Elden Ring - Sorceries

Sorcery comes from the Academy of Raya Lucaria and the Carian royal family, and its glintstone arts are cast through staves on the strength of Intelligence. It suits players who fight from range or who turn a staff into a conjured blade.

How Sorceries Work

• Every sorcery deals a percentage of the casting staff's Sorcery Scaling, a value set by the staff, its upgrade level and the caster's Intelligence, with a few staves also drawing on Faith or Arcane. Lusat's Glintstone Staff carries the highest pure Intelligence scaling but raises sorcery FP costs by 50%.
• Sorceries fall into families, and a matching staff boosts each family even from the off hand, so a caster can hold the boosting staff in one hand and the strongest staff in the other. The Carian Glintblade Staff adds 15% to the glintblade sorceries and the Carian Regal Scepter lifts the moon sorceries by 10%.
• Talismans stack on top of the staff. The Graven-School Talisman raises sorcery damage by 4% and the Graven-Mass Talisman by 8%, and the Magic Scorpion Charm adds 12% magic damage while raising physical damage taken by 10%.
• Holding the cast button charges sorceries such as Night Comet, Loretta's Greatbow and Stars of Ruin into a stronger release at the same FP cost, and the Godfrey Icon adds 15% to charged spells. Channeled sorceries like Comet Azur and Meteorite of Astel keep draining FP for as long as the button is held.
• Casting speed rises with Dexterity up to 70. The Radagon Icon adds 30 virtual Dexterity and Azur's Glintstone Staff adds 40 while raising sorcery FP costs by 20%, a pairing that shortens slow casts such as Comet Azur.
• Most sorceries are bought from teachers. Sorceress Sellen teaches from the Waypoint Ruins in Limgrave, Thops from the Church of Irith and Miriel, Pastor of Vows from the Church of Vows in Liurnia of the Lakes, Preceptor Seluvis from Seluvis's Rise in the Three Sisters and Gowry from his shack south of Sellia in Caelid. Sellen, Seluvis and Miriel also learn new sorceries from scrolls such as the Royal House Scroll.

Builds

Best Sorceries

Sorcery	Image	FP	Requires	Why Take It
Glintstone Pebble		7	INT 10	Glintstone Pebble is the most basic glintstone sorcery and still worth a slot long after the opening hours. It costs 7 FP and fires a magic projectile that can be cast repeatedly and on the move, which makes it the backbone of any early caster.
Carian Slicer		4	INT 14	Carian Slicer conjures a short magic sword for a swift sweeping slash at just 4 FP, and it comes out without delay after another action, so it flows straight out of rolls and attacks. The Carian Glintstone Staff adds 15% to every swing, which makes it a strong melee option for pure casters.
Rock Sling		18	INT 18	Rock Sling tears three clumps of rock from the earth and hurls them for physical damage rather than magic, which sets it apart from most sorceries and lets physical attack buffs apply. It costs 18 FP and gains 30% from the Meteorite Staff as a gravity sorcery.
Night Comet		21	INT 38	Night Comet fires a semi-invisible comet that enemies do not dodge, which makes it a favorite against bosses that sidestep ordinary sorceries. It costs 21 FP, can be charged for more power, and a Staff of Loss boosts it by 30%.
Loretta's Greatbow		24	INT 26	Loretta's Greatbow draws a magic greatbow and looses a great arrow with exceptional range, ideal for opening a fight from far beyond an enemy's reach. Holding the cast keeps the arrow nocked, and a fully charged shot hits harder and benefits from the Godfrey Icon.
Adula's Moonblade		22	INT 32	Adula's Moonblade swings a cold magic greatsword and launches a blade of frost from the arc, so it hits both up close and at range while building frostbite. It costs 22 FP, can be cast repeatedly, and the Carian Glintstone Staff adds 15% to its damage.
Terra Magica		20	INT 20	Terra Magica draws an academy sigil on the ground that raises all magic damage dealt inside it by 22.5% for 30 seconds, whether the hit comes from a sorcery, an incantation or a weapon. It costs 20 FP, and the caster only needs to stand in the sigil when the damage lands.
Stars of Ruin		32	INT 43	Stars of Ruin, the legendary sorcery of Lusat, fires twelve dark shooting stars that pursue their target, landing magic on foes that run or dodge. It can be cast while moving and gains potency when charged, and Lusat's Glintstone Crown boosts it further at the cost of higher FP use.
Comet Azur		40 (10)	INT 60	Comet Azur unleashes a torrent of starlight that keeps firing for as long as the button is held, dealing magic damage to everything in its path. It costs 40 FP plus 10 FP to keep channeling and takes three memory slots, and a Cerulean Hidden Tear lets it channel without spending FP.
Rennala's Full Moon		47	INT 70	Rennala's Full Moon incarnates a full moon around the caster and sends it drifting at foes, dispelling any sorcery it touches and lowering the magic damage negation of anything it strikes by 10%. It costs 47 FP and two memory slots, and the Carian Regal Scepter adds 10%.
Ranni's Dark Moon		57	INT 68	Ranni's Dark Moon is the colder twin of the full moon, a legendary sorcery that dispels sorcery on contact, lowers magic damage negation and adds heavy frostbite build-up to the blow. When it also triggers frostbite, the two debuffs together raise magic damage taken by 32%, which sets up every magic attack that follows.
Meteorite of Astel		60 (12)	INT 55	Meteorite of Astel opens a void that rains meteorites for as long as the cast is held, each one dealing physical and magic damage, which makes it useful against large bosses and packed groups. It costs 60 FP plus 12 FP to sustain, takes two memory slots and gains 30% from the Meteorite Staff.

