Golden Vow
| Golden Vow | |
|---|---|
| School | Incantation |
| Type | Erdtree |
| FP | 47 |
| Stamina | 50 |
| Slots | 1 |
| Requires | Faith 25 |
| Damage | - |
| Price | - |
The Golden Vow is an Erdtree incantation in Elden Ring. It is a mid-game find on Mt. Gelmir.
Golden Vow is an incantation of Erdtree Worship, taught to knights of the royal capital for generations and leaned on as a source of courage by those sent on distant expeditions. It raises damage dealt and cuts damage taken for the caster and every ally nearby for 80 seconds, with smaller bonuses against players, and holding the prayer delays activation until allies are in range. Its damage bonus stacks multiplicatively with Flame, Grant Me Strength and Howl of Shabriri, and its damage reduction stacks with food buffs such as Boiled Crab, though it will not stack with other aura buffs. The Old Lord's Talisman extends its duration. It is a staple buff for faith builds of nearly every kind and for co-op players who want to strengthen the whole group.
Why Players Pick It
The Golden Vow raises the attack power of the caster and nearby allies by 15% and cuts the damage they take by 10% for 80 seconds, a cornerstone buff for both solo fights and cooperation. It costs 47 FP, and holding the cast delays it until allies gather.
Effect
Raises damage dealt by 15% and cuts damage taken by 10% for the caster and nearby allies for 80 seconds. Each cast costs 47 FP and 50 stamina and takes up one memory slot.
How to Get Golden Vow Guide
Golden Vow lies inside the Corpse-Stench Shack east of the broken stone bridge on the Road of Iniquity in Mt. Gelmir. Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater invades at this spot.
- Travel to the Road of Iniquity in Mt. Gelmir.
- Cross to the east side of the broken stone bridge and enter the Corpse-Stench Shack.
- Pick up Golden Vow inside the shack; Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater invades at this spot.
Where to find Golden Vow Location?
Golden Vow map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Build
Casting it takes 25 Faith and a Sacred Seal. It fits Faith buffer builds, where it is often cast alongside Flame, Grant Me Strength, Black Flame's Protection and Blessing's Boon.
All Incantations
| Name | Image | Effect | Type | FP | Slots | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agheel's Flame | Fire breath from above | Dragon Communion | 36 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 | |
| Ancient Dragons' Lightning Spear | Red lightning spear | Dragon Cult | 25 | 1 | - | 32 | - | |
| Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike | Spreading red lightning | Dragon Cult | 36 | 1 | - | 26 | - | |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Bloom | Rain of holy light | Erdtree | 23 | 1 | - | 27 | - | |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Breath | Walking fire breath | Erdtree | 28 (4) | 1 | - | 27 | - | |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Horns | Shoulder horn charge | Erdtree | 18 | 1 | - | 27 | - | |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Tail | Tail sweep | Erdtree | 20 | 1 | - | 27 | - | |
| Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns | Rolling thorn attack | Erdtree | 14 | 1 | - | 27 | - | |
| Assassin's Approach | Silent steps, no fall damage | Two Fingers | 15 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Barrier of Gold | Group magic negation | Erdtree | 30 | 1 | - | 24 | - | |
