Elden Ring: What Is Glintstone?
If you decide to dabble in magic in Elden Ring, you will almost certainly come across glintstone, a shimmering, usually blue stone with magical properties. You'd have to go out of your way to avoid it.
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But what is glintstone, and what relationship does it have with the sorceries you can cast in the game? After delving a little deeper into the mineral, it's evident that there's more to it than being a mere "magical rock" - while we don't know everything about the substance, we can make a few guesses.
The facts and theories in this article are derived from item descriptions, as is traditional in a Soulsborne game. In the sources at the bottom of each section, the items used are listed for your convenience.
Glintstone is a magical, precious mineral found in the ground in the Lands Between, primarily around Liurnia. It is used by sorcerers as a conduit through which they cast their spells, which is why you'll find glintstone in every staff in the game. The mineral seems to have an adverse effect on the area around it - this can be seen in Glintstone Fireflies, whose tails have hardened into shining glintstone and rendered useless for finding mates.
There are various types of glintstone that affect the channeled sorceries in different ways. For example, the lava-enhancing powers of the Gelmir Glintstone Staff appear to be derived from the special red glintstone that it uses, rather than the usual blue that we see in most other staves.
It is not only staves that can be infused with glintstone's power. The Raya Lucaria Academy grants glintstone crowns to its students - these are the giant stone heads that you see them wear and can find for yourself by defeating crystalline crabs. In
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