Ranni Not At Rannis Rise

Elden Ring Ranni questline and hole-and-corner ending walkthrough

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The Elden Band Ranni quest leads to the game'south Age of Stars secret catastrophe but, as the 'secret' suggests, it'southward not actually like shooting fish in a barrel to trigger unless yous know what to do. Which isn't surprising because that Ranni the Witch is 1 of Elden Band's most mysterious characters. The secret Elden Ring ending she unlocks is worth it though. Equally long as you don't mind following her to strange places all over the map to reach a last resolution in the last moments of the game. The process of chasing her around and triggering the catastrophe is obscure at the best of times so you'll need our comprehensive walkthrough to guide y'all through the Elden Band Ranni quest beneath.

Ranni the Witch quest walkthrough for Elden Ring

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Ranni the Witch is a potentially pivotal character yous'll probably run into early in Elden Band, specifically in Limgrave if you head to the Church of Elleh later getting Torrent, an enigmatic four-armed figure in white clothes and a broad witch's hat. At start she goes under the non-so-artistic pseudonym of Renna, just it's not long at all earlier she drops that proper noun and reverts to Ranni. You don't demand to worry about coming together her in Limgrave, notwithstanding - this is an optional encounter and if you miss the chance, you tin can encounter her afterward on to start the quest properly.

All Ranni locations and quest objectives

Beneath we've listed the total lodge of events in Ranni's quest, where you'll have to become and what y'all do when you're there. Bank check the maps for specific locations, and keep in mind that you won't be able to practice this early in the game - you'll have to open up up a lot of the map and beat out a lot of bosses before yous can help Ranni accomplish her goals. We've also split the maps into the two relevant halves - above footing and below ground (mainly the area of Nokstella and the Lake of Rot) - so brand certain y'all're checking the right ones each fourth dimension. Just under the map beneath, you'll notice the full list of objectives - go get 'em, gnaw!

The first thing you need to do is caput to the Three Sisters towers West of Caria Manor. You lot'll have to make it through Caria and beat the dominate fight Royal Knight Loretta to become there first. Once y'all're at that place, head to the middle tower of the three, Ranni's Rise, and go upwardly the elevator to meet her personally at the very top. Exhaust her dialogue until she disappears, introducing you to her generals along the way.
Notice Blaidd on Siofra River, where he'll be waiting to talk to you. This quest is actually interwoven with the Elden Ring Blaidd the Half-Wolf locations and questline, and we've got his specific location in Siofra there. And so yous take to follow Blaidd'south quest all the way until the point where the star falls - after that, things divert again.
Head down the new crater South of Mistwood into Nokron, Eternal City. Follow the path to the boss fight with the Mimic Tear, kill it, then take the bridge until it goes left into the grassy area. Hug the leftmost cliff until you find a Site of Grace chosen Night's Sacred Ground, so jump on the roofs and follow them to the ground level church until you lot find a treasure called the Fingerslayer Blade.
Take it back to Ranni at Ranni's Ascent. She'll give you the Carian Inverted Statue, a central item that acts as a key for a very specific lock.
Head to the Carian Study Hall in West Liurnia and use the Statue on the altar in front of the entrance to flip the entire belfry. Then head upwards the tower to the bottom (we're so deplorable most that), and utilise the bridge to achieve the Divine Tower across to the East. At the top of the Divine Tower is an detail chosen the Cursemark of Death. Grab it off the corpse information technology'due south sitting on.
Now head back to the Three Sisters, this fourth dimension heading to the Northernmost tower, Renni's Rise. Trigger the teleporting Waygate at the top to be sent to Ainsel River Master, and pack up the Miniature Ranni. And then try talking to it multiple times at the nearest Site of Grace - eventually it'll talk back. Chilling!
Later on getting all you can from the doll, follow the River to Nokstella, Eternal City, and head downwards to the Nokstella Waterfall Basin Site of Grace (you lot'll have to take a lift downwards from the h2o level). Just through the tunnel next to that volition be an NPC Invasion called the Baleful Shadow that looks like Blaidd - kill information technology. After this, the Miniature Ranni will give you the Discarded Palace Fundamental.
Caput to the Raya Lucaria Grand Library, where you fought Rennala, and employ the fundamental to open up the locked chest just next to her. You'll become the Dark Moon Ring. For more info on the chest and ring itself, take a look at our Elden Ring locked Rennala chest page!
Head back to where you killed the Calamitous Shadow and keep heading Southwest by that area to achieve the Lake of Rot. Use the stepping stones to make it over the lake to the Southwest corner and the Grand Cloister edifice. You'll find in here a coffin on the edge of a waterfall. Get in when prompted - it'll carry y'all down to the adjacent location.
This'll take yous to a new boss fight called Astel, Naturalborn of the Void. Astel is a tough opponent that uses gravity attacks to enhance his natural swipes and strikes, adding delayed blasts that often trigger a moment after the initial hit. Effort to stay backside or nether him when possible, using a summon to hold his attention, and dodge far more than you shield - nearly of his attacks will punch through your defenses.
Once Astel's dead, caput through the loonshit to the elevator, which'll carry you upwardly to surface level on the raised plateau in Liurnia. You'll exist attacked by a dragon up here, only you don't have to fight it - just caput to the Cathedral of Manus Celes in the Northeast corner and drop down the ravine beneath to find Ranni's body. Interact with information technology to put the ring on her manus and complete her quest.

One time Ranni's questline is over, yous can complete the concluding parts of Blaidd's questline if you're pursuing that story too.

How to get Ranni's secret ending

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One time y'all've done Ranni's questline, this gives you the choice to trigger the hush-hush ending, but won't trigger it automatically. After defeating the last boss of Elden Ring outlined in our Elden Ring main bosses guide, you'll see a summoning sign on the ground that'll allow you lot to bring in Ranni. Trigger information technology to start the Age of Stars ending, a permanent decision that'll terminate the game. Or if you wan to detect any of the other Elden Ring endings, cheque out our guide on how to get any and all of them!

Elden Ring Ranni quest rewards

There's numerous rewards threaded through Ranni's questline, some a directly prize for completing her quest, others given past mandatory enemies you lot demand to beat out throughout. Here's the full list:

Dark Moon Greatsword: A unique Greatsword with expert Int-scaling, frost impairment and the ability to empower itself temporarily with the Moonlight Greatsword Ash of War. Information technology also requires Int 38 to use, and is received at the very cease of the quest, afterwards finding Ranni'south trunk at the Cathedral of Manus Celes. It'south also a recurring item in the Soulsborne series - so information technology'south an easter egg too!
Remembrance of the Naturalborn: A remembrance dropped past Astel after killing information technology, which can be used with Finger Reader Enia at the Roundtable Concur to commutation for a unique Ash of State of war, Waves of Darkness, which adds Magic Analogousness to larger melee weapons and grants a special AOE strike. You can also turn information technology into a flail with Intelligence scaling chosen Bastard's Stars.
Silverish Tear Mask and two Larval Tears: Killing the Mimic Tear at the entrance to Nokron gets y'all a unique (if ugly) helmet that boosts your Arcane stat, and two Larval Tears. If you're not sure how those are used, check out our Elden Band respec and Larval Tears page on how you tin use them to literally redefine yourself.
Loretta'southward Greatbow and Ash of War: Loretta's Slash: Y'all need to go through Royal Knight Loretta to reach Ranni'due south Rise, and she'll drop the Greatbow (actually a sorcery that fires a special pointer, rather than equipment), and the Loretta's Slash Ash of War, which is used on spears and polearms to give them Magic Analogousness and a strong upward strike attack.

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