Elden Ring Guide: How Best To Prepare For New Game Plus

The first of these is the Guide Statues. These statues resembling a creepy old woman can be found all over The Lands Between and they always point to a dungeon. If one is encountered, make sure to approach and check it. If there's a button prompt, hit it and follow the ghostly trail of light that emerges; it'll surely lead to a nearby dungeon. If no button prompt appears, then one can (usually) rest assured that they've already cleared the area's most important hidden spot. Aside from the statues, it's usually just good to just be extra thorough and look for hidden drops or not-so-obvious dips in a cliffside. Unexplained concentrations of enemies are also a good indicator.

The confrontation with Yura (as well as Nerijust) will be a tough fight, especially if you're under-leveled, but thankfully like most NPC encounters in Elden Ring , both of these fighters can be easily stun-locked or staggered. You'll also probably want to touch the Grace inside Murkwater Cave before starting this fight (which houses the Patches questline ) for an easy respawn area in case Yura wipes the floor with you.

Updated October 28, 2024 by Erik Petrovich : When it comes to how to activate the Morgott and Mohg Great Runes, Elden Ring players are in luck: it's actually the same spot. What isn't quite so simple is making sure to head to the right boss location to get both Mohg and Morgott's Great Runes. These two Omen brothers have several locations throughout the game, but only one of their fights actually yields each boss' Great Rune when defeated. This guide has been updated with some more detailed information about how to get to Mohg and Morgott's locations in Elden Ring, as well as some details on the Divine Tower of East Altus and the effects of each Rune.

As players progress through Elden Ring , they'll come up against some truly challenging bosses in the form of Demi-Gods. These storyline ( and optional in some cases ) big bads will test players' skills and reward them by dropping Great Runes, specialized items that can then be activated to use alongside Rune Arcs for a powerful boost to a variety of things.


Players can't go wrong with this armor. It works well against any kind of Sorcery or Incantation and the high poise makes it ideal for trading hits, especially in PvP. In any case, do remember to grab this good armor after defeating Loretta's original f

Getting it is also simple. Players can head over to the northernmost part of the Altus Plateau. They can grab the armor set near some dancing women which is also near a windmill located north of the Road of Iniquity Side Path Site of Grace (the one with the large broken bridge north of Altus Plate

Morgott's Great Rune is a bit more straightforward. It will greatly buff a player's health, by a multiplicative of 25 percent. What's even better is that this effect can even take place after players have used buffs and talismans to gain additional health, making the effect even stronger.


Black Knife : The Black Knife hits S-tier primarily for its ability, Blade of Death. Despite a cumbersome animation, the Blade of Death ability does a hefty amount of damage and applies a damage-over-time eff

The last method of obtaining the Nagakiba involves very little effort compared to the other methods, and it's asking for it (for free or from a trade) from other players online. It's obviously a pretty 'lame' way of getting this weapon, but not everyone wants to do entire NPC questlines for a singular weapon. Additionally, for those of you on NG+ runs or Duo Expeditions mode on new characters, this method is understandably less involved and easier to do. In any case, if someone agrees to the 'trade', players can create a private game and have someone else drop their spare or unwanted Nagakiba katana in-game.

However, Yura's questline can be quite long compared to a lot of other NPC questlines and will require you to unlock/reach the Altus Plateau, which is unofficially considered a mid-game area in Elden Ring . Once you encounter Yura at the Second Church of Marika in the Altus Plateau and talk to him, the Nagakiba is yours. To complete this questline in full, you'll need to meet with and help Yura out a number of times, so let's break down exactly what's involved in this questline below:

Having completed each of these steps, the time to start new game plus will have arrived. After clearing all available bosses, acquiring all available gear/spells/incantations and stocking up on rare items, The Tarnished should be all set for another, hopefully much smoother, journey through The Lands Between. One more tip: go and immediately wreck Grafted Scion, Tree Sentinel, Flying Dragon Agheel and Margit the Fell Omen. Paying them back in full for all the early game pain suffered at their hands is beyond satisfying.

For those of you who can resist instant gratification and want to reap more rewards later on, talking to Yura instead of killing him when you encounter him north of Murkwater is the better deal overall. Finishing his questline will not only reward the Nagakiba but will also lead to unlocking other weapons and items such as: