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Volpedia/Games/Elden Ring/Modes/Single-player exploration
ELDEN RING / MODES / BASE GAME

Single-player exploration

The core adventure can be played alone across the open world and legacy dungeons.

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Quick strategy: Use graces and map markers to create short-term goals.
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Overview

The core adventure can be played alone across the open world and legacy dungeons.

02

How it works

Explore, level, defeat bosses and choose optional tasks at your own pace.

03

How to approach it

Use graces and map markers to create short-term goals.

04

Common mistakes

Do not treat the guidance of grace as a mandatory linear quest chain.

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Base game / Game modeOnline cooperative play

Players can summon allies for eligible encounters through multiplayer items.

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Online combat pits players against one another under separate conditions.

Base game / In-depth walkthroughExploration guide: map fragments, markers and secrets

Navigate surface, underground and DLC regions efficiently.

Base game / In-depth walkthroughRunes and safe progression: level efficiently

Get stronger through exploration without relying on dubious farming exploits.

Base game / Optional bossCommander Niall

A difficult Castle Sol boss who summons allies before pressuring the player directly.

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