| Bayle's Flame Lightning | Flame lightning talon smash | Dragon Communion | 43 | 2 | - | - | 53 | |
| Bayle's Tyranny | Roar and heatwave blast | Dragon Communion | 46 | 2 | - | - | 49 | |
| Beast Claw | Claw shockwaves | Bestial | 10 | 1 | - | 8 | - | |
| Bestial Constitution | Clears bleed and frost buildup | Bestial | 10 | 1 | - | 9 | - | |
| Bestial Sling | Fast rock shard spread | Bestial | 7 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Bestial Vitality | Self heal over time | Bestial | 18 | 1 | - | 12 | - | |
| Black Blade | Destined Death slash wave | Erdtree | 26 | 2 | - | 46 | - | |
| Black Flame | Black flame fireball | Godskin Apostle | 18 | 1 | - | 20 | - | |
| Black Flame Blade | Brief black flame weapon buff | Godskin Apostle | 15 | 1 | - | 17 | - | |
| Black Flame Ritual | Ring of black flame | Godskin Apostle | 30 | 1 | - | 42 | - | |
| Black Flame's Protection | Physical negation, less healing | Godskin Apostle | 30 | 1 | - | 30 | - | |
| Blessing of the Erdtree | Strong group regen | Erdtree | 60 | 1 | - | 38 | - | |
| Blessing's Boon | Group regen | Erdtree | 30 | 1 | - | 24 | - | |
| Bloodboon | Bloodflame pools | Blood | 13 | 1 | - | 14 | 17 | |
| Bloodflame Blade | Bloodflame weapon buff | Blood | 20 | 1 | - | 12 | 10 | |
| Bloodflame Talons | Exploding bloodflame claws | Blood | 12 | 1 | - | 13 | 15 | |
| Borealis's Mist | Frost breath from above | Dragon Communion | 48 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 | |
| Burn, O Flame! | Flame pillars around caster | Fire Giant | 26 | 1 | - | 27 | - | |
| Catch Flame | Quick close fire burst | Fire Giant | 10 | 1 | - | 8 | - | |
| Cure Poison | Cures poison | Two Fingers | 7 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Darkness | Blinding veil | Two Fingers | 24 | 1 | - | 18 | - | |
| Death Lightning | Death Blight lightning storm | Dragon Cult | 28 | 2 | - | 47 | - | |
| Discus of Light | Returning ring of light | Golden Order | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - | |
| Divine Beast Tornado | Forward tornado | Divine Beast | 24 | 1 | - | 28 | - | |
| Divine Bird Feathers | Held feather barrage | Divine Beast | 3 | 1 | - | 24 | - | |
| Divine Fortification | Holy negation buff | Two Fingers | 20 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Dragonbolt Blessing | Deflect buff, lightning weakness | Dragon Cult | 20 | 1 | - | 21 | - | |
| Dragonbolt of Florissax | Group negation aura | Dragon Cult | 35 | 1 | - | 52 | - | |
| Dragonclaw | Dragon claw slam | Dragon Communion | 24 | 1 | - | 17 | 13 | |
| Dragonfire | Fire breath | Dragon Communion | 28 (4) | 1 | - | 15 | 12 | |
| Dragonice | Frost breath | Dragon Communion | 36 (4) | 1 | - | 15 | 12 | |
| Dragonmaw | Heavy dragon bite | Dragon Communion | 34 | 1 | - | 24 | 16 | |
| Ekzykes's Decay | Rot breath from above | Dragon Communion | 48 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 | |
| Elden Stars | Golden shooting stars | Erdtree | 41 | 2 | - | 50 | - | |
| Electrify Armament | Lightning weapon buff | Dragon Cult | 27 | 1 | - | 15 | - | |
| Electrocharge | Lightning strike and shock aura | Dragon Cult | 26 | 1 | - | 30 | - | |
| Erdtree Heal | Big group heal | Erdtree | 65 | 1 | - | 42 | - | |
| Fire Serpent | Homing fire serpent | Messmer's Fire | 11 | 1 | - | 16 | - | |
| Fire's Deadly Sin | Self-immolating fire aura | Fire Giant | 26 | 1 | - | 19 | - | |
| Flame Fortification | Fire negation buff | Two Fingers | 20 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Flame Sling | Fireball | Fire Giant | 11 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Flame of the Fell God | Homing fireball explosion | Fire Giant | 34 | 2 | - | 41 | - | |
