Why not be Goku for a playthrough?

As Elden Ring has so many different builds you can use, and so many different spells and incantations, here is our list of the top 10 best caster builds to use. Elden Ring is known for being very magic loving as magic feels a bit overpowered in this game, with that said, if you use the right talismans and the right weapons, you can breeze your way through to Elden Beast. This list will help all players who want a solid build with casting being the main focus, or if you're in the mood for a challenge, a pacifist run.

10. Lightning Build

Zeus isn’t the only lightning user anymore.

With this amazing lightning build, you will be able to destroy enemies and look great doing it. it can have good damage and with the right talismans, it can be a very powerful build. As you will be a dex/faith character remember to level up those stats.

Why the Lightning build is great for casters:

• Great damage.
• Variety of spells.
• The Bolt of Gransax has a great ash of war.

Build details:

• Use the Bolt of Gransax as a weapon, with your preferred seal.
• Use the Golden Vow to buff your character as it increases defense by 15% and offense by 10%. 
• Use the incantation Lightning Spear for a quick attack that deals good damage.
• Use the Honed Bolt incantation to deal damage to enemies from afar. 
• Use Lansseax’s Glaive as it does great damage and has a wide swing attack.
• Use Frozen Lightning Spear for some good damage and a delayed attack from the last burst that does high damage.
• Use Ancient Dragons’ Lightning Strike as a better version of the Honed Bolt incantation. 
• Armor is your choice, as it does not affect your build.
• Use Flock’s Canvas Talisman as it increases the potency of incantations.
• Use the Shard of Alexander to increase the attack power of weapon skills.
• Use the Lightning Scorpion Charm to increase lightning damage.
• The last talisman slot is your choice but I recommend the Green Turtle Charm or the  Dragoncrest Greatshield talisman as it greatly increases damage negation or the  Erdtree Favour +2 as it will increase HP by 4%, increases stamina by 9.6%, and equip load by 8%.
• Use the Lightning-Shrouded Cracked Tear in the Wondrous Physick to increase the damage of lightning attacks. 

9. Stealth Build

Starting to feel a lot like Skyrim.

With stealth being a great part of Elden Rings mechanics why not use a stealthy Sekiro build? With a veil on your head, a Moonveil in your hand, and staff in the other you will be hiding and slicing your way through enemies.

Why the Stealth Build is great for casters:

• Easy critical attacks from behind.
• Can deal great damage, especially with the Moonveil’s skill.
• A great variety of spells and incantations.

Build details:

• Use the Moonveil in your main hand and a Staff in the other, preferably the Meteorite Staff as it has low requirements and can get early on, and can be replaced with a better staff later.  
• Before a boss fight buff up with Golden Vow as it increases damage dealt by 15% and damage negation by 10%.
• Use the spell Unseen for your ninja build as it will make you invisible for a brief period, this does not mean enemies won’t be able to spot you.
• Use Ambus Shard as a spell, this will make a Shard spawn behind an enemy and deal damage from behind.
• Use Stars of Ruin for a lot of damage and it can be cast at quite a range.
• Use Karolos Glintstone Crown as it increases your intelligence. The rest of the armor is up to you.
• Use the Magic Scorpion Charm to increase magic damage.
• Use the Graven-Mass talisman to increase the potency of sorceries. 
• And the Shard of Alexander increases damage from weapon skills.
• Use the Godfrey Icon that enhances charged spells and skills.
• Use the Magic-Shrouded Cracked Tear and the Cerulean Hidden Tear in the Wondrous Physick.

8. Healer Build

For the crazy players out there.

If dealing damage isn’t your thing, and you want to be a helper and not a killer, why not try a healing build? With many different ashes to choose from and a lot of healing spells, you too can become the Lord of healing. 

Why the Pacifist Build is great for caster:

• You will be focusing mainly on healing your friends and summons.
• You can do damage, with weapons like the Cipher Pata and other holy weapons.
• Can use a lot of different incantations if you want to deal damage as well as heal.

