Golden Vow (Spell)

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Spell Type Erdtree Incantations
FP Cost 47 Slots Used: 1
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Increases attack and defense for self and allies

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Golden Vow (Spell) is an Incantation in Elden Ring. Golden Vow provides a buff that increases the attack and defense of your character as well as allies. The buff lasts 80 seconds. For other buffs of the same name, see Golden Vow (Skill) and Golden Vow (Item).

An incantation of Erdtree Worship.

Increases attack power and defense for the caster and nearby allies.
Hold to continue praying and delay activation.

This incantation has been taught to knights of the royal capital for generations, and knights sent on distant expeditions lean on it as a source of courage.

Where to find Golden Vow (Spell)

Where to find Golden Vow (Spell):

Elden Ring Golden Vow (Spell) Guide

 

Builds with Golden Vow (Spell)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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    • Anonymous

      Kinda useless in PVP since both the uplifting aromatic and this spell give 7.5% dmg in PVP, even though in PVE Golden Vow gives a lot more dmg. And the aromatic costs like 1/3 of the FP.

      • Anonymous

        Gets summoned as cooper. Have "paladin" in the name. Uses Blessing of the Erdtree. Uses Golden Vow spell. Drinks Flask of W.P. Host uses Golden Vow AoW...

        • Anonymous

          There is no greater insult to a fth build than using the aow version a few seconds after they use the spell. Yes, I am looking at you, ieatpant1. You knew what you were doing, didn't you, you cheeky little goblin. I hope you step on a lego when you least expect it

          • Anonymous

            one day co-op players will realise that golden vow is applied to everyone nearby, and that they shouldnt override the spell version with the weaker AoW/consumable

            • Anonymous

              why does this cost so much fp, it only gives you 10% negation and 15% damage boost, i could use wave of gold or destined death for less cost

              • Anonymous

                Was doing some testings and find something awkward I felt like I needed to share: for some reason, the turtle in Church of Vows receive less damage buff from both Golden Vow and Golden Vow AOW. I normally compare damages between different abilities on this mob (I know, I know... but immobile, does not react and very high HP), and all buffs/debuffs I tested seem fine, except both Golden Vows (I got the AOW just to test cause the spell was lower than expected). Golden Vow (Spell) provides ~9.25% damage increase instead of 15% and the ash of war ~10% instead of 11.5%. I first thought both were bugged for all enemies, but then I tested with other mobs and the damage increase values were normal (15% and 11.5% respectively), so this might be a hidden feature of a NPC in the church of VOWs be resistance to golden VOW buffs?

                • Anonymous

                  i love when im co-oping and the 3 of us all cast this spell at the exact same time in front of the boss door

                  • Anonymous

                    i mean... yeah its a nice incantation, but its effectiveness in pvp seems very underwhelming considering the FP cost... could at least have the audacity to get boosted by Erdtree Seal or something, if only a little bit.... really, i just want a way to increase the duration of the damage boosting incantations.. oh well, at least it lasts a solid 1 minute 20 seconds which is nice as i cba casting flame grant me strength every 30 god damn seconds in a bossfight.

                    • Anonymous

                      'This incantation has been taught to knights of the royal capital for generations, and knights sent on distant expeditions lean on it as a source of courage.'

                      Just as we were the royal knights and a distant expedition was the Land of Shadow DLC. At least I like to think that way

                      • Anonymous

                        Get close to me, it's time for jolly co-operation

                        Also come back here you little ****, theres body and regen buff as well!

                        • Anonymous

                          Use Physick w/ Opaline Hardtear + Greenburst Tear for super saiyan 1
                          Stack w/ this spell for super saiyan 2
                          Stack again w/ Braggart's Roar for super saiyan 3
                          Finally stack w/ Flame Grant Me Strength for super saiyan GOD

                          • Anonymous

                            Mm... I understand, I mean with 20 points of Faith and the (Two Fingers Heirloom) and the matter is settled! :)

                            • Anonymous

                              At this point, every kind of pve build I make, I make sure to have enough faith to cast golden vow and black flame protection/ other elemental reduction spells, it’s crazy, I really feel like playing without this, is like playing on a challenge run, they’re just THAT good.

                              • Anonymous

                                I hate this spell, not because it isn't good, but because I don't want to be bothered to cast it all the time. So I just don't use it, and I suffer for it.

