Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - Best Sorceries and Incantations

Best Sorceries and Incantations in Elden Ring, including the strongest magic spells for Intelligence and Faith builds, details and unique features of each spells, and required stats to cast them in the game.

Best Sorceries and Incantations in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (SotET)

Below are the best Sorceries and Incantations in Elden Ring, including the strongest magic spells for Intelligence and Faith builds, details and unique features of each spells, and required stats to cast them in the game.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Best Builds for PvE

Best Sorcery Spells (Intelligence Build)

Sorcery	Details
Comet Azur	Top-tier spell for Sorcery builds. Incredibly powerful opening attack during boss battles, especially against slow moving foes
Requirements	60 Intelligence
Meteorite of Astel	Top-tier spell for Sorcery builds. Extremely effective against large enemies like bosses or groups of regular enemies.
Requirements	55 Intelligence
Ranni’s Dark Moon	Top-tier spell for Sorcery builds. High damage and lowers enemy magic resistance. Homes in on target. Also useful as a powerful opening attack during boss battles.
Requirements	68 Intelligence
Shard Spiral	High-tier spell that can damage enemies multiple times. Highly-effective against dragons and other large enemies such as bosses.
Requirements	27 Intelligence
Night Comet	High-tier spell that most enemies will not dodge. Incredibly powerful when using Staff of Loss.
Requirements	38 Intelligence
Terra Magica	Powerful support sorcery that increases magic damage when inside its active field. Very good synergy with Comet Azur and Ranni’s Dark Moon at the start of boss battles.
Requirements	20 Intelligence

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Best Sorcery (Intelligence) Builds for PvE

Best Incantation Spells (Faith Build)

Sorcery	Details
Black Flame	Top-tier Incantation which deals percentage damage. Highly-effective against bosses with high HP.
Requirements	20 Faith
Catch Flame	High DPS close-range Fire Incantation. Good FP efficiency. Can be used while mounted.
Requirements	8 Faith
The Flame of Frenzy	High-damage Fire Incantation that attacks foes in a wide frontal area. Good FP efficiency, especially for its damage output against enemy groups or bosses. Low Faith requirement.
Requirements	16 Faith
Unendurable Frenzy	High DPS version of The Flame of Frenzy Greater AoE range, making it even more effective against groups of enemies or bosses. High FP cost.
Requirements	31 Faith
Frenzied Burst	High-damage Fire Incantation with incredible range. Gains increased power when charged. Can be used to snipe enemies, which can killing as they approach you.
Requirements	22 Faith
Rotten Breath	Wide-range Incantation that applies poison on enemies. Highly-effective against bosses that are susceptible to status ailments.
Requirements	15 Faith/12 Arcane
Golden Vow	Grants increased attack power and defense to caster and all allies. Has very good duration and buff percentage. Stacks with Flame, Grant Me Strength
Requirements	25 Faith
Flame, Grant Me Strength	Increases Physical and Fire Incantation attack power. Stacks with Golden Vow.
Requirements	15 Faith
Great Heal	Incredible emergency healing skill. Very good FP cost for the HP that it restores.
Requirements	15 Faith
Bestial Vitality	Good emergency healing skill. Heals HP over time.
Requirements	12 Faith

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Best Faith Builds for PvE

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Recommended Article List

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Guides

DLC Useful Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET DLC Useful Guides
How to Start the DLC and Recommended Level	All DLC Weapons List and Locations
All DLC Legendary Weapons and Spells	All DLC Armor List and Locations
All Scadutree Fragment Locations	All DLC Boss Remembrances List
All Revered Spirit Ash List and Locations	All DLC Ashes of War List and Locations
All DLC Map Piece Locations	How to Unlock Scaduview Region (Secret Region)
All Miquella's Cross Locations

DLC Side Quest Walkthroughs

▼Elden Ring: SotET Side Questline Walkthrough
St. Trina & Thiollier Questline Walkthrough	Sir Ansbach, Leda, and Freyja Questline Walkthrough

