Latest Elden Ring Patch Adjusts Sorcery, Incantation, And Weapon Skill Balancing

Elden Ring doesn’t mind receiving post-launch updates. The world is filled with magic and weapons, which has led to many new and exciting (and powerful) options for players.arguably, too powerful) abilities to slay the open-world adventure’s Great Enemies. As with the previous patches, this latest Elden Ring version 1.04 focuses on stabilizing, balancing, and using weapon skills, as well as incantations and sorceries. 

According to the official Bandai Namco notes, the major changes included in 1.04 prioritize adding an option to turn camera auto rotate off and event phases for everyone’s favorite swindler, Patches. There are also some significant gameplay tweaks like an increased attack speed/lowered recover time for Colossal weapons and slightly increased FP and Stamina growth rate at lower levels – the latter might come in handy for Wretch-loving masochists. Other adjustments include but aren’t limited to:

• Colossal Swords/Colossal Weapons have been given an increase in the 2-handed attack damage. Jump attack is not included.
• Physical block rate, guard boost, and increased physical block rates of the Colossal Sword and Colossal Weapons and Great Sword and Great Hammer and Great Axe and Great Spear weapon classes.
• Grafted Blade Greatsword has suffered an increase in damage
• Increased the damage of Devourer’s Scepter.
• Reduced scaling of the status effects buildup by spells, incantations and Albinauric Staff.
• For weapons with high block rates, Greatshield Talisman has a decreased effect.

These are some Sorcery and Incantation buffs and nerfs:

Adjustments upward

• Rennala’s Full Moon – Increased cast speed and decreased recovery time.
• Ranni’s Dark Moon – Increased cast speed and decreased recovery time.
• Carian Greatsword: Increased casting speed for lower dexterity
• Magma shot – Reduced casting cost and faster cast speeds
• Roiling Magma: Increased casting speed, decreased time before magma explodes
• O, Flame! – More damage
• Giantsflame Take Youe – Reduced Stamina Cost
• Flame of the Fell God- Reduced FP Cost and Increased Damage
• Whirl! O Flame! – Higher damage and faster recovery
• Burn, O Flame! – Improved casting speed and shorter recovery times
• Lion’s Claw: Increased casting speed, decreased recovery time.
• Kick – Increased casting speed
• Hoarah Loux’s Earthshaker: Increased casting speed. Follow up input increased casting speed, recovery times decreased
• Troll’s Roar – Decreased Stamina Cost. Cast speed increases on follow-up input and travels farther.
• Giant Hunt: Decreased recovery times

Downward Adjustments

• Swarm Of Flies – Reduced blood loss from enemy. (Oh, no!)
• The Flame of Frenzy: Reduced madness buildup against enemy.
• Frenzied burst – Reduced madness buildup against enemy.
• Thundercloud Formation – Reduced damage if not charged Reduced cost per player. Higher cast speed, and shorter recovery time

You can also find bug fixes. The complete list can be found here.

Have you noticed any notable changes to your favorite talents in 1.04 Please comment below to let us know!