Like all Souls releases, Elden Ring unlocks the New Game+ feature upon finishing the campaign. This allows players to start a new playthrough in the Lands Between using the same Tarnished with the acquired equipment and items from the first playthrough.
Before they move over to NG+, players should make sure they finished some things first, like using the Clouded Mirror Stand in Roundtable Hold to design a new character or collect the desired items and armors to start the new Elden Ring journey in style.
Updated on June 19, 2023, by Nahda Nabiilah: Players can consider New Game Plus as a second chance of playing Elden Ring while facing new challenges. Many choose to beat the game and redo everything since every enemy or boss will become harder in NG+. Luckily, Tarnished have an advantage as most important items and tools will be accessible as players move to New Game Plus. Therefore, collecting everything and purchasing every available object will certainly help. If by any chance players beat Elden Beast in Elden Ring and still haven't collected everything, it's fine as the game gives the option to stay or advance to New Game Plus.
13 Collect All Prayerbooks And Scrolls
There are eight Prayerbooks scattered around the world of Elden Ring, and Tarnished should collect them before starting a new journey:
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Assassin’s Prayerbook |
Behind an Imp Statue seal, Roundtable Hold |
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Godskin Prayerbook |
Found inside a chest behind an Imp Statue seal, Stormveil Castle |
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Dragon Cult Prayerbook |
Dropped by a knight south of Artist's Shack, Liurnia of the Lakes |
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Fire Monks’ Prayerbook |
Found on a corpse inside enemies camp near Lake Side Crystal Cave, Liurnia of the Lakes |
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Two Fingers Prayerbook |
Found in Fortified Manor, Leyndell the Royal Capital |
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Golden Order Principia |
Can be looted from a corpse dangling from the ceiling in Erdtree Sanctuary, Leyndell the Royal Capital (Part of Elden Ring Corhyn’s quest) |
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Giant’s Prayerbook |
Obtained from a chest in Guardian's Garrison, Mountaintops of the Giants. |
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Ancient Dragon Prayerbook |
Near Crumbling Beast Grave Depths Bonfire, Crumbling Farum Azula |
Other than that, there are also three magic Scrolls:
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Location |
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Royal House Scroll |
East of Agheel Lake South Bonfire, Limgrave |
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Academy Scroll |
Found inside a graveyard northeast Lake-Facing Cliffs, Liurnia of the Lakes |
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Conspectus Scroll |
Near Schoolhouse Classroom Bonfire, Liurnia of the Lakes |
12 Collect All The Dragon Hearts
Killing dragons in Elden Ring rewards Tarnished with Dragon Hearts, and each dragon drops a certain number of hearts. For example, the Flying Dragon Agheel drops one heart, while the Sleeping Dragon drops five. These Key Items are used to purchase special Incantations from Dragon Communion.
Even if players don’t use any Incarnations, it’s better to buy them all, as it’s possible to play in another build in the next playthrough. People can easily use the rebirth option after fighting Rennala, the Queen of the Full Moon, and change the character’s stat.
11 Obtain All Larval Tears
Larval Tears are important Key Items that can be obtained through various methods in Elden Ring. After defeating Rennala in Raya Lucaria Academy, she’ll offer players the chance to respec in exchange for one Larval Tear per rebirth. It is highly crucial that Tarnished collect all the tears, even if they don’t plan on utilizing Rennala’s Great Rune.
Most of the Larval Tears can be found in Liurnia of the Lakes or Nokron, the Eternal City. Keep in mind that Tarnished need to kill Starscourge Radahn to reach the hidden city, by progressing through Ranni’s quest or exploring Redmane Castle.
10 Collect All Stonesword Keys
Stonesword Keys are used to unlock Imp Statue seals. The important thing to note here is that this Key Item stays in the players’ inventory even if they start the NG+. So, Tarnished should collect them all, as unattained keys will be lost once people start a new journey.
Stonesword Keys are either purchased or looted from a corpse in various locations in Elden Ring. Purchasing this Key Item can be either done at the Roundtable Hold (Twin Maiden Husks), or from merchants encountered while exploring.
