Elden Ring - Talismans

Equippable charms called talismans grant passive bonuses such as higher attributes, stronger attacks, extra damage negation or faster stamina recovery, letting players tune a build without changing weapons or armor.

How Talismans Work

• Every character starts with a single talisman slot. Each Talisman Pouch adds one more, so with all three pouches a character can wear four talismans at once, and the pouches can be collected in any order.
• All three pouches are tied to main progress: two come from boss victories and one from collecting Great Runes.
• Talismans from the same family cannot be worn together, even with free slots. Only one Crimson Amber Medallion, one Erdtree's Favor or one Dragoncrest talisman can be equipped at a time, so a +1, +2 or +3 version simply replaces the weaker one. The Great-Jar's Arsenal counts as part of the Arsenal Charm family, and the Warrior Jar Shard and Shard of Alexander also exclude each other.
• Talismans cannot be upgraded at a smith. Stronger versions marked +1, +2 or +3 are separate items found in their own locations across the world.
• Damage bonuses from different sources multiply rather than add. The Claw Talisman's 15% jump attack bonus combined with the 10% from the Raptor's Black Feathers chest armor raises a jump attack by a little over a quarter, slightly more than the two numbers added together.
• Some similar talismans are separate items and do stack. The Graven-Mass Talisman and Graven-School Talisman can both be worn for a larger sorcery boost, and Millicent's Prosthesis stacks with either winged sword insignia, while the Winged Sword Insignia and the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia exclude each other.

Talisman Slots

Builds

Best Talismans

Talisman	Image	Effect	Why Take It
Shard of Alexander		+15% skill damage	The Shard of Alexander raises the attack power of skills by 15%, which makes it a staple for any build that leans on Ashes of War or unique weapon skills. It pairs naturally with the Godfrey Icon on builds that charge their skills, and it outclasses the Warrior Jar Shard, which shares its family and gives only 10%.
Godfrey Icon		+15% charged spells/skills	The Godfrey Icon raises the damage of charged sorceries, incantations and skills by 15%. The bonus only applies when the spell or skill is actually charged, so it shines with charged attacks such as Glintstone Dart or charged Ash of War skills, and it ranks among the legendary talismans.
Erdtree's Favor +2		+4% HP, +10% stamina, +8% load	Erdtree's Favor +2 raises maximum HP by 4%, stamina by 10% and equip load by 8% in a single slot, which makes it a comfortable fit for almost any build. Until it becomes available late in the game, the base version fills the same role with smaller bonuses.
Radagon's Soreseal		+5 VIG/END/STR/DEX, +15% dmg taken	Radagon's Soreseal adds 5 points each to Vigor, Endurance, Strength and Dexterity, at the cost of 15% more damage taken. The flat stat gain matters most on low-level characters, where five extra points make a much bigger difference to HP and equip load.
Green Turtle Talisman		+8 stamina/sec	The Green Turtle Talisman raises stamina recovery by 8 points per second, which means more dodges, swings and blocks before a character runs dry. Melee builds that live on rolls and combos get the most out of it, since stamina rather than health usually ends their trades.
Lord of Blood's Exultation		+20% attack on blood loss	Lord of Blood's Exultation raises attack power by 20% for 20 seconds whenever blood loss occurs nearby, including on the wearer. Bleed weapons trigger it constantly, which makes it the signature talisman of blood builds, and the boost applies to sorceries and incantations as well as weapons.
Rotten Winged Sword Insignia		+6/8/13% on combos	The Rotten Winged Sword Insignia raises attack power in three tiers of 6%, 8% and 13% as hits land in a row, and each tier fades after 1.5 seconds without a hit. Fast weapons keep it at the top tier, and it stacks with Millicent's Prosthesis, though the two come from different playthroughs.
Ritual Sword Talisman		+10% attack at full HP	The Ritual Sword Talisman raises attack power by 10% while HP is at maximum. Ranged fighters, casters and careful duelists who rarely take hits get an almost permanent bonus from it, and it shares its full HP condition with the Ritual Shield Talisman.
Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman		-20% physical damage	The Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman reduces physical damage taken by 20%, and since most enemies deal physical damage it helps in nearly every fight. It is the strongest of the Dragoncrest line and replaces the Dragoncrest Shield Talisman and its upgrades rather than stacking with them.
Crimson Amber Medallion +3		+10% max HP	The Crimson Amber Medallion +3 raises maximum HP by 10%, the highest of its line, for a weight of only 0.6. It is a simple survival pick for any build that wants a bigger health pool without spending levels on Vigor.
Graven-Mass Talisman		+8% sorceries	The Graven-Mass Talisman raises sorcery damage by 8% and is a core piece of any Intelligence caster. It does not conflict with the Graven-School Talisman, so both can be worn for a bigger boost alongside a staff that strengthens the caster's chosen sorcery family.
Great-Jar's Arsenal		+19% equip load	Great-Jar's Arsenal raises maximum equip load by 19%, letting players wear heavier armor and weapons while still rolling well, or spend fewer levels on Endurance. It belongs to the Arsenal Charm family, so it replaces the weaker charms rather than stacking with them.

