Larval Tear is perhaps one of the most important key items to get in the Elden Ring. Rennala uses this to give you the ability to respec your character in the game.
Larval Tears are scattered all across the map. They are a droppable (or lootable) item and cannot be traded with other players. Hence, there is no way for you to get an unlimited number of Larval Tears in the game. You can also purchase two Larval Tears per playthrough, one from each separate merchant.
There are a total of 18 Larval Tears that you can find across the map in Elden Ring, meaning that you can respec up to 18 times in a single playthrough.
Some of them will be obtained in the shape of rewards for defeating unique enemies, while others can be looted from particular locations, and a couple of ones can be purchased for 3,000 Runes each.
Larval Tears in Limgrave
1) Start by visiting the east side of Agheel Lake South Lost Grace to find a Wandering noble on a hill. Once you defeat this enemy, he will transform into a lesser Runebear. Defeat the Runebear to obtain the Larval Tear as a drop.
Since it’s a dropped item, simply defeat the Runebear and acquire the first Larval Tear, making this earliest larval tear in the Elden Ring.
Liurnia of the Lakes
Liurnia of the Lakes can be accessed after completing the Stormveil Castle. This huge place is home to four Larval Tears which can be obtained from the following locations.
1) Simply visit the Caria Manor and find the Pidia Carian Servant, a vendor that sells 1x Larval Tear for 3,000 Runes.
However, this won’t be an easy Larval Tear to find since the vendor is not directly accessible through the Tower’s lower level. The vendor can be found at the Manor Lower-Level Lost Grace.
Once you complete the Caria manor by defeating the Royal Knight Loretta at the Moongazing Grounds, you will be able to reach the Three Sisters’ area. Go left until you come across a silver scarab near a ledge. Drop down from this position and keep going down until you come across a small hole in a rooftop.
Drop down to find Pidia willing to sell a Larval Tear for 3,000 Runes.
2) The second Larval Tear in this location is found as a part of the Resurrection Painting reward. Simply locate the area where the Resurrection Painting originated from in the Three Sisters’ Area and get rewarded with the rare Key Item.
To solve this puzzle, obtain the Resurrection Painting from the Artist’s Shack in eastern Liurnia, near the Carian Study Hall. Find the graveyard in the Three Sisters’ Area and interact with the ghost in the chair to obtain the Larval Tear as a reward.
3) This Larval Tear can be found at the center of Liurnia. You’ll find it between the Rose Church and Boilprawn Shack.
Go northeast from the Boilprawn Shack to find a group of Giant Crayfish. Lure the awakened one and defeat it. This crayfish will transform into a Grafted Scion, one that is also found in the Stormveil Castle. This enemy will drop a Larval Tear on defeat.
4) Visit the Village of the Albinaurics, which can be found in southwest Liurnia below the Moonlight Altar plateau. However, you must enter the village through the poison swamp up the hill.
As you enter the village, you’ll come across the Larval Tear randomly lying on the ground near a ledge. Make sure to avoid the enemies on the rope bridge, as they can and will attack you from afar.
Larval Tear in Caelid
Caelid can be found east of Limgrave, infested with Scarlet Rot. It is marked red on the map, making it even more sinister. You can only find one larval tear in this region as an enemy drop.
1) Visit the west side of the Cathedral of Dragon Communion to find the Larval Tear in the southwest Caelid.
This Key item is found as a dropped item by a Troll disguised as a Wandering Noble near the stone coffins situated on the cliff at the south part of the Caelid Highway South Site of Grace. Once you defeat the Wandering Noble, he will transform into a troll with a massive Flaming Sword.
Larval Tear in Consecrated Snowfield
Consecrated Snowfield is a hidden location that can only be accessed once you find both parts of Haligtree Secret Medallion and activate the Grand Lift of Rold. Once you reach this area, you will be able to access Haligtree and acquire a larval tear from a disguised enemy as loot.
1) To acquire this Larval Tear, you must defeat the Runebear disguised as a Wandering Noble in the Eastern Region of Consecrated Snowfield. Once you kill the Wandering Noble with a feathered cap, he will transform into a greater Runebear.
