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All Tarnished begin their journey in Limgrave,Elden Ring’sstarting region.
Today, we’ll be walking you through the most important areas of this region.
Learn how to dodge, parry, power stance, use Ashes of War, and much more.
An in-depth breakdown of how to navigate this zone can also be found below.
Use the table of contents above to jump to any section that interests you.
The rest of Limgrave’s dungeons and notable items have also been added to make the early game easier.
Grab the Golden Runes just outside the church’s entrance, break them, and purchase the kit.
Continue up the road until you find a massive enemy encampment.
Hang left of the camp to find a Shrine of Grace just outside a gate.
Rest at the shrine to speak with Melina.
Accept her request to unlock the ability to level up.
She’ll also give you an item to summon a mount, Torrent.
Fast travel back to the Church of Elleh (don’t walk there) to spawn Renna the Witch.
Now, fast travel back to the Gatefront.
Use stealth to kill the enemies patrolling the perimeter, then sneak towards the main road.
Backstab the soldier with a horn on its hip to avoid alerting the camp of your presence.
Once he’s dead, summon your spirits and wipe the encampment out.
Cracked Pots are also worth purchasing, as you’ll need them to craft Fire Pots.
Any leftover runes should be spent on character levels.
Make your way back to Gatefront, due west of the camp.
At the end of the narrow passage will be a golden tree with aGolden Seed.
Be sure to take it; it will increase your flask charges by one.
Continue following the road until you see a shack and Site of Grace on your right.
Speak to the NPC inside the shack to get another Spirit Ash.
You now have the essentials to start your journey.
If you wish to explore at your own pace, we highly encourage you to do so.
Defeat him to unlock the Stormveil Castle legacy dungeon that leads to Godrick.
Hop on Torrent and follow the cliffside until you reach a graveyard patrolled by passive jellyfish.
Make a right U-turn when you reach the area and follow the path to another set of tombstones.
One of these tombstones will have the ashes.
These knights are absurdly tanky and stay useful for your entire playthrough.
Use those runes to level your character.
Now is a good time to head to the eastern section of Limgrave.
Fast travel to Stormgate and follow the road east.
After you cross a bridge, head south until you find a small ruin.
This ruin houses a miniboss and a sorceress NPC that can sell sorceries to Intelligence builds.
Faith builds that need some new tools shouldunlock Roundtable Holdat this point to access a Faith merchant.
There’s a small caravan just outside of the Waypoint Ruins Cellar.
Clearing the caravan grants a greataxe.
You should now follow the road outside the cellar to the north.
It will turn into a dirt road and eventually lead you to an abandoned church.
An NPC named Kenneth Haight can be found atop the overpass you just went through.
Speak with him, then clear out the fort at the south-most part of the area.
It will lead you to a map of this part of the map.
Just south of the map’s location is a Minor Erdtree.
Continue to follow the road south to find the fort.
Grab the Golden Seed resting under a golden tree, then clear out the fort.
Talk to the NPC that gave you the quest when finished to obtain theErdsteel Dagger.
Minor Erdtrees will be your main source of Crystal Tears in Elden Ring.
Keep an eye out for massive trees while out exploring.
At this point, you should be ready to fight the horrors of Limgrave’s lake.
Head to the northern end of the lake to start theFlying Dragon Agheel boss fight.
you might kill the dragon or ignore it; it’s up to you.
Enter the Limgrave Tunnels dungeon it’s guarding to get yourself some much-needed Smithing Shards.
With a stronger weapon in hand, follow the river on the northeast corner of the lake.
Activate the Shrine of Grace, then head west to find the Deathtouched Catacombs dungeon.
wipe the dungeon and preserve your runes.
Continue heading west to find the Warmaster’s Shack.
Inside is a vendor who sells some useful early-game Ashes of War.
Warcry and Storm Blade are good options.
When ready, climb up the cliffside north of your location.
With all of this gear and runes, you should be more than ready totake on Margitand Stormveil Castle.
Veteran Soulslike players should also give theTree SentinelandCrucible Knightbosses a try.
you could access it near the Minor Erdtree in eastern Limgrave.
Golden Seed 2
Outside of Fort Haight.
Inside the Third Church of Marika.
Weapons
Weapon
Bloodhound’s Fang
Defeat Bloodhound Knight Darriwil (Forlorn Hound Evergaol).
Dragon Communion Seal
In Fringefolk Hero’s Grave.
Erdtree Greatbow
Destroy the Chariot in Fringefolk Hero’s Grave.
Flail
In a chariot outside the Gatefront Ruins.
Golden Halberd
Defeat the Tree Sentinel.
Greataxe
Inside the carriage guarded by two trolls.
Great Epee
Found in a chest at an unmarked ruin, located north of the Bridge of Sacrifice.
Lordsworn’s Greatsword
In a chariot inside the Gatefront Ruins.
Shamshir
In Highroad Cave.
Twinblade
In the southeast corner of the Dragon-Burnt Ruins.
Uchigatana
In Deathtouched Catacombs.
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