Sorceries are one of the three available Spell types in Dark Souls III, the others being Miracles and Pyromancies.
Casting Sorceries requires a Staff, as well as sufficient Intelligence.
Most Sorceries can be learned from the spell trainers Orbeck of Vinheim and Karla.
List of Sorceries
Spell | Effect Type | Effect Description | Availability | ||||
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Affinity |
32 | — | 1 | 40 | Offensive, Ranged, Homing |
Summons five black orbs above the player, which will greatly home in on the closest target, dealing Dark damage. |
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Aural Decoy |
18 | — | 1 | 15 | Utility |
Creates sound at the target location that may be heard by nearby enemies. |
Can be bought from Yoel of Londor or Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 Souls. |
Cast Light |
15 | — | 1 | 20 | Utility, Body Buff |
Creates a hovering light source above the user's head. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 1,000 Souls after giving him the Golden Scroll. |
Chameleon |
12 | — | 1 | 20 | Utility, Body Buff |
Transform into an object that blends into the surroundings. |
Dropped from (or found on the corpse of) the Old Woman of Londor in the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. |
Crystal Hail |
18 | — | 1 | 19 | Offensive, AoE |
Creates a crystal orb above the player, raining down small crystal soulmasses from above, dealing Magic damage. |
Transposed from the Soul of a Crystal Sage by Ludleth of Courland with the Transposing Kiln for 1,500 Souls. |
Crystal Magic Weapon |
30 | — | 1 | 45 | Offensive, Weapon Buff |
Adds a Magic damage Weapon Buff to the right-hand Weapon. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 10,000 Souls after giving him the Crystal Scroll. |
Crystal Soul Spear |
48 | — | 1 | 46 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a crystal soul spear at the target, dealing heavy Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 15,000 Souls after giving him the Crystal Scroll. |
Dark Edge |
30 | — | 1 | 26 | Offensive, Melee |
Slam down a large black blade, dealing Dark damage. |
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Deep Soul |
12 | — | 1 | 6 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a soul dregs towards the target, dealing Dark damage. |
Transposed from the Soul of the Deacons of the Deep by Ludleth of Courland with the Transposing Kiln for 0 Souls. |
Farron Dart |
8 | — | 1 | 3 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a soul dart at the target, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 1,000 Souls. |
Farron Flashsword |
23 | — | 1 | 4 | Offensive, Melee |
Cast a fast soul sword, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 5,000 Souls. |
Farron Hail |
28 | — | 1 | 4 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a cascade of soul darts at the target, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 5,000 Souls after giving him the Sage's Scroll. |
Frozen Weapon |
15 | — | 1 | 30 | Offensive, Weapon Buff |
Adds a Frost Weapon Buff to the right-hand Weapon. |
In the Painted World of Ariandel, inside a maggot pit near the snowy forest area. |
Great Deep Soul |
20 | — | 1 | 9 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a slow soul dregs towards the target, dealing Dark damage. |
Reward for reaching Rank 1 in the Aldrich Faithful Covenant. (Requires 10 Human Dregs) |
Great Farron Dart |
23 | — | 1 | 4 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a powerful soul dart at the target, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 Souls after giving him the Sage's Scroll. |
Great Heavy Soul Arrow |
18 | — | 1 | 14 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a more powerful heavy soul arrow, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 4,000 Souls. |
Great Magic Shield |
18 | — | 1 | 60 | Defensive, Weapon Buff |
Greatly reinforces left-hand Shield. |
In Irithyll Dungeon, dropped by a Corpse-grub in a cell, one floor down from the entrance. |
Great Magic Weapon |
15 | — | 1 | 35 | Offensive, Weapon Buff |
Adds a Magic damage Weapon Buff to the right-hand Weapon. |
In the Road of Sacrifices, near the shortcut door to Farron Keep. |
Great Soul Arrow |
15 | — | 1 | 10 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a more powerful soul arrow, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 Souls. |
Great Soul Dregs |
40 | — | 1 | 30 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a slow, large soul dregs projectile towards the target, dealing Dark damage. |
In The Dreg Heap, halfway down from The Dreg Heap Bonfire, on the balcony of a building filled with Murkmen. |
Heavy Soul Arrow |
13 | — | 1 | 11 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a heavy soul arrow towards the target, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 Souls. |
Hidden Body |
15 | — | 1 | 25 | Utility |
Turns user invisible. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 3,000 Souls after giving him the Golden Scroll. |
Hidden Weapon |
12 | — | 1 | 25 | Utility, Weapon Buff |
Turns right-hand weapon invisible. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 1,500 Souls after giving him the Golden Scroll. |
Homing Crystal Soulmass |
30 | — | 1 | 43 | Offensive, Ranged |
Summons up to five floating crystal orbs above the player, which will automatically home onto the closest enemy, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 18,000 Souls after giving the Crystal Scroll. |
Homing Soulmass |
20 | — | 1 | 20 | Offensive, Ranged |
Summons up to five floating orbs above the player, which will automatically home onto the closest enemy, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 6,000 Souls after giving him Logan's Scroll. |
Magic Shield |
10 | — | 1 | 30 | Defensive, Weapon Buff |
Magically reinforces the left-hand Shield. |
Can be bought from Yoel of Londor or Orbeck of Vinheim for 4,500 Souls. |
Magic Weapon |
10 | — | 1 | 25 | Offensive, Weapon Buff |
Adds a Magic damage Weapon Buff to the right-hand Weapon. |
Can be bought from Yoel of Londor or Orbeck of Vinheim for 4,500 Souls. |
Old Moonlight |
25 | — | 1 | 23 | Offensive, Melee |
Hold a soul greatsword in front of the player, and release to swing and fire a lightwave, dealing Magic damage. May be charged to increase damage. |
Tranposed from the Soul of Darkeater Midir by Ludleth of Courland with the Transposing Kiln for 15,000 Souls. |
Pestilent Mist |
30 | — | 1 | 13 | Offensive, AoE |
Releases a cloud of mist that eats away HP. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 1,000 Souls after giving him the Sage's Scroll. |
Repair |
15 | — | 1 | 20 | Utility |
Restores Durability to all equipped Weapons and Armor. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 Souls after giving him the Golden Scroll. |
Snap Freeze |
18 | — | 1 | 16 | Offensive, Area of Effect |
Creates a cloud of near freezing mist, inflicting Frostbite. |
In the Painted World of Ariandel, inside the Depths of the Painting, at the end of an ice passage, guarded by a Tree Woman. |
Soul Arrow |
10 | — | 1 | 7 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a soul arrow towards the target, dealing Magic damage. |
Starting Sorcery for the Sorcerer; can be bought from the Shrine Handmaid or Orbeck of Vinheim for 1,000 Souls. |
Soul Greatsword |
22 | — | 1 | 23 | Offensive, Melee |
Creates a soul greatsword in front of the player, dealing Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Yoel of Londor or Orbeck of Vinheim for 5,000 Souls. |
Soul Spear |
32 | — | 1 | 32 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a soul spear at the target, dealing heavy Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 5,000 Souls after giving him Logan's Scroll. |
Soul Stream |
45 | — | 2 | 55 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a torrential volley of souls dealing Magic damage to any enemy within it. |
In the Grand Archives, behind an Illusory Wall and Boreal Outrider Knight at the upper levels. |
Spook |
10 | — | 1 | 15 | Utility, Body Buff |
Silences the user's movements and prevents non-lethal fall damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 Souls. |
Twisted Wall of Light |
27 | — | 1 | 10 | Defensive |
Deflects spells by surrounding the player with light particles. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 6,000 Souls after giving him the Golden Scroll. |
White Dragon Breath |
50 | — | 1 | 25 | Offensive, Ground |
Emits a piercing beam of crystals along the ground, dealing Magic damage. |
Transposed from the Soul of Consumed Oceiros by Ludleth of Courland with the Transposing Kiln for 10,000 Souls. |