Elden Ring is a massive open-world RPG with a staggering amount of content, and the achievement/trophy list can look quite intimidating at first glance. Indeed, the quest to earn every last trophy will have players scouring the Lands Between for legendary weapons, spells, and spirit ashes while taking down some of the toughest foes From Software can put in their path.
Elden Ring's achievement list does require a lot of exploring, but fortunately, the vast majority of boss achievements will be attained on a typical playthrough, as most of them will be on the way to the Erdtree and the final boss within. Acquiring the legendary weapons, spells, and spirit ashes will require a lot more legwork. These are scattered all over the game, even as far afield as the hidden Haligtree. This guide will provide players with information on how to track down every last achievement in the game, though three playthroughs will be necessary to attain all the trophies linked to endings.
The First Playthrough
The goals for trophy hunters on the first playthrough involve taking out most of the bosses with Trophies associated with them, as well as grabbing the items necessary for the four collection trophies. This means that the first playthrough will be the longest and most difficult of the three needed to clean up the trophy list (and earn the Platinum Trophy on PS4/PS5).
This first run will be aiming for the "Age of Stars" ending Trophy, and won't be heading into the Subterranean Shunning Grounds beneath Leyndell. This is because the Shunning Grounds must be visited to get the "Lord of Frenzied Flame" ending, so they'll be handled later.
Bosses
During this playthrough, players will need to track down the following Bosses for Trophies:
- Leonine Misbegotten - Found at Castle Morne in the Weeping Peninsula
- Margit the Fell Omen - Found at Stormveil Castle in Limgrave
- Godrick the Grafted - Found at Stormveil Castle in Limgrave
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Ancestor Spirit
- Found at Siofra River beneath Limgrave
- Red Wolf of Radagon - Found in Raya Lucaria Academy in Liurnia
- Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon - Found in Raya Lucaria Academy in Liurnia
- Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella - Found in Ainsel River beneath Liurnia
- Royal Knight Loretta - Found at Carian Manor in Liurnia
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Magma Wyrm Makar
- Found at the Ruin-Strewn Precipice in Liurnia
- Starscourge Radahn - Found at Redmane Castle in Caelid
- Mimic Tear - Found at Nokron, Eternal City
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Regal Ancestor Spirit
- Found at Hallowhorn Grounds in Nokron, Eternal City
- Valiant Gargoyles - Found at Siofra River, accessed via the Aqueduct in Nokron, Eternal City
- Godskin Noble - Found in Volcano Manor
- Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy - Found in Volcano Manor
- Godfrey, First Elden Lord - Found in Leyndell, Royal Capital
- Morgott the Omen King - Found in Leyndell, Royal Capital
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Elemer of the Briar
- Found at the Shaded Castle in Altus Plateau
- Astel, Naturalborn of the Void - Found beyond the Lake of Rot by riding a Coffin found near the Grand Cloister Site of Grace
- Fire Giant - Found in the Mountaintops of the Giants
- Commander Nial - Found at Fort Sol in the Mountaintops of the Giants
- Godskin Duo - Found in Crumbling Farum Azula
- Maliketh the Black Blade - Found in Crumbling Farum Azula
- Hoarah Loux, Warrior - Found in Leyndell, Ashen Capital
- Dragonlord Placidusax - Found in Crumbling Farum Azula
- Lichdragon Fortisax - Found in Deeproot Depths by doing Fia's Questline
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Mohg, Lord of Blood
- Found in Mohgwyn Palace
- Malenia, Blade of Miquela - Found in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
Where possible, each of the above bosses links directly to a guide on how to fight that boss. They are listed in the recommended order for fighting them, based on difficulty and availability. However, this game allows players to change up the order in which they face bosses considerably. Players struggling with a given boss may wish to skip to another and come back later thanks to the game's flexibility.
Collection Trophies
When it comes to collection trophies during the first playthrough, players should be able to grab all the necessary items on a first playthrough following this guide. This will complete Legendary Armaments, Legendary Sorceries and Incantations, Legendary Talismans, and Legendary Spirit Ashes.
For Legendary Armaments, players will need to grab the following items:
- Grafted Greatsword - Dropped by the Leonine Misbegotten boss in Castle Morne.
- Sword of Night and Flame - Found in the Carian Manor
- Bolt of Gransax - Found in Leyndell, Royal Capital
- Ruins Greatsword - Dropped by the Misbegotten Warrior + Crucible Knight boss in Redmane Castle
- Marais Executioner Sword - Dropped by Elemer of the Briar at the Shaded Castle
- Blue Moon Greatsword - Given to the Player by Ranni on Completion of her Questline
- Eclipse Shotel - Found at Castle Sol
- Devourer's Scepter - Dropped by the Invader "Recusant Bernahl" at Crumbling Farum Azula
- Golden Order Greatsword - Dropped by the Misbegotten Crusader in the Cave of the Forlorn, in the Consecrated Snowfield
All of these locations must be visited to defeat the bosses listed in the previous section, except for the Cave of the Forlorn. For a full explanation of how to find every legendary armament in Elden Ring, click here.
