Elden Ring Lore: Volcano Manor Explained

When you first reach the highly-imposing castle etched into the side of Mt. Gelmir, the landscape is filled with both elegance and despair as the once might of Volcano Manor is mirrored in both its towering visage and scarred with flame and destruction etched along its edges. And deep within the depths beyond lava and fire resides the source of pure evil -- Lord of Volcano Manor, son of the Champion of the Erdtree Radagon and Queen Rennala of the Academy of Raya Luc


The hallway dumps out into a Scarlet Rot quagmire, full of skeletal slimes that drop from the ceiling, plus some pot-throwing Imps on the upper level, so it's best to make quick work of this room. Run through and collect the Aeonian Butterfly, Grave Glovewort [3] , Grave Violet, and Grave Glovewort [5] . Once you’ve collected these four items, head back to the elevator r


There is an item in Elden Ring called the Bewitching Branch, crafted from a Sacramental Bud watered with Miquella's blood and a Lily made of Unalloyed Gold. Stabbing a non-boss game enemy with this branch causes them to temporarily switch sides and fight other enemies. Elden Ring 's Bewitching Branch consumable item has the following descript


When the last Tarnished is slain, you are granted a special meeting with the true Lord of Volcano Manor, the giant grotesque monstrosity that resides at the base of Mt. Gelmir, Rykard, Lord of Blasph


During their playthrough of Elden Ring Rune farming Ring , players will come across many NPC and enemies who demonstrate a fanatical devotion to Miquella, an Empyrean with the potential to become a god like Marika. Malenia's Cleanrot Knights, who wield spears and scythes imbued with Miquella's Golden Order Magic, fight fiercely for the Empyrean's cause despite knowing proximity to Malenia will cause their flesh to rot away. After Miquella's kidnapping by Mohg, the foot soldiers who guard the Elden Ring 's parasitic, slowly-rotting Haligtree settlement turn their bodies into magical bombs in the hopes that the " ...the flash of our deaths [will] guide Miquella's retur


But, searching out every corner of the catacombs is worth it in order to acquire some great upgrade materials, the Imp Head (Wolf) helm and the Mad Pumpkin Head Ashes . Follow this guide to ensure you get everything you can out of this dangerous de


Reduced the delay between the end of various actions (such as using items or attack animations) and being able to perform the skill.

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These bosses can be fairly aggressive, sometimes chaining devastating moves into more devastating moves, trading back and forth, and offering you very little time to breathe. Having a Spirit Ash to pull some heat off of you during this fight can be invaluable – even if it’s just for a few extra moments to drink a Crimson or Cerulean Fl

Almost all of its attacks are performed while facing you, so try to roll behind it when dodging. This forces the Avatar to turn to face you before initiating its next attack. Some attacks are initiated while you are standing at its side, but those are easy to av


Increased poison status buildup.

Glintstone Arc / Glintblade Phalanx / Carian Phalanx / Greatblade Phalanx / Magic Downpour / Loretta's Greatbow / Loretta's Mastery / Rennala's Full Moon / Ranni's Dark Moon / Ambush Shard / Night Shard / Unseen Blade / Roiling Magma / Rykard's Rancor / Darkness / Elden Stars / Lightning Strike / Lansseax's Glaive / Death Lightning / Giantsflame Take Thee / Bloodflame Talons / Unendurable Frenzy / Greyoll's


Elden Ring is full of dank dungeons and dusty catacombs, but the Minor Erdtree Catacombs also happens to have a bit of a Scarlet Rot infestation . Navigating this dungeon can be tricky, dodging Imps, skeletal slimes, and staving off the ever-deadly Scarlet


This boss will sometimes perform this attack over and over again, but the Scarlet Rot hazard doesn’t linger on the ground for very long , so you’re good to repeat the same dodging maneuver. The boss has an extensive recovery from this attack each time, affording you ample opportunity to punish it between mo


As with several other NPCs, her fate is left in your hands, but not before discovering a great many revelations concerning her nature and origin. If you followed her from the beginning, she, as well as the seafood purveyor she is involved with at the lake, will spin a small yarn telling of first impressions not always being what they s


Fixed a bug that prevented users from obtaining Crystal Tear. If you fail to obtain a Crystal Tear, the item will be added to your inventory when moving within the vicinity of the place where you should have obtained


A tragic character from the get-go, Milicent's demeanor is a very somber one, as is her story. Comparatively, the side quest you will embark on to help her is most notably one of the most perilous in the game as you will be led far and out of the way to the mysterious Haligtree, a completely optional zone built not for the faint of he