                                • Anonymous

                                  Can anyone confirm if this actually stacks with boiled crab in 1.10? I know this is an 'aura' while crab is a 'body buff', but when testing it seems like golden vow overwrites boiled crab (but not vice versa).

                                  • Anonymous

                                    As of patch 1.09, does this still affect weapon skills? Such as Ancient Lightning Spear with Bolt of Gransax?

                                    • Anonymous

                                      I always thought this only buffs physical damage but reduced all incoming damage, is this the case or does it buff all elemental damage you do too?

                                      • Anonymous

                                        The bug has certainly made incantation runs a lot more challenging in pve. Hope it’s fixed soon. Not as worried about my pvp characters because I’d only buff time permitted anyway. Mid game range is feeling the pain though. Looks like I’m doing some melee/infusion runs for now.

                                        • Anonymous

                                          Ahh elden ring.... After farming everything for 30+ hours to get the buffs for a Dragon cult build you give me this bug. This is a "But hole required" moment for me.

                                          • Anonymous

                                            As of patch 1.09 there is a new bug with golden vow, howl of shabriri and flame grant me strenght that makes it so the damage boost isn't applied to neither sorceries nor incantations even though the spell buff icon is still visible under the stamina bar. I'm writing this in hope that it will be hotfixed soon.

                                            • Anonymous

                                              It seems that with patch 1.09 buffs like Golden Vow no longer effect spell damage of incantations. I've tested Black Flame and Flame Sling with multiple damage increasing buffs such as: Golden Vow (Ash/Spell), Sacred Order, Shared Order and Last Rites. There was no change in damage.

                                              • Anonymous

                                                I don't think this stacks with Flame, Grant Me Strength anymore. Game version 1.08

                                                335 damage on Black Flame with Golden Vow
                                                390 Damage with Flame, Grant me Strength
                                                Still 390 with Golden Vow and then Flame, Grant me Strength

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  Considering how defense is calculated, I don’t see a reason for this to have a pvp nerf to defense when it costs so much fp. And I don’t see why it should have a damage nerf either when it’s a free jump attack and a longer cast than erdtree heal, black flame protection etc + It doesn’t even boost spell damage at 25fth. I find it unusable in pvp simply because so many people jump attack and block the cast when starting a duel. Meanwhile, regen is technically unpunishable with rit shield and applies too fast to be blocked.

                                                  • Anonymous

                                                    Worth it. There’s diminishing returns to armor bonus BUT you’re still taking 5% less damage than without it no matter what, the way the math works. So don’t fall for the trap of thinking it’s worthless.

                                                    • Anonymous

                                                      15 faith + the physick buff that gives 10 faith = you can use golden vow spell. 15 faith is very good investment for pretty much any build.

                                                      • Anonymous

                                                        Weirdly enough, this overwrites Protection of the Erdtree despite them being different “buff classes.” Not only that, but it cannot be overwritten back by PotE once it is active.

                                                        • Anonymous

                                                          Playing support in Limgrave is a lot of fun. Use ash of war golden vow for quick buffs mid combat, and it buffs spell damage unlike the spell version. Use the spell version of golden vow for boss fights or to buff mini bosses while invading. Shared order ( not to be confused with sacred order) for fighting undead and it adds holy perma death to entire groups weapons even if you change weapons. And sacred blade for pvp or for stacking holy damage for undead. Healing is kinda useless since they cost a lot of fp and the range is simply too short but it’s an option... hopefully they bring back fillianores chime to make healing remotely viable again. Soon I’ll have BoG and Lord’s Prayer to block bleed in mobs if I invade or to block magic spam. Wish me luck on finishing my healing twink.

                                                          • Anonymous

                                                            How come this buff says 15% and fire grant me strength says it raises it 20% but this one makes the damage go up more?

                                                            • Anonymous

                                                              I think I found a type-o in this Wiki article. The stats/requirements panel on the top right of the page says 47 FP and the text of the Wiki under Spell Guide says 50 FP and doesn't list a Stamina cost like it typically would.

                                                              Is this incantation 50 FP / 47 Stam?

                                                              PS: Apologies for not fixing it myself but I'm away from my PlayStation and cannot verify at the moment.

                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                Ah yes, a major ingredient of the scum cocktail.
                                                                Golden vow, fire protect me, boiled prawn, and Wonderous physick with tears of denial.

