Elden Ring: A method to scaling up XP and rune farming

Consider the runes of Elden Ring as the souls of Dark Souls, to put it simply. This is your in-game money, which is basically a combination of cash and experience points. This is our Elden Ring guide to assist you in leveling up and rune farming.

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Rune farming and leveling guide for Elden Ring

At the beginning of the game, leveling up won't be possible for you yet. Rather, you'll need to go a little farther by traveling to Gatefront in the north. There's a Site of Grace close by, but this is a camp full with troops. Melina, an NPC, will appear when you interact with it. She wants to know whether you want her assistance in turning your runes into strength. If you accept her offer, Elden Ring will start to level up. You will now be able to take use of the level up feature when you are resting at a Site of Grace.

Take note: You will also get your Spectral Steed Summon from here. This is Torrent, your mount for mounted warfare and fast traversal. Additionally, be sure to visit the Church of Elleh at night so that Renna, a witch, may grant you the power to summon specters to help you in combat.The fundamentals of getting runes and leveling up

Using your collected runes to increase a certain stat or attribute—such as Strength, Dexterity, Faith, and so forth—is how leveling works. Ideally, you should concentrate on one primary stat, such as your preferred playstyle or weapon type. Similarly, you may like to spend some points on Vigor (HP) or other stats (should a weapon or shield you like need to have its level increased).

In terms of the money, Elden Ring offers many methods for gathering runes. The most typical is just killing adversaries. Bosses and other tougher opponents bring in more prizes. Golden Runes are another kind of item that, when used or consumed via your inventory, may provide financial rewards. There are golden runes everywhere, but be aware of the following:

• Graveyards or overworld tombs – Some of the glowing items here are Golden Runes.
• Skulls with glowing eyes – You can destroy these by galloping over them while on horseback or just rolling on top of them. Pick up the Golden Rune afterward.

Take note: You will lose all of the runes you currently possess upon dying. On the other hand, you may do a corpse run, where you return to the location of your death to get your cash. Your runes are permanently lost if you pass away once more before you can recover what you lost. Nevertheless, one specific item exists that may be used to stop runes from being lost upon death.

The Carriage of the Trolls

The Troll Carriage is the most dependable location I've discovered for rune farming in the early game of Elden Ring. This is situated close to the Waypoint Ruins Cellar in southeast Limgrave, which is also the location where you encounter Sorceress Sellen.

This is where you'll find two Trolls pushing a huge wagon. Zombies and a handful of troops are also on each side of them. The good news is that the trolls are chained to the vehicle like lumbering oafs. You can evade their stomps by staying atop your horse and stabbing or slashing them.

Put a troll to death as soon as it has suffered enough damage; otherwise, it will break free from its shackles and you will have to battle it like a regular enemy. When it attacks, keep an eye out for the barbarian on a horse; it poses a greater threat than the trolls.

Here, each troll yields around 1,000 runes, so assuming you managed to take down the other fodder, you ought to have a respectable load. The Great Axe is also accessible from the chest behind the wagon.

After finishing, return quickly to Waypoint Ruins Cellar and take a break to replenish your targets. Your short rune farming runs in Elden Ring should hopefully be sufficient to keep you leveled, or at the very least let you to purchase further items from merchants.

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