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Elden Ring Walkthrough - Entering Limgrave

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide -  Limgrave Points of Interest

• Visit the Merchant at the Church of Elleh.
• The Right Tools at Your Disposal.
• Get the Map Fragment for Limgrave.
• Where do I find Boc?
• Gather some Smithing Stones.
• Clear the Groveside Cave.
• Finding the Invisible Scarab.
• Exploring the Coastal Cave
• Defeat the Tree Sentinel!
• Discovering the Stormfoot Catacombs.
• If you're a Mage, SAVE SORCERESS SELLEN
• Complete Murkwater Catacombs and Murkwater Cave

Limgrave - Church of Elleh

Church of Elleh Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Right off the bat, when you've arrived in the region of Limgrave, the first thing you should do after speaking to the White-Faced Varré near the First Step Site of Grace is to visit the Merchant Kalé who is at the Church of Elleh, the Church of Elleh can be located at the west. Just outside of the front entrance, to your right, you'll see a crucifix that looks like a Martyr's Effigy, check the base to acquire x1 Fringefolk's Rune. Now, be wary when you are traveling (on foot for now) to the church since there is an optional boss, the Tree Sentinel who is roaming around. The Tree Sentinel appears as a large knight on horseback, the boss wears shiny golden armor, both himself and the horse. If you want to challenge yourself early on, you could fight him to obtain a useful item.

If you do find yourself in a situation where you aggro the boss by accident, you could try to run away and keep your distance from it, however, running to the Church of Elleh will cause the boss to try and chase you and will attempt to reach you by destroying the structure of the location. You can click HERE for the map's coordinates. As you travel along the game, you will notice a prompt that says "Acquire Materials' when you are near items that you can pick up from the ground. In general, always pick up anything you come across, since you can carry a lot of items in this game and they will be useful for crafting things later on in the game. So pick up any Rowa Fruit you come across and kill some Sheep and other small animals for Thin Beast Bones. At the Church of Elleh, you'll find the Merchant Kale (make sure to talk to him and exhaust his lines), the Church of Elleh Site of Grace, and x1 Smithing Stone Shard (1) by examining the Smithing Table. You can buy the Crafting Kit from the merchant's inventory as well.

Meeting Melina and Renna

Next up follow the guiding grace north to Gatefront Ruins. Click HERE for the map's coordinates. On the way keep gathering ingredients in the woods, including Root Resin and Erdleaf Flower. Also kill some Deer andBoar for more crafting materials. There is a Site of Grace, nearby, the Gatefront site, so make sure to discover and use it first as a checkpoint (you can hug the cliff face going to the west as you move to avoid the enemies at the campsite). At this point, a cutscene will trigger upon resting at the site of grace and you'll meet Melina. Melina introduces herself when you've discovered three sites of grace within the overland. As you speak to her, you'll be able to unlock the feature of leveling up at Sites of Grace by using runes and you'll obtain the Spectral Steed Whistle that allows you to summon your mount, Torrent. Moving forward, you can now use the Spectral Steed Whistle to traverse the overland.

Before you move towards the Gatefront Ruins fast travel back to the Church of Elleh site at night and you'll notice Merchant Kale unconscious and a mysterious figure that is sitting on a collapsed section of the church's northern wall. This is Renna, speak to her and she will ask you about your identity, answer her by saying that you have been gifted with the ability to summon the Spectral Steed, she will then provide you with the Spirit Calling Bell, as well as the Lone Wolf Ashes. With this, you can now summon the spirits of fallen creatures and characters to help aid you in combat. Talk to her again and she will vanish.

The Gatefront Ruins

Gatefront Ruins Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Travel back to the Gatefront site of Gatefront Ruins and you'll see a Hearse on the left, there is a chest on the right side of the Hearse where you'll see a Noble Stormveil Soldier guarding it. You can sneak behind the enemy and backstab it and follow up with an attack in case the backstab doesn't instantly kill the soldier. Open the chest to find x1 Lordsworn's Greatsword. There's another Hearse nearby that also has a chest containing x1 Flail. You can sneak into the camp, just as long as you are cautious of your surroundings, and grab the Map: Limgrave, West map fragment which can be looted by a pillar that's at the center of the campsite.

Now the area has a lot of Stormvel Soldiers here and Wolves, so the best way is to them out one by one while they are unaware of your presence. If you are spotted, one of the soldiers will sound the alarm, alerting all soldiers on the campsite to fight you. Take note as well of the elite soldier here, the Godrick Knight, you'll easily see this enemy patrolling the center area of the campsite, it holds a large shield, a spear, and a distinct helmet. Defeating it yields 260 Runes and drops x1 Partisan and x1 Godrick Knight Greaves.

You're not done here, also around the center part of this location, there is an underground chamber where you can find a chest that contains x1 Whetstone Knife and x1 Ash of War: Storm Stomp [Map Coordinates Here]. By using a Whetstone Knife, (although there may be some restrictions) you can use any Ashes of War to replace the Skill, as well as Scaling Affinities on your armaments. Return and take out the remaining enemies to farm Runes - you can also find the Agheel Lake North Site of Grace nearby [Map Coordinates Here] - with enough Runes, we suggest you fast travel back to Church of Elleh and buy the necessary items from Merchant Kale such as the Telescope, Cookbooks, a Torch, Cracked Pot, and information items that can provide you with more gameplay mechanics.

Where is Boc?

Boc Initial Location Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to view the map coordinates.

Secrets are no surprise when it comes to a FromSoftware game, and in the Network Test in Elden Ring, you'll most likely miss this hidden NPC named Boc. Where do I find this hidden or secret NPC? Boc can be first be found in Limgrave transfigurated as a tree. Travel to the Agheel Lake North site of grace (east of Gatefront Ruins in Limgrave), and then south down the road to the big telescope. From there, approach the small grove of trees that has a lot of sheep nearby and a voice will call out. Hit the small yellow tree to dispel the illusion and spawn Boc. Speak to him twice to receive 10x Mushroom. Map Link for 1st location.

Smithing Stones for Everyone!

Limgrave Tunnels Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Early in the game or later after you explore the map a bit, we highly recommend that you visit Limgrave Tunnels. This location can be found on the southeast side of the map from the Gatefront Ruins [Map Coordinates Here]. NOTE: Bring a Torch to light up some dark sections. Upon arriving at the Limgrave Tunnels, you'll see a lift that will take you down, step on the button platform and you'll find a Site of Grace there to rest or use as a checkpoint. Notice that when you ride the lift down from the entrance, you'll see that there are two pathways that you'll pass as you go down to the section with the site of grace.

At the moment, we've received comments from the community that this location is bugged (at least on PC, as of 3/3/2022), and entering cooperative play before exploring will cause the smithing stone drops throughout the mine to disappear permanently from the host's world. Please feel free to delete this paragraph if this bug has been fixed by deployed patch notes from the developer, FromSoftware, we will also keep an eye on this and update the Limgrave Tunnels page and this section once we have new updates - for now, we would suggest you enter Limgrave Tunnels on your own.

First, go back to the top, and on the left side of the lift, you'll see that you can jump down onto the pathway below from the ledge. This is a dead-end, instead, go down to the other pathway just below and you'll find a corpse at the end, you can pillage it to find x1 Golden Rune (4). Head to the lower section where the site is by dropping onto the platforms that are lit with candles.

Now, proceed north from the checkpoint and you'll encounter Miner enemies. These enemies with their stone skin are resistant to slashing and piercing damage, but weak to strike. Kill the first three on the wooden path then head down, turn right, and check the nearby corner. There is another Miner there and in front of it, you can pick up x1 Smithing Stone (1). Check the south section where you'll see another Miner and at the tunnel path, there are three Rats and another body that you can pillage to find x1 Smithing Stone (1) - go back to the opposite tunnel path near the wooden steps and ride the elevator down.

You'll notice as you move down that there is another pathway. Check this later, for now, investigate this section. Go straight when you reach the lower level where you'll see a small shack that is being guarded by a Zombie Dog inside, another one of that hound under the shack, as well as more Miners. Kill the enemies and loot the corpse inside the shack to find x5 Large Glintstone Scrap, also, make sure to check the spot where the Miner enemy was mining to find another Smithing Stone (1) that you can pick up. Also, if you check behind the shack, there's a tight path that you can pass through, at the end is another Smithing Stone (1). This area is now clear, go back to the lift, and make sure you are facing southeast as you go up - be ready to dodge roll or jump off the lift when you nearly pass the mid pathway of this elevator.

Move forward and you'll see more Miners here. There is one in front, another on the right, and three more at the path on the left side. Before going left, check the path on the right which is a dead-end, you'll find another body that can be pillaged to find x3 Glintstone Scrap. Next, go to the path on the left (make sure to check the sides of the wall to pick up Smithing Stones), and you'll find the third lift that goes down even further. The lower-most level contains a closed gate, and on the other side of it is the boss of this location.

As you were riding the third lift down, you should notice that there are some platforms here, one of them, having a corpse that holds an item, and another smithing stone that you can pick up. To easily reach these platforms, ride the elevator back to the top, then start to drop down to the platforms below from the left side of the lift. First, you'll find x1 Golden Rune (1) from the body and on the platform below the corpse, you can pick up x1 Somber Smithing Stone (1) - go all the way to the lower section where the gate is.

From the closed gate (leading to the boss arena), go right towards a dead-end to find x1 Smithing Stone (1). When you're ready to fight the boss, simply open the gate, and the battle against the Stonedigger Troll will begin.

Slashing weapons and presumably pierce damage work fine.  You can check out the Stonedigger Troll page to find more guides and strategies on how to defeat this enemy - successfully defeating it rewards the player with x1 Roar Medallion and 1800 Runes - to leave the boss arena, walk up to the portal mist and use it to return to the entrance.

The Groveside Cave

Early in the game, you can find minor dungeons that you can complete early in the game, and by doing so, you can find various items and equipment that can help you through your journey. One of the locations we would recommend you to travel to is the Groveside Cave situated on the west side of the map, north of Church of Elleh and southwest of Gatefront Ruins [Map Coordinates Here]. This cave is small in terms of exploring it, as you move forward, you'll first encounter a pack of Wolves below, and some Cave Moss around. By the bonfire, there is a body that you can loot to find x1 Cracked Pot. Straight ahead is a dead end with two more wolves, there are two more bodies that you can pillage to find x3 Glowstone and x1 Golden Rune (1), as well as some Silver Firefly that's flying by the wall.

Next, head to the east side of the cave where you'll find a gold fog door, beyond it is a boss arena where the Beastman of Farum Azula is. You can visit the boss page for the Beastman of Farum Azula to find our guide on how to defeat it. This enemy rewards you with the Flamedrake Talisman and 1000 Runes. You've now cleared the area and you can interact with the portal mist to fast travel back to the entrance.

Finding the Invisible Scarab 

From the Groveside Cave, travel west until you reach a beach. Look to the right and you'll see some rock formations, you'll notice that there is a trail of glowing lights that are circling the rocks. This is an invisible Scarab, all you have to do is stand directly in its path and strike at the moment it approaches you. Killing it rewards you with x1 Ash of War: Stamp (Sweep) [Map Coordinates Here]. From here, you can travel southwest to clear out the Coastal Cave.

Clear out the Coastal Cave

If you were following the walkthrough, you should have the Torch that you can buy from Merchant Kale. You will need the Torch here since this cave is dark inside. If you haven't purchased the item, fast travel back to the Church of Elleh site. Similar to the Groveside Cave, this is a small area to explore and also has an optional boss [Map Coordinates for Coastal Cave].

You'll find a few things here when you reach the bonfire past the cave's entrance. First, is the Coastal Cave Site of Grace, a Martyr's Effigy, and Boc ONLY IF YOU WERE ABLE TO FIND HIM AT HIS INITIAL LOCATION. You will find him writhing in pain on the ground right next to the Site of Grace, speak to him and he'll ask you to leave the place, but, this area serves as a side quest for Boc where you need to acquire an item and give it to him. Make sure to examine/rest at the site of grace before you continue forward.

As mentioned, the cave is dark, so you'll need the Torch as your main source of light. When you drop down into the pit, you'll encounter a couple of Demi-Human enemies. You are outnumbered here, so you can die if you are not careful. Kill all the Demi-Human enemies and loot their bodies to find items such as the Rickety Shield, Rainbow Stone, and x1 Land Octopus Ovary that is looted off a nearby body, next to the entrance of the boss lair. Now before going in, there is a Gold Summon Sign by the entrance that you can use to summon a companion NPC that can help you fight against the boss.

Upon entering, you'll be fighting against two Demi-Human Chief, along with its minions, the Demi-Humans. You can check our Demi-Human Chief page to find our guide on how to beat this enemy. Successfully defeating both Demi-Human Chief enemies rewards you with x1 Tailoring Tools, x1 Sewing Needle, and 900 Runes. Before leaving the lair, make sure to grab the Silver Fireflies, and near the portal mist, there's a path leading to another exit where you can loot x1 Smoldering Butterfly and x1 String from two corpses that are being guarded by two more Demi-Human enemies. 

Continue out the exit from the boss lair and activate the Church of Dragon Communion Site of Grace so you can easily fast travel here later on. At the moment, you won't be able to commune via the altar since you will need an item to use it. However, you can find a Teardrop Scarab here. Walk to the cliffside on the south side of the island to find a scarab. Kill it to acquire x1 Somber Smithing Stone (1) [Map Coordinates Here]. Apart from that, you can find some Herba, Rowa Fruit, Mushroom here and there are Guillemot around that you can kill to acquire some materials such as a Flight Pinion or a Four-Toed Fowl Foot. 

And lastly, if you go around the church, somewhere around the northwest, you'll encounter two Spirit Jellyfish enemies (They only appear at night). Kill it, and then use your mount to jump to the top of the ruined walls of the church. At the top, you'll find a corpse that you can loot to find x1 Exalted Flesh. Back on the ground, there's also another corpse by the bushes that you can loot to find x4 Great Dragonfly Head. You've now cleared the area. Go ahead and fast travel back to the Coastal Cave site and give Boc the Sewing Needle by speaking to him and waiting for his full response. You have now cleared Coastal Cave.

Exit the cave and go west where you'll find the Nomadic Merchant West Limgrave [Map Coordinates Here]. Next to the merchant, you can pick up x1 Smoldering Butterfly. Speak to the merchant to check his wares and if you have enough Runes, make sure to buy some of the useful items such as the Armorer's Cookbook [2] and notes.

Optional Field Boss: Tree Sentinel

At this point, you should be able to upgrade your main weapon to at least +1 and you should be comfortable in the combat mechanics of your character. You can return to either The First Step or Church of Elleh Sites of Grace and find the Tree Sentinel field enemy/boss. You can find this champion roaming around on his mount between the Church of Elleh and the First Step checkpoint. Since you also have your mount, you can use the Spectral Steed Whistle to summon torrent and fight while mounted. Successfully defeating this field enemy/boss rewards you with Runes and drops the Golden Halberd weapon.

Complete the Stormfoot Catacombs

The Stormfoot Catacombs is a dungeon crypt, it is inhabited by Fanged Imps. It is due West and north of Church of Elleh, [Map Coordinates Here]. Upon arriving, open the doors leading to the catacombs and you'll find the Site of Grace for this location below. As always, make sure to discover or rest here to make it your last checkpoint. At the bottom of the steps, you'll find a Commoner ghost sitting in a chair that you can talk to. At the first intersection, you'll see a dead-end ahead and a path that goes further in the crypt on the right. The path ahead is where 2 Fanged Imps will ambush you, one is hiding by the corner on the left, while the other is by the corpse behind the chair in the center. - kill the goblins and loot the corpse to find x2 Root Resin.

Head down the steps and you'll see another path on the left side, a door that is in the middle of two statues, x1 Grave Glovewort [1] next to a stone coffin, and on the left side of the statue is a summoning pool that you can activate. This door is locked at the moment and you will need to find the mechanism that will unlock this. Continue heading down the stairs at the north side of the crypt where you'll see more Fanged Imps that are above, you can kill them with magical ranged attacks from afar while they are unaware of your presence. In this room, you can find items such as x1 Grave Violet and another Grave Glovewort [1].

Continue forward through the narrow path, but as you reach the other end, walk carefully since you'll see a flamethrower mechanism ahead that will begin to project a jet of fire.  The fire is coming from a stone pillar that can rise and fall. If you have a bow and arrow you can aim down the hallway to hit the pillar when the fire stops, making the pillar descend into the floor and the flames stop. These pillars will reappear in multiple catacombs in the game, so if you can hit them before passing through the fiery areas it will make your travels safer. You can also hit the pillars by activating Mohg's Shackle or Margit's Shackle, or if a pillar is already descended into the ground you can raise it up by standing next to it and jumping on top of it.

If you don't have an arrow, wait by the corner and as soon as it stops projecting the flames, quickly sprint straight and turn right before it projects the flames again. When it stops, go back and sprint forward towards the source of the flames. Behind the pillar, there is a corpse that you can pillage to find x1 Prattling Pate Hello. Before you go back to the next path that has another flamethrower, you can hit the back of the mechanism to deactivate it.

Now for the next set of flames, do the same thing, sprint forward, take cover by the corner on the right, and when it stops, sprint towards the source of the flames and hit the back of the mechanism to disable it. Behind the second flamethrower, the area is being guarded by a few Fanged Imps that are on the walls, and two by each corner. You do not have to kill these enemies, but if you do you get a couple items. Instead of running straight into the group, try to lure one imp out at a time by throwing projectiles or spells. Fighting one will be a lot easier than taking on the whole group. After you kill the enemies, loot the body to find x3 Smoldering Butterfly, and grab the Ghost Glovewort [1]. Next, go back to the corner where you took cover and climb the ladder.

At the top of the ladder, tread carefully since there is a Fanged Imp that is hiding by the corner on the left that while ambush you as you walk forward, while there is another you can see ahead of you. By the corner where the Fanged Imp was, there's another Grave Glovewort [1] that you can get. Continue forward towards another dead-end room that is being guarded by two Fanged Imps, one ahead, and the other, hiding by the corner on the right, ready to ambush you. Kill both enemies and loot the body resting against a stone coffin on the left to find x1 Wandering Noble Ashes, as well as picking up another Grave Glovewort [1] at the center of this room. Retrace your steps and jump down onto the platform you see below you (on the right side, looking down), where you'll find another Grave Glovewort [1] and the lever by the grim reaper statue at the center that will unlock the large locked door you saw earlier. From here, jump down and run back to the beginning of the catacombs. You may want to rest at the site of grace near the opening of the catacombs before passing through the gold mist door that leads to the boss of this location. That will refill your HP, FP, and flasks, but it will also regenerate the enemies in the catacombs, so be careful as you head to the boss door.

Beyond the mist lies the Erdtree Burial Watchdog enemy. You can visit our Erdtree Burial Watchdog page to find our guide on how to beat this enemy/boss. Successfully defeating it rewards the player with x1 Noble Sorcerer Ashes and 1300 Runes. You've completed this area, and you can use the portal mist by the roots to fast travel back to the crypt's entrance.

Sorceress Sellen - A Damsel in Distress

Waypoint Ruins Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

If you are playing as a class that specializes in using Sorceries, then it's a must that you find Sorceress Sellen and free her! Her initial location is at the Waypoint Ruins, found in the eastern part of West Limgrave. Elden Ring Map Coordinates Here. When you arrive, you will encounter some Poison Flowers around the ruins and a Giant Poison Flower that is guarding the entrance to the crypt.

It's not that difficult to kill the Giant Poison Flower if you want to get rid of it, you just have to watch out for the poison it releases as well as a projectile attack where it conjures energy rays from your position. It can easily be avoided when you see a light that shines above you, just move away from it to avoid getting hit. This attack will not track your movement. Before you head down the crypt, make sure to grab the materials around here or make further preparations before going through the mist.

Behind the mist, you will have to fight the Mad Pumpkin Head, a mini-boss that is guarding the room where Sorceress Sellen is. The room where you'll be fighting is quite small and only has minimal space for you to be dodging. If you explore this section a bit early in the game, we suggest that you at least acquire the Spirit Calling Bell, as well as the Lone Wolf Ashes that are given by Renna, or at least, have a good shield like the Brass Shield that can drop from Godrick Soldiers at the Gatefront Ruins (you'll have to repeatedly kill the soldiers though until it finally drops from them). By having the Brass Shield, you can block 100% of its attack.

The Mad Pumpkin Head moves quite slow when it attacks, so patience and carefully watching its attacks to time your dodges right is key to winning this encounter. If you do have the Spirit Calling Bell, summon the Lone Wolf Ashes and attack the guardian when it is distracted or when you have a window. After defeating it, open the steel door and you'll find Sorceress Sellen in her study room, speak to her and accept being her student and you can gain access to her shop - don't forget to use the site of grace as well so that you can fast travel here later on.

A Familiar Feeling

Murkwater Cave Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Before you head over to Stormhill, you may want to complete Murkwater Cave and Murkwater Catacombs first. Murkwater Cave can be found up the ravine from Agheel Lake, while Murkwater Catacombs is at the end of the ravine (Elden Ring Map Coordinates for Murkwater Cave). Make sure you have a Torch before going into the cave, if you don't have one, buy it from Merchant Kale at Church of Elleh. There are some Skeleton enemies along the way, and as you reach the entrance of the cave, you'll get a notification and will be invaded by an NPC Invader, Bloody Finger Nerijuss. Some say he appears as you approach Murkwater Catacombs, but in some cases, the NPC Invader appears when you're about to enter Murkwater Cave, either way, just be prepared.

Hold your ground and wait for a few minutes, Bloody Finger Hunter Yura will be summoned to help you fight this NPC Invader. When he appears, you can just sit tight and let Yura handle it, or join the fight and help him. Successfully defeating Bloody Finger Nerijuss drops the Reduvia dagger weapon, some Runes, and a Furlcalling Finger Remedy, Yura on the other hand will leave, but you'll find him later on just ahead of the ravine before reaching Murkwater Catacombs.

Enter the cave, rest at the site of grace, continue further, and kill the Highwayman enemies. As you see the one that's running back and forth, make sure to look at the ground, there are some bells here, if you trip the chains, it will alert the rest of the Highwaymen, and there are about 5 of them ahead. Clear the cave and make sure to open the chest to find some Mushroom materials. Now, check the east side of the cave and you'll see a gold mist. Beyond the mist, you'll find a campsite, and there's no one as well.

Open the chest and someone will call you out as a thief, you'll find this voice to be Patches, a veteran From Softwater character, who makes his grandiose entrance. This "boss" fight is quite simple and easy to manage, when his health is at 50% he tells you that he surrenders. It's your choice to stop or continue attacking him. If you stop, the battle ends, and he'll act friendly towards you, speak to him and he'll mention to you about opening a shop of his own. But if you kill him, he drops his bell bearing, Patches Bell Bearing, which you can give to the Two Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold. If you do choose to spare him, make sure to talk to him and choose the option of forgiving him, return to the entrance and speak to him again at his camp in Murkwater Caves, you'll gain access to his shop if you want to buy some important items like the Stonesword Key - oh, and there's also a chest that you can open.

Go back outside and at this point, we recommend that you clear out Murkwater Catacombs which is inhabited by Imps, it's a small dungeon that hosts a mini-boss as well at the end, the Grave Warden Duelist. There are some upgrade materials that you can grab here such as the Grave Glovewort (1) and some materials, but most importantly, if you're looking for a hammer weapon, you can acquire the Battle Hammer and some Runes if you defeat the Grave Warden Duelist.

From here, it's entirely up to you if you want to explore or check some parts of the map or if you want to farm Runes, whatever you feel like doing. But if you're wondering what to do next, that would be to enter Stormhill which is beyond the Stormgate at " target="">Stormgate Ruins.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Things you Should do in Stormhill

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Stormhill Points of Interest

• Speak to some early NPCs.
• Acquire some Important Items.
• Complete Castle Morne, as well as the Father-Daughter's questline.
• Fight Margit the Fell Omen and Receive an invitation to the Roundtable Hold.

The Woman in the Red Hood

Stormhill Shack Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

The first thing we would like to point out is when you are about to go through Stormgate. It is heavily guarded by Godrick Soldiers, Foot Soldiers, as well as Troll that will try to block your path as soon as you march in. There are two ways for you to tackle this, (1) simply pass through the enemies on Mount, at this point, you should have the Spectral Steed Whistle to summon Torrent, it will be a challenge for you if you try to go on foot, the Troll will eventually catch up to you and you'll be outnumbered by the soldiers, they will also shoot you with their crossbow, so, that's quite a lot to handle. (2) You can take them out one at a time, fight the Troll enemy first, then kill the Soldiers that you see, you'll at least be rewarded with Runes and you have the time to gather the materials and some loot here.

When you pass the fortified gate, you'll formally enter Stormhill. At the top, you'll immediately see an illusory tree. Make sure to check it to find a Golden Seed on the ground. The Golden Seed in Elden Ring is a very important upgrade item, it allows the user to upgrade the number of Crimson and Cerulean Flask Uses, but not the amount of Wondrous Physick flasks available. Continue following the path and a pack of wolves will appear, take them out, continue forward and you will find the Stormhill Shack. Make sure to discover the Site of Grace here.

Check the destroyed shack and you'll find a woman wearing a red hood, she won't introduce herself at first, but this NPC is Roderika, a vital character who is responsible for upgrading your Spirit Ashes if you complete her questline. Speak to her and exhaust her lines to (1) acquire the Spirit Jellyfish Ashes and (2) she will mention some clues about her questline, this simply requires you to find a key item, and you will need to give it to her - there's also a Stonesword Key that you can grab here.

