Runes are the currency in Elden Ring and can be used to improve weapons and equipment, purchase items and level up skills. Unfortunately, once players die they lose all of their Runes which must then be collected from the Death Zone before being used again.

Great elden ring runes dropped by game bosses offer powerful buffs when equipped at Sites of Grace - yet players have difficulty understanding exactly what these runes are and where to locate them.

Rune Arcs

Elden Ring makes use of Rune Arcs an essential part of its game mechanics, but at first it may seem confusing. These consumable items activate any equipped Great Rune and increase maximum HP by small increments each time it is used.

Early in the game, after you defeat Stormveil Castle's boss, you will gain access to a Rune Arc. Additionally, Godrick encounters in Liurnia will offer Great Runes which require visiting a Divine Tower nearby in order to unlock their powers.

Rune Arcs can be found throughout the world, such as Academy Crystal Cave and Altus Tunnel. They can be purchased from various merchants - Nomadic Merchant in Liurnia and Enia from Roundtable Hold are both good options - while you may even encounter them dropping from enemies or corpses and being farmed via killing rats in Earthbore Cave, Rampart Gaol, or Slumbering Wolf's Shack for instance.

Great Runes

By defeating most of Elden Ring's main bosses, Tarnished players gain access to Great Runes - unique items which provide powerful buffs upon activation - but it may not be clear how best to acquire and use these unique items.

Most Great elden ring runes can be earned by defeating shardbearer Demigods such as Godrick the Grafted or Rennala Queen of Moon; however, before being used they must first be restored in a Divine Tower before use can take place.

Divine Towers required to power Great Runes can be found near each boss, such as Raya Lucaria's Academy or Limgrave's Divine Tower. Each Great Rune has different effects that last until death occurs - below you will find a comprehensive list of available Great Runes along with how and where they can be acquired/powered up - this information should help ensure each unique item is utilized fully.

Golden Runes

Golden elden ring runes are one of the primary ways of amassing runes in Elden Ring. These unique Consumable Items appear throughout the Lands Between and grant players a set number of runes when consumed; unlike their Great counterparts, these golden Consumable Items don't disappear upon death like most Great Runes do so you can use them multiple times until their storage capacity has been depleted.

To acquire Golden Runes, players must first defeat shardbearer bosses before speaking with Finger Reader Enia in Leyndell and unlock her knowledge about all of the Great Runes including their names, effects and locations.

Once players acquire a Great Rune, they must ascend a Divine Tower and activate it with a Rune Arc in order to reap its benefits. For instance, Godrick the Grafted's Great Rune raises all attributes by five upon activation - this will be your first encounter during Elden Ring story mode; other Great Runes can be acquired by defeating other Shardbearer bosses or visiting Reya Lucaria Grand Library at Stormveil Castle in Limgrave.

Bloody Fingers

Golden Order ideology seeks to perfect those born anew; any imperfections within it or instability of ideologies could be blamed on both human nature and divine intricacies.

Great elden ring runes differ from Rune Arcs in that they cannot be obtained through killing bosses; rather they are found by visiting Sites of Grace and using the menu icon to activate them. Once activated they can then be used similarly to festering bloody fingers in invading other player worlds but since these great runes do not diminish in power as easily they can be used endlessly!

To acquire Festering Bloody Finger, players must first visit Rose Church after defeating any Shardbearer boss and talk to White Mask Varre outside. He will warn about a dragon that has taken up residence at Agheel Lake and recommend that players travel there, where they'll meet Yura, an enemy warrior hunter of Bloody Fingers who wishes to end their "cessblood." Activating this Great Rune gives players access to buff enemies when invading other worlds (similar to Malenia's Great Rune) plus recovering some amount of HP after being damaged!