Elden Ring Incantations – full list of Faith spells and how to use them

FromSoftware’s Elden Ring is full of playstyles and weapons to accommodate a multitude of builds to increase replayability, and Incantations go a long way in enhancing your builds.

Incantations combine miracles and pyromancies from previous Souls titles and range from offensive incantations to support/healing incantations. In this guide, we are going to discuss how to use Incantations, the benefits of using them, and a complete list of all Elden Ring Incantations.

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List of all Incantations in Elden Ring

Incantations are Faith-based spells in Elden Ring. Unlike Sorcery, Faith spells require a Sacred Seal in order to cast. Faith Incantations in Elden Ring cover Fire, Beast spells, Lightning, and holy spells. Furthermore, Incantations can provide healing to you and your allies during combat. Check out this table we’ve made to see every Incantation available in Elden Ring.

Incantation	Effect
Urgent Heal	Heals a small amount of HP
Heal	Heals HP for seld and nearby allies
Great Heal	Greatly heals HP for self and nearby allies
Lord’s Heal	Massively heals HP for self and nearby allies
Cure Poison	Alleviates poison buildup and cures poison.
Lord’s Aid	Alleviates poison/blood loss/sleep buildup for self/allies.
Magic Fortification	Increases magic damage negation.
Flame Fortification	Increases fire damage negation.
Lightning Fortification	Increases lightning damage negation.
Lord’s Divine Fortification	Greatly increases holy damage negation incl. allies.
Rejection	Produces a shockwave that pushes away foes.
Shadow Bait	Creates shadow that lures the aggression of foes of human build.
Darkness	Creates area of darkness that conceals caster.
Assassin’s Approach	Silences foosteps, reduce fall damage/sound.
Golden Vow	Increases attack and defense for self and allies.
Barrier of Gold	Greatly increases magic damage negation for self & allies.
Golden Lightning Fortification	Greatly increases lightning resistance for self and allies.
Protection of the Erdtree	Increases affinity damage negation for self and allies.
Wrath of Gold	Produces golden shockwave that knocks back foes.
Erdtree Heal	Vastly heals HP for self and nearby allies.
Blessing’s Boon	Grants blessing to self and nearby allies.
Blessing of the Erdtree	Grants greater blessing to self and nearby allies.
Aspects of the Crucible: Breath	Creates throat pouch to spew fire while walking
Aspects of the Crucible: Tail	Creates supple tail to sweep area before caster
Aspects of the Crucible: Horns	Creates shoulder horn to gore foes from low stance.
Elden Stars	Creates a stream of golden shooting stars that assail the area.
Discus of Light	Fires right of light before the caster.
Triple Rings of Light	Fires three rings of light before the caster.
Radagon’s Rings of Light	Creates golden ring of light to attack wide area.
Litany of Proper Death	Creates image of Order to deal holy damage.
Order Healing	Alleviates death blight buildup.
Order’s Blade	Enchanted right-hand armament with holy damage.
Immutable Shield	Increases left-hand shield’s affinity/ailment resistance.
Law of Causality	Retaliates upon receiving a number of blows.
Law of Regression	Heals all ailments and dispels all special effects.
Lightning Spear	Stabs with ice lightning spear from above.
Honed Bolt	Strikes foe with lightning bolt from above.
Beast Claw	Creates beast claws that tear through the land.
Dragonfire	Channels dragon to spew flame breath
Feast Upon Flame	Throws balls of raging fire.
Greyoll’s Roar	Emits the roar of Elder Dragon Greyoll.
Heal	Heals HP for self and nearby allies.
Catch Flame	Momentarily sparks flame from hand.
The Flame of Frenzy	Emits burst of yellow flame of frenzy from eyes.
Urgent Heal	Heals a small amount of HP.