For Legendary Spells and Incantations, players will need to track down the following:
- Flame of the Fell God - Dropped by Adan, Thief of Fire, in their Evergaol in Liurnia
- Greyoll's Roar - Acquired from the Cathedral of Dragon Communion in Caelid for three Dragon Hearts, after defeating Elder Dragon Greyoll
- Comet Azur - Acquired from Primeval Sorcerer Azur at the Hermit Village in Mt Gelmir
- Stars of Ruin - Acquired from Master Lusat in Sellia Hideaway in Caelid, requires players to progress Sorceress Sellen's Questline
- Elden Stars - Found in the Deeproot Depths, hidden in a cave west of the Great Waterfall Grace
- Founding Rain of Stars - Found at the Heretical Rise, in the Mountaintops of the Giants, accessed via an invisible path
- Ranni's Dark Moon - Found at Chelona's Rise in Moonlight Altar, in Liurnia, only accessible after reaching the final stage of Ranni's Questline
These are a bit further off the main path than the legendary armaments, but still fairly easy to access as long as players are able to defeat the necessary bosses to reach Deeproot Depths and Moonlight Altar. For a full explanation of how to find each of these, click here.
For Legendary Spirit Ashes, players will need to track down these six:
- Lhutel the Headless - Dropped by the Cemetary Shade at Tombsward Catacombs, in the Weeping Peninsula
- Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff - Dropped by the Ancient Hero of Zamor, within the Sainted Hero's Grave, to the West of Leyndell, Royal Capital
- Mimic Tear - Found in a Chest in Nokron, Eternal City
- Redmane Knight Ogha - Dropped by the Putrid Tree Spirit in the War-Dead Catacombs, accessed from inside Radahn's boss arena in Caelid
- Black Knife Tiche - Dropped by Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader inside the Ringleader's Evergaol, in Liurnia's Moonlight Altar region
- Cleanrot Knight Finlay - Found in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
Similar to the Legendary Spells and Incantations, these will require some exploring to acquire. Several of them require players to beat a boss in order to reach them. For a full explanation of how to find each of these, click here.
Finally, players will need to acquire all of these Legendary Talismans:
- Radagon Icon - Found in Raya Lucaria Academy
- Radagon's Soreseal - Found in Fort Faroth, in Caelid
- Godfrey Icon - Dropped by Godefroy the Grafted, in their Evergaol in Altus Plateau
- Moon of Nokstella - Found in Nokstella, Eternal City
- Old Lord's Talisman - Found in a Chest in Crumbling Farum Azula
- Erdtree's Favor +2 - Found Guarded by Three Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirits in Leyndell, Ashen Capital
- Marika's Soreseal - Found in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
- Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman - Found in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
Again, a few of these will require players to take a few side excursions while taking on the necessary bosses for the playthrough. For a full explanation of how to find each of these, click here.
Ranni's Questline & The Age of Stars Ending
In order to get the "Age of Stars" ending, players will need to complete Ranni's Questline and then summon her after defeating the final boss by using her summon sign, which appears nearby. This Questline has players assisting Ranni in her mission to remove the Golden Order's influence from the world and bring about the Age of Stars, by defeating Starscourge Radahn and retrieving the Fingerslayer Blade.
Players then need to track down Ranni in Ainsel River and aid her by slaying a Baleful Shadow, before retrieving the Dark Moon Ring and finding her again at the Moonlight Altar. Click here for a full guide to Ranni's Questline.
The Second Playthrough
After clearing the game and getting the Age of Stars Ending, along with completing all the other tasks mentioned in the previous section, players will need to start New Game+ in order to earn the other Ending Trophies. On their second playthrough, players only really have two goals: Defeat Mohg the Omen, and become the Lord of Frenzied Flame.
Mohg, The Omen
In order to defeat Mohg, The Omen, players will need to head into the Subterranean Shunning Grounds beneath Leyndell. Ideally, players should head there after defeating Morgott the Omen King during NG+, so that they meet the requirements for reaching the Three Fingers after defeating Mohg and don't need to backtrack.
Mohg is a powerful boss that is entirely immune to all status effects, but he isn't nearly as resistant to physical attacks, so players should choose their weapon for this battle accordingly. Otherwise, he fights identically to Mohg, Lord of Blood, but without a second phase, so players can utilize many of the same tactics against this boss.
Lord of Frenzied Flame
To reach the Lord of Frenzied Flame Ending, players will need to defeat Mohg in the Subterranean Shunning Grounds and then head to the chest he was guarding. Roll at the wall behind it, or just attack it, to reveal a hidden path. Use the coffins jutting out of the walls of the pit to descend deeper and find dozens of Merchant Corpses.
There is a door here that will only open when the player removes all their clothes, and heading through the door will allow players to inherit the Frenzied Flame. Once this is done, players will automatically be locked into the Frenzied Flame Ending. Complete the rest of the game as normal to see the ending.
The Third Playthrough
Easily the simplest part of the Trophy Hunt, players just need to reach the end of the game on their third playthrough and choose to repair the Elden Ring by interacting with Queen Marika's body after beating the Elden Beast. The only way to lose access to this option is by inheriting the Frenzied Flame, so players should avoid doing that a second time if they want to succeed here.
Elden Ring is available for PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.