Elden Ring's story revolves around the players' journey in his quest to restore the Elden Ring. But the path to get there is different for each Tarnished, and Elden Ring has multiple endings as a result. While players should definitely experience the world first-hand and discover these endings by the virtue of their own decisions, it's undeniably tempting to know what the endings are, so that we can choose the most desirable outcome for ourselves. So, spoilers abound below, but for the curious Tarnished, here are the multiple Elden Ring endings and how to achieve them.
How to Achieve Each Ending in Elden Ring
In total, there are six endings in the game. There is one base ending, four alternate endings, and one bad ending. The beauty of Elden Ring is that most of these endings are very easy to miss, and some of the endings actually feel like following a specific branch of the main storyline. Without a quest tracker, players would not know that they are actually following a series of events that would lead to one of the endings. Each of the endings unfolds organically, and it's entirely possible that players will definitely fall under one of the six different endings on their own accord and decisions.
Special thanks to the contributors at the Elden Ring Wiki for information on the endings.
| Ending | Ending Description | Conditions for Ending |
| AGE OF FRACTURE | The base ending. The Tarnished chooses to mend the Elden Ring and begin the new age as Elden Lord. | After defeating the final boss, simply choose to “Mend the Elden Ring.” |
| LORD OF FRENZIED FLAME | (1) The bad ending. The Tarnished becomes the Lord of Frenzied Flame after meeting the Three Fingers, sacrificing his own body at the Forge of the Giants. Melina loses the mark on her left eye, devoting herself to deliver “Destined Death” to you or (2) The bad ending. The Tarnished becomes the Lord of Frenzied Flame after meeting the Three Fingers, after Melina sacrifices herself at the Forge of the Giants. | Find the Three Fingers by entering the door covered in molten rock at the Subterranean Shunnuing-Grounds at the sewers beneath Leyndell, Royal Capital. You'll have to remove all armor and equipment to enter the room, and doing so locks you out from all endings, unless Miquella's Needle is used at Dragonlord Placidusax's arena at Crumbling Farum Azula, which removes the Frenzied Flame from the Tarnished. After defeating the final boss, choose to “Become the Lord of Frenzied Flame.” Melina either survives or not depending on when you meet the Three Fingers. |
| AGE OF THE STARS | One of the four alternate endings. The Tarnished allows the Snow Witch Ranni to become a God and replace Marika, and the Tarnished becomes her consort. They both ascend to the cosmos where the moon is moved by Ranni to block away all the light of the sun, and the Lands Between becomes overrun with guiding moonlight, which will guide all of the lost souls once trapped by the Erdtree. | Complete Ranni's questline. Ranni's questline gets unlocked by completing Rogier's questline from the Roundtable Hold. Afterwhich, she can be found at Ranni's Rise in Lirunia of the Lakes after the Tarnished has defeated Starscourge Radahn at Redmane Castle. After completing the questline, which is marked with the Tarnished receiving the Dark Moon Greatsword, Ranni becomes summonable after defeating the final boss. Summon Ranni to become her consort. |
| AGE OF ORDER | One of the four alternate endings. The Tarnished chooses to use the Mending Rune of Perfect Order and begins the new age as Elden Lord, with order in the Land Between being restored. | Meet all requirements to find Brother Corhyn at the Roundtable Hold. This is done by acquiring the Glintstone Key and entering the Raya Lucaria Academy. Complete Brother Corhyn's questline, which will lead to the death of Goldmask, the mute mentor of Brother Corhyn. From Goldmask's body, the Tarnished can acquire the Mending Rune of Perfect Order, and once defeating the final boss, can choose to “Use Mending Rune of Perfect Order.” |
| AGE OF DUSKBORN | One of the four alternate endings. The Tarnished chooses to use the Mending Rune of the Death-Prince and begins the new age as Elden Lord, with the rune of death restored, the Lands Between has lost its accursed immortality. | Complete Fia's questline after the Altus Plateau. Returning to Fia at the Roundtable Hold will trigger a series of events that will lead to D's death and possibly the death of Fia. The Tarnished will then obtain the Mending Rune of the Death-Prince from Fia, and once defeating the final boss, can choose to “Use Mending Rune of the Death-Prince.” |
| BLESSING OF DESPAIR | One of the four alternate endings. The Tarnished chooses to use the Mending Rune of the Fell Curse and begins the new age as Elden Lord, with the Land Between now overtaken by a reviled curse. | Find the Dung Eater at the Subterranean Shunnuing-Grounds and follow his questline. This will require the Tarnished to also complete Blackguard Big Boggart's questline. After defeating the Dung Eater, find him again at the Roundtable Hold, and, after giving five Seedbed Curses to him, would give the Tarnished the Mending Rune of the Fell Curse, and once defeating the final boss, can choose to “Use Mending Rune of the Fell Curse.” |
And that's all of the Elden Ring endings and how to unlock each one of them. For more Elden Ring guides, check our guides here.
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