15 MORE Essential Discoveries in Elden Ring

[@VaatiVidya]

Some amendments to the video / things I've learned from the comments below: On point 7 - Wyatt Weir in the comments has pointed out that the two mausoleums without bells in upper Liurnia "will only duplicate the legendary remembrances (not the shard bearers)". On point 15 - Nuck Chorris in the comments has pointed out that "the whetblades don’t actually give affinity scaling to all ashes. A magic ash cannot be given a sacred scaling, or a fire ash a magic scaling. Magic ashes get cold and magic, fire gets flame art and just flame, lightning/sacred ashes get lightning or sacred scaling. The iron whetblade lets you use any physical scaling for ashes." My bad for missing this, I should have done more research. Apologies

[@darkolli]

Its probably common knowledge but Fia can give you a greater blessing that seems to last longer, iv only gotten one of those at the end of her questline.

[@Ixtilion]

No need to apology man, great work

[@burneraccounthandle]

should pin, had to scroll a bit

[@beradurmus7774]

i luh u

[@mira12825]

@@darkolli That blessing also doesn't give the max hp penalty compared to her regular blessing. However, you can only get one per playthrough since it's obtained at the end of Fia's questline and she can no longer be interacted with afterwards.

[@VaatiVidya]

Also yes - I'm working on an Elden Ring lore video. Though first I have to compile most of the game's lore, which is a monumental task! It's important that I get everything right the first time, so thank you for your patience! Also the lore in this game is insane goddamn just you wait

[@Charchar289]

Love you

[@thething1110]

And wait we shall, with baited breath. Another round of Vaati lore has begun!

[@MunciMunci]

boing

[@soko306]

Nice.

[@royceatkinson]

I am about 20 hours in and I am so out of my depth pls help Vaati

[@Ayanamist_Q904]

The seeker group is a huge success! Always good to see trust worthy messages, instead of constant hidden door- liar ahead duo.

[@fugo5464]

Da

[@peen2804]

Or a message over every single item, ladder, lever, etc making you miss items when running when running from enemies or dashing through because it will open the message instead of interact with X. played offline for a long time because of that. It’s so annoying. people have completely shit on the message system

[@QueenGrezelda]

If you do use the seeker group will you be able to see summon or be summoned from people not in the group? I’d hate to cut myself off from the majority of the player base.

[@jamiec8657]

@@QueenGrezelda yeah the groups don't affect multi-player, as long as you leave the multi-player pass open. And the group messages look slightly different, they have a circle around them

[@QueenGrezelda]

@@jamiec8657 that makes me feel better. Fromsoft have that habit of not explaining some stuff.

[@Critchovic]

Should be noted using a Rune arc then changing Great Runes will lose the Rune arc effect and you'll have to use another one, so be sure which Great Rune you want before using a Rune Arc

[@SocietyKilledTheUnicorn]

I have over 50 rune arcs. Was told to save them, but how many do I need?

[@SykoYamakazian]

@@SocietyKilledTheUnicorn that's more than enough, when I want more I just invade and kill people

[@sneaky5141]

@@SocietyKilledTheUnicorn for the final boss? 100+ should cover you for phase 1...

[@stikkiet1718]

@@SocietyKilledTheUnicorn one per life and you can get them from wining invasions. it will stay on until you die

[@abcbizarre]

I'm 20 hours in and have no idea what you're talking about.

[@justaweirdtree9645]

Found a cool little secret you may know of already. In the cosmetics section, you can go into the face tattoo portion, and early game it is rather barren with only a few options. But the more bosses you best, the more tattoo options you have. One is similar to Ofnir's eyes on his armor, another is of Lannseax, one of the Erdtree Blessing. I think it is rather cool to find.

[@AndrewEvenstar]

That's awesome!!

[@gremlinman9724]

pretty sure all of those are available from the beginning??

[@ClamBanditt]

After 9 months and MANY videos… You still taught me something new. Thank you maidenless friend.

[@indyrogue7237]

I've never even touched character customization since the beginning of the game so I had no idea thanks

[@VandelayH]

False.

[@ShopperKungVtuber]

Vaati : don't forget to use Rune Arcs it might help you on your journey Me: But if i need it later tho.... **beat the game without using it even one**

[@GSixV]

Rune arcs are more for exploring instead of Boss fights, clearly you didn't explore at all and wanted to finish the game popping your Mimic 😂

[@ShopperKungVtuber]

@@GSixV i exploring too just didn't care to use that much hahaha

[@lorenzmanalastas4839]

First off, hoarder.

[@GSixV]

@@ShopperKungVtuber how can you beat the game already? I'm on holidays and have 140hours in and i just got to Forbidden Lands! 😂

[@remo-con]

@@GSixV checking every corner in the game and doing all questlines takes about 130h. at the end u'll have about 200 lvl. ive lost souls many times so i ended up being 184. i did NOT farm anything. also worth noting that i didnt waste much time on bosses. the longest one was Malenia that took me between 60-80min. regarding the easy ones, margit was dead in about 10min. the length of ur playthrough mostly depends on how fast u kill bosses

[@WyattWeir65]

About the mausoleums! Some of them don't have bells and those will only duplicate the legendary remembrances (not the shard bearers). The ones with bells can duplicate both the shardbearer and the legendary ones so remember to save the two on the upper section of Liurnia for the non-shardbearers.

[@SmootherThanSilk]

Good call out, was wondering what the bell-less ones were for.

[@VaatiVidya]

damn, wish I noticed this - good catch and sorry for not including this information

[@0hhSly]

What are legendary remembrances ?

[@snowkoi8725]

@@VaatiVidya I just found this out yesterday when I did all my remembrances but I went to a mausoleum that did all of the remembrances, and then after I went to another mausoleum that didn't do them all I was like oh no. Now I have to get all the first 5 main bosses weapons

[@WyattWeir65]

@@0hhSly they're remembrances from certain bosses that aren't shardbearers like the one at the end of siofra river (I'm afraid mentioning more would mean spoilers). You can trade them for a weapon and some such like a shardbearer's remembrance but they don't have an associated great rune so you can't get them at a bell mausoleum.

[@sqwid12]

Would love an ability to ask NPC's to spar with you. I'd love to duel Blaidd or Alexander or Kale, but in a friendly 1 on 1 where no one gets killed. Would have been awesome in previous games too! I'm sure Solaire would have enjoyed a few bouts between friends!

[@hayuseen6683]

That's a pretty good idea, it's very anime.

[@scalesthecobra9685]

Wanna cry? “Oh no… my sun…. It’s setting…”

[@isopodshuffle]

Similar to item #1, you can favorite sites of grace with R3. You can then quickly get to the list of your favorite sites by pressing Y/triangle twice

[@fugo5464]

0.o that. Is amazing info to have, thx

[@SinHurr]

[Joseph Joestar] Holy Shiiit

[@WeAreOutOfWeed13]

Damn that's really useful

[@yuch4eve]

Gatefront leggo

[@Evanz111]

Addendum: the blessing you get from hugging Fia is deceptive - it doesn’t just raise your poise, but also gives you +30% damage resistance for ALL DAMAGE TYPES - which is pretty insane. I don’t know why it doesn’t mention it in the description, but it’s well worth the -5% HP debuff!

