In The Lands Between it’s not always about the size of your greatsword. Sometimes, it’s the power of your talismans that makes the difference between keeping those hard-earned runes and losing them to a well-placed Tree Sentinel halberd swing. Talismans are often an overlooked part of players' loadouts, sometimes because they feel they haven’t found ones powerful enough to make a difference.
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The following Talismans are some of the most powerful in the game. While some may be found earlier or later in The Tarnished’s journey, this list ranks the helpful treasures based on their potential to power up the player and the utility they offer for common soulslike scenarios.
10Millicent’s Prosthesis
Players who can put their ethics aside will be able to claim this powerful talisman. Millicent’s Prosthesis boosts the player’s Dexterity by 5, and each successive attack that lands gains a potent damage bonus. While the damage bonus is not as great as that offered by the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, the immediate dex boost pushes this talisman higher than its rotten cousin.
Claiming the item is the real test of your character. Millicent’s Prothesis is not given willingly, asthe player will need to defeat the likable Millicent any time after defeating the Godskin Apostle in the Windmill Heights of Grace.
9Green Turtle Talisman
Slow And Steady Wins The Boss Fight
Many players lean toward a melee-styled character, and melee builds live on their stamina bars. The Green Turtle Talisman is a must forlong melee boss battles, raising the player’s stamina speed by 8 per second, a 17.7 percent bump from whatever the build’s current recovery is. This means dodging faster, swinging heavy weapons faster, and getting the chance to run from a Radahn meteor sooner.
Whilethe pickup will cost the player a rare stonesword key in a maze in the Summonwater Village,the chance to get another precious roll during a long boss battle is well worth the cost.
8Radagon Icon
Radagon’s Domination Begins
Not to spoil the rest of the list but this is not the first we’ll hear about Radagon and his blessings. For the spellcaster builds out there, this talisman is a demi-god send, as it can shorten casting times by up to 4 seconds. The relic essentially gives the user 30 Dexterity, but it only applies to spellcasting.
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A player’s maximum dexterity is 70, so builds that have already sunk experience into dex will not be able to take advantage. With proper planning, however, the icon is a blessing for mages looking to build a well-rounded character.Players must venture to the perilous Raya Lucaria Academy to retrieve this treasure.
7Axe Talisman
Simple Is Better
The Axe Talisman is a well-known, well-loved, great Talisman in Elden Ring. It adds a 10 percent attack bonus to your charged attacks, and combos well with other talismans like Millicent’s Prothesis, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, and the Roar Medallion.
The claw and fist weapons (includingthe fearsome Beast Claw) wielded by The Tarnished get great boosts from these combinations, and certain charged attacks help cut through bosses andtougher enemieslike paper. The Talisman also gets extra points for its early availability and use.It can be found in a cellar underneath the Mistwood ruins in eastern Limgrave.
6Silver Scarab
Silver Shines Brighter Than Gold
Many Elden Ring players learn quickly that the Silver Scarab is more useful than its gold cousin. It is also easier to obtain, and makes grinding for important materials much easier by increasing The Tarnished’s item discovery by 75. While it would be even better if it were accessible earlier in a player’s journey, finding rare materials and drops becomes a much less time-consuming effort with this little bug attached.
New game plus players also know how useful the talisman is, as the next journey is made less grindy by having this item equipped. It may not buff any stats directly, but through pure utility, the SIlver Scarab shines brighter than most of the other talismans found in Elden Ring.In the Hidden Path to the Haligtree, an invisible platform can be found beneath a broken section of railing leading to the relic.
5Shard of Alexander
Become A PvP God
The Shard of Alexander increases the attack power of skills by 15 percent. For builds that utilize raw physical power and spam special skills often, this talisman is indispensable. Charged attacks, weapon abilities, and special moves all dish out a huge DPS difference. Whether you use curved swords, greatswords or evencolossal weapons,this talisman is highly recommended for builds focused on maximizing weapon skill damage.
This boost also remains for PvP battles, which can help clinch the win on some very well-prepared infiltrators.Players must complete Iron Fist Alexander’s quest in its entirety, lest they be left with the much less exciting Warrior Jar Shard Talisman.
4Great-Jar’s Arsenal
Keep Your Rolls Fast And Your Jar Light
One of the great headaches in many games is equipment space and weight. FromSoftware is notorious for linking a player’s weight to the speed of their coveted dodge-roll, which granting precious frames of invincibility from the endless dangers of The Land Between.
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The Great-Jar’s Arsenal talisman adds 19 percent to a character’s equipment load, making the balancing act of better armor and faster dodge rolls less intimidating. It also allows players to have more flexibility with their builds, so even if a player doesn’t need the fastest roll possible, they still won’t be as encumbered by the immense weight of their equipment, likea heavy shield.The Talisman is claimed by defeating three knights of the Great Jar himself, in Caelid.
3Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
Bulk Up While Keeping Off The Weight
A twenty percent damage reduction is as good as it sounds. Those Monstrous Dog bites just feel so much less monstrous with this heavenly relic attached. As well the Talisman doesn’t need a specific build to work, any character can make use of the damage reduction unless the Tarnished is so good at dodging that damage is no issue. But in that case, who needs a list of the best talismans in Elden Ring?
There are battles where the damage dealt is never physical, and in those cases the talisman just takes up a precious slot, butthose who see the true value of the Talisman can claim it from a chest in Elphael.
2Shabriri’s Woe
Woe Your Foes
This one is unconventional, but absolutely broken in the right hands. Shabiri’s Woe causes your enemies to only target you, which at first sounds like a terrible idea. Combine this Talisman with Mimic Tear Ashes however, and remove it from your inventory after the summon, and you’ve got a mimic stealing all the aggro from a tough boss or enemy while you destroy it from safety.
Some players find this strategy so unfair they will not use the Talisman out of principle, however, giving it the number two spot on this list.Fed-up players can find this handy Talisman in the far north-east of the Frenzied Flame Village. It is on one of the corpses on the south-facing steps of a building.
1Radagon’s Soreseal
Radagon Reigns Supreme
Now this is the greatest of all Elden Ring Talismans. Radagan’s Soreseal raises turns low-level builds immediately into higher level demons. If the player is a dodging powerhouse, then the downside of the talisman is not nearly as punishing, and tank builds are not very common in those TikTok “epic moments” clips.
Adventurers can plan for equipping this item to suit their build, or they can add it later on to compliment whatever they’ve invested in so far. So long as they have not reached the soft-level caps in the game,this attribute-raising Talisman stands above all others and can be found in Fort Faroth.
