Elden Ring's Great Runes, Ranked
Elden Ring's main story revolves around the Tarnished's quest to collect the Great Runes, pieces of the Elden Ring that also grant unique buffs to the player, but some of these buffs are noticeably better than others. Although there are a grand total of seven Great Runes in the game, the player is only required to collect three of them to finish the game, with two required to enter Leyndell and the third obtained from the boss in the area. Players are given the freedom to approach collecting these Runes in any order they wish thanks in part to how big Elden Ring's open world is.
[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Elden Ring.]
The Great Runes are important story items in their own right, but they also offer a secondary effect to players once they have been charged at their respective divine towers, providing the player has used a Rune Arc, a consumable item that works similarly to Dark Souls 3's Ember system. Players will retain this buff until their next death, at which point another Rune Arc can be used to regain the boosts. Although these items are fairly rare, with a finite amount located throughout the Lands Between and most merchants only carrying limited quantities, players can also earn these items from both PvP combat and assisting other players to defeat bosses, meaning there are always ways to get hold of Rune Arcs to use in Elden Ring.
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One important thing to note is that although there are seven Great Runes obtainable by the player, the Great Rune of the Unborn functions differently from all of the other Great Runes in the game. Unlike the others, this Great Rune cannot be equipped, and as such also does not need to be recharged at a divine tower
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