Elden Ring: 16 Things To Do Before Going To NG+

Highlights

Start NG+ in Elden Ring after finishing the campaign to face new challenges with acquired equipment and items for a fresh playthrough.
Collect key items like Prayerbooks, Scrolls, Dragon Hearts, Larval Tears, Stonesword Keys, and more before advancing to NG+ for advantages.
Players should also obtain valuable items such as Whetblades, Crystal Tears, Remembrances, Talismans, Upgrade Materials, Golden Seeds, and Sacred Tears.

Like all Souls releases, Elden Ring unlocks the New Game+ feature upon finishing the campaign. This allows players to start a new playthrough in the Lands Between using the same Tarnished with the acquired equipment and items from the first playthrough.

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Before they move over to NG+, players should make sure they have finished some things first, like using the Clouded Mirror Stand in Roundtable Hold to design a new character or collect the desired items and armors to start the new Elden Ring journey in style.

Updated on May 18, 2024, by Nahda Nabiilah: It’s impossible to feel satisfied with completing Elden Ring only once. Some players will really enjoy the NG+ experience as it offers the same magnificent journey but with better starting equipment, which is what carried over from the previous playthrough. Tarnished who don’t enjoy collecting or fighting optional bosses for one item will definitely enjoy the NG+ experience. Just keep in mind that, since you started with a stronger build, the enemies and bosses will be stronger as well.

16 Find All Celestial Dew

Celestial Dew is a consumable item that allows players to carry out an Absolution at the Church of Vows in Elden Ring. Basically, if you ever made an NPC hostile by mistake or on purpose, you can reverse this effect by using a Celestial Dew at the Church of Vows in Liurnia of the Lakes.

Location	How To Get
Ainsel River	Purchased from the Hermit Merchant for 7,500 Runes.
Caria Manor	Purchased from Pidia, Carian Servant.
Uhl Palace Ruins	Obtain it from a hanging corpse.
Uhl Palace Ruins	Found on the ground.
Nokron, Eternal City	Found on a corpse.
Night’s Sacred Ground	Found on a corpse.
Night’s Sacred Ground	Found on a corpse.
Nokstella, Eternal City	Found on a corpse.
Nokstella, Eternal City	Found north of Nokstella, Eternal City Site of Grace.
Raya Lucaria Academy	Found on a corpse.
Erdtree Sanctuary	Found on a corpse on the upper level.

There are eight Prayerbooks scattered around the world of Elden Ring, and Tarnished should collect them before starting a new journey:

Prayerbook	Location
Assassin’s Prayerbook	Behind an Imp Statue seal, Roundtable Hold
Godskin Prayerbook	Found inside a chest behind an Imp Statue seal, Stormveil Castle
Dragon Cult Prayerbook	Dropped by a knight south of Artist’s Shack, Liurnia of the Lakes
Fire Monks’ Prayerbook	Found on a corpse inside enemies camp near Lake Side Crystal Cave, Liurnia of the Lakes
Two Fingers Prayerbook	Found in Fortified Manor, Leyndell the Royal Capital
Golden Order Principia	Can be looted from a corpse dangling from the ceiling in Erdtree Sanctuary, Leyndell the Royal Capital (Part of Elden Ring Corhyn’s quest)
Giant’s Prayerbook	Obtained from a chest in Guardian’s Garrison, Mountaintops of the Giants.
Ancient Dragon Prayerbook	Near Crumbling Beast Grave Depths Bonfire, Crumbling Farum Azula

assassin's prayerbook and royal house scroll in elden ring

Other than that, there are also three magic Scrolls:

Scrolls	Location
Royal House Scroll	East of Agheel Lake South Bonfire, Limgrave
Academy Scroll	Found inside a graveyard northeast Lake-Facing Cliffs, Liurnia of the Lakes
Conspectus Scroll	Near Schoolhouse Classroom Bonfire, Liurnia of the Lakes

14 Collect All The Dragon Hearts

Killing dragons in Elden Ring rewards Tarnished with Dragon Hearts, and each dragon drops a certain number of hearts. For example, the Flying Dragon Agheel drops one heart, while the Sleeping Dragon drops five. These Key Items are used to purchase special Incantations from Dragon Communion.

Even if players don’t use any Incarnations, it’s better to buy them all, as it’s possible to play in another build in the next playthrough. People can easily use the rebirth option after fighting Rennala, the Queen of the Full Moon, and change the character’s stat.

13 Obtain All Larval Tears

Larval Tears are important Key Items that can be obtained through various methods in Elden Ring. After defeating Rennala in Raya Lucaria Academy, she’ll offer players the chance to respec in exchange for one Larval Tear per rebirth. It is highly crucial that Tarnished collect all the tears, even if they don’t plan on utilizing Rennala’s Great Rune.

all underground region bosses in elden ring

Elden Ring: All Underground Region Bosses, Locations, and Drops

Roaming beneath the lands between, it’s easy to miss most of these underground Elden Ring Bosses.

