Elden Ring: Best Items To Buy Early

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Elden Ring offers players much more freedom in how they approach obstacles than ever before, including a variety of new items that are absolutely essential to survival. Elden Ring is much like Sekiro in that you are encouraged — and often required — to use as many of these new tools and items as possible to overcome challenges.

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Some items sold by merchants throughout Limgrave are absolutely essential to survival, especially if you want to use all the options at your disposal in Elden Ring. Some, like the Crafting Kit, open up entire new gameplay mechanics of Elden Ring, while others, like the Torch, are just handy to have on hand. Save up some Runes and get these items early to have a head start in Limgrave.

The Crafting Kit is an item that opens up the Crafting system of Elden Ring. Around the Lands Between there is a huge variety of ingredients and materials that players can collect. These can be turned into basic items, but these collected materials cannot be used if the Crafting Kit hasn't been collected.

Head to The Church of Elleh, right at the outset of the game, and look for Kale. He stands out from the environment thanks to his red coat and hat, so it's hard to miss him. Funnily enough, he actually recommends players buy a Crafting Kit from him, though he admits that he won't just give it away for free. Times are tough in The Lands Between, who would have known?

When you first get the Crafting Kit your crafting options are pretty limited. However, certain merchants sell Cookbooks that expand your options significantly. These cookbooks aren't just for cooking, though – despite the name they add all types of craftable items to a player's selection.

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