Now, if you want to find another Spirit Ash item, from the shack, go southwest, you'll find a cemetery that is inhabited by multiple Spirit Jellyfish enemies, as well as some Skeletons that will come out from the ground. You can find the Godrick Soldier Ashes here. (Elden Ring Map Coordinates)

A Knight at Arms

If you are looking for extra Ashes of War, then you're lucky to find an NPC nearby who offers some Ashes of War. From the Stormhill Shack, open your map and mark the east side a bit (Elden Ring Map Coordinates) there is a link for the coordinates for this next location, follow it to find the Warmaster's Shack. There is a site of grace here as well, and inside the shack, you'll find the initial location for Knight Bernahl. Speak to him and choose the option saying that you are a Tarnished. After the conversation, you'll be able to check his inventory and you can buy available Ashes of War.

Now, remember this location since when it's night, a field boss will replace Knight Bernahl, this is the Bell Bearing Hunter. Specifically for this location, the Warmaster's Shack. The quickest way to spawn the boss is to rest at the Warmaster's Shack, advance time to nightfall, then rest again. You must enter the shack to make him spawn. He drops the Bone Peddler's Bell Bearing, as well as 2700 Runes. The bell bearing item is to be given to the Two Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold to gain access to some materials that you can buy (Thin Animal Bones and Hefty Beast Bone).

Potboy Needs Help!

Next, from the Warmaster's Shack, head northeast towards a cliff section. Along the way, you'll encounter some Land Octopus enemies and a Giant Land Octopus. It's a good practice to just kill these creatures to farm Runes. As you keep moving northeast, you will hear a voice asking for help, this is Alexander more famously known as "Potboy". Here are the coordinates listed on our Elden Ring Map. When you find him, you'll notice that he's stuck to the ground, talk to him first, choose to help, and then go behind him. Simply hit him with a few strikes using a heavy attack until he pops out from the ground.

Make sure to talk to him again to acquire a reward for helping. If you continue to talk to him, he will mention about a "festival of combat" is being held, this is referring to the Redmane Castle which you'll eventually explore later on. ( Note:  Getting this dialogue will effetively 'break' the Ranni questling, at least until after the festval..)  After talking to Alexander, work your way down to the stone bridge where you'll find the Saintsbridge site (Elden Ring Map Coordinates).

By the bridge, there is a lesser version of the Mad Pumpkin Head. Kill it and don't forget to loot the body to find a Smithing Stone (1). On the other side of the bridge, if you look to the right, move forward, and you should find the Nomadic Merchant of North Limgrave (Elden Ring Map Coordinates), it's a good practice to use the markers of the map to pinpoint the locations of the merchants whenever you look at the map in-game. Now, if you still weren't brought to the Roundtable Hold by Melina, if you follow the road ahead, you should find the initial location of D Hunter of the Dead. He can be found mourning a person dead at his feet. Here, he will warn you against going any further east towards Summonwater Village. Map Link.

Exploring East Limgrave

Third Church of Marika Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

As far as main objectives, there aren't that many, but instead, it's more of encountering a few more NPCs and finding some important items that can help you throughout your adventure. And if you can, avoid fighting the Giant Rune Bears here, unless you want to fight them. First, we suggest you try to find the Third Church of Marika, there aren't any enemies here and you'll find the Site of Grace for this location, as well as the Flask of Wondrous Physick and the Crimson Crystal Tear.

If you move south from the Third Church of Marika, you'll run into the Siofra River Well and more Rune Bears as well. Your goal is to reach the Minor Erdtree of Mistwood Ruins where you'll find the Map Fragment for East Limgrave, it's at the foot of a pillar with ancient writings on it. By the altar you will also find some items here such as the Greenspill Crystal Tear and Spiked Cracked Tear - there is also a nearby Teardrop Scarab that drops the Ash of War: Ground Slam upon killing it (make sure you kill it before it runs away and disappears).

The Howling Wolf - Mistwood Ruins

Mistwood Ruins Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

You can discover the path to Mistwood Ruins by interacting with an antique spectral tree located south of the Third Church of Marika, along the main road. Examine it, and a grace will manifest as a human spirit that will wander without a clear destination. The spirit often disappears, but its footsteps can be traced not to lose track of it. Finally, the grace manifestation will arrive at the hidden ruins and fade away.

Upon arriving, you'll hear a howling sound but tread carefully since there is a Lesser Runebear that is guarding this location near the stairs that lead down into the cellar. If you look up at the taller parts of the ruins, you may come across Blaidd. Listen to the howling sound and before you leave, you can grab some materials here and if you go down into the cellar, you'll find a chest containing the Axe Talisman. Regarding Blaidd, fast travel to the Church of Elleh and speak to Merchant Kale, you will acquire the Finger Snap Gesture from him. Return to the Mistwood Ruins stand below the spot where Blaidd is, and use the Finger Snap gesture. Blaidd will then jump down and you can speak to the character - Blaidd will tell the player he is searching for a man who goes by the name Darriwil.

When you're done, just go back northeast towards the Minor Erdtree and take the lift down to the Siofra River, activate the Site of Grace down there, and head back up - you will come here later as it's very above your current level.

Liberate Fort Haight

If you were traveling first to the Third Church of Marika, you might have encountered Kenneth Haight located at some broken structures along the northern cliff of the area. The area is inhabited by a group of demi-humans and you will need to get rid of them before talking to the NPC. If you agreed to help him, your task is to find Fort Haight and liberate it (Elden Ring Map Coordinates for Kenneth Haight). Fort Haight.

Fort Haight Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Fort Haight can be found on the southeast side of the map from Mistwood Ruins, it's along the road (Elden Ring Map Coordinates Fort Haight). The outskirts of the fort, as expected, is guarded by enemies such as Godrick Soldiers, Demi-Humans, and a Lesser Mad Pumpkin Helm. By the stairs, you can find an illusory tree that has x1 Golden Seed, make sure to grab this for your Crimson and Cerulean Flasks. The way in is by going up the stairs and entering the main gate. Inside, there are more enemies here such as the Commoner, Rats, and a Godrick Knight. Make sure to clear the fort for items such as finding the Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook [6], Smithing Stone [1], the Dectus Medallion (Left), and the Ash of War: Bloody Slash that drops from the Godrick Knight upon defeating it.

Once the area is clear, make sure to activate the site of grace for Fort Haight, and return to Kenneth to acquire your reward, the Erdsteel Dagger. This NPC will then move to another location and can be found at the top section of Fort Haight.

Fight Against the First of Many Dragons

Dragon-Burnt Ruins Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Now, if you want to gain access to some unique Incantation spells, then you may want to head over to the Dragon-Burnt Ruins to fight the Flying Dragon Agheel (Elden Ring Map Coordinates). You can check the page for Flying Dragon Agheel to find our written guide on how to defeat this boss, as well as a video guide. By killing this dragon, you'll be able to acquire the Dragon Heart which is used at the Cathedral of Dragon Communion. Below is a list of the available incantations you can exchange, including information on the number of hearts and conditions required to gain access to it.

Cathedral of Dragon Communion Incantations

Gain Access to New Sorceries

If you are playing as a Mage that focuses on Sorceries, then you might want to grab a scroll that you can give to Sorceress Sellen to gain access to more sorcery spells. Giving the Royal House Scroll unlocks the Glintblade Phalanx and Carian Slicer in her inventory. To find this scroll, head southeast from the Agheel Lake South Site of Grace, head to the top of a cliff and you'll see a statue of an object that looks like the half piece of a bowl or a circle. Face the other way, to see a Knight. Keep going to a structure to see a man standing watching over the big structure, alongside a dead body. In that body, you will find the Royal House Scroll - once you have it, fast travel to the Waypoint Ruins site and give the scroll to Sorceress Sellen.

Explore the Weeping Peninsula

Next, from the Agheel Lake South Site of Grace, if you head south, down the road, you'll find the Bridge of Sacrifice, and just past that, you will run into a woman named Irina who can be found sitting on a rock at the beginning of the main road in eastern Weeping Peninsula, upon speaking to her, you'll learn that she's from Castle Morne and that she will hand you a key item, Irina's Letter. She will ask you to deliver this letter to her father who is in Castle Morne, this formally starts the questline of Irina and her father, Edgar -your next side quest is to liberate Castle Morne and to deliver the letter to Edgar.

Castle Morne can be found at the end of the main road, situated on the southwest side of the map (). There are a couple of locations you may want to stop over since there are some helpful items that you can find there.

1. Oridys's Rise (Elden Ring Map Link): You can find a Memory Stone here at the top of the tower. Useful when you need an extra slot to equip more Magic Spells.
2. Impaler's Catacombs (Elden Ring Map Link): Located near Irina, if you want to farm for some Runes and acquire a new Spirit Ash, the Demi-Human Ashes, then clear out this mini-dungeon and beat the boss, the Erdtree Burial Watchdog.
3. Demi-human Forest Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): Inhabited by Demi-Humans and the Demi-Human queen, you can find items here such as the Shield of the Guilty, the Crystal Burst sorcery spell, and the Demi-Human Queen's Staff that drops from the Demi-Human Queen upon defeating it.
4. Make sure you also check the north section of the Demi-human forest Ruins to find the Faith-Knot Crystal Tear (Elden Ring Map Link)
5. Callu Baptismal Church (Elden Ring Map Link): You can loot the "The Flame of Frenzy" incantation off a corpse and you can also find x1 Sacred Tear in front of the altar.
6. Morne Tunnel (Elden Ring Map Link): Heavily guarded by Misbegotten enemies and is the location of a mini-boss, the Scaly Misbegotten, clearing out this tunnel location is a must to find multiple Smithing Stones, some Golden Runes, and materials.

Liberate Castle Morne

Castle Morne Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

If you want to find a list of all the items you can find, as well as entries on NPC, Enemies, and Boss encounters, simply visit the Castle Morne page. This is an optional dungeon area that is not as large as the regular Legacy Dungeons. Players may find this castle by wandering the paths along Southern Limgrave and The Weeping Peninsula. Some NPCs encountered around Limgrave may speak about this castle, as well. If players come across the Bridge of Sacrifice, they may encounter Irina, an escapee of the castle south of the bridge, referring to Castle Morne. [Map Coordinates]

Upon riding the lift up to Castle Morne, you'll see the Misbegotten enemies all around the castle grounds. As you enter, make a hard left and go up the steps where you'll see a bonfire. There are two Zombie Dog enemies here, kill the hounds and loot the body to find x1 Smithing Stone (2). Go back down to the courtyard section where the Misbegotten enemies are and continue going straight. You can fight them if you want, but you'll easily be outnumbered. Or you can sneak around by moving to the left side where there are about three Zombie Dog enemies.

As you move forward, you'll notice a Lesser Pumpkin Head sitting on the ground. This enemy drops x1 Pumpkin Helm and x1 Sanctuary Stone. From where the Lesser Pumpkin Head was sitting, look to the left, behind the tree to find a corpse in a sitting position, pillage the body to find x3 Smithing Stone (1). On the right side, is a narrow path that is blocked by a single Misbegotten. You can sneak behind to backstab it - continue up the stairs and climb up the ladder at the end.

As you reach the top, a single Misbegotten enemy will rush in to attack you. Be ready to take it out. Head up the stairs where you'll see countless bodies of men hanged, and ahead of the path, is another Misbegotten on the left side of the runway, while two Winged Misbegotten are just a few steps ahead. You'll also notice on the right that there is a body that's hanging by the ledge of the wooden fence, you can loot the body to find x1 Golden Rune (2). Go straight towards another bonfire where you can pick up x1 Smoldering Butterfly.

Now, go back to the spot where the two Winged Misbegotten enemies were, check the left side to find a ladder that you can climb down. Move forward along the runway where you'll see a single Misbegotten at the end, near another corpse that can be pillaged. Don't run forward since there is another Misbegotten enemy hiding behind the barrels on the right. It will jump and attack you the moment you are close to it. Kill both enemies and loot the corpse to find x2 Smithing Stone (2). Retrace your steps, and climb the ladder back to the top - from where you got the Smoldering Butterfly material, look to your right and you'll see a part of the stone fence broken, you can jump down to find the Behind the Castle Site of Grace. [Map Coordinates]

After discovering the site and resting if needed, jump down to the lower section of the cliffs until you set foot on the platforms of the castle. Look to your left towards the broken stone fence and you'll see there's a wooden platform below with a corpse that can be looted. Jump down and pillage the body to find x1 Stonesword Key [Map Coordinates]. Jump down and you'll encounter more Misbegotten enemies ahead. On the right side, however, is an open gate that leads to a prison cell.

Inside that prison cell, there is a single Misbegotten enemy here that you can backstab. Kill it and then loot the body here to find x1 Pickled Turtle Neck. Move away as soon as you grab the item to avoid getting hit by the Skeletal Slime enemy that will drop from above. On the left side of the prison cell, you'll see a spirit NPC locked in a cage. Speak to it and it will plead for help. There isn't anything special here, so you can go back outside and take out the Misbegotten enemies one at a time as you move northwest.

Walk along the runway, kill the Misbegotten and Skeletal Slime enemies. On the other side, you'll see a bigger Misbegotten. Kill the enemy, and grab x2 Smoldering Butterfly near the bonfire. Climb the ladder to the top of the tower and circle around to find a treasure chest containing x1 Twinblade Talisman. Next, go back down, walk towards the runway (facing southeast), look to the right, and you'll see that you can jump down on the roof of what seems to be a castle gazebo. Jump on the roof and then to the ground to find two things, there is a special-looking Teardrop Scarab that you can kill which gives an additional usage for your Flask of Crimson Tears. You'll find it hiding by a bush, and you can identify it with its glow and ringing sound. Also, there's a tree nearby, check it to find a body next to it that can be pillaged to find x3 Tarnished Golden Sunflower.

Continue moving east until you've set foot on the east section of the castle. You'll notice that there is a square opening on the ground that you can enter. Below, there is a narrow beam, on that beam is a corpse with an item, x1 Smithing Stone (2). Drop down on the next beam but don't go all the way down since there is mischief (a group of Rats) and a single Misbegotten. We suggest you stay on the second beam and kill it one at a time while on high ground. If you accidentally fall, just sprint out of the prison cell, and fight them outside where there's more space for you to move around.

Inside that cell with the mischief, there's a body that you can loot to find x1 Whip. And outside, you can grab x1 Smoldering Butterfly near the bonfire, and if you go left, around the corner, you'll find the Beside the Rampart Gaol site of grace. Next, cross the narrow wooden bridge, as you approach the other end, move slowly since there are two Misbegotten enemies here, a winged one, and the other large variant that wields a large axe. In that spot where the two enemies were, there's another body next to the barrels and crates, loot it to find x8 Throwing Dagger.

Next, climb down the nearby ladder where you'll see multiple Spirit Jellyfish enemies. These aren't hostile and remain at rest unless you attack them. Move around to the left side of the ladder and you'll see an entrance that can only be entered by going through the gold mist. Beyond it is the boss for this location, Leonine Misbegotten - make sure you have made further preparations before fighting this boss, you can visit our Leonine Misbegotten page for guides on how to defeat this boss.

Defeating Leonine Misbegotten drops x1 Grafted Blade Greatsword and 2850 Runes. There still are some sections of the castle you'll need to explore here, so after the battle, first, make sure to examine the Morne Moangrave site of grace at the boss arena then fast travel back to the Castle Morne Lift site. Ride the elevator up and this time, you will need to explore the section on the right where there are multiple Misbegotten enemies standing on a pile of bones and corpses. You could try to sneak behind them.

If you're able to pass, there's a doorway that you can enter. Inside the armory, by the doorway, there's a chest on the left, open it to find x1 Claymore. Continue straight, down the stairs, and head outside where you'll see two Misbegotten enemies attacking a Godrick Soldier. Clear the path and climb up the nearby ladder. At the top, you'll see more Godrick Soldiers fight against the Misbegotten. You can simply watch them fight first, and whoever is left, you can finish them off.

Upon clearing the area, on the right side, there's another ladder that goes up, an execution podium at the center, and a path that you can explore on the left. Check the podium first and you can find x1 Furlcalling Finger Remedy looted off a corpse. While on the left side of the podium, there's also another body that's being guarded by two more Misbegotten enemies. Search the corpse to find x1 Steel-Wire Torch. Go back and climb up the other ladder on the right.

Return to the castle grounds, specifically where there are piles of bodies and Misbegotten enemies around a corpse that is tied to a wooden beam that is burning. Clear out the enemies and check the pile to find some corpses that can be looted such as x2 Fire Grease, Smoldering Butterfly that is flying around the flames.

Now, if you were able to speak to Irina (and exhaust her dialogue), she'll ask you to give a letter to her father, Edgar, a warden who's in Castle Morne. Irina can be found sitting on a rock just beyond the Bridge of Sacrifice, at the start of the main road in the eastern Weeping Peninsula [Interactive Map Location]. To deliver the letter, fast travel to the Castle Morne Lift site, go straight towards the Lesser Pumpkin Head, make a right, climb the ladder.

At the top of the ladder, go straight towards the runway with the hanging corpses, drop down from the wooden platform on the left side just a few steps after going up the short stairs, go straight until you reach the end, go up and around the wooden stairs where you'll find Edgar on one of the castle tower's rooftop. Give the letter and he'll give you x1 Sacrificial Twig. If you spoke to Edgar before clearing the castle, he will mention that he still must defend the castle and recover a sword before he can return to Irina. This means that you just need to clear out the castle by defeating Leonine Misbegotten and acquiring the Grafted Blade Greatsword, by doing so, return to Edgar and he'll mention that he is in your debt, that he is no longer bound by duty, and he can now return to Irina. This completes Castle Morne and as for the Father-Daughter questline, make sure you return to the spot where Irina was, near the Bridge of Sacrifice. You'll find Edgar discovering that Irina has been killed. [Map Coordinates for Edgar's position]

An Invitation to the Roundtable Hold

At this point in the game, Melina should have appeared to you when you rest at a site and she should have invited you to the Roundtable Hold. The Roundtable Hold serves as the central hub of Elden Ring, where fellow Tarnished and adventurers alike gather. You'll meet more NPCs here and you can request their services such as upgrading your armaments or purchasing items, spells, and more.

Now, if you're following the linear path of the game (in terms of story), by resting at the Site of Grace after defeating Margit the Fell Omen who is guarding the main gate of Stormveil Castle (Elden Ring Map Coordinates), will have Melina appear and bring you to the roundtable. On the other hand, if you have been exploring and wandering into further regions (at some point upon accidentally reaching the region of Caelid), Melina will appear and invite you over to visit the Roundtable Hold. Now, we are not entirely sure how far you need to explore in terms of you wandering around the map, but to set an example, this triggered Melina to invite us to the Roundtable Hold upon resting at a Site of Grace when we were somewhere in Caelid.

Either way, we highly suggest you make further preparations such as strengthening your Weapons by using the smithing table at Church of Elleh, and if you want to have an advantage during the battle against Margit the Fell Omen, purchase the Margit's Shackle item from Patches who's at Murkwater Cave. Margit's Shackle is a reusable consumable item that stuns/binds Margit for a few seconds. However, this can only be used twice per fight and only in the first phase. For future purposes, it can also be used against Morgott, the Omen King. If you're ready, proceed to Stormveil Castle and get ready to fight Margit the Fell Omen - you can find our strategy guide and video guide on how to beat this boss on our Margit the Fell Omen page.

Elden Ring Stormveil Castle Walkthrough

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Stormveil Castle Points of Interest

• Defeat Margit, the Fell Omen
• Speak to Gatekeeper Gostoc at the castle's gatehouse.
• Enter the castle using the secret, back entrance.
• Find Sorcerer Rogier at the castle's chapel.
• Meet Nepheli before reaching Godrick the Grafted.
• Defeat Godrick the Grafted and claim his Great Rune.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Liurnia of the Lakes: South

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Liurnia of the Lakes (South) Points of Interest

• Speak to some NPCs.
• Clear out Malefactor's Evergaol.
• Acquire some Important Items as you explore.
• Find Patches and collect upgrade items for your Flasks.
• Acquire the Academy Glintstone Key and explore Raya Lucaria Academy.
• Optional: Fight the dragon, Glintstone Dragon Smarag.

Speak to Boc the Seamster

Congratulations! You've completed the first of many Legacy Dungeons in Elden Ring, and you've beaten the first Demigod, Godrick the Grafted. If you were following our walkthrough for Stormveil Castle, you should formally arrive in Liurnia of the Lakes from the throne room of Godrick the Grafted. As soon as you enter the new region, you'll find the Lake-Facing Cliffs Site of Grace, examine it to discover the checkpoint, and if you were also following the walkthrough and have encountered Boc twice, you should find him here kneeling by the Lake-Facing Site of Grace, a cliff above to the entrance to Stillwater Cave. Make sure to talk to him and he'll offer to alter your armor. If he's not there when you first find the grace just rest.

The Wandering Maiden

You can also find Hyetta's initial location, found near the Lake-Facing Cliffs site of grace (Elden Ring Map Link). But for her to show up, you must complete Irina's questline in the Weeping Peninsula which is to deliver a letter to her father, Edgar who is at Castle Morne. Hyetta is initially found next to the Lake-Facing Cliffs site of grace. Hyetta says she roams The Lands Between in search of the distant light, drawn to her destiny by a guiding shine she feels in the back of her eyes when eating Shabriri Grapes. She will ask for one and if you choose to supply one to her, she will reward you with the As You Wish Gesture.

The Student of Raya Lucaria Academy

Next, if you move towards the southwest, you should find the Church of Irith (Elden Ring Map Coordinates), it's easy to find and you'll meet a new NPC here named Thops, he is a student at the Academy of Raya Lucaria. You can find him sitting on a bench inside the destroyed church. By the statue, don't forget to grab the Sacred Tear material for your flask. As for Thops, if you speak to him, you can learn some spells from him in exchange for Runes. First, you must donate 10 Runes, and then you can learn some Sorcery spells from him.

Church of Irith Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

These are just basic spells, but if you are not playing as an Astrologer and if you need to but the basic sorcery like Glintstone Pebble, then you can learn it from Thops for 1000 Runes. Eventually, if you speak to him again, he will share that he wishes to return to the academy, this means you will need to find a second Academy Glintstone Key for him later on which can be found in the academy. This church has a graveyard section, you may want to check it to find some Warming Stone, an Academy Scroll. just be cautious since there are Skeleton enemies there.

Malefactor's Evergaol

Near the Church of Irith and the Lake-Facing Cliffs site, you can go northwest from the map to find the Malefactor's Evergaol (Elden Ring Map Link). There is a mini-boss here, Adan, Thief of Fire who drops the Flame of the Fell God incantation spell and you can also find the Sacrificial Twig that can be found on a corpse on a stone platform jutting out of the cliff to the east. Accessible from above only, by heading east from Malefactor's Evergaol.

Malefactor's Evergaol Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Unlike most evergaols, this one does not require a Stonesword Key to unlock. The transporter mechanism is active as soon as you reach the area. Enter the portal to challenge the boss imprisoned within Adan, Thief of Fire. Adan is a very straightforward fight. Despite his stout stature, he is quite agile and capable of quick dodge rolls. His main form of attack is his Flame of the Fell God spell, where he summons a large orb of fire that explodes after a short delay, dealing damage in a large radius and setting the area ablaze.

This attack is easy enough to avoid due to the clear telegraph and slow animation. He will also use a combo of multiple swings with his flail, ending in a spinning attack. This move has a long animation and can easily be exploited by ranged players.

Exploring the South Section

If you want to find a new set of Armor, you can find the Sage Set in the nearby cave of the Lake-Facing Cliffs site, Stillwater Cave. You can just run through and ignore the enemies if you can work your way around it. But if you are also aiming to clear out the cave, we recommend that you have a Torch to light up dark sections and to stock up with Neutralizing Boluses to alleviate the buildup and yo cure Poison. Stillwater Cave is inhabited by poison blooms and bats, and it is filled with poisonous miasma - it also has a mini-boss at the end, the Cleanrot Knight.

Stillwater Cave is a dark cave comprised of many pits where Poison Flowers and their giant counterparts bloom undisturbed. It is recommended to bring along a Torch and a handful of Neutralizing Boluses to counteract the poison build-up inflicted by its denizens. The Site of Grace is found shortly after entering the cave.

Stillwater Cave Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

The cave itself is rather small and there is a very straightforward path you can take to get to the boss: From the Site of Grace, hug the right wall and refrain from dropping down into the pits below as they are hotbeds for the Poison Flower enemies. There is a single Servant of Rot along the way. These are the mushroom-faced humanoids that cast poison bolts at targets from a distance. Take him out and jump the gap to reach the ledge ahead where two more servants await.

You can skip these if you are rushing to the boss. Hug the edge and head southeast until you see another servant around the bend. Jump down into the pit from here and run past all the Poison Flowers to find a tunnel in the southeast. This tunnel is filled with Servants of Rot but they are all in a rested state and will take a long time to get combat-ready, allowing you to simply weave around them to get to the mist gate at the end and challenge this dungeon's boss: The Cleanrot Knight.

The Cleanrot Knight is an imposing figure wielding a spear and a sword. After traversing through the mist gate, the boss will almost always run towards you and use his Impale attack. This is his most dangerous move and if the attack connects, he will raise you high in the air, deal tremendous amounts of damage and inflict the scarlet rot status on you. Dodge to the side when you see his spear glowing. Use your best spirit summons to distract him and take potshots at the knight from behind. Watch out for the water on the floor which will rapidly cause you to build up the poison stat. The Cleanrot Knight drops the Winged Sword Insignia upon defeat.

