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Elden Ringis arguably FromSoftware’s most beautiful and challengingsouls-liketitle to date.
However, there are a few tips and tricks you should know to maximize your success, in-game.
For example, Hero and Vagabond are melee-focused classes with higher starting strength than the others.
And it will be intriguing to run off and explore everything that catches your eye.
However, at some point, you’ll want to start collecting map fragments and piecing the world together.
And one thing that frequently confuses players is where to find maps for different regions.
Find these, walk up to them, and they will hold the map to unlock the area.
That’s why it’s worthwhile to set markers.
We didn’t and were constantly asking ourselves, Where is that place again?
Sometimes we gave up entirely because we couldn’t remember where it was.
In the long run, marking these areas will be extremely convenient.
Combat & Weapons
Your weapons, like your character, require leveling.
Which you’re able to do at a blacksmith with Smithing Stones.
This will increase your weapon’s damage and will also scale when you upgrade your character attributes.
If you don’t level up your weapon, it will be practically useless late game.
Whatever best matches your playstyle is best.
In combat, you’ll come to find there are a number of different attacks.
Your standard, slash and strike attacks, but also jump attacks, heavy attacks, and charge attacks.
That is why knowing how to use your preferred weapon is important.
You don’t want to be aiming for speed and agility while wielding a massive hammer, for example.
Finally, and most importantly, while some blocks can be blocked and parried, not all can.
Attacks from larger enemies, and frequently bosses, cannot be blocked and must instead be dodge-rolled through.
There will be a brief window when you better do it, right before the attack hits.
With that, this guide toElden Ring, should at least give you a fighting chance tarnished one.
Riley Fonger is a freelance writer, music lover, and gamer since adolescence.