DLC New Weapon Classes

▼Elden Ring: SotET DLC New Weapon Classes
Light Greatswords	Great Katanas
Beast Claws	Perfume Bottles
Backhand Blades	Throwing Blades
Hand-to-Hand Art Weapons	Thrusting Shield

Elden Ring Character Build Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET Build Guides
Strength Builds	Dexterity Builds
Quality Builds	Sorcery (Intelligence) Builds
Faith Builds

Elden Ring Best Character Builds

Elden Ring Strategy Guides

Beginner Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET Beginner Guides
Game Controls	Can You Change the Difficulty?
How Long to Beat	Tips for Beginners
Disable Online Connection at the Title Screen	Recommended Game Settings
Permanent Events	Best Starting Class to Choose
Character Stats and Parameters	Starting Classes
Is Cross-Play Available?	How to Fast Travel
Site of Grace Guide	Which Keepsake to Get
Stat Progression Guide

Useful Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET Useful Guides
Trophies	Best Weapons
Best Shields	Best Builds
Best Spells	Endings Guide
Equipment Weight and Dodge Roll Type	Boss Guides
Multiplayer Guide	How to Get a Mount (Torrent)
New Game Plus (NG+) Guide	All Legendary Armaments
All Legendary Talismans	All Legendary Sorceries and Incantations
Stat Soft Caps	Rune Farming Guide
All Golden Seed Locations	How to Respec Stats
Where to Get Larval Tear	Benefits of Two-Handing Weapons
How to Increase Memory Slots	How to Get Around Dodge Roll Delay
How to Get Smithing Stones	Where to Find the Glinstone Key
How to Get Mimic Tear	How to Quickly Reach Volcano Manor

Elden Ring Walkthroughs

Main Story

▼Elden Ring: SotET Main Story Walkthroughs
Main Story Walkthroughs List

Side Quests

▼Elden Ring: SotET Side Quest Walkthroughs
Side Quest Walkthroughs List

Elden Ring Boss Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET Boss Guides
Commander Niall	Ancestor Spirit
Flying Dragon Agheel	Elemer of the Briar
Royal Knight Loretta	Leonine Misbegotten
Astel, Naturalborn of the Void	Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree
Mimic Tear	Mohg, the Omen
Godfrey the First Lord	Magma Wyrm Makar
Goskin Noble	Red Wolf of Radagon
Margit, the Fell Omen	Valiant Gargoyle
Regal Ancestor Spirit	Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella
Fire Giant	Godskin Duo
Lichdragon Fortissax	Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
Dragonlord Placidusax	Hoarah Loux the Warrior
Maliketh the Black Blade	Mohg
Malenia, the Blade of Miquella	Rykard
Morgott	Godrick, the Grafted
General Radahn

Elden Ring All Boss Guides List

Elden Ring Game Database

Weapons

▼Elden Ring: SotET Weapons
Daggers	Straight Swords
Greatswords	Curved Swords
Thrusting Swords	Katanas
Double-Edged Swords	Hammers
Axes	Spears
Great Spears	Light Bows
Glintstone Staves	Sacred Seals
Talismans	Arrows/Ammo

Shields

▼Elden Ring: SotET Shields
Small Shields	Medium Shields
Large Shields

Armor

▼Elden Ring: SotET Armor
Headgear	Chest Armor
Gauntlets	Legwear

Items

▼Elden Ring: SotET Items
Consumable Items	Materials
Key Items	Cookbooks
Multiplayer Items	Upgrade Materials (Ashes of War)

Skills and Magic

▼Elden Ring: SotET Skills
Ash of War Skills	Sorceries
Incantations

Merchants

▼Elden Ring: SotET Merchants
Merchant Kalé Shop	Sorceress Sellen Shop
Nomadic Merchant Shop

Other

▼Elden Ring: SotET Other Databases
Characters	Easter Eggs
Trophies

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