Stillwater Cave is a good source of Cave Moss should you require it for farming. Nearly every stretch of the cave has nodes of this material to collect from. Exploring the cave will also yield a good amount of Budding Cave Moss as well as Crystal Cave Moss crafting items. In general, the Giant Poison Flowers are not worth killing as they are highly resistant to magic and release a deadly poison at melee range. It's best to skip these while exploring the cave.

Finding Important Items in the Field

 Once you're back to exploring the center section or south area of Liurnia, you'll want to grab a few items first and probably stop over some locations. We will be listing down the coordinates of the item and/or location marked on the Elden Ring Map so that you have a better picture of where the 

1. Academy Scroll (Elden Ring Map Link): It can be found just north of Church of Irith. It's by one of the big gravestones where the Skeleton Mages are rising. You can present this scroll to a sorcerer such as Sorceress Sellen so that you can gain access to additional Sorceries that you can learn. Sorceress Sellen is at Waypoint Ruins in Limgrave.
2. Map (Liurnia East) [Elden Ring Map Link]: Found in the south of the swampy lake, in the middle by a monument with enlightened texts on it. A bit north from the Lake-Facing Cliffs site.
3. Laskyar Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): This ruins location can be found just a bit north of the monolith where you got the map fragment. You can find some useful items here such as a Ritual Pot, a Wraith Calling Bell, Smithing Stone [3], and the Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook (2). Don't forget as well to discover the site of grace for the ruins. In the middle of the ruin is a waygate that will take you right in front of the South Raya Lucaria Gate grace site, take it and unlock this site because you'll need it later.
4. Map (Liurnia North) [Elden Ring Map Link]: This map fragment can be found just a bit south near the Academy Gate Town Site.
5. Golden Seed (Elden Ring Map Link): You can find one by an illusory sapling. It can be found near the Academy Gate Town Site and the Academy Gate Town.

Patches, a Crystal Tear, a Church, and More Items!

If you travel northwest, open the map, and place a beacon on the small isle near the telescope. You'll find the Scenic Isle Site here (Elden Ring Map Link). You will only find Patches here if you didn't kill him and decided to forgive him during your encounter with him at the Murkwater Cave in Limgrave. You can check his wares and purchase any items that you need. Continue moving northwest and you'll find another isle that has the Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear (Elden Ring Map Link).

From the isle where you got the crystal tear, move west and you should find the Folly on the Lake Site. You can find it inside a gazebo, on the southwestern side of the lake (Elden Ring Map Link). Travel north from this site and you should find the Rose Church. White-Faced Varre can be found in this location and if you exhaust his dialogue, you can acquire the Festering Bloody Finger. There are also some items that you can find here such as the Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook [12] and the Bloodflame Blade incantation that drops from a Teardrop Scarab found along the marshes outside of the nearby island. Note that there is another scarab nearby that does not drop anything.

Also from the Folly on the Lake Site, if you travel to the east, you should find the Boilprawn Shack (Elden Ring Map Link). You can find the site for this location, as well as a new NPC, Blackguard Big Boggart. Make sure that you exhaust his lines and befriend him so he can be summoned later on for the Magma Wyrm Makar fight. Note, Blackguard Big Boggart will not speak with you beyond a line or two unless you speak with Rya first and she tells you about her stolen necklace.  You first meet her at Liurnia of the Lakes under the pavilion next to the Birdseye Telescope north of Laskyar ruins. Exhausting her dialogue she will ask you to retrieve a necklace from someone who stole it.  

You can visit Blackguard Big Boggart's page to learn more about his questline and to find a list of items that can be bought from him.

Now from the Rose Church, continue northwest and you should find the Temple Quarter (Elden Ring Map Link). For this location, you can grab some materials such as Bloodrose and kill the Albinauric and Glintstone Flower enemies to farm Runes. In one of the destroyed buildings, however, there is a treasure chest containing the Icerind Hatchet weapon.

Find the Academy Glintstone Key

Now, the next legacy dungeon you will need to explore is the Raya Lucaria Academy, mainly found at the center of Liurnia of the Lakes region. The only way in is by passing through the South Raya Lucaria Gate which is actually blocked by a barrier and can only be entered if the person is holding the Academy Glintstone Key. If you were exploring and stumbled upon the South Raya Lucaria Gate through the Academy Gate Town (Elden Ring Map Link) you should find a corpse of a Raya Lucaria Sorceror that's lying near the South Raya Lucaria Gate, if you loot the corpse, it holds the coordinates (Meeting Place Map - Elden Ring Map Link) for the Academy Glintstone Key.

The coordinates or location of the key will take you to a lake area that is guarded by the Glintstone Dragon Smarag. When you arrive, if you want to just grab the key, make sure you are riding your mount, and quickly run behind it. You'll see that it's guarding some corpses, the Raya Lucaria Sorcerer corpse holds the Academy Glintstone Key, while the other two holds a Dragonwound Grease and Kukri. The choice is yours if you want to fight this dragon or just avoid it - with the key, you can now enter Raya Lucaria Academy via the South Raya Lucaria Gate.

The Magical Dragon

Glintstone Dragon Smarag can be found due south of the Crystalline Woods site of grace, in central Liurnia of the Lakes. You will arrive at this location while exploring the lake area north of Temple District, he is usually asleep and guarding the Academy Glintstone Key, x6 Kukri, and a Dragonwound Grease (Elden Ring Map Link). Regardless of class focus, get into your most highly protective gear against magic, fire (unknown which his breath attacks inflict), and physical and aim to execute the majority of the fight from horseback, getting off your steed only to gain I-frames, especially during his dive attack, an easy to prepare for attack because of the long buildup animation.

As often as possible try to hit Smarag's head. With enough pressure, he will go to the ground and open himself to a critical strike. Poise damage is minimally inflicted against the legs, wings, and torso, though Banished Knight Oleg's additional pressure against Smarag's flanks is enough to push the meter to full, so don't dismiss those areas of attack altogether. The majority of damage you will be able to inflict will be against the flanks and wings because Smarag so often holds his head out of reach, even with a double jump.

Most of Smarag's attacks will deal significant damage, but a vitality stat of 20+ should be enough to survive a single hit from any of his attacks. instead of having that baseline health pool you can get good, anticipating his attacks and dodging. For a more detailed strategy and if you want to find our video guide on how to defeat this boss, check our Glintstone Dragon Smarag page - successfully defeating this dragon rewards you with 14,699 Runes and a Dragon Heart which you can use at the Church of Dragon Communion to learn unique Incantations - make further preparation after the battle as you make your way to Raya Lucaria Academy.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Raya Lucaria Academy

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide -  Raya Lucaria Academy Points of Interest

• Find the Academy Glintstone Key to pass through the gate's barrier.
• Investigate the two bridges leading to the academy's main gate.
• Explore the academy.
• Defeat the Monolith Guardian.
• Collect the Carian Knight Set.
• Fight the Red Wolf of Radagon.
• Keep an eye out for Crystallized Crabs.
• Explore the Rooftops of the academy.
• Obtain the Academy Glintstone Key.
• Find the Radagon Icon Talisman.
• Acquire the Azur's Glintstone Staff.
• Successfully pass through the Iron Ball trap.
• Fight the hostile NPC Knight.
• Face Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon.
• Give the Academy Glintstone Key to Thops.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Liurnia of the Lakes: East

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide -  Liurnia of the Lakes (East) Points of Interest

• Clear out Cliffbottom Catacombs.
• Examine the Highway Lookout Tower.
• Travel to the Church of Vows.
• Visit the Minor Erdtree of Northeast Liurnia.
• Complete Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel.
• Investigate Ainsel River (Underground).

Cliffbottom Catacombs in Liurnia

Cliffbottom Catacombs Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Once you've cleared Raya Lucaria Academy, it's time to explore the east side of the map for Liurnia of the Lakes, we recommend that you start from the Lake-Facing Cliffs Site and work your way up. The Cliffbottom Catacombs can be found a bit northeast of the mentioned site (Elden Ring Map Link). Cliffbottom Catacombs is a catacomb that is filled with imps and ogres, Walk carefully to not wake or alert the ogres or get jumped on by the imps. The catacombs also have multiple buttons on the floor that trigger traps that shoot projectiles at the player, use them to your advantage by triggering them to hit enemies. The imps in this dungeon will throw a blue pot explosion at players - this location is good to find upgrade materials such as Grave Glovewort [2] and Grave Glovewort [3] that are used to strengthen your Spirit Ashes with the help of Roderika.

Leaving the Site of Grace going down the stairs you will see the elevator room, step on the button to lower yourself down. A lever is present at the top and bottom of the shaft for you to call the elevator if it is not there. The first room after the elevator has 2 imps, one on the wall ahead and one standing on the right of the entrance. Past this room is the pair of locked doors flanked by 2 statues, the door will be unlocked by a lever found deep in the catacombs. 

Stepping into the rest of the catacombs you will walk into a square room with a staircase, the stairs lead downwards going over a pit where an ogre can be seen sitting. Going forward into the next tunnel be careful of both the floor trap as well as the imp in the ceiling, there is another imp on the corner ahead that will jump you so be prepared for it.

Through this tunnel, you enter into a room with a high ceiling, and some stairs leading up on the left side, straight ahead there is a sleeping ogre between the pillars, kill it to get to the grave glovewort behind it. Up the stairs is a sealed door and an imp statue but also another ogre, this time awake and patrolling, above them are a pair of imps ready to throw grenades at you if you catch their attention. You could either rush the imps by going up the stairs and ignoring the ogre or kite the ogre down the stairs to separate the imps and the ogre to make for an easier fight. 

The room sealed by the Imp statue will require a Stonesword Key to open, you will find 1 imp enemy and the Nox Mirrorhelm. Go up the stairs and carefully deal with the 2 imps in this room, a floor trap is placed right at the entrance to the room which can be used to shoot projectiles into one of the imps. Following the path out of this room, you will find yourself in the space above the initial set of stairs and entrance. There are multiple imps in this area and in the room on the left you can find 3 imps, the body there holds the scythe for you to loot. 

To proceed to the lever you have to drop down into the room under the first set of stairs leading from the locked doors. This part of the catacombs has multiple ogres roaming the halls so tread carefully. Moving around the tunnels here you can find remains with loot on them, one of which is the Prattling Pate "Wonderful". 

From the room you dropped down into go east to advance, there you will find a single ogre blocking the way forward, kill them to proceed. At the end of these tunnels is a ladder, climb it to find a room with a carpet and some bookshelves. On the left, you will find an ogre looking at a tomb in front of a stone statue, going right will lead you to the lever and the way back to the start. On the tomb is the Page Ashes.

BOSS BATTLE: ERDTREE BURIAL WATCHDOG

This fight is against a variant version of the Erdtree Burial Watchdog that uses a staff, spells, and has 3 heads that will do a 3 headed fire breathing attack. The fight is against just the boss without any additional enemies. The boss still uses the same movement pattern as the normal Erdtree Burial Watchdog, in their seated form floating up and towards the player before stomping down and walking towards the player to slam and slamming that down while in their standing form. While seated the Erdtree Burial Watchdog will also cast spells at players, breathing flames at them or casting seeking glintstone sorceries. Defeating this boss will reward you with Kaiden Sellsword Ashes and 3200 Runes.

The Wandering Maiden... Again.

After clearing the Cliffbottom Catacombs, from this location, head northwest and you should find the Purified Ruins. You can find items such as another Sabriri Grape, a Golden Rune [3], a Cuckoo Glinstone, and the Two Fingers Heirloom talisman. Since you have another Shabriri Grape, you'll find Hyetta on the western side of the Purified Ruins. She asks for another Shabriri Grape but does not give any reward this time. Continue going north and you'll encounter the Purified Ruins Waygate that teleports you to the entrance of Raya Lucaria Academy (Elden Ring Map Link) - next, make sure to discover the Liurnia Highway North Site, found on the side of the main road (Elden Ring Map Link)

Highway Lookout Tower

Just a bit northwest from the Liurnia Highway North Site, stopover the Highway Lookout Tower (Elden Ring Map Link) This tower is situated up a hill and is heavily guarded by specters of Noble Sorcerers and Noble Wanderers, as well as a Twinsage Sorcerer that can be found at the top floor of the tower.  We recommend that you traverse the barricades while you are riding your mount since the specters will spawn as soon as you try to push through and the sorcerer at the top of the tower will start shooting sorcery projectiles at you. Climb up the ladder and loot the chest for a Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook (3). Head up two more ladders, kill the sorcerer, and loot the corpse beside the enemy to find the Carian Glintblade Staff.

After clearing the location, climb back down and continue moving a bit northwest as you follow the road which takes you to the site of the Gate Town Bridge (Elden Ring Map Link). If you spoke to Hyetta earlier, you should find her here as well (Elden Ring Map Link Hyetta Third Location). Hyetta spawns near the site of grace. She will ask for another Shabriri Grape and will ask what the grapes are. Telling her will make her puke and then thank you for telling her. After sitting down at the grace nearby she will have more dialog. After once again sitting at the grace she will move to her next location.

Now, if you want to challenge yourself and if you want a new Ashes of War, then rest until nightfall by the site and you'll find the Night's Cavalry field boss here. This field boss can be found patrolling near the Gate Town Bridge, again, only appears at night, and it drops the Ash of War: Ice Spear if you defeat it. You can visit our Night's Cavalry page to find a written strategy, as well as a video guide on how to defeat this field boss.

Next, from the Gate Town Bridge site (Elden Ring Map Link), head east to beat the Tibia Mariner field boss. For (1) Mounted Combat, the strategy here is pretty straightforward. You ride up to the boss and hit him several times, then ride away before he hits you with his attacks. You can ignore his minions entirely as they tend to move slowly and don't hit that hard. It also makes it easy to get back to him when he vanishes and reappears. (2) Melee Combat, clear the minions first if you plan to play on foot so you don't get overwhelmed. Hit the boss a few times and then dodge to the side when he raises and splashes down. Keep repeating this, staying to his side or behind him if you can. If he disappears and reappears track him down and repeat. And (3) Magic and Ranged Users, much like melee, clear the minions first and then proceed to range the boss down with attacks. He moves slowly so you don't need to reposition very often.

Successfully defeating this boss drops a Deathroot and the Skeletal Bandit Ashes. Nearby, you'll notice a location, the Carian Study Hall, ignore that for now since it cannot yet be completed as you are missing a key item you will obtain later from this NPC.

Travel to the Church of Vows

The road north has two paths: One has a Golem that is guarding access to Ainsel River Well. Ignore this, for now, you'll check this later on. Take the other path up the slopes. The area to the left of the site of grace will have an Incantation (Flame, Cleanse Me!) and the Fire Monk Gauntlets. Stay the road and access the higher ground to arrive at the Church of Vows (Elden Ring Map Link and meet Miriel, Pastor of Vows who can teach you both Incantations and Sorceries, receive Scrolls and Prayerbooks, and give you Lore information.

This location is important because it allows you to cleanse your SIN (aggro'd NPCs) by using Celestial Dew and performing an "Absolution" at the altar. Make sure to discover and rest at the site of grace for the Church of Vows. And grab some items such as the Golden Tailoring Tools and the Gold Sewing Needle inside a chest. There is another field boss here that roams around the church at night, and this is the Bell Bearing Hunter. If you successfully defeat this boss, you'll be rewarded with the Meat Peddler's Bell Bearing.

Minor Erdtree Northeast Liurnia

Before you proceed to the next location, make sure to rest and prepare since you will encounter another boss at the next location. From the Church of Vows, travel northeast and you should find the Minor Erdtree of Liurnia Northeast, along the way is also the Ruined Labyrinth Site, don't forget to discover it. When you arrive, you'll encounter the Erdtree Avatar for this location. You'll want to defeat this field boss to acquire the following Flask Upgrades: the Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear, and the Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear.

Next, move southwest or go back to the Ruined Labyrinth Site, on the west side you should find a Walking Mausoleum (Elden Ring Map Link). To identify if you're near, players will hear mausoleums as they emit a distinctly loud bell sound as they walk about. They usually have a small roaming area, so they are easy to find. When you want to take on a walking mausoleum, you must attack its deposits until it comes down. This can take considerable time depending on the location.

Once the mausoleum is static, you can enter it at any time to perform a Remembrance Duplication: This is only available once per mausoleum, so pick wisely! Performing this rite will enable you to obtain the multiple Remembrance Weapons (Boss Weapons) and magic that they grant. Boss Armor is not gated behind their remembrances, but you must have defeated them to purchase from Enia at the Roundtable Hold.

More Smithing Stones For You!

At this point, you'll be needing more Smithing Stones to properly upgrade your armaments, lucky for you, there is a nearby cave here where you can gather the materials you need. From the Ruined Labyrinth Site, travel west and you should find the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel. This area is similar to Limgrave Tunnels where you will need to explore the tunnel paths, gather the stones you need, fight the enemies and reach the boss at the end, the Crystalians.

Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

When first entering the mine you'll find an elevator. Going down it will put you in front of the Site of Grace for this area. On the way down the elevator, you might notice two doorways on the left side of the wall. If you want to reach these, go back up the elevator and destroy the boxes on the left, right before you get on the elevator then jump down. Be careful because if you fall you will die. In the first doorway, you will find x1 Cracked Crystal. Following the ledge left drop-down and enter the next doorway. You'll get 3 Cracked Crystals. Continue following the ledges down. There are lamps to guide you. At the bottom of the elevator, before you head through the doorway, look behind you and grab the x2 Cracked Crystal that are in the corners.

Heading through the tunnel in front of the elevator will lead you to a fork in the path. Going right will bring you to a chest guarded by two Diggers. One of which will patrol the area. Inside the chest, you'll find Somber Smithing Stone (2) 1x. You can grab 4 Cracked Crystals from this room. Going to the right will lead you to an open area with one Digger on the left and three on the right. One of the Diggers on the right is patrolling the area while the other two are mining. You'll notice a support beam in the area. If you cross it you can jump on the wooden ledges that are jutting out. Near the top grab the Smithing Stone [3]. At the top, you'll find a corpse with one Somber Smithing Stone [3]. This room holds six Cracked Crystals.

In the next room, looking to the right you'll notice another Digger sitting down. Down the first set of stairs are two more Diggers who are also sitting down. They will attack you when you near them, just like the previous one who was sitting. After killing them look to your right. You should see a Digger and a path that leads to a small room. Be careful when attacking the Digger outside of it because one from beneath the stairs will attack you. The small room holds 2 Smithing Stone [3].

One on a wall to the left and one on a corpse to the right. Going behind the stairs you'll find a corpse with 1 Golden Rune [3]. This room contains a total of sixteen Cracked Crystals and one Smithing Stone [3] excluding the 2 Smithing Stones found earlier. Exiting this room leads you to an elevator with more ledges. Just like last time, stick to the left. You'll find a tunnel that leads to a ledge. On the right grab the Somber Smithing Stone [2] and the x2 Cracked Crystal. Go back to the elevator and stick to the left as you jump down.

Following the tunnel out connects you to a cavern with another support beam and another elevator. Before crossing the beam, kill the Digger on your left and grab the Smithing Stone [2]. After crossing the beam, kill the patrolling Digger but don't go up the stairs. Instead, go to the right of them and grab the Smithing Stone [3]. Go up the stairs and kill the other Digger that is patrolling, then take the elevator up so you have a shortcut if you die. This room holds eight Cracked Crystals, one Smithing Stone [3], and one Smithing Stone [2] minus what I already mentioned.

Be careful going through the tunnel leading out because a Marionette soldier will run out of the room to your right and attack you with four daggers. Kill him quickly if possible. Before going into the room they came out of, look at the other doorway and lookup. You'll notice two more Marionette soldiers hanging waiting to attack you. Getting close will make them fall. Both have two bows each and can be annoying if not dealt with quickly. The room the first Marionette soldier came out of holds one Smithing Stone [2].

Going through the other doorway where the two Marionette soldiers dropped down from leads you to another section with two doors. As soon as you pass the doorway on the right look up and you'll see another Marionette soldier wielding bows. They won't drop down until you attack them or the other two Marionette soldiers in the room. The two on the ground both wield daggers and are guarding a chest. Kill them then the archer if you haven't yet. The chest holds a Crystal Knife.

Go through the doorway that has a tunnel in view. The first level has no enemies on it. Go down the first set of stairs and kill the Digger. After you killed him look to the left. You should see three Diggers in a circle and two Crystal Sorcerers. Take out the sorcerers first. They have more health than the Diggers and the Diggers here won't attack you unless you attack them first. After dealing with the sorcerers, kill the three Diggers in a circle and collect the three Smithing Stone [3] and the Somber Smithing Stone [1]. There are two more Diggers in this area. After killing them all (if you want to) you can collect the eight Cracked Crystals, the Smithing Stone [2], and the Smithing Stone [3]. The last two smithing stones can be found in the collapsed tunnel in the back of the room. On your way out (looking left from the second platform leading down) there is a tunnel leading to a room with a corpse holding the Shatter Earth spell.

The tunnel in front of the stairs leads you to an elevator. To the left of it, after you break the items there, jumping down will lead you to a small tunnel with a Somber Smithing Stone [3]. Once at the bottom of the elevator you'll sell the golden boss fog. If you want to go back to the Site of Grace to rest and take the elevators you found along the way down.

Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel Boss Fight

This boss is the Crystalian. Its moves are easy to predict and you can summon spirits to help you. At the beginning of the fight, it's likely you won't be doing much damage. I was only doing 5-9 damage. Just keep dodging, blocking, and attacking the boss. Be sure to not get hit because it'll hurt. I didn't truly start damaging them till I staggered them then followed up with a critical blow. After that their health was around half. Getting hit with one of her throwing blades seemed to cause one resembling it to show around my wrist allowing me to do full damage (158-400). If you want to find more guides for this boss, visit our Crystalians page - defeating this boss drops 3000 Runes and the Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing (1) - turn this into the Twin Maiden Husks and you can now buy Smithing Stone [1] and Smithing Stone [2] with runes as long as you can afford them - now fast travel back to the Eastern Tableland Site and proceed to Ainsel River Well.

There are also some other locations you may want to visit in the east map for Liurnia.
Please note that if you've been following the walkthrough from the beginning, at this point there's not an easy way for you to reach the northern section of the area to access these locations, unless you want to do some fancy wall-climbing with Torrent and it is tedious and best left for later when you get easier access to these areas. But if want to attempt, following the steps below.

• Directly northeast of the Erdtree Avatar that you found earlier, there is a short stone spire next to the impassible wall. Your goal here is to use Torrent's double jump and to get to the top of that spire, then jump directly northeast to the small edges of the impassible rock wall and climb up to the northern section.
• It's recommended that you kill Erdtree Avatar before attempting this, because it will constantly grief you, making this next to impossible.
• After you reach the northern section, go north to reach the Frenzied Flame Village Outskirts site of grace to activate it, avoiding having to do the jump-climb again.

The northern parts of this area will now be accessible to explore the following:

1. Converted Fringe Tower (Elden Ring Map Link): A tower that requires a puzzle to be solved in order to unlock it. The top of the tower is sealed by a puzzle. Read the message at the foot of the statue to find out what the puzzle is. To clear the puzzle, perform the Erudition gesture while wearing any Glintstone Crown in front of the door. The Hiama Glintstone Crown does not work for this.
2. Church of Inhibition (Elden Ring Map Link): There is an NPC invader her, Festering Fingerprint Vyke. Defeat the hostile NPC to enter the church where you can find the Finger Maiden Set.
3. Frenzied Flame Village (Elden Ring Map Link): Just a bit northwest from the Minor Erdtree. You can find items here such as Shabriri's Woe, looted off a body at the edge of the Frenzied Flame Village, and the Frenzied's Cookbook [1], looted off a corpse inside one of the houses in the village.
4. Black Knife Catacombs (Elden Ring Map Link): This area is good to gather glovewort flowers used to upgrade your Spirit Ashes. And the boss here drops the Twinsage Sorcerer Ashes if you're looking for a spirit ash item that can use spells and attack long range.

Investigate Ainsel River (Underground)

Ainsel River Well Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

To reach the underground section, you'll need to ride the lift from the Ainsel River Well that will take you down. (Elden Ring Map Link). Beware tho that there is a single Golem enemy that is guarding this location. Once the Golem has been defeated simply walk through the entrance of the building to find a lever on the right wall and the elevator in the center of the building. Stepping on the button in the middle of the elevator will lower you down into the Ainsel River underground region.

From the Ainsel River Well Depths Site of Grace, you will see multiple Giant Ants clinging to the wall. Ignore them for a second and go right to pick up x3 Magic Grease. Now face the Ants. You can lure them down by approaching slowly, but you probably won't be able to fight them one by one. Try attacking them from range to achieve that. Go into the tunnel and pick up x8 Grace Mimic.

There is a single ant waiting to the right just past the item to ambush you. Head into the left corridor to find Smithing Stone (3). Along the way, more ants will be crawling out of the ground, or sneak up on you from behind. There is a total of at least 4 ants here, which can be fought individually. Head back to the main path, and this time, two Ants will drop down from above. There is an open cave ahead containing minor items and another Smithing Stone (3), guarded by an Ant in the far left corner.

Go right to find another room with Ghost Glovewort (1), x10 Shattershard Arrow (Fletched), and yet another Smithing Stone (3). Go up the stairs and cross the bridge to find the Ainsel River Sluice Gate Site of Grace. Go back and this time take the left path past the Smithing Stone, jumping up on the two stone ledges. You will enter a room with many ants on the ceiling and a bloated one in the center. It drops a Golden Rune (10) and a Rune Arc. Go straight ahead until you reach the Uhl Palace Ruins.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Uhl Palace Ruins

To the right, you can see the elevator that is next to the previous site of grace. Walk across the stone arcs and loot a Smithing Stone (4), then jump down to the left for a Celestial Dew. Ideally, take out the Clayman from above, or try Guerilla tactics; they are fairly slow. Pick up some tier 1 upgrade materials on the ground, as well as small Golden Runes and Formic Rock. Go to the right past a statue and follow the river. you will see more ruins and more Clayman. Be careful and take cover since a Malformed Star will start shooting at you. Duck behind the various pillars, picking up a  Ghost Glovewort (1) and Smithing Stone (1) x3 from a corpse on the ledge.

