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Golden Seed is an Upgrade Material and optional Keepsake in Elden Ring. Upgrade Materials can be acquired through exploration, looting from specific areas, dropped by an Enemy or Boss, given by an NPC, or sold by a Merchant.
A golden seed, found at the base of an illusory tree.
Increases a Sacred Flask's number of uses.
(Can be used after resting at a site of grace.)
When the Elden Ring was shattered, these seeds flew from the Erdtree, scattering across the various lands, as if life itself knew that its end has come.
Elden Ring Golden Seed Guide
Golden Seeds are very special items that allow the user to upgrade the number of Crimson and Cerulean Flask charges (but not the amount of Flask of Wondrous Physick uses).
- You need 1 Seed for upgrades increasing to 6 total Flasks.
- You need 2 Seeds for upgrades increasing to 8 total Flasks.
- You need 3 Seeds for upgrades increasing to 10 total Flasks.
- You need 4 Seeds for upgrades increasing to 12 total Flasks.
- You need 5 Seeds for upgrades increasing to 14 total Flasks.
Therefore, a total of 30 Seeds are needed to reach the maximum number of Flasks.
You can get far more than 30 Seeds in your first play-through (without going into New Game Plus) so you don't have to find all of them to upgrade your flasks to max level.
Where to find Golden Seed in Elden Ring: All Locations Guide
Golden Seed locations: Golden Seeds are found near errant golden branches of the Erdtree:
Limgrave
- One (1) can be found In Stormhill, on the path from Stormgate to the Stormhill Shack. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found in Stormhill Shack where Roderika was sitting if the player rests at any site of grace in Liurnia of the Lakes, or by giving her Chrysalids' Memento.
- One (1) can be found in Mistwood, right in front of the entrance to Fort Haight. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found in the Weeping Peninsula. Under a Phantom Tree up on a ridge along the main road to Castle Morne and southwest of the Weeping Peninsula Map Fragment. [Map link] Video location
- One (1) can be obtained by defeating Kenneth Haight.
- One (1) can be obtained after defeating the Ulcerated Tree Spirit in Fringefolk Hero's Grave. [Map link]
Stormveil Castle
- One (1) can be found at the castle grounds of Stormveil Castle, near the room where you meet Nepheli. You'll find it on the ground by a small glowing branch tree. Nearest site of grace would be the Secluded Cell. [Map link] [Video location]
- One (1) can be obtained by defeating a Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit in a hidden underground area, which can be accessed by a hidden path above the door of the room with some Living Jar enemies, or by making a damaging drop outside the Liftside Chamber site of grace.
Liurnia of the Lakes
- One (1) can be found in Academy Gate Town near a glowing tree. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found on the ground, next to the glowing sapling. West of the Raya Lucaria Academy's courtyard. [Map Link] [Video location]
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree in Caria Manor's upper level. [Map link] [Video location]
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree at the end of the broken bridge north of the Main Academy Gate site of grace. [Map Link]
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree southwest of the Ravine-Veiled Village site of grace. [Map Link]
Nokstella, Eternal City
- One (1) can be found on the northwest side of Nokstella, Eternal City. After acquiring the Moon of Nokstella in the temple, there is an easy-to-miss side exit on the south side. Follow the path downward and take the elevator.
Siofra River
- One (1) can be found in Siofra River. North and slightly west of Worshipper's Woods site of grace, across the bridge. [Map link] [Video location]
Leyndell, Royal Capital
- Two (2) can be found underneath the Phantom Tree inside the western gate of the Capital Outskirts. [Map link]
- Two (2) can be found underneath the Phantom Tree in the northwestern section of the Capital Outskirts. [Map link]
- One (1) can be obtained by defeating the Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit in the western section of the Capital Outskirts, in an unmarked military camp directly south of the Outer Wall Phantom Tree site of grace. [Map link]
- One (1) can be obtained by defeating the Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit directly north of the Avenue Balcony site of grace in Leyndell Royal Capital. From the site, go down the stairs, out the door, and immediately turn right. Run to the end of the walkway and jump over the railing to drop down. Go forward until you can turn left to cross over the sewer. Kill the skeleton and proceed farther into the open area to spawn the tree spirit. See first video link below.
- One (1) can be found underneath Phantom Tree at Leyndell Royal Capital, guarded by a gargoyle, southeast of the West Capital Rampart site of grace. [Map link] (Alternately, can be found in Leyndell, Ashen Capital, in the same spot.) See second video link below.