Most of the Larval Tears can be found in Liurnia of the Lakes or Nokron, the Eternal City. Keep in mind that Tarnished need to kill Starscourge Radahn to reach the hidden city, by progressing through Ranni’s quest or exploring Redmane Castle.

12 Collect All Stonesword Keys

Stonesword Keys are used to unlock Imp Statue seals. The important thing to note here is that this Key Item stays in the players’ inventory even if they start the NG+. So, Tarnished should collect them all, as unattained keys will be lost once people start a new journey.

Stonesword Keys are either purchased or looted from a corpse in various locations in Elden Ring. Purchasing this Key Item can be either done at the Roundtable Hold (Twin Maiden Husks), or from merchants encountered while exploring.

11 Collect Spirit Ashes

Spirit Ashes are a type of summon where players use FP/HP to summon creatures from another realm to aid them in battles. While exploring the Lands Between, you can’t summon Spirit Ashes whenever you want. Instead, Tarnished must wait for the summon sign to appear to call forth some spirits.

Although it’s necessary to collect all Spirit Ashes, make sure to at least obtain the following summons as they are considered legendary:

Spirit Ash	Location
Lhutel the Headless	Defeat the Cemetery Shade located in the Tombsward Catacombs.
Black Knife Tiche	Defeat Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader inside the Ringleader’s Evergaol located in the Moonlight Altar.
Redmane Knight Ogha	Defeat the Putrid Tree Spirit inside the War-Dead Catacombs in Caelid. To access this catacomb, players must defeat General Radahn.
Mimic Tear Ashes	Open the chest located in Night’s Sacred Ground.
Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff	Defeat the Ancient Hero of Zamor boss inside the Sainted Hero’s Grave found west of the Royal Capital.
Cleanrot Knight Finlay Ashes	Open the chest that’s protected by a Cleanrot Knight in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree.

10 Find All Cookbooks

Currently, there are over 50 Cookbooks that can be found in the Lands Between. These books allow players to craft very useful items to aid them in any Elden Ring boss fight. Here’s a full list of Cookbooks:

Cookbooks	Crafting Materials
Nomadic Warrior’s Cookbook (1-24)	Various types of Arrows, Fletched Arrows, Bolts, Greases, Pots, and Boluses Glowstone Invigorating Cured Meat Invigorating White Cured Meat Pickled Turtle Neck Soft Cotton Crystal Dart Spellproof Dried Liver Poisonbone Dart Soap Dappled Cured Meat Dappled White Cured Meat Sweet Raisin Warming Stone Frozen Raisin Clarifying Cured Meat Clarifying White Cured Meat
Armorer’s Cookbook (1-7)	Various types of Arrows, Fletched Arrows, Bolts, Greases, Pots, and Boluses Fireproof Dried Liver Exalted Flesh Immunizing Cured Meat Immunizing White Cured Meat
Glintstone Craftsman’s Cookbook (1-8)	Various types of Arrows, Fletched Arrows, Bolts, Greases, and Pots Cuckoo Glintstone
Missionary’s Cookbook (1-7)	Various types of Arrows, Fletched Arrows, Bolts, Greases, Pots, and Boluses Scriptstone Grace Mimic Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot Silver-Pickled Fowl Foot Holyproof Dried Liver
Ancient Dragon Apostle’s Cookbook (1-4)	Lightning Arrows, Fletched Arrows, Bolts, Grease, and Pots Drawstring Lightning Grease Roped Lightning Pot Dragonwound Grease Ancient Dragonbolt Pot Lightningproof Dried Liver
Perfumer’s Cookbook (1-4)	Spark Aromatic Uplifting Aromatic Poison Spraymist Bloodboil Aromatic Ironjar Aromatic Acid Spraymist
Fevor’s Cookbook (1-3)	Sleep Pot Soporific Grease Drawstring Soporific Grease Sleepbone Arrows, Fletched Arrow, and Bolt Bewitching Branch
Frenzied’s Cookbook (1-2)	Clarifying Boluses Frenzyflame Stone

9 Offer Bell Bearings To Twin Maiden Husks

offer bell bearings to twin maiden husks in elden ring

Unfortunately, not all Bell Bearings will be available in the New Game+. The ones that belong to NPCs like Seulvis, Thops, and all Merchants can’t be found in NG+, players will need to recollect them. The only Bell Bearings that move to the new journey are:

Bell Bearings	Available for purchase at Twin Maiden Husks
Bone Peddler’s Bell Bearing	Thin Animal Bones Hefty Beast Bone
Meat Peddler’s Bell Bearing	Sliver of Meat Lump of Flesh Turtle Neck Meat
Medicine Peddler’s Bell Bearing	Neutralizing Boluses Stanching Boluses Thawfrost Boluses Stimulating Boluses
Gravity Stone Peddler’s Bell Bearing	Gravity Stone Fan Gravity Stone Chunk
Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing (1-4)	Smithing Stone (1-8) Ruin Fragment Explosive Stone Glintstone Scrap
Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing (1-5)	Somber Smithing Stone (1-9) Glintstone Scrap
Glovewort Picker’s Bell Bearing (1-3)
Ghost-Glovewort Picker’s Bell Bearing (1-3)

8 Collect All Whetblades

Whetblades are Key items that grants special Skills and Affinities to Ash of Wars in Elden Ring. There are only six Whetblades, so players should find it easy to collect them in one playthrough, and here’s the complete list:

Whetblades	Skills and Affinities
Whetstone Knife	Add new battle arts and affinities to weapons
Iron Whetblade	Quality, Keen, and Heavy
Glintstone Whetblade	Magic and Cold
Red-Hot Whetblade	Fire and Flame Art
Sanctified Whetblade	Lightning and Sacred
Black Whetblade	Poison, Blood, and Occult

7 Collect All Crystal Tears

Crystal Tears are special Key Items that can be found by defeating certain bosses in Elden Ring. Two Tears can then be mixed inside the Flask of Wondrous Physick to grant Tarnished various buffs.

Elden Ring: 13 Best Crystal Tears To Mix In The Flask Of Wondrous Physick

Not all Crystal Tears are made equally in Elden Ring – these are the ten every player should mix into their Flask of Wondrous Physick.

There are a total of 32 Crystal Tears in Elden Ring and some can be found more than once:

Crystal Tear	Effect
Crimson Crystal Tear x2	Restores half of total HP
Crimsonspill Crystal Tear	Temporarily boosts max HP
Crimsoburst Crystal Tear	Steadily restores HP for a time
Cerulean Crystal Tear x2	Restores half of total FP
Greenspill Crystal Tear	Temporarily boosts max Stamina
Greenburst Crystal Tear	Temporarily boosts Stamina recovery speed
Strength-Knot Crystal Tear	Temporarily boosts Strength
Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear	Temporarily boosts Dexterity
Intelligence-Knot Crystal Tear	Temporarily boosts Intelligence
Faith-Knot Crystal Tear	Temporarily boosts Faith
Opaline Hardtear	Temporarily boosts all damage negations
Speckled Hardtear	Boosts resistance and heals status
Leaden Hardtear	Temporarily boosts Poise
Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear	Temporarily boosts Magic Damage
Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear	Temporarily boosts Fire Damage
Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear	Temporarily boosts Lightning Damage
Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear	Temporarily boosts Holy Damage
Stonebarb Cracked Tear	Makes attacks more likely to break enemy stances
Spiked Cracked Tear	Enhances charged attacks for a time
Thorny Cracked Tear	Makes consecutive attacks grow stronger
Twiggy Cracked Tear	Briefly stop rune loss on death – takes precedence over Sacrificial Twig when active
Winged Crystal Tear	Temporarily reduces Equip Load
Windy Crystal Tear	Enhances dodge rolls for a time
Crimson Bubbletear	Restores HP when near death
Crimsonwhorl Bubbletear	Converts damage received into HP
Opaline Bubbletear	Significantly negates the next instance of damage
Cerulean Hidden Tear	Eliminates all FP consumption
Purifying Crystal Tear	Purifies the Lord of Blood’s curse
Ruptured Crystal Tear x2	Causes concoction to explode

6 Collect All Remembrances

Remembrances are unique Consumables rewarded after defeating major bosses, such as Shardbearers. By exchanging said Remembrances at the Roundtable Hold, Tarnished will be able to obtain some type of power that resembles the slain boss.

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Malenia and Mohg Lord of Blood from Elden Ring standing side by side holding weapons

Elden Ring: The 18 Best Remembrance Weapons, Ranked

In Elden Ring, obtaining Remembrance Weapons can give players a nice edge in battle. Fans may want to prioritize these selections.

