Elden Ring: The 15 Best Talismans and Where To Find Them

Elden Ring talismans are special items that provide buffs and bonuses to your character. Equipping the right talismans can significantly enhance your build and playstyle. In this definitive guide, we will be covering the 15 best talismans in Elden Ring and how to get them.

What Do Talismans Do In Elden Ring?

Talismans provide a variety of effects when equipped:

• Increase primary attributes like Vigor, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity
• Boost damage for sorceries, incantations or weapons
• Raise maximum equip load to wear heavier armor
• Shorten spell casting time
• Recover HP or FP (mana) when defeating enemies
• Increase poise to withstand enemy attacks without flinching
• And more

You can equip up to 4 talismans at a time provided you find all the Talisman Pouches. Effects from multiple talismans stack so equipping the right ones can make your character extremely powerful.

How To Get More Talisman Slots

You start Elden Ring with only 1 talisman slot. To unlock more slots, you need to obtain Talisman Pouches:

• Pouch #1: Dropped by Margit in Stormveil Castle
• Pouch #2: Dropped by Godrick in Stormveil Castle
• Pouch #3: Given by Enia in Roundtable Hold for acquiring 2 Great Runes
• Pouch #4: Purchased from Enia in Roundtable Hold for 5000 runes after acquiring 3 Great Runes

With all 4 pouches, you can equip the max limit of talismans to create powerful builds.

Now let‘s get into the 15 best talismans in Elden Ring.

1. Radagon Icon

• Reduces spell casting speed by 30%
• Essential for magic builds
• Weight: 0.7
• Location: Raya Lucaria Academy – Debate Parlor Site of Grace. Head outside and drop down a ledge into a hallway. There’s a room with the talisman chest inside.

The Radagon Icon is a must-have for sorcerers and incantation users. Shortened casting time gives you bigger windows to land spells safely.

2. Graven-Mass Talisman

• Boosts sorcery damage by 8%
• Excellent for pure sorcerers
• Weight: 1.0
• Location: Mountaintops of the Giants – Inner Consecrated Snowfield Site of Grace. Head northeast to the Minor Erdtree in Albinauric Rise. Break the gold seal outside and defeat the Albinauric enemy within. Open the chest inside for the talisman.

For heavy sorcery users, the Graven-Mass Talisman pushes your damage even further to annihilate enemies.

3. Green Turtle Talisman

• Recovers stamina 18% faster
• Vital for melee builds
• Weight: 0.7
• Location: Limgrave – Summonwater Village Site of Grace. Head south and use a Stonesword Key to open the sealed temple doorway. Defeat the turtles inside and open the chest.

The Green Turtle Talisman keeps your stamina topped up rapidly so you can attack, dodge and block without being exhausted.

4. Radagon‘s Soreseal

• Boosts Vigor, Endurance, Strength and Dexterity by 5
• All-around great for early game
• Increases damage taken by 15%
• Weight: 0.8
• Location: Liurnia of the Lakes – Fort Faroth in western Caelid. Climb to the rooftop and drop down to find the talisman on a corpse.

Despite the damage penalty, Radagon‘s Soreseal gives a sizable attribute boost in the early game. Great to meet minimum stat requirements.

5. Godfrey Icon

• Charged attacks deal 10% more damage
• Essential for Strength and Dex builds
• Weight: 0.8
• Location: Altus Plateau – First Mt. Gelmir Campsite Site of Grace. Head west and jump off the cliffs. Follow the path going south and into a tunnel guarded by a Magma Wyrm. There is a chest with this talisman at the end.

Because charged heavy attacks do massive poise damage and stance breaks, the Godfrey Icon powers up colossal weapons and stance-breaking builds.

6. Great-Jar‘s Arsenal

• Raises max equip load by 19%
• Allows extremely heavy armor
• Weight: 1.5
• Location: Altus Plateau – Bridge of Iniquity Site of Grace. Ride the coffins across the ravine heading west to an Minor Erdtree. Activate the Erdtree then return and speak to the spirit named Alexander to start his questline. Progress his quest, then return to the Minor Erdtree. Interact with the giant warrior jar Alexander leaves behind to obtain this talisman.

Great-Jar‘s Arsenal lets Strength builds wear incredibly heavy Greatshields, colossal weapons and the best armor simultaneously.