9 Find All Cookbooks
Currently, there are over 50 Cookbooks that can be found in the Lands Between. These books allow players to craft very useful items to aid them in any Elden Ring boss fight. Here’s a full list of Cookbooks:
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Crafting Materials |
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Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook (1-24) |
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Armorer's Cookbook (1-7) |
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Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook (1-8) |
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Missionary's Cookbook (1-7) |
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Ancient Dragon Apostle's Cookbook (1-4) |
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Perfumer's Cookbook (1-4) |
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Fevor's Cookbook (1-3) |
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Frenzied's Cookbook (1-2) |
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8 Offer Bell Bearings To Twin Maiden Husks
Unfortunately, not all Bell Bearings will be available in the New Game+. The ones that belong to NPCs like Seulvis, Thops, and all Merchants can’t be found in NG+, players will need to recollect them. The only Bell Bearings that move to the new journey are:
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Bell Bearings |
Available for purchase at Twin Maiden Husks |
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Bone Peddler's Bell Bearing |
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Meat Peddler's Bell Bearing |
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Medicine Peddler's Bell Bearing |
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Gravity Stone Peddler's Bell Bearing |
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Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing (1-4) |
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Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing (1-5) |
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Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing (1-3) |
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Ghost-Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing (1-3) |
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7 Collect All Whetblades
Whetblades are Key items that grants special Skills and Affinities to Ash of Wars in Elden Ring. There are only six Whetblades, so players should find it easy to collect them in one playthrough, and here’s the complete list:
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Whetblades |
Skills and Affinities |
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Whetstone Knife |
Add new battle arts and affinities to weapons |
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Iron Whetblade |
Quality, Keen, and Heavy |
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Glintstone Whetblade |
Magic and Cold |
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Red-Hot Whetblade |
Fire and Flame Art |
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Sanctified Whetblade |
Lightning and Sacred |
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Black Whetblade |
Poison, Blood, and Occult |
6 Collect All Crystal Tears
Crystal Tears are special Key Items that can be found by defeating certain bosses in Elden Ring. Two Tears can then be mixed inside the Flask of Wondrous Physick to grant Tarnished various buffs.
There are a total of 32 Crystal Tears in Elden Ring and some can be found more than once:
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Crystal Tear |
Effect |
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Crimson Crystal Tear x2 |
Restores half of total HP |
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Crimsonspill Crystal Tear |
Temporarily boosts max HP |
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Crimsoburst Crystal Tear |
Steadily restores HP for a time |
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Cerulean Crystal Tear x2 |
Restores half of total FP |
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Greenspill Crystal Tear |
Temporarily boosts max Stamina |
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Greenburst Crystal Tear |
Temporarily boosts Stamina recovery speed |
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Strength-Knot Crystal Tear |
Temporarily boosts Strength |
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Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear |
Temporarily boosts Dexterity |
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Intelligence-Knot Crystal Tear |
Temporarily boosts Intelligence |
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Faith-Knot Crystal Tear |
Temporarily boosts Faith |
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Opaline Hardtear |
Temporarily boosts all damage negations |
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Speckled Hardtear |
Boosts resistance and heals status |
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Leaden Hardtear |
Temporarily boosts Poise |
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Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear |
Temporarily boosts Magic Damage |
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Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear |
Temporarily boosts Fire Damage |
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Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear |
Temporarily boosts Lightning Damage |
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Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear |
Temporarily boosts Holy Damage |
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Stonebarb Cracked Tear |
Makes attacks more likely to break enemy stances |
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Spiked Cracked Tear |
Enhances charged attacks for a time |
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Thorny Cracked Tear |
Makes consecutive attacks grow stronger |
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Twiggy Cracked Tear |
Briefly stop rune loss on death - takes precedence over Sacrificial Twig when active |
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Winged Crystal Tear |
Temporarily reduces Equip Load |
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Windy Crystal Tear |
Enhances dodge rolls for a time |
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Crimson Bubbletear |
Restores HP when near death |
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Crimsonwhorl Bubbletear |
Converts damage received into HP |
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Opaline Bubbletear |
Significantly negates the next instance of damage |
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Cerulean Hidden Tear |
Eliminates all FP consumption |
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Purifying Crystal Tear |
Purifies the Lord of Blood's curse |
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Ruptured Crystal Tear x2 |
Causes concoction to explode |
5 Collect All Remembrances
Remembrances are unique Consumables rewarded after defeating major bosses, such as Shardbearers. By exchanging said Remembrances at the Roundtable Hold, Tarnished will be able to obtain some type of power that resembles the slain boss.