All Sorceries

Name	Image	Effect	Type	FP	Slots	INT	FAI	ARC
Adula's Moonblade		Frost greatsword slash	Carian	22	1	32	-	-
Ambush Shard		Strikes target from behind	Night	13	1	23	-	-
Ancient Death Rancor		Nine homing spirits	Death	21	1	34	24	-
Blades of Stone		Rock blades from ground	Gravity	18	2	48	-	-
Briars of Punishment		Bloodthorn trail	Thorn	9	1	-	21	-
Briars of Sin		Bloodthorn spiral around caster	Thorn	6	1	-	24	-
Cannon of Haima		Explosive arcing shot	Glintstone	38	1	25	-	-
Carian Greatsword		Magic greatsword slash	Carian	12	1	24	-	-
Carian Phalanx		Nine defensive glintblades	Carian	24	1	34	-	-
Carian Piercer		Magic greatsword thrust	Carian	17	1	27	-	-
Carian Retaliation		Dispels spells, counters	Carian	8	1	17	-	-
Carian Slicer		Fast magic sword slash	Carian	4	1	14	-	-
Cherishing Fingers		Finger ring, deflects projectiles	Finger	20	1	36	-	-
Collapsing Stars		Nine pulling gravity orbs	Gravity	18	1	36	-	-
Comet		Great piercing comet	Glintstone	24	1	52	-	-
Comet Azur		Huge channelled comet beam	Primeval	40 (10)	3	60	-	-
Crystal Barrage		Volley of crystal shards	Glintstone	14 (2)	1	23	-	-
Crystal Burst		Close range crystal spread	Glintstone	14	1	18	-	-
Crystal Release		Crystal rain around caster	Crystalian	34	1	41	-	-
Crystal Torrent		Channelled crystal torrent	Crystalian	24 (6)	1	47	-	-
Eternal Darkness		Pulls in enemy spells	Night	25	1	35	-	-
Explosive Ghostflame		Ghostflame ground explosion	Death	36	1	42	30	-
Fia's Mist		Death blight mist	Death	25	1	23	18	-
Fleeting Microcosm		Bursting microcosm under foe	Finger	26	1	42	-	-
Founding Rain of Stars		Star rain from cloud	Primeval	27	2	52	-	-
Freezing Mist		Frostbite mist	Cold	20	1	21	-	-
Frozen Armament		Frost weapon buff	Cold	20	1	15	-	-
Gavel of Haima		Magic hammer slam	Glintstone	22	1	25	-	-
Gelmir's Fury		Magma surge around caster	Magma	16 (3)	1	28	15	-
Glintblade Phalanx		Five defensive glintblades	Carian	18	1	22	-	-
Glintblade Trio		Three delayed seeking glintblades	Carian	19	1	28	-	-
Glintstone Arc		Wide horizontal magic arc	Glintstone	9	1	13	-	-
Glintstone Cometshard		Piercing comet with tail	Glintstone	17	1	36	-	-
Glintstone Icecrag		Frostbite ice projectile	Cold	12	1	15	-	-
Glintstone Nail		Strong tracking magic nail	Finger	10	1	18	-	-
Glintstone Nails		Six tracking magic nails	Finger	23	1	32	-	-
Glintstone Pebble		Basic magic projectile	Glintstone	7	1	10	-	-
Glintstone Stars		Three homing stars	Glintstone	12	1	12	-	-
Gravitational Missile		Pulling gravity orb, explodes	Gravity	18	1	36	-	-
Gravity Well		Pulls foe toward caster	Gravity	12	1	17	-	-
Great Glintstone Shard		Large magic projectile	Glintstone	12	1	16	-	-
Great Oracular Bubble		Giant drifting magic bubble	Claymen	16	1	25	-	18
Greatblade Phalanx		Three large defensive glintblades	Carian	30	1	29	-	-
Impenetrable Thorns		Thorn trails from ground	Thorn	15	1	-	24	-
Loretta's Greatbow		Long range magic arrow	Carian	24	1	26	-	-
Loretta's Mastery		Four magic great arrows	Carian	39	1	46	-	-
Lucidity		Clears sleep and madness	Carian	10	1	17	-	-
Magic Downpour		Raining magic projectiles	Carian	18	1	15	-	-
Magic Glintblade		Delayed seeking glintblade	Carian	12	1	14	-	-
Magma Shot		Exploding magma lump	Magma	16	1	19	10	-
