Elden Ring: Should You Drink Thiollier’s Concoction In Shadow Of The Erdtree?

One of the strangest new items introduced in is Thiollier's Concoction, a consumable that, by all indication, will kill the Tarnished the moment they drink it. Players first receive this item during Thiollier's questline in . After they've met Thiollier the poisoner for the first time near the Pillar Path Cross Site of Grace, then returned to speak with Moore, the latter merchant will ask them to deliver a pot of Black Syrup. Bring that back to Thiollier, and he'll share some of his concoction by way of thanks.

The flavor text for Thiollier's Concoction makes it clear enough: "." But the Tarnished is arguably no ordinary mortal, and there's no other immediately apparent purpose for this item. Moore wants nothing to do with it, it doesn't have any stated buffs in combat, and it doesn't even sell for all that much. Even so, despite the lack of an obvious use for Thiollier's concoction, there is a way to make it work in the Tarnished's favor — they just have to discover it.

Shadow of the Erdtree focuses on Miquella’s journey to godhood, but another character changes core elements of the Elden Ring narrative by existing.

First and foremost,players shouldn't actually drink Thiollier's Concoction in . Thiollier advises them only to use it if they're weary of the world, and neither he nor the flavor text are lying: drink it, and the Tarnished will die immediately. It won't be any different from dying to a high fall or one of 's hardest boss battles, but it will be a waste. The player can still go and pick up their lost runes when they respawn — most likely right next to where they died at Pillar Path Cross — but they will have squandered an opportunity to use the item to their own benefit.

Thiollier is often seen surrounded by bloodstains, representing all the other players who have died from drinking his concoction.

For most of 's DLC, there's only one bottle of Thiollier's Concoction that players receive for free after doing a favor for Moore — the rest require