We've got 10 Elden Ring secrets you might have missed.
Some are useful, some are just interesting or weird, while a few will likely get a gasp when you realise what you've missed.
From mechanics to locations, entire quests, hidden weapons, bosses, and sometimes just really cool stuff, there are secrets hidden throughout Elden Ring.
Some are useful, some are just interesting or weird, while a few will likely get a gasp when you realise what you've missed.
From mechanics to locations, entire quests, hidden weapons, bosses, and sometimes just really cool stuff, there are secrets hidden throughout Elden Ring.
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00:00FROM MECHANICS TO LOCATIONS, ENTIRE QUESTS, HIDDEN WEAPONS, BOSSES, AND SOMETIMES JUST
00:19REALLY COOL STUFF, THERE ARE PLENTY OF SECRETS HIDDEN THROUGHOUT ELDEN RING.
00:23FOR EXAMPLE, DID YOU KNOW THAT RAIN AFFECTS YOUR SPELL DAMAGE?
00:26OR THAT YOU'RE INVINCIBLE FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR HORSE?
00:30RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT 10 ELDEN RING SECRETS THAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED.
00:33SOME ARE USEFUL, SOME ARE INTERESTING, AND SOME ARE JUST PLAIN WEIRD.
00:37A FEW MIGHT EVEN GET A GASP WHEN YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE MISSED.
00:42THAT'S RIGHT, SPELL DAMAGE CHANGES WITH THE WEATHER, SPECIFICALLY THE RAIN.
00:48IF IT'S POURING TORRENTS ON YOUR TORRENT, FIRE DAMAGE WILL BE REDUCED, BUT LIGHTNING
00:53DAMAGE WILL GO UP.
00:55FROM WHAT WE'VE GATHERED, IT'S ONLY A 10% CHANGE EITHER WAY, BUT IT'S A CUTE QUIRK
00:59THAT CAN STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN LONG TERM FIGHTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A LOT
01:04OF SPELLS TO CHOOSE FROM.
01:08CONTINUING ON FROM WEATHER EFFECTS, ANY LIGHTNING SPELL OR ATTACK THAT HITS A WATERY SURFACE
01:13WILL HAVE A LITTLE BONUS EFFECT WHERE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE RADIATES OUTWARDS FROM THE IMPACT POINT.
01:18IT MEANS A SINGLE LIGHTNING BOLT CAN HIT MULTIPLE OPPONENTS.
01:22KEEP IN MIND THOUGH, THAT THIS CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS MUCH AS FOR YOU.
01:26YOU'LL NEVER ELECTROCUTE YOURSELF, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN A CRAFTY FOE CAN'T ZAP YOU
01:31WITH THEIR OWN EXPANDING SHOCKWAVES.
01:39MUCH LIKE HOW COMBAT ROLES GIVE YOU A BRIEF WINDOW OF INVINCIBILITY, SO DOES SUMMONING
01:43TORRENT WITH THE STEED WHISTLE.
01:44IT'S VERY QUICK, BUT THERE'S A MOMENT IN THE ANIMATION WHERE YOUR CHARACTER IS GETTING
01:48ONTO TORRENT WHERE YOU'LL TAKE NO DAMAGE AT ALL.
01:51IF APPLIED CAREFULLY, YOU CAN USE THIS TO AVOID FATAL DAMAGE FROM SINGLE STRIKES, EVEN
01:56IN BOSS FIGHTS LIKE THE FIRE GIANT.
02:04YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME ENEMIES CAN INFLICT FRIENDLY FIRE ON OTHER ENEMIES, WHILE
02:08OTHERS DON'T, AND THERE'S AN OBVIOUS REASON FOR THAT, SIZE.
02:12FOR SOME REASON, ANYTHING BIGGER THAN 8 FEET TALL WILL DEAL DAMAGE ON ANY OTHER ENEMY CAUGHT
02:17IN THEIR ATTACKS, INCLUDING EQUALLY BIG ONES.
02:20THE GIANT SWAMP CRABS, THE LUMBERING TROLLS, ANY COLOSSAL DRAGON.
02:24THESE CAN ALL KILL THEIR ALLIES JUST AS EASILY AS THEY KILL YOU.
