Elden Ring (opens in new tab)‘s new game plus mode heightens the difficulty, but also allows you to carry over many items, weapons, and armor pieces from your previous playthrough so that you’re prepared for the challenge. Before you jump into your second journey through the Lands Between, there are several things to make sure you’ve accomplished during your first run so that you’ll have the best chance of success.
For the most part, new game plus is the same as your first playthrough outside of the difficulty and rune rewards scaling up. Story progression and item drops are identical to your first playthrough, everything has to be obtained again to move through the game. Here’s a checklist of things to accomplish and grab before you initiate new game plus so that you can go into it as prepared as possible.
How to unlock Elden Ring’s new game plus
How to unlock Elden Ring’s new game plus
Elden Ring’s new game plus is available to you as soon as you’ve killed the final boss (opens in new tab). Once you’ve landed your last blow on it, you’ll have a chance to choose an ending (opens in new tab) and then the game will play a cutscene and roll credits. It will ask you if you’d like to immediately start new game plus or if you’d like to be kicked back out into the world with the option to start the mode at the table in Roundtable Hold.
Once you start new game plus, the game plays the intro cutscene and starts you back at the Church of Anticipation as if you were playing it for the first time. The only difference is that many of your items are still with you.
Elden Ring new game plus checklist
(Image credit: FromSoftware)
Elden Ring new game plus checklist
Most items from your previous playthrough carry into new game plus. Key items that are tied to story progression, like two Great Runes collected from bosses, need to be picked up again, and Sites of Grace will need to be touched again, too. Otherwise, you have a great opportunity to squeeze the game dry before you restart. That way, you can have a ton of options for your build and path on your second run. Here’s a checklist of everything you should make sure to do before entering new game plus.
Find and buy all upgrade materials (opens in new tab) from vendors
Upgrade your weapons (opens in new tab) as much as possible
Give every Prayerbook and Scroll to vendors
Buy every incantation and spell (opens in new tab) from vendors
Collect every version of Glovewort (opens in new tab) from catacombs and vendors
Kill every dragon and obtain their Dragon Heart
Buy every Dragon Communion (opens in new tab) incantation
Buy every item from every vendor
Find and obtain every Larval Tear (opens in new tab)
Collect every Stonesword Key (opens in new tab)
Trade for every boss remembrance weapon (opens in new tab) (one copy of each weapon per playthrough)
Use all the Walking Mausoleums (opens in new tab)
Collect all cookbooks (opens in new tab)
Collect all Cracked Pots, Ritual Pots, Perfume Bottles, Memory Stones, and Talisman Pouches
Fully upgrade your flasks with Golden Seeds (opens in new tab)
Find all talismans (opens in new tab)
Find all tears for Flask of Wondrous Physick (opens in new tab)
Kill NPCs for armor (opens in new tab), if you want it
Items that carry over into Elden Ring’s new game plus
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What carries over into Elden Ring’s new game plus?
Elden Ring is a massive game with hundreds of items. New game plus might seem like a risk if you’re afraid of losing everything you spent hours gathering in the game. Here’s exactly what does and doesn’t carry over into new game plus.
What carries over
Armor
Weapons
Talismans
Spells
Flask upgrades
Wondrous Flask of Physick upgrades
Map fragments
Cookbooks
Consumables
Gestures
What doesn’t carry over
Quest items (e.g. Academy Glintstone Key, Deathroot)
Sites of Grace
Key Items (e.g. Dectus Medallion, Great Runes)
Bell Bearings
Sorcery Scrolls or Prayerbooks
Mark of the Frenzied Flame or Dragon Communion cosmetic changes
Tyler has covered games, games culture, and hardware for over a decade before joining PC Gamer as Associate Editor. He’s done in-depth reporting on communities and games as well as criticism for sites like Polygon, Wired, and Waypoint. He’s interested in the weird and the fascinating when it comes to games, spending time probing for stories and talking to the people involved. Tyler loves sinking into games like Final Fantasy 14, Overwatch, and Dark Souls to see what makes them tick and pluck out the parts worth talking about. His goal is to talk about games the way they are: broken, beautiful, and bizarre.
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Grab Everything On This List Before Starting Elden Ring’s New Game Plus
Elden Ring (opens in new tab)‘s new game plus mode heightens the difficulty, but also allows you to carry over many items, weapons, and armor pieces from your previous playthrough so that you’re prepared for the challenge. Before you jump into your second journey through the Lands Between, there are several things to make sure you’ve accomplished during your first run so that you’ll have the best chance of success.
For the most part, new game plus is the same as your first playthrough outside of the difficulty and rune rewards scaling up. Story progression and item drops are identical to your first playthrough, everything has to be obtained again to move through the game. Here’s a checklist of things to accomplish and grab before you initiate new game plus so that you can go into it as prepared as possible.
How to unlock Elden Ring’s new game plus
How to unlock Elden Ring’s new game plus
Elden Ring’s new game plus is available to you as soon as you’ve killed the final boss (opens in new tab). Once you’ve landed your last blow on it, you’ll have a chance to choose an ending (opens in new tab) and then the game will play a cutscene and roll credits. It will ask you if you’d like to immediately start new game plus or if you’d like to be kicked back out into the world with the option to start the mode at the table in Roundtable Hold.
Once you start new game plus, the game plays the intro cutscene and starts you back at the Church of Anticipation as if you were playing it for the first time. The only difference is that many of your items are still with you.
Elden Ring new game plus checklist
Elden Ring new game plus checklist
Most items from your previous playthrough carry into new game plus. Key items that are tied to story progression, like two Great Runes collected from bosses, need to be picked up again, and Sites of Grace will need to be touched again, too. Otherwise, you have a great opportunity to squeeze the game dry before you restart. That way, you can have a ton of options for your build and path on your second run. Here’s a checklist of everything you should make sure to do before entering new game plus.
Items that carry over into Elden Ring’s new game plus
What carries over into Elden Ring’s new game plus?
Elden Ring is a massive game with hundreds of items. New game plus might seem like a risk if you’re afraid of losing everything you spent hours gathering in the game. Here’s exactly what does and doesn’t carry over into new game plus.
What carries over
What doesn’t carry over
Tyler has covered games, games culture, and hardware for over a decade before joining PC Gamer as Associate Editor. He’s done in-depth reporting on communities and games as well as criticism for sites like Polygon, Wired, and Waypoint. He’s interested in the weird and the fascinating when it comes to games, spending time probing for stories and talking to the people involved. Tyler loves sinking into games like Final Fantasy 14, Overwatch, and Dark Souls to see what makes them tick and pluck out the parts worth talking about. His goal is to talk about games the way they are: broken, beautiful, and bizarre.
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