- Video location (N of Avenue Balcony site of grace, see above)
- Video location (near W Capital Rampart site of grace, see above)
Caelid
- One (1) can be found in Caelid, heading to the Bestial Sanctum. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found in Sellia, Town of Sorcery, under a Phantom Tree in the northern section of town. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found following the road to Redmane Castle, south of where it splits near the Nomadic Merchant. [Map link]
- One (1) is acquired by defeating the Putrid Tree Spirit boss at the end of the War-Dead Catacombs. [Map link]
Altus Plateau
- One (1) can be found on the way to Mt. Gelmir, under a Phantom Tree as you exit the narrow channel north of Seethewater River. [Map Link]
- One (1) can be found underneath a Phantom Tree southeast of Windmill Village, on the road to the capital. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found right next to the road heading north from the Altus Highway Junction site of grace. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found northwest of the Minor Erdtree in Altus Plateau. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found underneath a Phantom Tree at Erdtree-Gazing Hill, north of the Lux Ruins. [Map link]
Lake of Rot
- One (1) can be found found near the Grand Cloister site of grace. All the way down, follow the blood river backward; if you get near the rotten waterfall, a giant monster will appear, kill it to get the seed.
Mountaintops of the Giants
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree in the valley northeast of the Minor Erdtree (Mountaintops East). [Map link]
- One (1) can be found at Flame Peak, before a massive frozen giant. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree beside the main path between the Forbidden Lands sit of grace and the Grand Lift of Rold site of grace.
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree, southwest from Ordina Liturgical Town. [Map link]
- One (1) can be obtained by defeating the Ulcerated Tree Spirit boss in the Giant's Mountaintop Catacombs. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree against a high rock in the Consecrated Snowfield halfway and a bit east between the Consecrated Snowfield and Inner Consecrated Snowfield sites of grace. [Map Link]
Crumbling Farum Azula
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree by some pillars south of the fountain plaza. This is in an upper area accessed after ascending the Dragon Temple Lift northwest of the temple. [Map link] Video Location
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree amongst several sets of pillar structures up on a hill in the plaza southeast from the Dragon Temple Rooftop site of grace. [Map link]
Mt. Gelmir
- One (1) can be found under a Phantom Tree northwest of Volcano Manor and west of the Ninth Mt. Gelmir Campsite site of grace (after the Fullgrown Fallingstar Beast, if coming from that direction). [Map link]
Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
- One (1) can be obtained by defeating the Ulcerated Tree Spirit (non-boss) lurking beneath the second lake of rot, past a second set of branches within the inner walls. [Map link]
Mohgwyn Palace
- One (1) can be found in Mohgwyn Palace, in a central island on the southern part of the blood lake. [Map link]
- One (1) can be found near the Dynasty Mausoleum Midpoint site of grace. It can be found on a body, on the rocks behind the Sanguine Noble. However, if you pick up the above Golden Seed in the blood lake, and reload the area, this Golden Seed will be gone. Likewise, if you pick up this seed first, and reload the area, the one in the blood lake will be gone. You can obtain both by picking both up without reloading.
- Video Location
Ainsel River
Miquella's Haligtree
Elden Ring Golden Seed Notes & Tips
- Golden Seeds do not affect the Flask of Wondrous Physick.
- You can hold up to 99 Golden Seed.
- You can store up to 600 Golden Seed.
- Sell value:
- - You can select Golden Seed as Keepsake during Character Creation.
- Cannot be dropped for Player Trade.
Trivia
- The Golden Seed item also appeared in an ancient fromsoftware game known as Eternal Ring.
AnonymousThey could have done a lot more with this, like a garden full of life surrounding the tree, maybe with a good being watching over it, then when you take the seed it all withers and some horrible beast emerges you have to fight.
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Having to go through two menu screens to be told you don't have any golden seeds is the biggest proof of the DS2 influence in this game.
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Maybe someone can help me out in case I'm missing something but I believe you can get exactly 29 seeds before killing any shard bearers, just one shy of maxing your flask before beating any major bosses:
1 as a starting gift, 8 in Limgrave (includes Stormveil), 1 in Siofra, 5 in Liurnia, 3 in Caelid (the fourth one requires Radahn to be dead, so it's out), 6 in Altus and Mt. Gelmir and finally the 5 listed first under Leyndell.
And before someone mentions it, getting to Mohgwyn early is impossible because Varre doesn't move to Rose Church until after you've gotten a Great Rune.
I'm hoping I missed one somewhere because I'm so close to maxing my flask before any remembrance bosses.
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mandela effect. i swear at release it was 15 flasks at max like ds3 but now its 14
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Under Leyndell, for the one N of Avenue Balcony, this direciton makes no sense to me:
"From the site, turn left and drop down, then enter a door."
