Elden Ring: The Best Mage Build – How to build your own easy mode

In the Elden Ring, magic is considered one of the most powerful tools players can wield to roam the world of the Between Lands. Many Tainted therefore refer to magic as the true easy mode, since every boss can be blown away with ease. We’ll show you how to build the best Easy Mode for you.

Magic has been used in every FromSoftware game as a powerful tool to destroy masses of enemies, but also bosses from a safe distance. This is no different in Elden Ring, but spells have changed and the necessary soft and hard caps have been adjusted.

Magic is as good as it’s ever been and that’s why there’s always lively discussion about the supposed Easy Mode build.

The build we are showing you is completely focused on Wisdom and Spells paired with an additional melee weapon. So should your FP run dry and you can no longer summon spells, you have a good alternative to make opponents flee.

Here’s how to properly level for this build

Why is this build so strong? Mage builds that focus solely on Wisdom are powerful because they allow you to dominate mid-range and especially ranged combat with powerful spells.

So our featured build not only covers all ranges to get rid of pesky enemies, but also gives you the ability to deal massive damage to bosses. To do this, however, you must be flexible, dress appropriately for every situation and equip the necessary spells.

What is the best way to level for this build? Your main attribute that you will focus on when leveling is “Wisdom”. The higher your wisdom, the stronger your spells become.

In addition, you can equip better items that increase your damage numbers many times over. Furthermore, a high level of the “ghost” attribute is required to be able to cast spells more often.

Our build is intended for more advanced players and has a level of 150. We also pay attention to the here “soft cap”i.e. the values ​​according to which investments are hardly worthwhile anymore:

• Our Tainted in this build has the Drifter origin
• In order to give your spells the necessary power, you need 80 points in wisdom.
  • This is the hard cap – you should not make any further investments above the hard cap, as you will no longer get any worthwhile bonuses from them.
• We’ve gone for 20 Strength and 14 Dexterity here so you can wield the Jellyfish Shield and the ultimate mage weapon – The Darkmoon Greatsword from Ranni’s quest
• Ghost has been boosted enough at 40 points to allow you to fully refresh your blue FP bar with a Bottle of Tears of Heaven +12
• You can choose your strength and condition freely, we have divided our remaining points between 35 and 24 points
  • This gives us enough stamina to deal out a few hits with our greatsword and enough life points to take some damage.

If you also want to play PvP in the long term, you should be careful not to bring your character above level 150. The community currently sees this as a meta level and has largely agreed not to level beyond it.

Because you only find players in PvP who have a similar level as you, you can hardly track down opponents with a level that is too high. Because you have to redistribute all ‘purchased’ levels when reskilling, you can’t reduce this investment again – the only salvation here is a completely new character.

However, this value of 150 is not yet set in stone. For example, some people in the community think that 125 should be the meta level.

Weapons and wands for the mage build

This is our choice: Since Wisdom is being pushed to the extreme in this build, there isn’t much room for other attributes to consider. That is why we chose the following equipment:

• First weapon on the right – Darkmoon Greatsword
  • For melee combat to save FP
• Second weapon on the right – Carian Royal Scepter
  • For attacking normal enemies
• Third weapon on the right – Lusat’s Shimmerstone Staff

Since wands are only good if they have a high spell scaling, the choice of wands is severely limited.

We have therefore equipped two shimmerstone staves in our right hand, since both have their uses.

The Staff of Lusat is considered the best staff to deal the most damage, but at the cost of increased FP consumption when casting. It’s not worth it if you’re traveling and want to tackle higher New Game Plus runs where enemies take more damage and you have to cast spells more often.

That’s why we also included the “Carian Royal Scepter” because it still has a solid spell scaling and drains you less FP when casting.

The shield “Jellyfish Shield” finds its place in the left hand, as it not only absorbs 100% physical damage, but also gives you a damage buff. The buff appears as soon as you activate the associated talent.

When the buff is activated, you have to hold the shield in your left hand, so it can be used perfectly with a magic wand. You benefit from a bonus in damage and can still protect yourself.

If you want to find out more about shields, we have the right guide for you here:

Which magic hat is the right one?

You should have these with you: When using magic, it is important to consider the individual headgear. There are specimens that strengthen different types of magic or give you a boost in your attributes. We have selected the following for you:

It is up to you which hat or crown you want to wear. However, it would be a good idea to wear the Shimmerstone Crown of Azure if you want to use the Comet of Azure spell against a boss. This strengthens the spell, but you use up more FP when casting.

However, if you are only traveling, you should put on the large preceptor’s hat. Not only does this look cool, but it increases your Spirit by three points. However, your stamina suffers minimally.

Which talismans should I take? We can only give you a recommendation on your selection as each player has their own priorities when it comes to bonuses. Despite the recommendation, you are free to decide which talisman you want to use or replace. These are our talismans:

• Idol Mass Talisman: Significantly increases the effects of sorcery
• Primal Shimmerstone Blade: Spells consume less FP but lower maximum HP
• Radagon’s Icon: Reduces cast time
• Dragon Greatshield Talisman: Greatly increases resistance to physical damage

We included the Dragon Great Shield Talisman in our selection because as a magician we have few life points, but also low defense due to the light armor. This talisman gives you a small boost to your general defense so you can take more hits.

You should also pay attention to this: Don’t forget your bottle of wondrous medicine. With her, thanks to Tears of the Elden Trees, you can create tinctures that give you special bonuses. In boss fights, it’s worth using the “Celestial Blue Mystery Tear” and “Opal Bubble Tear” mix.

Not only can you summon Azur’s Comet for a short time without FP costs, but you also get an impenetrable bubble that protects you from any damage. However, this bubble will burst once you’ve been hit.

The best spells for the mage build

What spells should I use? Again, we can only give you our recommendation as Elden Ring has many spells that could be useful for any mage. Nevertheless, we show you the following magic that you should not miss:

• Azure’s Comet: Launches a large comet
  • Good spell to destroy bosses with a laser,
• Ranni’s Dark Moon: Summons a cold dark moon and hurls it at enemies
  • Good for destroying enemies in a moderate radius – Freezes enemies and makes them vulnerable to magic damage
• Adula’s Moonblade: Follows a sweeping slash with an icy bladed missile
  • Good for freezing many opponents with a horizontal slash and also for intercepting at a distance
• Loretta’s Greatbow: Fires a great arrow with a magic great bow
  • Fires a fierce and accurate large arrow that can be charged
• Terra Magica: Increases the magical power of those within the seal
  • Casts a sigil on the ground, which increases your magic spells in the area of ​​effect

That’s all we need to know about our best mage build for the Elden Ring. You can change or accept many of our recommendations as you wish. However, watch out for the hard cap of your wisdom and the idol mass talisman to tease out the maximum damage of your magic.

What do you think of such guides? Have you taken other spells and which talismans do you think are good for a magic build? Let us know how you feel about it in the comments!