7. Ritual Sword Talisman

• Recovers HP upon killing enemies
• Grants survivability especially against groups
• Weight: 1.0
• Location: Altus Plateau – Shaded Castle. Kill the boss named Elemer of the Briar to get this talisman.

With each enemy you slay, you recover HP to keep fighting thanks to the Ritual Sword. It has great synergy with rapiers, katanas and quick weapons that can rapidly finish off foes.

8. Claw Talisman

• Boost jump attacks by 12.5%
• Essential for jump attack builds
• Weight: 0.8
• Location: Limgrave – Stormhill Shack Site of Grace. Head west to the ruins near the Minor Erdtree guarded by a Tibia Mariner. Destroy the chariots and climb the ladder. Follow the rooftops to reach the chest containing the talisman.

Jump attacks got massively buffed in Elden Ring. With the Claw Talisman they become extremely deadly to abuse animation cancels and hit hard from above.

9. Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman

• Physical damage reduction by 20%
• Reduces hits from enemy attacks
• Weight: 0.8
• Location: Elphael Brace of the Haligtree – Drainage Channel Site of Grace. Jump across the roots and grapple up the tree. Enter the building and defeat the ants guarding the chest inside to claim this talisman.

With damage in Elden Ring being primarily physical, the Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman significantly bolsters your ability to survival enemy assaults.

10. Arsenal Charm

• Raises maximum equip load by 7%
• Help wear heavier armor and weapons
• Does not stack with Great-Jar’s Arsenal
• Weight: 1.4
• Location: Altus Plateau – Highway Lookout Tower Site of Grace. Ride the coffin transport west across the ravine to reach the Minor Erdtree. Then go north into the forest and defeat the ulcerated tree spirit mini-boss to earn this talisman.

Before acquiring the Great-Jar’s Arsenal, the Arsenal Charm gives a nice boost to equip load for heavier builds.

11. Pearldrake Talisman

• Raises magic damage negation by 20%
• Essential against sorceries and incants
• Weight: 0.8
• Location: Altus Plateau – Leyndell Capital of Ash. This is found on a corpse in the city streets.

Magic attacks can be extremely deadly if they connect. The Pearldrake Talisman significantly reduces magic damage taken to improve survival.

12. Bull-Goat‘s Talisman

• Boosts poise by 30%
• Prevents getting staggered by attacks
• Weight: 0.5
• Location: Caelid – Dragonbarrow Cave in the northern region. From the Site of Grace, go downhill and enter the cave guarded by a rune bear. Follow the left wall to reach a crystal deposit room containing the talisman chest.

Increased poise allows trading blows without being interrupted. Bull-Goat‘s Talisman is fantastic for colossal and great weapon users.

13. Crimson Amber Medallion

• Boosts maximum HP by 10%
• More health means better survival
• Weight: 1.0
• Location #1: Altus Plateau – Minor Erdtree Catacombs in the western region. Complete the dungeon and defeat the Ulcerated Tree Spirit to get this talisman from a chest.
• Location #2: Mountaintops of the Giants – Zamor Ruins Site of Grace. Exit and ride north towards Castle Sol. Before crossing the chain bridge, look left to spot a tree branch leading to a hidden cave containing this talisman inside a scarab.

There are two Crimson Amber Medallion‘s in the game. Having 10% extra HP gives you way more room for error against lethal attacks.

14. Cerulean Hidden Tear

• Restores all FP upon using a flask
• Essential for magic builds
• Weight: 0.0
• Location: Liurnia of the Lakes – Second Church of Marika. Exit the church and ride south towards the Minor Erdtree. There is a scarab in this area containing the Cerulean Hidden Tear. Take it to Four Belfries and give it to the giant pot for this talisman effect.

This special ‘talisman‘ instantly refills all your mana allowing endless spells. It has infinite uses making it incredibly valuable for sorcerers.

15. Faithful‘s Canvas Talisman

• Reduces skill FP cost by 10%
• Allows more weapon art usage
• Weight: 0.8
• Location: Altus Plateau – Altus Highway Junction Site of Grace. Head west and defeat the tree sentinel to get this talisman.

As weapon skills can decimate enemies, having lower FP cost means you can use them more often.

And that wraps up the list of best talismans in Elden Ring. With the right setup equipped, you can create insanely powerful character builds to conquer every challenge. Hopefully this guide helps you discover some incredible talismans for your playstyle. Best of luck on your journey, Tarnished!