Bolt-Caster

With your own hands you forged the mighty Bolt-Caster. Now take it in hand and unleash its thunder.

― In-game description

Bolt-Caster is an exotic sword in The Taken King.^[1] It can be dismantled to generate Glimmer, Weapon Parts, and an Exotic Shard. It can also be transferred between characters using the Vault.

Sources[]

Bolt-Caster can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:

	Quest
	This item can drop as a Quest reward from A Sword Reforged.

	The Taken King
	This item requires the Taken King expansion.

Bolt-Caster can be upgraded with the following perks:

		Arc Edge
		This weapon deals Arc damage.

		Sword Strike
		Use R1/RT to attack with the sword.

	File:Arc-Forged Guard icon.png	Arc-Forged Guard
		Use to guard. Effective against Solar and Void attacks, less effective against Arc attacks.

		Infuse
		Consume a more powerful Weapon to boost the Attack value of this Weapon.

		Tempered Light
		Increased Armor when wielding the sword.

		Scabbard
		Increases Sword Ammo Capacity

		Live by the Sword
		Kills with the sword have a chance to grant Orbs.

	File:Sword of Thunder icon.png	Sword of Thunder
		Use to shoot a beam of Arc Light from your sword creating a lingering electrical storm.

		Scabbard
		Increases Sword Ammo Capacity

		Warrior of Light
		Increased damage for your attack.

The guard function for this sword provides substantial damage resistance, capable of keeping a Guardian alive when Crota uses his Oversoul in the Crota's End raid^[2] and Skolas' Devouring Essence in the Prison of Elders challenge Skolas's Revenge,^[3] provided they are actively blocking.