Magic is incredibly powerful in Elden Ring, and Tarnished players can learn plenty of potent Sorceries as they journey through the Lands Between. Sorceries offer a variety of effects and attacks, though they tend to sacrifice utility for offensive strength, allowing Elden Ring’s mages to tear down foes with viscous magical attacks. Sorceries can also typically be cast at a great distance, making them a great option for magic users who prefer long-ranged attacks. There are over a dozen different classes of Sorceries in the game, as well as four Legendary Sorceries, so players will have plenty to choose from when building a magic-wielding character worthy of becoming the next Elden Lord.
In order to cast Sorceries in Elden Ring, players will need to equip a staff. Both the Astrologer class and Prisoner class get a basic staff as part of their starting equipment, but more powerful staffs like the Meteorite Staff can offer additional buffs and effects. Unlike Elden Ring’s Incantations, which scale with Faith, Sorceries scale with Intelligence. However, casting Sorceries consumes FP and Stamina, so players hoping to cast more powerful Spells should invest their Runes in leveling Mind and Endurance as well as their primary Intelligence stat. Additionally, players can only memorize as many Sorceries as they have Memory Slots, but more slots can be unlocked with Memory Stones.
Sorceries can be found in almost every corner of Elden Ring’s open world, and many drop from enemies, Scarabs, and chests found throughout the map. However, several Sorceries can be purchased from various NPC tutors. Sorceress Sellen will train players to use a variety of the game’s most useful Sorceries from her hideaway in the Waypoint Ruins of West Limgrave. Once players reach Seluvis’ Rise in Liurnia of the Lakes, Perceptor Seluvis will offer even more Sorceries for players to add to their repertoire of spells. While Elden Ring’s Miriel, Pastor of Vows primarily teaches faith-based Incantations, he also offers a variety of Sorceries from his home in the Church of Vows. All three of these Sorcery tutors will offer a variety of basic spells when players first interact with them, but more options can be unlocked by giving them Sorcery Scrolls. There are only three Sorcery Scrolls in the Lands Between, so players will have to thoroughly explore the Lands Between to find the rest of the game's powerful Sorceries.
Elden Ring - All Aberrant Sorceries & Locations
- Briars of Punishment: Wounds the caster to scatter a trail of bloodthorns on the ground that impale enemies. Found near a dead tree next to three Fire Monks northwest of the Giant’s Mountaintop Catacombs.
- Briars of Sin: Wounds the caster to summon a whorl of bloodthorns around them. Dropped by the Burning Slugs northwest of the Artist’s Shack in Liurnia of the Lakes.
Elden Ring - All Carian Sorceries & How To Get Them
- Carian Greatsword: Conjures a magic greatsword to perform a sweeping slash. Purchased from Miriel, Pastor of Vows.
- Carian Phalanx: Conjures an arch of glintsblades that attack nearby foes. Purchased from Seluvis.
- Carian Piercer: Conjures a magic greatsword to perform an impaling attack. Dropped by Scarab behind the gardens of Caria Manor.
- Carian Retaliation: Dispels incoming spells, then retaliates against the foe with conjured glintblades. Purchased from Seluvis.
- Carian Slicer: Conjures a magic sword to perform a swift sweeping slash. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen.
- Glintblade Phalanx: Conjures an arch of glintblades around the caster that attack nearby foes. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen or Miriel after giving them the Royal House Scroll.
- Greatblade Phalanx: Conjures an arch of large glintblades that attack nearby foes. Dropped from Bols, Carian Knight in Cuckoo’s Evergoal in Liurnia.
- Lucidity: Alleviates the caster’s sleep and madness buildup. Dropped by Perceptor Miriam in Carian Study Hall after using the Carian Inverted Statue.
- Magic Downpour: Conjures a magical mass that fires projectiles over a large area. Dropped by Perceptor Miriam in Carian Study Hall.
- Magic Glintblade: Conjures an enemy-seeking glintblade. Purchased from Miriel.
Elden Ring - All Claymen Sorceries & Locations
- Great Oracular Bubble: Sends a giant magic bubble floating towards foes until it pops. Dropped from a Scarab through the waygate south of the Worshipper’s Woods Site of Grace.
