Unfortunately, Tarnished are missing out on an enormous sum of Runes that can be exploited using a simple method. Players can repeatedly use this process early in Elden Ring to reach the desired level, and it only requires Torrent, any bleed weapon, and patience.
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How To Get To The Sleeping Dragon In Elden Ring
To reach the sleeping dragon, players need to use the Waygate near the Third Church of Marika. It will be easier to locate if Tarnished first collect the Elden Ring Limgrave Map Fragments that unlock Mistwood on the map.
Upon reaching the church, jump through the window behind the statue, then head east. Interact with the Waygate to be teleported to the Bestial Sanctum. From there follow these steps:
Head southeast and cross the bridge that has Flying Dragon Geyll on it. Go southwest and circle the giant Erdtree to use the Spirit Spring in the area. Jump up the cliff and walk southwest to light the Fort Faroth Site of Lost Grace ahead.
The sleeping dragon should be northwest of the Bonfire.
How To Use The Sleeping Dragon Exploit To Farm Even More Runes In Elden Ring
The dragon has a large HP and is immune to almost everything. Luckily, it seems to have a particular weakness to bleed, so make sure to equip any weapon that causes Hemorrhage.
The first step is to summon Torrent and head to the dragon’s tail. Repeatedly slash the dragon and cause Hemorrhage build-up until a good chunk of its health is gone. Once the dragon’s HP bar drops to zero, immediately stop attacking and sprint to the Fort Faroth Site of Lost Grace and rest. Players must stay on Torrent while hitting to avoid wasting time walking after killing the sleeping dragon in Elden Ring.
If the method succeeds, Tarnished will receive 50k Runes, and the dragon won’t disappear. Additionally, the entire process takes about three minutes and a half, so people can easily repeat the same steps until they have the desired amount of Runes.
How To Get The Reduvia Dagger In Elden Ring
As mentioned before, players need any bleed weapon. The Samurai class automatically equips Tarnished with the Uchigatana, a bleed Katana. The Elden Ring Reduvia Dagger can also be obtained after killing Bloody Finger Nerijus northeast of Agheel Lake North.
Tips And Tricks
If the dragon doesn’t die from the bleed build-up and still has a few more hits, keep attacking it until its body does a specific twitch. The dragon does small twitches periodically, but the one before its death is very distinctive. After that, turn around and immediately run to the site of grace. Although Elden Ring Ash Summons are available, it’s advised not to use them since it may kill the dragon and players won’t notice.
People can increase the number of gained Runes by equipping the Golden Scarab Talisman or using a Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot seconds before killing the dragon. Equipping one or both items grant:
Golden Scarab: 60,000 Runes Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot: 64,000 Runes Both: 78,000 Runes
Elden Ring is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S.
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