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 from Sellia Crystal Tunnel). The town is filled with mysterious magical seals, blocking your path toward the Church of the Plague.

The town itself is home to many magical wonders: Lusat’s Glintstone Staff, the Night Comet sorcery, and the Cerulean Tear Scarab helm — just to name a few. Follow this walkthrough to unlock the secrets of Sellia and acquire powerful weapons, sorceries, and more.

Updated by Jeff Brooks on March 11, 2024: 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.

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 the Swamp 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. While Sage Gowry is primarily the first step of Millicent’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 enter Sellia, Town of Sorcery.

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 your right, you will spot a red painting in the ruins of an old building. Interact with it to acquire the “Redmane” Painting.

The Redmane Painting is one of many Painting Puzzles found throughout The Lands Between.

Continuing down the street, you will find a staircase running down to the west, away from town. Head down these stairs until you reach the Sellia 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.

A Plague Dog lurks on the far side. Loot the corpse to receive the powerful Spirit Ash: Rotten Stray Ashes.

You will also find a Poison Grease in 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 a Golden Seed.

How To Light First Candle Tower

• From the Golden Seed, look southwest, and you will spot the first candle tower.
• From the broken railing ahead, jump down onto the large makeshift root bridge and follow it up to the candle tower’s ladder.
• Climb and light the first candle.

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 the Staff of Loss.

How To Light Second Candle Tower

• Return to the staircase at the north end of town. Stop on the landing about halfway up the stairs and turn around. You can spot the second candle tower in the distance.
• Jump onto the makeshift root bridge and climb across to a nearby roof.
• Head across the root to the next building and take another makeshift root bridge to the adjacent roof.

• From this roof, face south and drop down to a slightly lower root with a chimney on it.
• Leap across to the adjacent roof with a root growing up on the right side. Run up the root and continue across the roofs southward.
• Defeat the Marionette Soldier on the roof, then from the south side of the roof, leap to the next makeshift root bridge.

Follow this along, and you’ll find a glowing white Teardrop Scarab. This scarab will teleport around if you attempt to attack it from close range. Attack it using spells or a ranged weapon. It’ll keep teleporting between its original location, the nearby roof, and another branch nearby each time it is hit. Hit it three times, and it will drop Ash of War: Double Slash.

From the makeshift root bridge, face eastward. You’ll see the second tower ahead. Follow the branches, fungal growths, and rooftops to reach the second tower, then climb and light it.

How To Light Third Candle Tower

After lighting the second candle, you should be able to see the path to the third tower from this vantage. Simply head down along the roots and rooftops, stopping for the Stonesword Key along the way, then climb the ladder to the third and final candle.

Night Comet Sorcery & Other Rewards

After all three candles are lit, the magic seals throughout town are removed. This includes the three seals in town (marked on the map above), plus the boss arena at the northwest end of town and the northern exit from town leading toward the Church of the Plague.

Drop back down to the streets and loot the three chests that were hidden behind the seals in town.

• The first seal on the west side of town contains Spelldrake Talisman +1.
• The second seal in the middle of town contains Night Comet sorcery.
• The third seal on the east side of town contains Imbued Sword Key.

Cerulean Tear Scarab Location

The final item in town is the Cerulean 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

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 the Staff of Loss increases the power of Night Comet by 30%.

How To Beat Nox Swordstress & Nox Priest

The seal located at the northwestern end 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 a whip-like sword, so she can hit at a surprising range, and the Nox Priest mainly casts spells from 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 acquire 6,400 Runes and the Nox 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 contains Lusat’s Glintstone Staff, one of the most powerful staffs in the game.

Lusat's Glintstone Staff does increase damage with sorceries, but it also increases the FP cost of 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 the Sellia Backstreets site of grace beyond. Continue up this winding path to reach the Church of the Plague and continue Millicent’s Questline.