Elden Ring: 20 BEST Talismans + Locations [Tips from a 900-Hour Player]

The Great-Jar’s Arsenal is an excellent talisman that offers a massive increase to your maximum equip load. The best part about this talisman is that you can acquire it during the early-to-mid game, and can continue using it till the end of the game; it is that good.

If you don’t have access to the Great-Jar’s Arsenal, you can use the Arsenal Charm instead. It has slightly lower buff value (17%), but can do the trick.

The game has many main, field, and optional bosses that are weak against magic damage. Hence, go and get the Carian Filigreed Crest talisman, as it significantly reduces the overall FP cost when you use skills in Elden Ring.

In addition to the Carian Filigreed Crest, The Ash-of-War Scarab headpiece armor can provide the same effect, albeit with a lower value (~15%).

If you’re a player relying heavily on ranged, AoE or direct damage-dealing offensive incantations, Flock’s Canvas Talisman is perfect for you to boost your damage. I respec-ed my mage build into Faith Build and have relied on this talisman for a good amount of time during my first playthrough in Elden Ring. However, do note that it’ll only work on damaging spells, not support types.

Faithful’s Canvas Talisman can be used in place of this one, but it has a lower buff value than Flock’s Canvas Talisman.

The Godfrey Icon is another great talisman for mid-to-late game usage. If you’re running spells or incantations that have an alternate charged version that deals massive damage compared to the regular or quick-fire version, then I recommend not sleeping on the Godfrey Icon talisman. It is because this talisman increases the overall damage capacity of spells and incantations that are charged and released or fired on enemies or bosses.

When it comes to picking a talisman under the defense category, the Dragoncrest Greatshield talisman comes first to my mind. As per my calculations, this is by far the most top-tier talisman to reduces the overall damage you take from an incoming physical attack, be it a slash, strike, or a charged one.

If you’re yet to obtain the Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, I suggest using the Dragoncrest Shield Talisman, though it has a lower buff value (17% for +2 variant).

If you are looking for a talisman that greatly boosts the attack power of your melee and ranged weapon skills, then the Shard of Alexander is a must have for you. Equipping this item gives you a massive boost when you press L2/LT while equipping a weapon. The usage of Shard of Alexander varies from weapon to weapon, and not all skills get buffed by this talisman; at least, this is what I observed while using the roar skill of hammers.

You can also use the Warrior Jar Shard if you don’t have the Shard of Alexander, but it has a lower buff value (10%).

If you like to use fancy colossal swords, great hammers, and other very heavy weapons, I’d recommend you look for the Claw Talisman, as this is one of the best for melee builds. While using heavy weapons, I did not rely on dealing damage via slow yet heavy swings and used jump attacks instead for their damage and stagger potential. And the Claw Talisman can do wonders for jump attack damage.

In case you don’t have the Claw Talisman, you can use the Raptor’s Black Feathers Chest Armor to get jump attack damage boost (10%).

Taker’s Cameo basically steals enemies’ life force whenever you kill them and, in return, replenishes a certain amount of your health.

In place of Taker’s Cameo, you can use the Blasphemous Blade weapon, as it restores greater hp per kill (4%).

The Godskin Swaddling Cloth is another excellent talisman that offers HP regeneration on successive attacks instead of killing enemies as Taker’s Cameo worked. You can use it along with Taker’s Cameo for maximum HP regeneration in Elden Ring.

Erdtree’s Favor +2 is a much better version of the early game Erdtree’s Favor talisman, as the late game +2 variant increases the overall HP, stamina, and equip load much higher than the base version. I’ve already mentioned Erdtree’s Favor (standard version) below as one of the best early-game talismans.

Like its name, Blessed Dew Talisman can prove to be a blessing for you. It can slowly increase your hp throughout the battle. I recommend getting the Blessed Dew Talisman to help you tough out many difficult battles against formidable bosses. It can restore two hp every second, which is a useful passive healing ability.

You can stand formidable against many bosses if you equip Blessed Dew Talisman. The Talisman would allow you to act without worrying about your health.

Crimson Amber Medallion is one of the best Talismans in the game as it can increase your maximum hp significantly. This Medallion can give a significant boost to your hp stat. Crimson Amber Medallion will allow your character to survive a lot of falls, which, I believe, can be a lifesaver.

Although it has a lower HP boost value, you can use the Erdtree’s Favor Talisman in place of this as it also provides two other stats.

Viridian Amber Medallion is a useful Talisman that can increase your maximum stamina. Since rolling is integral to surviving, I believe boosting your stamina can be helpful for you, especially during boss battles.

Cerulean Amber Medallion can increase your FP, allowing you to do more magical attacks and spirit summons. If you are using a class that uses more magical attacks, then I suggest you use the Cerulean Amber Medallion. It will prevent you from running out of FP sooner against bosses and difficult enemies. It’s one of the best Talismans in the Elden ring, especially if you use a magical class.

The Roar Medallion would significantly raise the damage of your character’s roar and breath attacks. So, if you are going for a roar build, I believe you should equip this medallion for maximum damage potential. Equipping the roar medallion would greatly increase the damage of your breath attacks, allowing you to take down many bosses easily.

If you don’t have the Roar medallion yet, I suggest using the Highland Axe, as it can provide the same effect, albeit in a lower potency (10%).

The Assassin’s Crimson Dagger can restore your HP significantly with every critical hit. Therefore, it’s one of my favorite Talismans due to its healing potential. Assasin’s Crimson Dagger will work wonders in boss fights if you get many critical hits.

I recommend equipping Assassin’s Crimson Dagger Talisman, especially if you require a lot of healing during combat. Assassin’s Crimson Dagger can prove helpful for your melee builds.

Erdtree’s Favor Talisman can give you a lot of stat buffs. It can increase your hp and stamina. As I mentioned before, the increased stamina would be helpful for you if you tend to roll during combat. The high hp will make you formidable and keep you alive for longer in many boss battles. So, I think Erdtree’s Talisman is a must-have early-game.

If you use a bow as your main weapon, I highly recommend you get the Arrow’s Reach Talisman. This Elden Ring Talisman would increase the range of your bow attacks. I’ve sniped a lot of enemies from a safe distance using it. So, Arrow’s Reach Talisman will allow you to take down many enemies in the open world easily while making exploration easier for you.

The Axe Talisman can help your character pack a great punch for several enemies. It significantly increases your charge attack damage and could be lethal to bosses and regular enemies alike. If you want a good attack boost, I recommend you look for and equip the Axe Talisman. This Talisman can allow you to inflict great damage with less effort.

Curved Sword Talisman can enhance your guard counters. A guard counter is a unique way of attacking enemies after shielding their attacks; your character can deal great damage. Moreover, you can also break an opponent’s stance with a Guard counter. Curved Sword Talisman is a great Talisman because it can increase the potential of Guard counters much more.