Like many things in Elden Ring, Seals and Incantation Scaling can be confusing. There are nine Seals in Elden Ring and in this guide, you’ll learn what the best one is for you.
What is Incantation Scaling in Elden Ring?
To put it simply, every Seal has an Incantation Scaling stat viewable in the menu. This stat increases when you upgrade your Seal with Smithing Stones. The higher your Incantation Scaling stat, the more damage your Incantations do.
Related: How does scaling work for returning players in Shadow of The Erdtree?
You can also increase your Seal’s used rank to make it stronger, just like every weapon’s rank system. For example, if you’re using a Seal with rank D Faith, as you upgrade your Seal, its Faith rank rises which makes it stronger directly from how many levels you have in Faith.
Elden Ring Seals: Best Incant Scaling, ranked
- Erdtree Seal – Best raw damage Seal
- Gravel Stone Seal – Best for Dragon Cult Incantations
- Dragon Communion Seal – Best for Dragon Communion Incantations
- Golden Order Seal – Best for Golden Order Incantations
- Clawmark Seal – Best for Bestial Incantations
- Frenzied Flame Seal – Best for Frenzied Flame Incantations
- Giant’s Seal – Best for Fire Giant and Fire Monk Incantations
- Godslayer Seal – Best for Godskin Apostle Incantations
- Finger Seal – Beginner Seal
If you’re looking for the Seal with the best Incantation Scaling, use Erdtree Seal. This Seal gives you the best raw damage output which works well with any build. It’s the best general Seal, but the thing about Seals is you should use the one that benefits your build.
Besides Finger Seal and Erdtree Seal, every Seal gives a +15% damage increase to specific Incantations. Because of that, you should find which Seal gives a damage bonus to the Incantations you like best. Gravel Stone Seal and Dragon Communion Seal are the two I recommend because Dragon Cult and Dragon Communion Incantations are the strongest in the game.
Before you go, know that if you dual-wield Seals, their bonuses stack. So, if you want to create the best Dragon’s Cult Incantations build in the game, you should dual-wield two Gravel Stone Seals for a 30% total increase to your Dragon’s Cult Incantation damage. Now, you can head out continuing your quest to farm Somber and regular Smithing Stones 7, 8, and 9 to upgrade your Seal of choice.