Build details:

• Use the Erdtree Seal and the Cipher Pata as your weapons.
• Buff with Golden Vow at the start of the fight.
• Use the Vitality spell to restore health over time, great to use at the start of a fight.
• Use the Erdtree Heal to restore a great amount of health.
• Use the Great Heal spell to restore a good amount of health.
• Use Lord’s Heal to restore a massive amount of health.
• Use the Law of Regression to remove all negative statuses and special effects.
• The armor is up to the player but using the Ruler’s Mask to increase faith by 2 and the Cloth Garb to increase faith by 1 is great. 
• Use the Faith-Knot Crystal Tear in the Wondrous Physick to increase your faith and the Cerulean Hidden Tear to eliminate all FP consumption.
• Use Radagons Soreseal can be used early on for those extra levels but later on, it should be replaced with Erdtrees Favor.
• Use the Crimson Dagger talisman to restore health after each hit.
• Use the Green Turtle talisman for better stamina recovery.
• Use Dragoncrest Greatshield talisman for the extra damage negation.

7. All-Knowing Build

Become Gideon!

Being as smart as Gideon must be great, so why not beat the old man and take his identity? With a few talismans and a lot of skill, you can make a viable PvP and PvE build.

Why All-Knowing build is great for casters:

• Has amazing spells and incantations.
• Can deal a lot of damage.

Build details:

• Use the Scepter of the All-Knowing, obviously.
• Use the Golden Order Seal in the other hand.
• Use the Comet spell, Comet Azur, GreatBlade Phalanx, Rykard’s Rancor, Triple Rings of Light, Bloodflame Talons, and Law of Casualty. 
• Armor is up to you, but the build won’t be right without the All-Knowing set.
• Use the Old Lord’s Talisman for the extra 30% spell duration.
• Use Erdtrees Favor +2 as it is one amazing Talisman.
• Use Radagon Icon to shorten the time to cast spells.
• Use the Moon of Nokstella to increase spell slots by 2.
• Use the Cerulean Cracked Tear in the Wondrous Physick.

6. Gravity Build

Radhan would be proud.

With gravity being an important part of our day-to-day lives, and how hard it would be to go without it, why not show enemies how it is to struggle without gravity?

Why the Gravity Build is great for casters:

• With the right weapon, it can deal massive damage.
• Variety of spells to use.

Build details:

• Use the meteorite staff in your left hand and a gravity weapon of your choice in the other, either the Fallingstar Beast Jaw or The Starscrouge Greatsword.
• Use fairly light armor as you will have low endurance.
• As spells, use the Collapsing Stars spell, Gravity Well, Rock Sling, Meteorite, and Meteorite of Astel as there are only 5 Gravity Spells.
• Use the Magic Scorpion Charm for extra magic damage.
• Use the Dragoncrest Greatshield talisman for extra damage negation.
• Use the Moon of Nokstella for 2 more spell slots.
• Use Radagon Icon to reduce spell cast time.
• Armor is up to you but you can use armor that increases the amount of intelligence you have, but this isn’t necessary.
• Use the Cerulean Cracked Tear in the Wondrous Physick.

5. Blackflame Build

With the power to slay even Gods.

Blackflame is very strong in Elden Ring, if you fought the Godskin Duo you know why, this also means you can give them a taste of their own medicine with a build like this.

Why the Blackflame build is great for casters:

• Can have great damage.
• With this build having weapons that have blood loss, you will deal a lot of damage between the Blackflame and the Blood loss.

Build details:

• Use the Uchigatana or the Flamberge. The Cross-Naginata and the Nagakiba are also great. Also, be sure to add a Seal to use the incantations.
• Armor is entirely up to you as there isn’t an armor piece that is needed for this build. 
• Use the Erdtrees Favour +2 as it is one amazing talisman.
• Use the Radagon Icon as it decreases casting time.
• And the Dragoncrest Shield talisman.
• Use the Old Lord’s Talisman for the extra 30% spell duration.
• Use the Blackflame, Blackflame Blade, Scouring Black Flame, Golden Vow, and Bloodflame Blade, but there are a few other spells to use that pair well with this build also.
• Use the Faith-Knot Crystal Tear in the Wondrous Physick to increase your faith as Blackflame scales with faith and the Cerulean Hidden Tear to eliminate all FP consumption.

4. Rot Build

Malenia would love this, Radhan… not so much.

Malenia is one amazing boss, and as she is known for being a cheater, why not cheat her back by using Rot? Rot can be quite overpowered when used right. 

Why the Rot build is great for casters:

• Has amazing damage.
• Deals damage over time.
• Rot lasts very long.
• Pairs well with a lot of weapons and other spells.

