Elden Ring and its one and only DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, are massive experiences that can be described as challenging and cryptic. Because of that, we’ve created a hub for all our Elden Ring and Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree guides to help us help you find the answers you seek.

This Elden Ring hub is a work in progress that will be updated as we create more guides and walkthroughs. If you don’t yet see what you’re looking for, save this page and come back later.

Table of contents

• Elden Ring main game guides and walkthroughs hub
  • Elden Ring starter guides
  • Elden Ring campaign walkthroughs for each region
  • Elden Ring bosses, side activities, and secrets in each region
  • All Elden Ring secret endings
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree guides and walkthroughs hub
  • Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree starter guides

Elden Ring main game guides and walkthroughs hub

Official review – Elden Ring is made by FromSoftware, so it carries the banner for the Soulsborne franchise. Does it succeed and is it worth your while? Or did it fail to live up to the hype?

Technical review – Elden Ring has a gorgeous world, but how does it perform under the hood? We take a look at the graphics, performance, and other settings.

Elden Ring starter guides

This section will have some early-game tips for newcomers, as well as the topics concerning general mechanics that you’ll be using throughout the campaign.

• Beginner’s guide: Combat, survival, and exploration
• The best class to choose during character creation
• How to dual-wield and use power stance
• Rune farming and leveling
• How to avoid losing runes on death
• Torrent mount and mounted combat
• How to get ranged weapons and ammo
• How to upgrade your Spirit Ash summons
• Where to find Smithing Stones/Somber Smithing Stones for weapon upgrades
• Where to find Larval Tears for attribute reset/respec

Elden Ring campaign walkthroughs for each region

This section contains our main objectives to progress further in the campaign. The first few guides have topics that are tackled in sequential order. After you clear the Academy of Raya Lucaria, the game becomes more open-ended, and it’s up to you how you’ll handle the objectives.

Limgrave

• Limgrave walkthrough
• Boss: Margit the Fell Omen
• Legacy Dungeon: Stormveil Castle
• Secret: Liftside Chamber door unlock
• Boss: Godrick the Grafted
• Secret: Divine Tower of Limgrave – Activating Godrick’s Great Rune

Liurnia of the Lakes

• Liurnia of the Lakes walkthrough (Academy Key)
• Legacy Dungeon Boss: Rennala Queen of the Full Moon

Altus Plateau

• Region/Transition: Altus Plateau (via Ruin-Strewn Precipice)

Mount Gelmir

• Region/Transition: Mount Gelmir and Volcano Manor (via Bridge of Iniquity)
• Legacy Dungeon Boss: Rykard Lord of Blasphemy
• Secret: Divine Tower of West Altus – Activating Rykard’s Great Rune

Caelid

• Legacy Dungeon Boss: Starscourge Radahn
• Secret: Divine Tower of Caelid – Activating Radahn’s Great Rune

Leyndell Royal Capital

• Region/Transition: Leyndell Royal Capital (via multiple routes)

Mountaintops of the Giants and Crumbling Farum Azula

• Forge of the Giants and point of no return
• Boss: Fire Giant
• Boss: Maliketh, the Black Blade

Leyndell, Ashen Capital

• Boss: Sir Gideon Olfnir, the All-Knowing
• Boss: Hoarah Loux, Warrior
• Boss: Radagon and the Elden Beast

Elden Ring bosses, side activities, and secrets in each region

This section will have additional activities that you can do on the side, as well as those that can be discovered while exploring the overworld. These are not specifically tied to the progression of the narrative arc.

General

• Sorceress Sellen full quest guide
  • Waypoint Ruins and the Three Scrolls
  • Azur, Lusat, the Prisoner, and the Puppet
  • The Academy: Help or kill Sellen
• Prayerbooks for Incantation spells
• Flask of Wondrous Physick, Tears, and Minor Erdtrees
  • Boss: Erdtree Avatars and Putrid Avatars
  • Boss: Wormface
  • Boss: Ulcerated Tree Spirit
• Bell Bearing locations for the Twin Maiden Husks
• Deathroot locations for Gurranq and D
  • Boss: Tibia Mariner
  • Dungeon/Boss: Black Knife Catacombs and Cemetery Shade

Limgrave

• Boss: Tree Sentinel
• Boss: Flying Dragon Agheel
• Secret/Spell: Coastal Cave, Church of Dragon Communion, and Dragon Heart Spells
• Dungeon: Fringefolk Hero’s Grave/Stranded Graveyard
• Dungeon/Secret: Murkwater Cave, Patches, and Bloody Finger Nerijus
• Dungeon/Secret: Mistwood Ruins, Forlorn Hound Evergaol, and Blaidd the Half-Wolf
• Dungeon/Secret: All other dungeons and secrets in Limgrave

Liurnia of the Lakes

• Secret: Church of Vows and Celestial Dew (remove hostility of NPCs you accidentally attacked)
• Dungeon: Caria Manor
• Secret/Quest: Three Sisters/Witch Ranni
• Dungeon/Secret: Carian Study Hall
• Secret: Moonlight Altar
• Secret: Blaidd’s armor set

Altus Plateau

• Secret: Mirage Rise and Phantom Crests
• Dungeon: Sainted Hero’s Grave

Mount Gelmir

• Dungeon/Secret: Fort Laiedd and Mount Gelmir (West)
• Legacy Dungeon: Volcano Manor (Invader missions)

Caelid

• Dungeon/Quest: Sellia Town of Sorcery

Nokron Eternal City

• Region/Secret: Nokron Eternal City
• Boss: Mimic Tear
• Dungeon: Night’s Sacred Ground
• Mimic Tear Ashes – What makes it the best summon in the game

Deeproot Depths

• Region/Secret: Deeproot Depths and Fia
• Boss/Secret: Lichdragon Fortissax

Nokstella Eternal City

• Region/Secret: Nokstella Eternal City
• Baleful Shadows and opening Rennala’s treasure chest

Lake of Rot

• Dungeon/Secret: Lake of Rot
• Boss/Secret: Astel Naturalborn of the Void

Hidden Path to Haligtree/Miquella’s Haligtree

• Secret: Haligtree Secret Medallion and Grand Lift of Rold
• Puzzle: Ordina Liturgical Town
• Boss: Malenia, Blade of Miquella

Mohgwyn Palace

• Region/Secret: Moghwyn Palace
• Boss/Secret: Mohg Lord of Blood

Crumbling Farum Azula

• Boss: Dragonlord Placidusax

All Elden Ring secret endings

Here are all the secret ends you can get in Elden Ring and how to get them.

• Age of Order: Goldmask and Scribe Corhyn
• Age of Despair: Dung Eater, Sewer Gaol, and Seedbed Curse
• Age of the Duskborn: Fia and the Death-Prince
• Age of the Stars: Witch Ranni and the Dark Moon Ring
• Lord of Frenzied Flame: Where to find the Flame of Frenzy and Three Fingers

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree guides and walkthroughs hub

Once you’ve beaten Elden Ring’s main campaign, you’re ready for the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. Here’s everything you need to know.

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree starter guides

• 10 ways to prepare for Shadow of the Erdtree
• How to start Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC

We’ll update this Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree hub when we have more guides to share, so stay tuned!