[@badspaceguy2431]

Yeah, it's rather strong, but it's so brief and time-consuming to reacquire. Do you know if you can stock up on them, or is there a limit to one at a time?

[@cardmossdn8058]

@@badspaceguy2431 one at a time, you can hug Fia and get another one once you use it

[@Awful.Productions]

Until ... 😭

[@dianabarnett6886]

Yeah, but it lasts so briefly its hardly worth the trouble. I just like the hugs.

[@dowfreak7]

@@cardmossdn8058 And that's the exact reason why it goes from "oh, I could see myself using this" to "straight into the trash, never touch the item" for so many players. When I saw that I didn't get a second one, I just never touched the blessing ever again and only used it like 100 hours later when someone told me about the debuff you get.

[@YuriaNoire]

You can actually duplicate Remembrances from Bosses you have already claimed all Items from, I got both items from one, duplicated again and went to ng+ afterwards. However there is 2 types of Mausoleums, those with Bells and those without. You can only duplicate the Remembrances of big bosses like shardbearers on those with Bells, so thats important to know before using a Mausoleum up for one.

[@AxxLAfriku]

OH NOOOOOOOO!!! I have two girlfriends, but very few people on YT are happy for my relationship success. They disl*ke all of the videos I make with my 2 girlfriends. Please be kind, dear sor

[@ColaDad]

5:52 Bro, that tortoise almost got you! Good that you popped that rune arc

[@sidable12]

Tf is a tortoise? That’s clearly a dog

[@ColaDad]

@@sidable12 my bad

[@innersysteminbound7561]

Dog

[@apache-attack-helicopter1303]

Why is it always dog

[@AntVaz7]

Dog? Behold, God!

[@TheFullsmokingbar]

Another thing to note, when an enemy explodes denoting they have loot, the size of the white flame determines how good the loot is. Small white flame is bolts or crafting goods. Large flame is gear or weapons, for example.

[@vanquisher4700]

Just like in the other souls games

[@josedorsaith5261]

I didn't know that. Thank you for the tip!

[@Katubug]

I'm not so sure. I had a HUGE explosion and I got very excited, having read this tip. The drop was a mushroom. Sad day.

[@davidhong1934]

@@Katubug Maybe that's the mushroom you need to un-glitch that one quest-line

[@rainergeis]

@@Katubug it's not the size of the explosion. It's the size of the item flame. A white small flame means it's common. A bigger, blueish flame means it's more rare.

[@nuckchorris499]

The whetblades don’t actually give affinity scaling to all ashes. A magic ash cannot be given a sacred scaling, or a fire ash a magic scaling. Magic ashes get cold and magic, fire gets flame art and just flame, lightning/sacred ashes get lightning or sacred scaling. The iron whetblade lets you use any physical scaling for ashes.

[@VaatiVidya]

Right, pinning this and editing the video to remove bad information

[@ShahbazBokhari]

Excellent comment. Love this community.

[@TrxPsyche]

Yeah, I found this out the hard way. Had to switch from a Poisonous Mist Occult Scythe to a Flame Scythe just so I could use the Black Fire Tornado Spin ash. I was very sad to lose my scaling but in the end it didn't matter much. Just felt weird to lose out on particular scaling unlike any other Souls game simply because I didn't use one of the three required ash types (Blood, Poison or Occult).

[@Valreg]

@@TrxPsyche I wanted to use the Hoarfrost stomp Ashe with a grave scythe and have it do holy damage for my faith character…I was annoyed when I went back to read the full whetblade description

[@Pnwrat]

The "oof" is what got me. Mmmk. Lol

[@delson84]

In DS1, I accidentally pressed R1 instead of A on the Pardoner. I'm convinced this kind of mistake is why it's done at statues instead of NPCS in DS3 & Elden Ring.

[@allbottledup9513]

Can’t tell you how many times I accidentally hit Andre and lost access to his blacksmithing

[@mattwatkins1800]

This happened to me with Solaire at the very end of his quest line. I set down my controller and must have accidentally hit R2, because I heard the slice sound effect and looked up to see Solaire dying in front of me. The shame

[@BlueAsterismSolstice]

You're half correct, after DS1, they gave NPCs a 3 strikes rule. I think it progressed something like DS1 it's if you do ___ % damage they're angry, DS2 and onward you need to hit them 3 times, Sekiro you can't even attack an NPC, but since DS3 forgiveness zones became statues. The only game without a setup for that was Bloodborne, where you just don't want to attack people much. DS2 they let you revive their ghosts for their continued business to that point of their death. DS3 they let you collect their ashes to be converted into more wares. Elden Ring follows the same principle of DS3.

[@delson84]

Hitting any other NPC can be fixed at the pardoner. The problem with hitting the pardoner is then you can't talk to him to fix it!

[@ansgarmoneyboy]

Insane quality of life improvement comes after putting all your 3 flasks on the quick use slots if you use more than one flask in a fight not having to switch between these mid fight is insane.

[@joncatlin1020]

i like to have my quick use slots as : horse ring, ash summon, torrent food, and the lantern. then i just keep my flasks alone in my equipped items as much as i can.

[@ansgarmoneyboy]

@@joncatlin1020 yeah but you still gonna have to switch mid combat. Unless you only use one of those. In the end it's only preference. I just realised for me it was a better option since I don't have to check what flask I'm on.

[@AlkisGD]

@@joncatlin1020 - I have the lantern and telescope in the pouch slots that don't have mappings. Still quick enough, considering I'd never use them in combat.

[@ulyssesm.daniels6927]

Bro I owe you

[@Ironica82]

I have my FP flask in my pouch while my HP flask is in my quick item. This way, I can always quick glance to see how long I shall live in a fight.

[@royal-wolf]

I like that the "Rare Weather" that was the golden petals are actually from players getting mile stones in the game

[@apexkonchu2234]

They're separate effects. I'm playing completely offline and still get the Erdtree leaf rain.

[@maleaque]

@@apexkonchu2234 it’s probably different for offline players so u can still experience it

[@zeening]

it's not, i only play offline and i get it all the time.... it's prob a coincidence that it lined up for him & it's probably not different for offline players nothing else works diff for online and offline, he probably just assumed it worked that way from it coincidentally happening when someone he was talking to in the group did something. i can assure it you procs randomly doing nothing, sometime's i'll afk while i'm scraping my bowl or cleaning or whatever just standing there for 2-3 hours LITERALLY DOING NOTHING OFFLINE and it just pops up, goes away, pops up, goes away & it's the same buff has the gold claw icon & increases the amount of runes i get

[@codyking66]

@@zeening that doesn't prove anything. There are previous differences in some games based on offline/online play Its nothing new, and nothing to be in disbelief about.