Build details:

• Use any weapon you prefer as the main weapon.
• Use the Dragon Communion Seal.
• Armor can be anything you wish to wear.
• The spells you will use are Rotten Breath, Ezykes’s Decay, and Scarlet Aeonia. 
• The best talismans for this build will be the Radagon Icon.
• The Dragoncrest shield talisman.
• The Old Lord’s Talisman for the extra 30% spell duration.
• And the Erdtrees Favour +2.
• In the Wondrous Physick use the Cerulean Hidden Tear and the Faith-Knot Crystal Tear.

3. Ranni Build

 

Ranni, my dear Ranni.

Ranni is one amazing girlfr… amazing NPC in Elden Ring and has one amazing questline, and her build can also be quite strong, with one amazing sword and a few amazing spells you can obliterate enemies.

Why the Ranni build is great for casters:

• Has great damage.
• Has a great variety of spells to use.
• Has one amazing weapon.

Build details:

• Use the Dark Moon Greatsword as your sword of choice. 
• Use a staff in your off-hand to cast spells.
• The Snow Witch set is a must for this build and it is one amazing outfit for all Mages.
• Use the Radagon Icon talisman to reduce casting time.
• Use the Magic Scorpion Charm for extra magic damage.
• Use the Erdtrees Favour talisman as it is the best.
• Use the Old Lord’s Talisman for the extra 30% spell duration.
• Use the Magic- Shrouded Cracked Tear and the Cerulean Hidden Tear in the Wondrous Physick.
• For spells, use Adula’s Moonblade, Glintstone Icerag, Freezing Mist, Zamor Ice Storm, Ranni, and Renalla’s Moons. 

2. Dragon Build

Fear the dragon!

Who doesn’t like dragons? With the answer being no one, why not try a dragon build? With its amazing damage and a few good talismans making it even better, why wouldn’t you use this build?

Why the Dragon build is great for casters:

• Has a great variety of spells to use.
• Can deal great damage.
• Looks amazing and is fun to use.
• Can deal damage from range and from up close.

Build details:

• Use the Dragon Communion Seal as it boosts the damage of draconic spells and has S arcane scaling.
• Use the Jellyfish Shield on the other hand as its skill buffs the player with more damage.
• When picking armor, pick the best armor you can, just don’t heavy roll.
• Use the Silver Tear mask as it greatly increases Arcane, to the detriment of physical attack power.
• Using the Faithful’s Canvas Talismanas increases the potency of incantations.
• Use Radagon’s Soreseal for a few extra levels, until later in the game, and trade it in for the Dragoncrest shield talisman.
• Use the Erdtrees Favour talisman as it is the best.
• Use the Old Lord’s Talisman for the extra 30% spell duration.
• As incantations, use the Rotten Breath, Golden Vow, Smarag’s Glintstone Breath, Agheel’s Flame and Placidusax’s Ruin.
• In the Wondrous Physick use the Cerulean Hidden Tear and the Faith-Knot Crystal Tear.

1. Pure Mage Build

Being a mage has never felt so good.

With magic being as strong as it is in Elden Ring, it is no surprise that this is our number 1. With it being able to “one-shot” bosses and having a lot of variety in use, why not try a mage build at least once?

Why the Pure Mage Build is great for casters:

• Has amazing damage.
• Can “one shot” bosses.
• Has a variety of spells.
• Can be great in PvP and PvE.

Build details:

• Use the Carian Regal Scepter as your main staff, as it has the highest sorcery scaling. As a weapon use a weapon with great Magic damage, like the Dark Moon Greatsword.
• Use the Lusat or the Azur armor set, as you will be a mage after all.
• For talismans use the Radagon Icon to decrease the spell casting time.
• Use the Magic Scorpion Charm for extra magic damage.
• Use the Old Lord’s Talisman for the extra 30% spell duration.
• Use the Graven-Mass talisman to increase the potency of sorceries.
• Use the Magic- Shrouded Cracked Tear and the Cerulean Hidden Tear in the Wondrous Physick.
• For spells use the Great Glintstone Shard, Comet, Cannon of Haima, Gavel of Haima, Ranni’s Dark Moon, Comet “one shot” Azur for damage, and Terra Magica for the buff.

This concludes our list for the top 10 Elden Ring Caster builds, if you enjoyed this article be sure to check these out as well. 

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