The Carian Regal Scepter is one of the many Staffs you can equip in Elden Ring. This Scepter boosts the power of Full Moon Sorceries, making it one of the most powerful weapons you can equip in the game. However, building an effective build can be quite difficult.
This guide’ll look at a single strong Carian Regal Scepter build in Elden Ring. This build draws on the strength of the staff while rounding it out with some powerful sorceries and an equally powerful shield.
Elden Ring Carian Regal Scepter Build Overview
- Class: Astrologer
- Flask Spread: FP leaning
- Stats: Intelligence, Endurance, and Mind (primary), Vigor, and Strength (secondary)
- Weapons: Carian Regal Scepter and Dark Moon Great Sword
- Shield: Jellyfish Shield
- Ash of War: Moonlight Greatsword, Spinning Weapon and Contagious Fury
- Sorceries: Ranni’s Dark Moon, Rellana’s Twin Moons, Glintstone Icecrag, Glintblade Trio and Carian Phalanx
- Spirit Summons: Black Knife Tiche or Mimic Tear or Lhutel the Headless or Dung Eater Puppet
- Armor: Snow Witch Set
- Flask of Wondrous Physick: Magic Shrouding Cracked Tear and Cerulean Hidden Tear
- Talisman: Graven-Mass Talisman, Graven-School Talisman, Radagon Icon and Old Lord’s Talisman
Best Stats Choice
Stats at level 60
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Faith | 7 |
| Mind | 19 |
| Dexterity | 12 |
| Strength | 16 |
| Endurance | 19 |
| Vigor | 16 |
| Intelligence | 41 |
| Arcane | 9 |
Stats at level 100
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Faith | 7 |
| Mind | 30 |
| Dexterity | 14 |
| Strength | 18 |
| Endurance | 29 |
| Vigor | 19 |
| Intelligence | 53 |
| Arcane | 9 |
Stats at level 150
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Faith | 7 |
| Mind | 40 |
| Dexterity | 14 |
| Strength | 23 |
| Endurance | 38 |
| Vigor | 26 |
| Intelligence | 72 |
| Arcane | 9 |
Best Weapons for Carian Regal Scepter Build
We’ll pair the Carian Regal Scepter with the Darkmoon Greatsword for this build. We’re going with this sword mainly because it is one of the few melee weapons in the game that scales with intelligence, perfectly fitting into this build.
The Darkmoon Greatsword can be found underneath the Cathedral of Manus Celes after giving Ranni the Dark Moon Ring in her questline. Conversely, the Scepter can be acquired from Enia at the Roundtable Hold after you give her Remembrance of the Full Moon Queen.
Best Shields
Shields are secondary to this build, and we’re going with the Jellyfish Shield mainly for the Ash of War that it comes with. It requires 20 Strength and 14 Dexterity to equip and provides respectable damage negation. The Jellyfish Shield can be found north of the Four Belftries Site of Grace, on a corpse surrounded by a couple of Jellyfish.
Best Ashes of War Picks
We’ll stick with their default Ashes of War for all three armaments: The Carian Regal Scepter, Darkmoon Greatsword, and Jellyfish Shield. The Scepter comes with the Spinning Weapon Skill that lets you spin your staff in a quick sequence that lets you quickly dispel any enemies near you. You won’t use this skill too much, but it is handy.
For the Darkmoon Greatsword, the Moonlight Greatsword Ash of War imbues it with Dark Moonlight that lets the weapon deal Magic and Frost damage. Each swing of the sword also sends forth a Frost and Magic damage projectile.
Lastly, the Jellyfish Shield comes with the Contagious Fury Ash of War that increases your total damage output for a short time.
Best Sorceries
The Carian Regal Scepter buffs all Full Moon sorceries, which is why we’ll use them most. However, we’ll also use some Carian and Frost sorceries to round out the build and ensure it excels.
- Ranni’s Dark Moon: This Sorcery conjures a dark moon projectile that deals frost and magic damage and explodes upon impact with the enemy.
- Rellana’s Twin Moons: With this sorcery, you can conjure up two moons that you can slam into the ground and any enemy caught in the radius.
- Glintstone Icecrag: The Glintstone Icecrag lets you fire a projectile of frost damage.
- Glintblade Trio: The Glintblade Trio conjures three Glintblade projectiles that make their way to the enemy after a short delay.
- Carian Phalanx: Similar to the Glintblade Trio, the Carian Phalanx conjures up several phalanxes that make their way to your enemies.
Best Spirit Summons Picks
- Mimic Tear: The Mimic Tear conjures a replica of your build that fights alongside you. This summon is extremely powerful and is a great way to increase your total damage output.
- Black Knife Tiche: Black Knife Tiche is a fast-moving summon that deals bleed damage to your enemies.
- Lhutel the Headless: Lhutel the Headless is a tank that works slowly, with harder-hitting attacks and a huge health pool that makes him perfect for tanking enemy attacks while you use your sorceries.
- Dung Eater Puppet: The Dung Eater Puppet is a tanky single-unit summon that deals bleed damage to enemies. His large health pool makes him a worthy addition to your arsenal.
Best Armor To Wear
The best armor to use with this build is the Snow Witch Set. The head armor for this set increases the potency of all Frost-based sorceries by +10%. Since most of the Sorceries we use in this build are Frost-based, it gives us a massive damage boost.
This set can be acquired by completing Ranni’s quest line. The set itself can be found inside a chest in Ranni’s rise.
| Stats | Snow Witch Set |
|---|---|
| Damage Negation | |
| Physical | 10.1 |
| Physical (Strike) | 11.5 |
| Physical (Slash) | 11.5 |
| Physical (Pierce) | 8 |
| Magic | 23.4 |
| Fire | 23.4 |
| Lightning | 23.2 |
| Holy | 23.4 |
| Resistance | |
| Immunity | 78 |
| Robustness | 66 |
| Focus | 146 |
| Vitality | 146 |
| Poise | 16 |
Best Flask of Wondrous Physick for Carian Regal Scepter build
With a single-use flask, the Flask of Wondrous Physick lets you buff your character for a limited time. Each flask has a single charge per rest and can hold two buffs in Tears.
- Magic Shrouding Cracked Tear: This Tear boosts your magic attacks temporarily by +20%.
- Cerulean Hidden Tear: The Cerulean Hidden Tear eliminates all FP consumption.
Best Talismans
Talisman allows you to buff your builds in several ways. There are a total of four Talisman slots that you can unlock and use. For the Carian Regal Scepter Build in Elden Ring, these are the best Talisman:
- Graven-Mass Talisman: This Talisman increases the potency of your sorceries by +8%.
- Graven-School Talisman: The Graven-School Talisman increases the potency of your sorceries by +4%.
- Radagon Icon: This Talisman reduces the casting time of all sorceries.
- Old Lord’s Talisman: The Old Lord’s Talisman increases the duration of all sorceries by +30%.