You can also leave these for now and come back after you have taken out the Malformed Star. Make your way across the pillars to the ruins on the left, then follow the path up to the Malformed Star. After defeating it, drop down to the left (facing the "tower"), the fall is lethal otherwise. Make your way inside the ruin to find the Nomadic Merchant (Elden Ring Map Link) who sells some cookbooks, Lost Ashes of War, and another Celestial Dew. Pick up the Map from a corpse on the right. Go back out and to the right to pick up x3 Smithing Stone (3) and drop down to find the Ainsel River Downstream Site of Grace.

Now clean up the loot in the area, there should be two Golden Rune (3) and Ghost Glovewort (1) and (2) on the far side and along the river, a Furlcalling Finger Remedy, Throwing Dart, Magic Grease x2, and another Golden Rune (3) on the central stairs. Up the stairs and to the right there is Shield Grease in a corner.

Head back to the site of grace and further downstream the river to find another room with multiple Ants. On the left, you can find the Immunizing Horn Charm (Elden Ring Map Link), x5 Crystal Dart, and x3 Smithing Stone (2). Continue this way and be ready for two Basilisks to the left, two more up ahead, and another one to the right further down the tunnel. The last one guards x4 Soap.

Go to the end for a nice view of the Lake of Rot. You can also pick up some Aeonian Butterflies and a Somber Smithing Stone (3) here. Head back into the Ant cave and pick up Ghost Glovewort (1) and Ghost Glovewort (2). If there are Ants remaining here, make your way past them, then head left to pick up Melted Mushroom x3. Turn the other way and pick up another Ghost Glovewort (2), then get ready to face the boss, Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella, by entering the tunnel to the left. Defeating the boss rewards you with  Frozen Lightning Spear and 12,000 Runes in hand - don't forget to check the chest inside a room underneath the massive skeleton and throne to find the Great Ghost Glovewort - for now, there's nothing else that can be done in this zone right now so we'll head back up to Liurnia of the Lakes and explore its western shores.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Liurnia of the Lakes: West

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Liurnia of the Lakes (West) Points of Interest

• Clear out the Village of the Albinaurics
• Complete other Locations
• Visit The Four Belfries
• Meet Smithing Master Iji
• Complete Caria Manor
• Meet Renna and her Allies
• Complete Siofra River (Underground)

Folly on the Lake - Site of Grace

If you were following our walkthrough, you've just returned from the underground map and completed some parts of it within Ainsel River. For this section, we will guide you to exploring the west section of Liurnia of the Lakes before we proceed onto the next region which is Caelid. We suggest that you start at the Folly on the Lake Site of Grace and work your way from the bottom to the top (Elden Ring Map: Liurnia of the Lakes West Starting Point). Take note that it's entirely up to you on which location you want to complete first, you can always check the interactive Elden Ring Map to find what you need - now, your first stop, the Village of the Albinaurics.

Village of the Albinaurics Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Along the way, you will pass by a swamp that is filled with poison, so we highly recommend that you travel to the village on mount. From the site, you can find the village on the southwest side of the map (Elden Ring Map Link). As you travel by mount, simply move northwest and run alongside the cliff. Remain on the left side, pass through a swamp section, and just ignore the enemies you run into until you reach the distressed village. You'll know when you're near once you reach the swamp section and upon going up to a rise of the land - the name of the location will appear upon formally arriving at the village.

As you enter, move towards the house, check behind it to find the Village of the Albinauirics Site. Map Link. Discover and rest here before you start to explore. Now, clear this section first around the house where you'll encounter Albinauric enemies. Make sure to also loot the body near a stone coffin to obtain x1 Larval Tear, and grab the materials around to find Mushroom and Rowa Fruit. Next, turn around and heap up the hill where you'll encounter a single Perfumer enemy, killing it may drop x5 Budding Cave Moss. If you walk forward, passing the two houses, on the right side, you'll see a disguised NPC. This turns out to be Albus, who will give you an important key item for your journey. Hit the pot to reveal himself.

Before exhausting his dialogue, he will give you a key item, the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right). Speak to him again, exhaust his lines, and he will eventually die due to old age. Before you continue towards the boss, make sure to check behind the stone coffin next to Albus, there's another corpse that you can pillage to acquire an Ivory Sickle. If you don't need to rest at the site, you can proceed to the boss by crossing the stone bridge on this hill.

As you cross, you'll see a golden teardrop scarab. Make sure to kill it before it disappears. On the other side, you'll see a willow tree and a bonfire. The Omenkiller boss is there, as well as a few Rotten Stray. We suggest that you kill the hounds first so that you can fight the boss one on one. Instead of going down the slope, straight to the bonfire, jump down from the right side of the cliff and kill the Rotten Stray. Once the area is clear, then you can approach the bonfire and fight the Omenkiller.

You can visit the Omenkiller page to find more information about this boss, as well as guides and strategies on how to defeat this enemy. Successfully killing this boss yields 4900 Runes and drops the Crucible Knot Talisman. Make sure to also check the right side of this small arena and you will another body at the end of the path, pillage it to find x1 Rune Arc.

Before you leave this location, there is just one more section you need to clear. Return to the site of the village, next to the house near it, you'll find a wooden bridge. Cross the wooden bridge, kill the Albinauric enemies and make sure to loot the bodies here to find some items, as well as gathering some Erdleaf Flower. One can be found resting by the tree trunk, loot it to acquire x1 Albinauric Bloodclot, while the other is near a ledge, pillage that body to find a Crystal Sword. Also, if you check under the bridge leading from the swamp up to the village, you can find Nepheli Loux, she will return to the Roundtable Hold after you kill the Omenkiller - if you kill her, she will drop x2 of the Stormhawk Axe weapon.

There are some locations near the Village of the Albinaurics that you can also visit before you continue exploring the northwest side of the Liurnia Map, but some can only be accessed if you've made significant progress to Ranni's questline:

1. Chelona's Rise (Elden Ring Map Link): A tower found in the very corner of the upper plateau in Liurnia's southwest. This tower is initially sealed, with an imp statue at the entrance holding a glowing book, instructing you to "seek three great wise beasts". See the tower's page for details. You can find the sorcery spell, Ranni's Dark Moon in a chest at the top of this tower. Nearby is the Altar South Site of Grace as well.
2. Moonfolk Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): A ruins section where you can gather some materials and find x1 Somber Smithing Stone [8].
3. Lunar Estate Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): The ruins of a large estate found in the southern plateau of Liurnia, accessible only after making significant progress in Ranni's questline. Once accessible, you can find a Golden Rune [8] in this ruins location.
4. Cathedral of Manus Celes (Elden Ring Map Link): Located at South West Liurnia of The Lakes. Accessible only after making significant progress in Ranni's questline. You can find the Glintstone Dragon Adula roaming around only if you've dealt enough damage to it at its initial location in Three Sisters.

Seek the Converted Tower

Converted Tower Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Return to the Folly on the Lake Site and this time, head west, before you reach the tower, you should find a Teardrop Scarab near the edge of the cliffs that drop a Somber Smithing Stone [2] (Elden Ring Map Link). You should find the entrance of the Converted Tower, use the Erudition Gesture in front of the statue for the ladder to appear. Climb to the top to find a Memory Stone. The Erudition Gesture is obtained by giving Thops the second Academy Glintstone Key at the Church of Irith. Alternatively, if you don't have the Erudition gesture unlocked yet and you're skilled enough on horseback, the puzzle can be skipped by using Torrent to climb the wall surrounding the tower. Then just jump up on the balcony in the back and jump off Torrent - also don't forget to discover the site of grace of this tower.

Minor Erdtree & Road's End Catacombs

Follow the road going north from the Converted Tower and you should find the Minor Erdtree for the southwest section of Liurnia (Elden Ring Map Link). This section is guarded by an Erdtree Avatar and if you defeat it, you'll be able to acquire the Cerulean Crystal Tear and the Ruptured Crystal Tear.

Also, situated in between the Minor Erdtree and the Converted Tower, on the west side of the map, the Road's End Catacombs location can be found (Elden Ring Map Link). Road's End Catacombs is a pretty straightforward dungeon, with just some slight changes to it. As you open the doors of the catacombs, head down the stairs and you will find the site of grace for the Road's End Catacombs. Make sure to discover it and rest if needed before exploring.

Road's End Catacombs Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Just like the previous catacombs, this section is inhabited by Imps that love to hide around corners, on ceilings, walls, and are ready to ambush you. Head down the stairs and you will encounter the first Imp, grab x1 Grave Violet, and as you move towards the arched doorway, there is another Imp ready to ambush you on the right side corner. Get ready to dodge or put your shield up as soon as you approach the doorway. Before going down, make sure to pull the lever next to the reaper statue.

By the bush, you can gather some upgrade materials such as Grave Glovewort [2], continue going down, go straight, and you'll notice a dead end on the left. Look up, you'll find another Imp on the ceiling. Shoot it down, kill it and grab another Grave Glovewort [2] material. Be careful not to step on the pedestal that triggers arrows to shoot you. Grab the Grave Glovewort [2] on the right and another Grave Glovewort [3] ahead. Now you may think that there's nothing left to explore. But if you hit the wall of the dead-end where the Grave Glovewort [3] was, you'll reveal the illusory wall.

Beyond that path are more Imps inside a room that has an altar. Kill all the enemies and open the chest to find the Raya Lucaria Soldier Ashes. Now, go back to that spot where you grabbed a few glovewort materials by the bush, there is another illusory wall next to the stairs that go back up. Kill the imp and grab some items here such as another Ghost Glovewort [2] and a Rune Arc. The path ahead is dark so equip a Torch if you're having a hard time seeing. Past the body that you just looted, move forward a bit and turn left, enter the narrow path and you'll find another body at a dead-end. Loot it to find x3 Root Resin.

Now, hit the wall in front of the body you just looted to reveal yet another illusory wall. Go down, grab another Grave Glovewort [2], and hit the illusory wall ahead to reveal another section behind it. You'll find the path that leads to the mini-boss of this location, the Spirit-Caller Snail. You can visit our Spirit-Caller Snail to find guides on how to defeat this boss - successfully defeating it drops the Glintstone Sorcerer Ashes and 3000 Runes.

Revenger's Shack - Edgar, the Revenger

Revenger's Shack Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Just north from the Minor Erdtree, you'll find the Revenger's Shack (Elden Ring Map Link), if you followed the father-daughter questline of Irina and Edgar, resting at the shack's site will trigger a hostile NPC invader to appear, and this is Edgar the Revenger. Killing him drops the following: 316  Runes, Furlcalling Finger Remedy, Shabriri Grape, Banished Knight's Halberd (+8), and x5 Raw Meat Dumpling.

Cuckoo's Evergaol

Continue moving north from the shack and you will find the Cuckoo's Evergaol (Elden Ring Map Link). Cuckoo's Evergaol is located along Liurnia's western landmass, easily accessed on foot or horseback. This Evergaol does not require a Stonesword Key to unlock. The portal mechanism in the center is active as soon as you enter the area. Enter the portal to challenge the boss within, Bols, Carian Knight.

Cuckoo's Evergaol Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Bols is a Troll Knight clad in Carian armor, wielding a massive greatsword. Due to his size, his movements are rather slow and his attacks have a hefty weight behind them. He compensates for this by frequently roaring, which not only increases his damage but releases a burst of pressure that staggers players. Be careful as he tends to combo into his attacks after a roar. Bols is tall enough that you can easily and safely dodge under his legs to avoid most of his attacks, but never take your eyes off him as he can quickly turn around for a devastating follow-up - successfully defeating this mini-boss drops the Greatblade Phalanx spell.

The Four Belfries

The Four Belfries Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Continuing north from Cuckoo's Evergaol is The Four Belfries (Elden Ring Map Link) The Four Belfries is a hub for transporter waygates that lead to various locations. Each waygate requires an Imbued Sword Key to activate and is located at the foot of a belfry.

1. The First Belfry: The first waygate is located closest to the foot of the hill. This transports you to a small sub-area of the Crumbling Farum Azula containing the Pearldrake Talisman. You cannot access the rest of the region from this sub-area.  [Elden Ring Map Link]
2. The Second Belfry: The second waygate is located further up the hill and to the east. This transports you to the Chapel of Anticipation, where you began the game. You can fight the first boss here which is the Grafted Scion. [Elden Ring Map Link]
3. The Third Belfry: The third waygate is located to the west of the second one. This transports you to an otherwise inaccessible location in Nokron, Eternal City, housing the Mottled Necklace and a Lesser Crucible Knight. [Elden Ring Map Link]
4. The Fourth Belfry: The final belfry is located at the peak of the hill. This belfry does not contain a waygate but instead houses a chest with an Imbued Sword Key in it. You can use this to open up any of the waygates of your choosing.

Other than that, make sure to activate the site of grace for this location. Once you're back or if you continue traveling, take the lower road north and loot the Hearse for the Carian Knight's Sword (Elden Ring Map Link). And further ahead of the Northern Liurnia Lake Shore Site, you can find the map fragment for Map (Liurnia, West) by the monolith (Elden Ring Map Link).

Kingsrealm Ruins

Kingsrealm Ruins Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Just about northeast from where you got the map, you'll find the Kingsrealm Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link), this ruins location hosts a hidden, underground area where the optional boss Royal Revenant can be fought The stairs leading down into this area is covered by an illusory floor. You can find this in the northeast section of the ruins. The floor needs to be rolled on to dispel the illusion or hit with a melee weapon to be revealed. You can visit our Royal Revenant page to find our video guide, as well as a written strategy on how to defeat this mini-boss - successfully defeating the Royal Revenant rewards the player with  3,100 Runes, you'll also gain access to the room that holds a chest containing the Frozen Needle weapon.

Meet Smithing Master Iji

From the Kingsrealm Ruins, continue moving north and you can find Smithing Master Iji (Elden Ring Map Link). This blacksmith sells Upgrade Materials such as Somber Smithing Stone [1] through [4]. This blacksmith is a gentle giant in charge of the smithing for the Carian royals, but will also provide his services to players. Make sure to talk to him when you see him. Your next step is to head to the Caria Manor, but we'll just note down some things for you:

1. Acquire the Intelligence-Knot Crystal Tear (Elden Ring Map Link): From Road to the Manor Site of Grace, head southeast down the slope and turn back towards the north. Loot from a small, half-bowl structure guarded by a few Lesser Spider Hand and one Spider Hand enemies.
2. Seluvis's Rise (Elden Ring Map Link): One of three towers found in the Three Sisters sub-region. Three Sisters is accessible after completing Caria Manor and defeating Royal Knight Loretta. So return here when you're done with Caria Manor.

Complete Caria Manor of Liurnia

Caria Manor Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Caria Manor is a major dungeon comprised of a very large estate, overlooking the lakes from the north. Its eternal warden, Royal Knight Loretta fervently guards the manor. The large estate can be found in Liurnia of the Lakes, far to the north (Elden Ring Map Link). We will include a quick run-through of the paths to take to get to the boss of this location, as well as important landmarks. You can, however, visit the Caria Manor page for a more in-depth guide such as a list of items found in this location and more.

Caria Manor is accessed from its main gate in the south. Before the constant bombardment of glintstone arrows as you approach the gate. The estate's guardian is constantly bombarding the fields outside the manor to deter would-be trespassers. Once you reach the Site of Grace at the main gate, you are safe from these bombardments. When traversing the estate grounds, watch out for Glintstone traps. These are swords buried in the ground which spring a projectile trap that shoots a glintstone projectile upwards when walked on. These traps knock players away which is especially dangerous when on the higher levels of the estate.

Caria Manor - Gardens

The southernmost area of the estate is the Gardens. This is a very large courtyard infested with Spider Hands and their smaller counterparts. Be very careful when walking around the gardens as these Spider Hand enemies can cling to the walls of buildings, dropping down onto unsuspecting targets. They can also burrow into the ground and emerge only when prey is nearby.

Caria Manor - Chapel

The Chapel building is an important landmark found in the west of the Gardens. The upper level contains a Site of Grace and leads to the walkways in the gardens that will allow you to reach many different collectibles as well as progress to the manor's upper level. These walkways are guarded by Knight Spirits who appear as you move around the walkways. Be extra careful of glintstone traps up here as they can knock you back down to the gardens. Follow the walkways towards the east to reach a tower with a lift that will take you up to the Manor Upper Level.

Caria Manor - Upper Level

The Manor Upper Level comprises the northern half of the estate. This area is raised high above the gardens and is guarded by Direwolves and Wandering Noble zombies. Past the Direwolves, you will find a large stone archway to the east. Beyond this is a long staircase leading up to the final area and boss. However, it is heavily guarded by Raya Lucarian soldiers and a Troll Knight. If you look to the south, there is a platform with a ladder that you can climb up which will allow you to circumvent all the enemies at the large staircase as you will wind up behind the troll. Consider using this path if you are rushing through or don't want to face a large group of hostiles. Behind the troll are more staircases to the left and right, each with a Page enemy.

At the very top of the staircases, you can look to the south to find a hole in the wall. This leads to an area outside with wooden platforms along the walls which you can jump down from to reach the cliffside graveyards. There are some collectibles to be found along these cliffs and they are guarded by Living Jar enemies.

Back at the staircase, continue on through the stone archway to find a large circular arena-like area surrounded by chairs. Once you step into the center of this area, Royal Knight Loretta will appear before you. She is the guardian of this manor and also the one bombarding the fields outside with arrows. She uses a combination of glintstone sorcery spells and polearm attacks in combat. Defeating her awards the Loretta's Greatbow sorcery spell as well as the Ash of War: Loretta's Slash - defeating Loretta will spawn a Site of Grace in her arena and allow you access to the back of the manor.

Meeting Renna and her Allies

Ranni's Rise Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Upon completing Caria Manor, your next destination will be Ranni's Rise (Elden Ring Map Link) but be wary since you may come across the Glintstone Dragon Adula, you don't have to fight this dragon, it's optional, and up to you. At Ranni's Rise, go all the way to the top and talk to Ranni the Witch to begin her questline: The Hidden Treasure of Nokron. Take her request and she will ask you to talk to three people who are in her service, these Are Seluvis, War Counselor Iji, and Blaidd who will appear in spectral form. These three will then appear in a spectral form on the first floor of her tower - talk to Ranni again after speaking to everyone to leave.

Now, moving forward, we will guide you to complete this quest. Blaidd will be waiting in the Siofra River area and will reveal that he suspects that Seluvis knows more than he lets on. Seluvis will inform you that Sorceress Sellen has some information, and provide you with Seluvis's Introduction. Sorceress Sellen then informs the player that Starscourge Radahn stopped the stars and that defeating him is the key to Nokron's secrets.

Therefore the first step is to visit Siofra and complete it. BE WARNED: if you follow Preceptor Seluvis's questline, you will betray Ranni and fail her quest. We will not do this on this walkthrough but you can read about it on his page: Preceptor Seluvis.

Explore Siofra River (Underground)

Siofra River Well Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

For this location, we highly recommend checking our interactive Elden Ring Map to check the items that can be found, as well as points of interest for the underground section. Elden Ring Map: Siofra River Starting Point. Head to Mistwood, go down Siofra River Well and make sure to discover the Site of Grace here if you haven't. The underground section is guarded by Ancestral Follower enemies and it is recommended that you take them out or try to take the advantage of dealing enough damage at a distance.

Some foraging for materials can be done here as well. One notable material you can acquire is a Golden Centipede which will be at the corner on some rubble when you approach the large statue. It is quite bright in color and hard to miss. Other materials can be forged around the grass and will have a glow for you to recognize them. Siofra River Well is also abundant in Dewkissed Herba. 

On the upper levels, there will be a corpse draped over a wall gap. Loot it to gain Budding Horn x3. If you look at the stone wall of the ruins on the upper level, you'll notice they form stepping blocks that you can traverse the top of the walls. Carefully traverse the walls to get another Golden Centipede, and other items. You will also find two Ancestral Followers in front of a hole on the ground, after grabbing everything you can on the upper section, carefully drop into the hole to find a Teardrop Scarab that will drop the Oracle Bubbles, next to the scarab is a lootable corpse.

Continue onwards till you reach a large flight of stairs next to a waterfall. There will be another body draped over the handrail where you can obtain Golden Rune (4). Directly in the waterfall, you can also obtain Soap.

You can take the next lift to the next section, exit the lift at the top, turn north and run across the bridge walkway. Enter the structure, there will be a body containing Preserving Boluses. Under the bridge area, you can walk into the river, and on one of the bridge arches, you will find Beast Liver x3. Be careful progressing from here as you may encounter a Giant Crab, but nearby you should also be able to loot some Crab Eggs.

As you move forward you will run into an Obelisk where you can light the flame. If you head up on the rocks behind there will be an Ancestral Follower. Nearby, you can loot some remains to obtain Armorer's Cookbook (6) - the last large staircase lined with obelisks will lead to Hallowhorn Grounds.

Now, this area has a mechanic to summon a special boss: you must light altars scattered around the zone. There's a map of their location on the Siofra River page. You will find Blaidd standing near hallowhorn grounds, you can talk to him to advance his quest. You should then proceed to locate and activate the pillars in the area:

• First Pillar is by the site of grace Siofra River Bank. (Elden Ring Map Link)
• Second Pillar is in a corner west of the first pillar. (Elden Ring Map Link)
• Third Pillar is on a small island in a watery area with lightning whisps. (Elden Ring Map Link)
• Fourth Pillar is by a cliff on the eastern area of the map. (Elden Ring Map Link)
• Fifth Pillar is just south of Worshipper's Woods site of grace. (Elden Ring Map Link)
• Sixth Pillar is west of Worshipper's Woods site of grace. (Elden Ring Map Link)
• Seventh Pillar is to the right on the path toward "Below the Well" site of grace. (Elden Ring Map Link)
• Eight Pillar is on the left on the path toward "Below the Well" site of grace. (Elden Ring Map Link)

When all pillars are lit, you can now enter the arena of the Ancestor Spirit boss. The deer carcass at the back of the temple starts glowing and you can interact with it to teleport to the boss' area. You won't be thrown into battle as soon as you teleport, however, and will have to walk through a mist door to fight the boss. Make sure to visit our Ancestor Spirit page to find our different strategies and also a video guide on how to beat this boss - by defeating it, players are rewarded with 13000  Runes and the Ancestral Follower Ashes.

You can exit the area by interacting with a white teleporter in the middle of the arena you fought the boss in. It might be hard to spot due to the size of the arena, but won't miss it if you start with your back to the boss door and proceed forward. As you explore, you can also take a gateway (see on map) to access the Dragonkin Soldier boss fight. This Great Enemy drops the Dragon Halberd, and players can loot the Marika's Scarseal talisman from nearby. Dropping down from here and going north will also bring you to a Golden Seed and the "Below the Well" site of grace.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Caelid

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Caelid (South) Points of Interest

• Defeat the NPC Invader at Smoldering Church.
• Clear out Fort Gael.
• Complete Sellia Crystal Tunnels.
• Travel to Sellia, Town of Sorcery.
• Participate in the Festival at Redmane Castle.

The Smoldering Church

Smoldering Church Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

To begin the walkthrough for Caelid, let us start at the Smoldering Church, located northeast of Stormhill (Elden Ring Map Link). You'll notice that there are multiple bloodstains around the entrance of the church, this is because an NPC Invader, Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater, will appear here when you walk up to the entrance of the church. This NPC invader wields a curved greatsword and her moves can easily be read. Make sure to dodge when she does that leaping attack and you can follow up with your attacks before she recovers as soon as she hits the ground or if she uses an attack where she swings her weapon while she walks forward, use this opportunity to hit her with ranged-attacks. Defeating this NPC invader drops the Sacred Scorpion Charm and a Furlcalling Finger Remedy - make sure to check inside the church to find the site of grace and two bodies holding the Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook [14] and the Missionary's Cookbook [3].

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Gael Tunnel

Gael Tunnel Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Now, if you want to gather some Smithing Stones and Somber Smithing Stones, you can check Gael Tunnel, southeast from the Smoldering Church (Elden Ring Map Link). You can also find Iron Fist Alexander inside the cave.  The Site of Grace for this dungeon is found in a very deep pit ahead of the entrance past two Soldiers. There is no lift to take you down so you will need to do some platforming along the edges of the pit. There is a small room next to the second ledge you drop down to on the left. There is a corpse here with a Somber Smithing Stone (2). From the Site of Grace, head north through the tunnel archway to a large cavern with wooden walkways. Kill the Soldier on the right then head down the steps and clear the Miners and Soldiers on this floor. There is a corpse on the left with a Golden Rune (5).

Head down the steps for more Miners and Soldiers congregating by the fire and a few more under the walkway. There is a Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot behind some crates in the very back below the walkway. Look to the east for a tunnel leading to another cavern crawling with Land Octopi and a single Giant Land Octopus hanging from the ceiling in the back. There is a corpse below where the giant octopus was hanging from that contains a Cross-Naginata weapon.

