Players can equip a wide range of Talismans in Elden Ring; with even more added in the Shadow Of The Erdtree expansion. Talismans offer passive buffs that can further enhance your damage, stats, or resistances to make the difficult bosses throughout the game much easier.
While most of the Talismans and effects in the game are tailored to both PVE and PVP, some effects do work very differently depending on what you are facing. One Talisman that is much more useful in PVP than PVE is 
Concealing Veil, which is dropped from one of the more unique bosses in the game.
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However, sometimes achieving a certain weapon, Talisman, or consumable could make a lot of difference, especially if the item fits with the player's character build. Concealing Veil is a Talimsan that works perfectly with builds that rely on stealthy mechanics.
Where To Get The Concealing Veil In Elden Ring
The Concealing Veil is dropped by the 
Black Knife Assassin (Sage's Cave) boss at the end of Sage's Cave. Sage's Cage is found along the western section of the Altus Plateau. To get here, travel to the Abandoned Coffin Site of Grace and ride torrent along the large lake to the northeastern corner. Once entering, you won't be able to fast travel out but can walk out at any time.
Sage's Cave is a very linear dungeon, with a few illusionary walls blocking paths forward and to loot. There are a large number of chests in this cave, with none of them being trapped and all of them full of useful loot. The boss at the end of the cave is the Black Knife Assassin, who is invisible almost the entire time.
Defeating The Black Knife Assassin
- Not immune to frostbite
- Doesn't have any major weaknesses to exploit.
Watch for footsteps in the water to track the boss, and always be on the move as it will try to get behind you for a backstab attack. After you hit the boss once, it will briefly appear, making it easy to get quick bursts of damage in. Overall, the boss doesn't have much health but ranged attackers and spell-casters will have a hard time locking onto the boss thanks to invisibility. If you do need to lock on, focus on getting in one melee attack before then locking on and casting a spell before the boss disappears again.
How Does The Concealing Veil Work In Elden Ring
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Weight |
Effect |
|---|---|
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0.9 |
Conceals wearer while crouching away from foes. |
The Concealing Veil works very differently against NPCs than it does against PVP enemies. While crouching, you become invisible when a few feet away from other players from their point of view. While crouched, you can still move and stay completely invisible, but should your enemy get too close you will be seen and the effect vanishes. In both PVP and PVE situations, you'll know this Talisman is in effect as its icon will appear along the top of the screen under your health bar.
Against regular NPC enemies, this Talisman has little use. It does make you slightly harder to detect, but the difference isn't very noticeable. Should an enemy see you, they can stay locked onto you even if you get far enough away to trigger the invisibility against an invader. Overall, this Talisman is much more effective in PVP, and not worth using in PVE.
Elden Ring
- Released
- February 25, 2022
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, From Software
- Engine
- Proprietary
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PS4 & PS5 and Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- Cross Save
- no
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- yes
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
- How Long To Beat
- 58 Hours
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