                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                  Great spell but easily obtained earlier and slapped onto a light weapon as the ash of war. Also the spell version takes a lot longer to cast than the ash.

                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                    If I cast this with Old Lord's Talisman for the longer duration and then switch it off for a different talisman after the cast, does it still keep the longer duration. I know in DS1 it would revert to the shorter duration for something like Power Within with Lingering Dragoncrest Ring, but I want to know if maybe they changed how it operates to make it a viable strat.

                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                      Is there any evidence this spell does damage when cast? I used it underneath the fire giant and somehow he lost a huge chunk of health in his second phase.

                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                        This can be cast with less than 40, seems to give the full buff power, maybe at reduced duration, too lazy to check that part.

                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                          DO NOT use this when someone's using Lord's Divine Fortification fighting last boss! It gets overridden by this and you don't get 60% negation!

                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                            Is there not a buff symbol for this incantation? with Flame Give Me Strength you can clearly tell when the buff starts and ends but Golden Vow doesn't seem to have a buff marker, someone correct me if I'm wrong

                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                              How close do you have to be to your allies? It seems like you almost need to be on top of each other, in my experience.

                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                The Rallying Standard Unique Skill does NOT stack with Golden Vow. Rallying Standard replaces the Vow Incantation and vice-versa, thus they do not stack as I have checked the Status page each time.

                                                                                Flame, Grant Me Strength stacks with both Rallying Standard Unique Skill and the Golden Vow Incantation when either of the skill/incantation is used.

                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                  I'd say One of the Best Spells in the Game... This and early on its Ashe of War variant aswell. ( Altho the Spell variant has Double the Duration of Golden Vow's Ashe of War variant... Being from 45sec used as Ashe of War , and this Spell has the 90sec buff which is very helpful indeed along the way ). I'm literally Level 252 now with my character , even tho i'm a Capped INT build at 80 INT with just 32 Faith still. I use this with Blessing Boon while my other 8 Slots are equipped with Magic Spells.... Definitely a Fundamental Spell Golden Vow is indeed. It helped me alot along the way untill End-Game. ( Note : Golden Vow buffs you up with 90secs giving 15% Damage Increase towards everything like Melee damage , Magic Spells damage and also Bow damage... While the 10% Dmg Reduction is really great when you have the Dragoncrest Shield you pretty much become a Tank even as my Hybrid Build Mage with Decent Armor & Poise ). Ohh and Golden Vow also helps out with the Radagon's Soreseal reduced defense or Marikas Soreseal... Eitherway definitely a Fundamental Spell to have either by Spell via Seal , or by having it as Ashe of War.

                                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                                    I have a question, Does Golden Vow stack with all other buff incantation?, i'm planning to make hybrid build with most damage i can get, and want to respec to put 25 points into faith so i can get : Golden Vow (Dmg & Def), Barrier of Gold (Def), Flame, Grant me Strength (Dmg) & Blessing Boon (Reg), so if i cast all this buff, will they stack or overwrite each others like Flame Grant me Strength & Blackflame Protection, Enlighten me fellow Tarnished.

                                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                                      "GV" = Golden Vow "FGMS" = Flame, Grant Me Strength "RS" = Rallying Standard

                                                                                      I tested this by using "GV", followed by "FGMS", then "RS".

                                                                                      All three stacked when used in this order, so I reset the buffs and tried using them in a different order.

                                                                                      I used "FGMS", then "RS", and the buff total was the same as the above order. Then I used "GV", and it lowered the buff back down to what it was before Rallying Standard was used.

                                                                                      So yeah, you can stack them, but you really don't need "GV" if you just have "FGMS" and "RS".

                                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                                        As of 03/15/2022, you receive HALF of this spell's effect during PVP (for damage negation)
                                                                                        (It is gimped in PVP, as opposed to PVE)

                                                                                        In PVP, damage negation is around 5% instead of 10%.

                                                                                        Did not test damage, though it is likely that damage is 7.5% instead of 15%.
                                                                                        It is also possible that the damage boost might differ from melee weapons and spells in PVP
                                                                                        (Spells might get the full 15% and melee weapons might get 7.5%, if there's been an oversight from the devs but none of this has been tested and this is only something I bring up for others to look into [How buffs affect weapon vs spell damage in PVP])

                                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                                          Doesn’t seem to stack with “flame, grant me strength”. For skill art at least. Tested with Bolt of Gransax

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