Head back into the main cavern and go west to find a soldier kneeling by a ladder. Take him out and then descend the ladder to find another Soldier and a Miner. Loot the corpse in the center for 5x Large Glintstone Scrap and the other corpse nearby for a Grace Mimic. Continue along to the tunnel in the south to a room with a large wooden gate to the right which contains the boss arena, as well as a smaller wooden door straight ahead. Go through the small door first which leads to the rear entrance of the tunnel as well as the second Site of Grace which you should activate. Head back to the large gate to challenge the boss of this dungeon.

Boss: Magma Wyrm

This boss is highly susceptible to magic damage. Use sorcery spells that hit multiple times such as Glintblade Phalanx or Greatblade Phalanx to quickly break its poise and get a critical hit in. Sorcery mains can very easily lock this boss down. If you aren't sorcery focused, however, you will need to watch out for its mad dash attack where it spews lava from its mouth and then dashes around the room, leaving lava trails along the ground that persist for a few seconds. It is also equipped with a very large curved greatsword which it uses to slash in very wide arcs. However, its sword attacks are very slow with a very long wind-up. Take advantage of these animations and get hits in when you can - upon defeat, the Magma Wyrm drops a Dragon Heart, the Moonveil katana, as well as 7,500 Runes.

Minor Erdtree - Caelid

Minor Erdtree (Caelid) Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Next, travel north from Gael Tunnel and you should find the Minor Erdtree of Caelid (Elden Ring Map Link). This area is protected by a field boss, the Erdtree Avatar, and defeating it drops the Greenburst Crystal Tear and the Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear items for your flask. You can also find a Cracked Pot here, one can be found at the end of a tree branch extending from the northwest cliffs behind the tree.

Since you're already here, you might as well explore the Minor Erdtree Catacombs that are nearby, so that you can gather some upgrade materials for your Spirit Ashes and you can also acquire a new Spirit Ash. Imps make these catacombs their home, with many of them perched on the walls and the ceilings, awaiting passersby. Bring ranged attacks and spells or craft throwable Consumables to knock them off their perches and prevent unwanted surprises Press the target lock key frequently to easily find these mischievous creatures.

From the site of grace, head down the first corridor ahead and hit the Imp on the ceiling from afar. There is a lift leading down around the corner. From the lift, head down the western corridor and defeat the Imp in the corner. The room around the corner has a couple more Imps inside. There is a Grave Violet just before you enter the room and a Grave Glovewort (5) at the back of the room before the next room. In the next room, there is an imp hiding on the right side and one more clinging to the ceiling. After defeating them, pull the lever by the statue and then head back to the lift.

This time, head towards the east corridor and collect the Grave Glovewort (4) on the way. In the next room, hit one of the Imps in the upper level from the corridor and three Skeletal Slimes will drop in from the ceiling. There are several more slimes in the room behind the pillars and a couple more Imps in the upper level. Beware of the floor here which is oozing with water that inflicts rot. There is a Grave Glovewort (3) to the right by the entrance and an Aconian Butterfly on the corpse in the center. There is another Grave Violet and a Grave Glovewort (5) in the back half of the room.

Head back to the lift once more and step on the switch then get off before it rises. The rest of the dungeon is found in a passageway underneath the lift. Drop below and take out the Imp patrolling the area. The next room is filled with the same scarlet rot fluid and several slimes will drop down from the ceiling as you approach. You can take them out or just sprint past them. There is a narrow passage to the north with a set of stairs leading to a room with a bunch of crabs. Take them out and pick up the Grave Glovewort (4) and Golden Rune (4) by the wall at the end. On the east side of this room is a ladder leading up to a long hallway. Take the Imp out and pick up the Grave Glovewort (3) on the way.

There is another Imp on the ceiling halfway through the hallway and one more in the room at the very end. Pick up the Imp Head (Wolf) helm from the corpse bent over the sarcophagus and then turn right toward another room. This is the upper level of the first room with the scarlet rot fluid. Take the Imps out on the balcony if you haven't done so earlier. Check the corpse ahead for 2 x Sacramental Buds and head to the left for another Grave Glovewort (5). From here, you can head back to the second scarlet rot fluid-drenched room and continue to the western corridor and turn left to find the dungeon's boss door.

Mini-Boss: Erdtree Burial Watchdog (Scepter & Sword)

This boss fight is a Duo battle against two Erdtree Burial Watchdogs. One has a Sword, similar to the one encountered in Stormfoot Catacombs while the other has a Scepter. It is recommended you focus on the scepter one as it uses ranged magical projectiles. Consider summoning a spirit to distract one dog while you focus on the other. Aside from that, the strategies are largely the same as previous encounters. Always be on the move. If you are running, their aerial slam attacks should not hit you. Weave in 1 or 2 attacks max between slams and other weapon attacks. Watch out for when a Watchdog stands on its hind legs. It will slowly walk towards you and slam its weapon down very quickly. Be ready to dodge sideways - defeating the duo awards the Mad Pumpkin Head Ashes - now your next location is to clear Fort Gael but there are a few locations you may want to check out since you will encounter them anyway.

1. Isolated Merchant's Shack (Elden Ring Map Link):  Located East of the Minor Erdtree, there is a merchant here and a site of grace. Resting at nightfall and entering the shack triggers a mini field boss to appear, the Bell Bearing Hunter. Defeating it drops the Gravity Stone Peddler's Bell Bearing. Behind the shack is a Teardrop Scarab as well that drops the Ash of War: Sky Shot upon killing it.
2. Shack of Rotting (Elden Ring Map Link): You can find a site of grace here to discover and activate. There are also some materials here and Preserving Boluses that you can loot.
3. Forsaken Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): The area is guarded by two Giant Crows. But you can gather some materials here such as Faded Erdleaf Flower, Trina's Lily, Golden Rune [5], and Smithing Stone [4]. Make sure to also have a Stonesword Key in your inventory so that you can dispel the fog leading to the cellar. The cellar has a chest containing the Sword of St. Trina.
4. Caelem Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): Ruins found on the western portion of Caelid, where the Caelid Highway cuts through. These ruins are filled with burning Putrid Corpses that shamble towards targets and explode kamikaze-style. There are also several Maneuverable Flamethrowers roaming the ruins. The cellar area is guarded by two Mad Pumpkin Head. Defeating these two awards 6,300 Runes and allows access to the treasure room at the back, where you can find a chest containing the Visage Shield.
5. Abandoned Cave (Elden Ring Map Link):  East of Smoldering Wall Grace on the eastern wall of the canyon, and slightly northwest of the Sellia Evergaol. The location is only reachable by approaching from the west and crossing the canyon using a tree. You can find items here such as the Serpent Bow. the Venomous Fang, and upon defeating the Cleanrot Knights, you can acquire the Golden Scarab talisman and 7000 Runes.

Clear out Fort Gael

Fort Gael Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Follow the guide in the Fort Gael page for up-to-date info. At the end of Fort Gael, still take the waygate teleporter at the top of the watchtower, then head west across the bridge to activate the Impassable Greatbridge shrine, as this will prevent the need of traveling through Fort Gael again when ready to go to Redmane Castle.

Sellia Crystal Tunnel

Sellia Crystal Tunnel Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

There are a lot of items that you can find in the open world, so we highly suggest that you visit our Interactive Elden Ring Map to find the items that you want to find or at least discover the ones you've missed. The next location after Fort Gael will be Sellia Crystal Tunnel, northeast from the Abandoned Cave (Elden Ring Map Link). Just like any other tunnel location, this is a good area to gather Smithing Stones and Somber Smithing Stones. There is an alternate way as well to enter, you can reach this location (and by extension Caelid) early by opening the chest in Dragon-Burnt Ruins. It will envelop you in smoke and transport you to the mine but be warned, the enemies within may be too difficult for you at this time.

This section assumes you reached the dungeon naturally by exploring Caelid. From the Site of Grace, head north and up the ladder to reach a large cavern with many Digger enemies mining for crystals. These enemies are weak against magic and piercing attacks but resistant against other attack types. You can ascend by heading up the slope on the right but be careful of the Prawn Miners along the way. There is one standing atop the storage shed on the left. When you reach the top of the path, head for the end of the wooden walkway on the left and kill the prawn on the way. At the end of the walkway is a corpse with a Rune Arc. Opposite the walkway, you can find a Somber Smithing Stone (5) on the wall behind some creates. Head back to the storage shed with the Prawn that you passed on the way and jump up on its roof to reach the wooden platform in the east and drop down the edge of this platform to proceed.

In the tunnels ahead, beware of an ambush by a Digger and pick up the Smithing Stone (5) on the ground on the left. In the next section, climb up the ladder and go around the wooden walkway to find a corpse with a Somber Smithing Stone (4). Head north and take out the Prawn above the storage shed ahead. A Digger will also come out the side towards you. Check the shed for a chest containing the Rock Blaster spell. Go around the shed and take the ladder to the roof. There is a Golden Rune (4) on a corpse by the ladder. Kill the Diggers on the roof and head west to spot a tunnel. There is a Somber Smithing Stone (4) before the entrance to the right.

When you enter the next section, be careful of an ambush by a Prawn in the wooden structure to the left. There's a corpse with a Dragonwound Grease in front of the room and a Somber Smithing Stone (4) inside the room. There are two more Prawns on the elevated platform to the northeast. Take them out and collect the Faithful's Canvas Talisman on the corpse by the wall and the Smithing Stone (5) to the left. Head back down the raised platform and through the tunnel to the southwest and through the large wooden gate to engage this dungeon's boss.

Mini-Boss; Fallingstar Beast

The Fallingstar Beast is a massive quadruped made up of crystals or rock. It has a long spiky tail and a head reminiscent of a centipede's, with massive mandibles extending from its face. Because of the boss' size, you will have little room for maneuvering. The main attacks to watch out for are its head swipe combo, in which it bashes its head from side to side multiple times as well as its charge attack, in which it dashes towards you three times, quickly changing directions after each charge.

The beast can also cause the ground to erupt in a rockburst. This is telegraphed by lightning forming on its mandibles, as well as on the ground, indicating where the ground will burst. The key to defeating this boss is to constantly be on the move and attack during its long recovery animations. Defeating the Fallingstar Beast rewards you with the Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing (1), x4 Gravity Stone Chunk, a Somber Smithing Stone (6) and x5 Smithing Stone (7), as well as 7,600 Runes - for more information of this boss, you can visit our Fallingstar Beast page.

Your next destination is Sellia, Town of Sorcery, but the following can be done/obtained on the way:

1. Slightly southeast of the Astray from Caelid Highway North grace site, you will find the Aeonia Swamp Shore grace site. Then north of that you will find the Street of Sages Ruins, go there to find some items.
2. Go south of the Astray from Caelid Highway North grace site, and you'll find the Caelid Highway South grace site, head east along the road and you'll find the Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank grace site.
3. South of the Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank grace site, you can find a Windy Crystal Tear for your physick flask.
4. Continuing south, you can find a Golden Seed.
5. Following the road further south, then go west when the road splits, you can find a Teardrop Scarab that will drop a Somber Smithing Stone [3].
6. Continue west from there and you will find the entrance to Caelid Catacombs.

Travel to Sellia, Town of Sorcery

To the east of the Swamp is Sellia, Town of Sorcery. This is an important location with many items to pick up. Notably, you will meet Gowry at his shack just north of Sellia Gateway, who will task you with defeating Commander O'Neil in the swamp to obtain the Unalloyed Gold Needle. Return it to him, and then head further northeast to the Church of the Plague to meet Millicent. Follow the steps outlined in her questline to obtain Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom and then exhaust her dialogue to move her to Altus Plateau. Make sure to loot the Sacred Tear in the area, then head into Sellia proper.

Millicent's Questline (Caelid)

• From the Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank grace site, make your way north past Sellia Gateway. Note that along the way, there will be a troll atop a high cliff to the east that will throw projectiles at you, keep moving until you past the gate to avoid getting hit.
• Beyond the gate, you should see a shack on the east side of the road, but along the path to the shack, there's a docile Giant Dog sitting there watching the roads. Don't disturb it and go around it, unless you plan on killing it, because if you run towards the shack with it chasing you, there's a chance it may kill Gowry, a very important NPC in this questline.
• Speak with Gowry in his shack and he will ask for a favor. He wants help to heal a young girl, Millicent, found beyond Sellia, who has the Scarlot Rot. To do this he will ask you to seek an Unalloyed Gold Needle dropped by Commander O'Neil located in the deep scarlet Swamp of Aeonia, outside Sellia's bounds. In return, he will share the secrets of the town of Sellia. 
• You will need to fetch the Unalloyed Gold Needle and return it to him. After returning to him, he'll tell you he'll need some time to repair the needle and will give you Sellia's Secret.
  • Teleport to the Aeonia Swamp Shore grace site, and head northeast towards the brambles in the swamp.
  • You may get invaded by Millicent along the way, so be careful and not fight her in the swamp, as you will be at a disadvantage due to the rot. Either find a safe ground and lure her in on safe grounds, or have some Preserving Boluses handy.
  • Make your way northeast to the Inner Aeonia grace site and discover it. From there, head south into the brambles and you'll find Commander O'Neil.
    • Be aware that there's a Cleanrot Knight that patrols the area and may attack you.
    • You can summon your Spirit Ash here as the fight is not instanced.
    • The ground around the boss can cause rot buildup, so be vigilant.
  • After beating the commander, make sure to discover the Heart of Aeonia grace site before continuing. Return to Gowry and give him the Unalloyed Gold Needle.
• Warp to a nearby point or quit the game then reload and return and he'll give you the repaired needle.
• Bring the needle to Millicent at the Church of the Plague.
  • Light the beacons in Sellia, according to the secret Gowry gave you, to open the way to the church. Three need to be lit and this will also unlock treasure chests behind each barrier with the final barrier allowing access to a double boss fight.
  • Follow the Sellia, Town of Sorcery walkthrough. After that, discover the Chair-Crypt of Sellia site of grace, then warp back to the Sellia Under-Stair grace site, run up the staircases, then head northeast, up the giant staircases where you got the Golden Seed, and go through the gate and discover the Sellia Backstreets grace site. From here, follow the road east then south to the Church of the Plague.
• After Millicent uses the needle, rest at the nearby site of grace, then exhaust her dialog. She will gift you the Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom. Rest again/ quit and reload at the site of grace to move her to Gowry's shack.

• Return to Gowry's shack to find him gone, but Millicent is there. Exhaust her dialog. Quit/ reload at the shack, this will move Millicent and have Gowry return. You can now purchase spells from him.
• Millicent now will be located just north of the Erdtree-Gazing Hill Grace in Altus Plateau [Map Link]. The player can give her the Valkyrie's Prosthesis item to advance her questline after exhausting her dialogue.
•  The rest of the questline for Millicent is located in another region. To continue reading about Millicent's questline, please check or Millicent page.

The Radahn Festival in Redmane Castle

Redmane Castle Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Redmane Castle is a small castle that is heavily guarded at the castle's outskirts by Radahn Knights and Soldiers. The Redmane Castle serves as the gathering point for warriors alike who are wanting to participate in the Radahn Festival. (Elden Ring Map Link)

**NOTE: (App ver. 1.02.3) Either collecting both Dectus Medallion halves and taking the Grand Lift of Dectus OR reaching far enough in Ranni's questline, Blaidd will siege the castle and kill almost every enemy and the duo boss. This will make going through the castle easier but doors will be locked leaving you temporarily out of some loot. After defeating Radahn, speak to Blaidd on the battlefield. Then fast travel to the Chamber Outside The Plaza Grace, speak to the Castellan at the chapel, and rest at the Grace several times. This repopulates the castle and unlocks the doors allowing access to previously unavailable loot including the Red-Hot Whetblade.**

Before you go forward make sure you to read up on Ranni the Witch's  questline, and complete it up at least up to the point where you received an introduction from Preceptor Seluvis to Sorceress Sellen, take the introduction to the sorceress (at this point she should be at the Waypoint Ruins) and show it to her before continuing with the following below.

The fastest way to reach Redmane Castle is by using the waygate teleporter found on the watchtower of Fort Gael [Map Coordinates]. When you arrive, you'll find yourself outside the fortified outskirts of the castle. If you haven't already, be sure to first head west across the bridge to activate the Impassable Greatbridge shrine. Next to the shrine, there is a watchtower you could climb to gain loot from. Be careful though as at the top of the first ladders, there are 2x Radahn Soldiers wielding spears and a Radahn Knight also wielding a spear at the top of the second ladder. Work your way back east across the bridge, and around the base of watchtower encountered here to find x1 Smithing Stone [3] on a corpse. Continue up the pathway until you encounter the main gate, which is currently closed. Follow around castle to the southwest until you see the same tower we previously went around to loot a smithing stone. Jumping the gap to its roof, you can then climb down two ladders in order to find a corpse that can then be pillaged to acquire x1 Smithing Stone [6]. Climb back up both ladders and jump off the tower towards the cliffs on the southeast to continue (you might want to summon Torrent to make this jump easier).

Along the path of the cliffs, you'll encounter Giant Bat enemies. Keep moving southeast as you reach the top and around the castle where you'll come across a field full of tombstones and a large tree without its leaves. You'll encounter a few enemies here such as more Giant Bats and a Poisonous Bat by the tree, but more importantly, a Teardrop Scarab, hiding between some tombstones on the left. Make sure to quickly kill the Teardrop Scarab to obtain x1 Ash of War: Flaming Strike - make sure to check behind the tree to find x1 Miquella's Lily and x8 Smoldering Butterfly that is looted off a corpse that is sitting against a tombstone.

From here, use the ladder to climb to the top, you don't need to take the stairs since the door at the top is locked and can only be opened from the other side. At the top of the ladder, make a left and simply follow the path of the rooftop section until you reach another ladder on the west that you'll need to climb down. At the bottom, you'll first encounter a Zombie Dog roaming. Kill it and enter the stable-like room on the left where you'll see multiple Commoner enemies resting (most of them will not attack you unless you do). Inside that room, you can loot two corpses to find Armorer's Cookbook [5] and x1 Smithing Stone [5]. Don't forget to unlock the door here to open the shortcut leading back to the open field with tombstones.

Go back outside, turn left and you'll see another arch doorway. Inside that room, there is a single Executioner-looking enemy that wields a crossbow. You can kill it to acquire some Runes but there isn't anything inside and the door here is locked. Use the bricks and rubble to jump over a low part of the wall and down into the clearing below.

Upon landing, look to your left to find a guardhouse. Go up the stairs and check behind the wooden crates to find x1 Golden Rune [6] that is looted off a corpse. Go back down and head east first towards the entrance of the plaza, there are two Lion Guardian enemies at the north section leading to the main gate that we can ignore for now. Midway up the steps, you'll see a waygate teleporter. Walk past it, continue through the courtyard past the wooden stakes and go inside the room on the right to find the Chamber Outside the Plaza Site of Grace. After discovering the site, go back outside and check the west section. Go up the stairs to another rooftop where you can find a corpse sitting against some wooden crates. Loot it to find x1 Smithing Stone [4].

Go back down towards the west part of the castle where you'll see a hangman's gallows. You'll notice that you are on high ground and you can attack the two Lion Guardian enemies below that are roaming around the castle's main gate. Killing both of the enemies rewards you with Runes along with x2 Somber Smithing Stone [4], x2 Beast Blood, x4 Old Fang. Jump down once the area is clear and loot a corpse that's on a pile of dead bodies and skeletons to find x1 Smithing Stone [4].

Check the tree near the gate to find x1 Arteria Leaf and one Skeletal Slime enemy. Most of the buildings here with the doors are locked, so check the area near the south corner to find a glowing Teardrop Scarab, which will refill your flask if needed. If you haven't discovered the Imapssable Greatbridge site, head back to the waygate teleporter that you passed before, and use it to transport yourself past the heavily-guarded great bridge, near the Impassable Greatbridge site [Map Coordinates] - after touching the grace, use the waygate to transport back to the castle's plaza.

From the waygate, head north through the doorway, past the site of grace, and enter the plaza where you'll encounter a few NPCs gathered for the Radahn Festival. You can find NPCs such as Blaidd, Alexander, and a maiden who gives you the Polite Bow Gesture if you talk to her. Now, go north, up the stairs, then towards the right where you'll see a large sculpture of a chalice. There's a body on the left side of it - loot it to find x1 Somber Smithing Stone [5]. When you are ready to start the festival, turn back in the direction you just came from and speak to the crier on the right side of the stairs. A cutscene will trigger.

After the cutscene, run up the stairs opposite the crier and enter the chapel where you can loot a body for x1 Smithing Stone [6]. Leave the chapel via the eastern door, and you'll see a lift. Ride it down and at the bottom, you'll find a waygate teleporter and a Stake of Marika next to it. The waygate teleporter will transport you to the boss arena at Wailing Dunes, where you will fight Starscourge Radahn - we highly suggest checking our Starscourge Radahn page to find more guides and strategies on how to defeat this boss.

After defeating Radahn, you will receive Radahn's Great Rune, visit the Divine Tower of Caelid to restore it.

Nokron, Eternal City and Ranni's Quest

After defeating Rahdahn, you will now have access to Nokron, Eternal City. Follow the walkthrough on that page to procure the Fingerslayer Blade along the way. After finishing with Nokron, give Ranni the Fingerslayer Blade to continue with her quest, refer to Ranni the Witch page for more info. After giving her the blade, Renna's Rise will be opened and you can proceed to the next part of this walkthrough.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Nosktella, Eternal City & Lake of Rot

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Nokstella, Eternal City & Lake of Rot Points of Interest

• Explore Ainsel River Main
• Acquire Miniature Ranni
• Explore Nokstella, Eternal City
• Speak to Miniature Ranni
• Travel to the Lake of Rot
• Defeat Astel, Naturalborn of the Void
• Ringleader's Evergaol

Ainsel River Main

Elden Ring Map: Nokstella Eternal City Starting Point. Begin from North-West Liurnia of the Lakes. Take the stairs to the very top of Renna's Rise and take the waygate there. It will teleport you to Ainsel River Main, that northern part of Ainsel River that was inaccessible last time you were there. Upon entering through the Waygate, pick up the Miniature Ranni from a coffin, then proceed to the Site of Grace.

Go ahead and hide behind the partial walls to approach the Malformed Star. Take it out for a Somber Smithing Stone (7), then turn around and loot two Glove Gravewort (6), two Ghost Glovewort (6) and one (7), two Golden Rune (7), Human Bone Shard x3, and a Smithing Stone (4). Beware of the Clayman. Behind the Giant Poison Flower (which emits clouds inflicting Madness) near the waterfall are the Clayman Ashes and a Stonesword Key. Make your way back to where the Malformed Star was to pick up another Ghost Glovewort (7).

Head down the tunnel where some Giant Ants are waiting for you, as well as Stimulating Boluses. There are two Ants with wings ahead, as well as an Ant with a reinforced head, reducing the damage you deal with it significantly. Pick up Shield Grease x2 and Golden Rune (10) x8, then head to the left. Go ahead to fight some Scythe-wielding gravity mages, then turn right until see a corpse above you. Drop down and climb onto the ruins to loot the Wing of Astel from a chest. Then go back to get a Somber Smithing Stone (6) from the aforementioned corpse. Go back to where the ants were and take the other way, pick up another Ghost Glovewort (6) in front of the wall, then go up to enter Nokstella, Eternal City.

Nokstella, Eternal City

Continue west and keep following the path up, making sure not to fall back down into the lower floors of Ainsel River, and eventually, you'll reach Nokstella, Eternal City (Elden Ring Map Link). From the Site of Grace, there is Magic Grease x3 in the ruins directly to the left. On the right, you will find a Swordstress riding a Giant Ant, and Ghost Glovewort (7). In the ruin ahead there are two Nox Monks, a Smithing Stone (6), and Drawstring Holy Grease x2. You can go to the right around the larger building ahead to pick up Silver Tear Husk x3. Going straight ahead, there are 3 Poison Snails guarding a Celestial Dew in an alcove to the right. Further down the path, more Snails await you, four of them drop down onto you when you loot the Smithing Stone (6). To your left are many Silver Tears, some of them will explode into lightning upon death, along with another Ant-riding Swordstress.

There are also some tears up on a ledge to the right which will shoot at you. Try taking one of the tears out from range to trigger a chain reaction. There is a Golden Rune (10) on the right side of the river, a Ghost Glovewort (8) on either side. Consider fighting the remaining tears before picking these up, however. Some of them have shields. Continuing on the right you will find 3 Giant Ants and a Stonesword Key. Take out the remaining Swordstress riders and tears, then pick up another Ghost Glovewort (8). In the far right corner, there are two plated ants that you can simply ignore. The ruin on the left contains a Celestial Dew. Quickly go down the elevator to activate the Nokstella Waterfall Basin Site of Grace, then go back up.

The remainder of this walkthrough is dedicated to picking up items, including a Golden Seed at the end. To start, go to a ruin on the left side earlier which contains a Somber Smithing Stone (7) and many tears. There is a single Golden Centipede in another room. Go further back and up the stairs to fight a Swordstress guarding a chest with Ghost Glovewort (9). At this point, you can go back to the first site of grace, or spend some of the upgrade materials.

Next, head up the main stairs where another Swordstress awaits you, along with Fan Daggers on a corpse. Turn left to fight yet another Swordstress who guards a chest containing the Ant's Skull Plate. Note that the chest is not in the center but off to the right. After fighting the tears further up the stairs, head around the building on the left to find the Archer Ashes. Inside the building, more tears await you, a chest containing the Ghost-Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing (2). Now heading right, pick up two Golden Rune (10). Go around the building on the left again and use a Stonesword Key to find two Nox Monks and a chest with the Nightmaiden & Swordstress Puppets Ashes inside.

