Carian Sorcery Sword

Carian Sorcery Sword

Attack	69 Physical, 69 Magic
Critical	110
Scaling	Str E, Dex D, Int D
Requires	Str 10, Dex 19, Int 16
Effect	Becomes a catalyst for Glintstone Sorceries upon using Strong attacks
Guard	34% physical, 19 guard boost
Type	Thrusting Sword
Attack Type	Standard/Pierce
Skill	Impaling Thrust
FP Cost	9
Weight	2.5
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	500

The Carian Sorcery Sword is a Thrusting Sword in Elden Ring. It belongs to Shadow of the Erdtree and waits in Scadu Altus.

The Carian Sorcery Sword is one of the Carian royal family's glintstone swords, a small slender piercing blade used by the Carian knights of old before their sorcerous combat was fully refined. It sits in a chest inside Castle Ensis, reached by dropping into the castle from the cliff beside the waterfall west of the Highroad Cross Site of Grace in Scadu Altus. It gives up the usual heavy attacks to serve as a catalyst: in the right hand a strong attack casts the equipped glintstone sorcery, and in the left hand the skill button casts instead. Its damage splits roughly one third physical and two thirds magic, and its critical rating of 110 makes critical hits strong. It suits an Intelligence character who wants to cast without swapping away from a sword and shield.

How to Get Carian Sorcery Sword Guide

This item can be found in a chest in Castle Ensis after dropping down from Scadu Altus.

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Upgrades

It upgrades with regular Smithing Stones up to +25. Greases and weapon buffs work on it as well.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	x2	73 Physical, 73 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int D
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	x4	77 Physical, 77 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int D
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	x6	81 Physical, 81 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int C
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	x2	85 Physical, 85 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int C
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	x4	89 Physical, 89 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int C
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	x6	93 Physical, 93 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int C
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	x2	97 Physical, 97 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int C
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	x4	102 Physical, 102 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	x6	106 Physical, 106 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	x2	110 Physical, 110 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	x4	112 Physical, 112 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	x6	113 Physical, 113 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	x2	115 Physical, 115 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	x4	117 Physical, 117 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	x6	119 Physical, 119 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	x2	120 Physical, 120 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int B
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	x4	122 Physical, 122 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int A
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	x6	124 Physical, 124 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int A
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	x2	125 Physical, 125 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int A
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	x4	127 Physical, 127 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int A
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	x6	128 Physical, 128 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int A
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	x2	129 Physical, 129 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int S
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	x4	129 Physical, 129 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int S
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	x6	130 Physical, 130 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int S
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	131 Physical, 131 Magic	Str E, Dex D, Int S

Skill

Impaling Thrust costs 9 FP. The wielder gathers power, then lunges forward into a strong piercing thrust that punches through an enemy's guard. Most of the damage gets past a raised shield, which makes it a reliable answer to turtling enemies and players. The thrust can be parried.

"Skill that lets piercing armaments overcome enemy shields. Build power, then lunge forward for a strong thrust that pierces an enemy's guard."

Critical Damage

Its critical rating is 110, above the 100 most of its class carries, so backstabs and ripostes land noticeably harder.

Builds

Carian Knight Build

Shadow of the Erdtree · Level 154

Class	Any
Level	154
Focus	Intelligence
Main Stats	Intelligence, Vigor
Other Stats	Endurance, Mind
Requires	72 Intelligence, 19 Dexterity, 12 Strength
Weapon	Carian Sorcery Sword
Shield	Wolf Crest Shield
Armor	Carian Knight Helm, Rellana's Armor, Beast Champion Gauntlets, Rellana's Greaves
Talismans	Magic Scorpion Charm, Blade of Mercy, Crusade Insignia, Two-Headed Turtle Talisman
Swap In	Graven-Mass Talisman, Dagger Talisman, Curved Sword Talisman, Greatshield Talisman
Skills	Impaling Thrust, Carian Retaliation
Spells	Glintblade Trio, Greatblade Phalanx, Rellana's Twin Moons, Scholar's Shield
Flasks	Equal Charges
Crystal Tear	Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Opaline Hardtear
Other Tear	Thorny Cracked Tear
Great Rune	Radahn's Great Rune

Notes

"One of the Carian royal family's glintstone swords. A small piercing sword with a slender blade. Formerly used by the Carian knights of old before the full refinement of their sorcerous combat techniques, this armament functions as a catalyst for glintstone sorcery when executing strong attacks."

All Thrusting Swords

The table below lists all Thrusting Swords in Elden Ring.

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Sell Price	Skill
Antspur Rapier	98 47	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 21	3	D 10	D 20	0	200	Impaling Thrust
Carian Sorcery Sword	69 34.0	69 48.0	0 24.0	0 24.0	0 24.0	110 19	2.5	E 10	D 19	D 16	500	Impaling Thrust
Cleanrot Knight's Sword	109 51	0 34	0 34	0 34	0 34	100 23	4	D 11	D 13	0	200	Impaling Thrust
Estoc	107 54	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 24	4.5	E 11	C 13	0	100	Impaling Thrust
Frozen Needle	99 40	0 40	0 28	0 28	0 28	100 20	2.5	E 11	D 18	0	100	Impaling Thrust
Noble's Estoc	104 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 22	3.5	D 9	D 10	0	1000	Impaling Thrust
Rapier	96 45.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	130 20	2.5	E 7	C 12	0	100	Impaling Thrust
Rogier's Rapier	93 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	110 23	3.5	E 8	C 17	0	100	Repeating Thrust