Summary
Elden Ring’s Golden OrderIncantationscover a wide range of power levels, ranging from among the most potent spells in the Lands Between, to some that make you wonder how the Golden Order survived so long. It’s an absurd dichotomy not seen in most other spell types.
These incantations are heavily associated with Miquella, who is going to be a major player in Elden Ring’s DLC. Although, the flavor text suggests that he at some point abandoned Golden Order fundamentalism. Perhaps we’ll learn more about why in the DLC, and see more Golden Order Incantations along the way.
Using theGolden Order Sealwill boost the effectiveness of all damage-dealing Incantations on this list.
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Removes Death Blight Buildup.
You would think that counteracting Death Blight, a status effect that instantly kills you when it triggers, would be an extremely helpful ability. Unfortunately,Order Healingdoesn’t even come close to meeting those expectations. Naturally, you can’t cast it after Death Blight has fully taken hold (because you’ll be dead), but casting it while standing in a Death Blight cloud isn’t great either, as it will simply start ticking up again right after the cast ends.
Almost the same effect can be achieved by simply running away from the danger. And it doesn’t help that there aren’t even that many enemies that cause Death Blight in the first place. If you still want to try this Incantation out, it drops from a Teardrop Scarab in Siofra Aqueduct.
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Allows your Shield to nullify status buildup and Elemental damage for 30 seconds.
You have to wonder why theImmutable ShieldIncantation exists. It only lasts about 30 seconds, and while being protected from attacks that cause status buildup and elemental damage can certainly be useful, there are severe limitations. It doesn’t prevent environmental status buildup (think poison swamps) and most enemies deal a significant amount of Physical damage in addition to Elemental.
Maybe if it was easy to use, more builds would find ways to include it, but Immutable Shield also requires a bizarrely high investment in both Faith and Intelligence, which really restricts the number of builds that can actually do so. You don’t get it until weirdly far into the game as well; you have to progress Brother Corhyn’s questline until he reaches the colosseum outside Leyndell.
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Causes an explosion after you take five hits.
Law of Causalityis a fun Incantation, but not a particularly good one. It’s true that if you’re able to survive five hits from an enemy the payoff is a significant burst of damage. But the obvious flaw in that plan is that against many enemies taking that many hits will kill you outright.
As a general rule, you’re better off using an Incantation that actually does something right away when you cast it. Still, Law of Causality is one of Elden Ring’s most unique spells, so if you’re the type to experiment, it’s worth a look. The spell is given as a reward by Gideon Ofnir after you defeat Mohg and tell him what you saw. Alternatively, you can buy it from the Twin Maiden Husks if Gideon is already gone.
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Deals Holy damage in a wide area in front of you.
Litany of Proper Deathserves an extremely specific purpose. You might even say it’stoospecific. It can deal massive damage to Undead, getting a huge bonus in effectiveness against them in addition to dealing Holy damage, which they are generally weak to.
Unfortunately, it does basically nothing against anything else, dealing low damage and being extremely awkward to hit with since it casts along the ground. There are just too many cases where it is dead weight, and there are plenty of spells that you can use to great effect against Undead and aren’t entirely useless in every other scenario (several of which are on this list). However, it does look cool, so it might still be worth buying from D, Hunter of the Dead after you talk to Gurranq.
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Buffs your weapon with Holy damage.
Order’s Blade’s biggest problem is that it is worse in pretty much every scenario than Electrify Armament. They buff your weapon by the same amount, and Order’s Blade’s Holy damage is resisted by far more key enemies than Lightning.
In theory, you could use Electrify Armament most of the time, then switch toOrder’s Bladewhenever it was convenient. But Order’s Blade also requires a much higher stat investment than its counterpart, meaning you would need to personally use far more levels to get a weaker option. If you really need extra Holy damage on your weapon, Order’s Blade can be bought from D, Hunter of the Dead after you meet Gurranq.
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Negates all magic in the area.
Law of Regressionis an extremely weird spell. It effectively erases effects in the area, wiping away any buffs and status effects, and even destroying magical projectiles that are already in flight.
That’s going to annoy your opponents a great deal in PvP, but odds are they’ll just cast the buff again, leaving you in a stalemate until one of you runs out of FP. In PvE, enemies buff much less often, but it does happen occasionally, and they won’t automatically re-up them.
This Incantation is also key to finishing Goldmask’s questline, so if you want to do that, you’ll need it regardless of whether you’re actually planning on using it in combat. Whatever you have in mind for it, Law of Regression can be purchased from either Brother Corhyn or Miriel, Pastor of Vows after giving them the Golden Order Principia, which you can find on a chair hanging above the Erdtree Sanctuary Site of Grace in the Royal Capital.
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Launches a ring of Holy damage in all directions.
Radagon’s Rings of Lightis purely an area of effect Incantation, which puts it in a fairly niche position. In Elden Ring, if you get surrounded by enemies as a spellcaster, you’re probably going to die. The number of scenarios where there are multiple enemies in range of the Rings and they aren’t in the process of trying to take your head off are few and far between. Meanwhile, its usefulness against single targets is fairly limited, since it will only deal damage to them once per cast, no matter how large they are.
Still, if you are trying to clear out large swathes of enemies all at once (like those poor Albinaurics in Mohgwyn Palace), it can be rather effective. Like Law of Regression, you can buy Triple Rings of Light from Prophet Corhyn or Miriel, Pastor of Vows after giving them the Golden Order Principia, which is sat in a chair hanging above the Erdtree Sanctuary Site of Grace in the Royal Capital.
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Launches three rings of Holy damage that then return to you.
Three rings are surely better than one, right? Well, sometimes. Each of the rings sent out by Triple Rings of Light can only hit an enemy twice, once on the way out and once on the return. As a result, getting max value out ofTriple Rings of Lightcan actually be kind of tricky.
That said, it is good against multiple enemies and bosses that dodge a lot, since the three rings will cover such a massive amount of area. You’ll need to be a dedicated Intelligence/Faith build to use it, but it can be quite useful so long as your enemies aren’t resistant to Holy damage (a list that unfortunately includes quite a few major bosses). The Incantation is locked behind an Imp Statue Seal beneath the Prayer Room Site of Grace in Elphael, Brace of The Haligtree.
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Launches a small ring of Holy damage that then returns to you.
Discus of Lightis an almost unbelievably efficient Incantation. It is the cheapest spell in the entire game, beating out evenSorceriesintended to be cast over and over in rapid succession, like Carian Slicer. The low cost means you can cast it forever without worrying about running out of FP, and not having the same crippling Intelligence requirements as some of the other Incantations on this list increases its versatility.
The only downside is that, unlike many other low-cost options, you don’t get access to Discus of Light until you’ve progressed relatively far in your playthrough. You’ll have to help Brother Corhyn find Goldmask in the Altus Plateau, after which he’ll sell you this Incantation.
