Here’s a spoiler-free Elden Ring starter guide

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Elden Ring isn’t any easier than past games. That’s good! Unless you wanted it to be. Our Elden Ring starter guide will kickstart your playthrough, so you’re off on the right foot early on, before any issues arise.

To start, I’ll work in a few of my closed network test Elden Ring starter guide tips first, as they still apply.

As soon as you enter the open-world hub, go unlock that site of grace fast-travel point. Look down on the valley: you should see a knight on a horse, which is slowly trotting around.

Run past it and go into the church. That’s your first hub, which has a vendor in it. Buy the crafting kit from them and follow the light from the site of grace [bonfire] to the next objective.

If you want more: go further northeast to the next bonfire, site down at it, and talk to the maiden to get your horse. Go northwest to the castle to battle the first story boss. This is the same initial quest progression as the closed beta test — nothing has changed. After you enter the castle and get a little further in, that’s when the new stuff starts. You can also access the eastern area immediately now that the network test gates are down (though you might not be able to handle it).

There’s your quick start to the main story of Elden Ring with no specific details.

Open your map and select a site of grace (the yellow circles): after confirming, you can teleport to it! It’s like a super fast-travel system.

Note that you can’t do this in combat, but make sure you use it often to spend your runes (currency for items and level-ups).

And here’s all the new tips!

Classes have changed a bit since the Elden Ring beta. If pure magic or pure fighting isn’t your thing, the Confessor class is a great starting option.

It has a good balance