Quick Answer: Elden Ring features over 100 sorceries divided into schools: Glintstone (Carian/Liurnia), Death (Deathbed/Caria), Crystallian (Crystal Caves), Gravity (Radahn), and more. Sorceries scale with Intelligence and require a Glintstone Staff. Top sorceries: Comet Azur, Stars of Ruin, Glintstone Pebble. The DLC adds new sorcery types including Black Knife and Carian Greatblade.
Welcome to the EldenGuide Spells Wiki. Magic in Elden Ring comes in two forms — sorceries and incantations — and both can carry an entire build. This page explains how spells work and how our wiki organizes them.
The Two Types of Magic
Elden Ring splits magic into two categories. Sorceries are glintstone-based spells that scale with Intelligence and are cast with a glintstone staff. Incantations are faith-based spells that scale with Faith (and sometimes Arcane) and are cast with a Sacred Seal. Each type has its own identity, strengths, and casting tool.
How Casting Works
To cast a spell you need three things: the casting tool (staff or seal), enough FP to pay the spell’s cost, and the spell equipped in a Memory Slot. You also need to meet the spell’s attribute requirements. Casting tools scale like weapons, so upgrading your staff or seal directly increases spell damage.
Memory Slots and the Memory Stone
You can only equip a limited number of spells at once, determined by your Memory Slots. You expand them by finding Memory Stones throughout the world and Stonesword Keys-gated areas. Casters should prioritize collecting Memory Stones so they can carry a versatile spell loadout.
Sorceries
Sorceries cover glintstone projectiles, gravity magic, cold magic that builds Frost, claymen and night sorceries, and more. They reward Intelligence builds with strong ranged damage and crowd control. Sorceries are learned from scrolls and spellbooks given to sorcery teachers.
Incantations
Incantations are far more varied in role. They include offensive Fire, Lightning, and Holy spells, healing incantations, buffs, dragon communion breath attacks, and utility spells. This versatility is what makes Faith builds so adaptable. Incantations are unlocked through prayerbooks given to incantation teachers.
Where to Learn Spells
Most spells are not simply found equipped — you bring scrolls, spellbooks, and prayerbooks to the appropriate teacher, who then sells you the spells they unlock. A few powerful spells are earned from boss Remembrances or found directly in the world. Exploring thoroughly and handing books to teachers steadily expands your options.
Building Around Spells
A caster build needs Mind for FP, the relevant casting stat (Intelligence or Faith), and Vigor for survival. A melee weapon as backup covers moments when FP runs low. Our Intelligence build guide and Faith build guide show how to put a full caster together, and the soft caps guide helps balance the stats.
Final Notes
Spells turn the Tarnished into a force of cosmic or divine power. Whether you rain glintstone sorceries from afar or channel the incantations of the Golden Order, a strong spell loadout — backed by an upgraded staff or seal and enough Memory Slots — is a build-defining choice. Browse our Spells Wiki to plan your magical arsenal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many sorceries are in Elden Ring?
A: Approximately 100+ in the base game. The DLC adds 30+ new sorceries focused on the Cerulean Spell category and Carian sorceries.
Q: Best sorcery in Elden Ring?
A: Stars of Ruin for general use, Comet Azur for burst damage with the Cerulean Hidden Tear, and Glintstone Pebble for efficient ranged poke.
Q: Where to learn sorceries?
A: Buy from Sorcerer Rogier, Preceptor Seluvis, and Sellen at the Roundtable Hold. Find more on corpses throughout the world.