All Talismans

Name	Image	Effect	Type	Weight
Aged One's Exultation		+20% attack on nearby madness	Damage	0.9
Ailment Talisman		+350 resistance after an ailment	Status Resistance	0.6
Ancestral Spirit's Horn		+3 FP per kill	Health and Stamina	1.2
Arrow's Reach Talisman		+65% bow range	Damage	0.7
Arrow's Soaring Sting Talisman		+50% bow range, +8% arrows	Damage	1.1
Arrow's Sting Talisman		+10% arrow and bolt damage	Damage	0.7
Arsenal Charm		+15% equip load	Utility	1.5
Arsenal Charm +1		+17% equip load	Utility	1.5
Assassin's Cerulean Dagger		+15 FP on critical hit	Health and Stamina	0.8
Assassin's Crimson Dagger		+10% +85 HP on critical hit	Health and Stamina	0.8
Axe Talisman		+10% charged attacks	Damage	0.8
Beloved Stardust		Max cast speed, +30% damage taken	Sorcery and Incantation	1.3
Blade of Mercy		+20% attack after critical	Damage	1.3
Blessed Blue Dew Talisman		+0.5 FP per second	Health and Stamina	1.2
Blessed Dew Talisman		+2 HP per second	Health and Stamina	0.6
Blue Dancer Charm		Up to +15% physical at low load	Damage	0.9
Blue-Feathered Branchsword		-50% damage below 20% HP	Defense	1.1
Boltdrake Talisman		+13% lightning negation	Defense	0.6
Boltdrake Talisman +1		+17% lightning negation	Defense	0.6
Boltdrake Talisman +2		+20% lightning negation	Defense	0.6
Boltdrake Talisman +3		+22% lightning negation	Defense	0.9
Bull-Goat's Talisman		+33% poise	Defense	0.5
Carian Filigreed Crest		-25% skill FP cost	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.8
Cerulean Amber Medallion		+7% max FP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Cerulean Amber Medallion +1		+9% max FP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Cerulean Amber Medallion +2		+11% max FP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Cerulean Amber Medallion +3		+12.5% max FP	Health and Stamina	0.6
Cerulean Seed Talisman		+20% Cerulean flask FP	Health and Stamina	0.8
Cerulean Seed Talisman +1		+30% Cerulean flask FP	Health and Stamina	1.1
Clarifying Horn Charm		+140 focus	Status Resistance	0.6
Clarifying Horn Charm +1		+190 focus	Status Resistance	0.6
Clarifying Horn Charm +2		+230 focus	Status Resistance	0.9
Claw Talisman		+15% jump attacks	Damage	0.7
Companion Jar		+20% throwing pots	Damage	0.6
Concealing Veil		Stealth while crouching	Utility	0.9
Crepus's Vial		Silent movement	Utility	0.7
Crimson Amber Medallion		+6% max HP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Crimson Amber Medallion +1		+7% max HP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Crimson Amber Medallion +2		+8% max HP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Crimson Amber Medallion +3		+10% max HP	Health and Stamina	0.6
Crimson Seed Talisman		+20% flask healing	Health and Stamina	0.8
Crimson Seed Talisman +1		+30% flask healing	Health and Stamina	1.1
Crucible Feather Talisman		Better rolls, +30% damage taken	Defense	0.8
Crucible Knot Talisman		-30% headshot damage	Defense	0.5
Crucible Scale Talisman		-30% critical damage taken	Defense	1.1
Crusade Insignia		+15% attack on kill	Damage	1.2
Curved Sword Talisman		+20% guard counters	Damage	0.7
Daedicar's Woe		Doubles damage taken	Utility	0.8
Dagger Talisman		+17% critical damage	Damage	1.1
Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman		-20% physical damage	Defense	0.8
Dragoncrest Shield Talisman		-10% physical damage	Defense	0.8
Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +1		-13% physical damage	Defense	0.8
Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +2		-17% physical damage	Defense	0.8
Dried Bouquet		+20% attack on spirit death	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.8
