What is the Reward for Killing Radahn?

The reward for killing Starscourge Radahn includes 70,000 Runes, Remembrance of the Starscourge, which can be exchanged for unique items via Enia at the Roundtable Hold, and Radahn’s Great Rune, which raises maximum HP, FP, and stamina when activated. Killing Radahn also triggers a cutscene that shows a meteor landing somewhere on the map, which will trigger a continuation of Ranni’s questline, and opens up new paths for players to take, including the path to Nokron.

FAQs

General Information

1. What do you get for defeating Radahn?: Killing Radahn will get you the Remembrance of the Starscourge, and Radahn’s Great Rune, which will also trigger a cutscene showing a meteor landing on the map.
2. What is the reward of the Radahn fight?: The reward for the Radahn fight includes 70,000 Runes and the Remembrance of the Starscourge, which can get exchanged for unique items via Enia at the Roundtable Hold.
3. Is there anything after killing Radahn?: After defeating Radahn, several new paths open up for players, including the path to Nokron, progressing several questlines, gaining entry to Leyndell, and increasing power by using Radahn’s Remembrance or activating Radahn’s Great Rune.

Radahn’s Great Rune

4. What does General Radahn give you?: Radahn’s Great Rune is a unique item dropped by Radahn that can bolster your abilities when equipped and charged with a Rune Arc once activated, raising maximum HP, FP, and stamina.
5. How do you get Radahn’s Great Rune?: Radahn’s Great Rune is obtained by defeating Starscourge Radahn in the Wailing Dunes of Caelid, after clearing Redmane Castle, and must be activated at the Divine Tower of Caelid before it can be used.

Game Progression

6. Should I beat Radahn before Altus plateau?: While defeating Radahn isn’t totally mandatory, most players will encounter him following their exploration of Caelid, and skipping this will close out access to some late-game events.
7. What level is recommended for Caelid?: Players are recommended to enter Caelid at levels 60-70, ensuring the content will be challenging and limiting frustration from repeatedly dying.

Character Information

8. Does Radahn love his horse?: It can be assumed that Radahn’s love for his horse, Leonard, was able to break through even the worst of his insanity.
9. Is Radahn the strongest demigod?: General Radahn is generally considered by most Elden Ring characters as the strongest demigod, except it seems even the strongest don’t always win.
10. Are Radahn and Ranni related?: Radahn was born the son of Radagon and Queen Rennala, and had two siblings, Rykard and Ranni.

Boss Fight

11. What is Radahn most weak to?: Radahn is vulnerable to Frostbite and other status conditions, but especially Scarlet Rot, making Rot Pots and arrows tinged with Scarlet Rot good options for the fight.
12. Is Radahn the hardest boss?: While Malenia may not be the gigantic beast that Starscourge Radahn is, she’s still generally considered to be the hardest boss in Elden Ring.

Post-Fight

13. Why can’t I fast travel after killing Radahn?: Normally, a new Site of Grace spawns where Radahn is after the boss fight, and the game disables fast travel, requiring the player to rest at that grace to enable fast travel again.
14. Does killing Radahn cancel any quests?: If you beat Starscourge Radahn before doing Ranni’s quest, an important character will end up not being available to you, and you can’t complete Ranni’s quest.

Game Mechanics

15. What is the tankiest armor in Elden Ring?: The Bull-Goat Armor Set is statistically the best armor set in Elden Ring, with the highest physical defense and poise value, but it’s also the heaviest, making it a fair tradeoff for something so defensively whole.