Elden Ring Beginner Guide

Welcome to the Lands Between, Tarnished. This beginner guide will help you survive your first steps in Elden Ring’s unforgiving world.

Choosing Your Starting Class

Your starting class determines your initial stats, equipment, and playstyle:

• Vagabond - Balanced melee fighter with good starting gear
• Warrior - Dexterity-focused with dual scimitars
• Hero - Strength-focused with a battle axe
• Bandit - Stealth and ranged combat
• Astrologer - Intelligence-focused spellcaster
• Prophet - Faith-focused healer and caster
• Samurai - Dexterity and endurance with a katana
• Prisoner - Intelligence and dexterity hybrid
• Wretch - Naked with only a club, highest potential

Essential Survival Tips

1. Explore Thoroughly - The Lands Between are full of hidden secrets
2. Level Up Vigor First - Health is your most important stat
3. Manage Stamina - Don’t deplete your stamina completely
4. Learn Parrying - Perfect parries can turn the tide of battle
5. Use Spirit Summons - They distract enemies and deal damage
6. Upgrade Your Weapons - Smithing stones are crucial
7. Rest at Sites of Grace - But beware, this respawns enemies

Early Game Areas

• Limgrave - The starting area with manageable enemies
• Weeping Peninsula - South of Limgrave, slightly more challenging
• Stormveil Castle - Your first major dungeon

Useful Early Game Items

• Flask of Crimson Tears - Heals health
• Flask of Cerulean Tears - Restores FP (magic points)
• Runes - Currency for leveling up
• Smithing Stones - Upgrade weapons
• Ashes of War - Change weapon skills

Remember, death is part of the learning process in Elden Ring. Each defeat teaches you something new about the game’s mechanics and enemy patterns.

Next Steps

Once you’ve mastered the basics, check out our boss guides and weapon build guides for more advanced strategies.