Keep in mind that other than the major bosses, there are some optional bosses in Elden Ring that reward a Remembrance, meaning players have to search for them and defeat the boss before going to NG+. It's possible to obtain 15 different Remembrances:
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Rewards |
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Remembrance Of The Regal Ancestor |
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Remembrance Of The Naturalborn |
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Remembrance Of The Lichdragon |
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Remembrance Of The Fire Giant |
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Remembrance Of The Grafted |
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Remembrance Of The Full Moon Queen |
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Remembrance Of The Blasphemous |
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Remembrance Of The Starscourge |
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Remembrance Of The Omen King |
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Remembrance Of The Blood Lord |
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Remembrance Of The Rot Goddess |
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Remembrance Of The Black Blade |
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Remembrance Of Hoarah Loux |
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Remembrance Of The Dragonlord |
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Elden Remembrance |
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4 Use All Walking Mausoleums
Before proceeding to NG+, players should take advantage of the Walking Mausoleums in Elden Ring. The moving buildings are used to duplicate Remembrance, making it possible to obtain more unique powers. Keep in mind that although there are 15 Remembrances, it’s only possible to locate seven Mausoleums in the Lands Between:
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Walking Mausoleums Location |
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Weeping Peninsula |
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Liurnia of the Lakes |
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Mountaintops of the Giants |
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Consecrated Snowfield |
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Deeproot Depths |
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3 Collect All Talismans
Currently, there are over 80 Talismans that players can collect in Elden Ring. Tarnished might get intimidated by this big number, but keep in mind that almost half of them are already collected through superficial exploration.
The rest will require thorough research. There are eight crucial Talismans that every player needs:
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Talisman |
Effect |
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Erdtree's Favor +2 |
Raises maximum HP, stamina, and equip load |
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Radagon's Soreseal |
Greatly raises attributes, but also increases damage taken |
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Marika's Soreseal |
Greatly raises attributes, but also increases damage taken |
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Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman |
Enormously boosts physical damage negation |
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Moon of Nokstella |
Increases memory slots by two |
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Old Lord's Talisman |
Extends spell effect duration |
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Radagon Icon |
Shortens spell casting time |
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Godfrey Icon |
Enhances charged spells and skills |
2 Purchase And Collect All Upgrade Materials
There are two types of upgrade materials; Smithing Stones and Somber Smithing Stones. The latter is used to level up special weapons to +10, while the Smithing Stones upgrade the normal Elden Ring weapons to +25. Both stones can either be bought or collected while exploring.
Before going to NG+, Tarnished should obtain all upgrade materials available, as the stones will respawn upon beginning a new journey. Additionally, players can also collect all stones’ Bell Bearings and give them to the Twin Maiden Husks at Roundtable Hold. This way, people can have all the stones they might need if they purchase enough before starting the next playthrough.
1 Collect All Golden Seeds And Sacred Tears
According to Elden Ring’s item description, Golden Seeds are used to increase the number of Sacred Flasks, whereas Sacred Tears are used to strengthen the potency of a flask's restorative effects. Therefore, Tarnished must collect a total of 12 Sacred Tears and 30 Golden Seeds to have 14 flasks with +12 potency, which is the maximum for both.
Luckily, there are nearly 40 Golden Seeds in each Elden Ring playthrough. Tarnished can also choose one as their Keepsake at the start of the game. All in all, it’s crucial that players collect all Golden Seeds and Sacred Tears before going to NG+.
Elden Ring is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S.