However, art direction is at least just as important in creating breathtaking visuals for a game, and Elden Ring is still a great-looking game thanks to the creative use of style, lighting, and environmental des

If players are finding themselves struggling with a tough boss or enemy type that deals heavy damage on top of inflicting status ailments, the Speckled Hardtear and Crimsonburst Crystal Tear are some of the best defensive options for the Flask of Wondrous Phys

One of the most emblematic rare weapons in Elden Ring is the Magma Blade , a unique curved sword that deals with physical and fire damage. This blade scales primarily with Strength and Faith. In addition, it has a special weapon art, Magma Shower, that spews magma around the user, enabling players to manipulate the battlefield by creating pockets of lava. Although many players prefer to use this weapon with a full Strength build, leveling up Faith in Elden Ring can make it extremely deadly, as it dramatically increases its fire damage, including that of the Magma Shower weapon

Because of the open-ended nature of this gameplay mechanic, players can make the Flask of Wondrous Physick do things from providing stat buffs, healing HP, replenishing FP, or acting as antidotes to combat afflictions. Though, players should keep in mind that while it also replenishes at Sites of Grace, it only carries one charge at a t

While the summon and multiplayer components aren't prerequisites to FromSoftware's Souls-like experiences, they've always been a rewarding supplemental feature. In Demon's Souls , including the remake, players can summon up to two player Phant

It's a standard and reliable mix for those that want to use the Flask of Wondrous Physick as auxiliary healing consumable. For a few minutes, this combo will heal players for 50 percent of their max HP and provide a healing charge if an attack takes players down 20 percent or less of their health for a potentially instant second chance at l

Music and musicians are a strangely beautiful part of Elden Ring 's gameplay ambiance; the nomadic merchants scattered throughout the Lands Between play ditties on their fiddles to lure customers in, the pages of Leyndell Royal Capital weave haunting melodies with their wooden flutes, and certain winged bat creatures in the open world will sing mournful Latin dirges about the glories they lost. **Elden Ring ** DLC boss weapons modeled after string, brass, or woodwind instruments of these NPCs would not only let players show off their character's "talents" in front of summoned players, but could also logically justify the creation of new weapon Skills designed to strengthen allies or distract enemies in true Bard fash

However, with that comes new mechanics for the developer in how moment-to-moment traversal works. As simple as it sounds, having a dedicated jump button in Elden Ring greatly expands the element of exploration and verticality in an open world, as well as having a mount capable of double jumping while venturing through The Lands Betw

There are a few historic weapons that don't quite fit into any of the archetypes listed above, but could probably be introduced in Elden Ring's future DLC without disrupting gameplay balance. Stone-hurling weapons such as Slings or Sling-Staffs could give players access to a new type of ranged weapon while also letting FromSoftware introduce new item-crafting options (sling bullets made from glowing ruin fragments, crystals, meteor fragments, half-cooled magma, etc). Javelin and dart-hurling stick tools such as the Pre-Columbian atlatl could become the basic of new melee/ranged hybrid weapons in Elden Ring , letting player clobber foes with one-handed attacks, then launch arrows and bolts at distant targets with the two-handed weapon skill. Finally, DLC could introduce a few more gunpowder type weapons to the game without making Elden Ring feel like Bloodborne 2.0 ; history is full of examples of primitive hand-cannons, fire-lances, and primitive rocket launchers that co-existed on the battlefield with traditional medieval methods of

The main world of Elden Ring is full of weapons, Ashes of War, and damage types that scale with either Intelligence, Faith, or Arcane, giving players who create characters focused around a single magical attribute melee attack options not reliant on Strength or Dexterity. Currently, however, there is only one weapon in Elden Ring Collectibles Ring 's game world that scales with both Intelligence and Faith (the Sword of Night and Flame) and no weapons/Ashes of War with Intelligence/Arcane or Faith/Arcane scaling. If future DLC introduces new magical or weird weapons to Elden Ring with the attribute scales mentioned above, players who create "Int/Faith," "Int/Arcane," or "Faith/Arcane" mage characters will gain access to many more interesting combat approac

Elden Ring _ offers players a ton of variety regarding armaments, and some of these can be extremely difficult to get, as the rarest weapons can have a drop rate as low as 0.5%. The rarest weapons in the game are not necessarily always the best. However, quite a few rare drops are indeed very powerful. Yet, this is not the only reason to seek out rare drops, as many players value the bragging rights that come from spending the time and effort needed to acquire weapons in _Elden Ring with unique appearances. A few rare armaments in the game also possess unique arts or passives, which may synergize uniquely with certain skills or bui