Start a new character (optionally, simply use a NG+ character)

Aim to get around 40 VGR (soft cap), although this is heavily dependent on your build

Buy crafting kit from Kale in the Church of Elleh

Rest in Gatefront Site of Grace to get Torrent

Pick Whetstone Knife from Gatefront Ruins

Teleport to the Church of Elleh Site of Grace and talk to Ranni to get Spirit Calling Bell and Wolves spirit summon. Feel free to upgrade the wolves before you get whatever spirit summon you will use in the end game

If you don't have a bow and arrows, buy them from the merchant on the beach west from the The First Step grace (Limgrave)

Go north from the location of the merchant in Limgrave beach to grab Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot, useful for rune farming

By the golden tree in West Limgrave beside the path from the Storm Gate to the Stormhill Shack.

Pick the Stonesword Key next to the Stormhill Shack grace.

Let Magrit kill you to access Roundtable Hold

Get Flask of Wondrous Physick from the Third Church of Marika in north east Limgrave.

Get Sacred Tear from the Third Church of Marika in north east Limgrave.

Get the Dectus Medallion (Left) from Fort Haight in Limgrave (east Limgrave, south of Mistwood)

Dectus Medallion (Right) from Fort Faroth in Dragonbarrow (Caelid). Easiest way to reach there is from waygate portal behind Third Church of Marika and going south from Bestial Sanctum, or you can just ride all the way there from Limgrave. To get the item you can just run through all the enemies up the stairs, you don't need to fight anything. You can also grab Radagon's Soreseal going down the third hole in the roof.

At the base of the golden tree along the path just outside of the Bestial Sanctum where Gurranq resides. Easily reachable from the waygate north of Third Church of Marika in Limgrave. Caelid

Under a glowing tree in the open near Fort Haight in East Limgrave.

Clear Fort Haight (east Limgrave, south of Mistwood) from enemies

Speak to Kenneth Height atop the battlements southwest of Third Church of Marika

Find Alexander in Northern Stormhill, West to the river and North of the Agheel Lake North Site of Grace. Him a few times on the back with any weapon until you free him. He will reward you with some items

Golden Vow Ash of War, dropped by a mounted Godrick Knight on the cliff southwest above the Deathtouched Catacombs when defeated (Stormhill, in the cliffs east of the colosseum)

Talk to Sellen at the Waypoint Ruins Cellar grace and select the "I want to learn sorcery" dialogue option. Located Western Limgrave, right east to Agheel Lake, downstairs Waypoint Ruins.

Just east of the Agheel Lake South Site of Grace is a raised ledge. On the ledge are a few Wandering Nobles digging in the grass at the base of large tombstones, and to the left is one noble standing by himself. Kill him. Limgrave.

Callu Baptismal Church, directly south of Ailing Village in Weeping Peninsula. Limgrave. <a href="https://mapgenie.io/elden-ring/maps/the-lands-between?locationIds=164844" target="_blank">Location</a>

Fourth Church of Marika, to the northwest of Weeping Peninsula.

Church of Pilgrimage in the northern peak of Weeping Peninsula

At the foot of the golden tree on the ledge overlooking Castle Morne in the Weeping Peninsula. Limgrave

Get Crimsonburst Crystal Tear from Weeping Peninsula beneath the Minor Erdtree: Dropped by the Erdtree Avatar boss upon defeat

Meet Patches at Murkwater Cave as a boss, and accept his surrender (in Limgrave. halfway through the Murkwater River)

Talk to Patches, reload the game and talk to him again to enable his shop. Optionally buy Margit's Shackle

Get 50,000 runes from killing the sleeping dragon Greyoll in Dragonbarrow with bleed (Reduvia, Uchigatana or Bloody slash ash of war)

Iron Whetblade (Heavy, Keen, and Quality). Stormveil Castle Can be looted off a corpse found in the armory room, through the north-western door in the hall with the Grafted Scion. You will need to use one Stonesword Key on the imp statue to dispel fog gate blocking the doorway

Talk to Nepheli in the north room of Stormveil Castle courtyard

At the foot of a golden tree on the path to Godrick the Grafted near the end of Stormveil Castle. Limgrave

Dropped by Ulcerated Tree Spirit under Stormveil Castle. Limgrave

Get the Lake-Facing Cliffs grace near Godrick's throne, in Liurnia

Church of Irith, once you enter Liurnia, located behind Stormveil Castle

Given as a reward for completing Roderika's Task at Stormhill Shack. Limgrave. If you skipped her quest, rest in any grace in Liurnia and you can get the Golden Seed from where she was in Stormhill Shack regardless.

After defeating Godrick and resting at his grace, talk to Nepheli in Roundtable Hold (you might need talk first to Gideon and rest in a grace for Nepheli to appear)

Obtain Godrick's Great Rune, start from Stormveil Main Gate grace, head inside the castle and hug the right side through the corridor and the bridge to reach the Divine Tower

If you don't have a lantern, buy one from Nomadic Merchant in Liurnia of the Lakes in Liurnia Lake Shore grace

Reach the Laskyar Ruins right north from the Liurnia Lake Shore grace and travel through the waygate portal to reach the South Raya Lucaria Gate grace.

Laskyar Ruins, North-West of Liurnia Lake Shore Grace: near columns on the northern side

Optionally, talk to Patches at Scenic Isle grace, north west of the Laskyar Ruins, in Liurnia

Meet Rya in Liurnia of the Lakes under the under the pavilion next to the Birdseye Telescope north of Laskyar ruins

Head north west from the pavilion where Rya is located to reach the Boilprawn Shack, speak to Boggart and buy the necklace from him for 1000 runes (or kill him, if you don't care about his questline)

Buy prawns from Boggart and talk to him. If you plan to follow Dung Eater's questline, but you want Boggart to survive, you can postpone this step until you have completed Dung Eater's questline, to prevent Boggart from moving to Altus. Note that this will prevent you from getting one Seedbed Curse

Just southeast of the Fallen Ruins of the Lake Site of Grace is a Giant Crayfish in the water, separate from the three Giant Crayfish surrounding the small building nearby. Kill the lone one. Liurnia. <a href="https://mapgenie.io/elden-ring/maps/the-lands-between?locationIds=165606" target="_blank">Location</a>

Talk to Varré in Rose Church (west from Fallen Ruins of the Lake grace in Liurnia) and get Festering Bloody Finger

Get Academy Glintstone Key from Liurnia of the Lakes, south from Crystalline Woods site of grace, behind Glintstone Dragon Smarag

Talk to Nepheli at Village Of The Albinaurics and defeat Omenkiller

In Village of the Albinaurics, find one in a graveyard near the Site of Grace surrounded by first-generation Albinauric enemies. Liurnia

Get Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right) by speaking to Albus in Village of the Albinaurics (Albus is hidden inside a jar, roll into the jar and talk to Albus)

From Liurnia Lake Shore grace, looking north hug the left wall until finding the entrance to Lakeside Crystal Cave. Progress through the dungeon to find Latenna at the end and grab the grace

Get Spear talisman from a chest inside Lakeside Crystal Cave, near a demi-human campfire (southern region of Liurnia of the Lakes, directly south from the Scenic Isle Site of Grace)

Progress Roderika's questline if you didn't, by talking to Roderika and Hewg multiple times in Roundtable Hold (and resting at the grace) until Roderika moves nearby Hewg

Use the Academy Glintstone Key to cross the magic door next to South Raya Lucaria Gate grace, in Liurnia

Traverse the magic gate next to the Main Academy Gate grace to reach the East Raya Lucaria Gate grace (Liurnia)

Use the Great Lift of Dectus to reach the Altus Plateau. From the East Raya Lucaria Gate grace in Liurnia simply follow the path forward.

Use the invasion sign to invade Magnus the Beast Claw, it can be found in one of the ruined buildings in Writheblood Ruins, in the path from north Altus toward Mt. Gelmir. Altus. <a href="https://mapgenie.io/elden-ring/maps/the-lands-between?locationIds=165882" target="_blank">Location</a>

Talk to Varré in Rose Church, accept the dialog and get Lord of Blood's Favor

From the Four Belfries (Liurnia), seek the waygate that has the message "Precipice of Anticipation" and use the Imbued Sword Key you find at the top (fourth) belfry to activate the waygate. You will reach the Chapel of Anticipation

Get the Stormhawk King found in the Chapel of Anticipation and give it to Nepheli

Soak Lord of Blood's Favor in the corpse at Chapel of Anticipation

Talk to Varré in Rose Church multiple times until he gives you the Pureblood Knight's Medal