Mantle of Thorns		Thorns damage on dodge roll	Thorn	9	1	-	20	-
Mass of Putrescence		Ghostflame bursting mass	Death	41	1	28	22	-
Meteorite		Channelled meteorite rain	Gravity	30 (10)	1	30	-	-
Meteorite of Astel		Channelled meteorite hail	Gravity	60 (12)	2	55	-	-
Miriam's Vanishing		Short invisible teleport	Carian	9	1	26	-	-
Night Comet		Undodgeable dark comet	Night	21	1	38	-	-
Night Maiden's Mist		Life-sapping mist	Night	20	1	14	-	-
Night Shard		Fast undodgeable shard	Night	7	1	18	-	-
Oracle Bubbles		Nine drifting magic bubbles	Claymen	12	1	19	-	15
Rancorcall		Homing vengeful spirits	Death	12	1	16	14	-
Ranni's Dark Moon		Dark moon, frost, magic debuff	Carian	57	2	68	-	-
Rellana's Twin Moons		Twin moons crash down	Carian	47	2	72	-	-
Rennala's Full Moon		Full moon, magic debuff	Carian	47	2	70	-	-
Rings of Spectral Light		Six frost spectral rings	Death	14	1	24	18	-
Rock Blaster		Magic drill and shockwave	Glintstone	22 (4)	1	21	-	-
Rock Sling		Three flung rocks	Gravity	18	1	18	-	-
Roiling Magma		Delayed magma mine	Magma	28	1	21	12	-
Rykard's Rancor		Homing skull, fire trail	Magma	23	2	40	18	-
Scholar's Armament		Magic weapon buff	Glintstone	25	1	12	-	-
Scholar's Shield		Shield negation buff	Glintstone	30	1	12	-	-
Shard Spiral		Twin spiralling piercing shards	Glintstone	14	1	27	-	-
Shatter Earth		Ground shockwave, follow-up	Glintstone	10	1	15	-	-
Shattering Crystal		Close range crystal burst	Crystalian	21	1	38	-	-
Star Shower		Six homing stars	Glintstone	23	1	24	-	-
Starlight		Floating light source	Glintstone	9	1	15	-	-
Stars of Ruin		Twelve homing dark stars	Primeval	32	1	43	-	-
Swift Glintstone Shard		Fast small projectile	Glintstone	5	1	12	-	-
Terra Magica		Magic damage boost zone	Glintstone	20	1	20	-	-
Thops's Barrier		Deflects enemy spells	Glintstone	7	1	18	-	-
Tibia's Summons		Three skeleton summons	Death	17	1	28	20	-
Unseen Blade		Invisible weapon buff	Night	13	1	12	-	-
Unseen Form		Semi invisibility	Night	20	1	16	-	-
Vortex of Putrescence		Ghostflame jets around caster	Death	29	2	32	26	-
Zamor Ice Storm		Frost tornado around caster	Cold	17	1	36	-	-

Notes

• Glintstone Pebble from Sorceress Sellen at the Waypoint Ruins and Rock Sling from the Street of Sages Ruins in Caelid carry most casters through the early game, and Carian Slicer opens up once the Royal House Scroll reaches Sellen, Seluvis or Miriel.
• Thops leaves the Church of Irith for the Academy of Raya Lucaria once given a spare Academy Glintstone Key and dies there; his corpse beside the Schoolhouse Classroom holds Thops's Bell Bearing.
• Preceptor Seluvis is later found dead in his tower as Ranni's questline advances, and Sellen and Gowry can also die along their own stories. Their bell bearings, taken from their bodies, go to the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold to bring their sorceries back on sale.
• A teacher's bell bearing carries over any scroll already handed to that teacher, so sorceries unlocked by the Royal House Scroll stay available through the Twin Maiden Husks.
• Miriel, Pastor of Vows stays at the Church of Vows for good and accepts every scroll, which makes him the safest teacher to hand them to.