Barrier of Gold is an incantation spell in Elden Ring. It is one of the Erdtree Worship Incantations.
Description[]
One of the incantations of Erdtree Worship.
Greatly increases magic damage negation for the caster and nearby allies. Hold to continue praying and delay activation.
This incantation was used by the champions of the Erdtree in the First and the Second Liurnian Wars, during which the red-haired Radagon joined the heroes' ranks.
Acquisition[]
Guaranteed Drop: Leyndell, Royal Capital
- Drops from an invisible Scarab rolling back and forth on the path patrolled by a Crucible Tree Knight, north of the Erdtree Sanctuary Site of Grace, past the elevator downwards.
- WARNING: If Maliketh, the Black Blade is defeated before this incantation is acquired it becomes unavailable for that character until a new Journey is started.
Effects[]
Grants a Body Buff that decreases Magic damage taken by 60% (20% in PvP) for 70 seconds for caster and allies within a 6 meter radius.
Notes[]
- Costs 13 points of Stamina to cast.
- Overall a very strong defensive incantation, if one that comes a bit late and will most likely come after the Magic-heavy area of Liurnia of the Lakes, with only the Astels and Loretta being the major Magic damage bosses left.
- Since it doesn't actually apply a flat increase to damage negation, just the damage taken, the actual effective new damage negation (the one shown on the character screen) can be calculated with the following formula: 1 - (1 - (current Magic damage negation)/100) * (1 - 0.60).
- As an example, if Magic damage negation before casting the incantation is 25.000 the result becomes this: 1 - (1 - 25.000/100) * (1 - 0.60) = 0.7, or 70.0% Magic damage negation.
- Against other players, simply replace the 0.60 with 0.20 for a new end result of 40.0% Magic damage negation.
- Since it's effectively the damage taken that is reduced, the higher Magic damage negation stat a character has before casting the spell the less effective it may appear to be in the statistics.
See also[]
- Golden Lightning Fortification, a variant that reduces Lightning damage.
- Magic Fortification, a weaker, personal version of this incantation
- Protection of the Erdtree
- Spelldrake Talisman, a talisman granting Magic damage negation
- Spellproof Dried Liver, a consumable item granting much weaker damage negation at no cost except materials