Updated August 16, 2024, by Hamza Haq: Killing an NPC in Elden Ring is an irreversible decision, one that may come to haunt the player way down the line when they discover that the character they offed 20 hours ago was actually the key to obtaining a very powerful weapon or armor set that is now out of reach because they’re dead. And because FromSoftware doesn’t allow for save scumming, there is no telling what the reward for killing someone is before the player does it. With the release of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, a new host of NPCs have been added to the game, each with their questlines and, more importantly, reasons for killing or not killing. This list has been updated to include the ones players should absolutely avoid being violent

It's telling that jjshotgun isn't the only one who recommends using Elden Ring 's second-best spirit summon, Oleg the Banished Knight, as part of the strategy. SaneManiac741 is more specific on when to use Oleg, though: "Try using Banished Knight Oleg right before the start of phase

While exploring the catacombs, _Elden Ring _ 's Tarnished will encounter regular enemies, like Imps and Omens. But it will give them the chance to gather the Crucible Scale Talisman and the Haligdrake Talisman +1. If the Tarnished decides to face the boss, they will have to fight Esgar, Priest of Blood, and his two dogs. Edgar and his dogs inflict Blood Loss, but if the Tarnished can defeat Esgar, they will get the Lord of Blood's Exultat

The sword's unique skill, Night-and-Flame Stance, is a charge-up with two options for releasing the charged power. Players can either use a quick attack to release a powerful long-range beam attack or a strong attack that causes the user to swing with a flaming blade that does massive dam

The Banished Knight's Halberd is not a difficult weapon to find, as it can be found randomly in Stormveil Castle or received as a random drop from banished knights. Despite being so common, this weapon can deal an impressive amount of damage thanks to its impressive scaling and the safety provided by its re

During her questline, she will be available at times as a summon to help with difficult boss fights, such as against the Godskin Apostle. Moreover, her questline is highly rewarding as completing one of the paths can potentially unlock the powerful talisman, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, and the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, which is capable of upgrading legendary armame

Initially located at the Pillar Path Waypoint Site of Grace

One of the best new characters added by the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is Igon , a Dragon Hunter who was crippled by Bayle the Dread and now seeks revenge on this gigantic dragon at the slopes of the Jagged Peak. Without the Tarnished to help him, Igon is destined to stew in his vengeance, never able to actually deal a significant blow to the dragon that brought him to r

Often, it seems that to be an NPC in a FromSoftware-developed dark fantasy RPG is to be doomed to a grisly fate. Solaire, the jolly NPC knight who aids players throughout Dark Souls , is fated to fall into despair and death as he searches for his own "personal sun," while half the NPCs in Bloodborne go insane or become bosses themselves. There are (sometimes) ways to keep friendly NPCs in Elden Ring from suffering horrible ends, but the open-world gameplay of this RPG makes it hard to locate the paths leading to the more desirable endi

Dragonkin are impressive and intimidating dragon humanoids, yet they are not very powerful. Two can be found in the Lake of Rot and Siofra. There is also a stronger variant called Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella found in Elden Ring Nightreign Ring . It is implied that the dragonkin’s relationship with the underground cities of Nokstella and Nokron, caused their decline. They are described as "decrepit, pale imitations" of other dragons. __ Something about the dragonkin living underground caused them to never achieve immortality or know what real lightning is . Killing them is easy and maybe mercy, but it can still leave a bitter ta

The Spirit-Caller Snail is another optional field boss in Elden Ring that can be found in the Road’s End Catacombs and Spiritcaller Cave. This little guy summons spirits to fight on his behalf. Some of these spirits can be tricky to fight, but defeating the snail will banish all his summoned spirits. What makes killing the Spirit-Caller Snail so sad is he is just so weak. A few hits, and he is done, and watching him shake his head, desperately ringing that bell to summon his spirits is comical. Indeed, a pathetic s

The Tarnished do not kill Rennala, but they do defeat her. When she is defeated, all she does is clutch the amber egg Radagon gave her before he married Marika. Rennala speaks of rebirth and starting anew like she is desperate to experience that. She offers the Tarnished a chance to respec their character, so she is a useful boss to defeat. But players will feel bad about hurting