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Whether you are new to FromSoftware's games or not, Elden Ring's open up earth is both an heady and daunting prospect.

When yous first emerge in the starting area of Limgrave - later yous have selected your starting class and starting Keepsake item - the entire region is open for you lot to explore, from discovering caves hiding short but challenging dungeons, to dragons, trolls and other powerful creatures which roam the lands.

Though there is a destination y'all must accomplish as part of the story, you don't have to go there right abroad. In fact, we would highly recommend confronting it - and instead, take the time to empathise how things work and ability up your grapheme.

Sentry the opening fifty minutes of Elden Band, recorded on PS5 at 60FPS.

What to practise kickoff in Elden Ring

First things first, it'southward best to establish where y'all have to become on the critical path - and that's Castle Stormveil. You'll detect this when you lot light the first Grace - think of these resting points as Elden Ring'due south bonfires - with the light emerging from the top pointing you in the direction you must get next. Varre, the graphic symbol nearby, volition too say the Castle is your offset port of call - and if you await to the due west, you can see it on the cliffs.

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However, resist the temptation to go straight in that location. Though that direction offers some essential upgrades we'll want to choice upwards, yous'll want to put off reaching the Castle itself for a few hours yet.

Hither is what you should practice first in Elden Ring:

Visit the Church of Elleh just due north of where you begin (be sure to avert the powerful Tree Sentinel on the manner!) to discover a merchant, Kale, who tin sell you a Crafting Kit and Cookbooks, and if you want to explore some nearby cave dungeons, a torch.

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Ideally, your first port of call should be Gatefront Ruins. This is along the disquisitional path, adjacent to a gate where you can approach Castle Stormveil, but has 2 useful items - the Map Fragment for the surface area, and a Whetstone Pocketknife to equip Ash of War weapon abilities.
At this point, you'll be wondering how to level up. Visit the Grace just east or due west of Gatefront Ruins, and yous'll be visited by Melina. This is where y'all'll also get the horse, Torrent, helping you explore the region faster and easier.

If yous want some bitesize dungeons next, and then it'southward worth exploring some local caves. Over again, you'll need a torch earlier setting off, and the bosses inside - Demi Homo Principal, Beastman of Farum Azula and Erdtree Burying Watchdog among them - offer a healthy claiming and some decent rewards.
Though you are warned against visiting Agheel Lake to the e from several characters, information technology'south worth skirting around the outside and heading along the river to the north. After an invasion, y'all'll want to visit Patches, who has an item which can assistance y'all with a disquisitional path story dominate very soon. It'south likewise where yous tin purchase a Stonesword Fundamental - assuasive you to access specific locked areas.
The lake is also where you tin find our recommendation for the best weapon in the opening hours, the Twinblade. Chances are you'll demand to increase your stats to equip it, yet - our Rune farming methods might help here. If you lot desire to cast magic in particular, and so it's worth finding a staff location.

Where to find the Twinblade in Elden Ring.

Whichever weapon you choose, it's worth finding some Smithing Stones to upgrade. There are two locations we'd recommend in Limgrove to become visit - a mine-similar dungeon n-west of the lake, or a troll-covered field in nearby Stormhill, non far from Castle Stormveil.
Finally, in that location are some Flask upgrades within reach to help you heal amend - and if you are happy to get some assistance in battle, searching for some summoning spirits won't hurt either.

At this point, yous should have admission to a adept weapon, a levelled up grapheme, and a greater understanding of how things piece of work.

The in a higher place points just scratch the surface of what Limgrave has in store - let lonely the rest of the game, most of which is technically attainable from the off if y'all know where to get. Feel free to roam and take it all in at your own pace - at that place's something new and surprising effectually just about every corner - and when you're prepare, make a proper start on the critical path.

Once y'all accept settled on a starting form and starting Emblem item, y'all should first work out how to level up, how to respec and use Ashes of State of war. Demand some management from in that location? Try finding Golden Seeds, Sacred Tears, Crystal Tears, Talismans and some of our best weapon and all-time armor set choices. If y'all desire to improve your prowess, then we recommend rune farming - particularly before taking on Magrit, Godrick the Grafted, Crystalian, Leonine Misbegotten, Starscourge Radahn (required every bit part of the Ranni quest), Red Wolf of Radagon and Renalla Queen of the Full Moon after you lot have found the Glintstone Central location.

Where to become next in Elden Band: How to reach Castle Stormveil

When you lot are ready, reaching Castle Stormveil is as straightforward every bit going west through the gate by Gatefront Ruins and following the winding path up the hill until you lot reach the gates.

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Of course, nosotros say 'straightforward', but in that location are a lot of enemies, both at the gate point and just as you approach the castle itself.

Thankfully, with Torrent, you can simply ride past them, up until the castle walls that path takes you towards. (One tip - there is no shame in running by enemies - especially when they are in groups!).

elden_ring_where_to_go_first_beginners_guide_8 — Yes, that's a troll about to leap down. And yes, you should just sprint straight past!

There is, notwithstanding, a major barrier earlier you get to Castle Stormveil proper - an encounter with the first disquisitional path boss, Margit the Fell Omen.

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This is a very challenging encounter, and requires not just a reasonably levelled character - we were about level twenty - but ideally a adept set of offensive options and some summons to help aid you.

If y'all're stuck here - and we were for a while - so exploring more than of Limgrave (and beyond) is recommended, non only to better build out your character, simply to save you getting too frustrated. Dissimilar other FromSoftware games, though bosses similar this tin cake the 'main' path forward, there's however so much you tin can see and do. Then have your fourth dimension and explore - Margit can look!

If yous need more communication from there, we accept an Elden Ring walkthrough for the disquisitional path, and a listing of the chief bosses in order to help you see one of the many endings.