Elden Ring: Farming Locations and Items To Help You Level Up

Leveling up in Elden Ring can become a chore, especially if you die while carrying runes, but there is a way to level up quickly to level 50. Runes are like currency and are needed not only for leveling up your character but also for buying spells, weapons, armor, and crafting items. So no matter where you are in the game, you will need runes, but if you die, it is not always possible to reclaim those runes.

Starting Class

When you first choose your starting class, you can choose "The Land Between Ruin." This will give you 3000 runes. Now,  depending on your starting class level, this can be greatly reduced, as the higher your level, the more runes you will need. 

An example would be Wretch: 

Level 1 with base stats of 10 for each attribute of that class. 

⮞ Cost to level up to 50 = 262,472 runes

So using 3000 runes to level up your character in this class would get you to level 5 at a cost of 2,791 runes. The table will show you how many runes you will need depending on your starting class level.

Starting Items 

The Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot will give you a 30% increase for three minutes. Although these are rare to find, you can purchase small amounts from merchants or craft them yourself by purchasing the Missionary's Cookbook [2] from Patches.

Patches can be found in Murkwater Cave, which is a dungeon north of Agheel Lake, but be warned, it will require you to not only fight Patches, but you will also enter into a boss fight with an invader, prior to entering Mudwater Cave. When fighting, Patches choose to "forgive and forget" to use him as a vendor. 

The Golden Scarab Talisman - will give you a permenant Increase of 20% as long as you have it in one, but to gain it you will need to jump some hoopes and take on duel bosses. So its not something thats easy to get on a lower level.  The Golden Scarab can be found in the Abandoned Cave In Calid.

To prepare for this cave you will need some Scaret Rot and Poison bolusus as not only do you have to go through Rot and Poison, you will have to take on two Cleanrot Knights so make sure you have spent all the runes you have before entering the cave. If you have the Cookbooks for the Boluses you can craft your own. 

Farming Locations

There are many farming locations but the two main locations to level up fast are Lenne's Rise and Moghwyns Palace. 

Lenne's Rise is located in Dragonbarrow which can be found very early in game and won't affect your Platinum walkthrough. To farm Runes, all you have to do is avoid the ball and watch it go off the cliff to get 1925 runes.

Moghs Palace is located under Caelid in a secret location that can be accessed following Varre's Quest line. You meet Varre at first step when you first enter the lands between. Once you get to Moghs Palace make your way to the Palace Approach Ledge Road. Go to the edge of the cliff where you will see a bird, using a long bow shoot the bird and he will jump off the cliff giving you 11,000 runes. If you equip the scarab and consume a pickled fowl foot this will give you upwards of 13,500 runes. 

Sleeping Dragon -also known as the dying mother dragon, can only be killed once so cannot be farmed but if you kill her you will get a whopping 50,000 runes and 5 dragon hearts. Killing the dragon seems so unethical but not everyone is interested in the lore nor care about an old dying dragon, if you do decide to kill her, then make sure you equip the Scarab and consume the Pickled Fowl Foot just before she dies and this will give you upwards of 80, 000 runes.

Limgrave Mausoleum - after killing Godrick The Grafted at Stormville Castle, make your way over to the mausoleum where you can get a duplicate of his remembrance worth 20,000 runes. Using your weapon remove the crystals at his feet until he collapses to the ground. Using rememberances for runes can be a great way to level up but only if you are not interested in any of the weapons offered, however if you are chasing the Platinum then you will need Godricks Axe to acheive the "Legendary Armaments Trophy". Taking down mausoleums can only be done once and so is not farmable.

Getting to level 50 and higher is easily achecivable at the beginning of the game before you reach Luerna lakes, but you will need to work for it and also clear Limgrave bosses.  Remember every choice has a consequence so do not kill NPC's early in the game as this can lock you out of the Platinum Trophy.

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Elden Ring: Raging Wolf Helm Armor Set

With the release of the DLC, interest in this armor has spiked. Known as the Bloody Wolf Armor, which was worn by Vargram the Bloody Wolf, who was one of the first Tarnished to visit the Roundtable Hold, It was originally playable through the network tests and then obtainable in-game after killing Malkeith on the game's release; an update has now only made it obtainable through doing quests with NPCs at the Volcano Manor.

