Elden Ring: Every Legacy Dungeon, Ranked

Lake of Rot and the city of Nokstella were probably awesome on paper. In practice, it's just players skipping the content by running past them in order to avoid Scarlet Rot and all the tedious enemies. While the city of Nokstella is rewarding thanks to enemies that drop Larval Tear, the Lake of Rot area is neither fun nor challeng

Elden Ring is a tough game. Just like the rest of FromSoftware's catalog , Elden Ring is generally quite a brutal game, where even its weakest enemies can devastate the player's health bar if they're not careful. Thankfully, Elden Ring has a good few items that players can use to defend themselves against the game's lethal f

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.

Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame continues the trend of excellent bosses in lackluster dungeons. The fight is fair, with telegraphed attacks that can be anticipated and dodged with the proper response time but the musical score going on in the background is one of the best in the

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

In addition to his armor and weapons, there are Talismans and other items that can play into the strengths of a Starscourge-inspired build. The Carian Filigreed Crest reduces FP consumption for weapon skills, which is incredibly helpful for the Starscourge Greatsword's high-FP Ash of War. The Shard of Alexander increases the damage of this ability, too. Choose the Claw Talisman if you want to spend most of your time in close combat, or the Arrow's Reach Talisman to increase the range and effectiveness of the Lion Greatbow .

Golden Greatshield : One of the few Greatshields that's actually managed to improve with updates, Elden Ring 's Golden Greatshield is a phenomenal mid-late game shield, capable of tanking just about anything the game can throw at the player. Though the Golden Greatshield isn't quite as light as the Eclipse Crest Greatshield, its weight of 17.0 is still on the lower side when compared to the rest of its class. While the Golden Greatshield isn't the most sturdy option at first, upon being upgraded, it becomes one tough piece of gear, with a Guard Boost stat of 78. It doesn't have any special gimmicks, and it isn't quite as tough as the rest of the shields above it in this tier, but the Golden Greatshield is a great option for most heavier builds, especially when it can be easily farmed in both the Altus Plateau and Leynde

The only issue with it is that it's too small for a Legacy Dungeon and an area governed by one of the demigods. If players are quick or experienced, they can rush this whole place in just five minutes— boss inclu

Black Steel Greatshield : One of the two new shields introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree , the Black Steel Greatshield, is unsurprisingly powerful, quickly earning a spot as one of the best Greatshields available to players. Wielded by the formidable Black Knights, the most loyal servants of Messmer the Impaler, this shield is both menacing and stylish, symbolizing an unyielding force of iron conviction. Despite its heavy weight of 19.5, the Black Steel Greatshield offers 100% physical damage negation and boasts one of the highest defenses against Holy damage, with a base value of 84 that can be increased to 105 when infused with Sacred. This makes it unparalleled for battles against bosses that deal substantial Holy damage, such as Promised Consort Radahn. To obtain this shield, players must defeat Black Knight Garrew, located at Fog Rift F

From there, they can climb the massive Erdtree root ahead of them and multiplayer spinoff wind along its path until coming to a balcony and a waiting boss door. Here, players will need to face the ghost of the First Elden Lord, Godfrey. After defeating the boss, they can move up to the Queen's Bedchamber Site of Grace and then up the long stairs from there to face Morgott, The Omen King.

Midra Manse is little better than Castle Ensis in terms of scale, feeling more like a linear catacomb than an actual Legacy Dungeon. However, there are a lot more secrets to be discovered here, often hidden behind fake walls or accessible via elevated walkways that might be easy to m

The first step in activating the runes for these two Demi-Gods is to unlock them b y defeating the bosses themselves . This is easier said than done as Morgott and Mohg are both rather powerful and exceedingly difficult for some players.

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.