Elden Ring Carian Glintblade Staff Builds

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Carian Glintblade Staff

Weapon Type:

Glintstone Staff

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 2.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	6	12	22
Scaling	E	E	C

Elden Ring Carian Glintblade Staff is a Glintstone Staff Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Regular Skill (No Skill). Carian Glintblade Staff will require Strength 6, Intelligence 22, Dexterity 12, and scales based on Strength E, Intelligence C, Dexterity E, Stats.

Description: Staff embedded with a blue glintstone. One of two types of Carian staff. Gifted to enchanted knights, it enhances Glintblade sorceries.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	Boosts Glintblade Sorcery by 15%	2.5	22	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
No Skill	Regular	0	This armament has no skill. If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

Picking the right staff matters more than most players think. Carian Glintblade Staff ranks as bottom-tier for sorcery builds, and the scaling grades below show why. Don't sleep on the weight cost either, since every point of equip load counts.

Navigate this Carian Glintblade Staff Guide using the links below.

Carian Glintblade Staff Stats

Catalysts live and die by their scaling. Carian Glintblade Staff with Intelligence scaling at C sits at the weakest in its category for sorcery. That scaling grade is your actual DPS multiplier for every spell you cast.

Carian Glintblade Staff Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Attack	22	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
A	Sorcery Scaling	131	TBD

Carian Glintblade Staff Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Guard	23	TBD
F	Magical Guard	14	TBD
F	Fire Guard	14	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	14	TBD
F	Holy Guard	14	TBD
F	Guard Boost	14	TBD

Where To Find Carian Glintblade Staff Location in Elden Ring

Found on the top floor of the Highway Lookout Tower located in Eastern Liurnia. No boss or purchase needed, just reach the spot. Map is below.

Found in

Highway Lookout Tower


Location	How To Get
Liurnia of the Lakes	Located on the top floor of the Highway Lookout Tower.

Found on the top floor of the Highway Lookout Tower located in Eastern Liurnia

Best Builds for Carian Glintblade Staff in Elden Ring

For sorcery builds with Intelligence (22 minimum) as the primary investment, Carian Glintblade Staff shapes your damage ceiling. The builds below balance spell damage with enough Vigor to survive boss encounters.

Carian Glintblade 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	Darkmoon Spellblade Build Class Prisoner Samurai Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Dark Moon Greatsword Carian Glintblade Staff Armor Snow Witch Set Spellblade Set Talisman Godfrey Icon Radagon Icon Green Turtle Talisman	Spells Magic Glintblade Glintstone Pebble Greatblade Phalanx Loretta's Greatbow Unseen Form Skills Moonlight Greatsword
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
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

Carian Glintblade Staff Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with Smithing Stones. Carian Glintblade Staff lets you pick any Ash of War and affinity infusion. Buff spells and greases don't work here, so choose your infusion carefully.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	170 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	204 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	238 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	272 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	306 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	340 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	374 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	408 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	442 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	476 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	510 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	544 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	578 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	612 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	646 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	680 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	714 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	748 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	782 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	816 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	850 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	884 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	918 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	952 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	986 Runes
Total	All Levels	14,450 Runes