Enraged Divine Beast		+10% storm damage	Damage	0.7
Erdtree's Favor		+3% HP, +7% stamina, +5% load	Health and Stamina	1.5
Erdtree's Favor +1		+3.5% HP, +8.5% stamina, +6.5% load	Health and Stamina	1.5
Erdtree's Favor +2		+4% HP, +10% stamina, +8% load	Health and Stamina	1.5
Faithful's Canvas Talisman		+4% incantations	Sorcery and Incantation	0.7
Fine Crucible Feather Talisman		Better backsteps, +15% damage taken	Defense	0.6
Fire Scorpion Charm		+12% fire, +10% physical taken	Damage	0.8
Flamedrake Talisman		-13% fire damage	Defense	0.6
Flamedrake Talisman +1		-17% fire damage	Defense	0.6
Flamedrake Talisman +2		-20% fire damage	Defense	0.6
Flamedrake Talisman +3		-22% fire damage	Defense	0.9
Flock's Canvas Talisman		+8% incantations	Sorcery and Incantation	1.0
Furled Finger's Trick-Mirror		Look like a host	Utility	0.7
Godfrey Icon		+15% charged spells/skills	Damage	0.8
Godskin Swaddling Cloth		Heal on hit combos	Health and Stamina	0.9
Gold Scarab		+20% runes	Utility	1.2
Golden Braid		+22% holy negation	Defense	0.9
Graven-Mass Talisman		+8% sorceries	Sorcery and Incantation	1.0
Graven-School Talisman		+4% sorceries	Sorcery and Incantation	0.7
Great-Jar's Arsenal		+19% equip load	Utility	1.5
Greatshield Talisman		-20% guard stamina loss	Defense	0.9
Green Turtle Talisman		+8 stamina/sec	Health and Stamina	0.7
Haligdrake Talisman		+13% holy negation	Defense	0.6
Haligdrake Talisman +1		+17% holy negation	Defense	0.6
Haligdrake Talisman +2		+20% holy negation	Defense	0.6
Hammer Talisman		+40% guard stamina damage	Damage	0.9
Host's Trick-Mirror		Look like a cooperator	Utility	0.7
Immunizing Horn Charm		+90 immunity	Status Resistance	0.6
Immunizing Horn Charm +1		+140 immunity	Status Resistance	0.6
Immunizing Horn Charm +2		+180 immunity	Status Resistance	0.9
Kindred of Rot's Exultation		+20% attack on poison or rot	Damage	0.9
Lacerating Crossed-Tree		+15% dash attacks	Damage	0.8
Lance Talisman		+15% mounted attacks	Damage	0.7
Lightning Scorpion Charm		+12% lightning, +10% phys taken	Damage	0.8
Longtail Cat Talisman		No fall damage	Utility	0.6
Lord of Blood's Exultation		+20% attack on blood loss	Damage	0.9
Magic Scorpion Charm		+12% magic, +10% phys taken	Damage	0.8
Marika's Scarseal		+3 MND/INT/FTH/ARC, +10% dmg taken	Sorcery and Incantation	0.8
Marika's Soreseal		+5 MND/INT/FTH/ARC, +15% dmg taken	Sorcery and Incantation	0.8
Millicent's Prosthesis		+5 DEX, up to +11% attack	Damage	1.6
Moon of Nokstella		+2 memory slots	Sorcery and Incantation	0.8
Mottled Necklace		+40 immunity, robustness, focus	Status Resistance	0.9
Mottled Necklace +1		+60 immunity, robustness, focus	Status Resistance	0.9
Mottled Necklace +2		+100 immunity, robustness, focus	Status Resistance	1.2
Old Lord's Talisman		+30% spell duration	Sorcery and Incantation	0.5
Outer God Heirloom		+5 arcane	Damage	0.6
Pearl Shield Talisman		+20% non-physical negation when guarding	Defense	0.9
Pearldrake Talisman		+5% non-physical negation	Defense	0.9
Pearldrake Talisman +1		+7% non-physical negation	Defense	0.9
Pearldrake Talisman +2		+9% non-physical negation	Defense	0.9
Pearldrake Talisman +3		+11% non-physical negation	Defense	1.2
Perfumer's Talisman		+20% perfume damage	Damage	0.6
Primal Glintstone Blade		-25% spell FP, -15% max HP	Sorcery and Incantation	0.6
Prince of Death's Cyst		+140 vitality	Status Resistance	0.6
Prince of Death's Pustule		+90 vitality	Status Resistance	0.6
Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom		+5 dexterity	Damage	0.8
Radagon Icon		Faster casting, +30 cast DEX	Sorcery and Incantation	0.7
Radagon's Scarseal		+3 VIG/END/STR/DEX, +10% dmg taken	Health and Stamina	0.8
