The 15 Best Faith Spells In 'Elden Ring'

November 17, 2022 15 items

Attention all Tarnished! We are ranking the best faith spells in Elden Ring! As players are tasked to explore a vast dangerous world that is filled with some of the most soul crushingly difficult bosses in existence, they need strong reliable spells that can help in their journey. Faith spells are arguably some of the strongest forms of combat in the game as players are able to customize their builds with the faith stat. By doing so, they are able to access a large variety of incantations, from healing spells to hurling lightning bolts. Every Elden Ring Faith spell works marvels no matter what kind of faith build you are creating as such, players all around are searching for the best faith spells in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring faith spells such as lightning spears are some of the most used faith spells in the game due to their reliability, range, and looking absolutely awesome. Meanwhile basic faith spells such as rejection and cleansing stand out due to their simplicity and effectiveness, making them able to traverse anywhere they can and face some of the scariest monsters in Elden Ring. Which Elden Ring faith spells do you think is the best?

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Lightning Spear
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One of the incantations of the capital's ancient dragon cult, the Lightning Spear is a spell that every soulsborne player is familiar with as it has made multiple appearances throughout the Soulsborne series. A reliable spell that can be acquired early on, the Lightning spear allows players to throw a bolt of lightning at their enemies and stands out as one of the best for its practicality.
Location: Found with the Dragon Cult Prayerbook which is dropped by a Leyndell Knight patrolling south of Artist's Shack.
47 votes
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2
Lannseax's Glaive
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A spell that channels the power of the ancient dragon Lansseax, the sister of Fortissax. The spell allows its casters to creates a red-lightning glaive and sweeps the area from above creating trails of lightning. The spell stands out as one of the best faith spells due to its large range of attack and its movement that resembles a boss striking down their weak foes to oblivion.
Location: Dropped by Ancient Dragon Lansseax.
28 votes
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3
Placidusax's Ruin
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By far one of the strongest dragon based spells in Elden Ring, Placidusax's Ruin represents the dying wails of the Dragonlord who once dwelled in an eternity placed beyond time. Similar to its last dying breaths, the caster conjures head of Placidusax and shoots out a beam of its golden breath in an erratic fashion devastating every direction it goes towards. Anyone who has faced against Placidusax will know the destructive power of its golden breath attack and how it devastates the entire battle field.
Location: Trade Remembrance of the Dragonlord with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
40 votes
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4
Erdtree Heal
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One of the best healing spells in the game, the Erdtree Heal is One of the ancient Erdtree incantations that can grants superior healing for you and your allies at a rate of 5.9%. Considering that the game is filled with enemies and bosses that have the ability to one shot your characters, the Erdtree Heal is a crucial spell that can either make or break the difference in a battle between success and endless retries.
Location: Can be found in Queen's Bedchamber in Leyndell, Capital of Ash after igniting the Forge of the Giants and defeating Maliketh, Black Blade of Death.
21 votes
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5
Scarlet Aeonia
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A faith based attack that is notoriously powerful for scarlet rot buildup and effect status, Scarlet Aeonia is a technique often used by Malenia, the Goddess of Rot. Players who cast this spell creates a gigantic flower that blooms into an explosion of scarlet rot in the same way Malenia does. Players who have earned this spell, have automatically established themselves as a powerful foe who should not be trifled with.
Location: Trade Remembrance of the Rot Goddess with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
33 votes
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6
Flame, Cleanse Me
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One of the more simpler faith spells on the list, the Flame, Cleanse Me incantation stands out as one of the best spells in the game for its ability to alleviates buildup and fully actualized status effects from poison and scarlet rot. Considering that some of the most important areas of the game is filled with enemies that is able to deal poison and scarlet rot damage and is likely surrounded by swamps of poison, the Flame, Cleanse Me is considered an absolute necessity to every Elden Ring player.
Location: Found on a corpse at the Fire Monk camp, southeast of the Church of Vows.
18 votes
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7
Fortissax's Lightning Spear