Left? From facing which direction? What door??? You get to this tree spirit by going down the stairs from the SOG, out a door, turning right, running to the end of the walkway, hopping over the railing to drop down, going forward a bit, and turning left and crossing the bridge across the sewer.
The 2 video links at the end of the Leyndell section both refer to seeds already listed in that section. I would fix that by moving the links to the seeds they refer to, but I don't know how to move video links (I tried and it only moved the text "video link" and not the actual link). If I find the time, I'll look it up. But meanwhile, if anyone else could take the time to do that, it would be appreciated. The first one goes to the Avenue Balcony one, and the second goes to the one by West Rampart SOG.
I'll see what I can do to make the Avenue Balcony text make more sense. Reminder to everyone: This wiki belongs to us all, so if you see a mistake, something missing, or even something that could be worded or punctuated better, please feel free to fix it! That's how wikis work. They should keep improving all the time as the community works together. :D
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Haha and here i am thinking 120hr. Later you only need 1 per extra flask did they change it after the game was realesed ?!
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I had to give five seeds to get 5 + 8 flasks. I did start with the golden seed memento though... Does that push everything up by one?
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Would be cool if you could use extra seeds to upgrade something
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Golden Seed outside Ordina, Liturgical Town just SW of the site of grace.
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Would be neat if we could use the leftover seeds as like a Seed of a Tree of Giants or something
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What’s the maximum number that can be *missed* in one playthrough?
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You have shared dangerous information with me Kenneth will be cooked soon mashallah
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There's a Golden Seed inside Stormhill Shack after Roderika leaves.
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Do note that there are 2 Seeds in Mohgwyn Palace, but if you want both, you need to pick them up without reloading the area after picking one of them - so either rush both, or clear the area and than take both.
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Those two in Ainsel River section are actually in Lake of Rot section (hidden Ulcerated Tree) and Nokstella section (NW, after elevator).
There are 45, 30 needed for upgrades, 44 if you don't kill Kenneth before he moves with Nepheli and Gostoc, 43 if you reload the Mohgwyn Palace after picking one of two Seeds there, 42 if you didn't take the Keepsake in the beginning. And some seem to be missable if you don't pick them up in normal Leyndell before it becomes Ashen Leyndell.
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So what's the total/maximum number of Golden Seeds per playthru (not including the Keepsake)?
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I really hope we are getting a vendor that seeks Golden Seeds, Sacred Tears and Starlight Shards in exchange for unique weapons, armor, Ashes Of War, spells and novelty items only avalaible from this vendor. Maybe also the ancient level smithing and somber stones for 20 Golden Seeds each for example so we will always have a reason to collect these items and keep playing NG+!
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Someone please correct my count, but it would seem there are, then, 45 Golden Seeds available during a single playthrough if the player chooses one at the beginning of the game, yes?
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I would love it if you can plant your own erdtrees, feeding them runes to get bigger and they give you some kind of hidden tips or mechanics when they get big enough.
similar to Tree of wisdom in plants vs zombies.
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I think they need to make a housing system for the extra seeds, where you can plant a forest of little erdtrees to decorate your plot of land and allow for dueling there to show off your little miniature map design while killing people, as Elden lords do.
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Right now I have 5 of the healing flasks and it will not let me upgrade to 6 with only one golden seed - it says it needs 2. What am I missing?
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Am I correct in assuming they carry over to NG+ since you can hold 99 of them or no?
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I kind of hope FS adds something to use the extra seeds for later in a future DLC. Cause right now I got a bunch just sitting there taking up space. Perhaps give us a shiny weapon if we collect them all?
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aso sorry a moderator approve the post. sorry thanks for the wiki
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Question: Is this fixed? I got two Golden Seeds but it only gives me two extra flask. Not eight.
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You should be able to use a golden seed as an item to restore health like a life gem from DS2, or even better make a new health item like the warming stone except you can throw it like a ruin fragment / firebomb. Since they're a key item maybe make a shop like the dragon communion alter that will trade gold seeds for these health items, but they have a cap of 3 on your character like the raw meat dumplings or even just 1 so people cant really dupe them.
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14 is such a weird number... I would have preferred 10, 12, 15, or 16. It bothers me immensely
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I don't mind the flask cap (it's really more than you need if allocate them based on the situation). That said, really do wish I could do something with the extra seeds. I feel like maybe golden runes could have been slightly less abundant in return for allowing you to trade the seeds in at the round table for runes once you've reached max flasks.
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There is a Golden Seed not listed that is directly south of Seethewater Cave in Mt. Gelmir. It is in the same crevice that Patches pushes you into.
