Then keep on pumping VGR and DEX as you level up

Buy Crafting Kit and and Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook [1] from Kale in the Church of Elleh

Farm Thin Beast Bones to craft arrows, south from where you find the first map, in a patch of trees to the left of the road you find a group of sheep

Get the Stonesword Key from Stormhill Shack (Limgrave, in the way to Stormhill castle)

Get the <a href='https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Green+Turtle+Talisman' target='_blank'>Green Turtle Talisman</a> from Summonwater Village (northeast Limgrave) (requires one Stonesword Key)

Get Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook [6] from Fort Haight, in Limgrave, which allows you to craft Bloodbone Arrows

Get the Larval Tear in the graveyard at the Village of the Albinaurics (Liurnia) if you plan to later respec at Rennala (or get any other Larval Tear)

Get Meteorite Staff (STR 6, INT 18) from southwestern building of the Street of Sages Ruins. <a href="https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Interactive+Map?id=1804&code=mapA" target="_blank">Location</a>

Get Moonveil katana (STR 12, DEX 18, INT 23) from defeating Magma Wyrm in Gael Tunnel - Caelid (along the western cliffs of Caelid, on the border to Limgrave). Recommended around level 40, or use summons

Meet the minimum requirements to wield Moonveil by leveling up or respecing at Rennala to the stats below

After LVL 50 pump INT, VGR, MDN and, optionally, DEX

Get Assassin Cerulean Dagger by defeating Black Knife Assassin boss found in Black Knife Catacombs in the northeast of the Liurnia of the Lakes region. The boss is a second hidden boss behind an illusory wall. <a href="https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Interactive+Map?id=4490&lat=-116.93&lng=81.58&code=mapA" target="_blank">Location</a>

Defeat Loretta in Caria Manor (north Liurnia) and get Loretta's Greatbow, which you can use for very long range

Talk to Ranni and her servants at Ranni's Rise

Buy Carian Filigreed Crest from Iji, in Liurnia. <a href="https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Interactive+Map?id=808&lat=-115.492187&lng=52.574437&code=mapA" target="_blank">Location</a>. (you can also buy the talisman before defeating Loretta if you followed Blaidd's questline)

Glintstone Pebble (INT 10) for ranged. Can be purchased from Sorceress Sellen in the Waypoint Ruins in Limgrave

Carian Greatsword (INT 24) for AOE. Purchased from Miriel, Pastor of Vows at the Church of Vows (east Liurnia) for runes currency elden ring wiki guide 18 10,000 Runes

Get Radagon Icon. Found in Raya Lucaria inside a treasure chest on the second floor near the Debate Parlor Site of Grace. From the Site of Grace, head north into the courtyard. Feel free to replace by any other Talisman

Later in game swap the Meteorite Staff by Carian Glintblade Staff, which you can find in the Highway Lookout Tower in Liurnia. <a href="https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Interactive+Map?id=3184&lat=-153.484375&lng=79.095783&code=mapA" target="_blank">Location</a>

Get Imp Head (Cat) to boost INT (+2), if you don't care about looking like an imp. Farmed from killing catacomb imps

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