated mercury in one run!
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
19 Jul 2019 07:16
One can drop from the purple Ministry guy you find talking to Juzuou in the second memory
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
30 May 2019 20:01
They drop before ashina castle attacked is unlocked, I just got 2 with just demon bell activated
- Anonymous
29 May 2019 23:34
No luck while farming the two gunmen behind the gunfort idol, NG+ with demon bell and possession balloon active. Was trying it for a solid hour with no results. Beginning to think that you possibly need to be beyond a certain point in the game? Only explanation I can think of excluding ridiculously bad luck.
- Anonymous
06 May 2019 22:38
Farming the ministry gunmen be like: oil, oil, oil, oil, ministry dousing powder, oil, oil, Fulminated mer- oil
- Anonymous
06 May 2019 16:35
I was in NG++ (patch 1.04) and did the shura ending so I didn't had access to the "ashina on fire" where most of it is. I had the skill "most virtuous deeds" and the ball active and farmed the guys on gun fort but they never droped it. I activated the bell demon and they started to drop it. So I guess without the bell demon they don't drop this iten. I also used the Golden Vortex and manged to farm the fulminated mercury very fast.
- Anonymous
04 May 2019 12:47
After farming the gunmen by the gunfort idol for 2 hours and 15+ runs I'm pretty sure I can confirm they DO NOT drop without demon bell active. If anyone has had them drop without it and can confirm that it would be greatly appreciated.
- Anonymous
02 May 2019 19:12
Should there not be another one tucked away on a ledge near the graveyard in Mibu Village? I think that’s the first one I got
- Anonymous
28 Apr 2019 11:14
Can confirm that with patch 1.0.4 the Cannoneers still drop fulminated mercury, got 1 item from killing the one next to gun fort idol. Had demon bell activated
- Anonymous
24 Apr 2019 06:25
Farmed for over 2 hours behind Gun Fort with Demon Bell/Possession Balloon and 0x Fulminated Mercury dropped. Possibly doesn't drop from those mobs as of patch 1.03?
08 Feb 2021 05:48
easiest farm lategame for this seems to be ashina outskirts - stairway idol (where you fought chained ogre). Spawn after Ashina is on fire, kill the gunner in the tower, drop, kill the guy below, kill the gunner past the gate, then the cannon guy and ds3 dex user. If you want better chances, or some adamantite scrap as well, push forward and farm the rest of the guys in the area you fight the juzou clone. slow, but yields lots of xp, sen, and rare upgrade materials like yellow gunpowder and fulm. mercury and adamantite scrap.
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