Best sorceries and incantations ranked — PvE focused with location and stat requirements
Best spells for Intelligence builds
Kamehameha beam. With Terra Magicus + Flask of Wonderous Physick (infinite FP), melts bosses in seconds. Best used on stationary targets.
Location: Hermit Village, Mt. Gelmir (requires 60 INT to read)Best early-to-mid game spell. Physical damage (bypasses magic resist). Gravity magic — works on Rennala. High stagger potential. S-tier for its entire level range.
Location: Street of Sages Ruins, Caelid (free)Highest sorcery scaling in the game. 50% extra FP cost but 30%+ more damage. Pair with Cerulean Hidden Tear for boss melting.
Location: Sellia, Town of Sorcery, Caelid — behind a sealed door (requires 52 stonesword keys)Fastest casting spell. Beats almost any weapon DPS. Use in close range for massive damage. Spammable with high FP.
Starting spell or purchased from Sorceress Sellen35% magic damage buff inside the circle. Stack with Flask of Wonderous Physick for boss deleting. Cast before entering boss fog.
Location: Converted Tower, LiurniaInvisible projectile — enemies won't dodge it. Staff of Loss in offhand boosts damage by 30%. Amazing for PvE and PvP.
Location: Sellia hideaway (hidden behind bookshelf)The bread-and-butter starting spell. Low cost, decent damage. Carries you through Limgrave and Liurnia.
Starting spell or purchase from Sorceress SellenBest spells for Faith builds
15% damage buff + 10% defense buff. Lasts 80 seconds. The best buff incantation in the game. Use before every boss.
Location: Corpse Stench, Mountaintops of the Giants (behind a tree avatar)20% fire damage + 20% physical damage. Stacks with Golden Vow. Perfect for Fire builds and Blasphemous Blade users.
Location: Fort Gael, Caelid (on a corpse)Melts large bosses. The threads hit multiple times on big hitboxes. Best against dragons, Elden Beast, and fire giants.
Purchase from Gowry in Caelid (after Millicent quest progress)Fast ranged lightning attack. Great damage-to-FP ratio. Excellent for clearing zones and mid-range combat.
Found in Liurnia — Artist's Shack area% HP damage over time — works on every boss including endgame. Throwable projectile with Godslayer Seal.
Location: Stormveil Castle (behind the imp-locked door near the Rampart Tower grace)60% holy damage reduction. Absolutely essential for Radagon and Elden Beast. Makes the final boss fight significantly easier.
Location: Forbidden Lands — the area after MorgottFast, spammable short-range fire. Best FP-to-damage ratio. Good for melee-range faith builds.
Starting incantation for Prophet/Confessor or purchase from Roundtable Hold8 stones = more spell slots
1. Oridys's Rise (Limgrave west) — solve the ghost puzzle
2. Testu's Rise (Liurnia east) — kill the invisible scarabs. 3. Converted Tower (south Liurnia). 4. Raya Lucaria (after Red Wolf boss). 5. Caria Manor (behind the manor, on a corpse). 6. Seluvis's Rise (Three Sisters) — buy from Seluvis or loot chest.
7. Selvia's Rise (Dragonbarrow) — solve the three brazier puzzle
8. Fractured Marika (Altus Plateau) — found on a corpse after the bridge