Dungeons

Beneath the open fields of the Lands Between sits a second game. Every region hides a dozen or more small dungeons, each a ten-minute detour with a boss at the end and something specific behind it: a Spirit Ash, a Smithing Stone Bell Bearing, a talisman, a spell, a Memory Stone. The six great legacy dungeons carry the story, but the catacombs, caves, tunnels and towers are where builds get made, and skipping them is why so many players arrive at Leyndell underpowered.

This guide is a completionist's checklist. It starts with what each type of dungeon tends to hold, so you know why you are going in, then lists every dungeon and landmark on our wiki region by region in a table with its type, its boss and the reward that justifies the trip. Puzzle towers get a short section on how they open, and the FAQ answers the counting questions. Every name links to a page with the route to the entrance, a walkthrough and the boss fight.

What each dungeon type is for

Two roundups map whole categories: All Catacomb Locations and All Evergaol Locations. For the surface geography that these dungeons sit in, the regions guide covers recommended levels and the order to visit.

Limgrave and the Weeping Peninsula

The opening region has the friendliest dungeons in the game and several of the most important items in it. Clear the catacombs for your first summons, the tunnel for your first stones, and the Third Church for the Flask of Wondrous Physick before you knock on Stormveil's door.

Liurnia of the Lakes

Liurnia is the densest region for towers and churches, and most of Ranni's questline runs through its dungeons. The Academy is the second legacy dungeon; everything else here is optional and most of it is worth it.

Caelid and Dragonbarrow

Caelid's dungeons are rotted, over-levelled for the point at which you can reach them, and full of things a mid-game build wants: the Gold Scarab, the Meteorite Staff route, Radagon's Soreseal, and two of the best early Spirit Ash drops.

Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir and Leyndell

The plateau has the best hero's graves in the game and the volcano hides Volcano Manor and its back rooms. Leyndell's own dungeons are easy to miss because the capital is so large; the catacombs beneath it hold a Legendary talisman.

Mountaintops of the Giants and the Consecrated Snowfield

The frozen north is the last mandatory region and the gateway to two hidden ones. Its dungeons hold the highest-tier Gloveworts and stones, a Legendary Armament, and the puzzle that opens the Haligtree.

The underground and the Haligtree

The underground cities themselves, Siofra, Nokron, Nokstella, the Lake of Rot and Deeproot Depths, are covered as regions rather than dungeons; see Siofra River, Ainsel River and Deeproot Depths. Crumbling Farum Azula is the final legacy dungeon and has its own region page.

How the puzzle towers open

Every sealed rise has a message at its door. "Seek three wise beasts" means three spectral turtles are hiding nearby, sometimes invisible, sometimes underwater or on a roof, and all three must be killed; Seek Three Wise Beasts covers the trick for Oridys's, Testu's and Chelona's Rises. Lenne's Rise wants a Spiritspring jump onto its balcony, the Converted Fringe Tower wants the Erudition gesture performed while wearing a Glintstone Crown, Mirage Rise wants three phantom crests touched, and the Albinauric Rise imp statues fight each other for the answer. The Magic Doors guide gathers all of these, Illusory Walls lists the false walls inside caves and catacombs, and Paintings covers the scavenger hunts that start in castles and villages.

Elden Ring dungeons FAQ

How many dungeons does Elden Ring have?

Six legacy dungeons carry the story, and the base game adds around fifty minor dungeons, twenty of them catacombs, plus eleven evergaols and a scattering of sealed towers. Our wiki covers 102 of these locations.

Which dungeons should I do first?

In Limgrave: the Third Church of Marika for the Physick flask, Limgrave Tunnels for stones, Deathtouched Catacombs for the Uchigatana, and Stormfoot or Murkwater Catacombs for a first Spirit Ash. Then Stormveil Castle.

What is the hardest dungeon?

Among minor dungeons, the hero's graves with chariots, Auriza and Giant-Conquering above all, kill more players than any boss inside them. Among legacy dungeons, Elphael and the Haligtree.

Are the dungeons optional?

Almost all of them. Only Stormveil, the route through Leyndell, Farum Azula and one more shardbearer's dungeon are required. Everything else exists for the loot and the levels.

How do I open a door with an imp statue?

With a Stonesword Key. Seventy are scattered across the map and merchants sell twenty more; some doors, such as Fringefolk Hero's Grave, take two.