Radagon's Soreseal		+5 VIG/END/STR/DEX, +15% dmg taken	Health and Stamina	0.8
Red-Feathered Branchsword		+20% attack at low HP	Damage	1.4
Rellana's Cameo		+45% held stance skills	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.8
Retaliatory Crossed-Tree		+17% roll/backstep attacks	Damage	0.8
Ritual Shield Talisman		-30% damage at full HP	Defense	0.9
Ritual Sword Talisman		+10% attack at full HP	Damage	0.9
Roar Medallion		+15% roars and breaths	Damage	0.7
Rotten Winged Sword Insignia		+6/8/13% on combos	Damage	1.4
Sacred Scorpion Charm		+12% holy, +10% damage taken	Damage	0.8
Sacrificial Twig		Saves runes on death	Utility	1.0
Shabriri's Woe		Draws enemy aggro	Utility	0.6
Shard of Alexander		+15% skill damage	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.9
Sharpshot Talisman		+12% aimed shots	Damage	0.6
Shattered Stone Talisman		Boosts kicks and stomps	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.8
Silver Scarab		+75 item discovery	Utility	1.2
Smithing Talisman		+10% thrown weapons	Damage	1.3
Spear Talisman		+15% thrust counters	Damage	0.5
Spelldrake Talisman		+13% magic negation	Defense	0.6
Spelldrake Talisman +1		+17% magic negation	Defense	0.6
Spelldrake Talisman +2		+20% magic negation	Defense	0.6
Spelldrake Talisman +3		+22% magic negation	Defense	0.9
St. Trina's Smile		+20% attack near sleep	Damage	0.9
Stalwart Horn Charm		+90 robustness	Status Resistance	0.6
Stalwart Horn Charm +1		+140 robustness	Status Resistance	0.6
Stalwart Horn Charm +2		+180 robustness	Status Resistance	0.9
Stargazer Heirloom		+5 Intelligence	Sorcery and Incantation	0.6
Starscourge Heirloom		+5 Strength	Damage	0.8
Taker's Cameo		Heals on kill	Health and Stamina	1.0
Talisman of All Crucibles		All Crucible effects	Defense	1.9
Talisman of Lord's Bestowal		Poise after healing	Defense	3.0
Talisman of the Dread		+15% magma attacks	Sorcery and Incantation	0.6
Twinblade Talisman		+45% chain finisher	Damage	0.7
Two Fingers Heirloom		+5 Faith	Sorcery and Incantation	0.6
Two-Handed Sword Talisman		+15% two-handed attacks	Damage	1.2
Two-Headed Turtle Talisman		+22.5% stamina recovery	Health and Stamina	1.0
Verdigris Discus		Defense at heavy load	Defense	4.5
Viridian Amber Medallion		+11% max stamina	Health and Stamina	0.3
Viridian Amber Medallion +1		+13% max stamina	Health and Stamina	0.3
Viridian Amber Medallion +2		+15% max stamina	Health and Stamina	0.3
Viridian Amber Medallion +3		+17% max stamina	Health and Stamina	0.6
Warrior Jar Shard		+10% skill damage	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.9
Winged Sword Insignia	File:Elden-ring winged-sword-insignia.webp	+3/5/10% on combos	Damage	1.4

Notes

• Millicent's questline ends with a choice: helping her earns the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia and killing her earns Millicent's Prosthesis, with the other waiting until the next playthrough. Either way, Gowry then yields the Flock's Canvas Talisman.
• Killing Iron Fist Alexander before his questline ends gives the weaker Warrior Jar Shard instead of the Shard of Alexander.
• The Magic Scorpion Charm comes from Preceptor Seluvis for the Amber Starlight, and that offer ends if Ranni receives the Fingerslayer Blade first.
• Speaking to Nepheli Loux inside Stormveil Castle before defeating Godrick the Grafted leads her to hand over the Arsenal Charm later at the Roundtable Hold.
• Strong early picks include the Crimson Amber Medallion, a starting keepsake also sold for 1,500 runes by the Nomadic Merchant in the Weeping Peninsula, the Claw Talisman on a Stormveil Castle watchtower, and the Blue Dancer Charm from the Guardian Golem in Highroad Cave.