Godslayer Incantations | Elden Ring Wiki

Godslayer Incantations are generally dark, fire-aspected spells wherein the caster conjures black fire, which will deal flat fire damage and cause foes to lose a percentage of their HP when hit.

Spellcasting Restrictions

• You must have a Sacred Seal equipped to cast godslayer incantations.
• Godslayer incantations require Faith to use.

Notes & Tips

• Offensive godslayer incantations deal percent HP damage, making it valuable against targets with high HP, such as bosses. In multiplayer, effectiveness is tripled due to enemy HP scaling based on the number of players.
• Black flame from these spells counts as fire damage, meaning it will be buffed from effects like Fire Scorpion Charm or Flame, Grant Me Strength.
• Godslayer's Seal provides a 10% boost in effectiveness for all godslayer incantations, including non-offensive ones.

List of Godslayer Incantations

Name	FTH Req	FP Cost	Slots Used	Item Effect	In-Game Description	Location
Black Flame	20	18	1	Throws a ball of raging fire	A black flame incantation of the Godskin Apostles. Throws a ball of raging blackfire. Charging enhances potency and causes the fireball to explode.  Black flame is weighty. After dealing damage it continues to sap foes' HP for a very short time.	Unlocked for purchase from Brother Corhyn or Miriel, Pastor of Vows after giving them the Godskin Prayerbook. Costs 7500 runes.
Scouring Black Flame	28	27	1	Sweeps area before caster with black flame	A black flame incantation of the Godskin Apostles. Sweeps a wide area before the caster with black flame. Charging enhances range The black flame could once slay gods. But when Maliketh sealed Destined Death, the true power of the black flame was lost.	Altus Plateau. Dropped by Godskin Apostle in Dominula, Windmill Village.
Black Flame Ritual	42	36	1	Summons circle of black flame pillars around caster	Superior black flame incantation of the Godskin Apostles.  Summons a circle of black flame pillars around the caster. Charging increases the size of the circle. The Gloam-Eyed Queen led the apostles. It is said that she was an Empyrean chosen by the Fingers.	Mountaintops of the Giants. Dropped by Godskin Apostle in a dual encounter with Godskin Noble in the Spiritcaller's Cave.
Black Flame Blade	17	15	1	Enchants right-hand armament with black flame	A black flame incantation of the Godskin Apostles. Engulfs armament held in the right hand with black flame. This incantation can be cast without delay after performing another action. Black flame is weighty. After dealing damage it continues to sap foes' HP for a very short time.	Unlocked for purchase from Brother Corhyn or Miriel, Pastor of Vows after giving them the Godskin Prayerbook. Costs 6000 runes.
Black Flame's Protection	30	30	1	Increases physical damage negation	A black flame incantation of the Godskin Apostles. Summons black fire within, increasing physical damage negation. However, sacred flasks and other such forms of HP restoration are impaired. The Apostles were all embraced by the Gloam-Eyed Queen, and the black flame was their armor within.	Roundtable Hold. Reward from Gideon Ofnir after reaching Miquella's Haligtree. The player must select the dialogue option "About the secret medallion" when talking to him.

 Other Notes

• Despite having a similar icon color scheme to the godslayer incantations, Noble Presence is not a godslayer incantation and will not be boosted with Godslayer's Seal. Noble Presence is, however, boosted with Godskin Noble Robe.

FAQ: How do you buff a Black Flame Elden Ring?

• Black Flame is featured in a number of Incantations that focus on using Black Flame against players. This is not limited to the Black Flame spell. Godslayer Incantations are the collection of spells that conjure black fire and can be considered when selecting spells for your Memory slots when keeping Black Flame in mind. The Best way to make sure you are optimizing your damage output with Black Flame is to create a complementing build around it. Items like the Godslayer's Seal scales primarily with Faith and Strength and specifically adds boosts to Godslayer Incantations.
• Those who want to specialize in these Incantations would benefit with a starting class of either Prophet, Confessor or Samurai. A Blackflame Apostle Build has been pre-made for players who want to optimize their Black Flame casting. This is recommended for players 50 and above and was designed to boost Bleed and Damage by pairing the spells and the Seal with any bleed weapon. Black Flame Blade has a very short cast time but very short duration. It does extra damage, and it's damage over time is based on the Max HP of the enemy, so it's more effective against high HP targets like Bosses and tough enemies, and is fantastic in Co Op where Bosses and enemies have even more HP. It also is good against enemies that can't Bleed.Black Flame is your ranged spell that does solid damage, and a bit of damage over time as well based on the Max HP of the target, so just like Black Flame Blade is good against high HP enemies. However, you'll use this on many enemies just to clear some out before engaging in melee combat. Catch Flame is great for enemies that are physical damage resistant, and is slightly cheaper than Black Flame. Use when you need fire damage up close.