| Flame, Cleanse Me | Cures poison and rot | Fire Monk | 14 | 1 | - | 12 | - | |
| Flame, Fall Upon Them | Splitting fireballs | Fire Giant | 16 | 1 | - | 28 | - | |
| Flame, Grant Me Strength | Physical and fire attack buff | Fire Monk | 28 | 1 | - | 15 | - | |
| Flame, Protect Me | Strong fire negation buff | Fire Monk | 30 | 1 | - | 24 | - | |
| Fortissax's Lightning Spear | Twin red lightning spears | Dragon Cult | 35 | 1 | - | 46 | - | |
| Frenzied Burst | Frenzied flame beam | Frenzied Flame | 24 | 1 | - | 22 | - | |
| Frozen Lightning Spear | Frost lightning spear | Dragon Cult | 29 | 1 | - | 34 | - | |
| Furious Blade of Ansbach | Bloodflame lunging slashes | Blood | 18 | 1 | - | 19 | 27 | |
| Ghostflame Breath | Ghostflame breath from above | Dragon Communion | 36 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 | |
| Giant Golden Arc | Large golden arc | Spiral Tower | 24 | 1 | - | 34 | - | |
| Giantsflame Take Thee | Huge exploding fireball | Fire Giant | 30 | 2 | - | 30 | - | |
| Glintstone Breath | Magic breath | Dragon Communion | 28 (4) | 1 | - | 15 | 12 | |
| Golden Arcs | Three golden arcs | Spiral Tower | 12 | 1 | - | 22 | - | |
| Golden Lightning Fortification | Party lightning negation | Erdtree | 30 | 1 | - | 24 | - | |
| Golden Vow | Party attack and defense | Erdtree | 47 | 1 | - | 25 | - | |
| Great Heal | Large party heal | Two Fingers | 45 | 1 | - | 15 | - | |
| Greyoll's Roar | AoE roar, enemy debuff | Dragon Communion | 50 | 2 | - | 28 | 17 | |
| Gurranq's Beast Claw | AoE claw shockwaves | Bestial | 21 | 1 | - | 15 | - | |
| Heal | Party heal | Two Fingers | 32 | 1 | - | 12 | - | |
| Heal from Afar | Ranged party heal | Erdtree | 45 | 1 | - | 18 | - | |
| Honed Bolt | Lightning bolt from above | Dragon Cult | 12 | 1 | - | 24 | - | |
| Howl of Shabriri | Madness howl, attack buff | Frenzied Flame | 21 | 1 | - | 33 | - | |
| Immutable Shield | Shield elemental guard | Golden Order | 15 | 1 | 19 | 19 | - | |
| Inescapable Frenzy | Madness grab | Frenzied Flame | 22 | 1 | - | 21 | - | |
| Knight's Lightning Spear | Lightning spear volley | Dragon Cult | 29 | 1 | - | 36 | - | |
| Land of Shadow | Holy projectile barrage | Erdtree | 40 | 1 | - | 58 | - | |
| Lansseax's Glaive | Red lightning sweep | Dragon Cult | 22 | 1 | - | 40 | - | |
| Law of Causality | Retaliation explosion | Golden Order | 22 | 1 | 29 | - | - | |
| Law of Regression | Area dispel and cure | Golden Order | 55 | 1 | 37 | - | - | |
| Light of Miquella | Holy pillar of light | Miquella | 48 | 2 | - | 72 | - | |
| Lightning Fortification | Lightning negation buff | Two Fingers | 20 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Lightning Spear | Lightning spear throw | Dragon Cult | 18 | 1 | - | 17 | - | |
| Lightning Strike | Line of lightning bolts | Dragon Cult | 19 | 1 | - | 28 | - | |
| Litany of Proper Death | Holy ground wave, anti-undead | Golden Order | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - | |
| Lord's Aid | Party status cure | Two Fingers | 12 | 1 | - | 12 | - | |
| Lord's Divine Fortification | Party holy negation | Two Fingers | 30 | 1 | - | 27 | - | |
| Lord's Heal | Massive party heal | Two Fingers | 55 | 1 | - | 20 | - | |
| Magic Fortification | Magic negation buff | Two Fingers | 20 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Magma Breath | Magma spit, fire pools | Dragon Communion | 30 | 1 | - | 14 | 10 | |
