Here’s how to respec in Elden Ring

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If you’re wondering how to respec in Elden Ring, you’ve come to the right place! Just note some mild spoilers like location names of early zones; proper names of characters have been omitted. The header image isn’t even related to the area.

And here’s a generic intro screen buffer!

So this one is really easy to obscure, because I don’t need to name the character in particular. What you’re going to do is progress through Stormveil Castle, the first “major” area and story boss location. Once you’ve cleared that zone out you’re likely going to head into Liurnia of the Lakes.

There, you’ll find the giant academy location. The boss inside of that area is the NPC that allows you to respec, after they are defeated. Jordan walks you through the entire process here, and how to get in there.

To respec, speak to the NPC. Note that there are two major provisos:

Right in the southwest portion of Liurnia of the Lakes you’ll find an area called “Village of the Albinaurics.” It’s in a swamp-like biome.

Run through the swamp and up the hill: the rite [bonfire] checkpoint is in the first set of houses, and easy to spot. Get it first, just in case you run into trouble, then turn right back around and head out the way you came in. The graves/tombs right near the hill have a larval tear, just before the bridge.

Congrats! You can respec at least once now.