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Channeling the power of the ancient dragon Fortissax, these twin red lightning stakes were the hallmark of the once ancient dragon who was called the mightiest boulderstone. Casters who use the spell creates two spears of red lightning and stabs them into the ground from above, one after another and on impact, each spear will burst into trails of lightning covering the area, making it one of the most powerful lightning spells in the game.
Location: Trade Remembrance of the Lichdragon with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
19 votes
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8
Gurranq's Beast Claw
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A superior incantation taught by Gurranq, the Beast Clergyman, Gurranq was a beast of such terrifying ferocity that his former name meant "Death of the Demigods", as such the spell creates vertical waves around the caster that move outwards dealing damage in their wake. The spell also stands out as the strongest variation of the beast claw as it creates a larger AOE that is sure to deal a lot of damage.
Location: Reward from Gurranq, Beast Clergyman after giving him the 8th Deathroot.
12 votes
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9
Howl of Shabriri
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Originating from the maddening Three Fingers it is said that the sickness of the flame of frenzy began with Shabriri, the most reviled man in all history. Casters releases a maddening shriek that causes madness buildup in foes nearby and the spell is especially useful in PvP as most builds are not suited to have a resistance to the madness status effect.
Location: Found in a chest on the second level of the Frenzy-Flaming Tower.
12 votes
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10
Lord's Aid
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An incantation bestowed by the Two Fingers upon the Tarnished that was deemed worthy of becoming a lord, the Lord's Aid is another helpful faith spell that can help players get out of any status effects troubles. The spell allows its casters to alleviates buildup of poison, blood loss, and sleep for the caster and nearby allies. Considering how powerful blood loss is alone makes this spell incredibly useful especially since some of the game's hardest bosses relies on bleed based attacks.
Location: Purchase from Brother Corhyn or Miriel, Pastor of Vows after giving either the Two Fingers' Prayerbook.
4 votes
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11
Unendurable Frenzy
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A madness based faith spell originating from the maddening Three Fingers. The Unendurable Frenzy grants its user a violent burst of yellow flame of frenzy from eyes going off in every direction. Foes that are not resistant to madness are sure to succumb from the status effects of Madness, making its caster powerful in the art of Madness incantations.
Location: Found in a chest inside an underground treasure room of the Yelough Anix Ruins
6 votes
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12
Great Heal
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A superior incantation of the Two Fingers' faithful, the Great Heal spell restores a lot of health to both you and your allies. While the healing spell is not the greatest one in the game, it stands out as an above average healing spell that is sure to keep you and your allies alive long enough to defeat whatever foe is in your way.
Location: Sold by Brother Corhyn for 9000 runes after he moves to Altus Plateau.
6 votes
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13
Agheel's Flame
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A superior incantation from the Dragon Communion, it channels the power of the flying dragon Agheel and transforms the caster into a dragon to spew flaming breath from above. The spell stands out as one of the first dragon spells players can learn early in the game and its power is virtually unmatched as players reign fire down to their enemies like when players first met Flying Dragon Agheel.
Location: Must defeat Flying Dragon Agheel and be purchased at the Dragon Communion Altar.
3 votes
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14
Death Lightning
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An incantation that channels the power of the ancient dragon Fortissax that is now corrupted by Death. It allows its caster to strike their surroundings with a storm of lightning with a cloud of death looming over the area. The spell stands out for its ability to create a Death status effect, that is incredibly difficult to undo and to be immune from, making this spell incredibly useful in PvP.
Location: Trade Remembrance of the Lichdragon with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
5 votes
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15
Rejection
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One of the earliest faith based spells that players can learn in the game, this incantation of the Two Fingers' faithful stands out for its simplicity as players who cast it produces a shockwave that knocks back nearby foes. The fact that this spell can be used to unlock secret parts of the game, makes Rejection one of the most important faith spells in the game.
Location: Sold by Brother Corhyn at the Roundtable Hold for 1,500 runes.
8 votes
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