Dragonclaw	Channels dragon to rend foes with dragon claws.
Dragonice	Channels dragon to spew icy breath.
Glintstone Breath	Channels dragon to spew magic breath.
Rotten Breath	Channels dragon to spew scarlet rot breath.
Dragonmaw	Channels dragon to bite foes before caster.
Fortissax’s Lightning Spear	Stabs from above with two red lightning spears in tandem.
Lansseax’s Glaive	Sweeps from above with red lightning glaive.
Howl of Shabriri	Shrieks, building up madness in nearby foes.
Bestial Sling	Swiftly flings numerous sharp rock shards.
Poison Mist	Releases poison mist before caster.
Flame Sling	Throws ball of raging fire.
O, Flame!	Momentarily sparks roaring flame from hand.
Surge, O Flame!	Incinerates area before caster with stream of fire.
Flame, Cleanse Me	Alleviates buildup & cures poison and scarlet rot.
Smarag’s Glintstone Breath	Spews magic breath of Glintstone Dragon Smarag from above.
Ekzykes’s Decay	Spews scarlet rot breath of Ekzykes from above.
Flame of the Fell God	Summons raging fireball that explodes and sets the area ablaze.
Whirl, O Flame!	Sweeps area before caster with stream of fire.
Scouring Black Flame	Sweeps area before caster with black flame.
Noble Presence	Thrust out belly with gusto to unleash repellinjg shockwave.
Lightning Strike	Summons lightning bolt that spreads from impact.
Bloodflame Blade	Enchants right-hand armament with bloodflame.
Poison Armament	Enchants right-hand armament with poison.
Black Flame	Throws a ball of raging black fire.
Black Flame Blade	Enchants right-hand armament with black flame.
Lightning Spear	Hurls lightning spear before caster.
Black Blade	Black blade spinning slash that emits wave of light.
Flame, Fall Upon Them	Hurls several balls of fire at once.
Flame, Grant Me Strength	Raises physical and fire-affinity attack power.
Flame, Protect Me	Greatly increases fire damage negation.
Giantsflame Take Thee	Hurls massive ball of raging fire.
Burn, O Flame!	Raises a series of flame pillars around caster.
Black Flame Ritual	Summons circle of black flame pillars around caster.
Black Flame’s Protection	Increases physical damage negation.
Bloodboon	Scatters bloodflame before caster to set area aflame.
Stone of Gurranq	Hurls a boulder before the caster.
Gurranq’s Beast Claw	Creates beast claws to rend surroundings with shockwaves.
Bestial Vitality	Heals HP over a period of time.
Bestial Constitution	Alleviates blood loss and frost buildup.
Ancient Dragons’ Lightning Strike	Summons red lightning that spreads from impact.
Ancient Dragons’ Lightning Spear	Stabs with red lightning spear from above.
Electrify Armament	Enchants right-hand armament with lightning damage.
Vyke’s Dragonbolt	Bolsters right-hand armament & body with red lightning.
Dragonbolt Blessing	Bolsters caster’s body with lightning.
Agheel’s Flame	Spews flame breath of Agheel from above.
Magma Breath	Channels wyrm to spew magma breath.
Theodorix’s Magma	Spews magma breath of Theodorix from above.
Borealis’s Mist	Spews icy breath of Borealis from above.
Placidusax’s Ruin	Spews golden breath of Dragonlord Placidusax.
Pest Threads	Launches countless sticky threads before caster.
Swarm of Flies	Releases a swarm of bloodflies before caster.
Scarlet Aeonia	Creates giant flower that explodesa with scarlet rot.
Death Lightning	Strikes surroundings with storm of death lightning.
Inescapable Frenzy	Latches onto foes to spread madness.
Unendurable Frenzy	Emits violent burst of yellow flame of frenzy from eyes.
Frenzied Burst	Emits concentrated blast of yellow flame of frenzy from eyes.
Fire’s Deadly Sin	Sets area and self ablaze with raging flames.
Bloodflame Talons	Creates bloodflame lacerations before the caster, which explode in an instant. This incantation can be cast repeatedly. After dealing damage, bloodflame continues to build up onset of blood loss for a very short time.

