Want to know how to complete every quest in Elden Ring? The Lands Between are littered with NPCs who serve as vessels for Elden Ring’s many side quests. Of course, Elden Ring has no traditional quest log, so keeping tabs on these quests can get tricky. Some quests also have key steps that are easy to skip or fail-states and points-of-no-return beyond which you can no longer complete the quest. If you’ve lost track of any of your objectives, this comprehensive guide to Elden Ring’s side quests will help you complete every side quest and avoid fail-states.

Varre is the first non-ghost NPC you will meet in Elden Ring. You may recall him as the fellow who called you maidenless before you’d even gotten your bearings. His quest grants a reusable Bloody Finger for repeated PvP invasions. He can also get you to Mohg’s Palace early if you so desire.

Yura’s quest is a sort of foil to Varre’s and grants a Crystal Tear you can use to counteract Mohg, Lord of Blood’s boss fight mechanics. It also rewards a very cool red twinblade for any Darth Maul cosplayers out there. Meeting Shabriri will instantly cancel Yura’s quest, but you can still earn the tear and twinblade. We will detail this below.

Patches returns from the Souls games and is up to no good once again. Initially this quest was incomplete, but the final steps were added in patch 1.04. We've denoted the new steps below so you know where to pick it back up.

Boc the Seamster can alter your basic garments after the first three steps of his quest. You can stop here, or progress his quest to the end using the Gold Sewing Needle. This enables Boc to alter some legendary armor as well.

Blaidd the Half-Wolf is a servant of Ranni, and his quest ties in closely with hers. Starting Ranni’s quest at Ranni’s Rise skips the first few stages of Blaidd’s quest, so start early if you want to get the full experience.

The sorceress Sellen sells some great sorceries for the early game, and her quest rewards are excellent for intelligence-based builds. All sorcery casters should work their way through this quest. The final step offers two options that reward either a variety of caster armor pieces or an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone based on your choice.

Irina and her father Edgar guide you through Castle Morne with a short quest. At the end of this quest, you can fight an invading Edgar in Liurnia for a Banished Knight’s Halberd +8, making this quest a great way to jump ahead of the early-game upgrade curve.

Roderika’s quest is mostly dialogue and requires speaking to Roderika after certain breakpoints. This is a very important quest to complete, as it enables Roderika to upgrade Spirit Ashes for you. It is possible to skip the Stormhill sections by bypassing the castle, and doing so will not prevent Roderika from learning spirit tuning.

Alexander the Jar Warrior can help you out in a couple of boss fights and rewards one of the best talismans in Elden Ring at the bittersweet end of his journey. If you arrive at Castle Redmane before meeting Alexander in his first two locations you will skip those steps, but the steps themselves have no reward and are not required.

Knight Bernahl’s quest ties in closely to Tanith’s Volcano Manor cult quest. Like Tanith’s quest, you must complete this quest before killing Rykard. Bernahl ultimately rewards a legendary armament required for an achievement, so completionists should be sure to do this first. Defeating Malekith also used to cancel Bernahl’s quest, but this was fixed in patch 1.03.

Fia’s quest is another long one and requires the Cursemark of Death from Ranni’s quest to complete. The Roundtable Hold steps of this quest also must be done before you burn the Erdtree, as Fia will automatically leave the Hold when you do. Fia also murders D after you give D the dagger early in this quest, so wrap up D’s quest first. Complete Fia’s quest to unlock the Age of the Duskborn ending. Our Fia quest guide covers this in more detail.

D will help you reach the Bestial Sanctum and meet the Beast Clergyman, Gurranq. He also has a brother, who helps provide closure on Fia and D’s questlines. Of course, Fia kills D early in her quest, so make sure you complete D’s quest steps before this.

You’ll first meet Gurranq during D’s quest and can choose to feed him your Deathroot. For each Deathroot you feed Gurranq, you will receive a weapon or bestial incantation. The ninth and final Deathroot rewards an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

When you feed Gurranq a fourth Deathroot, he will attack you the next time you return. Deal enough damage and he will submit. You can speak to him to continue the quest, or kill him to immediately receive the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, skipping all other remaining rewards.

Diallos Hoslow presents a particularly tragic quest that rewards a very cool weapon in the end. His quest ties in closely to Jar-Bairn’s which we will cover next. Be sure to speak to him in Volcano Manor before killing Rykard, which sends all Volcano Manor NPCs away from the Manor.

Ensha’s quest is about as short and sweet as you can get, which befits their lack of dialogue. The quest rewards you with Ensha’s Royal Remains armor set and the Clinging Bone weapon.

Nepheli Loux’s quest is one of the few ways to get an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, which makes it well worth doing. However, this quest contains another point-of-no-return to watch out for. You MUST complete Nepheli’s quest before defeating Malekith in Crumbling Farum Azula, else she will not appear for the final step. Additionally, if you give her Seluvis’ potion then her quest will fail.

Kenneth’s quest has mercifully few steps. While Kenneth’s own quest is rather unrewarding as befits his obnoxiously posh nature, it is required to complete Nepheli’s quest and receive an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Sorceror Rogier’s quest is an odd one. The quest has little reward of its own. However, it has fascinating lore implications and links into extra steps in Fia and D’s questlines. Those steps are optional and can even be done without ever interacting with Rogier, but he will help point you in the right direction. Later steps also require you to speak with Ranni. If you meet Ranni before reaching those steps of Rogier’s quest, Rogier’s quest will stop progressing, so make sure to do this early if you’re interested. If you want to see Fia’s dialogue in the optional step, you’ll also need to complete it before she leaves Roundtable Hold.

