Spirit-Caller Snail
| Spirit-Caller Snail | |
|---|---|
| Type | Dungeon Boss |
| Region | Liurnia of the Lakes, Mountaintops of the Giants |
| Runes | 3,000 |
| Weak To | Slash, Standard, Strike, Pierce, Lightning |
| Required | No |
Spirit-Caller Snail is a dungeon boss in Elden Ring.
The Spirit-Caller Snail is a pale, glowing snail that calls powerful spirits to fight in its place. In the Road's End Catacombs of Liurnia, it hides while Crucible Knight spirits guard it. In the Spiritcaller Cave on the Mountaintops of the Giants, it raises a Godskin Apostle and then a Godskin Noble before it appears. The snail itself is weak, and its spirits vanish the moment it dies.
Lore
The snail is a pale, serpentine creature that gives off a faint glow. It can turn almost invisible and slip across the room in an instant.
It calls spirits from beyond with a ringing sound, like a Spirit Calling Bell. Weak on its own, it relies on those spirits to protect it, and they fade the moment it dies.
Where to find Spirit-Caller Snail Location?
- Road's End Catacombs, Liurnia of the Lakes, at the end of the catacombs, guarded by Crucible Knight spirits
- Spiritcaller Cave, Mountaintops of the Giants, at the end of the cave, guarded by the spirits of a Godskin Apostle and a Godskin Noble
Spirit-Caller Snail map location:
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Weaknesses
| Weak To | Slash, Standard, Strike, Pierce, Lightning |
|---|---|
| Resists | Magic |
| Immune | Madness |
Phases
- Road's End Catacombs: the snail hides and summons one Crucible Knight spirit at a time while it stays out of reach.
- Spiritcaller Cave: a Godskin Apostle spirit fights first, then a Godskin Noble spirit, and only then does the snail appear.
Attacks
- Spirit Summon: it waves its neck and calls a new spirit whenever the last one dies; ignore the spirit and hunt the snail.
- Teleport: it vanishes across the room after taking a few hits; look for the faint glow on the floor and strike again.
- Crucible Knight spirits: the knights swing greatswords and spears with long reach; dodge them while searching for the snail.
Tactics
- In Road's End Catacombs, ignore the Crucible Knight spirits; killing them only brings new ones.
- Look for a faint glowing spot, often in a corner or by a pillar, and attack it in melee.
- Use a melee weapon on the snail, since it cannot be locked onto while invisible.
- Summon a pack of Spirit Ashes to keep the knight spirits busy.
- In Spiritcaller Cave, beat the Apostle and then the Noble before the snail shows itself.
Best Builds
Fast melee weapon
The snail takes extra damage from physical attacks and dies quickly once found.
Pack Spirit Ashes
Several summons tie up the knight spirits while the snail is hunted down.
| Gear | Lone Wolf Ashes |
|---|
Quick sorcery and reach
Fast spells and long-reaching skills keep the spirits away during the search.
| Gear | Glintstone Pebble, Swift Glintstone Shard, Ash of War: Storm Blade |
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Battlemage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence |
| Other Stats | Mind, Vigor & Strength |
| Requires | 27 Intelligence, 20 Strength, 14 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Carian Glintstone Staff |
| Shield | Jellyfish Shield |
| Armor | Any that can med roll |
| Skills | Contagious Fury |
| Spells | Carian Slicer, Carian Greatsword, Carian Piercer, Glintstone Pebble, Loretta's Greatbow |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Crystal Mage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence |
| Other Stats | Vigor & Mind |
| Requires | 52 Intelligence, 20 Strength, 14 Dexterity, 12 Faith |
| Weapon | Crystal Staff, Finger Seal or Clawmark Seal |
| Shield | Jellyfish Shield |
| Armor | Any that still allows |
| Talismans | Magic Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Dragoncrest Shield Talisman, and Godfrey Icon |
| Skills | Contagious Fury |
| Spells | Crystal Torrent, Shattering Crystal, Glintstone Pebble, Great Glintstone Shard, Comet, Terra Magica & Bestial Vitality |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Darkmoon Spellblade Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence & Mind |
| Other Stats | Vigor |
| Requires | 38 Intelligence, 16 Strength, 12 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Dark Moon Greatsword & Carian Glintblade Staff |
| Armor | Any that still allows med rolling |
| Talismans | Godfrey Icon, Radagon Icon, Stargazer Heirloom & Green Turtle Talisman |
| Skills | Moonlight Greatsword |
| Spells | Magic Glintblade, Glintstone Pebble, Greatblade Phalanx, Loretta's Greatbow & Unseen Form |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Enchanted Knight Build
| Class | Astrologer or Prisoner |
|---|---|
| Level | 50 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence & Vigor |
| Other Stats | Mind & Endurance |
| Requires | 27 Intelligence, 12 Strength, 8 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Carian Glintstone Staff |
| Shield | Blue-Gold Kite Shield |
| Armor | Carian Knight Set |
| Skills | Ash of War: Barricade Shield |
| Spells | Carian Slicer, Carian Piercer, Carian Greatsword and Glintstone Pebble |
| Flasks | Most FP, Some HP |
Level 80/90 Sorcerer Duelist Build
| Class | Astrologer |
|---|---|
| Level | 80 |
| Main Stats | 35/40 Vigor, 55/60 (47/52 base +8 from gear) Intelligence (level 80/90 respectively) |
| Other Stats | 26 Mind,15 Endurance ( |
| Requires | 52 Intelligence |
| Armor | Queen's Crescent Crown (+3 int), Veteran's Armor,any light gloves with >0 poise ( e.g. Astrologer Gloves ), Banished Knight Greaves |
| Talismans | Graven-Mass Talisman, Great-Jar's Arsenal, Stargazer Heirloom, Radagon Icon |
| Skills | Optional parry / quickstep etc. |
| Spells | Carian Slicer, Swift Glintstone Shard, Come t -> CHOOSE FROM: Carian Piercer / Stars of Ruin / Glintstone Arc / Magic Glintblade + Collapsing Stars / Shard Spiral / Gavel of Haima / Carian Phalanx / Eternal Darkness / Terra Magica / Anything |
Magus Build
| Class | Prisoner or Astrologer |
|---|---|
| Level | 50 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence & Dexterity |
| Other Stats | Vigor |
| Requires | 24 Intelligence, 12 Dexterity, 7 Strength |
| Weapon | Rapier |
| Armor | Carian Knight Set |
| Skills | Ash of War: Glintblade Phalanx |
| Spells | Scholar's Armament, Glintstone Pebble and Carian Greatsword |
| Flasks | Slightly more FP than HP |
Summons
Spirit Ashes allowed
Drops
Defeating it grants 3,000 runes.
| Name | Image |
|---|---|
| Glintstone Sorcerer Ashes | 
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| Black Flame Ritual | 
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| Godskin Swaddling Cloth | 
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Notes
- The Road's End Catacombs snail drops the Glintstone Sorcerer Ashes.
- The Spiritcaller Cave snail gives 70,000 runes, Black Flame Ritual and the Godskin Swaddling Cloth.
- The snail is immune to critical hits.
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