How to get the Raging Wolf Armor Set

Getting this armor does not require a specific starting class; no matter which class you choose, I started with Wretch as I wasn't sure which class I wanted to start with. Getting the armor requires you to get to Volcano Manor, so killing off NPC Barnahl early in the game for his legendary weapon can void your chance at getting the armor set. Additionally,  you need to complete the quests before killing Maliketh and Rykard.

Once you get to Volcano Manor, you need to speak with Lady Tanith and accept her offer to join the covenant. She will then give you a key that will open up one of the rooms. As you enter, there is a letter on the table; taking this letter will initiate quests. After obtaining the second-to-last letter from Volcano Manor, you will be sent to assist Knight Bernahl with assassinating Vargram the Raging Wolf and Errant Sorcerer Wilhelm. On successful invasion, you will receive the full Raging Wolf set. You can also kill Barnahl later to get his legendary weapon.

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The new story trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree has dropped and I have more questions than answers. The lore in Elden Ring is already massive with creators trying to explain in detail to anyone interested and there are a lot of gamers thirsty for more. 

The new Story Trailer seems to chronicles Marik's journey to godhood and the war waged by Messmer the Impaler a new protaganist in the DLC. The story seems to be pointing to Marika who is seen grabbing threads of golden light which resembles the rune arc. The narrator who is unknown reveals that this is Miquella's version of events which started with seduction and betrayal that led to a war, and then the shattering of the elden ring. 

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PlayStation's Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino Jointly Succeed Jim Ryan

 

Announcement by Sony Interactive Entertainment that Herman Hulst and Hideaki Nishino will both succeed Jim Ryan as CEO's. The new management structure for SIE will be effective as of June 1st 2024. Interm CEO of the studio Hiroki Totoki sent a message to all employees dated May 13th 2024.

A Message from Hiroki Totoki – A New Era at Sony Interactive Entertainment

"Effective June 1, Hideaki Nishino will be appointed CEO of SIE’s Platform Business Group, and Hermen Hulst will be appointed CEO of SIE’s Studio Business Group. Effective the same date, I will step down from my current role as interim CEO and become Chairman of SIE, in addition to my roles at SGC. Both Hermen and Nishino-san will report to me as SIE Chairman". 

Shuhei Yoshida posted on his X page about the announcement today from GamesIndustry.biz

Herman Hulst also posted on his X page today about the announcement saying:

"It’s a true privilege to be asked to lead the new Studio Business Group for Sony Interactive. I’m excited to continue working with incredibly talented teams and studios to deliver unforgettable game and entertainment experiences".
You can read the full announcment on Sony Interactive Entertainment by visiting the link below:

A message from Hiroki Totoki 

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The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window

Recently, my friend and I watched an anime that popped up on my screen. The title itself peeked my interest before reading the plot, which, as a lot of anime has, supernatural elements, but it was also the style of the anime, with a crisp, more adult-looking style. The anime tells the story of Mikado, who works in a bookstore. He has a tendency to see eerie things, which, although unerving, he lived his life pretending nothing was there. Going about his daily tasks, he removes his glasses to see that very thing that has become part of his daily life: a stranger, Hiyakawa, who comes into the store, declares that it must be destiny, as the job he has come to do is none other than an exorcism of spirits.

The first episode itself peeked my interest further and was especially humorous to see how the two strangers interact with each other. Hiyakawa is an exorcist of spirits and a little odd in his manner by the way he talks, interacts, and presents himself, with little or no social boundaries. Mikado, on the other hand, has no experience in the field and unwittingly gets caught up in the exorcism that day. He has a rather emotional, susceptible response to his feelings regarding the exorcism of the spirit. Hiyakawa is not only obsessed with Mikado; he politley insists that he come work with him in exorcising ghosts, but Mikado comes to realize Hiyakawa is not all that he seems.

The story continues as they get involved with a detective in a triple homicide where three females go missing and only their body parts have been found. Hiyakawa has been asked to help in the investigation, aided by Mikado. Although the series has some romantic undertones, the anime itself focuses more on the murder mystery plot.

Written by Tomoko Yamashita, a female manga artist who published her stories from 2013 until 2020, A live-action film adaptation was released on January 22, 2021, and an anime television series adaptation by Zero-G aired from October to December 2021. Tricornored Window was her most successful series to date.

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