Now, upon crossing the bridge, a giant iron ball will roll at you. Try sprinting to the right next to the building ahead, the ball will get stuck. You will see particle effects once it attacks, then you have a short window to attack for yourself. In the building, there is another ball on the ceiling, so try to take it out with ranged attacks from outside. Each ball drops a Larval Tear, the chest inside contains a Great Ghost Glovewort. There is a Golden Rune (10) on the bridge and another one on the stairs. Turn right past the stairs and pick up a Smithing Stone (6).

The building on the left contains another ball along with many tears and a chest with a Somber Smithing Stone (7). On the stairs to the left from here is a Teardrop Scarab carrying a Somber Smithing Stone (6). The building is occupied by two silver tears that transform into humans, and a Swordstress. It also contains a chest with the Moon of Nokstella. Exit to the left, drop down some ledges, and take the elevator down to pick up a Golden Seed. You are done now and can warp to the Nokstella Waterfall Basin Site of Grace. Select the option "Talk to Ranni" until you exhaust the dialogue while resting there, if you want to follow her questline.

There is a Ghost Glovewort (9) to the left of the elevator you came down with, then go through the tunnel. There are three Basilisks here, as well as a Smithing Stone (4) and (5). Fighting the Baleful Shadow here grants you the Discarded Palace Key to be used in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library. Go inside, take the elevator down and touch the Lake of Rot Shoreside Site of Grace, run to the water's edge and find a corpse with the map fragment for the area.

Now that you've got the map and a Site of Grace to teleport to, we're taking a quick detour for Ranni's quest. Feel free to skip this part if you've chosen not to provide your services to her. Teleport back to the Raya Lucaria Grand Library. There is a small chest next to a bookshelf northwest of where Rennala is sitting that can be unlocked with the Discarded Palace Key that Miniature Ranni handed over to you. Inside you'll find Ranni's ring, the Dark Moon Ring. And with that out of the way, you can teleport back to the Lake of Rot.

Lake of Rot and the Grand Cloister

Just a reminder that the waters of Lake of Rot are treacherous and can quickly apply Scarlet Rot each second that you stand in the water. It is recommended to have many Preserving Boluses on hand to remove the status effect immediately and even equip Talismans and Armor that can help alleviate its build-up.

If you look out into the lake, you may be able to see four pillars standing on their own small island in the distance. These small islands have buttons on them that raise landmasses in the lake, giving you safe platforms to stand on while navigating through the Lake of Rot. The nearest pillar to you right now at the starting island should be to your southwest, and after that, the next one should be south of the first pillar. You may notice a familiar-looking boss in the middle of the lake.

Ignore him for now and find the next two pillars to raise all four landmasses in the lake and make item collection and boss fighting easier and much safer. One of the landmasses lifts the button, with you on it, to a raised level. While you're here, you may as well defeat the Alabaster Lord to receive his sword, the Alabaster Lord's Sword, and loot the Somber Smithing Stone (9). There is a slope that leads to a ladder on the east side of the pillar to help you to get down or go back up.

With all the landmasses raised, we can go deal with the boss. In the middle of the lake, next to three raised islands, sits the Dragonkin Soldier once again. Defeat him, being careful not to get knocked down in the water. From here you can choose to loot bodies scattered all around Lake Rot to obtain items, many of which are Somber Smithing Stone (7) & Somber Smithing Stone (8). Several items of note are the Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook (22) obtained from a lone chest in a large ruin in the southwestern section of the map, and the Mushroom Crown on a corpse hanging off a pillar in the ruins in the southeast corner.

The Grand Cloister

After you're done with this area, head over to the southern section, where you'll find a waterfall. Climb down the stairs next to it to reach the Grand Cloister and grab the Grand Cloister Site of Grace. The area here is infested with Lesser Kindreds of Rot and there are a few corpses with Golden Runes. If you head north, you'll come across a waterfall with two corpses under it, one with a Smithing Stone (6) and another with a Smithing Stone (7). Be prepared as you approach this waterfall, however, as an Ulcerated Tree Spirit ambushes you from the water. Once you manage to defeat it, you'll be rewarded with a Golden Seed. 

Next, head west, where you'll see a bunch of rot prawns dancing in front of a temple. You can kill them one by one since they don't seem to take notice of their surroundings much. When they're all gone, head inside the temple to grab the Scorpion's Stinger. Head back out of the temple and head south, where you'll find an open coffin at the tip of the waterfall. Interact with the coffin to rest in it and a cutscene will play.

If you open your map now, you will find yourself in an isolated area south of the Lake of Rot. Through the mist door, you'll fight Astel, Naturalborn of the Void, defeating this boss, you'll gain the Remembrance of the Naturalborn. You can check our Astel, Naturalborn of the Void page to find various strategies on how to defeat this boss - with all of the underground areas fully explored, head north past his boss room to find a lift that takes you back to the surface at Deep Ainsel Well. Head northeast and you'll come to the Moonlight Altar grace site, located in Western Liurnia, which if you've been following the walkthrough, were inacessable until now. Here are the few things we can explore here:

• Chelona's Rise (Elden Ring Map Link): A tower found in the very corner of the upper plateau in Liurnia's southwest. This tower is initially sealed, with an imp statue at the entrance holding a glowing book, instructing you to "seek three great wise beasts". See the tower's page for details. You can find the sorcery spell, Ranni's Dark Moon in a chest at the top of this tower. Nearby is the Altar South Site of Grace as well.
• Moonfolk Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): A ruins section where you can gather some materials and find x1 Somber Smithing Stone [8].
• Lunar Estate Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): The ruins of a large estate found in the southern plateau of Liurnia, accessible only after making significant progress in Ranni's questline. Once accessible, you can find a Golden Rune [8] in this ruins location.
• Cathedral of Manus Celes (Elden Ring Map Link) Located at South West Liurnia of The Lakes. Accessible only after making significant progress in Ranni's questline. However, you can find the Glintstone Dragon Adula roaming around only if you've dealt enough damage to it at its initial location.
• Ringleader's Evergaol (Elden Ring Map Link). Located North West from Moonlight Altar site of Grace. This Evergaol does not require a Stonesword Key to unlock as the portal mechanism in the center is active as soon as you enter the area. Within, you can challenge Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader, a remarkably agile and aggressive assassin. Upon defeat, Alecto drops the Black Knife Tiche spirit ashes as well as 80,000 runes.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Altus Plateau

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Altus Plateau Points of Interest

• Travel to Altus Plateau
• Speak to Millicent
• Complete Old Altus Tunnel
• Complete The Shaded Castle
• Travel to the Golden Lineage Evergaol
• Complete the Second Church of Marika and Minor Erdtree
• Explore the Eastern Altus Heights
• Unlock Mt Gelmir's site of grace

Exploring Altus Plateau

Elden Ring Map: Altus Plateau Starting Point. The Altus Plateau, northeast of Liurnia, is your next destination. There are two ways to access it: fight your way up through the cliffside dungeon at Ruin-Strewn Precipice (the red-outlined hole on the map, accessed from the northern canyon of Liurnia of the Lakes), or use the left and right halves of the Dectus Medallion at the Grand Lift of Dectus.

Entering from Ruin-Strewn Precipice is better as you can obtain several crafting materials, including a Dragon Heart and  Golden Seed within it. You will head up to the plateau from Magma Wyrm Site of grace and can pick up the Ruler's Set shortly after.

You are now at the Abandoned Coffin site of grace (see it on the map here). Head West from this site of grace and defeat a Teardrop Scarab to loot Ash of War: Sacred Order. Further east, Perfumer's Ruins has the Omenkiller Set, Perfumer's Cookbook (1), and Perfumer's Talisman. Nearby, Unsightly Catacombs has valuable Ghost Glovewort (5) and Grave Glovewort (4) to loot, as well as the Perfumer Tricia spirit ash from the dual boss of the dungeon.

Return to Abandoned Coffin and follow the road north toward Lux Ruins, Ancient Dragon Lansseax will standinn your way but it's an optional fight as you can just run by if you prefer, heading to meet Millicent and collect a Golden Seed before veering slightly south to Erdtree-Gazing Hill and Lux Ruins. Ash of War: Shield Crash can be looted from a teardrop scarab here, and the Greatshield Talisman from a chest further east.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - The Old Altus Tunnel

These tunnels are located southwest of the Bridge of Iniquity in Altus Plateau (Elden Ring Map Link). The location may be difficult to find due to the large amounts of similarly jagged, rocky hills in the area. The entrance is barred by an Imp Statue which requires 2 Stonesword Key to dispel the fog. The Old Altus Tunnels are a rich source of Cracked Crystals. There are countless amounts of these items found all over the walls and they respawn whenever you rest at a Site of Grace. Be sure to be on the lookout for these if you need them for crafting. Inside, you will predominantly encounter Miners and Zombie Dogs. There are also a couple of Nobles guarding the workers.

From the entrance, check behind the wall on the right for a corpse with 3 Explosive Stone Clumps. Descend the lift to find the Site of Grace. Note that this is the only Site of Grace within these tunnels, but the dungeon isn't particularly long either. When ready, head down the first corridor to find a few barrels and a storage shed on the left. Beware the red barrels marked with a white stripe. These are explosive barrels and can be set off with fire damage. However, you can also use these to your advantage if you have any fire spells. Inside the shed are a Miner and Zombie Dog waiting behind the barrels. Look outside the shed and to the right for a Smithing Stone [5].

Next, you will arrive in a large cave with lots of wooden walkways. Follow the closest one to the right and head up the ladder.  This leads to a room with second storage shed on the right and 2 miners chipping away at the crystals while a Noble guards them. Take out the Noble first and two dogs should come rushing out of the shed. After defeating them, check the shed for a Boltdrake Talisman +1, which is an upgrade to the original talisman. Check around the left side of the shed to obtain Somber Smithing Stone [6]. Outside the shed and to its right, you can find Stanching Boluses amongst the crates. In the small alcove right of where the miners were, there is another Smithing Stone [5] behind the barrels. Head back out to where you climbed the ladder and this time, drop down onto the storage shed below to get to the lower level.

Before jumping down, consider taking the enemies below out with ranged attacks from the roof of the storage shed you jumped on. There is a Noble and two  here who are quite powerful and tanky but should be rendered helpless with a ranged onslaught from your unreachable location. When you finally drop below, check the shed you were on top of for a Smithing Stone [4]. There is another Smithing Stone [5] in the small space between the shed and the east wall. The shed on the opposite side has a Troll Hammer but watch out for the dogs inside. Check the alcove east of the sheds for yet another Smithing Stone [5]. You can climb up the long ladder here to get to a wooden walkway with two Miners. You will find another Smithing Stone [5] by the walls and a Golden Rune [6] on a corpse in this area. Get back down to the lower level and look for a tunnel on the west side which leads to a small room with a dog and a miner. Defeat them and check the crystals in the room for a Smithing Stone [5] and a Somber Smithing Stone [5].

Finally, go back to the long ladder and head through the tunnel behind it to reach a fog gate that leads to the dungeon's boss: The Stonedigger Troll. This boss is quite simple and is easy to punish at range if you use your Spirit Summons to distract it. Watch out for its roar which can knock you down, allowing the troll to follow up with a devastating smash with its club. Upon defeat, the boss drops the Great Club hammer weapon and 9,600 Runes - exit and continue following the canyon north until you come to a poisonous area, this is the Shaded Castle (Elden Ring Map Link).

Elden Ring Walkthrough - The Shaded Castle

The Shaded Castle can be found in the North part of the Altus Plateau between the Mt. Gelmir and the Altus Plateau regions and can be seen while crossing the rope bridge between them near the Bridge of Iniquity Site of Grace. The castle is half-sunken into a poisonous bog with the air tinged yellow by the fumes. The castle can be reached by heading north in between the cliffs between the regions, heading east and north from the Altus Tunnel Site of Grace is a good way to get there. The Second Church of Marika is close to this area through a safe way down to the valley from there may be difficult to find and navigate. 

To enter the Castle players can use their steed to jump over low parts of the wall to get on top. One way in can be found is by following the wall to the northwest and climbing the rocks into the wall. Another way in can be found on the northeast side, keep close to the wall when the ground raises to find a low wall that can be jumped into. The northeast entrance is recommended as this entrance is close to the Shaded Castle Ramparts Sites of Grace, follow the wall southwards to find this Site of Grace. Another Site of Grace in this location is the Squire's Residence [Elden Ring Map Link]

Along the top and within the castle walls players will find Poison Skeletons as well as some humanoid enemies wearing cloaks and a dagger. A variation of the cloaked enemy using a shield and throwing fire can also be found on the walls. Many poison slugs can be found on the ground but also latched on the walls of the castle. 2 Boss enemies from other areas appear in The Shaded Castle as regular enemies, Royal Revenants show up in 2 different places on the castle grounds while Cleanrot Knights can be found in a few different areas atop the walls and within the castle. 

From the Shaded Castle Ramparts Site of Grace, there is a ladder that leads into the castle area. A large amount of the castle grounds are covered in poison, walk carefully between safe or raised areas to not accumulate poison status while exploring or fighting in this area of The Shaded Castle. Using ranged attacks and abilities can be very effective in this part of the castle as you stand in safe places or use the height and range advantage of being on the walls to easily deal with the enemies. Within the walls of the castle, there are a few large dead trees that can be seen from far away, powerful enemies can be found under them but also many bodies with treasures found on them. A Royal Revenant can be found under the black tree in the northwest around bodies that hold a Ghost Glovewort (4) and a Somber Smithing Stone (5). You can find a Smithing Stone (5) and Drawstring Fire Grease under the tree in the south of the castle.

There are also rocks that cut out from the ground creating small pockets within the castle grounds where enemies and treasure lie. Within the east side of the outer wall, north from the Shaded Castle Ramparts site of grace, is a small area with the south side walled by rocks. Walking down the stone pillar into the area players will be able to see the "Champion's Song" Painting on the right within a wooden structure, to get to the painting there are a set of stairs at the bottom that players can walk up. Following the outers walls of the castle in the northwest area, there is an area where one can find a large Poisonflower along with many poison skeletons, a Smithing Stone (5) can be found in the corner behind it. 

To get further into the castle, there is a ladder leading up to the inner west wall, going over this wall will bring you into the next area of the castle and give you access to the next Site of Grace as well as the ladders up to the main castle areas. Going along the top of this wall, heading to the west, you will find a Cleanrot Knight at the end defending the entrance to a small room there. Defeat them to get to the chest that has the Valkyrie's Prosthesis within, you will need this to advance Millicent's quest. Going east along the wall you will find some poison skeletons and one particularly large one on the wooden bridge.

From the inner west wall, you can climb over the roofs of the broken buildings to get across the gap and reach the Shaded Castle Inner Gate Site of Grace. Alternatively, you can go up the stairs in the middle of this courtyard area then head left to the Site of grace all the same. The inner east wall can be reached by a ladder that leads up from the inner part of the wall on the east side of the courtyard. At the top of this wall are some enemies but also the Perfume Bottle and a Smithing Stone (5) for players to loot. In the middle part of the courtyard up the stairs is a small garden area where a Royal Revenant will spawn and attack the player, also in this garden is a Rot Grease on a body.

The Shaded Castle Inner Gate is the last Site of Grace between the player and the boss, there will be 1 ladder that the player can kick down later to give themselves a shortcut back up. Going further inside the gate, past the many statues, there will be a ladder on the left leading up to the rest of the castle, a spirit NPC can be seen on the right with some clues on what had taken place in this castle.

Heading up into the castle you will start seeing Zombie Dogs and other humanoid enemies within the buildings. Be careful of the small spaces in the buildings and walkways and of being swarmed by multiple enemies. The rooms here have many statues and bookshelves, with enemies hiding behind some of them, the rooms do not have great lighting so a torch is a good idea. Within the first room after going up the ladder there is an undead soldier wielding a sword waiting on the side of the entrance ready to jump you. Inside this first room, you'll find a ladder with a ranged enemy next to it and a Page hiding behind the statues. Taking the ladder up will bring you to an open area with no enemies, the Perfumer's Cookbook (2) can be found here on the body sitting on the chair.

Leaving the room leads to an open walkway with a bridge that reaches the other side and the next tower up. On the right is a zombie dog chewing on a body, pillage the body for a Hefty Beast Bone. A Cleanrot Knight can be found on the bridge blocking the way, once across the bridge the next room has many statues but also 2 Page enemies, one behind the statues and one, up the stairs. 2 Gold Fireflies can be found on a body at the back of the room. 

Going up the stairs leads to the upper courtyard area of the castle, this is the last area with enemies before the boss and also where a ladder can be found that when kicked down will help create a shortcut from the Inner Gate Sites of Grace. Another Cleanrot Knight can be found defending the central tower, there are also many zombie dogs in this area, be careful with being surrounded by them. Once this area is clear head to the opposite side of the courtyard from the entrance to find a lit brazier near the edge with a ladder to kick down. The central tower holds an elevator for players to go up, across the bridge at the top is the boss fight for this area.

Mini-Boss: Elemer of the Briar

Elemer of the Briar is a humanoid boss that primarily uses one large sword to fight the player that deals a large amount of damage with their attacks. The large greatsword they use and the shield on their back are both dropped when the boss is defeated. While this boss is a melee fighter, the sword that the boss uses can be thrown and used at a range, the boss can even continue attacking at range before retrieving their sword. Watch out for when their arm or weapon glows red to dodge out of the way of their attacks. After beating the boss, in the hall where they are defeated the Castellan's Hall Site of Grace appears and becomes available to use and he drops the Marais Executioner's Sword along with the Briar Greatshield, you can visit our Elemer of the Briar page to find more guides and strategies on how to defeat this boss.

Other Points of Interest in Altus Plateau

Once you've completed this location, there are a few things you may want to check before proceeding to the next area:

1. Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan (Elden Ring Map Link): Located on the west side, outside of The Shaded Castle, is a hostile NPC who will chase and attack you when you are seen. Defeating this hostile NPC will drop the House Marais Set and Antspur Rapier.
2. Golden Lineage Evergaol (Elden Ring Map Link): Evergaol is located in the south-western Altus Plateau. Godefroy the Grafted is imprisoned within. Defeating the boss drops the Godfrey Icon talisman.
3. You can follow now follow the main road north and activate the Altus Highway Junction site of grace, nearby you can meet Boc the Seamster and advance his quest. North from here, the road takes you to a Golden Seed and Map (Altus Plateau) to reveal the region.
4. Slightly north, talk to Brother Corhyn who is looking for the Goldmask. Directly east from the Altus Highway Junction Site of Grace, follow the road until it breaks off north into an open cave, in the cave the Amber Starlight will be sitting below a statue surrounded by octopus ball creatures. Map Link - you need this item for Seluvis's quest if you are doing it, but in this playthrough, we have already bypassed his side-quest.
5. Keep following the road north then go West to visit the Second Church of Marika and loot the Crystal Tear there. Bloody Finger Hunter Yura will be here, and if you talk to him you will trigger an invasion from Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger, who allows for the acquisition of Purifying Crystal Tear alongside Eleonora's Poleblade. This is a VERY useful item for an upcoming Boss fight, and doing Yura's quest is not necessarily required for her to spawn, but the triggers are unclear at this time.
6. Return to the road and follow it to the valley with the Minor Erdtree. The tree is protected by Wormface, a boss that drops Speckled Hardtear and Crimsonspill Crystal Tear. There's also a Golden Seed slightly north and west of the tree. Within this valley, you will find Mirage Rise to the west, which asks that you find symbols in the valley to unlock the tower and gain the Unseen Form and Unseen Blade spells. To the East, Altus Tunnel has Smithing Stone (5) upgrades and the Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing (2). Woodfolk Ruins has an underground cellar with Wrath of Gold in a chest, another one with Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook (19), and a teardrop scarab with Ash of War: Golden Slam in the northern area of the ruins.
7. Go north of the minor erdtree through a small village area. Take a right on the cobblestone path at the intersection. Continue through the small wooded area, be careful of a ballista/catapult that will be shooting at you. On your left there is a lookout tower. Near it you can find a Golden Seed. From this point East, enemies will shoot at you with deadly ballistae and catapults. Instead of going East toward the capital, go north into Dominula, Windmill Village. Here you can defeat the Godskin Apostle boss that drops the Scouring Black Flame incantation, after which you can talk to Millicent again. The area also has the Goskin Peeler twinblade and Celebrant's Skull warhammer.
8. If you return to the road, there's the option to head East into Lyndell, Capital City outskirts. We will leave this for later and instead take the lower road southeast. This will bring you to an unnamed ruins where a noble will transform into a Lion Guardian. Defeat it to get a Larval Tear, then continue following the road until you come to an elevation with lightning and Ancient Dragon Lansseax. This is an optional fight, and west from here there's another boss encounter with a Black Knife Assassin just outside the Sainted Hero's Grave. The grave has the Crimson Seed Talisman and Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +1. South from here, Stormcaller Church has a Crystal Tear to loot, as well as the Dragonbolt Blessing incantation.
9. You have now successfully looted the eastern part of Altus Plains, so backtrack to Dominula, Windmill Village, and head west instead. Following the main road without going up you will arrive to meet Goldmask near the collapsed bridge. The lower area has Radiant Gold Mask helm. After interacting with Goldmask, go back to Brother Corhyn near the Altus Highway Junction site of grace and tell him of your finding. He will move to Goldmask's location.
10. Travel back to Goldmask and Corhyn will have more incantations to sell, and dialogue that you should exhaust to progress his quest. To the north from here, in the higher areas, the Windmill Pastures (East and West) hold the Noble's Set, Battlemage Set, and Giant Rat Ashes. You can do a quick sweep of this before dropping back to the road and taking the Great Stars Warhammer from the enemy Hearse traveling here. Following this road West leads you directly to Mt. Gelmir, but it's a good idea to follow it until the Bridge of Iniquity site of grace to activate it for teleporting. The road ahead from here is a dead end with difficult enemies leading to an invasion by Anastacia, Tarnished-Eater, and the Golden Vow (Spell).

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Mt. Gelmir

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Mt. Gelmir Points of Interest

• Complete Wyndham Ruins
• Complete Wyndham Catacombs
• Travel to Fort Laeidd
• Defeat the Magma Wyrm
• Explore Gelmir Hero's Grave
• Travel to the Volcano Manor

The Wyndham Ruins & Catacombs

Elden Ring Map: Mt. Gelmir Starting Point. We'll complete a couple of locations that are technically Altus Plains to make it easier to understand progress. From the Erdtree-Gazing Hill site of grace, go straight north and up to arrive at Wyndham Ruins and Wyndham Catacombs. There's a Tibia Mariner at the Wyndham Ruins to defeat and earn a Deathroot as well as Tibia's Summons spell.

Wyndham Catacombs is just near the ruins on the northwest side of the map from the ruins.  Leaving the Wyndham Catacombs Site of Grace the only room at the top of the catacombs is the locked door with the 2 statues, locked by some contraption. Moving past this door is a room with an elevator, beware of the trap button between the rooms as this will fire a row of 3 lightning shots 3 times. The elevator is a simple platform with a button that players can step on to get the elevator to move. At the top and bottom of the elevator shaft are levers that will call the elevator to the player when needed. 

Once at the bottom of the elevator shaft hit the button once more to have it rise then roll off onto the ledge above to collect the Grave Glovewort on the ledge above. The first room outside the elevator shaft has 2 imps throwing lightning bombs as well as a large guillotine trap cutting the room in half that raises and drops repeatedly. Past this room around the corner is a room with 2 imps, one on the far wall from where you enter as well as one directly on the right of the entrance. 

Following the path down the narrow stairs brings you into the large underground sewer area with watery ground and many slimes and skeletons. There is a lightning trap hidden in the water in the middle of the room, stepping on the trap will cause lightning to strike down around the trap, enemies do not trigger the trap but the trap rearms quickly so watch out and avoid the damage. Moving forward and around the bend, players will find a Leyndell Knight defending the way forward.

At the top of the ladder watch out for the trap on the ground close to the ladder that will fire lightning bolts from behind. There is an imp statue sealing the room ahead and a path leading left, on the crossroad an Imp will attack you so be ready. The sealed room requires a Stonesword Key to open and holds the Lightning Scorpion Charm but otherwise has no enemies or other loot. 

The next room in the Catacombs is the room with the spike ceiling and a raising floor platform. If the player is standing on the platform when it is raised to the top, the floor will rise rapidly to stab the player into the ceiling repeating until they are off the platform or dead. This room has 2 imps that throw lightning bombs, one ahead of where the player can see is the way forward and one above the entrance. To get across without taking damage from the spikes, step on the platform to make it rise then run across when as it resets, this gives the player more time to move across the room while the mechanism resets and raises again. In this final room is an imp directly on the right of the entrance holding a large sword, as well as another Leyndell Knight. The lever to open the locked doors is found here. Similar to getting across the first time, to get out, step on the platform to have it raise then run across while it resets to get above the entrance, then simply wait for the platform to lower and jump down with it to get back to the entrance.

While in the sewer area players can see an area locked behind a rusted gate. To reach this area players have to get underneath the platform in the spike ceiling room. Get the platform to rise at the entrance then walk off and jump down underneath while the platform is moving. From this area, a tunnel will lead you to the locked sewer area where multiple skeletons are seen. When you walk to the end of the room where the 2 bodies to loot are, 2 Giant Crabs will rise from below. The tunnel you enter from is too small for them to fit so kiting them there can help make for an easier fight. Once the Giant Crabs are dead you can loot the Ancient Dragon Apostle's Cookbook (1) from one of the bodies. The rusted gate can be opened by a lever on the right. 

