Faith builds in Elden Ring are powerful and versatile. They use incantations to deal massive elemental damage while supporting the team with healing and buffs. This guide covers the optimal stats, weapons, seals, and gear for a 2026 Faith build.
Why Faith Builds Work
Faith builds in Elden Ring have the most versatile toolkit of any build. You can:
- Deal massive lightning damage with Lightning Spear and Bolt of Gransax.
- Cast powerful healing incantations like Erdtree Heal.
- Buff allies with Golden Vow and other support incantations.
- Use the Blasphemous Blade for exceptional melee damage.
The downsides are FP management and the need to invest heavily in Faith stat.
Stat Allocation
For a Level 150 Faith build:
- Vigor: 50
- Endurance: 25
- Strength: 16 (minimum for some weapons)
- Dexterity: 14 (minimum for some weapons)
- Intelligence: 9
- Faith: 80
- Mind: 30 (for FP)
- Arcane: 9
This allocation gives you maximum Faith scaling while maintaining enough FP for sustained incantation use.
Best Seals
Gravel Stone Seal
The Gravel Stone Seal boosts the power of Strength-scaling incantations. It is excellent for Strength-Faith hybrid builds.
How to get: Found at the Roundtable Hold.
Godslayer's Seal
The Godslayer's Seal boosts the power of Godslayer incantations. It is excellent for late-game Faith builds.
How to get: Found in the Capital Outskirts area.
Erdtree Seal
The Erdtree Seal is a versatile seal that boosts all incantations. It is the best all-around seal.
How to get: Sold by Brother Corhyn at the Roundtable Hold.
Dragon Communion Seal
The Dragon Communion Seal boosts the power of Dragon Communion incantations. It is excellent for Dragon-themed Faith builds.
How to get: Sold at the Dragon Communion shrine.
Best Faith Weapons
S Tier
Blasphemous Blade
The Blasphemous Blade is the best Faith weapon in the game. It scales with Faith, deals fire damage, and restores HP on kills.
How to get: Transposed from the Remembrance of the Blasphemous.
Maliketh's Black Blade
Maliketh's Black Blade is a versatile Faith/Dexterity weapon with unique debuffs.
How to get: Transposed from the Remembrance of Maliketh.
A Tier
Magma Wyrm's Scalesword
Magma Wyrm's Scalesword is a Strength/Faith weapon that deals fire damage. It is excellent for fire-themed builds.
How to get: Dropped by the Magma Wyrm boss.
Sword of Night and Flame
Sword of Night and Flame is an Intelligence/Faith weapon with powerful magic attacks. It is excellent for hybrid caster builds.
How to get: Found in the Lake of Rot area.
Best Incantations
Lightning Spear
Lightning Spear is a fast, ranged lightning incantation. It is the best early-to-mid-game offensive incantation.
How to get: Sold by Brother Corhyn.
Bolt of Gransax
Bolt of Gransax is the most powerful lightning incantation. It deals massive damage and pierces through enemies.
How to get: Dropped by the Ancient Dragon Lansseax.
Erdtree Heal
Erdtree Heal is a powerful healing incantation that restores a large amount of HP for the entire team.
How to get: Dropped by the Erdtree Avatar boss.
Golden Vow
Golden Vow boosts attack and defense for the entire team. It is an essential buff incantation.
How to get: Found on a corpse in the Leyndell area.
Black Flame
Black Flame is a fast fire incantation that deals damage over time. It is excellent for sustained combat.
How to get: Found in the Siofra River area.
Fortissax's Lightning Spear
Fortissax's Lightning Spear is a powerful lightning incantation that deals massive damage.
How to get: Transposed from the Remembrance of the Dragonlord.
Best Talismans
Erdtree's Favor
Boosts HP, Stamina, and Equip Load. Essential for heavy-armor Faith builds.
How to get: Found in the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds.
Radagon Icon
Boosts casting speed. Essential for fast incantation casts.
How to get: Found in the Roundtable Hold.
Godfrey Icon
Boosts the damage of charged incantations by 15%. Excellent for boss killing.
How to get: Dropped by the Golden Godfrey boss.
Faithful's Canvas Talisman
Boosts the power of incantations by 4%. A small but useful boost.
How to get: Sold by Brother Corhyn.
Best Armor
Bull-Goat Set
The Bull-Goat Set has the highest poise of any armor in the game. It is excellent for trading hits with bosses.
How to get: Found in the Mountaintops of the Giants region.
Tree Sentinel Set
The Tree Sentinel Set is a heavy armor set with good damage resistance. It is excellent for Faith builds.
How to get: Dropped by the Tree Sentinel boss.
Haligtree Set
The Haligtree Set is a heavy armor set with high poise and Holy damage resistance. It is excellent for late-game Faith builds.
How to get: Found in the Haligtree area.
Gameplay Tips
Cast Golden Vow First
Always cast Golden Vow before combat for the attack and defense boost.
Use Erdtree Heal for Emergencies
Save Erdtree Heal for emergency situations. It restores a large amount of HP.
Combine Seals
You can equip two seals at once. Use a primary seal and a secondary seal for different incantation types.
Use Lightning Against Dragon Enemies
Lightning damage is super effective against dragon enemies. Use Bolt of Gransax or Lightning Spear against dragons.
Common Mistakes
- Don't neglect Vigor. You need HP to survive trades.
- Don't forget to manage FP. Always keep some FP for emergencies.
- Don't ignore weapon scaling. Some Faith weapons scale with multiple stats.
Best Boss Strategies
Malenia
Cast Golden Vow, then use Blasphemous Blade for HP drain. Avoid her Waterfowl Dance by rolling away.
Radagon
Cast Lightning Spear for ranged damage. Stay mobile and use the Blasphemous Blade for melee.
Elden Beast
Use Bolt of Gransax for massive lightning damage. Stay mobile to avoid its long-range attacks.
With this build, you will have one of the most powerful characters in Elden Ring, capable of clearing every boss with elemental damage and healing support.