Conquer The Lands Between with our handy guides! Our Tips & Tricks guides will cover everything you need to know in order to progress smoothly in Elden Ring!
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| ★You can now change your appearance★ |
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| At the start of the game you can set your character's gender, name, and various appearance. However, Previous FromSoftware titles such as Dark Souls did not allow players to change their appearance after creating a character. However, Elden Ring will allow players to alter their appearance. This feature will become available later in the game. →Character Creation Guide and Features |
| ★Starting builds with varying stats★ |
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| While classes do not determine your build for your entire playthrough, they will start you off in a certain direction. For example, choosing the Samurai class will not mean you are unable to use Spells. As long as you level up to the required stats, you will be able to use any spell or weapon of your choice. Elden Ring will feature 10 unique starting classes. →All Starting Classes |
| ★Finding the right class★ |
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| Choosing the right starting class is very important when starting out as this will dictate your playstyle. Consider picking Vagabond, Hero, or Warrior as your starting class, as these are best starting classes to choose from if you're a beginner.
→Best Starting Classes |
| ★Elden Ring's Currency★ |
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| Runes are shattered fragments of the Elden Ring, and are similar to Souls from Dark Souls wherein they act as the main form of currency in the game. They are primarily gained by killing enemies or from consumable items. |
| Uses | Description |
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| Leveling Up | Summon Melina at Sites of Grace Leveling up will involve increasing attribute points, which will affect other stats like Attack Power, HP, FP, Stamina, Defense, Carry Weight and, more |
| Enhancing Weapons and Gear | Use at Smithing Tables or Blacksmiths Using a Smithing Table allows players to give their items a stat modifier of only up to +3, but Blacksmiths can go even further |
| Buying and Selling Items | Interact with Merchants Merchants, found across the Lands Between, sell useful items like Spirit Ashes or Crafting Kits at the cost of Runes. |
Rune Farming Guide: How to Get Runes (Souls)
| ★When in Doubt, Level Up Vigor★ |
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| When you are unsure which stat to level up, go with the Vigor stat. Increasing Vigor will raise your health, making it easier to survive dangerous areas and bosses. Of course, using certain weapons or spells will require putting levels into other stats as well, but when starting out, you can never have too much health. |
Attributes are what govern your proficiency in battle, and increasing attributes directly affects your stats.
| Attribute | Description |
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| Vigor | Leveling up Vigor increases your maximum HP, as well as your fire resistance. Vigor also increases your Immunity. |
| Mind | Leveling up Mind increases your maximum FP, which is used to cast spells and use skills. Mind also increases your Focus resistance. |
| Endurance | Leveling up Endurance will increase your maximum stamina, which is used to execute attacks and dodges. Endurance also increases your physical defense as well as your Robustness. |
| Strength | Leveling up Strength increases the damage of strength-scaling weapons. Higher Strength is required to equip heavy, Strength-based weapons. Increasing Strength also increases your maximum equip load. |
| Dexterity | Leveling up Dexterity increases the damage of dexterity-scaling weapons. Higher Dexterity is required to equip advanced, Dexterity-based weapons. Increasing Dexterity also reduces your spells' casting time, decreases fall damage, and makes it harder to get thrown off your mount. |
| Intelligence | Leveling up Intelligence boosts the damage of intelligence-scaling sorceries and weapons. Higher Intelligence is required to perform more advanced glintstone sorceries. Increasing Intelligence also improves your resistance to magic attacks. |
| Faith | Leveling up Faith boosts the power of faith-scaling incantations and weapons. Higher Faith is required to perform more advanced sacred incantations. |
| Arcane | Leveling up Arcane boosts your discovery, which governs how often you obtain rare items from fallen enemies. Arcane also raises your Death resistance. |
| ★Conditions that can affect you and other enemies★ |