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Really should have been 20 flasks especially since in late game everything is 2 shotting you with 40 vig.
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Missing two golden seeds in Liurnia: one by Yura's summon sign (to invade a bloody finger) and one at the ravine-veiled village.
- Anonymous
Found one at Mogwhyn Palace that i do not see listed here.
at the location where you obtain the somber ancient dragon smithing stone, go behind this structure and youll see a drop off point
you will also find a golden rune 13 here (i dont remember which) on a dead body.
peak slightly over the edge and youll see another body with an item, that is a Golden Seed
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Too many Golden Seeds and Sacred Tears to mess with...should give an NPC the ability to trade any extra for Rune Arcs/Dragon Smithing Stones/Great Gloveworts/ and an option to change Torrent's appearance or even better, upgrade the damn goat's poise level.
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You can max out your flasks by only killing 2 of the worm tree spirits probably less, all the other ones can be found in the world.
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there is also 1 at the base of the ravine-veiled village in liurnia, right near the grace. i don't see it included anywhere on here.
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I have 10 extra seeds with max flasks and I'm not even finished with the snow area, this feels like a punishment on deep exploration just to favor some arbitrary PVP flask number in a 99.9% PVE game in which I already have 200 hours on a single solo playthrough, I'm starting to think PVP was a mistake in these games, especially after seeing all the nerfs on player ability and no nerfs on 20K HP enemies that can 2 hit KO you while you do chip damage, like what would be the problem if I could have 15 or even 16 flasks?
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Does anyone know what the last one in the Caelid section is even referring to? There's no chest even marked near there on the map.
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They really should give some way to make surplus useful , once you have 14 flasks, let them be sellable/useable for a chunk of runes or let an npc trade you rune arcs for them.
- Anonymous
I have 10 extra seeds with max flasks and I'm not even finished with the snow area, this feels like a punishment on deep exploration just to favor some arbitrary PVP flask number in a 99.9% PVE game in which I already have 200 hours on a single solo playthrough, I'm starting to think PVP was a mistake in these games, especially after seeing all the nerfs on player ability and no nerfs on 20K HP enemies that can 2 hit KO you while you do chip damage, like what would be the problem if I could have 15 or even 16 flasks?
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I don't know how many seeds there are in one playthrough, but I have 13 extra seeds at 14 flasks and I didn't use the keepsake, so there must be at least a few missing from this list.
- Anonymous
I don't know how many seeds there are in one playthrough, but I have 13 extra seeds at 14 flasks and I didn't use the keepsake, so there must be at least a few missing from this list.
- Anonymous
I have 10 extra seeds with max flasks and I'm not even finished with the snow area, this feels like a punishment on deep exploration just to favor some arbitrary PVP flask number in a 99.9% PVE game in which I already have 200 hours on a single solo playthrough, I'm starting to think PVP was a mistake in these games, especially after seeing all the nerfs on player ability and no nerfs on 20K HP enemies that can 2 hit KO you while you do chip damage, like what would be the problem if I could have 15 or even 16 flasks?
- Anonymous
I have 10 extra seeds with max flasks and I'm not even finished with the snow area, this feels like a punishment on deep exploration just to favor some arbitrary PVP flask number in a 99.9% PVE game in which I already have 200 hours on a single solo playthrough, I'm starting to think PVP was a mistake in these games, especially after seeing all the nerfs on player ability and no nerfs on 20K HP enemies that can 2 hit KO you while you do chip damage, like what would be the problem if I could have 15 or even 16 flasks?
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So what do we do with the extra seeds? I'm maxed out with plenty more seeds to acquire.
- Anonymous
So what do we do with the extra seeds? I'm maxed out with plenty more seeds to acquire.
- Anonymous
The fact that you don't have to mandatorily kill a single Ulcerated Tree Spirit to get max flasks is just great. Extremely useful on repeat playthroughs if you don't want to bother with them.
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I’m one of those OCD levelers that always focuses on leveling stats to end with either a 0 or a 5, so this whole 14 flasks (with a +12 max upgrade) is so painfully random to me.
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Outer wall phantom tree only game me 1 instead of two? Did I do something wrong
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Cool so after almost 200 hours on my first run I already have 7 seeds that I can do nothing with...Awesome
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There is another one in Liurnia, by the Ravine Veiled Village.
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I think you forgot the one in Liurnia south of the Ravine-Veiled Village, its surrounded by Giant Land Squirts
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They should have given golden seeds a use as a consumable so when you are full they still have a purpose.
- Anonymous
Another in Caelid leading from the lower map location towards redmane
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I upgarded twice, but I have 7 total flasks, not 8 for some reason
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where is the 3rd golden seed in stormveil castle? got the one from the ulcered tree at the bottom got the one next to the errrd tree next to the giant. but the interactive map shows a 3rd... so how to get?
