A sacred seal given by Gurranq, the beast clergyman, the Clawmark seal represents the anger of the beast himself in Elden Ring. This seal enhances the damage output of the Bestial Incantation by a good margin.
In Elden Ring, sacred seals play an important role when it comes to casting incantations. However, each seal is different and boosts a specific set of spells related to it. There is a host of Bestial incantations in the game that you can learn from Gurranq. These incantations can only benefit if you use them with the Clawmark Seal.
In this guide, we will tell you how to acquire the Clawmark Seal in Elden Ring and how you can use it to further enhance your Strength builds, as this seal also affects incantation scaling of spells.
Clawmark Seal Location in Elden Ring
Clawmark Seal can be obtained by giving a Deathroot to the Gurranq, the beast clergyman inside Bestial Sanctum.
Gurranq can be found inside Bestial Sanctum, which is located in the northeast corner of Dragonbarrow. This is a secluded area of Caelid that you can’t reach on foot by going through Caelid.
The best and easiest way to reach the Bestial Sanctum is by doing through D, the Hunter’s quest. First, travel to the Summonwater Village and kill the Tibia Mariner boss there to obtain a Deathroot.
Go back to the Roundtable Hold and talk to D. Locate the Third Church of Marika in the eastern Limgrave and talk to D at its entrance. Once you talk to D, a teleporter will appear behind the church. Use it to teleport to the Bestial Sanctum on Dragonbarrow.
Talk to Gurranq and hand over the Deathroot. He will give you the Clawmark Seal and the Beast Eye as a reward.
Clawmark Seal Stats and Requirements
Clawmark Seal is the only seal that requires Strength in addition to Faith to use it properly. It requires 10 faith and 4 strength to cast incantations. It has D scaling with both attributes.
This scared seal can’t be infused with any Ash of War, and it has no unique weapon skill of its own. It weighs 1.5 and passively boosts Bestial Incantations by 10%. This seal stacks with Cinquedea Dagger, as they both increase the Bestial Incantation by up to 22%.
Clawmark seal can be upgraded up to +25 with the help of Smithing Stones, and at its highest level, it has Incant Scaling of 113-319 (Faith from 10-70). At the start of the game, this seal is extremely good, but at high Faith levels, it is easily beaten by the Erdtree Seal.
You can also two-handed this seal to deal even further damage from the incantations. The Incantations affected by this seal are.
- Stone of Gurranq
- Gurranq’s Beast Claw
- Beast Claw
- Bestial Sling
Clawmark Seal Best Build in Elden Ring
As the Clawmark seal is not worth using with high Faith builds, we recommend it with pure Strength builds, which also use some Faith. The best build for this seal is the Paladin Strength build.
For this build, use a fully upgraded Clawmark Seal with a greatsword or any Strength-based weapon. Distribute your points in the following stats.
- Vigor: 50
- Strength: 70
- Faith: 35
Use the following incantations to increase your attack power.
Equip the following talismans to further enhance your strength build.
- Claw Talisman
- Erdtree’s Favor
- Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
- Radagon’s Soreseal
With this build, you can have the best of both worlds. You can get the benefits of a strength build and cast Bestial Incantations to deal further damage.
