Top 10 things for Tarnished to do after besting Elden Beast
Greetings, fellow Tarnished! As a seasoned Lands Between traveler myself, allow me to provide detailed guidance on optimizing your adventure even after taking down Elden Beast.
1. Wrap up unfinished questlines
Several NPC questlines span the entire game and have significant lore implications if you see them through. According to Fextralife wiki, top priority lines to finish include:
- Ranni – Unlocks secret ending and rewards Dark Moon greatsword. Deepest lore ties.
- Fia – Unlocks mending Rune of Death ending and has huge ties to central plot.
- Goldmask – Mending Rune of Perfect Order ending.
- Dung Eater – Frenzied Flame ending.
- Millicent – Rewards legendary Rot prosthesis weapon.
Take the time to revisit their key locations and trigger the next steps. Great rewards and backstory awaits!
2. Fully explore late-game hidden areas
Elden Ring hides fantastic secrets in dangerous high level zones. Three to prioritize:
Mohgwyn Palace
This blood-soaked realm beneath Leyndell holds legendary gear like the Rivers of Blood katana. Tough but rewarding!
Consecrated Snowfields
Frigid secret region with upgrade materials, legendary sorceries, and Malenia‘s heroic sword. Don‘t miss it!
Crumbling Farum Azula
This floating tempest shattered in time is a gauntlet of epic bosses, legendary incantations and the best talismans in the game.
Each area has legendary armaments beyond what you can find in Stormveil or Liurnia. Seek them out!
3. Try out alternate endings
Elden Ring has 6 possible endings dictating the fate of the Lands Between when restoring the Elden Ring. According to Steam achievement stats below, the most popular is Ranni‘s Age of Stars:
| Ending | Unlock Rate |
|---|---|
| Age of Stars | 30% |
| Elden Lord | 22% |
| Age of Fracture | 16% |
| Lord of Frenzied Flame | 13% |
| Blessing of Despair | 10% |
| Age of Duskborn | 3% |
If you haven‘t already, make backup saves and experience endings like the wild Frenzied Flame. Don‘t miss out on the great lore and cutscenes!
4. Collect ALL legendary armaments
Elden Ring lets you power up special weapons to scale incredibly well at high levels – but it takes work!
- Use walking mausoleums to duplicate remembrances for more boss soul weapons
- Save scum different endings to snag their related legendary gear
- Tackle NG+ cycles to gather any you missed.
My checklist target:
- [ ] Dark Moon Greatsword
- [ ] Blasphemous Blade
- [ ] Malenia‘s Hand
- [ ] Guts‘ Greatsword
- [ ] And 13 more!
As a fellow hoonter of hoonts once said: "We are born of the hype, made men by the hype, undone by the hype." Seek strength, Tarnished!
So in summary, keep pushing beyond Elden Beast – greater rewards and adventures await! Level up your build, catch up on quests, find legendary loot and steer the fate of the world toward your ideal ending. That is the true guidance of grace.
May we meet one day upon the foggy battlefield! 🗡
