Summary
A dedicatedElden Ringplayer shared their discovery that could help save fellow Tarnished plenty of time and crafting resources. When it comes to using consumables in a FromSoftware RPG, it always feels like a risky decision given the scarcity of some of the more powerful items butElden Ringfortunately has a relatively robust crafting system to alleviate some of this frustration. This feature has served players who prefer to blanket an enemy with debuffs well but as it turns out,the mechanic for crafting pots is much more generous than many initially believed.
Posting on Reddit, userReasonableTreeStumprevealed that players who are in desperate need of throwable pots but already have too many of one kind cansimply stash the collected pots in storage, thus granting a small bundle of empty pots that can be used for crafting.
The example provided explains how whensomeone with max fire pots needs to make oil pots instead, the former can be placed in storage to free up empty pots. Many players were shocked to discover this and considering the fact that ReasonableTreeStump has over a thousand hours inElden Ring, it’s seemingly a less-than-obvious strategy.
A Major Elden Ring Advantage
Never Run Out Of Pots Again
While the ability to regain empty pots is a massive boon in and of itself, the mechanic also applies to other items.ReasonableTreeStump notes that the same move also works with perfumes, so players needing a specific type can simply store the unneeded variant andgain back empty bottles to craft more. Much like other consumables, the Tarnished will also have their pots replenished from their storage whenever they rest at a Site of Grace, meaning those rations should be able to last even longer than before.
Pot grenades may not be the most essentialElden Ringitem but they arecertainly useful to have on handwhen it comes to staring down a boss that needs a solid debuff.Some of the more obviously powerful pots include theLightning PotandPoison Potbut special mention should made for the Holy Water Pot which is far more useful than many players believe. It’s a pityFromSoftware nerfedElden Ring’s perfumesas hard as they did because, with some preparation, those bottles could rend even the most powerful foe in a single hit.
Given the sheer scale ofElden Ring, it stands to reason that players could miss even the most straightforward mechanic. Now thatShadow of the Erdtreehas been in the public’s hands for roughly a month, even more discoveries will like start trickling out of the woodwork. There’s always something new to discover in The Lands Between.
