Elden Ring's Best Progression Route Has A Surprise Added Bonus
is one of gaming's recent triumphs, having won Game of the Year back in 2022. It presents players with a vast, densely packed world filled to the brim with harsh obstacles and dangerous enemies. Like any Soulsborne game, it is notoriously difficult, and it can be quite an arduous task to see everything that Fromsoftware has put into the Lands Between. It's all worth seeing, too, given that the legendary author, George R. R. Martin, had a hand in the game's world-building.
Despite allowing the player to go almost anywhere as soon as they are free to roam Limgrave, there is an intended route to go through. This is dictated by enemy difficulty, but it isn't the most obvious, given that players can randomly teleport to the other side of the map after interacting with Waygates or even chests. Still, there is a route made for the player to experience everything without having to go through any unintended difficulty spikes.
Advised Level
Area
Upgrade Level
1 — 15
West Limgrave
+0
15 -20
East Limgrave
+1
20 — 30
Weeping Peninsula
+2
30 — 40
Stormveil Castle
+3
40 — 50
Liurnia of the Lakes
+4
50 — 60
Raya Lucaria Academy
+5
60 — 70
South Caelid
+10
60 — 70
Altus Plateau
+10
70 — 90
Mt. Gelmir
+13
90 — 100
Leyndell, Royal Capital
+15
100 — 120
Forbidden Lands/Mountaintops of the Giants
+20
120 — 130
Crumbling Farum Azula
+24
130+
Leyndell, Ashen Capital
+25
It should be noted that players shoulddo the areas at whatever level they feel comfortable at. It will also depend on build, as some builds will require more varied stats, which will need a greater number of levels, while others only need to upgrade a few stats and will be powerful at lower levels. Upgrades for unique weapons work differently (this includes Remembrance and Legendary Weapons), with the upgrade cap maxing out at +10 rather than +25 for normal weapons.
The upgrade material for unique weapons is different. Players will have to gather Sombre Smithing Stones, rather
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