How do you use Incantations in Elden Ring?

Using Incantations in Elden Ring is extremely simple. To begin, you need an Incantation you can cast, and in order to cast it you will need a Sacred Seal. These are basically catalysts that allow you to use magic in Elden Ring.

• To use an Incantation in Elden Ring, players will need to equip an item called a Sacred Seal. While multiple Sacred Seals can be acquired throughout your journey in the Lands Between, the easiest way to get one is to either begin the game as a Prophet or Confessor or to buy one from the Twin Maiden husks at the Roundtable Hold. 
• Aside from Sacred Seals, players are required to have incantations in their inventory that they can equip. Incantations can be found throughout Elden Ring and can be bought from multiple vendors, such as Brother Corhyn at the Roundtable Hold. To equip an Incantation, rest at a Site of Grace, head to memorize spell and equip the incantations you want.
• Once these steps are complete, equip your Sacred Seal in your left or right hand, equip the Incantation by pressing the up button on your D-Pad, and press L1 or R1 (depending on which hand has the Sacred Seal equipped) to cast the Incantation. 
• Every Incantation will have some faith requirement; the higher the faith requirement of an Incantation, the more powerful it will be. 
• Only a limited amount of Incantations can be equipped at one time. This amount depends on the number of Memory slots a player has. These slots can be discovered throughout the game world, and increase the number of Incantations you can carry. 

What are the benefits of using Incantations in Elden Ring?

Incantations can be of multiple kinds, from attacking Incantations, to defense-based Incantations. To Incantations that can heal your or allies significantly. The large variety of Incantations in the game is enough to allow for a diverse selection that can cover basically every aspect of combat in the game: attack, defense, and support. 

Incantations can also be used by several builds: From melee-heavy builds using the occasional Incantation for defensive purposes or a buff to builds that rely solely on Incantations. When used effectively, almost all players can benefit from using Incantations in Elden Ring and they are a great way to enhance gameplay. Some of the most powerful Incantations deal devastating amounts of damage when used by a high-faith build. 

What Are The Best Incantations to Use in Elden Ring?

When it comes to Elden Ring Incantations, not all of them are born equally. These are our picks for some of the best Incantations in Elden Ring.

Golden Vow 

Golden Vow is a powerful Incantation, requiring 47 Focus Points per use. This is, however, paid off in multiples given how useful the Incantation is. Golden Vow increases both attack and defense for a player and their allies. This is essential for an attack-focused build that stays close such as a Quality build or a Hybrid build. The increase in attack and defense can be the difference between life or death during tougher encounters.

Great Heal 

As the name suggests, Great Heal greatly restores ones health in Elden Ring. It also heals nearby allies. This spell is excellent for hybrids, and pure faith builds with a lot of FP on them, for it is a great alternative to healing flasks which are limited. Can be crucial during tougher moments.

Lightning Spear

This Incantation can be extremely powerful at higher faith levels. While the premise, you hurling a spear of lightning towards your, is simple, the ease of use and reliability of this Elden Ring Incantation is matched by very few. It’s quick, and can easily kill smaller enemies in one hit.

Barrier of Gold 

Barrier of Gold is among the strongest defensive Incantations in Elden Ring. This Incantation greatly reduces the damage you and your allies take from oncoming attacks. This can be extremely effective when facing higher damage enemies such as endgame bosses.

That’s all you need to know about Elden Ring Incantations. For more Elden Ring, we have guides covering all the various Elden Ring Great Runes and how to use them, along with how crossplay works in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring Incantations FAQs

What are Incantations in Elden Ring?

Incantations are Elden Ring’s version of Faith/Miracle spells from Souls games. These are typically Holy spells that restore HP or focus on lightning damage.

How are Incantations different to Spells?

Incantations scale off Faith and typically utilise Fire, Lightning, and Holy. Intelligence-based Spells are more general.