We're going to be taking a look at the top 5 best mage builds in Elden Ring, and showing you the most efficient ways to create each of the best intelligence meta builds with the best weapons, armors, talismans and spells in the game.

Elden Ring Best Mage Builds - Top 5 S-Tier Endgame One-Shot Intelligence Builds

Mage builds in Elden Ring as known as intelligence builds, are very strong and the best part about it, there are so many different ways to make it. Now we've made a handful of intelligence builds in Eelden Ring, but we've come to the conclusion that these are the top 5 best endgame intelligence mage builds to use. Obviously, the one thing all of these magic builds have in common is they focus on intelligence but what differentiates them is their play styles.

Top 1 - Monk Intelligence Build

This build is going to be perfect for anybody that wants to prioritize survivability. You will have so much fun using this build because it will make you feel unstoppable, the scholar shield spell that we are using on our fingerprint shield is extremely overpowered and it's going to make you unkillable. Once you combine that with some of the amazing weapons that we are using on this build including the death poker and the clayman's harpoon, it's going to make you extremely deadly and very efficient you're looking for extremely high survivability against every single enemy in this game and you also want to do tons of damage with your spells and magic weapons, the blind monk intelligence build is going to be perfect for you.

Base Setup for The Mage Build

Attributes Points (150 Level)

Vigor: 50

Mind: 20 

Endurance: 40

Strength: 48

Dexterity: 16

Intelligence: 40

Faith: 8

Arcane: 9

Right Hand Weapon

Death's Poker

Clayman's Cold Harpoon

Fallingstar Beast Jaw

Garian Regal Scepter

Left Hand Weapon

Fingerprint Stone Shield

Armor

Head: Hierodas Glintstone Crown

Chest: Errant Sorcerer Robe

Arms: Bloodsoaked Manchettes

Legs: Battlemage Legwraps

Talismans

Shard of Alexander

Old Lord's Tlisman

Curved Sword Talisman

Green Turtle Talisman

Spells

Scholar's Shield

Terra Magica

Carian Phalanx

Night Comet

Adula's Moonblade

Wonderous Physick Mix

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Cerulean Hidden Tear

Top 2 - Magic Swordsman Build

The next intelligence build, we're going to take a look at is the magic swordsman build, which is also a lot of fun to use and it definitely deserves a spot in our Top 5 mage build list. This build is definitely a more aggressive play style but it's very rewarding. The magic swordsman is proficient with bladed weapons which is why we are taking full advantage of the moonveil katana, dual-wielding two katanas on the build with extremely deadly combo attacks and transient moonlight from our moonblade katana, easily one of the strongest ashes of war for an intelligence build. The swordsman's glintstone staff of choice is the Carian Glintstone Staff which gives us a boost to our Carian Sword sorceries, this is going to make spells like the Carian Piercer, the Carian Greatsword and the Carian Slicer do more damage.

Magic Swordsman Build Setup

Attributes Points (150 Level)

Vigor: 60

Mind: 30

Endurance: 15

Strength: 12

Dexterity: 40

Intelligence: 60

Faith: 8

Arcane: 9

Right Hand Weapon

Moonveil

Wing of Astel

Left Hand Weapon

Keen Uchigatana

Carian Glintstone

Armor

Chest: Alberich's Robe (Altered)

Arms: Malenia's Gauntlet

Legs: Page Trousers

Talismans

Shard of Alexander

Graven-School Talisman

Rotten Winged Sword Insignia

Green Turtle Talisman

Spells

Carian Phalanx

Carian Slicer

Carian Piercer

Adula's Moonblade

Night Comet

Adula's Moonblade

Wonderous Physick Mix

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Top 3 - Mage Sorcerer Build

The last build on our list is the sorcerer build spell casting is going to be your primary way of damaging your enemies and it's going to do a lot of damage. With the right talismans and spells, you are going to see a drastic increase in your spell damage. You are going to doing so much damage with your spells that your enemies are never going to stand a chance and most of the time they won't even be able to hit you. Sometimes the best defense is an even better offense and that's definitely the case with the sorcerer build, spells are very strong in Elden Ring. The best thing about this build, you are utilizing all of them to their full potential, any spell that you use on this build is going to annihilate your enemy.

