Ranni the Witch | Elden Ring

Ranni The Witch is an NPC in Elden Ring.

I am the witch Ranni. I stole Death long ago, and search now for the dark path. That I might one day upend the whole of it, and rid the world of all that came before. Well? Has that roused thy interest?

Ranni The Witch Main Information

• Ranni The Witch can't be fought.
• Ranni holds the main questline of the game, which can affect the ending.

How To Complete Ranni The Witch's Questline

1. First, you must meet Ranni. She's located in Liurnia of the Lakes, in the northwestern section, where you can find the Caria Manor. You must explore this zone and find Royal Knight Loretta and defeat her to get access to the back zone of the Manor. Then, you must make your way to Ranni's Rise. Get to the top of the tower and talk to her. You'll have the option "I wish to serve you". As you press it, the questline will start.

2. Get to the bottom of the Rise and talk with War Counselor Iji, Blaidd, and Preceptor Seluvis. Exhaust all their dialogues, then return to Ranni and talk to her again. Now, you are free to move.

3. Blaidd moved to Siofra River Well, so that's your next destination. Find Blaidd (The location is marked on the map below) and talk to him. He'll tell you he doesn't trust Seluvis, so you must talk to him. Seluvis is located where you met him for the first time. Seluvis will say that you must meet Sorceress Sellen and will give you Seluvis's Introduction to talk to her.

4. Sellen is located at Waypoint Ruins in Liurnia of the Lakes. Talk to her to get more information about Radahn. She'll tell you that you must defeat him to access Nokron, Eternal City.

5. If you haven't done this earlier, you must trigger the Radahn Festival to defeat Radahn. The safest way to do this is by accessing the Altus Plateau via the Grand Lift of Dectus or telling Blaidd what you learned at Sellen's place. Blaidd will be at the same place in Siofra River. As you trigger the festival, go to the Redmane Castle to find it and defeat Radahn.

6. As you do this, you'll get access to Nokron, Eternal City. You can get there through a giant hole you'll see in Limgrave. It's hard to miss. As you get here, make your way to the Ancestral Woods.

From here, turn southwest and head towards the rooftop below. Jump to the next building before that one to land on a ledge. Go along this ledge until you see a building to your right, and jump to the terrace below. Keep going along the ledge of this new building to reach a circular rooftop and jump on it, then go to the building in front of the circular rooftop. Get to the back of this area to see a passage to the left, again, over some more ledges. Walk here until you see a destroyed arch, and get over it to reach the other side and enter a new building.

As you drop inside, get over the round balcony in front of you and drop into the area below. You should be seeing a circular statue here. Get out of the building through the gate in front of the statue and turn right to go down a staircase; to your left, you'll see the Night's Sacred Ground Site of Grace and to your right, a long hallway that, in the end, has a chest with the item you are looking for, the Fingerslayer Blade.

7. Head back to Ranni's Rise and give Ranni the Fingerslayer Blade. As a reward, she'll give you the Carian Inverted Statue. You must take this item to Eastern Liurnia, specifically to the Carian Study Hall, and use it there. It'll turn the building upside down, giving you access to the Divine Tower of Liurnia. Reach the top to get the Cursemark of Death.

8. Doing this will unlock the seal that blocked you from reaching Renna's Rise, east of Ranni's Rise. Reach this building and climb to the top to get access to the Ainsel River.

9. As soon as you enter this new zone, you'll see a coffin with an item on it; pick it up. This is Miniature Ranni. Now, progress through the Ainsel River. First is the Ainsel River Main Site of Grace. Sit on it and interact with the Miniature Ranni three times to make it talk with you. Talk with it until it starts repeating dialogues, then progress southwest to reach Uhl Palace Ruins, and then through the river to reach Nokstella, Eternal City Site of Grace. Keep following the river, and when you reach Nokstella Waterfall Basin Site of Grace, talk with Miniature Ranni once again until it repeats dialogues, then head inside the cave to the south. Here, you'll find the Baleful Shadow. Kill it. This will give you the Discarded Palace Key. Lastly, head southwest and enter the building to find the Lake of Rot and interact with the Site of Grace to save that location, as you must return later.

10. Now, you must return to the Raya Lucaria Academy and head to the Raya Lucaria Grand Library Site of Grace. There's a chest in this room that contains the Dark Moon Ring.

11. Return to the Lake of Rot, as now you must cross it. If you need extra help, use the Flame, Cleanse Me to remove the Scarlet Rot effect whenever you get affected by it. You can also use the pillars on the lake to activate platforms to avoid getting damaged. You must reach the southern entrance of the lake.

12. Here, you'll find the Grand Cloister Site of Grace. Use the ledges of the building in front of the Site of Grace to reach the channel below, then explore the zone to find a coffin that will take you to a zone with a bossfight, this time against Astel, Naturalborn of the Void. Defeat it.

13. As you do, head north from this battle arena to find a cave leading to a lift that will take you to the Moonlight Altar. As you reach this place, follow the main path to reach the Cathedral of Manus Celes. Here, you'll find the Glintstone Dragon Adula, but you don't need to defeat it. Get inside the cave next to the Site of Grace, and eventually, you'll find Ranni and interact with her, which leads to one of the endings of the game. You can find the Dark Moon Greatsword here.