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Carian Piercer Location and How to Use

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Carian Piercer is a Sorcery spell in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Carian Piercer's effects, stat requirements, how to get Carian Piercer, and tips and tricks on how to use it effectively!

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Carian Piercer Overview

Stats and Requirements

Carian Piercer
Elden Ring - Carian Piercer Icon
Effect
Impales foes with magical greatsword.
Spell Type FP Cost Slots Used
Sorcery 19 1
Stat Requirements
Intelligence Faith Arcane
27 0 0

Carian Piercer Lore

Lore Description
"One of the sorceries of the Carian royal family.

Conjures a magic greatsword to impale foes. Charging lengthens the initial step in.

This sorcery forms a counterpart to Carian Greatsword. Highly lethal when used against single foes riding alone."

Carian Piercer Effects

Gathers glintstone energy and forms a greatsword that pierces through enemies in a linear direction. Charging increases the damage output of the spell at the expense of a much slower spell release.

How to Get Carian Piercer

Dropped by a Scarab

In-Game View Map Location
Elden Ring - Scarab 23 World View
Elden Ring - Scarab 23 Map View
Location ▶︎ Liurnia of the Lakes - Caria Manor
Reward ▶︎ Sorcery: Carian Piercer

Dropped by a scarab in the Caria Manor just northeast from the Main Caria Manor Gate site of grace. Try using bows or long-ranged attacks to kill the scarab before it moves away and disappears-

How to Use Carian Piercer

Use When Mobbed

Elden Ring - Carian Piercer
Use this spell when you are mobbed by a group of enemies in PvE, especially if they are coming from a single direction. This way you can take on multiple enemies with this spell in one casting.

Powerful When Charged

This spell can deal massive magic damage when charged and charging this spell takes about 2.5 seconds. What you can do is take a backstep or simply gauge the distance between you and your target, then charge the spell as the enemy approaches and time its release.

Take advantage of the charged version which could deal up to 14.6 percent of additional damage to enemies.

Good for PvP Use

This spell is relatively fast to cast but it would be a little faster when you equip a Radagon's Icon in your talisman slot. With this improvement, you can cast it much faster which makes it highly effective during PvP.

Can be Buffed with Carian Glintstone Staff

If you want to increase Carian Piercer's damage output, then you should have the Carian Glintstone Staff equipped as the staff enhances Carian sword sorceries. You can find the staff inside the Carian Study Hall in Liurnia of the Lakes.

Carian Glintstone Staff Stats, Upgrades, and How to Get

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RykardRykard's Rancor ScholarScholar's Armament ScholarScholar's Shield
Shard SpiralShard Spiral Shatter EarthShatter Eartht Shattering CrystalShattering Crystal
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