How many endings are there in Elden Ring?

Last Modified Dec 23, 2022 06:32 GMT
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Elden Ring has six different possible endings with a different outcome for the Lands between.

Elden Ring is a hugely popular RPG launched in 2022 by FromSoftware, the company behind the acclaimed Dark Souls series. Gamers play as the Tarnished, attempting to become the new Elden Lord - or not - while dying numerous times along the way. The game is open-world and lacks a fixed storyline, allowing players to complete the game in an infinite number of ways.

Thus, each Elden Ring ending has its own unique twist, earned by completing key game tasks that enable you to team up with diverse allies for varied endings.

Disclaimer: This article will contain details revolving around Elden Ring and will contain MAJOR SPOILERS for the game. Readers are advised to proceed at their own discretion.

How many endings does Elden Ring have?

There are a total of six Elden Ring endings available to players, each with its own name by which they are recognized. We've listed them below, along with the entity or character you'll be allied with for each. These endings are incompatible and you will not be able to combine them at the end of your Elden Ring play-through. Four of those endings, though, are quite similar. They are variants on what is known as a neutral ending. The other two are "special" endings that will take some time to unlock.

What are the different endings in Elden Ring?

There are presently six known fates to Elden Ring, with the Age of Fracture being the most common. The last five are obtained by finishing side quests from different NPCs in the Lands Between.

  • Age of Fracture (default ending) - allied with nobody/The Greater Will

  • Age of Order ending - allied with Brother Corhyn/Goldmask

  • Age of Duskborn ending - allied with Fia, Deathbed Companion

  • Blessing of Despair (bad ending) - allied with the Dung Eater

  • Lord of the Frenzied Flame ending - allied with the Three Fingers

  • Age of the Stars (best/secret ending) - allied with Ranni the Witch

How to get the "bad" ending in Elden Ring

To obtain what is best described as "the horrible ending," you must complete the Three Fingers sidequest. To accomplish so, return down the same sewers that the Dung Eater's quest had you sludging through. It's a dark and deadly journey that takes you to the Cathedral of the Forsaken via a dungeon.

You'll fight a boss and then platform down a jumping challenge to the bottom of a shaft, where you'll find a Site of Grace. Remove all of your armor and weapons and the Three Fingers will hug you. Fight the final boss while the Three Fingers are still on you and... see what happens.

How to get the "good/best" ending in Elden Ring?

To get the best ending possible – best meaning the best conclusion for your character, not necessarily the most pleasurable to watch – you must complete Ranni's quest line completely. As previously stated, this side quest begins at Ranni's Rise in Liurnia of the Lakes and it's a big one.

The side-quest introduces gamers to a few characters while taking them through two fallen cities, as well as a literal country of rot. This questline also has a number of bosses. The benefit is that you'll learn some useful knowledge, obtain some useful equipment, and at the end, you'll have unlocked what will most likely be remembered as Elden Ring's "good" ending.

FAQs

Q. Are there 7 Elden Ring endings?

A. There are presently six known endings to Elden Ring, with the Age of Fracture being the most common.

Q. How many endings can you get in one Elden Ring playthrough?

A. Each Elden Ring playthrough only allows for one ending. Yes, after defeating Elden Ring, you must replay the game in New Game Plus to see the other possible endings.

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