Elden Ring

Flask Guide: How to Upgrade Flasks and Effects

Flasks are consumable items in Elden Ring. Learn more about the different types of Flasks and how to upgrade them to get more and improve their effects!

How to Upgrade Flasks

Find Golden Seeds or Sacred Tears

Flasks will require special items to upgrade them. A Golden See or Sacred Tears will be required to upgrade your Flask.

Upgrade at Sites of Grace

Increasing the number of times you can use your flasks can be done on any Site of Grace and will require Golden Seeds.

Sites of Grace Guide

Flask Upgrade Effects

Use Golden Seeds to get more Flasks

Upgrade Level Golden Seeds Required Max Flask Charge
0 (Base) 0 4
1 1 5
2 1 6
3 2 7
4 2 8
5 3 9
6 3 10
7 4 11
8 4 12
9 5 13

To be updated with more upgrade levels!

Using Golden Seeds to upgrade the Sacred Flasks increases their total maximum charge limit. The added charges can then be distributed to either the Crimson or Cerulean flasks at any Site of Grace.

A Golden Seed can be picked as a starting Keepsake upon creating your character!

How to Get Golden Seeds: Effects and Locations

Use Sacred Tears to increase the strength of your Flasks

Upgrade Level Sacred Tears Required
+1 1
+2 1
+3 1
+4 1
+5 1
+6 1
+7 1
+8 1
+9 1
+10 1

To be updated with more upgrade levels!

You can also improve the restorative effects of the recovery flasks using Sacred Tears. Improving the amount of HP and MP your Sacred Flasks can recover is also done at a Site of Grace.

How to Get Sacred Tears: Effects and Locations

What are Flasks?

Consumable items

Sacred Flasks are consumable items that replenish HP or MP when used, depending on the type of the flask. You can bring these flasks while exploring or use in combat to keep your character healthy or cast more spells. Like the Estus Flasks from Dark Souls, Sacred Flasks are also refillable.

Three types of Sacred Flasks

Sacred Flask Effect
Flask of Crimson Tears IconFlask of Crimson Tears Restores HP
Flask of Cerulean Tears IconFlask of Cerulean Tears Restores FP
Flask of Wondrous Physick IconFlask of Wondrous Physick Effects can be customized

The Flask of Crimson Tears replenishes HP while the Flask of Cerulean Tears replenishes FP. You can differentiate the two by looking at their glow—the HP flask glows red while the FP flask glows blue, the same color as the bar they replenish.

The Flask of Wondrous Physick is another type of flask that serves a different purpose from the other two. You can mix Crystal Tears in this flask to customize its effects, like providing buffs.

Set charge limit at Sites of Grace

At Sites of Grace, you can allocate charges to the flasks to increase or decrease how many times you can use each type.

Flasks are reusable

Drinking from a Sacred Flask will consume one charge of that type. You can refill your flasks at any Site of Grace or by defeating Teardrop Scarabs.

Refill at Sites of Grace

To refill your Sacred Flasks, go to any Site of Grace and rest. This will not only refill your flasks but also replenish both your HP and MP and remove any status ailment.

Automatically refills by defeating enemies

Sacred Flasks can also automatically refill charges by defeating multiple enemies or a powerful enemy. Roam around the map and take out weaker enemies if you're already far off from the last Site of Grace!

Defeat Teardrop Scarabs

You can also look for Teardrop Scarabs while exploring and defeat them to replenish your flasks. Teardrop Scarabs will only refill flasks that match their type upon defeaet and you cannot refill flasks more than their charge limit.

Teardrop Scarab Type Effect
Crimson Teardrop Scarab Refill Flask of Crimson Tears
Cerulean Teardrop Scarab Refill Flask of Cerulean Tears

Refilling and Upgrading Flasks Video Guide

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