Elden Ring: How To Cross The Lake of Rot

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To cross the Lake of Rot in , players have a few different options at their disposal. Anyone with a Faith of 12 of higher should consider learning the Incantation. In exchange for a small fraction of a player's HP, this spell will cleanse the status effect and buildup of Scarlet Rot that accumulates as players attempt to get across the Lake of Rot.

Flame, Cleanse Me is located south of the Eastern Tableland Site of Grace in Liurnia, within a Fire Monk Camp. To see exactly where to get it to help you cross the Lake of Rot safely, check out the YouTube video from TonysKillShot below:

Another solution would be to carry rot-curing Preserving Boluses, consumables made from Dewkissed Herba, Crystal Cave Moss, a rare Sacramental Bud. The recipe book needed to craft Preserving Boluses, Armorer's Cookbook [6], can be found near the Siofra River Bank's Site of Grace. However, there will be situations when players do not have the stats to use Flame, Cleanse Me to get rid of Scarlet Rot, or lack enough Preserving Boluses to get all the way across Lake of Rot. In this case, there are still feasible strategies players can use.

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One way to cross the Lake of Rot in involves «bulldozing» oneself through the rot, sprinting non-stop across the lake to the southwest until reaching the next Site of Grace. For this to work, players will need to allocate all their available Flasks into Crimson Tears. 7-10 Flasks should be sufficient to survive the Lake of Rot, depending on how many of Sacred Tears players have found and how much HP they have. To get across the Lake of Rot starting from the northern shore, run straight for the Grand Cloister ruins, not stopping until reaching