Mage Sorcerer Build Setup

Attributes Points (250 Level)

Vigor: 60

Mind: 56

Endurance: 30

Strength: 15

Dexterity: 35

Intelligence: 99

Faith: 25

Arcane: 9

Right Hand Weapon

Wing of Astel

Left Hand Weapon

Lusat's Glintstone Staff

Armor

Head: Alberich's Pointed Hat

Chest: Alberich's Robe

Arms: Alberich's Bracers

Legs: Alberich's Trousers

Talismans

Radagon Icon

Graven-School Talisman

Green Turtle Talisman

Ritual Sword Talisman

Spells

Golden Vow (Seal)

Terra Magica

Comet

Comet Azur

Night Comet

Carian Greatsword

Adula's Moonblade

Wonderous Physick Mix

Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear

Cerulean Hidden Tear

Top 4 - Battle Mage One Shot Boss Build

This Battle mage obviously is no surprise that an intelligence build would make this list, magic has been very powerful across all of them From Software games, we personally believe the best way to utilize intelligence, especially for endgame is to focus on intelligence and dexterity. A lot of people forget just how important of a role dexterity plays when it comes to making an intelligence build because dexterity not only increases your melee damage but it's also going to increases your spell casting speed. With this battle mage build, we are taking full advantage of one of the best weapons in Elden Ring - the moonveil katana. Some may argue that the moonveil katana is over-tuned, it does too much damage and it's a little too reliable which is exactly why you need to use it. This weapon is the best choice because it works against every single enemy in the game, the attacks are incredibly fast, and it causes a lot of stagger.

Battle Mage Build Setup

Attributes Points (250 Level)

Vigor: 60

Mind: 60

Endurance: 30

Strength: 18

Dexterity: 64

Intelligence: 80

Faith: 8

Arcane: 10

Right Hand Weapon

Moonveil

Left Hand Weapon

Carian Glintstone Staff

Armor

Head: Marais Mask

Chest: Battlemage Robe

Arms: Bloodsoaked Manchettes

Legs: Battlemage Legwraps

Talismans

Shard of Alexander

Godfrey Icon

Graven-School Tlisman

Green Turtle Talisman

Spells

Terra Magica

Comet

Comet Azur

Night Comet

Loretta's Mastery

Carian Piercer

Adula's Moonblade

Wonderous Physick Mix

Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear

Cerulean Hidden Tear

Top 5 - Moonveil Greatsword Mage Build

This god tier mage build is going to have you walking in Elden Ring with no problem taking care of the foes. It is going to synergize perfectly, you're going to be dealing the highest damage which is going to be over 20,000~30,000 damage pretty much, one shot every boss if you want, or if you would like to enjoy the game itself and just walk around and destroy anything, that is going to be possible with this build.

Greatsword Mage Build Setup

Attributes Points (250 Level)

Vigor: 39

Mind: 52

Endurance: 40

Strength: 61

Dexterity: 29

Intelligence: 80

Faith: 22

Arcane: 10

Right Hand Weapon

Royal Greatsword

Moonveil

Left Hand Weapon

Lusat's Glintstone Staff

Armor

Head: Olivinus Glintstone Crown

Chest: Raptor's Black Feathers

Arms: Briar Gauntlets

Legs: Briar Greaves

Talismans

Magic Scorpion Charm

Graven-Mass Tlisman

Shard of Alexander

Radagon Icon

Spells

Comet Azur

Terra Magica

Wonderous Physick Mix

Cerulean Hidden Tear

Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear

These are our Top 5 intelligence mage builds to use in Elden Ring. We really feel like you are going to enjoy this guide because we seriously believe that there's a play style for everybody here, we hope you're all ready because these are the top three best mage builds in Elden Ring.

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