| Messmer's Orb | Giant exploding fire orb | Messmer's Fire | 31 | 2 | - | 60 | - | |
| Midra's Flame of Frenzy | Held frenzied flame stream | Frenzied Flame | 22 (5) | 2 | - | 41 | - | |
| Minor Erdtree | Area heal over time | Erdtree | 30 | 2 | - | 70 | - | |
| Multilayered Ring of Light | Multi-hit ring of light | Miquella | 23 | 1 | - | 36 | - | |
| Noble Presence | Belly shockwave, knockback | Godskin Apostle | 20 | 1 | - | 26 | - | |
| O, Flame! | Close-range flame burst | Fire Monk | 16 | 1 | - | 16 | - | |
| Order Healing | Cures death blight buildup | Golden Order | 15 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - | |
| Order's Blade | Holy weapon buff | Golden Order | 22 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - | |
| Pest Threads | Piercing thread volley | Servants of Rot | 19 | 1 | - | 11 | - | |
| Pest-Thread Spears | Twin thread spears | Servants of Rot | 28 | 1 | - | 26 | - | |
| Placidusax's Ruin | Dragonlord lightning and fire | - | - | 3 | - | 36 | - | |
| Poison Armament | Poison weapon buff | Servants of Rot | 15 | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Poison Mist | Poison cloud | Servants of Rot | 18 | 1 | - | 12 | - | |
| Protection of the Erdtree | Party elemental negation | Erdtree | 30 | 1 | - | 35 | - | |
| Radagon's Rings of Light | Wide holy ring | Golden Order | 21 | 1 | 31 | 31 | - | |
| Rain of Fire | Raining fire cloud | Messmer's Fire | 27 | 1 | - | 52 | - | |
| Rejection | Knockback shockwave | Two Fingers | 9 | 1 | - | 12 | - | |
| Roar of Rugalea | Bear roar, multi-hit | Bear Communion | 17 | 1 | - | 14 | - | |
| Rotten Breath | Scarlet rot breath | Dragon Communion | 36 (4) | 1 | - | 15 | 12 | |
| Rotten Butterflies | Rot butterfly explosions | Servants of Rot | 48 | 1 | - | 33 | - | |
| Scarlet Aeonia | Exploding rot flower | Servants of Rot | 48 | 3 | - | 35 | - | |
| Scouring Black Flame | Sweeping black flame | Godskin Apostle | 21 | 1 | - | 28 | - | |
| Shadow Bait | Lures human foes | Two Fingers | 15 | 1 | - | 13 | - | |
| Smarag's Glintstone Breath | Glintstone dragon breath | Dragon Communion | 36 (6) | 1 | - | 23 | 15 | |
| Spira | Held holy spirals | Spiral Tower | 10 | 2 | - | 48 | - | |
| Stone of Gurranq | Thrown boulder | Bestial | 15 | 1 | - | 13 | - | |
| Surge, O Flame! | Held fire stream | Fire Monk | 1 (1) | 1 | - | 9 | - | |
| Swarm of Flies | Bloodfly swarm | Blood | 14 | 1 | - | 11 | 16 | |
| The Flame of Frenzy | Frenzied flame burst | Frenzied Flame | 16 | 1 | - | 16 | - | |
| Theodorix's Magma | Great magma spit | Dragon Communion | 45 | 1 | - | 21 | 14 | |
| Triple Rings of Light | Returning rings of light | Golden Order | 23 | 1 | 23 | 23 | - | |
| Unendurable Frenzy | Held frenzied flame spray | Frenzied Flame | 22 (6) | 1 | - | 31 | - | |
| Urgent Heal | Quick self heal | Two Fingers | 16 | 1 | - | 8 | - | |
| Vyke's Dragonbolt | Red lightning weapon buff | Dragon Cult | 35 | 1 | - | 23 | - | |
| Watchful Spirit | Skull spirit turret | Divine Beast | 12 | 1 | - | 26 | - | |
| Whirl, O Flame! | Piercing fire spiral | Fire Monk | 19 | 1 | - | 13 | - | |
| Wrath from Afar | Ranged golden shockwave | Erdtree | 18 | 1 | - | 34 | - | |
| Wrath of Gold | Golden shockwave | Erdtree | 40 | 1 | - | 32 | - |
Notes
- Against other players the bonuses fall to 7.5% damage and 5% defense.
- Counts as an aura buff, so it replaces other aura buffs instead of stacking with them.
- The cast can be held to wait for allies to step into range.