Use the Pureblood Knight's Medal to reach Mohgwyn's Palace (it's also possible to reach Mohgwyn's Palace from Consecrated Snowfield much later in the game though a waygate portal)

Reach the Palace Approach Ledge-Road grace in Mohgwyn Palace. From the Dynasty Mausoleum Entrance go north and then east to the red lake and hug the left wall

Grab Golden Scarab Talisman for rune farming, from the Abandoned Cave in Caelid. You will have to defeat the two Cleanrot Knights. <a href="https://mapgenie.io/elden-ring/maps/the-lands-between?locationIds=167686">Location<a>

In Palace Approach Ledge-Road grace in Mohgwyn Palace, farm as many runes as you want from killing Albinaurics or from aggroing the giant bird in the lower level by shooting an arrow to it. To gain more rules, you can equip the Golden Scarab Talisman and use Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot

At the foot of a golden tree, at the end of the broken bridge just outside the lift up to the Academy of Raya Lucaria.

2 in Jarburg, located in East Liurnia, down the cliffs just South of Carian Study Hall.

At the foot of the golden tree in the middle of Liurna's sunken town below Raya Lucaria.

Near the Schoolhouse Classroom Site of Grace, in a chest guarded by mages and a giant Living Jar, in Raya Lucaria

At the foot of a golden tree. In the north-western part of the courtyard, past the Debate Parlor site of grace in Raya Lucaria.

Glintstone Whetblade (Magic and Cold). Raya Lucaria Academy Looted from a corpse hanging off the window ledge of an office balcony. From the Debate Parlor site of grace, head west of the courtyard fountain, up the collapsed stairs, past the kneeling Commoners, and into the room with the Twinsage Sorcerer

Go through the waygate after the stairs with the giant rolling balls after wolf of Radagon to reach Church of Vows, and get Flame, Cleanse Me incantation (12 FAI) at the fire monk camp southeast of Church of Vows

Dropped by the Crystalian Boss at the end of Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel (northeastern Liurnia, east from the walking mausoleum in the lake)

Great Ghost Glovewort. Can be obtained from a chest in a room underneath the massive skeleton and throne at Ainsel River, near the Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella site of grace. This area is reachable by taking the lift down, located north of the Divine Tower of Liurnia

Near a golden tree after going down the steps from the Caria Manor Upper Level Site of Grace. Liurnia

Get Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook [6] in Caria Manor in a small room southeast of the gardens. From the Main Caria Manor Gate Grace, enter the gardens and immediately turn right. The room will be straight ahead

Among the rewards of the Resurrection painting. The painting is in the Artist's Shack in North-East Liurnia of The Lakes, heading north in the path up from the Liurnia Highway North. To find the painting rewards, start at the Behind Caria Manor Site of Grace (<a href="https://mapgenie.io/elden-ring/maps/the-lands-between?locationIds=165492" target="_blank">Location</a>) and head slightly southeast until you arrive at a graveyard, behind a big rock you should see the spirit of the artist sitting in a chair

Talk to Ranni, then her servants, then Ranni again. If you don't find Ranni, it's possible that you have started the Radahn festival, so you will have to kill Radahn before progressing

After Caria Manor, go West of the Manor then head South. Along the cliffs on the East side, you can jump down, back into Caria manor. Sold by Pidia for 1500 runes. Liurnia

Sold for 3000 runes by Pidia, Carian Servant, in Caria Manor (accessed by dropping down from Three Sisters). Liurnia.

Reach Siofra River by going down the elevator in Mistwood, Limgrave

Sold by the Abandoned Merchant for 3000 runes. (To find him, from the Worshippers' Woods Site of Grace, climb the scaffolding you can see directly west - climb the ladders, drop down around the corner, cross the wooden bridge, and follow the cave-like path until you can drop down into his room.). Siofra River

Near the massive castle-like structure protruding from the rocks along the northern side of the underground Siofra River, below the lift leading up to Caelid. Siofra River

Great-Jar's Arsenal. Reward for defeating the Knights of the Great Jar in Caelid, near the colosseum in Caelid. Accessible from the elevator in Siofra River

At the base of a golden tree along the path that leads south to Castle Redmane. Caelid

Prepare for DLC (Vaati guide)