[@PrincessSunbutt]

@@maleaque The Erdtree weather effect and the group password milestones are two different things. There is a random chance at night that the Erdtree will grant a rune buff.

[@YouCanDo1t]

Tip: when killing groups of Poison Pod`s, just throw 4 poisen darts and the pod will explode, the explosion will infect the others around him with poison mist and they explode to.

[@reymondwolfe]

Or just walk by them

[@AndrewEvenstar]

That's sick!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

5:50 I try my best not to attack turtles in Elden Ring, I fell so bad for attacking them in the first place tbh 4 runes aint that much

[@RevPerdueJosh]

Stamina.

[@Rainstrum_]

I think you mean dogs

[@jeremyjoyner9796]

Luckily you can fight a special enemy at night in the church of vows that drops a bell bearing which lets you purchase all the turtle meat you want, guilt free!

[@NateTheScot]

But the stamina regen items tho! You could get the bell bearing to buy them from the twin maiden vendor... ORRRRR you could go to the spot near a merchant in northeast limgrave by the bridge, where there's a bonfire near THREE turtles, so you can massacre them to your heart's content and get ALLL the turtle necks :D

[@amintron]

they're not real bro

[@donogoodatgames]

One tip is for a questline that doesn't affect the end game in any way, but one that definitely made me feel like the villain of the playthrough for doing something that I thought was absolutely for the best. When you meet Boc the friendly tailor/seamster in Leyndell, he will mention that he would like to be reborn. You then get the option to give him a larval tear to use with Renalla, only problem being that once he has used it he will then turn in to a naked human in her boss room and die after you try speaking to him. If you want to keep him alive (which again doesn't affect the endgame and is more just because he is a happy guy) then when he asks you if he should get reborn, you can use one of the Prattling Pate items called "you're beautiful" and he will be alive for the rest of the playthrough. You're welcome 👍

[@Insidius1]

As a note, shardbearer souls can only be duplicated at mausoleums with bells attached.

[@soggyghost]

I was wondering about that! I had felled one of the mausoleums in Liurnia and was confused as to why I couldn’t duplicate anything. I did notice it didn’t have a bell, but I didn’t think much of it at the time. Thanks!

[@VaatiVidya]

Noted in a pinned comment, my bad.

[@WhiteKnuckleRide512]

Wait, what’s the point of the other other ones?

[@TheMike0088]

@@WhiteKnuckleRide512 Shardbearers aren't the only bosses that drop rememberances. Its rare, but some other bosses do as well. I think I encountered 2 of those so far, and I'm in what I understand to be the second to last area in the game.

[@WhiteKnuckleRide512]

@@TheMike0088 well fuck

[@abysschef5078]

Can’t wait for the Radahn prepare to cry, it’s hard not to feel bad for him, he is admirable.

[@poopuswoopus35]

I feel like he really is the most controversial boss some people like me love him but others say you shouldn't need to summon for it to be a fair fight or fun. But I just like the idea that there's a demi god so powerful the only way for it to be defeated fairly is by summoning all of the friends you make throughout the game.

[@PixelCrabs]

@@poopuswoopus35 people don't like him because they don't like how they should summon to fight him? I think it's one of the coolest boss gimmicks ever, cause he was built to need summons. So they aren't as unfair as they usually are

[@Parklout]

For me that was plenty balanced out with how astoundingly annoying the run to him was. The first boss I felt bad for killing was Morgott

[@itsmichaelakin5421]

@@poopuswoopus35 I was a melee colossal sword user and had a blast fighting Radahn. If people are upset that you have to use the game's mechanics to kill a boss, I don't know what to say...

[@bananasmoussestachio9017]

@@poopuswoopus35 "fair fight" A dude held a festival to kill him. Not summoning people to fight him defeats the entire point of the festival

[@AutoPotato]

"Pop one rune arcs whenever you're on a very difficult boss" Vaati: *fighting a dog*

[@eykos70]

i mean , dog in fromsoft game are kinda like a mini boss

[@marcusborderlands6177]

@@eykos70 did you see what dog he was fighting? It's a special kind of dog (5:38)

[@Sleepy_Kitsune]

@@marcusborderlands6177 it was a sacred type of dog

[@corywertz9268]

@@Sleepy_Kitsune only the goodest of bois

[@eykos70]

@@marcusborderlands6177 yep i saw it afterwards , which makes it even more appropriate , you need everything you can to kill this one.

[@freakoutu1.618]

You can also “Mark Site of Grace” after pressing the “Sites of Grace” button on the map. This allows you to toggle a list of marked Graces. If you then only have one Grace marked, you can very quickly teleport to said Grace by quickly hitting (on PlayStation) *triangle* *triangle* *X* and *X* on the map screen.

[@CallixGaming]

God I cannot wait for the lore videos. Vaati, you help me to enjoy these games so much more on my multiple playthroughs with your story breakdowns and details I missed in the beginning. It helps really take in the true magnificence of these games. Thank you and take your time on the lore videos because they are worth the wait!

[@Lanipator]

Another banger. Thank you for the quick select on the warp screen that will save me hours in my second playthrough 😂

[@Astrithor]

And thank you for, just, everything you do in general, man. One of the all-time great Tubers. Much love to you and Scott

[@unironicallylikesranger7122]

I don't know why I never pegged you as a FromSoft guy, I listened to a lot of your dnd campaign

[@thealarm7057]

Imagine being so dumb you don't even use the buttons on your controller.

[@osurpless]

Noticed it by accident just before Godrick myself.

[@PyroMayhem]

@@thealarm7057 imagine being so dumb you don’t realize that some people just don’t notice certain things. And because of that you think they’re dumb for some idiotic reason.

[@Nigrevillian1998]

Tip: if u use "simple view" when popping alot of different runes it won't kick u out of the menu!

[@TimothyGod]

Easier tip, if you are at a shop, just sell em

[@Nigrevillian1998]

@@TimothyGod wait do they sell for the same price? :0

[@ABIGD0G]

@@Nigrevillian1998 yup

[@FunkyyCat_]

@@TimothyGod The best tips are always in the comments. I'll remember that one for sure.

[@TimothyGod]

@@FunkyyCat_ yea, I was going through the start and saw the runes and thought fuck it. Sold the lowest one, are one, and they are the same. So it made it way easier

[@maximusstorm1215]

7:06: That exact same thing happened to me whilst doing Millicent's quest. I killed the dog and went back in and could still talk to Gowry like he was a ghost. I reloaded and there he was. Seems that when NPCs die from environmental things, the game keeps them in; which is good.

[@leathodarkness6903]

Nah, that's not his real body.

[@Sitsume]

That can't be, Gostoc accidently got killed when I went up the ladder to escape the knight and didn't know Gostoc was up there. (previously he wasn't there, but must have gone back after I had died) was so annoyed!

[@spacebearcadet746]

There's a rune that grants health upon enemy death, which activates on watching bloodstains as well.

