Briars of Sin is a sorcery spell in Elden Ring. It is one of the thorn sorceries.
Description[]
An aberrant sorcery discovered by exiled criminals. Theirs are the sorceries most reviled by the academy.
Wounds the caster with thorns of sin, creating a spiral of bloodthorns. This sorcery can be cast repeatedly, up to three times.
The guilty, their eyes gouged by thorns, lived in eternal darkness. There, they discovered the blood star.
Acquisition[]
Guaranteed Drop: Liurnia of the Lakes
- Obtained by defeating a lone Guilty located southwest of the Fire Monk Campsite, near the Church of Vows in Liurnia. This Sorcerer is near a group of Fire Slugs to the north of the Artist's Shack (Liurnia).
Effects[]
The caster sacrifices their own blood to summon swirling vines of bloodthorn around themselves. This spell can be recast up to 2 additional times, with increasing intensity.
It deals Magic damage with an Attack Power equal to 200/232/233% of Sorcery Scaling within a 2.5/3.5/4.5-meter radius, inflicting 95/95/95 Blood Loss and 7/7.5/8 Stance damage.
Notes[]
- Costs HP and applies 30 Blood Loss per cast or recast. 80
- Costs FP per cast or recast. 6
- Costs Stamina per cast or recast. 26
- This spell can be recast up to 3 times with additional inputs.
Boosting[]
- Alberich's Bracers, Alberich's Robe, Alberich's Pointed Hat, and Alberich's Pointed Hat (Altered) each boost the Attack Power by 6%, up to a maximum of 18%.
- Staff of the Guilty boosts the attack power by 20%.
- Magic Scorpion Charm increases Magic attack power by 12% (8% in PvP).
- Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear increases Magic attack power by 20% (15% in PvP) for 3 minutes.
- Albinauric Staff and Maternal Staff provide a scaling bonus to Blood Loss buildup based on the caster's Arcane attribute.
- Azur's Glintstone Staff reduces the casting time of spells.
- Lord of Blood's Exultation boosts attack power by 20% (12% in PvP) for 20 seconds when Blood Loss occurs nearby.
Strategies[]
Trivia[]
- This spell produces no sigil when cast.
- Used by Mad Tongue Alberich and the Guilty Sorcerers.
- Requires Faith rather than Intelligence.
- Update 1.07 reduced the FP cost from 9 to 6.
- The Briars of Sin had a different icon during the Closed Network Test for Elden Ring. It featured the spell sigil for Giants' Flame Incantations.