Elden Ring Academy Glintstone Staff Builds

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Academy Glintstone Staff

Weapon Type:

Glintstone Staff

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 3


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	6		28
Scaling	E		B

Elden Ring Academy Glintstone Staff is a Glintstone Staff Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Skill (None). Academy Glintstone Staff will require Strength 6, Intelligence 28, and scales based on Strength E, Intelligence B, Stats.

Description: Staff of the Academy of Raya Lucaria, embedded with a turquoise glintstone. Only a recognized sorcerer is permitted to wield this staff.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
B	N/A	3	25	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
None

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

Academy Glintstone Staff is a mid-tier staff for sorcery casters. Your casting speed and damage output both depend on this pick, so check the scaling grades below before committing. Pair it with a melee backup for close-range encounters.

Navigate this Academy Glintstone Staff Guide using the links below.

Academy Glintstone Staff Stats

Academy Glintstone Staff is a solid mid-tier choice for sorcery builds with B-grade Intelligence scaling. Your spell damage ceiling depends on these scaling grades, so compare them before investing upgrade materials.

Academy Glintstone Staff Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Attack	25	TBD
F	Magical Attack	0	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD
S	Sorcery Scaling	168	TBD

Academy Glintstone Staff Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Guard	25	TBD
F	Magical Guard	15	TBD
F	Fire Guard	15	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	15	TBD
F	Holy Guard	15	TBD
F	Guard Boost	15	TBD

Where To Find Academy Glintstone Staff Location in Elden Ring

Academy Glintstone Staff is found in Thops. The map below marks the exact pickup location so you can head straight there.


Location	How To Get
Liurnia of the Lakes

Thops provides you with a questline; much like the other questlines in this game, they require a few steps to complete. Whether going to a specific location or defeating a particular enemy, we will list the steps below needed to complete Thops' questline.

Thops is first encountered sitting on a bench in the Church of Irilith in Liurnia of the Lakes
Speak to him to listen to his tale, he will ask for 10 Runes, and if you accept, he will be unlocked as a Merchant who sells Glinstone Sorceries
To help Thops return to the Academy of Raya Lucaria, you need to give him an Academy Glintstone Key, one is found on a Chandelier in the Church of Cuckoo
After giving Thops the key, travel to the Schoolhouse Classroom Site of Grace located in the Raya Lucaria Academy
You will find his corpse sitting in front of a desk outside the classroom. You can loot his corpse for his Bell Bearing, Academy Glintstone Staff, and a spell named Thops's Barrier
You can give his Bell Bearing to the Twin Maiden Husks in the Roundtable Hold to have access to what he sold again

Thops First Location

Schoolhouse Classroom Site of Grace Location

Best Builds for Academy Glintstone Staff in Elden Ring

Builds using Academy Glintstone Staff center on sorcery damage with Intelligence (28 minimum) as the primary investment. The setups below show which spells and talismans pair best with this catalyst's scaling.

Academy Glintstone Staff Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
S	One Cast Kill Mage Class Astrologer Wretch Prisoner Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Lusat's Glintstone Staff Armor Lusat's Glintstone Crown Snow Witch Set Raya Lucarian Sorcerer Set Talisman Primal Glintstone Blade Graven-School Talisman Cerulean Amber Medallion	Spells Comet Azur Unseen Form	Items Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear Cerulean Crystal Tear
A	Caster Mage Build Class Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Astrologer's Staff Azur's Glintstone Staff Armor Twinsage Glintstone Crown Raya Lucarian Sorcerer Set Snow Witch Set Talisman Radagon Icon Erdtree's Favor Cerulean Amber Medallion	Spells Swift Glintstone Shard Comet Loretta's Greatbow Carian Slicer Comet Azur Founding Rain of Stars Skills Ash of War Gravitas Ash of War Loretta's Slash
A	Melee Mage Build Class Prisoner Wretch Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Vigor Secondary: Dexterity Secondary: Mind	Weapon Estoc Crystal Knife Demi-Human Queen's Staff Rogier's Rapier Meteorite Staff Moonveil Crystal Knife Armor Raya Lucarian Sorcerer Set Sage Set Errant Sorcerer Set Talisman Radagon Icon Graven-School Talisman Winged Sword Insignia Cerulean Amber Medallion	Spells Rock Sling Carian Slicer Scholar's Armament Skills Ash of War Impaling Thrust Ash of War Loretta's Slash	Items
A	Slice and Dice Build Class Prisoner Astrologer Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Intelligence Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Mind	Weapon Bloodhound Claws Sacrificial Axe Academy Glintstone Staff Armor Raptor's Black Feathers Haima Glintstone Crown Talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation Claw Talisman Green Turtle Talisman Winged Sword Insignia	Spells Great Glintstone Shard Loretta's Greatbow Adula's Moonblade Bloodflame Blade Skills Royal Knight's Resolve Golden Vow	Items Greenburst Crystal Tear
E	Starter Astrologer Build Class Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Glintstone Staff Small Shield Armor Use Light Armor Talisman Radagon Icon	Spells Glintstone Pebble Glintstone Arc Loretta's Greatbow Great Glintstone Shard Carian Slicer Carian Piercer Skills

Academy Glintstone Staff Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Academy Glintstone Staff upgrades to +25 with Smithing Stones. You can swap Ashes of War and change the affinity, but greases and weapon buffs won't apply. Still plenty of build flexibility.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	200 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	240 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	280 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	320 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	360 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	400 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	440 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	480 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	520 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	560 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	600 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	640 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	680 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	720 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	760 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	800 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	840 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	880 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	920 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	960 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,000 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,040 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,080 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	1,120 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	1,160 Runes
Total	All Levels	17,000 Runes

Enemies That Drop Academy Glintstone Staff

List of enemies that drop the Academy Glintstone Staff weapon in Elden Ring, with their locations and drop chance.


Enemy	Location	Drop Chance
Raya Lucaria Scholar	Academy Crystal Cave	2.00%
Raya Lucaria Scholar	Academy of Raya Lucaria	2.00%
Raya Lucaria Scholar	Mt. Gelmir - Primeval Sorcerer Azur, Gelmir Hero's Grave Entrance	2.00%
Raya Lucaria Scholar	Mt. Gelmir - Seethewater River, Hermit Village, Wyndham Catacombs Entrance, Sage's Cave Entrance, Abductor Virgins Exit	2.00%
Raya Lucaria Scholar	Sellia Hideaway	2.00%