Mini-Boss: Erdtree Burial Watchdog

The boss for these catacombs can be found past the originally locked doors. This is a variant Erdtree Burial Watchdog that has a lightning tail with additional moves and can shoot lightning at the player. The Boss will charge lightning very visibly then fire it at the player giving the player time to move behind a pillar or prepare to time a dodge or block. While in their seated form the Watchdog will float up and towards the player before slamming their sword down, they will also now spin with their sword when close to the player to do damage. Using Spirit Ashes to help with the fight can be very helpful to direct the attention away from you so you can deal damage freely or find extra time to heal if necessary - defeating this mini-boss drops Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing (1), along with 12000  Runes.

Seethwater Cave

Once you are done with exploring those, go west and down to the canyon floor, to find Seethewater River site of grace. Begin your ride northward, a teardrop scarab nearby drops Ash of War: Barrage (Elden Ring Map Link). Continue your way north avoiding the waves of heat until you come to a Golden Seed (Elden Ring Map Link). Further ahead, you can loot 1x Smithing Stone (5) before arriving to an Imp Gate defended by Basilisks that needs a Stonesword Key - this is Seethewater Cave.

From the Site of Grace, drop down a small ledge to find 2 Leyndell knights, one patrolling and one sitting in a room to the right. Continue onwards and drop down a hole to reach the main area of the cave with a poisonous floor and many Servants of Rot. From the drop down, there is some loot to the right, then turn left. Ahead, there is another side path to the left which contains some Rats and a Giant Rat as well as some Cave Moss. Go back to the main corridor and proceed to find multiple Servants of Rot walking around a tree.

Try to lure them out one by one or sneak/sprint past them and drop down. To the left is the way back up, along with more rats and servants. You can find the Mushroom Set in a room off this path containing a Giant Poison Flower. Head back down and to the right, then drop down to reach the last tunnel before the boss. Head upwards to find a rat guarding a Golden Rune, then go the other way to find the boss: Two Kindred of Rot which drop the Kindred of Rot's Exultation talisman. Beware that their projectiles apply poison even if you block.

Fort Laiedd

Follow the road north until a fort comes into view, this is Fort Laiedd, and it's UNDER the area with the map fragment so don't fret that you aren't up there yet!. Activate the Seethewater Terminus site of grace and head inside the fort (Elden Ring Map Link). The Fort is surrounded by Fire Monks and Maneuverable Flamethrowers. You can avoid most of the enemies outside the fort around the wooden barricades by quickly riding towards the fort's entrance but there is a single Fire Monk near the steps that you should take out, lest it follow you inside.

Inside the fort's walls is a Prelate enemy that can drop the Prelate's Inferno Crozier warhammer (whether or not this is a guaranteed drop needs to be confirmed). After defeating him, head for the door in the south. Inside, you can loot the Armorer's Cookbook (7) off a corpse amongst the crates and barrels. Head up the steps to reach the roof where you can loot 3x Slumbering Egg and a Golden Rune (8) from the corpses strewn about. You will also see some dialogue pop up.

The source is a ghost that can be found on a wooden platform outside the northwestern walls, you can jump over the walls and onto the platform. Once you reach the ghost, you can loot the Fire Scorpion Charm talisman next to him. Speak to him once and he will stop talking.

1. Once you're done, leave the fort and proceed south where you'll encounter the Magma Wyrm field boss. Defeat it to earn a Dragon Heart and unlock the Magma Breath spell at the Cathedral of Dragon Communion. You can also find Iron Fist Alexander for the fifth location of his questline. Beware that you will lose health while talking to him if you are in the wrong spot, so keep in mind Alexander can be spoken to from the safety of the rock in the lava lake.
2. Follow the road south past some enemies and a graveyard that can be looted for runes, until you come to the Hermit's Shack. Defeat the demi-humans here to loot Roiling Magma. You can also use the giant Rune Bear to destroy the statue and get some more smithing stones.
3. Continue following this road to arrive at Craftman's Shack. You can obtain the Pulley Crossbow as a treasure here as well as activate a convenient site of grace. Up ahead is Hermit Village, which is barricaded and has several enemies for you to deal with. Loot the Hierodas Glinstone Crown from a corpse in the southern area of the village, and the Prattling Pate "You're Beautiful" from a door nearby. The north of the village has the miniboss Demi-Human Queen Maggie, who will drop a Memory Stone upon defeat. Slightly north around the corner, you can get Comet Azur from Primeval Sorcerer Azur and activate the site of grace.
4. Traverse the beam by the sorcerer to cross the canyon and drop down. You can activate the lift to Gelmir Hero's Grave. This location has a Deathroot, as well as the Bloodhound Knight Set, Gelmir Knight Set, Bloodhound Knight Floh spirit ashes, and the Mantis Blade curved sword. Once you complete the location, return to the entrance and explore south to continue.
5. You will be ambushed by a pack of wolves and then arrive at a fortification defended by a Mad Pumpkin Head and some soldiers. The Pulley Bow can be looted here, and you can opt to follow the Rainbow Stones glowing on the ground and if you dismount and get close to the edge, Patches will knock you to the ground level near the entrance to Seethewater Cave, to prevent you accessing the Volcano Manor. The road south from the patches encounter takes you to the First Mt. Gelmir Campsite site of grace, that has a staircase leading you down to the dead-end road toward Corpse-Stench Shack.
6. You should instead cross the beam leading to the other side of the canyon and begin making your way up the ladder behind a Grafted Scion mini-encounter. This next section is a continuation of ladders and optional drops to loot. One of the rests has a Nomadic Merchant, before leading you to an encounter with the Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast that drops Fallingstar Beast Jaw.
7. From the crater of this boss encounter, you have to take some broken pillars to the west and jump across to the other side to land successfully near the Road of Iniquity site of grace. You will be attacked by Marionette Soldiers to be careful. You can loot a Golden Seed and kill an invisible Teardrop Scarab to obtain Ash of War: Through and Through (Elden Ring Map Link).
8. You are now at the right level to obtain the map shard, but be careful as you approach the pillar as there are deadly Spider Hand enemies ready to ambush you. Activate the site of grace first! Go down the road toward the pillar and run past all the hands and map to rest at Road of Iniquity, then loot Map (Mt. Gelmir). You now have revealed the zone and are ready to head into Volcano Manor, which is just above.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - The Volcano Manor

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Leyndell, Royal Capital

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Leyndell, Royal Capital Points of Interest

• Defeat Tree Sentinel duo
• Collect Map & Golden Seed
• Complete Sealed Tunnel
• Collect Golden Seeds & Fight Margit
• Complete events in Hermit Merchant's Shack
• Loot Flask Upgrades
• Visit Blackguard Big Boggart
• Complete Auriza Hero's Grave & Auriza Side Tomb
• Defeat Draconic Tree Sentinel
• Compete Leyndell, Royal Capital

Elden Ring Map: Leyndel Royal Capital Starting Point. There are two ways to access Leyndell, Royal Capital, but we will approach it from South to North to procure the map fragment as soon as possible. You will thus begin from the Altus Highway Junction site of grace, and take the large bridge up to the gates. Here you will have a duo of Tree Sentinel bosses that drop the Erdtree Greatshield. They are optional, so you can run by and get to the Outer Wall Phantom Tree site of grace instead. Here you can collect 2x Golden Seed and Map (Leyndell, Royal Capital). (Elden Ring Map Link)

From this site of grace, if you go south, you will come to the Minor Ertree Church (Elden Ring Map Link) and can loot Missionary's Cookbook [4] as well as the Golden Order Seal. From here, we will travel north and slightly east and down into the watery area. On the southern point of it, there's the "Sealed Tunnel", which requires you to hit an illusory wall to enter. (Elden Ring Map Link)

Sealed Tunnel

Sealed Tunnel Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Even though it looks like a "Sealed" Tunnel as its name says, there's a cavity that will open a secret path if you attack it. There are many Miners that can be easily surprised as they are working. The mine keeps hiding paths, the second one is behind the chest that contains Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing (2). You will find an elevator right after that and you will notice when you go down, that there are some areas to discover the middle way down. It's very safe to jump in those areas, as you can jump your way down whenever you need to return to the main way, as there are some platforms and wooden structures that will ease the fall.

Once down, at the end of the path, there's another illusory wall, followed by another one with a Golden Rune (5) in front of it. This next area is much bigger. Try to stay up on the wooden platforms and take out the enemies there, in the pit below there is an Abductor Virgin waiting. There is a path to the right containing a Stonesword Key. On the roots going across there is a Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot. In the pit below, try to lure out the abductor virgin to break the statue which contains three Smithing Stones (6). There is also a Rune Arc, Golden Run (1), three Furlcalling Finger Remedy, and a Somber Smithing Stone (5) on the wall.

At the very end of the path, there's an Abnormal Stone Cluster ready to explode behind some debris, in a very dark cavity. Behind it, there's another illusory wall. Follow through and climb over the roots to reach another area to dropdown. Be careful and keep easing your fall by falling short distances. Once you have reached the bottom, you will see an arena that contains the boss fight against Onyx Lord who drops the Onyx Lord's Greatsword.

Divine Tower of West Altus

Divine Tower of West Altus Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

The point of this tunnel (besides the loot) is that it acts as a passageway to the Divine Tower of West Altus, where you can activate Rykard's Rune (Elden Ring Map Link). If you don't have it yet you will have to come back later. Reach this tower after defeating Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy at the Volcano Manor and obtaining Rykard's Great Rune [Elden Ring Map Link] to restore its power. Choose to reach this location before this event and you will instead be greeted with its tightly blocked shut doors.

The entrance to the Divine Tower is hidden and can only be found by going through a series of illusory walls and to defeat Onyx Lord in the Sealed Tunnel. (Follow the Sealed Tunnel Guide to reach this area.) Once you reach the tower, step to the center of the tower platform to ascend. Take the stairs up wrapping around the exterior of the tower to eventually reach. Here, you can restore the power of the Great Rune.

Exploring the Capital

Return to the Outer Wall Phantom Tree site of grace and take the road North. You can opt to fight a Gargoyle or press forward until you see another Golden Seed and the Palm Reader of this area (Elden Ring Map Link. A teardrop scarab nearby will drop you Ash of War: Golden Parry. Take the road northwest from this point and listen for a familiar voice saying "I see you, tarnished". This is Margit, who will drop the Viridian Amber Medallion +1 if defeated. Press on along the road and activate the Outer Wall Battleground site of grace.

You will now want to turn eastward until you find a road heading further east. If you take a small detour north on this road, you can follow it on a u-turn to arrive at the Hermit Merchant's Shack (Elden Ring Map Link). There's a merchant here as well as two nighttime invasions: Bell Bearing Hunter (drops Medicine Peddler's Bell Bearing) and Deathbird (drops Twinbird Kite Shield). From here, we'll take the road east and north. Don't go to the Minor Ertree yet, as an altar at the top of the road has the Winged Crystal Tear. After collecting, visit the Minor Erdtree and loot Twiggy Cracked Tear and Crimson Crystal Tear.

1. Travel directly south until you see a moat at the base of the wall. If you followed the instructions in Liurnia and talked to this merchant, you will now meet Blackguard Big Boggart. You can purchase Boiled Crab from him. This moat will also have an invasion from Dung Eater if you have advanced the Roundtable Hold quest with him.
2. Follow the path east from here and the road will diverge north and south. To the South, you can take on Auriza Hero's Grave and loot several heavy armor and weapons. To the north, Auriza Side Tomb has the Soldjars of Fortune Ashes that summons "potboys" to fight alongside you as well as Grave Glovewort (5), (6) and Ghost Glovewort (6) and the Perfumer's Cookbook (3).
3. Turn back toward the Minor Erdtree and return to the main higher road. This time follow the higher path east until it turns into an open-field boss fight with the Draconic Tree Sentinel. Defeating this boss will reward you with Dragon Greatclaw, Dragonclaw Shield, and access to the Legacy Dungeon of this area: Leyndell, Capital City. The path within the legacy dungeon is challenging so you should upgrade everything that you can and optimize your setup before heading in.

Auriza Hero's Grave Walkthrough

Auriza Heros' Grave Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Before heading here, make sure you have one Stonesword Key ready to use on an Imp Statue (Elden Ring Map Link). Upon arriving, you'll find the Site of Grace for this location. On the left side of an altar, you'll see an arch doorway that is blocked by a white fog. Use the Stonesword Key on the Imp Statue and inside that room, you'll encounter two Basilisk enemies. There's a corpse here that you can loot to find the Golden Epitaph weapon.

Now head west where you'll need to traverse some slopes that head down to the lower section of this location. As you move towards the slope, a large environmental hazard, a chariot will appear. This isn't the only chariot that will appear, but there will be multiple ones as you progress. If you need to move fast, try wearing light armor or equipping them first until you reach the end of this section. On this first slope sprint down and about halfway, move to the corner on the left or right to take cover. There will be two Skeleton enemies that will reanimate when you come around the corner depending on the section you dive into. Wait for the chariot to move past you and run down till you reach the first set of pillars and arches. Stand directly under this arch for now. 

Next, you'll have to go up a second slope. The two chariots won't hit you if you're standing in between the pillars. Wait for the second chariot to go up, move up along with it, and roll or move towards the corner on the left. When it moves down, quickly duck into a safe spot as it approaches. Keep right. For the third slope, you'll notice that this slope is wide compared to the first two. There are two chariots on the third slope that simultaneously moves up and down. Examine how both chariots move so that you know which way to move.

As you go down the third slope, you'll notice that there is a gap that you can drop to. If you keep right, you can drop down to a safe spot. Use this to take cover. You'll find a body here that can be looted to find x1 Stonesword Key and x1 Ghost Glovewort [6] that is guarded by a single Skeleton enemy. As you continue heading down, if you need to take cover, just near the end of the slope, there's another corner on the left side that you can use to take cover, but there's another Skeleton enemy here that will ambush you.

Make your way to the next row of pillars. As for the next slope that also goes down, keep an eye again for the other two chariots, sprint in a zig-zag direction, and stand in between the pillars (you won't get hit here). Notice as well that there is a body hanging by the edge of the slope on the left, loot it to find x1 Golden Rune [7]. You should still be near the row of pillars.

Vulgar Militia Ashes

Use the body as an indication of where to drop below. Before jumping, you'll notice the thin wooden plank structures over the large drop. This is where you'll be dropping. Drop down the first short plank then onto the lower longer one directly underneath. Then you'll want to drop to the perpendicular plank and walk along it. You'll find the ashes here and another lower plank at the end perpendicular to the one you're on. Drop down one last time and make your way into the next area that it leads to. You should see a statue. Clear the toads in the area and you'll come across a corpse where you can loot Vulgar Militia Ashes. This area will also be filled with Basilisk Creatures.

Return to the wooden beams over the large drop. You should be able to drop down one more level onto the narrow stone arches. Follow the narrow route to the end. This area will have one large archway and a ladder. Ascend the ladder and you'll find yourself with another chariot at the end of the tunnel. There's only one short slope left that goes up. You need to take cover by using the corner on the right side and then sprint towards the door.

Dungeon Mini-Boss

Beyond the door, simply head down the steps. This section is guarded by a few Skeleton enemies, it should be easy for you to fight and pass through them. At the bottom section is a large archway that is covered with a gold mist. Beyond it serves as the arena for the bosses of this location, the Crucible Knight and Crucible Knight Ordovis. We suggest that when you are fighting them, take out the Crucible Knight first and use any of your upgraded or strong Spirit Ashes. This way, you won't have to fight the bosses on your own.

Successfully defeating them both yields 28000 Runes and rewards the Ordovis's Greatsword, as well as the Armor pieces for the Crucible Axe Set. There are some Root Resin materials that you can get in this boss arena - simply use the portal here to return to the entrance.

Clearing the Chariots

Just before the door leading towards the boss, there is a pit with some wooden planks, you can jump on them and a body hanging on the ledge tells you where to drop. After reaching the planks, go down them until you get to the stone pillars and move to the ladders. As you advance through the hallway, a chariot will spawn on the outside, as it goes down, rapidly head up the ramp and to the right to find a pillar. Hitting it will raise it to the main hallways. When you make your way back you may notice a new chariot summoning circle. This will lead the chariots to crash into each other, breaking and leaving you with a new Ash of War and the Tree Sentinel Set: 

• Ash of War: Holy Ground
• Tree Sentinel Helm
• Tree Sentinel Armor
• Tree Sentinel Gauntlets
• Tree Sentinel Greaves

Once the chariots are dead, go down the same path you took until the hall where you hit the pillar. The path downwards will be clear leading to an elevator where you can find a Ghost Glovewort [6] and towards a little room with an enemy protecting the Crucible Feather Talisman. The pillars can be moved with arrows from a distance if you prefer a safer approach to them.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Auriza Side Tomb

Auriza Side Tomb Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Azuria Side Tomb's gimmick is its Teleporter chests porting you between inaccessible areas (Elden Ring Map Link). Furthermore, these catacombs contain two copies of the same set of rooms which will be called areas A and B. To start, make your way through the first room and take the teleporter trap. You will end up in the "starting room" of area A. You also get here if you jump out of the window in the previous room with the living jars. Go through the area, checking below the stairs for glovewort.

In the final room, there is an illusory wall on the left side. There are two teleporter traps here that will take you to area B. The chest in the final room (chest 1) always goes to the room behind the bars, the one in the secret room (chest 2) goes to the "upper ledge". This holds for area B as well, so chest 1A takes you to the room behind bars in area B (containing two Giant Living Jars), 2A takes you to the upper ledge in area B, 1B takes you to the room behind bars where there is a ladder to the lever for the door, and 2B takes you to the upper ledge in area A.

In short, take the chest in the secret room in area A, then make your way to the final room in area B and take the chest there, go up the ladder and use the lever. If you want to be a completionist, there is another giant living jar (and 2 smaller ones) in the "starting room" of area B. The boss of this Dungeon, Grave Warden Duelist, also has a few living jars in his arena that will attack you. Kill him to acquire the Soldjars of Fortune ashes.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Completing Leyndell, Royal Capital

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Leyndell, Royal Capital Points of Interest

• Enter Leyndell, Roytal Capital.
• Go to the Erdtree Sanctuary.
• Defeat Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Golden Shade).
• Proceed to the Queen's Bedchamber.
• Defeat Morgott the Omen King.
• Barrier in the Capital Outskirts is no longer.
• Proceed to the Forbidden Lands.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Mountaintops of the Giants

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Mountaintops of the Giants Points of Interest

• Explore the Forbidden Lands
• Explore the Mountaintop of Giants
• Obtain Area Map
• Explore Zamor Ruins
• Access Ancient Snowvalley
• Complete Shack of the Lofty
• Complete Minor Erdtree
• Unlock Heretical Rise
• Complete Frozen Lake Objectives
• Complete Guardian's Garrison
• Obtain second Map Fragment
• Unlock Foot of the Forge
• Complete Castle Sol
• Explore the Consecrated Snowfield
• Complete Miquella's Haligtree
• Defeat the Fire Giant

Explore the Forbidden Lands

You've now finished Leyndell, Royal Capital and your initial thought would be to explore the " target="">Mountaintop of Giants region. Before doing so, we recommend exploring the Forbidden Lands. Elden Ring Map: Forbidden Lands starting point. The Forbidden Lands is a small stretch that connects Leyndell Royal Capital with Mountaintops of the Giants. There isn't much to do in this area, but there are two boss encounters to take on.

The first one happens only at night, you can encounter a Night's Cavalry that drops Ash of War: Phantom Slash. Further north, there's a Golden Seed to be looted (Elden Ring Map Link). Before you gain access to the lift, you will face Black Blade Kindred which drops Gargoyle's Black Axe and Gargoyle's Black Blades. Talk to the Palm Reader near the lift from some lore, and then ride it to reach the Mountaintops of the Giants.

The Mountaintop of Giants

Elden Ring Map: Mountaintops of the Giants Starting Point. Unlike other areas, you begin this zone with an easy one-way forward that leads you straight to the first map fragment Map Mountaintops of the Giants, West (Elden Ring Map Link). Activate the site of grace and talk to Shabriri for some quick information. You should now explore Zamor Ruins and find the stairs leading down to a chest to get Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing [3] as it will allow you to buy Smithing Stone (5) and (6) from the Roundtable hold. there's also Zamor Ice Storm (Spell) that can be looted here.

Shack of the Lofty Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Follow the road east and north through a narrow passage that brings you about to a small landing with Fire Monk enemies. You can loot Briars of Punishment before braving the narrow road north past an Archer Golem. Keep moving and make good use of double-jump! You will arrive at Ancient Snow Valley Ruins, and notice there is plenty to explore at a higher level than you are. Travel the canyon floor north until you reach a frozen river with Guardian Golems, then head EAST and take your first right to loot a Golden Seed. Backtrack to the spot you first reached the river and now instead travel West past demi-humans and bats until you discover Shack of the Lofty. Here you can loot Traveling Maiden Set, and fight Juno Hoslow if you're doing the Volcano Manor quests.

Stargazer's Ruin Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

To the south of the shack, take the spirit spring to the higher ground and complete Stargazer's Ruins by summoning the Jelly Fish Spirit Ashes. You'll be rewarded with Primal Glintstone Blade. You should now also talk to Brother Corhyn before crossing the narrow bridge southeast, looting a Somber Smithing Stone (9), and arriving at the region's Minor Erdtree. Defeat the Erdtree Avatar and loot Crimson Bubbletear and Cerulean Crystal Tear before taking the northern bridge to cross over to the Snow Valley Ruins Overlook site of grace.

Heretical Rise

Heretical Rise Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

From here we will travel East until we reach the Freezing Lake site of grace. Now open your map and take a careful look and you will notice a broken bridge with some archers. Behind them, there's an invisible path leading up to Heretical Rise. Use your torch or online bloodstains / messages to chart your way through the invisible bridge and you can obtain Founding Rain of Stars from within the tower.

Heretical Rise Puzzle solution:

You must head over to the other side of the ravine in the north and find the invisible bridge that takes you across. See this for the bridge start location. From here make your way across the ravine and as you reach the tower look to your left. You should see a very faint mist that guides you on a winding path up to enter the tower from a balcony above. Tip: You can use Rainbow Stones or shoot arrows with a bow to mark safe spots to walk on - once inside, defeat the Avionette Soldiers and take the lift up, then the stairs past a Marionette Soldier to reach a chest with your reward: Founding Rain of Stars.

Continuing through the Mountaintop of Giants

 You will now travel south and down the eastern slopes to the Frozen lake, which is engulfed in a snowstorm and will remain that way until you defeat Borealis the Freezing Fog. The very southeast of the lake has a site of grace and the First Church of Marika, so it's advisable to visit there first to get a Sacred Tear and Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing (3). You can take on the dragon or not, and if you explore the mid-west section of the lake you can enter Spiritcaller's Cave for a rather annoying Boss Fight with Godskin Apostle & Godskin Noble that yields the Black Flame Ritual incantation. The cave also has the White Reed Set and Godskin Swaddling Cloth.

Once you are done with the lake, head south on the upper portions to unlock the Whiteridge Road site of grace. You can opt to do the Lord Contender's Evergaol nearby, or press on to complete Guardian's Garrison to loot the Giant's Prayerbook. From this point, you will cross a frozen chain to the south-eastern area of the region, by Giant's Gravepoint and loot Map (Mountaintops of The Giants, East). The area that follows has some challenging enemies with high reach, so feel free to ride by to expedite your progress.

Your first step will be to follow the cliff edge and go west until you spot an opportunity for a narrow jump across a gap that lands you above the starting point of Zamor Ruins. Here you can complete Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs (get Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing [2] from the boss as well as the Fire Monk Ashes). Nearby, Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave has a true wealth of high-level ash materials (Grave Glovewort 7, 8, and 9!), as well as Giant's Seal and Flame, Protect Me. Come with 2 Stone Sword Key to unlock everything. The boss is the Ancient Hero of Zamor and will drop the Zamor Set and Zamor Curved Sword.

Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs

Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

From the Site of Grace go down two flights of stairs, an Imp will be hanging off the far wall to jump onto you. The room straight ahead will have another imp on the wall, a second one will ambush you from the right once you enter. Pick up the Grave Glovewort (7), then turn around and to the left. After fighting past two more imps, you will reach an elevator which you should ride to the lower level.

Optional: Send it back up but stay on the lower level. The elevator has another platform that will be accessible to you now. Take it down to reach the lowest level of the catacombs. There is an imp here and a Lesser Burial Watchdog, the magical variant. You can cheese it slightly using the stairs. Pick up the Grave Glovewort (8) below the stairs, then proceed, but be careful since a statue will spit frostbite-inflicting dust at you. Duck into the corridor on the left, but avoid stepping on the pressure plate there.

Take the statue out by hitting it, then go back to the corridor on the left to pick up Grave Glovewort (8) while being ambushed by two imps. Ahead, there is another statue, this time you have to turn right to avoid it. However, the corridor is behind an illusory wall (identifiable by being "flat" without the usual rims) and an imp hides inside. In the room with the second statue is another Lesser Burial Watchdog (physical variant). Consider using the statue by luring the watchdog into the corridor to take it out. Afterward, pick up the Fire Monk Ashes from a chest behind the statue.

After making your way back up one floor, fight past some imps until you reach another elevator. You will then encounter a Giant Living Jar, be careful with the pressure plated dart trap in the following tunnel. The next room contains multiple guillotines and exploding living jars. Make your way through, as well as the following corridor (containing some Land Squirt), avoid the pressure plate in the penultimate room, then fight another giant living jar in the last and pick up a Grave Glovewort (7). You can also use the dart trap that is activated by the pressure plate to take out the living jar. In the room with the pressure plate look for an alcove on the side and drop down there, you should immediately see a corpse holding a Nascent Butterfly. Below you is a statue that will serve as a point of orientation.