[@therealhershalwalker]

No way forreal?

[@spacebearcadet746]

@@therealhershalwalker Saw it in RT's lastest video. One of the Great Runes, I think. Can put up link if interested.

[@spacebearcadet746]

@@therealhershalwalker it's Rykard's great rune; when a bloodstain features a dying Torrent, it gives health.

[@Mendoza-yi6qk]

only when Torrent dies with the other player

[@spacebearcadet746]

Torrent has to die in the bloodstain, but a bloodstain can be watched multiple times, and this type is most common near great drops. Free healing. Hope it isn't patched, as any mechanic that has players linger in places of significant death is oddly thematic with the game, like the miracle buffing system they tried to implement in DS1

[@cooperblackwell1392]

If you loved bloodbornes healing mechanic for attacking enemies shortly after they attack you you will love melanias great rune btw, at that point equip blood hound step + melanias rune and you have yourself a true bloodborne build

[@mumkee5148]

A hunter must hunt !!

[@Vonlime]

@@mumkee5148 hoontah

[@soaringeagle9597]

Enough tremblin' in yer boots!

[@MediHusky]

ghizas wheel though.

[@hakageryu307]

@OneFortyFour That's extremely lame. Almost feels like an oversight by the design team, or in the case of Miyazaki, completely intentional because Miyazaki.

[@codegeass7162]

The Baldachin's blessing is actually a really useful item!! It doesn't only give poise, it also gives 35% physical damage reduction according to the wiki. It's supremely useful.

[@franciscoandres4907]

"I look at scenes like this, covered in blood, and you make me so proud." That sounds so heartwarming yet concerning out of context.

[@pixelty7458]

It should be noted that with boc’s questline the golden needle is specifically for him, you get the golden tailoring kit which gives you the ability to modify godly attire not the golden needle

[@caniwinfirst4235]

I got the needle as well as the kit from the chest tho

[@GammaRingHunter]

@@caniwinfirst4235 you give him the needle back

[@illusioned0ne]

Boc never asks for the golden needle though at least in my play through he hasn’t taken it from me yet

[@pixelty7458]

@@illusioned0ne its because you need to choose the dialouge options while having modifiable boss armor in your inv?

[@PaszerDye]

On a related note, IDK why Vaati skipped Boc's 3rd location. You can find him at the 1st grace immediately after entering Liurnia.

[@MasonicKryptonite]

Also: The song the merchants play on their instrument is identical to the song that one of the corpses play in the hidden catacombs beneath the Forsaken Depths in Leyendell. It seems to be the same instrument as well. I don't know what that means lore-wise, but I thought it might be significant.

[@Stu1391]

Also, within one of the shacks, you get the merchants armor set. Have to have one of the enemies there frenzy the shacks to access the items, but some deep frenzy lore in the game.

[@MasonicKryptonite]

@@Stu1391 Wow, I did not know that. Going to check that out now. Which schack was it? Thanks for sharing!

[@azeria1]

@@Stu1391 that has a lot of implications for them perhaps they refused to embrace the flame themselves and left but are still attacked one for being merchants by the ball bearing hunter and by those who are against the flame

[@pedrovilar6123]

They use Frenzy attacks aswell, probably some connecion to the 3 fingers. Might explain why they are almost all isolated or shunned. All i know is every time i saw one i felt so heartbroken i had to buy smth

[@SunbearSmoke]

@@azeria1 They're the reason the world is post-apocalyptic, they brought the black flame that destroyed the dead minor erdtree irrc

[@marcusb7921]

For those who don't know, the more summons you have for a boss fight, the more hp it gets and the more damage it deals. 2 summons will equal a one shot on some of the harder hitting bosses

[@danirodriguez3682]

I love the UI in this game. The presorted inventory sub-categories is just incredible.

[@gilbertgotfried]

They're why I don't even bother with the chest outside of weapons. There's no need, it's all sorted so nicely that there's no clutter ever.

[@giangbeta4444]

And then there are mfs who cry because they cant stand the ui design of the game

[@flannelbeard4621]

As a web dev and designer, this game OOZES intelligent UI design, those that complain are absolutely dumbed down by AAA copypasta games.

[@JFinns]

Best UI I've seen in a game really, up there with PUBG. Very minimal and no clutter. People are actually asking for a quest log and mini maps. These people either have mental health issues or have been brainwashed by poor game design into thinking they need that garbage.

[@gilbertgotfried]

@@flannelbeard4621 I noticed a lot of streamers, etc, skimming through tutorials and then complaining about not knowing what to do.

[@bigjoeguy]

You know the game is massive when even the King Vaati is missing/forgetting info and learning from the comments! 😆 If you see this Vaati we all appreciate you ❤️

[@everythingiscopaseptic7994]

That and he's really been enjoying the hell out of the game

[@xzin56]

Another convenient 'secret' for our fellow Seekers: There's an option in System>Sound & Display>Device for on-screen prompts. It allows you to choose between controller and Keyboard+mouse layout for the UI. It makes the life of all those without controllers a lot easier.

[@panzfaust9812]

But why opt for mouse and keyboard? Add more difficulty to an already challenging game doesnt it haha

[@sldoma]

@@panzfaust9812 I either had money for this game or for a controller haha Plus I beat the other games wuth KB+M, so already used to it

[@hylianchriss]

@@panzfaust9812 I'm a strictly PC player, coming from several RTS and competitive FPS games. And I've played through all the Assassin's Creed games on PC (with M&K). I understand controller is probably easier, but I'd love to be able to play all games on M&K, since I'm most used to that. 60 hours into Elden Ring (my very first Souls game ever) and I'm loving it. Ever since I discovered you could change all the prompts from Controller to M&K 2 hours into my gameplay lol.

[@panzfaust9812]

@@hylianchriss check out hunt: showdown on pc if havent already. Its a great competitive outlet for me

[@Quasar0406]

@@panzfaust9812 mouse and keyboard is a lot easier

[@jennyoutrageous]

Also! If anyone is playing a Faith Build and wondering, "Where the hell is my Lighting Spear!?" go kill the random Elite Godrick Knight wandering just outside the Lunaria artist shack. He'll drop a prayer book you can turn in to get a bunch of lightning incantations. Cuz you know... of course it drops off a random nameless soldier with no indication of anything.

[@huh2597]

whats your max hit with a lightning bolt? i only got like ~200 with it charged up

[@TheRomanAoE]

@@huh2597 I do about 420 dmg charged up. Make sure to level up your seal and your faith to increase damage (talismans also help)

[@artvandalay2120]

First of its not just a random enemy. It's literally the only enemy walking around in that area so its kinda obvious its there for a reason. Second Its a DRAGON CULT KNIGHT, not a Godrick knight hence why its a whole different color and drops the prayer book. Lol

[@piotrrodzen772]

That's why I kill everyone at least once , fomo issues lol

[@LizdardKing86]

@@huh2597 you can do ridiculous numbers of damage with that incantation and it comes out so fast, one of my favorites. If you have the golden order seal that boosts all fundamentalist incantations plus the lightning scorpion charm you will do some crazy numbers.

