In this Elden Ring guide, you will learn the best faith-based builds, including all important spells, gear, and attributes. As an addition, we show you builds for PvE and PvP, so you always have the right build for every situation.
In this Guide you'll find: The following article, we'll explain everything you need to know to use the best Faith builds in the Between Lands. This includes different builds for early, mid and late games as well as a build for PvP. With every build, we give you all the information about the attributes, the spells, the equipment, and where they are found. So if you want to get to the bottom of the various bosses as a paladin or with strong dragon magic, you've come to the right place.
When you start a new game and have chosen a Faith Build in this playthrough, there are a total of three different classes you can choose to start with. Each of these classes has its own strengths and weaknesses and can make it easier or more difficult for you to start your adventure. In the following paragraph, we will go into all three classes and inform you about their advantages and disadvantages.
| Tip: Basically you can also play a Faith Build with almost every starting class later in the game, so if you decide to do so during the course of your playthrough, simply use the possibility to reset your attributes with a Larva Tear at Rennala. |
Probably the most obvious choice if you later want to focus your build on the Faith attribute is probably the Prophet. It has the highest Faith of any starting class and comes with a finger insignia and two invocations from the start. If you choose the Prophet, you start at level 7.
Attributes of the Prophet at a glance
The Prophet's Equipment
The Confessor is also a good choice for faith-based play. The start as a confessor is a bit easier since he has better values for close combat. He also has a relatively high Faith value and has access to some invocations and a finger insignia right from the start. As a confessor, you start directly at level 10.
Attributes of the Confessor at a glance
The Confessor's Equipment
As a Wretch you probably have the most challenging start in the game since you only start with one club. Your attributes are balanced as a Wretch and are all at level 10. However, you have no spells or other equipment. Due to the lack of equipment, you must plan well at the beginning which attributes you want to level up and where you can get which items. The peculiarity of the Wretch is the start on level 1.
Wrecht's Attributes at a glance
The Wretch's Equipment
| That's why it's worth starting with a low level: the higher your character's level, the more runes you have to spend to level up. So if you start on level 1 with the beggar, the first 10 levels will only cost you around 6000-7000 runes. |
Of course, the belief attribute is probably the most important attribute for builds based on it. However, some of the other stats are also important, for example to be able to wear the right equipment or to increase the chances of survival. In the following list we explain all attributes, what each value means and to which level you should definitely increase it.
You need different values depending on which of the following skills you choose. However, we will only provide the minimum necessary values. Once you have reached this, you can use the explanation in the upper area to estimate precisely which values you should increase next.
Overall there are many good and working Faith builds. We have selected the two strongest builds for the early, mid, and late game. We will explain to you what the build is based on, what equipment you have to get, and how to increase which attribute. The early game includes levels 1-50, the mid-game includes levels 51-150, and the late game includes levels 151 and above. So if you're in an ongoing playthrough, you can orient yourself directly to the right build for you.
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With a paladin build, you're armed with heavy armor, a shield, and a sword. You also have a Signe to use invocations for healing or reinforcements. This build is especially good for beginners as you can take far more damage than other faith builds. If you regularly play with friends, the Paladin Build is also a good choice as you can buff and heal them. This also works with summons, so it pays to use good Ghost Ashes here.
All the items you need for this build can be found in Limgrave or Roundtable Keep. The soldiers drop the Brass Shield in front of Godrick's Castle. There is also a Kaiden camp nearby - each of the Kaiden you can fight here can drop one of the pieces of Kaiden Armor. If you prefer to use the knight armor, you can buy it in the Round Table Keep.
The Ashes of War: Barricade Shield is available from the boss on the main road in the Weeping Peninsula at night. The Ashes of War: Golden Vow can be obtained from a Lowly Knight of Godricks near the Deathtouched Ruins. You can get Healing and Urgent Healing from Brother Corhyn in Roundtable Keep.
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As a Dragon Priest, you deal most damage through Fire & Dragon Invocations. The dragon fire invocation is for larger groups of opponents, and the catch flame invocation is for single targets. Otherwise, you don't need any special equipment for the Dragon Priest. However, it would be best if you tried to level up your flasks quickly and always have enough flasks to restore FP with you.
With the Prophet you already start with the Catch Flame Invocation, so you only need the Dragon Fire Invocation, which you can exchange for a Dragon Heart in the Church of the Dragon Communion. Since this build lets you play any weapon and armor of your choice, you're not limited here.
| Since the early-game builds are builds that you can achieve early on, they are of course not that specific and offer more freedom. |
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The Templar Build builds directly on the Paladin. Additionally, you now also use invocations to deal damage and an Ash of War that allows your sword to attack at range. As a shield, you continue to rely on your Brass Shield and the Ashes of War: Barricade Shield. By using this same shield, you try to stun your opponent as often as possible in order to then deal a critical hit.
Suppose you are already wearing the Knight Armor from the Paladin build. In that case, all you need to do is get the Mausoleum Knight Armor from the Mausoleum Warriors near the walking mausoleum on the Weeping Peninsula. The Greathelm is available from a nomad trader in southern Caelid.
