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Elden Ring’s Sellia, Town of Sorcery is a mysterious location found along the eastern edge of the Swamp of Aeonia in Caelid (not too far fromSellia Crystal Tunnel). The town is filled with mysteriousmagical seals, blocking your path toward theChurch of the Plague.
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The town itself is home to many magical wonders:Lusat’s Glintstone Staff, theNight Cometsorcery, and theCerulean Tear Scarabhelm — just to name a few. Follow this walkthrough to unlock the secrets of Sellia and acquire powerful weapons, sorceries, and more.
Updated by Mehrdad Khayyat on June 09, 2025:Added three videos to help with lighting each candle tower.
Updated by Jeff Brooks on July 02, 2025: this guide has been updated to include clearer directional information for navigating the rooftop labyrinth that is Sellia, Town of Sorcery. Additional details were included for the Night Comet sorcery, including how it benefits from wielding the Staff of Loss — also found within this location. Additional links were also added to relevant articles to further enrich your Elden Ring experience.
Elden Ring
Sellia, Town Of Sorcery Location
Visit Gowry’s Shack At The Entrance
To reach Sellia, simply follow the main road through Caelid that curls around theSwamp of Aeonia, and it will lead you to the gates of Sellia. Just before entering the town, you will encounter a nondescript shack on the right side of the road — Gowry’s Shack. WhileSage Gowryis primarily the first step ofMillicent’s Questline, speaking with him and defeating Commander O’Neil at his request will earn you the item:Sellia’s Secret. In it, Gowry details how to break the magical seals of Sellia.
Note given by Sage Gowry detailing the secret he promised. The Town of Sellia hides the source. Light three flames atop the candle towers to break the seal.
With that out of the way, continue north to enterSellia, Town of Sorcery.
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Loot The Streets Of Sellia
Before you seek out any candle towers, search the town of Sellia for loot lying around!
To start, move down the central avenue of the town. On yourright, you will spot a red painting in the ruins of an old building. Interact with it to acquire the“Redmane” Painting.
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Continuing down the street, you will find astaircaserunning down to the west, away from town. Head down these stairs until you reach theSellia Under-Stair site of grace. From here, run north through the ruins until you spot a crumbled ruin containing a corpse with an item on it.
APlague Doglurks on the far side. Loot the corpse to receive thepowerful Spirit Ash:Rotten Stray Ashes.
You will also find aPoison Greasein one of the back alleys on the eastern side of the town.
Finally, ride north up the main avenue until you reach the staircase at the north end of town. Up the staircase, you will find a magical seal blocking your way out of town along with aGolden Seed.
How To Light First Candle Tower
From atop the first candle tower, look down and to the north; you’ll spot an item on a railing in a nearby building — parkour your way over to it to find theStaff of Loss.
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How To Light Second Candle Tower
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How To Light Third Candle Tower
Night Comet Sorcery & Other Rewards
After all three candles are lit, the magic seals throughout town are removed. This includes thethree sealsin town (marked on the map above), plus theboss arenaat the northwest end of town and the northern exit from town leading toward theChurch of the Plague.
Drop back down to the streets and loot the three chests that were hidden behind the seals in town.
Cerulean Tear Scarab Location
The final item in town is theCerulean Tear Scarab. This wasn’t hidden behind a seal or anything, but it’s easiest to navigate to once you’ve got the lay of the land. From the second candle tower, head north across the rooftops. You’ll see an item on a roof in the distance, close to the stairs on the north side of town. Head there to loot the Cerulean Tear Scarab.
Night Comet Sorcery Details
Spell Name
Spell Type
Slots Used
Requirements
Night Comet
Night Sorcery
1 Memory Slot
Fires a semi-invisible magic comet
Intelligence: 38
Night Comet is a powerful Night Sorcery that is only found within Sellia, Town of Sorcery.
The item text reads:
One of the night sorceries of Sellia, Town of Sorcery.
Fires a semi-invisible magic comet.
This sorcery can be cast repeatedly and while in motion. Charging enhances potency.
The Sellian sorcerers were assassins, and it is said that they often hunted their fellows.
Coincidentally, the Staff of Loss, also found in Sellia, Town of Sorcery, boosts the potency of invisible sorceries, meaning casting Night Comet with theStaff of Loss increases the power of Night Comet by 30%.
How To Beat Nox Swordstress & Nox Priest
The seal located at thenorthwesternend of town is now removed, revealing a golden boss fog beyond. Inside, you will encounter a Nox Swordstress & Nox Priest. These enemies are not overly difficult, but the room is relatively small, so they can easily overwhelm you by pinning you in a corner. Try to take them on one at a time.
The Swordstress uses awhip-like sword, so she can hit at a surprising range, and the Nox Priest mainlycasts spellsfrom range. They do not have a deep health pool, so you should have little trouble defeating the duo.
Target the Nox Priest first to stop his spellcasting.
Upon defeat, you will acquire6,400 Runesand theNox Flowing Sword(the weapon that the Nox Swordstress used in the battle). You will also find a chest at the back of the room that containsLusat’s Glintstone Staff, one of the most powerful staffs in the game.
Lusat’s Glintstone Staffdoesincrease damage with sorceries, but it alsoincreases the FP costof all sorceries.
Now that you’ve completed Sellia Town of Sorcery, you can exit the north side of town, head up the stairs, and hurry past the Gold Seed location to find theSellia Backstreets site of gracebeyond. Continue up this winding path to reach theChurch of the Plagueand continue Millicent’s Questline.
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