[@jacobdumas8508]

Vaati. When it comes to duplicating remembrances, you can Duplicate one before NG+ and keep it to immediately use once you get a great rune in the playthrough. Meaning you can get a 2nd Regal Scepter Staff or whatever boss weapon is limited to 1 per playthrough. Bypassing the need to kill it a 2nd time overall

[@JacobTheCroc]

I have to say, the lore of these merchants is quite an interesting one as well, they use Frenzied Flame incantations and when you reach that one secret location in the sewers, you find someone familiar playing an instrument like every other merchant does.

[@vornsuki]

This is due to the cut Kale questline which was found in the Network Test. Kale had you searching for his people in order to get information on the "Grand Caravan". The fate of the Grand Caravan is ultimately revealed in that secret location.

[@Version135]

Yeah I was surprised when I heard that there.

[@JacobTheCroc]

@@vornsuki i guess his cut questline was replaced with the finger maiden one then.

[@jexami]

In that secret sewer location, you can actually find some very unique lore by letting the enemies use their strong attacks on some of the environment objects… a certain outfit that has a description that ties that all together

[@CoercedJab]

jex how do I enter that sewage place? I’m terrible at finding the underground areas

[@thunderdome1266]

Note: Of the seven Walking Mausoleums, only 5 are capable of duplicating Remembrances received by killing shardbearers. They are identifiable by the bells on the underside of the Mausoleum. The two that can’t are both located in northern Liurnia, reasonably close to each other.

[@cyrus638]

You can duplicate Astel's Remembrance from them though

[@rotatorebato]

@@cyrus638 astel isnt a shardbearer

[@That3th3]

Yeah the ones without bells dupe the 'secret' bosses

[@urmumsbaps]

@@rotatorebato I'm on my third playthrough and I don't know what the fuck a shardbearer is

[@rotatorebato]

@@urmumsbaps someone with a great rune

[@mindcake8811]

Want to say that (minor spoilers) killing the living boulders in the later underground area (you'll know the place if you haven't been there yet) will always dop a larval tear on the first kill!

[@jon3s3n94]

some big death status guy in mt gelmir near the volcano manor also drops one

[@sephiroud84]

This can be farmed. Help others through this area and each ball drops another tear for you as well if they havent killed it prior. I went through here with 3 friends jad 15 or so tears.

[@mintgarnish6281]

Easiest way to kill these is Night's Mist. They get trapped in the doors or on corners. In fact Night's Mist has killed more things for me than any other spell 😂

[@Majere613]

Minor observation- when item farming (i.e slaughtering rats for Rune Arcs), pop a Rune Arc with Godrick's Rune to increase your Arcane stat along with all the others. +5 Arcane gives a minor but noticeable discovery boost, and as soon as you get one Arc to drop its paid for itself.

[@Xhawk777]

This is smart af

[@fugo5464]

@@Xhawk777 da,

[@Meoiswa]

Also the Great Rune buff, unlike silver chicken legs, won't expire when fast traveling, making it a small but *permanent* (as long as you don't die!) item finding buff

[@Vansafe0]

@@Meoiswa Get the silver scarab. Increases discovery specifically.

[@deanortiz1982]

With the amount of lore I'm discovering just by myself I can't wait for those Prepare to cry videos Vaati! Keep up the good work, your videos are amazing! Praise the Erdtree!

[@piotrrodzen772]

Yeah that's the ones I'm waiting for

[@me-low-key]

I love this guy's content, his elden ring videos are the best, and without spoiling 10 bosses per minute, he creates such enjoyable and informative videos.

[@FAM0US-M0NSTERS-]

I got like 100 hours in and I've still been dragging my courser to the round table icon. Thanks 👍

[@MikePotvin]

haha damn same here. im at malenia and was still draging the cursor

[@KainiusTheGreat]

No more zooming out, then jamming down left for me. Funny thing is, I knew about that menu and just chose to willfully ignore it. So much time wasted lol

[@hunterjolliff7953]

I got the platinum and I’m just now hearing about it. Damn

[@SirGarthur]

150 hrs of dragging a cursor, ive EARNED this quickmenu.

[@zacharym3546]

Just make sure to check weight and stats when using the sewing needle to edit you armor, removing capes does actually change their stats, sometimes by a quite a large margin (removing the cape from the veteran's armor decreases poise from 37 to 29). It could make the difference between mid rolls and slow rolls, or being staggered and not being staggered!

[@cfilorvyls457]

I mean, I got 130 poise and the damn rats still stagger me anyway. 8 poise not gonna matter that much

[@ir-dan8524]

You need both poise and heavy weapons, just like in DS3

[@flannaz3769]

@@ir-dan8524 because again from software doesn't know how armour works

[@cfilorvyls457]

@@ir-dan8524 130 poise with colossal sword vs rats headbutts, no chance of winning whatsoever

[@ARareMeme]

The only piece of armour I've realised worth altering was the bloodhound's, 1 less weight for some very very minor stat changes! Also noticed how some gear that can be altered make it worse without offering any sort of benefit, other than elden bling..

[@JoeKerr420]

You can also use an imbued key at the the 2nd highest portal at 4 belfries and warp back to the start of the game church where a maiden is located. You can also kill the start boss and get shield sword if you missed it before

[@Nigrevillian1998]

THATS HOW U GET THERE OMG TYSM

[@yamo96]

Also, the previously locked door at that starting church will be unlocked when you travel there from the Belfry ;)

[@LJTofficial]

There is so much to learn in this game. I'm a perfectionist too so can't help but want to know it all... it hurts, my brain... it hurts. Liar ahead but hole

[@SuperSjaak11]

To add to the fast travel tip; if you press R3 you can switch to the underground map, so you wont have to take the elevator everytime you want to switch upper/lover level, like i did 😄

[@joelgleave183]

yur the best

[@Overqualification]

I thought everyone knew this already

[@gabrielpoupou1479]

Vaati!!!! So glad i get to see more of this man's vids since ER released

[@Lireoec]

Thank you for posting all these details and guides to help a novice to FromSoft games get his character to a stage where he at least has a chance of defeating Godrick. Much appreciated! Great storytelling as always.

[@cherryrook8684]

You got this man! Go get em!

[@nu1x]

Easy way for everyone w/o waiting for upgrade materials for damage - there are bleed weapons, equip a semi fast bleed weapon, learn boss patterns, marvel at the bleed damage. Godrick CAN bleed.

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

You can do it we all started off that way and still get our asses kicked while playing them so good luck ^__^

[@Lireoec]

Thank you everyone for all the kind and supportive comments. I will be taking on Godrick this weekend and will keep all your tips in mind. Will let you guys know once I've defeated him.

[@Lireoec]

Defeated Godrick this weekend and I am on my way to Raya Lucaria!