You can get the Ashes of War: Holy Blade from a scarab near the third church of Marika. You can buy the Blessing's Boon invocation from Miriel in the Church of Vows. Aspect of the Crucible: Tail is a bit harder to obtain, for this you need to defeat the Crucible Knight in Stormhill Sealed Prison.
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Combining wisdom and faith, the Sword Sage's build revolves around the Sword of Night and Flame. You also initially use the Meteorite Staff and the spells Rancorcall & Ancient Death Rancor. You try to quickly reach the values of wisdom to 34 and faith to 24 so you can use the sword of the night and the flame and the spells. Later you want to exchange your staff for the Prince of Death's Staff, as this also scales with Faith.
The main item for this build is the Sword of Night and Flame, which you can collect in Caria Manor. To do this you need the Rancorcall spell from a scarab in Stormveil Castle and the Ancient Death Rancor from the Death Rite Bird in Lake Liurnia. You can get the meteorite staff in the Caelid Swamp, it is in the ruins of the Way of the Wise.
| For the mid-game builds, you must already be further into the story. Here the ending of Liurnia is a good point. You have to visit Caelid for a few parts, but do not fight any opponents there. |
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The perfect paladin takes the stats built up in the early and mid-game and pairs them with the best gear for the paladin's playstyle. He still relies on a sword and a shield, uses heavy armor and empowering invocations. If you're looking for a build that can deal a lot of damage and take even more damage, you've come to the right place.
Since this is a late or end-game build, most of the gear is hard to obtain. You can find Miquellan Knight's Sword in the Haligtree and the Haligtree Knight Set. The Haligtree Crest Greatshield, you have to farm from the Haligtree Knights actively; the drop chance is around 4%. For the Clawmark Seal you need to give Gurranq one Deathroot.
The Bull-Goat's Talisman is in Dragonbarrow Cave, and the Shard of Alexander is obtained at the end of Alexander's quest line. You should already have found the Curved Sword Talisman in Stormveil Castle, and you can loot the Sacred Scorpion Charm from Anastasia in the Smoldering Church in Caelid. For the invocations you are looking for, you must go to the Queen's bedroom in Leyndell and Fort Gael.
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The Dragon Dancer for Your Late Game
In this build, you mainly use intense dragon invocations; you also use the sword Regalia of Eochaid. Instead of the Finger Insignia, you should use the Dragon Communion Signet for this build. To unlock all the important dragon invocations, you need to defeat some dragons and trade their hearts. In battle, buff yourself with the Golden Vow and use Regalia of Eochaid's ability.
When fighting bosses, you can strengthen yourself with additional invocations and deal damage at a distance with dragon invocations. If the boss is still too strong, you can weaken it with Greyoll's scream.
The sword Regalia of Eochaid can be found in the Gaol Cave near the third church of Marika. The Silver Tear Mask amplifies your arcane energy, and the Mimic Tear Boss in Nokron drops it. You get the Shard of Alexander at the end of Alexander's questline and the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia during the Millicent questline. Millicent's Prosthesis is also available from Millicent, but by defeating her. You can loot the Godfrey Icon from Godefroy in the Golden Lineage Evergoal.
As for spells, you're going back to the Golden Vow, Flame grant me strength, and some of the Dragon invocations. Swapping hearts after defeating the respective dragons can get different dragon invocations. For this you have to defeat Greyoll, Ekzyke, and Agheel.
| The late-game builds mostly require you to have completed the game. In some cases it is even necessary to be on the road in New Game+. |
While the Faith Builds above can also be used in PvP, PvP in the Elden Ring often requires a different strategy. That's why there are usually even more useful builds, especially for PvP. Below we give you a build that will help you win most battles against other players, as long as you play well enough yourself.
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In this build, you use Strength and Faith as your primary attributes, increasing the damage of Maliketh's Black Blade. In addition, you fight with the Black Blade invocation and strengthen yourself with the Golden Vow and the Blessing of the Earth Tree. Overall, this build relies on stealing 20% of the opponent's maximum health with the Black Blade Invocation and Maliketh's Black Blade ability.
In addition, you can strengthen yourself with the Golden Vow and use the Blessing of the Earth Tree to keep your life points up. Maliketh's Black Blade attacks allow you to attack through enemy attacks. Although you receive the damage, you can still usually land a hit on the opponent.
To get Maliketh's Black Blade you must defeat Maliketh and craft his boss weapon at Enia, the same way you get the Black Blade Invocation. This is why you must already be in New Game+ for this build. You can also get Maliketh's Set in the Round Table of Enia after defeating Maliketh.
You get the Clawmark Seal from Gurranq after you give him a Deathroot. To get the Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, you must look around the Haligtree. You get Shard of Alexander at the end of Alexander's quest line. The Sacred Scorpion Charm is yours after defeating Anastasia. However, since it is weaker in PvP than in PvE, you can exchange it for a talisman. You should already own the Claw Talisman as you can find it early on in Stormveil Castle.
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