Keep in mind that other than the major bosses, there are some optional bosses in Elden Ring that reward a Remembrance, meaning players have to search for them and defeat the boss before going to NG+. It’s possible to obtain 15 different Remembrances:

Remembrances	Rewards
Remembrance Of The Regal Ancestor	Winged Greathorn Ancestral Spirit’s Horn
Remembrance Of The Naturalborn	Waves Of Darkness Bastard’s Stars
Remembrance Of The Lichdragon	Fortissax’s Lightning Spear Death Lightning
Remembrance Of The Fire Giant	Giant’s Red Braid Burn, O Flame!
Remembrance Of The Grafted	Axe Of Godrick Grafted Dragon
Remembrance Of The Full Moon Queen	Rennala’s Full Moon Carian Regal Scepter
Remembrance Of The Blasphemous	Rykard’s Rancor Blasphemous Blade
Remembrance Of The Starscourge	Starscourge Greatsword Lion Greatbow
Remembrance Of The Omen King	Morgott’s Cursed Sword Regal Omen Bairn
Remembrance Of The Blood Lord	Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear Bloodboon
Remembrance Of The Rot Goddess	Hand Of Malenia Scarlet Aeonia
Remembrance Of The Black Blade	Maliketh’s Black Blade Black Blade
Remembrance Of Hoarah Loux	Axe Of Godfrey Hoarah Loux’s Earthshaker
Remembrance Of The Dragonlord	Dragon King’s Cragblade Placidusax’s Ruin
Elden Remembrance	Marika’s Hammer Sacred Relic Sword

5 Use All Walking Mausoleums

elden ring trick to take down walking mausoleum

Before proceeding to NG+, players should take advantage of the Walking Mausoleums in Elden Ring. The moving buildings are used to duplicate Remembrance, making it possible to obtain more unique powers. Keep in mind that although there are 15 Remembrances, it’s only possible to locate seven Mausoleums in the Lands Between:

Area	Walking Mausoleums Location
Weeping Peninsula	A Mausoleum is seen walking northeast of Isolated Merchant’s Shack
Liurnia of the Lakes	One is close to the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel entrance Two can be found around the Mausoleum Compound Site of Lost Grace
Mountaintops of the Giants
Consecrated Snowfield	Close to the Apostate Derelict
Deeproot Depths	North of The Nameless Eternal City Site of Lost Grace

4 Get The Memory Stone

Memory Stone is essential for every Spell and Incantations user in Elden Ring. The item will increase the Spell Slots immediately upon obtaining it, and you can find up to eight Memory Stones.

Location	How To Get
Roundtable Hold	Purchase from Twin Maiden Husks for 3,000 Runes.
Weeping Peninsula	Open the chest at the top of Oridys’s Rise.
Western Liurnia of the Lakes	Open the chest at the top of the Converted Tower.
Northern Liurnia of the Lakes	Open the chest at the top of Testu’s Rise.
Three Sisters	Open the chest at the top of Seluvis’s Rise.
Hermit Village	Defeat Demi-Human Queen Maggie boss.
Dragonbarrow	Open the chest at the top of Lenne’s Rise.
Raya Lucaria Academy	Defeat Red Wolf of Radagon.

3 Collect All Talismans

gold scarab and arsenal charm talismans in elden ring

Currently, there are over 80 Talismans that players can collect in Elden Ring. Tarnished might get intimidated by this big number, but keep in mind that almost half of them are already collected through superficial exploration.

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Players who enjoy dexterity builds in Elden Ring should snag these talismans at their earliest convenience.

The rest will require thorough research. There are eight crucial Talismans that every player needs:

Talisman	Effect
Erdtree’s Favor +2	Raises maximum HP, stamina, and equip load
Radagon’s Soreseal	Greatly raises attributes, but also increases damage taken
Marika’s Soreseal	Greatly raises attributes, but also increases damage taken
Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman	Enormously boosts physical damage negation
Moon of Nokstella	Increases memory slots by two
Old Lord’s Talisman	Extends spell effect duration
Radagon Icon	Shortens spell casting time
Godfrey Icon	Enhances charged spells and skills

2 Purchase And Collect All Upgrade Materials

Smithing stone and ancient smithing stone in elden ring

There are two types of upgrade materials; Smithing Stones and Somber Smithing Stones. The latter is used to level up special weapons to +10, while the Smithing Stones upgrade the normal Elden Ring weapons to +25. Both stones can either be bought or collected while exploring.

Before going to NG+, Tarnished should obtain all upgrade materials available, as the stones will respawn upon beginning a new journey. Additionally, players can also collect all stones’ Bell Bearings and give them to the Twin Maiden Husks at Roundtable Hold. This way, people can have all the stones they might need if they purchase enough before starting the next playthrough.

1 Collect All Golden Seeds And Sacred Tears

golden seed and sacred tear in elden ring

According to Elden Ring’s item description, Golden Seeds are used to increase the number of Sacred Flasks, whereas Sacred Tears are used to strengthen the potency of a flask’s restorative effects. Therefore, Tarnished must collect a total of 12 Sacred Tears and 30 Golden Seeds to have 14 flasks with +12 potency, which is the maximum for both.

Luckily, there are nearly 40 Golden Seeds in each Elden Ring playthrough. Tarnished can also choose one as their Keepsake at the start of the game. All in all, it’s crucial that players collect all Golden Seeds and Sacred Tears before going to NG+.