- Oracle Bubbles: Sends several small bubbles towards foes until they pop. Dropped from a Scarab on a broken statue near the Siofra River Deep Wells Site of Grace.
Elden Ring - Every Crystalian Sorcery & Where To Get Them
- Crystal Release: Summons a shattering crystal mass that sends shards raining down over a wide area. Dropped by Crystalians in the Academy Crystal Cave.
- Crystal Torrent: Summons a crystal mass that rapidly fires shards. Dropped by Putrid Crystalians boss in the Sellia Hideaway in Caelid.
- Shattering Crystal: Summons a shattering crystal that launches shards forward. Found on a corpse on the second floor of the Church of the Cuckoo in Raya Lucaria Academy.
Elden Ring - All Death Soceries & How To Find Them
- Ancient Death of Rancor: Summons spirits that chase foes. Dropped by Death Rite Bird south of the Gate Town North Site of Grace in Liurnia.
- Explosive Ghostflame: Burns the surrounding area with an explosion of ghostflame. Dropped by Death Rite Bird at the north end of the frozen river near Ordina, Liturgical Town.
- Fia’s Mist: Creates a death blight mist. Dropped by Fia’s Champions in Deeproot Depths.
- Rancorcall: Summons spirits that chase foes. Dropped by a Scarab in the crypt of Stormveil Castle.
- Tibia’s Summons: Summons a group of skeletons to attack foes. Dropped by Tibia Mariner in the Wyndham Ruins in Altus Plateau.
Elden Ring - How To Get Every Full Moon Sorcery
- Ranni’s Dark Moon: A legendary sorcery that launches dark moon at enemies, dispelling sorceries and reducing magic damage negation. Found in a chest at the top of Chelona’s Rise.
- Rennala’s Full Moon: Launches full moon at enemies that dispels sorceries and reduces magic damage negation. Obtained by trading Enia the Remembrance of The Full Moon Queen after beating Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon.
Elden Ring - All Glintstone Sorceries, Locations, & Effects
- Adula’s Moonblade: Conjures a cold magic greatsword that performs a sweeping slash and launches a cold blade projectile. Dropped by Glintstone Dragon Adula at the Cathedral of Manus Celes.
- Cannon of Haima: Launches a powerful explosive magic projectile. Found in a chest at the top of the Converted Fringe Tower in Liurnia.
- Comet: Fires a massive magic comet. Found on the other side of the illusory wall (bookshelf without books) near the Debate Parlor Site of Grace in Raya Lucaria Academy.
- Crystal Barrage: Fires a group of glintstone shards. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen.
- Crystal Burst: Launches a burst of glintstone shards. Dropped by Demi-Human Queen in the Demi-Human Forest Ruins in the Weeping Peninsula.
- Gavel of Haima: Conjures a magic greathammer that performs a slamming attack. Found in a chest at the top of the Converted Fringe Tower in Liurnia.
- Glintstone Arc: Fires an arc of magic that widens horizontally as it travels forward. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen or Thops at the Church of Irith.
- Glintstone Cometshard: Launches a comet with a tail. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen after giving her the Conspectus Scroll.
- Glintstone Pebble: A basic spell that fires a magic stone at foes. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen or Thops.
- Glintstone Stars: Fires three magic stars that chase the target. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen.
- Great Glintstone Shard: Launches a large magic stone at foes. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen after giving her the Academy Scroll.
- Rock Blaster: Creates a magical shockwave. Found in a chest inside a shed in the upper levels of Sellia Crystal Tunnel.
- Scholar’s Armament: Enchants the caster’s weapon with magic damage. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen.
- Scholar’s Shield: Enchants the caster’s shield with magic negation. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen.
- Shard Spiral: Launches twin spiraling projectiles. Purchased from Sorceress Selen after siding with her during her quest.
- Shatter Earth: Creates a magical shockwave. Found on a corpse inside the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel.
- Star Shower: Fires six magic stars that chase the enemy. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen after giving her the Conspectus Scroll.
- Starlight: Conjures a small star to illuminate the area. Purchased from Thops at the Church of Irith.
- Swift Glintstone Shard: Launches a swift magic projectile. Purchased from Sorceress Sellen after giving her the Academy Scroll.