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| Various status effects exist in The Lands Between that can affect you and your enemies. Being familiar with the effects of each status effect will better help you to survive as your progress through the world. |
| Effect | Description |
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| Poison | Once the meter is filled, you will take slow continuous damage over a period of time. |
| Scarlet Rot | Similar to Poison, with the exception that you will take continuous damage over a period of time at a faster rate. |
| Hemorrhage | You will bleed out and take a large amount of damage relative to your Max HP |
| Frostbite | You will take damage and become frostbitten for a while. While frostbitten, you will take increased damage from other sources |
| Sleep | You will become drowsy until the gauge fills up, which then puts you to sleep. Weaker characters will fall asleep instantly |
| Madness | Similar to "Frenzy" from previous Souls games, you will go mad and lost a great deal of both HP and FP |
| Death | Once inflicted with Death, you will be struck down instantly and must revive at a Site of Grace. |
| ★Head to wherever you like!★ |
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| Elden Ring is a massive open world, meaning you are free to travel wherever you please. When you can no longer move past a certain area, trying another section might help to strengthen your character or gain powerful weapons. The Lands Between is your world to explore! → Complete Progression Guide | Where to Go in Every Area |
| ★Drop all currently held Runes★ |
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| Dying in Elden Ring will drop all of your current Runes where you died and send you back to the nearest Site of Grace or Stake of Marika. The Runes can be recovered if you can return to the spot where you died. If you die again before claiming your dropped Runes, they will be lost forever. →Death Penalty | What Happens When I Die? |
| ★Keepsakes that give health boosts★ |
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| Since a lot of time will be spent dying in Elden Ring, the Keepsakes that boost your health will be extremely valuable. You can select either the Golden Seed or the Crimson Amber Medallion. The Golden Seed provides an additonal HP flask charge, while the Crimson Amber Medallion increases your maximum HP. →Best Starting Keepsakes (Gifts) to Choose |
| More Tips for Beginners! | |
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 How to Level Up |
 How to Heal |
 How to Upgrade Flasks |
 Where to Find Melina |
 What is Arcane? |
 Best Early Game Weapons |
 How to Increase Your Health |
 What is Dexterity? |
| Exploration Tips |
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Resting at Sites of Grace fills your HP and FP back to maximum capacity. This also cures any and all status ailments inflict on your character.
| Pass Time | Move time forward in the game |
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| Level Up | Level up and enhance your character's stats |
| Add Charge to Flask | Increase the number of times you can use your flask |
| Increase Amount Replenished by Flasks | Enhance the flask's restorative effect |
| Distribute Flask Charges | Allocate the number of charges for your sacred flasks |
| Memorize Spell | Equip magic you've learned in the memory slots to use in the game |
| Mix Wondrous Physick | Mix acquired crystal tears to customize the effects of Flask of Wondrous Physick |
| Sort Chest | Store items in and remove items from the chest |
How to Use A Site of Grace and Save the Game
Stakes of Marika provide an additional checkpoint for players to return to after death. Use Stakes of Marika to save time when returning to an area.
Elden Ring will feature an in-game clock that changes from day to night. While relatively minor, the time of day can affect your gameplay including how detecable you are to enemies and which enemies spawn.
| Day and Night Cycle Differences |
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All Day and Night Cycle Differences
Changing the time of day is possible from Sites of Grace. Simply rest at a Site of Grace, select Pass time, and select the time of day.
Even without changing the time from a Site of Grace, time will still gradually move forward in real time as you play the game.
In order to summon your mount, you need to obtain the Spectral Steed Whistle from Melina. She will give you the whistle during your first meeting. With the Spectral Steed Whistle, you will be able to summon your mount Torrent.
By using the Spectral Steed Whistle, you will instantly summon and ride your mount Torrent. You can equip the Spectral Steed Whistle into your items hotbar for quicker access.
Press L3 / L (left analog stick) to dismount. Likewise, using the Spectral Steed Whistle will also allow you to dismount.
