How to Equip Great Runes: All Effects and Locations

Great Runes are powerful items dropped by bosses that provide very useful buffs to your character in Elden Ring. Continue reading to learn about the effects of Great Runes, where to obtain them, and how to use them!

All Great Rune Effects

All Great Runes and Stat Bonuses

Great Rune	Effect
Godrick, the Grafted	All stats +5
Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon	You become able to respec your stats.
Starscourge Radahn	HP, FP, and Stamina are increased by 15%.
Morgott, the Omen King	Increases max HP by 25%.
Mohg, Lord of Blood	Use to grant a blessing of blood to summoned phantoms.
Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy	Restores HP upon defeating enemies.
Malenia, Blade of Miquella	Atacking after taking a hit allows you to recover a small amount the health that was lost .

How to Use Great Runes and Where to Activate Them

Restore the Great Rune's Power at a Divine Tower

First, you will need to go to each boss' corresponding Divine Tower in order to restore their Great Rune's power.

How to Get to the Divine Tower of Limgrave

How to Find the Divine Tower of Limgrave

How to Get to the Divine Tower of Liurnia

Divine Tower of Liurnia Location and What to Do

How to Get to the Divine Tower of Caelid

Divine Tower of Caelid Location and What to Do

How to Get to the Divine Tower of East Altus

Divine Tower of East Altus Location and What to Do

How to Get to the Divine Tower of West Altus

Divine Tower of West Altus Location and What to Do

How to Get to the Isolated Divine Tower (Malenia's Divine Tower)

Select the Rune you want to equip from a Site of Grace

Bring up the menu screen and select the Great Runes option. On this menu, you can view each Great Rune's effects and choose which ones to equip. However, just because you have it equipped doesn't mean it's already active!

Use a Rune Arc

Using a Rune Arc will active the Great Rune's effect. This will last until your character dies and the effect ends. You will need to use another Rune Arc to activate it again.

How to Get Rune Arcs: Effects and Locations

Rune Arcs Can be Purchased at the Roundtable

You can obtain Rune Arcs from Rats or buy them off mechants for 4000 Runes.

One of the merchants that sell Rune Arcs are the Twin Maiden Husks at The Roundtable Hold.

What Are Great Runes?

Artifacts Dropped by Demigods that Provide Bonuses

Great Runes are dropped by the main Demigod bosses in Elden Ring, with your first coming from Godrick, the Grafted.

These can be equipped to give your character different bonuses and there is one Great Rune per boss. However, before you can do anything with a Great Rune, you need to restore its power first.

How to Obtain Great Runes

Defeat a Main Boss

You get one Great Rune for each Demigod you defeat. Your first comes from Godrick, the Grafted.

List of Main Bosses and Boss Fight Guides

Listen to Sir Gideon Olfnir's Stories

Gideon Olfnir can provide you with information on which boss to tackle next by speaking to him in The Roundtable Hold. Each Demigod has a story attached to them, so you may find Sir Gideon's stories interesting.

How to Get to The Roundtable Hold | What to Do At the Table of Lost Grace

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