Elden Ring Guides

Original companion reading for the daily trials — deep dives into the characters, history, weapons, and world of Elden Ring, written by the Elden-Dle team.

• Boss Guides • 7 min read The Major Bosses of Elden Ring, Explained

  A structural field guide to the major bosses of Elden Ring — which shardbearers are required, which are optional, where to find them, and what kind of fight each one is.

• Lore Explainers • 6 min read Who Shattered the Elden Ring? The Shattering War, Explained

  A clear breakdown of the Shattering — how Queen Marika broke the Elden Ring, why her demigod children went to war over its fragments, and what it all means for the Tarnished you play.

• Strategy • 7 min read The Best Elden Ring Weapons for Every Build Archetype

  Named weapon recommendations for every Elden Ring build — Strength, Dexterity, Faith, Intelligence, and bleed — plus how to think about scaling, Ashes of War, and stat investment.

• Shadow of the Erdtree • 6 min read Shadow of the Erdtree: A Guide to the DLC's Key Characters

  Meet the major characters of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree — Messmer the Impaler, Miquella, Leda and her band of pilgrims, and the lords of the Land of Shadow.

• World & Map • 6 min read A Tour of the Lands Between: Every Region of the Elden Ring Map

  A region-by-region tour of the Elden Ring world map, from Limgrave to the Mountaintops of the Giants — what defines each area, who rules it, and what you will find there.

• Boss Guides • 6 min read How to Beat Malenia, Blade of Miquella: A Strategy Guide

  A focused strategy guide to Elden Ring's hardest optional boss, Malenia, Blade of Miquella — how to survive Waterfowl Dance, stop her healing, clear the Goddess of Rot phase, and what she drops.

• Strategy • 6 min read Elden Ring Beginner's Guide: Your First Ten Hours in the Lands Between

  New to Elden Ring? A practical beginner's guide to your first ten hours — choosing a class, a concrete opening route through Limgrave, Sites of Grace, Torrent, and leveling priorities.

• Lore Explainers • 6 min read The Outer Gods of Elden Ring, Explained

  A lore guide to the Outer Gods of Elden Ring — the Greater Will, the Frenzied Flame, the God of Rot, the Formless Mother, and the distant powers that pull the strings of the Lands Between.

• Lore Explainers • 6 min read Ranni's Questline and the Age of Stars Ending, Explained

  A guide to Ranni the Witch's questline in Elden Ring and the Age of the Stars ending — who Ranni is, the key steps and break points to watch for, and what her ending means.

• Shadow of the Erdtree • 5 min read Scadutree Fragments: How Power Scaling Works in Shadow of the Erdtree

  How to get stronger in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. A guide to Scadutree Fragments and Revered Spirit Ash — the DLC's unique power system, the level caps, and how to find them.

• Nightreign • 6 min read Elden Ring Nightreign Explained: The Co-op Spin-off and Its Nightfarers

  What is Elden Ring Nightreign? A guide to FromSoftware's standalone co-op spin-off — its run-based structure, the eight Nightfarers, the Nightlord bosses, and how it differs from the base game.