How to summon spirits in Elden Ring

Staying alive in Elden Ring is easier said than done. The game throws a gauntlet of nightmarish enemies your way, and one wrong move can deplete your entire health bar. That makes it imperative for you to master all your abilities and equip the best gear possible – but you should also consider using spirits.

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What You Need

• Spirit Calling Bell

Spirits are NPC characters that will aid you during certain fights. Even longtime FromSoftware fans are probably unfamiliar with how spirits work in Elden Ring, as there's nothing quite like them in Dark Souls, Bloodborne, or any other game from the iconic studio. But if you're looking to conquer Elden Ring's most challenging boss fights, you'll want to know everything you can about spirits. Here's a look at how to summon spirits in Elden Ring, along with a look at how to get the Spirit Calling Bell and where you can call upon these otherworldly companions.

How to get the Spirit Calling Bell

Depending on what route you choose to take when starting off your adventure in Elden Ring, you can very easily pick up a spirit or two before knowing how to use them. The items themselves don't give any clues, and the game is as vague as ever when it comes to tutorializing them. You can try equipping them, but even with enough FP, you will never be able to call them out until you get a key item called the Spirit Calling Bell. Here's how to get your hands on it.

Step 1: Meet Melina and unlock your horse, Torrent. If you just follow the natural progression the first couple of Sites of Grace lead you, around the third one you visit you will encounter Melina and enter an agreement with her. As part of this deal, she will also give you Torrent to help you traverse this massive landscape.

Step 2: Once you have the ability to call Torrent, you need to backtrack to the Church of Elleh, which was likely the second Site of Grace you touched after exiting the tutorial zone. It's where the merchant that kind of