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Elden Ring Guide

Souls by George R. R. Martin Elden Ring Guide is a complete walkthrough, the best Begginer's Guide, tips for all bosses, combat, Spectral Steed, mixing Wondrous Elixir. We describe Ashes of War, game variants, trophies and system requirements.

Last update: 28 February 2024

Elden Ring is an action RPG created by the Japanese From Software studio, who are the precursors of the trend called soulslike, or soulsborne, i.e. games characterized by a high level of difficulty. Elden Ring draws heavily from the developers' previous games, such as Dark Souls or Bloodborne, however, it is a completely new series.

Elden Ring: Content of the guide
Elden Ring: Quick beginner's guide
Elden Ring: All quests
Elden Ring: All bosses
Elden Ring: The basics
Elden Ring: FAQ
Elden Ring: Maps
Elden Ring: Soulsborne for beginners
Elden Ring: Trophies and platinum
Elden Ring: Game's length
Elden Ring: PC system requirements
Elden Ring: Platforms - what can I play on?
Elden Ring: Language versions

Elden Ring: Content of the guide

The following guide contains a complete breakdown of Elden Ring. You will learn all the basic mechanics here, such as combat, the day and night cycle, stealth and how to mix the Wondrous Elixir. This guide aims to help you successfully complete the game and draw your attention to the most important aspects of the game. With this guide, you will learn the most important beginners' tips to get you started with Elden Ring. These tips aren't just for beginners, but also for experienced players who are already familiar with the souls-like genre. What's more, you will also learn how to use the map, see what character classes are available, how much of a difference the ashes can be, and what walking mausoleums are. Plus, you'll learn about the best weapons, spells and incantations.

The guide to Elden Ring also contains a Soulsborne for beginners chapter. This is a guide for players who are just getting started with the Soulsborne genre. There you will find useful information that will help you understand the rules of this genre better and explain some of the mechanics, such as parrying, dual-wielding or player messages. You will also learn in which order it is worth playing these types of games to gain experience and not to be overwhelmed by the multitude of mechanics and get the best experience in this genre.

Our guide includes a detailed walkthrough of the side missions in the game that you get from NPCs. This way, you will learn where to find a given NPC, how to do their quest and what reward awaits you. In addition, this section of the guide contains e.g. an overview of boss fights in the game, both the main and the optional ones. The boss battles have been described so that each player, regardless of what build they are playing, can deal with a given opponent. In some cases, bosses have been described in two ways - for melee builds as well as ranged and mages.

An important part of this guide is the FAQ, which provides extensive answers to the most frequently asked questions. Among other things, you will learn the reason to use gestures, what are the flasks of crimson and cerulean tears and how to summon the spectral mount - these are just a few examples of questions that you will find answers to in our guide.

In the guide to Elden Ring, you will also find pages about the in-game controls, system requirements and how many hours it takes to complete the game in several variants. Additionally, our guide will help you obtain the platinum trophy much more efficiently, mainly due to our trophy guide. This guide contains a detailed walkthrough of all the achievements in the game. In the case of more difficult achievements, we have described them on separate pages of the guide.

Elden Ring: Quick beginner's guide

Choosing a character class doesn't lock you into playing it until the end of the game. Choosing a class helps in the early stages of the game, but it doesn't mean that you are forced to play it all the time. Your choice of class should mainly reflect which stats you consider to be the most important. You should create your character from this angle.
Use jumping and sneaking. Both sneaking and jumping are very useful in combat and while exploring the game world.
Spend your runes on a regular basis. If you decide keep your runes and your character dies, you will lose all the runes you've earned. You have a chance to recover them, but you risk dying again and losing all of your runes for good.
The time of day affects the game world in many ways. For this reason, be careful about the time of day, because during the night, the behavior of opponents will change and new, extremely dangerous enemies will spawn.
Use the markers on the map. This will help you find out where to look for a specific item or opponent

For more information on the basic starting tips, check out the Beginner's guide page.

Elden Ring: All quests

The following pages of the guide to Elden Ring contain a walkthrough of all quests in the game.

