Melina is one of the first characters the Tarnished meets on their journey and serves as the player’s maiden and guide throughout the game. She tells the player that she is searching for her purpose, which was bestowed upon her by her mother inside the Erdtree. This seems to imply that she is the offspring of Queen Marika, an important figure in Elden Ring’s story , but nothing definitive is presented to confirm this. Once the player defeats Morgott, the Omen King, in Leyndell, they can take two paths that influence Melina’s f
Found sneaking about in almost every catacomb, these unavoidable enemies are full of heinous tricks and usually hunt in packs, making them consistently annoying throughout the game. Their attacks even pack an extra punch by causing bleed dam
Fia’s quest line brings the Tarnished face to face with Godwyn’s corpse. At one point in the quest, the Tarnished enters Fia, the Deathbed Companion’s Dream , and fights the Lichdragon Fortissax in an arena in front of the Prince of Death. The concept of entering dreams opens the possibility of meeting Godwyn in his younger state. It could also be possible to encounter the real Godwyn, the Golden, by traveling back in time, something the player does when they fight the Dragonlord Placidu
A late-game staff, the Staff of the Guilty is found deep in the volcanic Mt. Gelmir. Unlike other staffs in Elden Ring , this one is more focused on the Faith stat and the complementing incantation abilit
Ever since the game’s release back in late February 2022, Elden Ring ‘s convention-breaking developers at FromSoftware have been responding to player feedback and compiling regular updates to fix perceived gameplay issues and improve the accessibility of the RPG as a whole. One major example of this is an update applied to the game menu that appears when Elden Ring player characters rest at a Sight of Lost Grace checkpoint; if players possess the materials needs to upgrade the number of charges or the restorative powers of their healing/magical energy flasks, a golden dot will appear next to the “Flasks” menu option. Updates like these aren’t quite as exciting as the buffing/nerfing of fantasy weapons/magic, but do massively improve Elden Ring ‘s gameplay and story by ensuring players won’t lose track of when/if they can upgrade their primary restorative resour
Often discovered roaming in large groups like a horde of zombies, Putrid corpses are one of the most common enemies found in Elden Ring . There are varying types of these reanimated dead since they adapt to fit their surroundi
In Soulslike RPGs ranging from Demon’s Souls to Dark Souls 3 , the total weight of a player character’s equipment affects how quickly they can roll, and Elden Ring’s armor and poise rules are no different. Heavy armor and weapons coupled with low Stamina will cause players to roll slowly and awkwardly, while lighter armor and weapons gives players access to swifter “medium” or “light” rolls with longer periods of invincibil
For the most part, members of the Elden Ring gaming community have vocally praised FromSoftware’s decision to reduce the potency of the Corpse Piler skill (a long-ranged blood splash ability iconic to the Rivers Of Blood katana) and the Bloodhound Step skill (a smoke-veiled dodge ability that carries players a long distance). In previous versions of Elden Ring , these two skills were seen by many players as overpowered, particularly in PvP. As of patch 10.6, the damage and Hemorrhage status build-up of Corpse Piler has been greatly reduced at long range, forcing Elden Ring weapons Ring Rivers Of Blood katana users to close with their PvP opponents to deal high amounts of damage. By the same token, the Bloodhound Step skill has been adjusted so that repeated uses of it become less effective over time, forcing Elden Ring players to use it more tactically. However, these weapon Skill revisions are just the tip of the iceburg that is patch 10.6; many other subtler changes have been made to the gameplay and interface of Elden Ring , bringing the game closer to FromSofware’s original intent for better or wo
To progress through Elden Ring ‘s White-Faced Varré and his questline (Varré being the NPC representative of the blood-obsessed in-game faction called The Bloody Fingers), Elden Ring players previously needed to accept the Bloody Finger PvP item from him, then invade players in other worlds with it at least three times. The 1.06 update, however, added a new NPC character players can invade in offline mode (his invasion sign can be found near the Writheblood Ruins in Altus Plateau). After defeating Magnus the Beast Claw, a Tarnished who wields a massive Great Stars mace and uses Bestial Incantations, Varré’s quest dialogue will progress as if the player had performed their requisite set of PvP duels/invasions in Elden Ring . Besides letting players with no interest in PvP complete a dark yet interesting questline, this new change also makes it easier for speed-runners to gain access to the Mohgwyn Palace region, a popular location for farming “Rune” experience poi