Nokstella, the Eternal City
Nokstella is an eternal city that can only be accessed as a part of Ranni’s Questline. Once you defeat Radahn, go to Nokron and acquire the Fingerslayer Blade from the Night’s Eternal Grounds. Give the Fingerslayer Blade to Ranni, and she will open the path to Renna’s Rise. Use the teleporter at the top of Renna’s Rise to reach Nokstella.
This area is full of giant silver rolling balls. These balls drop a larval tear each (minus one) upon defeat. However, you can’t farm these balls to obtain the tear again and again, as this is only a single-time drop.
1) You will get a Larval Tear as a reward for defeating the giant metal ball rolling across the bridge directly in your way.
2) Defeat the Giant Metal ball along with the silver blob enemies’ litany when trapped inside the room to get rewarded with this Larval Tear.
3) At the end of Nokstella, defeat another Giant Metal ball to get rewarded with the third Larval Tear.
Larval Tear in Siofra River
1) Visit the Siofra River to come across a hidden merchant who can be found in the lower Siofra River area. This Merchant sells a Larval Tear for 3,000 Runes but can’t be reached directly.
Therefore, to reach him, you must make your way through the giant crayfish and head up the wooden scaffolding to reach the top. Use the wooden scaffolding at the back to head down and find the merchant ahead.
Nokron, the Eternal City
Nokron is another hidden area, only accessible once you defeat Radahn. Follow the fallen meteor in the Mistwoods to find the entrance to Nokron, the Eternal City.
1-2) Two Larval Tears are rewarded to you as a part of the Mimic Tear boss fight. This is the first boss of the area you will come across.
3) Another one can be found in the lower city area. Head over to the Night’s Sacred Ground and find it inside a building as a part of the giant metal ball fight. The room where the key item is found is home to farming the Night Maiden’s armor set.
4) This Larval Tear is found inside a building on the southwestern side of Nokron. In a gazebo, a Larval Tear is found before the Mimic Tear boss arena on the southwestern side of Nokron.
5) You can find the fifth Larval Tear in the Siofra River by moving toward the Site of Grace of Nokron City. You will find a corpse inside a room next to the Site of Grace, and you can loot it for the prize.
Larval Tears on Altus Plateau
Altus Plateau is home to the Golden Lineage and can be accessed after activating the Grand Lift of Dectus or by going through the Ruin-Strewn Precipice.
1) Found at the Central Altus Plateau, you’ll come across this Larval Tear in an unknown place marked in the east of the Minor Erdtree.
You will come across a single wandering noble who will transform into a bladed lion boss upon defeat. Kill the Lion to collect another Larval Tear in Elden Ring.
2) Another larval tear can be found at Mt.Gelmir. You’ll have to defeat the Wormface disguised as a flaming Putrid Corpse on the eastern part of the Road of Iniquity site of grace near the ruined camp to get rewarded with this key item.
How To Use Larval Tears to Respec
Larval Tears in Elden Ring serve as a valuable resource enabling players to respec their characters and reset their stats.
However, acquiring and utilizing these tears requires significant progression in the game. Players must reach Raya Lucaria and successfully defeat the ultimate boss, Renalla, Queen of the Full Moon, within the Legacy Dungeon.
Then, you can proceed to the Raya Lucaria Grand Library and converse with Renalla to access the desired feature. This ensures that players must endure any mistakes made along the way until reaching this pivotal moment in their gameplay experience.
She will present you with the opportunity for Rebirth, a feature that allows you to completely reallocate your character’s attributes.
It’s important to understand that rebirth does not revert your character level to zero; instead, it restores your character to its initial level and attributes when you first began the game.
From there, you have the freedom to distribute all your points according to your preferences.
Can You Get More Larval Tears in Elden Ring
There are a total of 18 Larval Tears spread throughout the lands, which means you can respec up to 18 times per playthrough.
Since Larval Tears cannot be purchased, apart from only two available purchases in the game, the limited amount of Larval Tears makes the gameplay interesting and more challenging for the players.
If you somehow ran out of Larval tears in the game, you will not be able to respec again in the playthrough. So, if you want to try out more builds, you will have to primarily rely on New Game Plus in Elden Ring. You can also upload/copy your game file before the respec and copy it back once you have tested the new build. This can also save you some hassle if you are low on Larval Tears.
Just backup your current save or upload it to the cloud and use the Larval Tear and try out the new build. Once you are done with the experiment, you can revert to your old save with Larval Tear restored.