[@TheVirtualRogue]

Larval tear, for respecing is dropped by giant cannonballs that spawns to crush you. Try to make it hit some wall and kill it. I got like 15 of them in my 1st playthrough.

[@Skimmy404]

It was a bug that got patched. They only drop one now. You can only have a max of 18 in NG. I learned that the hard way when I couldn't decide on a build and screwed my entire savefile over. (Think level 120 with 20 vigor levels of screwed)

[@AlexAegisOfficial]

Tip: Remembrances can be duplicated after you've spent them so you don't need to keep them around just because you might duplicate them later.

[@CaliburXL99]

So if I already used Radahns remembrance & then find the corresponding turtle I can still duplicate it?

[@leberntaco1795]

There’s no corresponding mausoleum. Any one with a bell can duplicate any remembrance, whether or not you’ve used the remembrance doesn’t matter. You can only use each mausoleum once though.

[@AlexAegisOfficial]

@@leberntaco1795 That's not exactly true, the two mausoleums together in Liurnia can only duplicate non-shardbearer remembrances

[@maj.peppers3332]

@@leberntaco1795 Alex is correct, I couldn't duplicate my Godrick remembrance in the walking mausoleums in Liurnia, so there is some kind of correspondence

[@huse7]

you mean I can sell it for the souls then replicate it again for an item?

[@ipullthepork]

the baldachin blessings also give a ton of damage resistances on top of the poise so its good for boss encounters aswell

[@enekorus660]

Great video! One small detail I’ve noticed that I haven’t seen anyone mentioning: when you pick up materials/ingredients you’ll see a quick summary of whatever you picked up on the right side of the screen. The bars appearing for items that respawn will be black, whereas those for non respawnable items will be blue (at least that’s what I’ve seen so far) It doesn’t have a huge impact but I think it’s good to be aware of it

[@christianklement]

oh that's cool

[@xcbgyz12]

Good tip for farming runes, or just killing mobs in general. Look for mobs with glowing white eyes, they tend to drop 5x more runes than normal in my experience.

[@Bonavire]

Best farming route I've found is in Moghwyn palace or however you spell it, one site of grace overlooks a cliff and there's a bird you can shoot across the gap with arrows, it'll run at you and fall off the ledge, and bam 11000 runes

[@oger5200]

the weather boost/nerfs confused me because, i had no idea where an extra 20% fire res came from, nor did i for the -20 lighting res. For those wondering this was due to in game rain.

[@niftynack1747]

Really appreciate the 'Seekers' group! Been guiding and guided by the knowledge of other Seekers since day 1 and the near permanent Rune boost from the community constantly showing those Shard Bearers who the real boss is, is a great bonus too!

[@KuLaydMahn]

The glintstone whetblade also adds cold scaling. It still has Int scaling and does Magic damage, but it does less damage in exchange for a hefty frost build up

[@Yul_B_Awright]

and gotta say frost is sooo powerful now :D adulas moonblade feels like the most powerful spell to me. People are losing their minds over comet azure, which takes long build up and misses a lot of times, while the moonblade cuts a wide area in front of you and threeshots some bosses with enough int.

[@pyrokine9538]

@@Yul_B_Awright my moonlight great sword does that without costing fp every cast

[@Yul_B_Awright]

@@pyrokine9538 I have that too and use it when I don't feel like casting, but Adulas does significantly more damage when you hit with blade + shockwave at least in my Setup (80 int + lusats staff), has a faster wind up, and hits a bigger area

[@Oteska_]

@@pyrokine9538 it also takes three hours to charge the sword lol

[@KuLaydMahn]

Man, it sounds like I'm really missing out by going dex/fth instead of dex/int. Luckily, I beat Rennala so maybe I'll just respec soon. But it'll take some work to figure out which sorceries I need to use and then to go get them

[@joycosta8707]

Just over hundred hours with char level 128 and havent came across Boc. The game has so much content. Even as a sorcerer who uses high damage to clear stuff faster; there is just so so much content...it never ends!

[@nedghgh]

Just wanted to drop here that Bestial Sling is an awesome faith spell that posture breaks everything and I haven't heard anything about it in the community so I think its getting slept on.

[@morris_c0de463]

With some dex, it comes out faster than rolls and three uses almost guarantee a hit against moderately good players

[@Chris____.]

Definitely seen a few players use it, looks cool and it can combo into a few spells (shortening their cast time by like ~20%) just like Catch Flame. It'll probably stay slept on until someone makes an "INSANE BROKEN COMBO, YOU WONT BELIEVE" video tho.

[@popeneiad7968]

This is such an insane spell, you can just run people down while spamming it, quite insane lol

[@zeening]

stone of gurranq is better in every way lol higher damage, spammable faster and does way more poise damage, only downside is it kinda sucks for hitting flying stuff and the range isn't incredible but i've honestly stopped using it because it's SO strong it takes ALL the challenge out of killing stuff lol

[@morris_c0de463]

@@zeening oh shot, this is what I was talking about lmao. Bestial sling sucksssss

[@aidenmclaughlin1076]

The Prepare to Cry’s for this game are going to be insane. I can’t wait! It’s also been an incredible time being part of the Seekers group!

[@KazumiKiguma]

11:42 NOTE! For his 3rd encounter (or 4th, I guess if you count going back to him in the cave after getting the needle) you can find Boc at the first Grace you get to upon reaching Liurnia, whether you went through the castle or went through around it this should be the first Grace you stumble upon. He wont be there if you teleport there, he'll suddenly be there upon resting at it.

[@phillipfiorentino]

Fia's blessing doesn't just give you poise. Get one from her and activate it, then look at all of your physical defense stats. They skyrocket upwards some in the 50s depending on the gear you have equipped. Check it out. You will only have about 5 or 10 seconds though. It doesn't last long.

[@cloudbloom]

"Quality of life changes that the game doesn't tell you about" Never change Fromsoft. Thank you Miyazaki, very cool!

[@DimIsHigh]

10/10 masterpiece GOTY

[@commandernomad2817]

The game tells you about pretty much all of these though. Gamers just have shit reading comprehension

[@commaJim]

The celestial dew can also be used to continue Ranni's quest if you tried to kill her with Seluvis's. I wouldn't be surprised if there are other NPC quests that can be done in this way.

[@DannyboyO1]

Technically, Boc uses the needles, you use the regular and gold sewing kits (acquired at the same time). You don't lose the ability to mod your items yourself at a grace for 500 a pop.

[@uhoh7545]

Also altering lowers defense and equip load when it results in the removal a piece. I learned this when I wanted to take a cape off and started medium rolling again.

[@jmdesantis]

I did know about the menu for Sites of Grace, but the shortcut was new. But, doing this, Vaati, if you don't know, I found there's a way to mark Sites of Grace into a second menu (press TRIANGLE twice), so you can keep a short list of Sites with NPCs and Quests you're working on. Love that you started the Secret Seekers, too. It's been fun playing in a community from the get-go.