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There is another in Caelid for defeating the Putrid Tree Spirit Boss at the War-Dead Catacombs, which becomes accessible after defeating Radahn
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I thought that my game had glitched...
Why is 14 the maximum in this game instead of 15?
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Great that the game does not tell you that you need multiple seeds from a certain point on... I thought I encountered a game breaking bug...
There are at least 11 more Seeds than you need to fully upgrade your flask. There may be more (and Im not counting the starting gift and killing Kenneth Haight).
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are there more seeds than upgrades available for flasks? im max flasks and im still finding more seeds
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1 drop by Ulcerated Tree Sprit in Giant's Mountaintop Catacombs
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I really hate how they changed the flask count upgrade system... now i miss 1 seed and i can`t find it any where i must start from the bottom up just to find my last one...
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Found one just southeast of the deathbird location in weeping peninsula thats not registered in the map
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Roderika can either Drop a Seed inside the Shack after she relocates to the Roundtable, or if you actually talk to her for her dialogue she will give it to you herself as a thank you in exchange for REDACTED FOR SPOILERS.
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There is a Golden Seed from a Golden Tree between The Ravine and Ravine-Veiled Village graces.
There are more than this list says there are. Unfortunately I never wrote them down. I am still on my first playthrough with a max upgraded flask and I have 9 extra seeds in my inventory. (I still have the entire Haligtree tree area to explore as well as a little bit of Crumbling Farum. (and the tree itself whatever is in there). So I imagine I can get a couple more.
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The wiki is wrong. There isn’t one at Callu Church. It’s a sacred tear. Now a seed.
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RE: South of Callu Baptismal Church, on the other side of the giant wall.
Why would you say that, when there's a visible, large wall on the map, that is closer than the actual wall referred to? There's even a nearer PoG, as well as a road passing near, and other landmarks visible on the map that could be used.
A less stupid way to explain the location of this seed is "Southwest of Castle Morne Rampart, Northwest of the poison bog visible as a green pond on the map, slightly west of the road, next to a very large piece of rubble, at the bottom of a glowing tree."
Or just "Slightly west of the road southwest from Castle Morne Rampart PoG," if brevity's your thing.
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there's also the seed on the bridge leading to the main entrance of the academy. it might only be accessible after helping yura, not sure though
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I got 5 extra (incl. starting gift) and I haven’t even finished everything in my playthrough. Really wish the max was 15 flasks.
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One at the end of Nosktella, from the chamber where you get the Moon Of Nosktella tallisman go to through the entrance on the south wall, down some rocks and take the elevator down to a little section overseeing the river. Tree with a golden seed is there.
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At caelid, after you defeated radahn, head to the extreme north of the vast desert, you will found a hidden cave. Inside there is a putried tree spirit boss, it will drop a golden seed.
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Wtf is that utter incomprehensible stormveil castle section? What tree? What window? What roof?
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why 14? Not that I need 15 flasks, but 15 feels so much more like a natural stopping point.
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Whats the maximum amount of flasks? (I assume its 15 like previous DS III)
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The Stormveil Castle section definitely needs a spell check...
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One found in Liurnia of the Lakes. Follow the road from the Main Academy Gate site of grace northeast until you come to a golden tree. Map Link (no icon yet)
Spent 10 minutes looking EVERYWHERE, this note is false.
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30 seeds needed to max out flasks for a total of 14 and there are extra seeds that can be found (although not useable after max reached)
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30 seeds needed to max out flasks for a total of 14 and there are extra seeds that can be found (although not useable after max reached)
One in the Lake of Rot, Grand Cloister Waypoint, go all the way down, once you are there, follow the rotten river backward, it will lead you to a red waterfall, with 2 corpses with items, when you pick them up, a giant rotten monster will spawn (careful, he doesn't joke around), kill him and you get the seed automatically.
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There is one at the first starting zone stone sword unlock. You need to kill a tree spirit
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You get one from killing a lightning dragon/snake thing by the lower capital church grace in the Capital.
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There's one of those corrupted erdtree avatars that give golden seeds behind the Grand Cloister lost grace next to a the rot river fall.
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Best Keepsake to start with... I immediately picked it as the first upgrade is just 1 Golden Seed , having that extra Flask specialy for a Sorcerer Mage Build like me early on is quite helpful specialy against Bosses and how Squishy Astrologers are at the beginning.
Killing Kenneth Haight in Limgraive after the Fort Haight quest drops a golden seed.
So that's how chickens make Golden eggs
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