Brother Corhyn and Goldmask’s quest leads into the Age of Order ending. However, you must complete every step but the last before killing Malekith, else the quest cannot progress. If you’re interested in this ending, be sure to do this quest first.

The sorcery merchant Thops has a very shot questline that rewards the Erudition gesture. This may sound insignificant, but that gesture is actually required to complete a few tower puzzles around Elden Ring’s world. Make sure to knock this out if you want to complete all tower puzzles.

Hyetta’s quest nudges the player towards the Three Fingers and the Frenzied Flame ending. You’ll need to deliver grapes to her in four different locations. If you do acquire the Flame, Melina will leave you and Hyetta will replace her as your maiden.

Latenna’s quest will help guide you towards the secret Haligtree Medallion pieces, which you will need to access the Consecrated Snowfield region and Miquella’s Haligtree. It is entirely possible to acquire both pieces of the medallion without ever meeting Latenna. However, her quest rewards an extremely rare Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, so we highly recommend completing it. You can do the first two steps of Latenna’s quest in any order.

At some point in the game, Latenna will disappear from Slumbering Wolf’s Shack whether you have spoken to her or not. If this happens, you will be unable to start her quest. As best we can tell from player reports and our own testing, she disappears if you clear Castle Sol and acquire the left half of the Haligtree Medallion before meeting her. We recommend completing the first two steps of this quest as soon as you reach Liurnia to be safe.

Rya’s quest has an unusually large number of fail states, some of which impact the connected Boggart quest. You absolutely must meet Rya in Liurnia before visiting Volcano Manor, else you will instantly fail both quests. Then, you must complete all Volcano Manor steps before killing Rykard. However, you must also acquire the Tonic of Forgetfulness before finishing the third and final Tanith assassination. Take extra caution with this quest.

Blackguard Big Boggart’s quest ties into Rya’s, and can eventually reward an extra Seedbed Curse for the Dung Eater. However, you will not receive the Seedbed if you trigger the Dung Eater’s Moat invasion before Boggart arrives there. As mentioned in the Rya section, you must also speak to Rya in Liurnia to start this quest.

Jar-Bairn is a friendly jar who helps wrap up Diallos and Alexander’s quests. His rewards aren’t the best, but the quest is simple and worth doing for the closure and adorable jar dialogue.

Ranni’s quest is one of the longest and most involved, so use our guide to Ranni’s quest to get the full rundown. We’ll get through the essential steps below so you can knock this out for the Age of Stars ending. Be warned that starting Ranni’s quest ends Rogier’s quest. If you want to experience his questline in full, you will have to finish it first.

Preceptor Seluvis is a devious old codger whose quest features more branching paths than most. His questline even includes an option to betray Ranni and end her quest. However, you can use Celestial Dew at the Church of Vows to seek absolution and resume her quest if desired. Ranni’s quest also contains a point-of-no-return that ends Seluvis’ quest. Once you deliver the Fingerslayer Blade to Ranni, Seluvis will die and his quest will end. Absolution cannot undo this.

Millicent’s quest rewards some excellent talismans and a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, so it is well worth the effort. It is also necessary if you wish to remove the Flame of Frenzy and choose a different ending after acquiring the Flame. Be very cautious in the final stages, as itt is possible to jump and land on top of the wounded Millicent inside the Haligtree, killing her and ending the quest.

Gowry’s quest is functionally an extension of Millicent’s. He will help you find her when you first reach Sellia, and his shop inventory will expand as you progress Millicent’s quest. Do take care with the giant dog outside Gowry’s Shack; if you draw its aggro too close, it can inadvertently kill Gowry.

Tanith hands out assassination assignments for Rykard’s Volcano Manor cult. These reward some unique weapons and spells, but you will have to complete them before killing Rykard. Defeating Rykard immediately skips you to the final stage of Tanith’s questline, including all preceding rewards.

The reviled Dung Eater’s quest sets up one of Elden Ring’s “bad” endings. We have a full guide to the Dung Eater quest and Seedbed Curse locations if you need an exhaustive rundown, but we’ll summarize here. Take note that the Leyndell Seedbed Curses will not be present in Leyndell, Ashen Capital. You must acquire these before defeating Malekith.

Shabriri is another agent of the Frenzied Flame who takes over Yura’s body. As soon as you reach Shabriri’s first location, Yura is gone for good. Be sure to avoid this if you want to finish Yura’s questline.

That is every single quest in Elden Ring! If you’re looking to do a completionist run and avoid fail-states, you will need to take great care to do each step in order. Completionists will also be tracking down every boss, so use our complete list of Elden Ring boss locations to find them all. You’ll need a good build to pull it off, so check out our breakdown of the best builds in Elden Ring for some ideas.

Subscribe and get access to supporter-only articles, an ad-free reading experience, free gifts, and game discounts. Your support helps us create more great writing about PC games.

Please enable JavaScript to see comments.

All Elden Ring locations, ranked

Go outside and touch some grace

Elden Ring Seamless Co-Op mod lets you play the entire game with a friend

Elden Ring best talismans and where to find them

Track down every top-tier talisman

Use these maps to find all 237 boss locations in Elden Ring

Today's Wordle answer (Saturday 11 June)

Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word

Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2 is finally coming to PC this summer

Venturing forth on Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store after 18 years

The endgame of Outriders Worldslayer pits you against an alien labyrinth

The Trial of Tarya Gratar arrives as part of the paid expansion in June

New Lord Of The Rings survival game Return To Moria sounds like Deep Rock Galactic x Gimli

We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes

Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes

Copyright © 2022 Gamer Network Limited, a ReedPop company.

All rights reserved. No part of this site or its content may be reproduced without the permission of the copyright holder.