[@AGlimpseInside]

Around 1:27 he’s level 713. Oh my goodness. Anybody else At this level or higher?

[@nekrosis4431]

That's absolute max level (every stat at 99, which is the hard cap). You can mod your game to do that.

[@DimIsHigh]

I'm pretty sure it's not possible (figure of speech, more on this later) unless you're using cheat engine, the numbers of runes needed to have all stats at 99 is pretty inhumane. He also has 99 Godrick remembrances in the next shot, so again, pretty sure that that's just a test PG or something similar. 😂 Also yeah "not possible" really needs to be contextualized, but again, 12'873'425 (EDIT: 1'710'702'200 - 12M felt a little too low - needed to get here if you start as wretched) goes a little beyond the concept of farming. 😂😂😂

[@mikethebike226]

He probably made a secondary character and duped runes to get everything to 99.

[@AGlimpseInside]

@@nekrosis4431 Good to know brother had no clue. I’m a Console player

[@DDDHunter]

@@DimIsHigh actually that just take a little over an hour at the palace of blood farming site

[@ProfessorLink64]

Feeling pretty called out about the Rune Arcs... I just beat the game last night and had 110 of them just lying around. So definitely don't be afraid to use them guys!

[@LogicAndCompassion]

Me too. Ugh, I am so ashamed. I could have sworn i read the description multiple times, and i don't remember it saying that it increases max hp, like embers. I feel silly. Lol.

[@DarkMuj]

No dude you did well to save them, you might need them

[@straightfade4230]

@@LogicAndCompassion It's not like embers. The bonus you get depends on the great rune you have equipped. Like Godricks's will give 5 lvs to all atributes. Radahn will give you more health. Rykard has lifesteal. Mellania's is essentially the Bloodborn mechanic for an agressive playstyle getting lost health back by attacking.

[@mykelmellen2378]

Sounds like PvP time.

[@dowfreak7]

That's not the "average" experience, though. I barely used rune arcs for most of the game, until the last few hours and I had like 30-40 stocked up. Unless you hardcore-blast pvp or coop or farm rats for 20 hours, you'll not have 100+ arcs lying around.

[@mintgarnish6281]

Heya! I wanted to point out that there's at least one other whetblade down in Nokron that adds occult (scales with arcane) and poison (also arcane). Which could be potential for a super interesting Arcane build

[@symo9924]

Thanks for the info! I'm doing an Arcane build and I'm almost at Nokron

[@zeening]

yeah the Black Whetblade, let's you put bleeding occult and poison, also for the record i've got 99 arcane and the weapons that scale off arcane tend to give X +587, and the bleed damage on weapons w the bleed affix from the Black Whetblade is 105-147 when the weapons are +25 depending on the weapon's speed.

[@zeening]

also the dragon communion seal is amazing for arcane builds that use incantations, has the highest damage scaling on any staff or seal i've seen so far at like 397 with 99 arcane and like 83 faith & then you can put another seal in your offhand if you wanna get a +damage type like the beastial incantations

[@symo9924]

@@zeening exactly! This is the build I'm going for and the Dragon incantations are the best!

[@ZeFourmis]

Some tips : - Loadout management : if you press the button to switch item/spell/weapon long enough, you will switch back to the first equipped item/spell/weapon of that slot (from left to right) - The talismans that change your appearance, making you appear as a host or a summoned phantom do apply to the Mimic Summon, allowing it to be golden or "normal" (without its ghostly white color) - Each spell and incantation school has its own symbol, which is visible on its icon (on the sheet of paper behind the visual representation of the spell). The same symbol also appears when you cast the spell. This allows you to know without a doubt which spell is strengthened by each specific catalyst. - Blood and Poison status build up aren't inherently strengthened by the Arcane attribute. However, if the weapon applying it has an Arcane scaling, then the status buildup is affected by your Arcane Attribute. This is true for weapon, but also for spell and incantations, if they are cast with a catalyst that has an Arcane scaling (Albinauric staff for sorceries and Dragon Cummunion sacred seal). This also means that weapons with innate blood or poison effect are better of infused with Occult Ashes of War, since it will give a better Arcane scaling to the weapon than from a blood/poison ashe of war. - There are a lot of catalysts designed to be used by hybrid builds or that are even best suited for builds that don't use the main casting attributes : Dragon Communion seal scale with Arcane the most and, as such, doesn't require too much investment into Faith to cast powerful incantations. Clawmark Seal has a really good scaling with Strength and apply it to the incantations, allowing for a build that uses Strength as a primary attribute for casting. Golden Order seal allows to use intelligence as a the main casting attribute without having to heavily invest in faith Albinauric Staff scale primarily with Arcane, making it the primary casting stat... and making the bleed effect of the thorn sorceries even better. - Catalysts that boost damage from schools of sorceries/incantations do so when held, not when used to cast... This means that you can hold the boosting catalyst in one hand AND cast with another catalyst (that scales better with your build) with your other hand.

[@andrewgreve9620]

Also if gurranq aggros you, just fight him. It's a part of his quest. took me so long to figure out why my tears weren't working

[@BlahBlah-wp9gr]

You can also just kill him when he kneels in the fight. He turns into black smoke, which can indicate that it's not his true body (which is elsewhere)

[@cyan_2169]

Also make sure to find all the deathroots before beating the game. For reasons :)

[@JD3industries]

@@cyan_2169 this isn't true, I went back for the last death root afterwards and beast clergyman was still there

[@popeneiad7968]

@@deetsitmeisterjd they are probably the same guy. If you pass him all the deathroots before the fight, he has a bit of dialogue where he’s like “Tarnished… why…?”

[@BuhBungus]

@@JD3industries Early game spoiler I’m pretty sure they still are the same person because morgott used a clone to watch over limgrave as Margit and I’m sure maliketh did the same thing as he was on the Farum Azula and when you kill morgott you can still fight the clone on the outer wall battleground

[@todd5purlock497]

I think I made a discovery!!! You can do the "kick" move with rapiers and curved swords You know like the fancy back step with an attack you'd do with those specific weapon classes? If you charge up a heavy attack, then back step before it comes out, you'll do the move. It's so much easier to do in this game

[@RainD4]

You can also press R3/right thumb stick on the grace list to save your favorite graces, in which you can access by pressing triangle/Y again on the grace list menu.

[@adamheeley285]

This is the second great thing about Eldin Ring is the great content that youtubers create. This was amazing. Totally joining the Secret Seekers.

[@kold5942]

If you use the spell “Rock Sling” on Astel as he’s teleporting the rocks will go to where he teleported before he gets there ( not very useful I just thought it was interesting )

[@mintgarnish6281]

Yeah any tracking spell will follow him. Beat him last night after a long few tries. I REALLY hate how my Ashes refuse to engage him until I'm literally on him 😭😭😭 As a sorcerer, it's extremely painful

[@khonanfulcher4432]

That's good advice mate, gonna fight him again today and keep that in mind. Also yeah, dude just kamehamehas me from the start and the summons just chill

[@OldMobility]

I would love a step by step NPC quest play through guide from you specifically. There’s so many, they are easy to miss, and easy to do out of order. Hearing you go into detail about each character and the lore and story behind them would be very enjoyable.

