Earning every achievement in FromSoftware's masterpiece takes deliberate planning rather than simple endurance. You'll need multiple playthroughs or a targeted cloud save backup to collect all three endings and missable legendary armaments without starting entirely fresh.
Planning Your Platinum Route
Getting 100% completion in the Lands Between requires tracking legendary armaments, spells, talismans, and distinct ending flags. Because key items lock out permanently after specific boss defeats or world state changes, haphazard exploration leaves you scrambling in New Game Plus.
Your biggest time saver is utilizing a cloud save backup right before entering the endgame area of Crumbling Farum Azula. This single maneuver lets you lock in all three required ending achievements in one sitting, cutting dozens of hours off your completion time.
Missable Trophies and Point of No Return
Several achievements slip through your fingers permanently if you progress the main quest without ticking off specific prerequisites. Pay close attention to these items before burning the Erdtree at the Forge of the Giants.
- Legendary Armaments: Bolt of Gransax sits on a massive spear model in Leyndell, Royal Capital. Once the capital turns into the Capital of Ash, this weapon becomes completely unobtainable until your next playthrough.
- Legendary Talismans: Legendary Ashen Remains and specific talismans like Erdtree's Favor +2 require exploring specific optional sub-regions before triggering major world state shifts.
- Dung Eater Questline: Handing the Seedbed Curses requires careful management of Seluvis's potion and Dung Eater's jail cell. Missing a curse locks you out of the Blessing of Despair ending route.
Collecting All Legendary Armaments
You don't need every weapon in the game for the trophy, but you must secure all nine legendary pieces. Several are tucked away in hidden legacy dungeons or tied to obscure NPC lines.
- Grafted Blade Greatsword: Found at the bottom of Castle Morne in the Weeping Peninsula after defeating the Leonine Misbegotten.
- Ruins Greatsword: Obtained by defeating the duo boss fight of Misbegotten Warrior and Crucible Knight inside Redmane Castle during the festival.
- Marais Executioner's Sword: Dropped by the boss at the end of the Shaded Castle in Altus Plateau.
- Dark Moon Greatsword: Tied directly to Ranni's multi-tier questline, which finishes beneath the Moonlight Altar plateau in Liurnia.
- Bolt of Gransax: Perched on the giant dragon statue wall inside Leyndell, accessible before turning the city to ash.
- Eclipse Shotel: Found on an altar inside Castle Sol up in the Mountaintops of the Giants.
- Devourer's Scepter: Dropped by Knight Bernahl at Warmaster's Shack early on, or later during the Crumbling Farum Azula mandatory invasion.
- Golden Order Greatsword: Dropped by the Misbegotten Crusader boss inside the Cave of the Forlorn in the consecrated snowfield.
- Sword of Night and Flame: Tucked behind a locked trapdoor in a walkway within Caria Manor.
Securing the Three Required Endings
The Platinum trophy demands seeing three distinct conclusions to your journey. While you can play through the game three separate times, backing up your save file allows you to knock these out in one run.
The standard Elden Lord ending requires repairing the Elden Ring after defeating the final boss. Variations like the Age of the Order or Age of the Duskborn count toward this same core trophy, so pick whichever variant fits your preferred NPC questline.
The Lord of Frenzied Flame ending locks you into a specific path after meeting the Three Fingers deep beneath the Leyndell sewers. Submitting to the frenzied flame brands your character and locks out other choices until you complete Millicent's questline and use Miquella's Needle at Dragonlord Placidusax's arena to cure yourself.
The Age of the Stars ending is tied to Ranni the Witch. You must summon her at the very end of the game after placing the Dark Moon Ring on her finger inside the Moonlight Altar chamber.
Tracking Legendary Sorceries and Incantations
Collecting every magic spell requires tracking down elusive scarabs, defeating high-tier field bosses, and completing Sellen's academic questline.
- Comet Azur: Found sitting near Primeval Sorcerer Azur at the edge of Mt. Gelmir.
- Stars of Ruin: Given by Master Lusat inside the Sellia Hideaway after receiving Sellian Sealbreaker from Sorceress Sellen.
- Ranni's Dark Moon: Rewarded for solving the puzzle tower at the top of the Moonlight Altar.
- Flame of the Fell God: Dropped by the Adan, Thief of Fire boss inside the Maleficent's Evergaol.
- Greatreichen: Dropped by the Night's Cavalry duo guarding the bridge in the Consecrated Snowfield at night.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need DLC achievements for the base game platinum?
No, FromSoftware expansions like Shadow of the Erdtree maintain separate achievement lists that don't affect your base game completion percentage on PlayStation, Xbox, or Steam.
What happens if I accidentally kill an NPC vendor?
Most merchants drop a bell bearing when killed, which you can hand over to the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold to buy their unique items and spellbooks.
Can I get all legendary items in New Game Plus?
Yes, items you missed in your first run carry over for collection purposes in New Game Plus, though tracking down what you missed can take longer than starting fresh.
Is offline play required for any trophies?
None of the achievements require online multiplayer. Every boss, item, and ending can be completed entirely offline, though summoning NPC cooperators or real players can ease difficult encounters.
Where should I check my progress if an achievement didn't pop?
Check your inventory against community checklists and ensure every weapon, talisman, or spell is physically held in your pouch or chest storage rather than sold or discarded.
