Elden Ring: Where to Find The Gold Scarab Talisman

Elden Ring offers players many unique items, among which, the Gold Scarab Talisman, a unique talisman that increases the number of runes players gain from killing enemies. These accessories are remnants of rings from previous FromSoftware games such as Dark Souls. In addition, rings offered players unique buffs, many of which were incredibly useful in the right situation, incentivizing players to switch them around to fit their needs. Talismans in Elden Ring work much in the same way, providing high value to any build and flexibility to players that stock up on as many as possible.

Talismans in Elden Ring are unique accessories that provide a variety of offensive, defensive, or utility effects when equipped, such as enhancing power attacks or increasing equip load. There are many of these items in the game, and they can be obtained as drops from a variety of enemies and bosses in Elden Ring, bought from merchants, or looted from chests. In addition, the number of talismans players can equip simultaneously can be increased by obtaining Talisman Pouches.

The Gold Scarab Talisman will grant the wearer 20% more runes from killing enemies, including bosses, and is the best tool players currently have in the game to help them farm runes. In addition, because the Gold Scarab Talisman triggers on killing blows, players are not required to have it equipped at the beginning of a fight. This allows players to more easily use it during boss fights by getting them low on health then equipping the talisman before delivering the final blow.

How to Get the Gold Scarab Talisman in Elden Ring

To get the Gold Scarab Talisman, players will first need to find the Abandoned Cave in Caelid, an area to the east of Elden Ring’s starting area, Limgrave. Beginning at the Smoldering Wall’s Site of Grace, players should head directly east until they see a dead tree near a cliff. On the cliff wall ahead of them, there will be an entrance to the Ancient Cave, which can be accessed by double jumping or by using the branches around it.

Players should beware as they head inside as the cave is filled with scarlet rot, a dangerous substance that quickly drains players’ health. Therefore, it is advisable for players to bring a few Preserving Boluses before going in and a torch or lantern as it can get pretty dark in some areas. Traversing through the cave will eventually lead to a mist gate where players must face an optional boss fight in Elden Ring against two Cleanrot Knights.

Although multi-enemy boss fights tend to be a grueling ordeal, there are plenty of ways to effectively deal with the Cleanrot Knights. If fighting from range, make sure to keep both of them within sight to avoid a surprise attack and maintain some distance while attacking and dodging the Sickle-Knights’ ranged attacks. If fighting in melee, players can look for ripostes or backstabs and abuse their lack of poise by performing charge attacks. As soon as players defeat both knights, they will be rewarded with 7000 runes and the Gold Scarab Talisman, which can then be equipped to provide the best buff for farming runes in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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