[@horus_p7]

As far as I can tell, none of the Merchants hold ill will toward you for killing their brethren despite Kale explicitly telling you they will do just that when you first meet him. That being the case, celestial dew is useless for them. However, one particular questline it is extremely useful for is Ranni's. If you try to make her into a puppet with Seluvis's potion, you will no longer be able to progress her quest. If you use celestial dew afterwards, all will be forgiven and you can speak to her as if nothing ever happened.

[@Mk_Otaid]

11:40 I'd like to add that you can meet Boc even earlier than what you showcased here after progressing his quest for the free armor alterations to become available. He is guaranteed to appear on the Lake-Facing Cliffs grace at nighttime (the very first grace you touch as soon as you enter the Liurnia region). After talking to him and accepting him into your service, he will appear there at any time of day, until you reach the East Raya Lucaria Gate grace like you mentioned. Interestingly you seem to already have that location cited as "Fourth" in your video which is correct, as the one I mentioned just now is the 3rd, you probably just forgot to add it in the script! 😁

[@lewishague123]

Underrated comment, thanks for your help, wondered where he'd disappeared to after the second location in the cave!

[@RealHumanBean4U]

One note about Walking Mauseleums. The ones without bells can only duplicate underground bosses. So don't duplicate those ones at the Mauseleums with bells like I did because then that's a waste of a normal Remembrance dupe.

[@RevPerdueJosh]

Ah, That’s an important one!

[@gizmo12055]

yup found that out the hard way D:

[@TheGamerThing]

Whats an underground boss?

[@sanguinetales]

@@TheGamerThing Siofra Bosses like the Regal Ancestor Spirits

[@urklegru9490]

To clarify, the two mausoleums without bells don't only duplicate rememberances for "underground" bosses. They actually will duplicate for the all the non-shardbearer bosses remembrances.

[@DaniGerman1499]

The hip lantern is one of my favorite things in this game

[@SinHurr]

Glory to the wee baby lantern and all it's Yarnhamite glory.

[@Vansafe0]

Same. This should be priority for every new character that isn't doing a speed run.

[@GodsPoisonSamael]

Wonder if it's like Dragons Dogma where water can put it out?

[@Just_lift_anyone]

It sounds good too!

[@Mekose]

5:35 I was so nervous you were going to attack that dog and then I thought "Vaati wouldn't do that" AND THE SECOND I LET MY GUARD DOWN YOU ATTACK THE DOG. This wasn't a top 15 video this was a prepare to cry.

[@user-xv9kb2vs5f]

Another note about the walking mausoleums- The ones without bells cannot duplicate every soul. Only the ones with bells can duplicate the Lord/Big boss souls.

[@VaatiVidya]

Noted in a pinned comment, my bad.

[@user-xv9kb2vs5f]

There's soo much to this game it's almost impossible to remember every little detail! Amazing content nonetheless

[@TheDetonation]

The ones without bells can only duplicate "secret" boss remembrances.

[@sTraPattone]

5:43 the rune arc was essential there against an enemy that powerful

[@davidludwig7501]

The round table warp is something I had no idea you could do. Wow. Great stuff. Great game. Probably one of my favorite games I have ever played. Maybe my favorite of all time. I'm in the SEEKERS group and I love seeing other members bloodstained or notes. Game on gamers.

[@logangarner3578]

Vaati haven't watched you in a while, but man I'm so excited for your lore videos coming especially on the war for the runes of the elden rings between all the siblings

[@Newtination]

7:04 - funnily enough, this NPC is actually a clone, you'll see he's a prawn. I'm sure they were well aware of the Dog wrecking him being common. A simple sit at a site of grace will respawn this specific NPC.

[@mystdark161]

Or logging out and logging back in also helps.

[@lukkkasz323]

You can still talk to him after he's dead even though there is nothing there.

[@slayerofcrusadersandsmallh6404]

There are bosses that spawn at night in place of npc traders they give ball berings.

[@villelepoaho4105]

Yes, the Bell Bearing Hunter. He appears in 4 different locations, each time granting a new Bell Bearing.

[@kienesel7]

I can finally watch Vaati's videos again now that I've beaten Elden Ring.

[@naturequeen2597]

And now that you are, you are realizing you never had to.

[@JoeyTheSinic]

I'm actually REALLY looking forward to Vaati giving us the npc storyline lore videos. There's so many cool stories. Like what's actually going on at Raya Lucaria Academy. Please up vote this if you agree so Vaati see's this.

[@leopepsi2625]

I literally have discovered that roundtable teleport thing after beating last boss. Thank you Elden Ring.

[@jon3s3n94]

did you know roundtable hold has a grace that can be used for levelling so you dont have to teleport away for that? :D

[@666Kaca]

@@jon3s3n94 yes the table in the center

[@thecrocco5572]

Joining the Seekers group has been a great move. The buffs are great, but more importantly, most of the group, generally, leaves behind really solid advice.

[@kesler4245]

Pumped for the lore videos, so many side stories to talk about on top of the main story. A video on the Dung Eater and the visions he saw are one im really interested in.

[@rhuninn5619]

7:20 the downside to this, is that if the devs alter their shop and add the ability to buy X item from them, you are forced to NG+ to revive that merchant and update their shop (missed out on Gostocs Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone because of that)

[@GMurph2336]

wait what? Gostoc is just there stomping on Godrick's head for me. How do you get him to sell stuff?

[@rhuninn5619]

@@GMurph2336 there are two other npcs that if you complete their story line will move to the throne room and he will become that quartermaster there essentially, gaining the new item

[@CoercedJab]

Rhuninn damn I killed him tho will he be back if I do absolution

[@mr.goodcat1810]

There is another way to complete the beginning of varre's quest. You can use an imbued sword key at the four belfries to warp back to the starting location, there in the room you begin in, will be a murdered maiden... and also beat the living crap out of that grafting creature while you're there

[@redsixx669]

And for those wondering, yes you can get the special sword and shield here if you missed it at the start

[@lordioris]

I used a rune arc yesterday for the first time, I had Godrick's Great Rune equiped. I was raiding a catacomb, ran out of flasks and thought, "why not give this a try?" boy was I missing

[@Nikarus2370]

Haven't popped one yet and can't play right now. Do they regen your health to full like popping a humanity did in previous games?

[@jaydengonzales999]

@@Nikarus2370 I can’t speak for that but I can say that my fp recovered halfway when it was empty before so it probably regens a bit

[@lordioris]

@@Nikarus2370 They don't, but it's pretty close to full

[@a.clover5487]

So excited for the prepare to cry’s, I wonder how different our viewpoints of the lore will be these time :)