How to Get the Mount And How to Use It
Fast travel in Elden Ring by resting at Sites of Grace. From here, you will be able to instantly travel to any other Sites of Grace that you have previously visited.
| More Exploration Guides! | |
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 Summoning Pool Stakes |
 All Illusory Walls and How to Find Them |
 How to Use Spirit Springs |
 How to Get Into Raya Lucaria |
 How to Get to Nokron |
 All Painting Locations and Rewards |
| Combat Tips |
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Parry at the right moment when an attack is thrown to mitigate damage and stagger an enemy. This will make a window of opportunity to land critical hits.
Generally speaking, successful parries are executed in the time between after an attack has been thrown and before the thrown attack lands. While not all physical or spell attacks can be parried, most attacks can be parried with different time windows.
| Button | Action |
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| L2 / LT | Activates the Parry Skill on a shield. |
How to Parry and Perform Critical Strikes
Wepon Arts or Weapon Arts are specialized attacks or moves that can be performed with various weapons. Each skill has a unique moveset tha will depend on which Ashes of War you have equipped to your weapon.
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| PS4/PS5 | L2 |
| XBOX Series X/S | LT |
Ashes of War or Weapon Arts can be activated by facing an enemy target and pressing on the left trigger on the controller. This automatically activates the Skill, with players having to wait until the Skill finishes with its animation before any other command they input can be triggered on-screen.
Weapon Arts are classified by the type of weapons they can be applied to – general skills are those that can be equipped to almost any weapon, while unique ones are those that can only be used for a specific weapon.
These skills can be obtained by exploring the world or defeating enemies. Once a skill has been acquired, players can head to a Site of Grace to equip their desired skill through the Ashes of War menu, where they can select a weapon they wish to modify and then select the skill they want to add on.
In order to summon a Spirit, you need items called Spirit Ashes. These items can be found throughout the world of Elden Ring and can be used to summon a spirit. You also need to be close to a Rebirth Monument. An icon indicating that Spirits can be summoned will apear on the left when in range.
| ・Summoning Spirits consumes FP. ・Only 1 Spirit can be summoned in between rests at Sites of Grace. ・Summoning is only possible when near Rebirth Monuments. ・Spirits cannot be summoned during online play. |
| ・When the Spirit's HP is reduced to zero. ・If the area's boss is defeated. ・If you move too far away from a Rebirth Monument. ・When the same Spirit Ashes are used again. |
Spirit Ashes Guide | How to Summon Spirits
First, you need to block an enemy attack with L1 / LB. Then, immediately after, unleash your strong attack by prssing R2 / RT to perform the guard counter. Guard counter timing is easier to time than parries which make them an important technique to use and master.
The guard counter is a bit slow to execute, so performing it in the middle of an enemy's combo isn't ideal as you will be open to receiving damage. Know your enemy's attack patterns and only use the guard counter when you're sure they won't follow up with another attack.
How to Perform a Guard Counter
You need to make sure you are aligned directly behind the enemy in order to perform a backstab.
Once you're sure you're directly behind them, press and hold R1.
If done correctly, this will play a different animation than a basic attack and will either kill the enemy outright or down them.
You cannot perform backstabs with weapons equipped to your left hand.
No offical covenants have been confirmed as of now. Elden Ring may end up using a different term than "Covenant," as it is specific to Dark Souls lore, but, like previous FromSoftware games, there will very likely be a covenant system based off around multiplayer features.
Covenants and Factions in Elden Ring
Learning the controls is essential to starting your journey and surviving in the world of Elden Ring. Read about the game's control in our controller layout guide and get accustomed to fighting your way for survival!
Controller Layout and Button Settings
Multipalyer is one of the main appeal of souls game and it is an existing feature once again in Elden Ring. Call upon allies to aid you in your quest in vanquishing the mightiest foe, but beware, others may invade your world in their bloodthirst to claim your soul.
Multiplayer Guide: How Co-Op, Invasions, and PVP Works
Check out if your PC can run Elden Ring and what requirements are needed!
| Components | Minimum | Recommended |
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| Operating System | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K equivalent | Intel Core i7-4770K equivalent or higher |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or higher | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or higher |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
| Storage | Around 150 GB of Free Storage Space | Around 150 GB of Free Storage Space |
Elden Ring will reportedly feature 42 trophies or achievements. Learn how to 100% the game and collect all trophies and achievements in Elden Ring!
