Lord's Divine Fortification

Lord's Divine Fortification is a incantation spell in Elden Ring. It is one of the Two Fingers incantations.

Description[]

Incantation taught to Gideon the All-Knowing by the Two Fingers.
Greatly increases holy damage negation for the caster and nearby allies. Hold to continue praying and delay activation.
Gideon gained true knowledge after his long exchange with the Two Fingers — discovering all had been broken long ago; that the trembling fingers, bent with age, and the Erdtree itself, were no exception.

二本指が、百智卿ギデオンに授けた祈祷

周囲の味方を含め、聖カット率を大きく高める
長押している間は祈り続け、効果は発動しない

二本指との長き対話の後、ギデオンは悟った
すべて、とうの昔に壊れていたのだ
老いさらばえた震える指も、黄金樹も

Acquisition[]

Quest Item / Purchase: Roundtable Hold

Received from Gideon after discussing the haligtree roots, once Malenia, Blade of Miquella has been defeated.
Can be purchased from the Twin Maiden Husks for 3,500 Runes if the player does not talk to Gideon about the roots before unleashing the Rune of Death.

Effects[]

Grants a Body Buff that decreases holy damage taken by 60% (20% in PvP) for 70 seconds for the caster and allies within a 6-meter radius.

Notes[]

Costs 30 FP per cast.
Costs 20 Stamina per cast.
Requires 1 Memory Slot to be equipped.
This spell reduces holy damage taken rather than directly increasing damage negation. The total holy damage reduction can be expressed by the following formula, where Lord'sDivineFortification represents the effect magnitude:
$TotalHolyReduction=100(1-(1-{HolyDamageNegation}\times 0.01)\times (1-{Lord'sDivineFortification}))$ $TotalHolyReduction=100(1-(1-{HolyDamageNegation}\times 0.01)\times (1-{Lord'sDivineFortification}))$
- For example, if holy damage negation is 25 at the time of casting, the total reduction against PvE enemies would be 51.25%:
  $TotalHolyReduction=100(1-(1-25\times 0.01)\times (1-0.60))=51.25\%$
- Against other players, the total reduction would be 40%:
  $TotalHolyReduction=100(1-(1-25\times 0.01)\times (1-0.20))=40\%$
Since it's effectively the damage taken that is reduced, the higher holy damage negation stat a character has before casting the spell, the less effective it may appear in the statistics.

Strategies[]

The effectiveness of this spell diminishes as holy damage negation increases, offering less benefit when stacked with multiple holy negation sources.
Lord's Divine Fortification is a very strong defensive spell that can significantly protect against the ranged attacks of many of the more difficult bosses, such as Maliketh, the Black Blade; Radahn, Consort of Miquella; and Radagon of the Golden Order.
This incantation is valuable due to the prevalence of Holy damage in the game, particularly when facing enemies like Cleanrot Knights, Erdtree Avatars, Miranda Blossoms, and Oracle Envoys, especially while exploring Miquella's Haligtree.
Lord's Divine Fortification offers greater holy protection than Divine Fortification (60% vs. 35%) but with a shorter duration (70 vs. 90 seconds). This spell requires 27 Faith, 1 Memory Slot, and 30 FP to cast, while Divine Fortification requires only 10 Faith and 20 FP.

Trivia[]

This is the only upgraded Fortification spell that is a Two Fingers Incantation.