Sorceress Sellen - The Sorceress is in the Waypoint Ruins in Limgrave.
White Mask Varre - Varre will appear at the very beginning of the game, more specifically at The First Step site of grace in Limgrave.
Gurranq, the Beastly Clergyman - Gurranq is found in Caelid, in the Sanctuary of the Beast.
Fia - A companion on her deathbed will appear in the Roundtable Stronghold.
Rya / Zoraya - Rya will appear in Lake Liurnia, then will be part of the Volcanic Manor quest.
Latenna The Albinauric - Latenna and her wolf are in Lake Liurnia, specifically in the Sleeping Wolf's Shed.
Thops - He will appear in Lake Liurnia, behind the Storm Shroud Castle in the Church of Irith.
Sorcerer Rogier - Rogier can be found in the Castle of the Storm Shroud in Pogroba.
Yura, the Bloodfinger Hunter - Yura will appear in Pogroba, helping you fight the invader, Nejuris.
Wounded - The Witch Wound will be located in her tower in Lake Liurnia, behind the Manor Estate.
Millicent and Gowry - They are both in Caelid. Millicent in the Church of Disease, and Gowry in Gowry's Shop.
Jar Bairn - The jar is located in the jar settlement, Jarburg. He will ask you to become the village Potentate.
Iron Fist Alexander - Alexander is a Jar warrior who gets into trouble many times and you can help him.
Nepheli Loux - Nepheli will appear at the Stormveil Castle Environs, offering to help defeat Godrick.
Blaidd - The faithful servant of Ranni, who you will find initially in Limgrave, and more specifically in the Mistwood.
Hyetta - Hyetta's tasks are important regarding the endings, because after completing all of them, you will gain access to the Lord of Frenzied Flame ending.
Seluvis - Ranni's companion, whose tasks are related to Nepheli, Ranni and the Sorceress Sellen.
Brother Corhyn/Goldmask - Two NPCs who have closely related quests. Completing them will reward you with access to the new ending.
Kenneth Haight - An independent character located in Limgrave, strongly associated with his Fort Haight.
Tanith/Volcano Manor - A series of quests where you receive contracts and then kill individual NPCs.
Dungeater/Blackguard Big Boggart - Two NPCs who have closely related tasks. Completing them will reward you with access to the new ending.
Boc the Seamster - He is in Limgrave and has been transformed into a bush. Offers tailoring services.

Elden Ring: All bosses

The following pages of the Elden Ring guide contain advice on defeating all bosses in the game.

Soldier of Godrick

Limgrave:

Stormhill :

Weeping Peninsula:

Liurnia of the Lakes:

Caelid:

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow:

Altus Plateau:

Volcanic Manor:

Leyndell, Royal Capital:

Leyndell, Capital of Ashes:

Mountaintops of the Giants:

Siofra River:

Lake of Rot:

Astel, Naturalborn of the Void

Crumbling Farum Azula:

Nokron, Eternal City:

Deeproot Depths:

Miquella's Haligtree:

Ainsel River:

Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella

Elden Ring: Basics

Elden Ring: FAQ

Elden Ring: Maps

Limgrave

Weeping Peninsula

Caelid

Liurnia of the Lakes

Forbidden Lands

Mt Gelmir

Crumbling Farum Azula

Altus Plateau

Leyndell

Mountaintops of the Giants

Consecrated Snowfield

Miquella's Haligtree

Ainsel River

Lake of Rot

Deeproot Depths

Mohgwyn Palace

Siofra River

Elden Ring: Soulsborne for beginners

Elden Ring: Trophies and platinum

Information on how to get all the trophies in the game, and thus how to get the platinum trophy, can be found on a separate page of the guide: Trophies/Achievements - list.

For some trophies, we have created separate pages as they require a lot more effort to get them:

Legendary weapons - On this page, you will find information on where to find the Legendary weapons needed to earn this trophy and what you need to do to get them.
Legendary Spirit Ashes - On this page, you will find information on where to find the Legendary Spirit Ashes needed to obtain this trophy, and what you need to do to get them.
Legendary spells and incantations - Here you will find information about all the legendary spells and incantations available in the game. You will learn where to find them and what you have to do to get them.
Legendary talismans - Here you will find information on where to find all the Legendary talismans. The page also has information on what you need to do to unlock them all.

Elden Ring: Game's length

Elden Ring is a highly difficult, open world game. If you intend to specifically focus on the game's main storyline, you should be able to beat it in about 30 hours.