Tarnished without the faith to cast the Golden Vow incantation will be happy to find a new consumable item in Shadow of the Erdtree. This consumable casts a lesser version of the powerful buff, allowing builds access to one of the best incantations in Elden Ring without the hefty faith requirement or need to carry around a Golden Vow-ashed dagger.
Where can you get this high-demand consumable? Glad you asked! This guide will tell you exactly where to go to find a few Golden Vows just lying around, and when you're through with those, there's a new cookbook to find that will let you whip up a few Golden Vow consumables on your own.
What Is Golden Vow?
|
Name |
Requirements |
Damage Buff |
Damage Negation Buff |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Golden Vow Incantation |
25 Faith, Sacred Seal |
15% |
10% |
80 Seconds |
|
Golden Vow Ash of War |
Any Weapon |
10% |
7.5% |
45 Seconds |
|
Golden Vow Tool |
None |
12.75% |
8.75% |
45 Seconds |
Confusingly, Golden Vow can refer to three separate things. There’s the 
Golden Vow Incantation, which requires 25 faith to learn; there’s the 
Ash of War: Golden Vow , which provides a lesser version of the Golden Vow spell as a weapon skill; and then there’s the
Golden Vow (Consumable) added in Shadow of the Erdtree (which this guide discusses).
The incantation version of Golden Vow provides a 15-percent damage buff and a 10-percent damage negation buff for 80 seconds in PvE. The Golden Vow Ash of War provides a 10-percent damage buff and a 7.5-percent damage negation buff for 45 seconds.
The Golden Vow consumable splits the difference, offering a 12.75-percent damage buff and an 8.75-percent damage negation buff for 45 seconds.
The benefit to the consumable version of Golden Vow is that it doesn’t require you to carry around a dagger or sacred seal, and it doesn’t require any investment in faith to use. This makes it possible to run on almost any build.
Where To Find Golden Vow Tools (Consumable)
There are two locations to find a few Golden Vows in the Land of Shadow, and both of them are in the Shadow Keep.
Golden Vow Location 1
The first location is in a lovely courtyard within the Shadow Keep's barracks, right next to the Main Gate Plaza site of grace. Take the left exit past the ghost and up the stairs from here. You'll need to fight several Soldiers of Messmer, including one that will try to stomp you off the stairs.
From the doorway where the Soldier of Messmer tried to ambush you, you'll see another soldier holding a spear. Sneak up to easily dispatch him, then leap through the window. You'll be in a courtyard with a large golden tree and several specters kneeling in prayer. Ignore or dispatch them as you wish.
Beneath the tree you'll find the
Talisman of Lord’s Bestowal , and around the corner there's a dead body guarded by a Black Knight. The body contains three Golden Vows ripe for plucking.
Golden Vow Location 2
The second location is actually above the first location. Instead of leaping out the window into a courtyard, keep going up the wooden stairs around the size of the keep, fighting Soldiers of Messmer along the way.
At the top, you’ll come to a banquet hall guarded by two Black Knights. Dispatch the knights and then look to the corpse leaning out of the hole in the rightmost wall as you enter. This corpse will have another Golden Vow for you to loot.
How To Make Your Own Golden Vows
If you plan on using the Golden Vow consumable, four probably won't be enough to take you through the Land of Shadow. You're going to want to make more, and thankfully, there's a crafting recipe to do exactly that.
You'll need three things to start crafting your own Golden Vows:
-
Battlefield Priest’s Cookbook [3]
-
Blessed Bone Shard
-
Shadow Sunflower
The crafting recipe (once you unlock it) is:
- 1 Golden Vow = 1 Blessed Bone Shard + 2 Shadow Sunflowers
Where To Find The Battlefield Priest's Cookbook [3]
The simplest way to find the Battlefield Priest's Cookbook [3] is to start from the Shadow Keep Main Gate site of grace and then take the elevator back to the Keep's entrance. Take the road southwest until you come to the first row of tents guarded by soldiers. The Cookbook can be found on a corpse in the open tent on the right side.
Alternatively, you can come from the Highroad Cross site of grace and make your way north. Be sure to move quickly on Torrent in order to avoid fighting all the soldiers and knights that will be in your way.
There's also a Furnace Golem guarding the area . You can defeat this enemy to make finding the cookbook slightly easier, or you can do your best to sneak past it.
Where To Find Blessed Bone Shards
There are quite a few Blessed Bone Shards to be found in the Shadow Keep and Fort of Reprimand. Look for corpses holding these items in both locations.
Alternatively, Blessed Bone Shards are occasionally found on recently slain Soldiers of Messmer or Black Knight enemies .
Where To Find Shadow Sunflowers
Shadowtree Sunflowers can generally be found in and around the Scadutree Base, Scadutree Chalice, and Hinterland locations.
Sunflowers respawn after one day in-game time.
The best place to grab a few Shadow Sunflowers is just north of the Hinterland site of grace. Head north, climbing the rocks until you reach the top of the mountain. At the summit are seven Shadow Sunflowers.
Beware the bears that patrol this area as they will attack on sight.