Optional: This room should look familiar, take the path to the right when facing the statue, then pass the guillotines to find another giant living jar, guarding a Grave Glovewort (8). Make your way up again past the land squirts, then use the pressure plate to take out another living jar and pick up Grave Glovewort (7). Jump down the alcove again, this time dropping down multiple ledges. You are now back where this paragraph started. In the room with the statue, take the path which the statue is facing.

Optional: Go up the elevator. Take out the three imps in the following room before engaging the upcoming burial watchdog (frostbite variant). Pick up Root Resin x5 and Grave Glovewort (9), then make your way back to the elevator and take it down.

Send the elevator up and drop down below it. There is another Giant Living Jar here, but you can turn around and run for the lever which is on the opposite side of the room next to a corpse holding Golden Rune (10). Now drop down, take the path the statue is facing, and after a short elevator ride up you should be ready to fight the boss, the Ulcerated Tree Spirit. He drops a Golden Seed and Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing (2). A chest in the boss room contains a Deathroot.

Teleport back to Giant's Gravepost and this time take the south road toward Church of Repose. You will be invaded by Okina before arriving, so be ready with some hemorrhage resistance and get the Okina Mask and the Rivers of Blood katana after defeating him. The church has a Sacred Tear to loot, and you should explore the southeast cliffs from the church to loot an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, the Ash of War: Troll's Roar.

From the church, follow the eastern cliffs and go north, unlocking the Foot of the Forge site of grace. Across the chain is the Fire Giant boss fight, but before you engage you should travel north to loot a Golden Seed, and follow the edge of the cliff circling the whole area until you see Crimsonwhorl Bubbletear that converts damage received into HP.

We will now take a detour to complete Castle Sol, which we left unattended as the boss battle can be rather challenging, and this loop allowed you to loot upgrade materials and level up. Return to the Snow Valley Ruins Overlook and wait until nightfall. Far to the west from this point, at night, a Death Rite Bird invasion will trigger here, and this field boss drops the Death Ritual Spear. From here, travel north and east toward the Walking Mausoleum of the area. Unlock the site of grace, then explore to defeat a Tibia Mariner before entering the Castle.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Castle Sol

Castle Sol Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

From the main entrance, you can find a Lion Guardian elite roaming the main courtyard. You can attempt to defeat it to permanently get rid of it (Lion Guardians do not respawn) or sneak by while its back is turned. Make your way through the wooden barricades in the northwest and follow the path along the walls. Look for a room with several Skeletal Slimes in it. Get rid of the slimes and then pick up the Nascent Butterfly on the corpse by the ladder. Ascend the ladder and look towards the eastern edge of the roof for a corpse with 5x Fan Daggers. Carefully traverse the top of the castle walls in the northeast and pick up the Golden Rune (10) on the corpse in the corner. There are Castle Guards on the walls as well as on the roofs of the buildings across from the walls that will fire explosive projectiles at you. You can try to pick them off with ranged weapons or magic if you have spells with good range. Be especially aware of the ballista operator further down the walls. It can one-shot players even at high levels. Dash towards and behind him and take him out quickly as there is another ballista operator atop the central building of the courtyard. Get up to this building by using the walkways, take out the ballista and then check the corpse in the back for a Smithing Stone (6). Drop down the ladder here to get inside the building and pick up the Sorcerer Painting sitting inside. Unlock the door and then teleport back to the main entrance.

Back at the entrance, enter the courtyard and sneak towards the gravestones in the south for another Golden Rune (10), but beware of the sleeping Lion Guardian. Now make your way to the wooden walkway directly east of the main gate and check under it for a Smithing Stone (5). Head up the walkway and check the left side for a corpse hanging over the edge. You can loot a Freezing Grease off of it. Back in the center path, check the corpse on the right for 3x Thawfrost Boluses. Continue along to the building in the north which connects to a walkway in the east. Beware the spectral melee Castle Guards here that teleport in and out of range, as well as the guard with a crossbow in the distance. Head up the wooden stairs on the left and defeat the guards that teleport in here. Check the corner for a corpse with another Golden Rune (10). From here, head on south to reach the Church of the Eclipse, an important landmark with a Site of Grace inside. On the way, you can kill the crossbow guard and loot the corpse hanging on the low wall for another Thawfrost Boluses. Activate the Site of Grace and then head back outside and look to the east for a ladder leading to the middle level of the eastern castle section. Head south from here and pick up the Golden Rune (9) off of the corpse on the right.

Back inside the church, check the altar for an Eclipse Shotel curved sword. Head out of the church using the eastern exit and check behind the church for a ladder leading up to the outer walls. Beware the crossbowman in the distance and the guard atop the ladder. Follow the walls towards the south and when you see a short set of steps to the right, you can jump to the building with an opening on the roof. This leads into a room full of Rats where you can pick up 3x Smithing Stone (7) from the corpse in the corner.

Exit the room and turn the corner on the right to find a corpse with a Rune Arc by the campfire. Teleport back to the Church and head up the ladder once more. This time, follow the walls to the southern side where you will find a ladder leading to a lower section of the wall. There is a Spectral Banished Knight here equipped with dual swords. He is very aggressive and will often teleport behind you. Your objective here is the corpse hanging off a wooden ledge in front of him. You can loot the Cerulean Amber Medallion +1 from the corpse. You can try to beeline for the corpse, ignoring the knight and then heading back up the ladder and rushing back to the church but be careful as he can chase you for quite a while.

Back at the Church, take the eastern exit once more and continue to the building ahead. Head up the stairs and check the corpse by the edge for a Smithing Stone (6). Continue along with another set of stairs and exit the building to arrive at the upper level of the castle's eastern section. The boss door can be found here but before entering, pull the lever on the left to activate the elevator for a shortcut.

Mini-Boss Commander Niall

Commander Niall is a tall and built knight with a peg leg, clad in heavy armor, wielding a halberd that doubles as a battle standard. He is accompanied by two Spectral Banished Knights, one equipped with dual swords and the other equipped with a sword and shield. Success in this battle hinges on your ability to manage the two very dangerous knights. Niall himself doesn't get too dangerous until the knights are defeated. He will lumber around the arena, making no real effort to close the distance, so focus on the knights at the beginning. Of the two, the dual sword knight is the most aggressive and dangerous. It is highly recommended that you summon a tanky spirit to more easily manage both knights at once. They are also susceptible to Magic Damage so Sorcery mains should have a slight advantage damage-wise.

Once the knights are killed, Niall begins actively pursuing you and using his more dangerous moves. Niall commands the powers of Ice via a whirlwind he summons around him, as well as Lightning via infusions on his artificial leg. Niall's most dangerous moves always involve him summoning whirlwinds of frost around him. He can then follow up with a stomp of his peg leg, infusing it with lightning, and then leaping towards you to perform a powerful leg smash that creates a lightning shockwave on impact. He can also follow up with two versions of a dash attack. The first is a single whirl of his halberd followed by a quick dash into an uppercut with his halberd. The second version sees Niall charging up for a few seconds as he sucks in frosty winds towards him, he then whirls his halberd several times, creating an expanding whirlwind of frost.

Finally, he dashes to the side and then runs toward you, culminating in an uppercut with his halberd. This move tires Niall out and he will be kneeling and vulnerable for several seconds. This is the biggest damage window throughout his fight so be sure to dodge the uppercut and get as many hits in as possible as he recovers. Defeating Niall awards 90,000 Runes and the Veteran's Prosthesis fist weapon. You can also now access the Site of Grace in his arena and proceed to the northeast tower where you can find the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Left), one of two halves of an artifact required to operate the Grand Lift of Rold.

Upon completing Castle Sol, you now have three choices:

1. Return to Foot of the Forge and Defeat Fire Giant, then backtrack to Consecrated Snowfield's secret location
2. Ignore Foot of the Forge and Fire Giant, backtrack to Consecrated Swowfield's secret location
3. Return to Foot of the Forge and Defeat Fire Giant, proceed to Fire Forge, and be automatically teleported to Crumbling Farum Azula

For this walkthrough, we suggest you complete the Consecrated Snowfield first before you fight the Fire Giant and proceed to the next series of events that will bring you to the Crumbling Farum Azula. The Consecrated Snowfield region is a secret area on the lower plains of the Mountaintops of the Giants, that can only be accessed by those that collect both parts of the Haligtree Secret Medallion. Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right) is found in Liurnia of the Lakes. Haligtree Secret Medallion (Left) is found in Mountaintops of the Giants.

Once you have both pieces of the medallion, go to the Grand Lift of Rold and select "Hoist secret Medallion" (make sure your action is "Hoist Secret Medallion" and not "Hoist Medallion") to brandish your secret one. For the walkthrough page, we will mainly provide you with a guide for Miquella's Haligtree, but we still recommend you to explore the region and also check our Interactive Elden Ring Map.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Consecrated Snowfield

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Consecrated Snowfield Points of Interest

• Unlock Secret Path at Grand Lift of Rold
• Complete Hidden Path to the Haligtree
• Loot Golden Seed & Cookbook
• Complete Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs
• Complete Enemy Caravan Events
• Complete Yelough Anix Tunnel and Ruins
• Frozen Waterfall Exploration
• Gather Map Fragment
• Minor Erdtree Event
• Golden Seed & Apostate Derelict Exploration
• Unlock and Complete Mohgwyn Palace
• Complete Ordina Liturgical Town
• Unlock Miquella's Haligtree

Exploring the Consecrated Snowfield

Consecrated Snowfield Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

The Consecrated Snowfield region is a secret area on the lower plains of the Mountaintops of the Giants, that can only be accessed by those that collect both parts of the Haligtree Secret Medallion. Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right) is found in Liurnia of the Lakes. Haligtree Secret Medallion (Left) is found in Mountaintops of the Giants. Once you have both pieces of the medallion, go to the Grand Lift of Rold and select "Hoist secret Medallion" (make sure your action is "Hoist Secret Medallion" and not "Hoist Medallion") to brandish your secret one (Elden Ring Map: Consecrated Snowfield starting point).

This area is optional and it is up to you if you want to continue the main route which is Crumbling Farum Azula, but we do recommend that you explore this section and complete some of the Legacy Dungeons located in this section. You can also find items such as Grave Glovewort (9) in the area as well as the Deathroot, Blackflame Monk Ashes and Silver Scarab, and Spelldrake Talisman +2 loot before moving on. Upon arriving, you will be in an area overcome by a snowstorm and with very poor visibility. You should head due north to unlock the first site of grace of the area (Consecrated Snowfield Site) and continue on that same path along the barely visible road to collect the Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook (23) and a Golden Seed.

If you opt to stick to your right (east) and go north as you come out of the hidden path catacombs,  you will find a teardrop scarab that drops Somber Smithing Stone (8) somewhere near the cookbook location. Continue hugging this cliff and proceed further into the storm until you arrive at the Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs

Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

The Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs are swarmed with Imps and patrolled by Cleanrot Knights ready to stop enemies from venturing within their halls. Beware of the Erdtree Burial Watchdogs ready and watching for trespassers to jump on. Players should also walk carefully when moving up stairways so as not to stumble into a face full of icy breath being shot down the corridors by the frost traps. To access the boss room of this area you must hit the lever found far inside the catacombs. Gain access to the second floor near the tall frost trap and hit it so it goes down, then get on top and hit it again to rise up to the third floor and activate the lever.

Heading up the stairs from the Site of Grace the first room is more stairs, with a 90-degree turn and a large pit on the side, players will die if they fall into the pit. There is 1 imp at the turn of the stairs that can be a surprise, make sure not to fall off during this fight.

The corridor at the top of the stairs has a frost trap at the end of it breathing icy breath that will do damage and apply Frostbite if it connects. Time your step and move between the safe pockets on the sides of the corridor. Once at the frost trap hit it once to have it lower into the ground and stop firing the breath. On the way down the corridor, there is one safe pocket on the right side and then another one further on to the left side. Around the corner on the left is an imp waiting to jump and attack the player, get behind the imp to stay away from the icy breath while fighting. Going down this left path will lead to the locked doors of the catacombs and further into the catacombs.

The room with this first frost trap is a dead-end room, jump onto the frost trap to be raised up to the ledge above where an imp is waiting to attack. A corpse sitting in front of the tomb at the top holds a Rejuvenating Boluses.

Leaving the doors is a set of stairs up, walk carefully when going up these stairs as there will be another frost trap breathing down the doorway at the top. This room is a large hall with a tall ceiling and a tall frost trap. 3 floors can be seen in this room with the lever for the locked door found on the third floor. On the right close to the entrance is an imp, as well as an Erdtree Burial Watchdog with a staff on the 2nd floor that will jump down to attack you. A body with 4 Root Resin can also be found in this room.

Hitting the frost trap will lower it but instead of turning off the breath, the now lowered statue will breathe the icy breath in the other directions, down the tunnels leading out of the room. The icy breath can be used to help deal with the Watchdogs as you can make them follow you into the tunnels then use a ranged attack to lower the frost trap, round the corner to have the watchdog stop chasing, and keep taking damage from the frost trap - the room on the left leads to a dead-end room with 4 imps in it with a Grave Glovewort (9) inside, a Grave Glovewort (8) is found in the tunnel between.

The room on the right has 2 imps in it, one found close on the right of the entrance and one, up the stairs. Going up the stairs will bring you to a dead-end room with an Erdtree Burial Watchdog with a sword sitting over a body that has the Imp Head (Elder) as well as a Grave Glovewort (9) and a Grave Violet. Instead of going up the stairs, there is a pathway under the stairs leading to the next room of the catacombs. A Cleanrot Knight is found inside, patrolling the room, as well as a Grave Glovewort (8).

Go slowly up the next set of stairs, if the tall frost trap is raised up it will wait for the player to peek out before spraying the ice breath, right at the top of the stairs is an imp that is waiting to attack. The stairs lead to the second floor in the large hall, on the left side is a Grave Glovewort (9) as well as a room with 2 Cleanrot Knights within and the Ghost Glovewort (9).

Hit the frost trap to lower it if it isn't already lowered then jump on top and hit the frost trap to raise up to the third floor of the room to find the lever. a Grave Glovewort (9) and a Golden Rune (12) can be found here on this third floor on either side of the lever.

Mini-Boss: Putrid Grave Warden Duelist

The mini-boss for this location is the Putrid Grave Warden Duelist, the fight with this boss is without any additional enemies. This boss wields a large axe with two hands, running at their target and spinning their axe, and many of its attacks consist of slow spinning moves that players can dodge roll to easily get out of range if needed. Apart from that, this boss will also, occasionally, throw its axe at you - successfully defeating the Putrid Grave Warden Duelist rewards the player with x2 Great Grave Glovewort and the Rotten Gravekeeper Cloak.

Other Points of Interest

1. Exit the catacombs and go west into the storm. You will find a traveling caravan of enemies following a Hearse with St Trina's Torch inside its chest (Elden Ring Map Link).
2. Continue west from here, slightly south-west from the Inner Consecrated Snowfield site of grace and there will be another Hearse this time with the Flowing Curved Sword in its chest (Elden Ring Map Link).
3. Where you got the Flowing Curved Sword, if you visit the area at night, you will encounter a field boss, two of the Night's Cavalry that drop the Night's Cavalry Set, and an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone (Elden Ring Map Link).
4. Just about east of Yelough Anix Ruins, or the southwestern area of Consecrated Snowfield on the map,  you can find the Stalwart Horn Charm +1 talisman. You won't miss it since it is on the way to Yelough Anix Tunnel entrance between the two large "trees". It is located on a corpse slumped over a log and is guarded by two Ancestral Followers (Elden Ring Map Link).
5. You should now explore and complete Yelough Anix Tunnel.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Yelough Anix Tunnel

Yeloguh Anix Tunnel Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Yelough Anix Tunnel is found in the western area of Consecrated Snowfield, just south of Yelough Anix Ruins. Upon entering the dungeon and descending the lift, activate the Site of Grace and then head down the tunnel ahead. You will see several dead Miners along the way. When you reach the cavern at the end, look to the left for a hole. The door in the north does not open from this side so drop down into the hole. Defeat the two Miners in the room and pick up the 3x Freezing Grease on the corpse in the middle of the frozen lift.

Follow the path east to reach a cavern with wooden walkways. Defeat the Miners on this floor and check the corpse on the ice platform in the middle for a Golden Rune (10). Drop below into the gap in the center or use the ladder on the side. Look for a small opening on the right with two Miners and a corpse with a Rune Arc. Head to the other path where there is a gravity portal. A non-boss Alabaster Lord will emerge from it as you approach. After defeating him, check the cavity in the wall on the left for 2x Smithing Stone (8). Finally, check the back of the room for a corpse next to wooden planks on the wall for an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Head back up the ladder and using the ice platform in the center, jump the gap onto the opposite side and head through the opening in the wall. Kill the Miner sitting by the campfire and collect 6x Explosive Stone Clump from the corpse nearby as well as a Somber Smithing Stone (8) on the left side. Climb up the ladder and defeat the two Miners in the middle platform, then collect the Somber Smithing Stone (8) to the right of the ladder. Head up the second ladder and through the tunnel above.

In the next room is a gravity portal in the north. Before approaching it, check the cavity in the wall on the right for a Somber Smithing Stone (9). The corpse in the center of the room also has a Hero's Rune (5). Upon approaching the portal, a non-boss Onyx Lord will emerge and begin attacking. Be careful of his meteorite spell as the room has very little space for you to maneuver in. Once he's defeated, continue along to the west and find the small door on the left of the next room. This is the locked door from the beginning of the dungeon and serves as a shortcut for the boss ahead. Head through the large wooden gate to engage the dungeon's boss.

Mini-Boss: Astel, Stars of Darkness

Astel, Stars of Darkness is the mini-boss for this location. This boss has an extremely powerful Heavy Tail Whip that can one-shot even high-level players. It has a distinct animation from his standard tail whip where he swings his tail from side to side before striking. It is important to time a dodge perfectly against this move even if you are very far away. The boss also has a railgun-like beam move that hits over a very long range but has a narrow hitbox.

Periodically, he will teleport into a different location in the cavern but it's easy to tell where he is going to appear. Another dangerous move in his arsenal is his meteor swarm, which calls plenty of meteorites to rain destruction in the arena. You can run towards and under the boss to avoid getting hit by these. Despite its powerful set of moves, its poise can be easily broken, especially if you land multi-hit magic spells and skills. When it is knocked down, get to his head for a critical hit on its forehead - upon defeat, Astel will drop the Meteorite of Astel spell.

Other Points of Interest

1. Yelough Anix Ruins (Elden Ring Map Link): A set of ruins found west of the Consecrated Snowfield map, and north of Yelough Anix Tunnel. In these ruins is the Unendurable Frenzy spell found in a chest in the underground treasure room. The entrance to the room is found west of the central section of the ruins, surrounded by walls from all sides. The maddened Giants can destroy the walls using Unendurable Frenzy (the cascading orange lights that emerge from their eyes), allowing you to jump the wall using Torrent. There is also a Stonesword Key far in the north inside a small open structure.
2. Just about the north of the location of the ruins, you will come to an area with Rune Bears and an invasion by Sanguine Noble that drops the Sanguine Set (Elden Ring Map Link).
3. Past this invasion and northeast, a special gateway with some blood is the teleporter point to the underground Mohgwyn Palace. Make a note of the location as you will come back here later.

Albinauric Rise Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

Return to the Inner Consecrated Snowfield site of grace (here). To the east, on the cliffs overlooking the frozen river, you can find Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook (8) and the Albinauric Rise tower. The entrance to Albinauric Rise is initially sealed upon your first visit. There is a statue of two Imps fighting each other right outside the tower. This is a clue as to how to unlock the seal. There are two ways you can go about solving this puzzle. Choose the one which is more convenient for you:

• Puzzle Solution #1 - Requires killing an imp while you have the Fanged Imp Ashes summon out. This can be purchased from the Isolated Merchant found at the Raya Lucaria Academy for 2,000  Runes.
• Puzzle Solution #2 - Requires using a Bewitching Branch on one of the two imps patrolling the tower to make them kill each other.

Upon solving the puzzle, you are notified of the seal being broken. Head into the tower and get to the top floor to find the Graven-Mass Talisman sitting on a bed of crystal. Further east from here, you will be attacked by a pack of wolves and have the option to take a gateway to access the Minor Ertree (Elden Ring Map Link). Defeat the Putrid Avatar guarding it to loot Ruptured Crystal Tear, then follow the road sloping down and west.

Ordina, Liturgical Town comes into view, and you can get close and activate the site of grace if you want. We won't do the town yet, so head slightly south and collect the Golden Seed of the area, before riding to the frozen lake to find Map (Consecrated Snowfield). If you follow the frozen river all the way east to the waterfall, you will be able to loot Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone and explore the Cave of the Forlorn.

Cave of the Forlorn

Cave of the Forlorn Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

The Cave of the Forlorn is found along the northern wall in the frozen ravine separating the north and south of the Consecrated Snowfield. The entrance to the cave is slightly southeast of the Minor Erdtree icon. The entrance is guarded by a Giant Land Octopus. To enter the cave, players need to use two Stonesword Keys.

Enter the cave and you will find the Site of grace, near the entrance. Activate it. Head down to find a Golden Rune (7). continue along the way to find x4 Freezing Grease. Take the left path, roll to break the stalactites. You will find a few enemies there.  There is another Freezing Grease to be found, on a body inside a small room. Return to the entrance room and now take the right path, once there, you can take a small alley on the left,  where there are a few misbegotten. Behind it, you will find x1 Nascent Butterfly and on the other side of the room, you can find x1 Golden Rune (10).

Head to the next room, use the snowy columns to reach the top, and obtain x1 Hero's Rune (2). Head to the next room to be greeted by another Misbegotten, head through the narrow path. You will encounter more Misbegotten enemies here. You will find x10 Spiritflame Arrow and x1 Rune Arc on two bodies in a small room, again guarded by a Misbegotten. Return to the previous room and by climbing again, you will reach a new area. Fall platform by platform, until you reach the lowest floor. Get ready to fight some Jellyfish.

Once you have cleared the room, enter through the hole on the ground. falling platform by platform again. You will obtain x6 Freezing Grease on one of the platforms. Once you are at the lowest level, you will be able to fight the boss, Misbegotten Crusader - defeating it rewards you with the Golden Order Greatsword.

Other Points of Interest

1. Optional Field Boss: At nightfall, you can find the Great Wyrm Theodorix field boss, just outside the cave. You can acquire a Dragon Heart if you successfully defeat it.
2. Return to the Ordina site of grace (Elden Ring Map Link) but don't go into the town yet. Instead, do a loop around it so you can loot the Black Knife Set from under an archway on the northern outskirts of the town.
3. West from here, you can challenge a duelist to obtain Rotten Greataxe and Rotten Duelist Greaves if you were hoping to complete that set (Elden Ring Map Link).
4. Your objective now is to get to the base of the river and follow it north, as this will allow you to bypass the attacks of the Walking Mausoleum. At the very end of the river, a Death Rite Bird spawns at night that will drop you Explosive Ghostflame.
5. From that dead-end, find a narrow path along the cliffs heading north and west, and follow them upward using the cliff as a guard for the mausoleum attacks. Ride into Apostate Derelict and loot the Silver Mirrorshield within, then deal with the mausoleum outside. Don't forget to activate the Apostate Derelict Site as well (Elden Ring Map Link).
6. Return to the Waygate that teleports you to the underground area beneath Caelid to find Mohgwyn Palace (Elden Ring Map Link). You can visit our Mohgwyn Palace page to find entries on the different items that can be found in the location, as well as a walkthrough.

Exploring Ordina Liturgical Town

Ordina Liturgical Town Elden Ring Map. Click on the image above to enlarge it.

If you prefer, head into Ordina, Liturgical town, and activate the evergaol system there to enter an instanced event. It's a ghost city located in the north of the Consecrated Snowfield and can easily be accessed by riding north past the frozen ravine. You can find more details such as a walkthrough and a list of items found in the location by visiting the Ordina Liturgical Town page. Your objective is to light 4 candles:

1. Candle #1 is in the central square - beware though that you will most certainly be attacked by a shadow assassin. All other candles can be reached without the shadow assassin attacking you.
2. Candle #2 is at the far west edge of the town, and there's a ladder up to it blending in with the stones. From the starting point turn right and jump over the balcony, turn left and go around the town until you reach the ladder.
3. Candle #3 From the starting point, jump over the balcony to the south. Continue south and at the stairs, jump on the upper railing and onto the balcony on the left side of the stairs. There is a ladder to your direct left, next to a door. Climb the next ladder right in front of you and you will reach candle 3.
4. Candle #4 This is probably the hardest Candle due to the archers. If you have Loretta's Greatbow or any other bow, first climb the stairs leading to the seal you try to open. From there you can get a shot of the archer on the right. If you're lucky you can finish him off right there or he'll jump to the other side of the roof. Now climb the same ladder you used to get to #3 and if the archer's still alive, finish him off from that corner. Now it's simple, follow the rooftops to where that archer was, climb the tower and light the final candle.

Once you have activated all the candles, you will leave the instance and the northern wall magic block at the top of the northern staircase will be gone. You can use that gateway to access Miquella's Haligtree.

Elden Ring Walkthrough - Miquella's Haligtree

Elden Ring Main Quest Guide - Miquella's Haligtree Points of Interest

• Explore Miquella's Haligtree
• Defeat Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree
• Enter Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
• Defeat Malenia, Blade of Miquella

Elden Ring Map: Miquella's Haligtree Starting Point. Miquella's Haligtree is split into two main parts, the tree canopy area and the walled structure within the Haligtree, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. You can find details on each of these sections on their respective pages. But we will also be indicating it here on the walkthrough page.

Explore Miquella's Haligtree

Complete Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree