Sorceries are one of the three available Spell types in Dark Souls III, the other ones being Miracles and Pyromancies.
Casting sorceries requires a staff, as well as sufficient Intelligence.
Most sorceries can be learned from the sorcery trainers Orbeck of Vinheim and Karla.
List of Sorceries
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Effect Type | Effect Description | Acquisition |
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Affinity![]() |
32 | — | 1 | 40 | Offensive, Ranged, Homing |
Summons five black, hovering orbs that will pursue the closest enemy, and explode on contact, dealing dark damage. |
Can be bought from Karla for 15,000 souls. |
Aural Decoy![]() |
18 | — | 1 | 15 | Utility |
Creates a source of sound at the target location, attracting nearby enemies. |
Can be bought from Yoel of Londor or Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 souls. |
Cast Light![]() |
15 | — | 1 | 20 | Utility |
Creates a hovering light source above the player's head. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 1,000 souls after giving him the Golden Scroll. |
Chameleon![]() |
12 | — | 1 | 20 | Utility |
Transforms the player into a decorative object. |
Dropped from the Pilgrim Assassin in the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. |
Crystal Hail![]() |
18 | — | 1 | 25 | Offensive, AoE |
Creates a cascade of crystal soulmasses at the target location. |
Transposed from the Soul of a Crystal Sage souls. |
Crystal Magic Weapon![]() |
30 | — | 1 | 45 | Offensive, Weapon Buff |
Adds Magic damage to the right-hand weapon for 60 seconds. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 10,000 souls after giving him the Crystal Scroll. |
Crystal Soul Spear![]() |
48 | — | 1 | 55 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a spear-shaped projectile, which deals Magic damage and passes through enemies. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 15,000 souls after giving him the Crystal Scroll. |
Dark Edge![]() |
30 | — | 1 | 33 | Offensive, Melee |
Creates a blade imbued with Dark energies in front of the player, striking any enemy directly in front. |
Can be bought from Karla for 8,000 souls. |
Deep Soul![]() |
12 | — | 1 | 6 | Offensive, Ranged |
Shoots a soul dregs projectile towards the target, dealing Dark damage. |
Transposed from the Soul of the Deacons of the Deep. |
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 | 5 | Offensive, Melee |
Cast a fast soul sword, which deals Magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 5,000 souls. |
Farron Hail![]() |
28 | — | 1 | 2 | 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 | Utility, Weapon Buff |
Adds a Frost effect to the right-hand weapon. |
Found in the Painted World of Ariandel, inside a maggot pit near the snowy forest area. |
Great Deep Soul![]() |
20 | — | 2 | 9 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a slow soul dregs projectile towards the target, exploding on contact and dealing Dark damage. |
Reward for offering ten Human Dregs to the Aldrich Faithful covenant. |
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 | 45 | Defensive, Weapon Buff |
Reinforces a shield for 60 seconds, adding additional stability. |
Dropped by a Corpse-grub in a cell in Irithyll Dungeon, one floor down from the entrance. |
Great Magic Weapon![]() |
15 | — | 1 | 35 | Offensive, Weapon Buff |
Adds Magic damage to the right-hand weapon for 60 seconds. |
Found on the Road of Sacrifices, near the shortcut door to Farron Keep. |
Great Soul Arrow![]() |
15 | — | 1 | 11 | 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, exploding on contact and dealing Dark damage. |
Found 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 the player invisible, apart from their weapons. |
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 | 53 | Offensive, Ranged |
Summons five floating crystal orbs, which will automatically shoot at the closest enemy and deal magic damage. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 18,0000 souls after giving the Crystal Scroll. |
Homing Soulmass![]() |
20 | — | 1 | 20 | Offensive, Ranged |
Summons five floating orbs above the player, which will automatically attack the closest enemy, dealing Magic damage when hitting. |
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 |
Reinforces the left-hand shield with Magic. Lasts 60 seconds. |
Can be bought from Yoel of Londor or Orbeck of Vinheim for 4,500 souls. |
Magic Weapon![]() |
10 | — | 1 | 25 | Offensive, Weapon Buff |
Adds Magic damage to the right-hand weapon for 90 seconds. |
Can be bought from Yoel of Londor or Orbeck of Vinheim for 4,500 souls. |
Old Moonlight![]() |
25 | — | 1 | 23 | Offensive, Melee |
Strikes with a summoned sword that shoots a disc-like projectile towards the target. |
Tranposed from the Soul of Darkeater Midir. |
Pestilent Mercury![]() |
redirect me (old version) |
See pestilent mist. Admins re-direct me. |
See pestilent mist. Admins re-direct me. |
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Pestilent Mist![]() |
30 | 1 | 13 | Offensive, Area of Effect |
Releases a cloud of mist that deals direct damage to any entity within it. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 1,000 souls after giving him the Sage's Scroll. |
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Repair![]() |
15 | — | 1 | 20 | Utility |
Repairs equipped weapons and armor, even if broken. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 souls after giving him the Golden Scroll. |
Snap Freeze![]() |
18 | — | 1 | 18 | Offensive, Area of Effect |
Creates a cloud of near freezing mist. |
Found at the bottom of the Painted World of Ariandel, not far from the Depths of the Painting bonfire, 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. |
Can be bought from the Shrine Handmaid or Orbeck of Vinheim for 1,000 souls. |
Soul Greatsword![]() |
22 | — | 1 | 28 | Offensive, Melee |
Creates a soul greatsword in front of the player, dealing Magic damage to any enemy within the cone of attack. |
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 | 60 | Offensive, Ranged |
Fires a torrential volley of souls dealing Magic damage to any enemy within it. |
Found in the Grand Archives, behind an illusory wall at the upper levels. |
Spook![]() |
10 | — | 1 | 15 | Utility, Self Buff |
Prevents non-lethal fall damage and silences the player's footsteps and rolls. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 2,000 souls. |
Twisted Wall of Light![]() |
27 | — | 1 | 10 | Defensive |
Deflects any magic attacks by surrounding the player with light particles for 3 seconds. |
Can be bought from Orbeck of Vinheim for 6,000 souls after giving him the Golden Scroll. |
White Dragon Breath![]() |
50 | — | 1 | 30 | Offensive, Ground |
Emits a piercing beam that creates damaging crystals on the ground. |
Transposed from the Soul of Consumed Oceiros. |