Elden Ring's Age of Duskborn Ending Is Not a 'Bad Ending'

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When games have multiple endings, many fans will strive to achieve the “best” one through whatever decisions need to be made. Sometimes, these endings are ambiguous, and that’s how Elden Ring approaches them too—for the most part. That hasn’t stopped fans from debating which ofElden Ring’s endings is the best one, which are good ones, which are bad ones, and which is the worst one.

Although this is up for interpretation, many seem to hope that Ranni’s ending in Elden Ring is the best or at least a good one. Many consider the Lord of Frenzied Flame to be the worst ending, with the Age of Despair Ending up there with it. After all, one seeks to destroy all order and life, while the latter comes from a serial killer who infects the world with a similar curse, likely resulting in all living wishing they were dead.

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The Age of Fracture is a default ending and likely the most ambiguous, but it also represents a neutral ending of sorts. Many point toward the Age of Duskborn as one of the most interesting endings but also as a “bad” ending if not as terrible as Lord of Frenzied Flame and Age of Despair. This is not the case in Elden Ring, however.

To obtain Elden Ring’s Age of Duskborn ending, players must complete Fia’s questline. In short, players must obtain the other half of the Cursemark of Death from Ranni’s body. During the Night of Black Knives, Ranni used the Rune of Death to inflict a partial death on herself and on Godwyn. Her body would die and her soul would live, while Godwyn’s Soul would die yet his body would “live.” Each were marked with this half-seal, which Fia needs to restore Godwyn.

Many would try to cure Godwyn of his condition, as if it made him lesser.