12 tips to play Elden Ring to level up very quickly many gamers don't know

Have you mastered the following Elden Ring tips to be able to level up quickly? Tipsmake reviews great tips to help you beat bosses!

1. Don't skip the tutorial

A lot of players often skip the initial tutorial step with games like this. But remember, Elden Ring is a game that takes place at a relatively slow pace and its world is extremely large. The game attracts customers mainly because of its 'non-medium' difficulty, so if you ignore the instructions, you are easy to be 'overwhelmed' and struggling in the first time. Thus, sometimes we spend more time than reading from the beginning.

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2. Pick up everything 

Elden Ring is an open game and has a system of crafting weapons and items. While you gallop through the Midlands on your mount, make sure to spam as much as you can to pick up items as you make your way through the bushes and flowers. 

The world is full of herbs to pick, so you don't have to bother looking, but you should make it a habit to clear your way on the way to your destination. That way we can create useful tools like rockets, multiplayer summoning items, and arrows. 

3. Use stealth 

The stealth ability in Elden Ring is very useful. Enemies will be limited to the distance they can hear you when you crouch. If you use stealth, even if they hear you, they will only find out where they last saw you. That means you can take advantage of stealth to your advantage in battles. Some parts of the game also require stealth, so it's never too late to practice early. 

4. Don't go to the big castles first 

This sounds like a weird Elden Ring trick, but it really helps. Elden Ring is structured more like an MMO game. The open world is for exploration, side quests, defeating miniboss, collecting gear and leveling up. As you explore the vast world, you will gather useful crafting materials to hunt for golden seeds to upgrade your pot. So take it slow, don't rush!

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5. Priority map fragment icons 

Matching maps is a great way to start your adventure in a new place. Even if you want to let the game guide you naturally, it's much more reassuring to be able to make sure you've unlocked the map piece in case precise directions are needed. 

When you reach a new section of Lands Between, open the map and look for the stele icon. That will be where the map fragment item will be. They are usually near the entrance, but sometimes it takes a little effort to find them. Once you have it, it will clear the fog on the map and you will be able to see the main roads. 

6. Make sure you don't have a heavy gear load

When you find new weapons and armor, brothers will often be eager to equip anything with better stats than what was available before. Fine, but pay attention to the 'Equip Load' section on your character's status column. Your max gear load is determined by your endurance stat and the Elden Ring will show if it's light, medium or heavy load based on your armor and equipped weapon. 

Of course, with a heavy load, you will have operations such as dodging and scrolling more slowly, with more effort. So let's upgrade this load with durability and pay attention to the parameters.

7. Don't be afraid to come back later 

In the Elden Ring, it is normal to encounter bosses or enemies that are too difficult for you at the moment. Like in many other open world games, you should leave the tough battles first and come back stronger. Do not stubbornly rush into the war to only receive defeat and hurt.

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8. Help other players beat the boss to earn runes

Other players can help you overcome many challenges in the Elden Ring and vice versa, you can also help. The reward for this is very practical, it's runes. Use your Furled Finger item to allow other players to summon you into their world. Once you're there, you'll get runes for each enemy you kill, and there's no risk. When you die, you'll just return to your own game, keeping all the runes you've collected. 

Letting other players summon you is a great way to level up 'safely' before getting into your own game. 

9. Use Spirit Ashes and NPC summons 

The biggest mistake players can make in Elden Ring is ignoring Spirit Ashes. This is a very important Elden Ring tip that you should not ignore. After opening, be sure to look for the ruins of a church near the Site of Grace first (bonfire) after the tutorial. Go there at night, meet the lady with the big hat and get the Spirit Bell from her. If you can't find her, go to the central area of ​​the game - Roundtable Hold, and buy it from two dead maidens.

Throughout Lands Between there are bosses and groups of enemies in the open world that are difficult to defeat without really playing carefully, so it's often easier to divide their attention with 'fake' allies a lot of. Whenever you enter a new area or room, check to see if you see a grave icon at the bottom left of the screen that allows summoning. You can find and unlock all sorts of lethal companions, including skeletons, archers, and wolves. If you explore enough, you'll even be able to upgrade them to deal more damage.

Also, always look out for the yellow NPC summon sign near the boss fight door, especially in the first dungeon, Stormveil Castle. You need to go around the yard area until you find the character. Although it takes effort, they will help you fight the final boss of the area. Real players can also be summoned that way, but when you press the mark, it will display their name. 

10. Use bleeding and frost skills against tough enemies

Just looking at the giant bosses of the Elden Ring is scary, but it's even scarier when you see their health bars stretching across your screen. A good Elden Ring trick to reduce that amount of health more quickly is to use a weapon that causes bleeding. Hit the enemy enough times and you will accumulate an invisible health loss meter, at which point they will lose a large amount of health. Since the bleed damage is based on a percentage, it is especially effective against bosses with a lot of health. You will find bleeding skills on daggers and some other weapons or use Ashes of War.

Freeze attacks are also extremely useful. If you create enough frost on an enemy, they will freeze, dealing a high percentage of damage and causing them to take more damage for a while.

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11. Learn to use dual weapons

If you equip two of the same weapons in the Elden Ring, your character will be able to perform a single attack on the L1 button. Yes, you have to drop a shield, but in return you have the ability to deal some serious damage.

Power-ups don't require two identical weapons, they just need the same type, such as two straight swords or two daggers or two scythes. Equip a matching pair and experiment with L1 attacks (don't forget to try jumping attacks) to get a feel for this exciting combination.

12. Experiment with more Ashes of War

Ashes of War is an ability attached to weapons and shields to perform special attacks such as divine projectiles, deflect magic, and increase attack power. They also affect the weapon's ability to perform certain stats. You can freely swap between different Ashes of War and they will never be locked to a weapon.

The above Elden Ring game tips will definitely help your journey to explore the Elden Ring world more interesting and smooth. Note in now and apply immediately!

Jessica Tanner

Update 18 March 2022