Elden Ring Beginner’s Guide 2026: The Class, Route, and First 10 Hours That Actually Matter
Picking the wrong Elden Ring starting class won’t ruin your run — but wasting your first 10 hours will. Here’s the class, route, and checklist that don’t.
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Skip Blaidd at the Wrong Moment and You Lose His Whole Questline: Every Location, In Order
Meet Ranni before Blaidd and you silently lose his entire questline. Every location, trigger, and exactly how to recover if you already broke it.
Crumbling Farum Azula Walkthrough: Both Bosses, the Secret Dragon Fight, and Why Burning the Erdtree Costs You Melina for Good
Crumbling Farum Azula walkthrough: the full route, both mandatory bosses, the secret Placidusax fight, and the one decision that costs you Melina for good.
Ranni’s Questline Has 5 Points of No Return: The Order That Gets You the Age of Stars Ending
Ranni’s questline has 5 points of no return. This walkthrough flags every one, in order, so you land the Age of Stars ending, not a softlock.
Every Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone in Elden Ring: All 13 Guaranteed Locations (No Bell Bearing Exists) and Which Weapon Deserves the First +25
Elden Ring’s Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone has no Bell Bearing — just 13 locations total. Here’s every one, and which weapon deserves your first +25.