When creating character builds during a campaign, players of Elden Ring who don't want to rely on Glintstone Sorceries or Incantations still have access to a wide variety of ranged weapons drawn from both history and fantasy. There are short recurved bows designed to be used on horseback, long-bows and Great Bows made for ranged sniping, crossbows that can be fired one-handed, and even two primitive firearms – the archaic-looking Jar Cannon and the One-Eyed Shield with its flame-spiting mouth mor

The Twinblade weapons of Elden Ring were first introduced in Dark Souls 2 (along with Dark Souls 2 's fan-favorite "Power-Stancing" game mechanic). Most of the Twinblades in Elden Ring 's base game aren't modeled after any real-life polearms in particularly, instead seeming to draw inspiration from the double-bladed energy sabers seen in sci-fi franchises like Star Wars . The twirling move-set of Twinblades, however, does have a basis in the staff-fighting techniques traditional to many martial arts systems across the world. The introduction of blade-less DLC staff weapons such as quarterstaves, bo staves, or fighting canes could give Elden Ring players a new blunt-force weapon class while also making cosplay builds of fantasy characters such as the Monkey King Sun Wukong from Black Myth: Wukong much more via

While the actual battle may not be particularly memorable, Wonir is introduced via a very effective jumpscare. His unexpected size and frightening visage are definitely off-putting, and, while he doesn't live up to the likes of Pontiff Sullivan or Aldritch, Devourer of Gods, High Lord Wolnir is undeniably cre

Aldritch was once a Lord of Cinder who amassed an amazing amount of power by consuming the souls of his followers in Iirythill. When he was revived to once again assume his throne at the outset of Dark Souls 3, he instead chose to invade the remains of Anor Londo and consume the soul of Dark Sun Gwyndo

The many bosses of Elden Ring __ are one of the most unique features of Elden Ring , though their notorious difficulty levels is a classic FromSoftware __ approach. Initially revealed in 2019, the astounding silence that followed for any news of Elden Ring left many FromSoftware __ fans in a worried frenzy that the game might never come. Awaiting further news and updates for Elden Ring ’s release, VaatiVidya hosted an art competition encouraging artists to conceptualize what different bosses and boss encounters might look like within the game. Many of the subsequent artworks would have fit beautifully within Elden Ring , while others could create a world of their own. The curated Elden Ring conceptual artworks in Soul Arts reveal the deep depths of imagination, creativity, and passion of FromSoftware __ fans across the gl

Said to be the first to die at the dawn of the Age of Fire, Gravelord Nito claimed a Lord Soul and became an embodiment of pestilence and death. Encountered beneath the Tomb of the Giants in the first Dark Souls game, Gravelord Nito is an intimidating foe capable of summoning ethereal swords from the ground and commanding a skeleton a

Queen Marika the Eternal, founder and destroyer of the Golden Order, shattered the Elden Ring using a "s tone hammer made in the lands of the Numen, outside the Lands Between. " __ The armor set of the Black Knife Assassins, cutthroats who murdered Godwyn the Golden and catalyzed the Shattering, describes the assassins as " all women, and rumored to be Numen who had close ties with Marika herself. " Aside from hinting at Marika's active role in the murder of her own son, these weapon/armor descriptions imply that Marika herself was one of the Numen, and first came to the Lands Between from the country (or world) where the Numen dwelled. There are no clues in the story or endings of **Elden Ring ** __ about what the Lands of the Numen look like or what culture the Numen possess. If Queen Marika and her Black Knife cohorts are typical of their people, though, the Numen seem to be very ambitious and willing to catastrophically meddle in the affairs of both humans and g

With a name like the Needle of Eternal Agony, playes would expect this Demons's Souls weapon to be incredibly strong. This weapon is actually one of the weakest in the game, as it has poor range, and it deals little damage. It does have one benefit, tho

According to the item descriptions of certain Elden Ring armor sets, " The Land of Reeds has long been locked in a miserable civil war, during which time it has remained alienated from the cultures of its neighbors. Little wonder that the entire nation has succumbed to blood-soaked madness, or so it is said. " __ This piece of lore suggests the Land of Reeds, a country outside of the Lands Between, is a fantastical version of Warring States-era Japan, right down to the brutal wars of royal succession fought between rival clans. Certain sanguine weapons such as Elden Ring 's Rivers of Blood katana and Eleanora's Poleblade also suggest many of the warriors in the Land of Reeds have been corrupted by the rampant use of blood magic bestowed upon them by the Outer God known as the Formless Mother. Within the game of Elden Ring Rune Farming Ring , the friendly Reedlander NPC called Yura has devoted himself to hunting down Tarnished " held in thrall by cessblood ," while hostile Reedlander NPCs such as Okina seem to be perfectly at home serving the cause of Mohg, the Lord of Bl