How to Get All Trophies and Achievements
Gestures are used as simple expressions in-game, acting as an in-game method of communication between players during multiplayer play or as simple animations a player can use at any time in the game.
| Gesture | How to Unlock |
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 The Ring |
Unlocked by pre-ordering Elden Ring. |
All Gestures and How to Unlock
Elden Ring will take around 30 hours of play time to beat the main story. However, FromSoftware has promised players that there are dozens of hours worth of optional content to complete.
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・Main Story (Multiple Endings) ・Dungeons and Legacy Dungeons ・Field Exploration ・Multiple Playthroughs (NG+ and Stronger Enemies) ・Collecting Equipment/Weapons ・Online Multiplayer |
Game Length | How Long to Beat Elden Ring
New Game Plus can be unlocked by defeating the final boss and making it to the post-game credits.
Completing the game on New Game Plus in Souls games unlocks an even more difficult version of New Game Plus, often referred to as NG++. Completing the game over and over with the same character will continue to increase the game's difficutly.
| All New Game Plus Features |
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・Keep Your Items, Stats, and Runes ・Unlock the Different Endings ・Fight Stronger Enemies |
New Game Plus Guide | Will There Be New Game Plus?
Grafted Scion is a scripted tutorial boss fight that kills you and sends you to Elden Ring's beginning area. It is possible to beat him, though, if you take the time to learn his moveset.
Single hits are fine against Grafted Scion. Only land two hits if you're absolutely sure he won't retaliate. Pick at his health slowly and carefully, punishing him with single hits every time.
| How to Beat Grafted Scion |
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| ・Keep Your Distance ・Keep Your Shield Up ・Stay Close to the Center ・Dodge Backwards to Avoid Damage ・Don't Get Greedy |
Can you Beat the Tutorial Boss? | How to Beat Grafted Scion
Spell Casting requires several types of spells for each situation. Being stuck with two will greatly hamper your sorcerer build's potential so hunt down and obtain Memory Stones to maximize your magic build's potential!
| Elden Ring Endings | ||
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| How to Get All Endings | ||
| Elden Lord | Age of the Stars | Lord of Frenzied Flame |
The first branch of the Elden Lord ending, the Age of Fracture, is the actual normal ending. You can unlock this by defeating the final boss and choosing the "Mend the Elden Ring" option, which is available without completing any special tasks or specific questlines.
How to Get the Elden Lord Ending
The second variation of the Elden Lord ending, the Age of Duskborn, is obtained by completing Fia's questline, which rewards you with the Mending Rune of the Death-Prince at the end. Use this Mending Rune after defeating the final boss, instead of the normal "Mend the Elden Ring" option, to see the Age of Duskborn.
The Blessing of Despair is another branch of the Elden Lord ending, and can only be obtained by completing the Dung Eater's questline. Give the Dung Eater five Seedbed Curses to receive the Mending Rune of the Fell Curse and use it after beating the final boss to see the Blessing of Despair ending.
Dung Eater Questline and Location
The Age of Order branch of the Elden Lord ending is obtained by completing Corhyn's questline. Complete the questline to receive the Mending Rune of Perfect Order and use it after beating the final boss to see the Age of Order.
The Age of the Stars is the second major ending of Elden Ring, and is unlocked by completing Ranni's questline. After completing her questline, defeat the final boss as normal and you will see a blue summon sign on the floor. Interact with the sign to summon Ranni and see the Age of the Stars.
How to Get the Age of the Stars Ending
The Lord of Frenzied Flame ending is unlocked by finding the Three Fingers at the Frenzied Flame Proscription in Leyndell. After inheriting the Frenzied Flame, defeat the final boss as normal and choose to become the Lord of Frenzied Flame.
Take note that inheriting the Frenzied Flame will lock you out of other endings, even if you completed their prerequisite questlines, so we recommend getting this ending last!
How to Get the Lord of Frenzied Flame Ending
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