What Items Don’t Carry Over to New Game Plus in Elden Ring?
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In Elden Ring, the world of The Lands Between is vast and treacherous, and much of your journey revolves around acquiring powerful items. However, upon completing the game and venturing into New Game Plus (NG+), not everything you’ve painstakingly collected will make the transition with you. Understanding what gets left behind is crucial for planning your subsequent playthroughs. So, the short answer is: Key Items and Great Runes do not carry over to NG+ in Elden Ring. This affects your ability to access certain areas and influence the world in the same way as your initial playthrough.
Diving Deeper: The Breakdown of Item Carryover
While most of your hard-earned equipment and character progression does transfer to NG+, there are some crucial exceptions. Knowing these exceptions will allow you to better prepare for future runs through Elden Ring’s challenging world.
Key Items: Gone But Not Forgotten (Immediately)
Key Items are, generally speaking, the items most crucial to progression. They include items required to unlock areas, trigger events, and interact with the game world in specific ways. Here’s a list of some important Key Items that won’t carry over:
- Great Runes: These are the shattered remnants of the Elden Ring, obtained by defeating major bosses like Godrick the Grafted or Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon.
- Ranni’s Dark Moon: Integral to Ranni’s questline.
- Academy Glintstone Key: Used to enter Raya Lucarian Academy.
- Conspectus Scroll: Give it to Sorcerer Thops.
- Amber Draught: Needed for Nepheli’s questline.
- Seluvis’s Potion: Needed for Seluvis’s questline.
- Black Knifeprint Lying in State: Needed for Ranni’s questline.
- Celestial Dew: Used to absolve sins at the Church of Vows.
- Letter to Iji: Received from Blaidd during Ranni’s questline.
- Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right and Left): Required to access the Consecrated Snowfield.
- Rold Medallion: Used to reach the Mountaintops of the Giants.
- Memory Stones (acquired): Increase the player’s Memory Slots to memorize more Sorceries and Incantations.
These items are essentially “reset” in NG+, forcing you to re-acquire them to unlock the same content. This can be seen as a positive, as it allows you to experience questlines and explore areas in a different order.
What Does Carry Over? The Good News!
It’s not all bad news, though! A significant portion of your character’s progress and inventory does carry over, providing a substantial advantage in NG+:
- Character Level and Stats: All your hard-earned levels and stat allocations remain.
- Weapons and Armor: All your equipment, including upgraded weapons, armor sets, and talismans, transfers over. This allows you to immediately wield powerful gear in NG+.
- Ashes of War: All the Ashes of War you’ve acquired are retained, giving you access to a wide variety of weapon skills from the start.
- Spells and Incantations: You keep all the Sorceries and Incantations you’ve learned, allowing you to cast powerful spells right away.
- Flask Upgrades: Your Flask of Crimson Tears and Flask of Cerulean Tears upgrades (number of flasks and potency) are preserved.
- Sites of Grace Unlocked: The first time you go to the Site of Grace in each region will be unlocked.
- Bell Bearings: All Bell Bearings used to purchase items from the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold are retained, making it easier to acquire upgrade materials and consumables.
- Crafting Recipes: All crafting recipes you’ve unlocked are carried over, allowing you to craft useful items from the beginning.
- Maps Discovered: All Map Fragments will be wiped, but all the maps discovered will be unlocked, only the areas will remain undiscovered.
- Key Items for Build: Items that are crucial for certain character builds, such as Larval Tears for respecing and items for certain spells.
- Golden Seeds: Upgrade your Flask of Crimson Tears
- Sacred Tears: Upgrade the amount of HP and FP restored by Flasks
This substantial carryover allows you to tackle NG+ with a powerful and well-equipped character, making the initial stages much easier and allowing you to focus on exploring new content or pursuing different questlines.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Here are some frequently asked questions about item carryover in Elden Ring’s New Game Plus:
H3 Do I lose all my Great Runes in NG+?
Yes, all Great Runes are removed from your inventory when starting NG+. You’ll need to defeat the respective bosses again to re-acquire them.
H3 What happens to the Haligtree Secret Medallion in NG+?
The Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right and Left) is a Key Item and is removed when starting a NG+. You must reacquire both halves to access the Consecrated Snowfield and the Haligtree.
H3 Do I keep my Spirit Ashes in NG+?
Yes, you retain all your Spirit Ashes, including upgraded ones, in NG+. This can be a significant advantage in early battles.
H3 Can I re-fight bosses for their remembrance in NG+?
Yes, you can re-fight all the bosses in NG+, including those whose Remembrances you’ve already claimed. This allows you to acquire additional Remembrances for duplicating at Walking Mausoleums or for obtaining different rewards.
H3 Do I have to re-collect all the map fragments in NG+?
While you keep the maps discovered, you do have to re-collect the map fragments to reveal the details of each region on the map.
H3 Will I lose my Larval Tears when I start NG+?
No, Larval Tears are not Key Items and do carry over to NG+. This is crucial if you plan to respec your character’s stats in NG+.
H3 Do I keep my cookbooks in NG+?
Yes, all your cookbooks are retained in NG+, allowing you to craft items from the beginning of the game.
H3 What about quest-specific items that aren’t strictly “Key Items”?
Items tied to questlines that aren’t categorized as Key Items, such as specific weapons or armor acquired through quests, will carry over.
H3 Do I lose access to Roundtable Hold in NG+?
No, you still have access to the Roundtable Hold in NG+, and all the NPCs you’ve encountered will generally be present (though their dialogue and questlines may reset).
H3 Does the difficulty increase in NG+?
Yes, the difficulty of enemies and bosses is increased in NG+. This increase continues with each subsequent NG+ cycle, up to a certain point.
H3 Are there any new items or content exclusive to NG+?
While there aren’t any entirely new items exclusive to NG+, you can acquire additional copies of certain items, such as Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones, which are limited in a single playthrough. This can be very useful to have during your playthrough.
H3 Can I revert back to my original save after starting NG+?
No, starting NG+ creates a new save file. Your original save file is overwritten, so be absolutely certain you’re ready to move on before initiating NG+. Make a backup save if you are unsure.
H3 Does my progress towards achievements/trophies reset in NG+?
No, your achievement/trophy progress does not reset in NG+. Progress towards achievements like unlocking all endings is cumulative across multiple playthroughs.
H3 Do I need to find all Sites of Grace again?
No, Sites of Grace are saved, but each region needs to be visited to unlock the ability to fast travel between graces.
H3 Are there new NPC dialogues in NG+?
Yes, new dialogues are present in the new game plus.
Understanding what carries over and what doesn’t is crucial for planning your NG+ playthrough in Elden Ring. By knowing what to expect, you can optimize your build, prioritize specific quests, and make the most of your continued journey through the Lands Between. Good luck, Tarnished!