02:28RIDE AROUND ON TORRENT AND YOU CAN POTENTIALLY BAIT THEM INTO BLUDGING EACH OTHER.
02:32IT WON'T ANCHOR THEM AGAINST THEIR TEAMMATES, BUT DAMAGE IS DAMAGE AND WE'LL TAKE WHAT
02:36WE CAN GET.
02:40THERE'S A CHANCE AT NIGHT THAT PLAYERS WILL GET A REAR WEATHER EFFECT, WITH GOLD LEAVES
02:48DRIFTING DOWN FROM THE SKY, BUT IT'S NOT JUST AESTHETIC.
02:52THE BLESSING OF THE URCHERY MEANS THAT PLAYERS WILL GET A SMALL INCREASE TO RUNES EARNED
02:57FROM KILLING ENEMIES WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING.
03:02EVERY WEAPON HAS A STANDARD COMBO ACHIEVED BY MASHING BUTTONS, BUT THESE COMBOS ACTUALLY
03:07INCREASE IN POWER THE LONGER YOU KEEP THEM GOING.
03:10IT'S NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE, BUT EACH HIT DOES AN EXTRA FEW BITS OF DAMAGE AND SOME
03:15WEAPONS INCREASE THE DAMAGE MORE THAN OTHERS.
03:20THERE'S A LOT OF SPEED RUNNERS AND PRO PLAYERS OUT THERE USING THIS ONE.
03:25THE QUICK STEP WEAPON ART AND THE BLOOD STEP CAUSE PLAYERS TO DO A LITTLE RAPID HOP OR
03:30TELEPORT.
03:31THEY'RE NOT BETTER THAN SPRINTING IN MOST CASES AS THEY DRAIN FP, BUT IF YOU'RE TRAPPED
03:35IN A POISON SWAMP OR YOU'RE UP TO YOUR ANKLES IN LAVA, BOTH OF WHICH WILL SLOW YOUR CHARACTER
03:40DOWN OF COURSE, YOU CAN STILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THEM BY QUICK STEPPING.
03:44JUST HOP TO SAFETY AND GIVE YOUR FLASK A SWIG AT THE END TO GET YOUR FP BACK.
03:54IF YOU'VE EXPLORED MANY CATACOMBS AND DUNGEONS, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE RAISED PILLARS WITH
03:59IMPS SPITTING FIRE DOWN CORRIDORS, AND YOU PROBABLY ALSO KNOW THAT A GOOD HIT FROM A
04:03SWORD OR HAMMER WILL CAUSE THEM TO RETRACT INTO THE FLOOR.
04:06BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A MELEE WEAPON.
04:07AS OBVIOUS AS IT SOUNDS, A DAMAGING SPELL OR ARROW SHOT SENT DOWN THE HALL WILL CAUSE
04:12THEM TO SINK INTO THE FLOOR AS WELL, SO YOU DON'T EVER NEED TO RISK GETTING BURNED BY
04:16THE FIRE AGAIN.
04:21STANDING IN POISON SWAMPS IS BAD ENOUGH, SO IT'S EASY TO INSTINCTUALLY START ROLLING
04:26THROUGH THEM TO TRY AND GET OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
04:29BUT THAT'S A BAD IDEA, ROLLING IN SWAMPS COATS YOUR CHARACTER HEAD TO TOE IN THAT POISON
04:34MUCK, AND SO YOU'LL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE STATUS OF FLICTION FOR A WHILE AFTER LEAVING
04:39THE SWAMP ITSELF.
04:40Use the quick step method we previously talked about, or look for stepping stones in the
04:44ooze to give yourself a chance to recover some health.
04:52This one's been a secret thing in souls games for a little while now, but if an enemy
04:56gets you in a grab attack, start furiously mashing either R1L1 or RBLB.
05:01It seems that any action buttons work, but these are the easiest to rapidly press.
05:06You still won't break out immediately, but grab attacks that do multiple instances
05:10of damage will release you sooner with a good button mash.
05:14So there's a good spread of facts and trivia you might not have known about Elden Ring.
05:19Hopefully there's at least one there that you can impress somebody with on your next
05:23new game plus run.
05:24And if you've got an amazing lance between detail or secret that might surprise some
05:28people then why not pass it on in the comments down below.
05:31And remember to subscribe to GamesRadar on YouTube, and I'll see you on the next one.