Elden Ring: 10 Best Side Quests Ranked

This underrated Elden Ring weapon seems to be a direct shout-out to Pinwheel, an eerie (but easy to defeat) boss found in the skeleton-infested Catacombs area of Dark Souls . Like the Family Heads flail, Pinwheel has three masked heads modeled after a family unit and fights by summoning projectiles of f


The world of Elden Ring is at a standstill when your journey begins. The Elden Ring has been broken into fragments, and without the Rune of Death, people in the Lands between are immortal. The demigods have gathered pieces of the Elden Ring and, after years of war, have given up on fighting. Instead, they huddle in their corner of the Lands Between and protect the piece they have already obtained. The land has been destroyed because of the war, and with no one making any moves, the Erdtree has called the tarnished back to the land to cause a cha


During the initial creation of Raya Lucaria, the developers had originally used the same assets for Dark Souls III bonfires rather than the iconic grace points that we see in the game today. This hints that Raya Lucaria was the first area to be developed, as these bonfires are now only invisible assets that are hard to rest

She announces her name each time the player steps into the arena, and, after dozens of attempts, most players are left feeling like Mike Ehrmantraut in the closing episodes of AMC's epic Breaking Bad series, as seen in this me


The humble NPC Thops, a self-described "Bluntstone" sorcerer players can encounter near Liurnia of the Lakes, may actually be the Glintstone Sorcerer closest in spirit to the non-militant astrologers or yore. He can sell players the Starlight spell, which conjures up a long-lasting ball of blue light, and at the end of his questline creates the Thop's Barrier spell, a temporary shield capable of deflecting attacks from Elden Ring 's final b


There's a lot that's unknown about why giant heads, with seemingly hot lava coursing through them, were placed within the world. Only seen during the Closed Network Test, these giant heads certainly bring out a lot of questions --- making us curious about the lore and significance behind these statues (or peop

That said, when starting a new game-plus campaign, it's a completely different story. Now, over-leveled and equipped with end-game gear, players can demolish the Tree Sentinel immediately with the satisfaction of American Psycho 's Patrick Bateman murdering the meddlesome Paul Allen. Try getting reservations at Dorsia


A strong 2022 Game of the Year contender, Elden Ring has been heralded by fans as FromSoftware's modern magnum opus, a complete triumph of the Soulslike genre the studio almost single-handedly established. A monumental adventure requiring dozens of hours to finish, Elden Ring is both incredibly vast and immensely difficult, with much of that difficulty stemming from the game's many intense boss encount


The main notable unused animation is his backward kick, which still does work in the game, but it has barely any effect on enemies. This kick would launch enemies away from you, making horseback combat feel entirely useful. The reasons behind why it was cut are unsure, but it likely had to do with lining up the attacks correc


Being reminiscent of the Black Knights from Dark Souls and The Pursuer from Dark Souls II , the Night's Calvary was supposed to serve as a "wandering enemy" of sorts. But, later on, they were reduced to being an enemy that you could encounter only in specific areas. And, while knowing where they are, it would have been interesting to see them randomly gallivanting about and catching us by surpr


In the Network Test files, there is an unused animation where the bats (also known as the Chanting Winged Dame) in the game would stand up and sing a seemingly tragic lament in a nearly dead language called Ainu. However, the bats' songs would later be changed to be sung in Latin in the final release of Elden Ring --- the Ainu song seemingly as only a placehol


Elden Ring armor guide Ring 's spirit ash summons may be extremely useful , but some members of the game's community cast harsh judgment upon those who make frequent use of them. Commonly viewed as a crutch used by those who refuse to "git gud," some Elden Ring fans can't seem to justify the use of any item that wasn't previously included in earlier Soulsborne ga


This side quest truly requires you to go to the end of the earth and back to complete it. You'll find her dying in a secluded church in the most hated area of the game guarded by two centipedes. From there, you'll have to make your way to a rotted, boggy castle, and then make your way through the mountains and up to the second most hated area in the game, the Haligt

This meme isn't technically accurate, as Margit advises the player to "put these ambitions to rest," not to "lay" them to rest. Still, it's a quote with which most Elden Ring players are acutely familiar, as Margit says it every time he defeats a challenger, so it's a line most fans are probably very eager to poke fun