Deciding to spend Remembrances has pros and cons that are, in effect, irreversible once done. Depending on what players wish to achieve with their particular character build will hold a lot of weight to how the item is ultimately used at the end of the day. Regardless of the decision, however, the Remembrances will stay unspoiled in the inventory until the choice is ready to be m

After releasing the Scarlet Rot Fissure in the Fog Expedition Caelid during her battle with Radahn, she was left unconscious. Her body was returned to the Haligtree her brother created to reverse their curses. Yet, while Malenia was unconscious her brother's sleeping body was stolen. If **Elden Ring ** 's lowly Tarnished never disturbed her, Malenia would have continued sleeping and waiting for her brother, who is not even th

Long and convoluted questlines are common in Soulsborne games, with some of these quests being easily missed or so long they are forgotten, and the same can be said for Elden Ring. NPCs have their own questlines that often intersect with the main story or another NPC questline. The reason these quests are so worthwhile completing, though, is the revealed hidden l

Spending Remembrances definitely has its perks, but it doesn't come without a major con. If players decide they want to cash in their item, they lose out on the special rewards that can only come from exchanging it with Finger Reader, Enia, at the Roundtable Hold. Each Remembrance houses two powerful items from its previous owner, usually in the form of a weapon. This gives players the chance to wield some of Elden Ring 's weirdest weapons that cannot be obtained in any other way, such as Godwyn the Golden's Grafted Dragon . This might not be a huge deal to some because they weren't ever going to use the weapon anyway - and if that's the case then spending might be the desirable choice - but the typical player will utilize different weapons sets by the end of their playthrough. So what might've seemed like a reasonable choice at first may become regretful later after character progress

Purchasing items aren't the only benefit because leveling up is another crucial element that Remembrances can be spent on. In the earlier stages of the game, leveling up is much easier because less runes are required, so players won't want to waste Remembrance runes on that during this stage; however, once a certain threshold is reached, it becomes more difficult due to the new number of runes needed increasing dramatically each level up. Depending on the Remembrance, players should think about cashing it in to help them level up during mid- to late-game progression so that they don't lose everything once they die in Elden Ring , which is commonplace for most maidenless Tarnished. Sometimes the Remembrances can even help players level up two to three times on a sole use if it's strategically combined with other runes earned from defeating past bosses and enem

Most Elden Ring dungeons are optional. There may be an NPC questline that leads the Tarnished into one or two of the dungeons, but finding and exploring them is up to the player. They are beneficial to explore since some give you Smithing Stones, crafting ingredients, or new items. It may be easy to compare these dungeons to Bloodborne 's __ Chalice Dungeons, but Elden Ring fixes the problems with Chalice Dungeo

One way to avoid the regret of spending or exchanging Remembrances in ways that don't benefit the player is to simply leave the essence in the inventory without making a rash decision. Considering all the pros and cons is important, and there are many quests and events that can be completed in **Elden Ring ** 's open world map without needing to make an absolute choice straight away. Once a decision has been made, however, Remembrances can either be given to Enia at the Roundtable Hold for special rewards, or they can be spent to receive a hefty sum of runes for purchasing items or leveling up. And, just as a backup, the new game plus mode does allow for all fifteen items to be earned more than once if players are willing to go down that route, and the Walking Mausoleums can at least offer seven extra chances, if players are diligent enough to seek them all

Speaking to Fia after Rogier has studied the Knifeprint, she will mention that Rogier has been in a good mood since the Tarnished began helping him. His strong mental fortitude sustains him, despite having such " grievous wounds. " She comments that the Tarnished is a champion to Rogier and hers

There are a couple of pros to spending Remembrances, and the first one has to do with the ability to purchase any assorted item needed. Upon cashing them in, the spender will receive a considerable sum of runes, and certain ones will give more than others if it was from a tougher boss battle, such as the Elden Ring 's isunderstood hero, Starscourge Radahn . All the Remembrances value between 20,000-50,000 runes. If weapon upgrades are needed, players can use the newly acquired runes to purchase many smithing stones, but it doesn't stop there. Other items like crafting ingredients, weapons and armor, Ashes of War, and magic spells can be bought after turning Remembrances into runes. This becomes especially handy if players are transitioning from an easier region to a harder one or setting out to take on another boss, but the pros of spending Remembrances extenders further than t