- Terra Magicus: Draws a sigil on the ground that increases the magic strength of everyone inside. Found in a chest after taking the elevator at the end of the Academy Crystal Cave dungeon.
- Thop’s Barrier: Creates a shield that deflects spells. Obtained from Thop after giving him the Academy Glintstone Key.
Elden Ring - All Gravity Sorceries & How To Find Them
- Collapsing Stars: Fires multiple gravitational projectiles that pull struck foes towards the caster. Found in a chest in the War-Dead Catacombs in Caelid.
- Gravity Well: Fires a gravitational projectile that pulls struck foes towards the caster. Dropped by the Monolith Guardian near the graveyard of Raya Lucaria Academy.
- Meteorite: Summons a meteor shower. Dropped by the Alabaster Lord in Royal Grave Evergaol.
- Meteorite of Astel: Summons a storm of meteorites from the void. Dropped by Astel, Star of Darkness boss in the Yelough Anix Tunnel.
- Rock Sling: Launches several rocks from the earth. Found in a chest in the cellar north of the Street of Sages Ruins.
Elden Ring - How To Get All Of Loretta’s Sorceries
- Loretta’s Greatbow: Fires an arrow from a magic greatbow. Dropped by Royal Knight Loretta in Caria Manor.
- Loretta’s Mastery: Fires four arrows from a magic greatbow. Dropped by Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree in Miquella’s Haligtree.
Elden Ring - All Magma Sorceries & Where To Find Them
- Gelmir’s Fury: Covers the area with a surge of magma. Obtained from Resucant Bernahl in Volcano Manor after completing three of Tanith’s requests.
- Magma Shot: Fires an exploding ball of magma. Obtained from Tanith in Volcano Manor after completing her first request.
- Roiling Magma: Fires a ball of magma that explodes after a delay. Found on a corpse in the Hermit’s Shack in Mt. Gelmir.
- Rykard’s Rancor: Summons spirits that leave a trail behind them that explodes after a delay. Obtained from Enia after giving her the Remembrance of the Blasphemous.
Elden Ring - All Night Sorceries & Locations
- Ambush Shard: Fires a projectile at a distance from the caster to attack enemies from behind. Found on a corpse in the jail of the Witchbane Ruins in the Weeping Peninsula.
- Eternal Darkness: Conjures a darkness that absorbs incoming spells. Found on a corpse in the Swamp Lookout Tower jail in Caelid.
- Night Comet: Fires a partially invisible magic comet. Found in a chest in the central area of Sellia, Town of Sorcery.
- Night Maiden’s Mist: Conjures a mist that damages everyone inside, including the caster. Purchased from Gowry after completing Millicent's quest.
- Night Shard: Fires a swift, partially invisible magic projectile. Purchased from Gowry after completing his quest.
- Unseen Blade: Makes the user’s right-hand weapon invisible. Found at the top of Mirage Rise in Altus Plateau.
- Unseen Form: Makes the caster partially invisible, as well as their horse if they’re on horseback. Found at the top of Mirage Rise in Altus Plateau.
Elden Ring - How To Get Every Primeval Sorcery & What They Do
- Comet Azur: A legendary sorcery that fires a huge comet in a starry torrent. Obtained from Primeval Sorcerer Azur near the northeast cliffs of Hermit Village in Mt. Gelmir.
- Founding Rain of Stars: A legendary sorcery that summons a cloud of star rain. Found in a chest in Heretical Rise in the Mountaintops of the Giants.
- Stars of Ruin: A legendary sorcery that fires twelve magic stars that chase the target. Obtained from Master Lusat after reaching him at the end of the Sellia Hideaway in Caelid.
Elden Ring - All Snow Witch Sorceries & Where To Get Them
- Freezing Mist: Conjures a cold mist. Purchased from Seluvis in Seluvis’ Rise in Liurnia.
- Frozen Armament: Enchants the caster’s weapon with frost. Dropped by a Scarab behind Caria Manor after defeating Royal Knight Loretta.
- Glintstone Icecrag: Launches a mass of cold magic. Purchased from Seluvis at Seluvis’ Rise.
- Zamor Ice Storm: Creates a freezing tornado. Found on a corpse in the southernmost part of Zamor Ruins in the Mountaintops of the Giants.
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