In the decaying wilderness of Elden Ring 's Caelid region, players can encounter an ailing red-haired woman named Millicent , suffering and afflicted by a divine contagion called the Scarlet Rot. By giving her an Unalloyed Gold Needle (located in the swamps of Caelid) she implants in her own body, Millicent can drive Elden Ring 's Caelid-centric Scarlet Rot infection into remission, regaining strength and lucidity. Invigorated and newly motivated, Millicent embarks on a quest to discover her origin - a quest that if completed will generate several useful summon signs in the mid-to-late game areas of Elden Ri

For emergency defense, nothing quite beats Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step as the most generous evasion skill in the game. On top of that, it's also great for moving across poison swamps or magma patches quickly, ignoring the penalty to movement speed. Putting it on the lightest dagger available is a sound idea.

One of the most important pieces of Malenia's lore was her fabled battle with her half-brother Starscourge Radahn in the wilds of Caelid. During the Shattering War where Marika's various demigod children fought for supremacy of the Elden Ring's Great Runes, the last two left standing were Malenia and Rad

It's pretty tanky once players have upgraded the Spirit Jellyfish Ashes summon to max. This allows players to avoid getting hit or sneak in some tactical Lion's Claws against fast bosses like Malenia. As an added bonus, the Jellyfish deals poison damage to enemies.

Geralt of Rivia and co.'s third outing has been critically acclaimed thanks to its rich dark-fantasy world, excellent story and character writing, role-playing mechanics, and its wealth of substantive side content -- including the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine DLC expansions. The upcoming remaster is surely anticipated, but the current version runs and plays impressively well on Steam D

Bandai Namco's Tales series had been waning in recent years before Arise proved to be the shot in the arm the series needed. Tales of Arise is the developer's most ambitious game in the series yet, expanding its scope to great effect. The SLG game Walkthrough follows a man and woman from opposition factions joining each other on a quest to end a centuries-old age of conquest and imperialism over the l

Gameplay-wise, it blends the best from Dark Souls III and Sekiro for the most fluid combat in a FromSoft game yet, complete with pulse-pounding boss fights. The devs' vintage brand of difficulty and tantalizingly subtle storytelling and lore return, and the game runs surprisingly well on Steam D

Like in Dark Souls, Demon's Souls , and Bloodborne , phantoms of iconic NPCs can be summoned just outside the chambers of certain boss areas in Elden Ring , a free form of cooperative aid players can access without needing to expend Focus Points or toggle the game's online mode. Most of the major cooperative NPC summon signs can automatically found in places relevant to their personal quest-lines. One example of this is Blaidd, the half-wolf warrior and servant of Lunar Princess Ranni, who can be summoned to execute his former comrade Bloodhound Knight Darriwil and summoned in the arena for the Starscourge Radahn boss fight , whose gravity magic holds Back Ranni's grand destiny. Other NPC summon signs are only triggered when a player advances their personal quest-line by triggering certain dialogues or fetching certain items; the more obscure (or sinister) these quest-lines are, the more likely players are to miss these summon si

Of all the FromSoftware Soulslike RPGs on the market, **Elden Ring ** has perhaps the most comprehensive and intricate ally-summoning system for players who need an extra warm body to draw the attention of difficult enemies, and there are several NPCs players may not even realize can be summoned. Besides using Spirit Ashes or summoning in cooperative players from other worlds, Elden Ring also has fixed summon signs outside certain boss arenas players can use to call forth friendly NPCs such as the jovial walking pot Iron Fist Alexander or the soft-spoken wolf warrior Blaidd. Certain NPC summon signs, however, are harder to find than others – in some cases because they're locked behind obscure quest lines, and in other cases, because they're locked behind obscure quest lines that send players down very, very dark pa

The aforementioned Greater Will represents the Erdtree and Golden Order, and Malenia's Scarlet Rot is evidence of the Outer God of Rot. It's the same Outer God that Malenia's blind swordmaster sealed away, with the Goddess and her curse attempting to use the Blade of Miquella as a vessel in the Lands Betw

Elden Ring has many difficult areas , with perhaps the most notorious being the aforementioned Caelid. This area is a desolate, punishing wasteland that has gone full-on scorched earth and is filled with high-level bea

Kitty-Bit Games & Cosplay on Twitter also added to the Malenia cosplay on Twitter by posting photos of a near identical Let Me Solo Her costume creation. Let Me Solo Her has become a massive star within the Elden Ring community due to the story behind the fan-made character. The creator initially had trouble defeating Malenia - as most do during their first playthrough - but after finally defeating her, began using co-op to help others do the same. At this point, Let Me Solo Her is essentially now part of the game, and Bandai Namco sent a real sword to the creator just to show its appreciation for the fan who started it