The Stonebarb Cracked Tear increases the chances of the player's attacks breaking an enemy's poise and opening them up for a subsequent critical strike. Having that extra headroom in stamina will help players maximize those odds by allowing them to execute more consecutive attacks, especially with the help of Elden Ring 's various Spirit Ash summo

The Grave Scythe can also be equipped with overpowered Ash of Wars in Elden Ring . A good Ash of War combined with the weapon's natural anti-block ability makes this an effective weapon for players. Finding the Grave Scythe can be tricky since it is dropped by skeleton mages wielding the scythe. The graveyard west of the Lake-Facing Cliffs Site of Grace is the best place to st

Farming rare weapons is ultimately a matter of luck since a 10% drop rate doesn't necessarily mean that players will find one for every ten enemies they kill. When these drop rates drop as low as 1%, this randomness can often feel unfair, as some players may get unlucky and have to farm hundreds of enemies while others may get on their first or second kill. The most important aspects of getting a rare drop are finding the most optimal farming location in Elden Ring , which includes selecting the best Site of Grace to reset enemies and increasing the drop rate by any me

In many FromSoftware games, it is common for a few weapons to become popular among players. Elden Ring is no different, with many using Rivers of Blood for PvP encounters, which means many players end up with similar builds. As useful as bleed effect and Rivers of Blood is in Elden Ring - for both PvP and PvE - it gets boring to see the same strategy repeatedly. The wide range of weapons in Elden Ring should lend itself to more variety in play style, but it's easy to overlook some less popular opti

Dark Souls has a lot of strong weapons , but the whip doesn't really rank among them. Unlike other dark fantasy video games like Castlevania , the whip in Dark Souls 1 isn't really meant for fighting. Elden Ring has some strong whips, but Dark Souls 1 is far removed from that. Instead, this whip is mainly useful for grabbing thi

The Celebrant Skull can be found on a corpse in Altus Plateau, but all other variants must be farmed from the Celebrant enemies that wield them at the Windmill Village. They can be infused with weapon arts and enchanted with magic and consumables and will require Smithing Stones to be upgraded in Elden Ri

The combat was well-received for being excitingly strategic, while the story and characters were also praised for being investing and how players could shape the plot through meaningful choice-driven gameplay akin to the character drama of House of the Dragon . For modern hardware, Dragon Age: Origins is available on

Like its HP-restoring counterpart, this consumable has limited charges and different rates of potency (how much FP is restored per use) that can be replenished by resting at Sites of Grace. Likewise, its charges can be upgraded with Golden Seeds and the potency with Sacred Tea

Dark Souls II takes place ages after the events of the first game, with the Bearer of the Curse traveling through Drangleic and being tasked with defeating the four Old Ones and obtaining their Great Souls. Like its predecessor and sequel, the remastered version, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin , is available on PS4, XBO, and

Though many newer fans understandably recognize CD Projekt Red's games for The Witcher 3 mostly, The Witcher 2 still holds up well for an action RPG from the Xbox 360 era of games. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings follows Geralt of Rivia's quests through the vast dark fantasy land of The Continent, opening the scene with the titular monster hunter imprisoned under suspicion of trying to murder King Foltest of Teme

When Marika took Radagon as her consort and Elden Lord, they produced two children: the twins Malenia and Miquella, who also attained status as Empyreans. The former received her father's red hair, while the latter seems to have inherited the golden blonde hair of his mother. Similar to Morgott and Mohg, these twins were cursed upon birth but with afflictions far worse than being Omen. Malenia was cursed by the Scarlet Rot, which slowly eroded her body limb by l

The first of Elden Ring 's most obvious -- and practically necessary -- potion types is the Flask of Cerulean Tears . Aside from HP, players will likely need to manage their FP for things like Magic and Skills. That makes the Flask of Cerulean Tears important to pure physically offensive builds as well as Magic us

The Raptor Talons are one of few claw weapons in Elden ring bosses Ring . From an aesthetic point of view, claws are cool; they give a Wolverine vibe to the player's character. The Raptor Talons are one of the more underrated weapons in the game because they scale very high in Dexterity and can be infused with powerful Elden Ring Ashes of War to allow a wide variety of builds. However, the best part about the Raptor Talons is jumping attacks deal increased dam