Key Items

Dropped by Bayle the Dread. Item Effect: Gain power of Bayle at the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion. You can exchange it for Bayle's Tyranny (Incantation) or Bayle's Flame Lightning (Incantation).

Given by Count Ymir, High Priest when you talk to him for the first time. Use it at a hallowed ruin to sound a Hanging Bell (Finger Ruins of Rhia).

Given by Igon (2nd Location). When facing Bayle the Dread, this summons Drake Warrior Igon from his sign.

This key is in a chest located on the upper level of the tower.

Used to duplicate Ashes of War.

Used to duplicate Ashes of War.

Used to duplicate Ashes of War.

In the room where you have to fight the jars. Used to duplicate Ashes of War.

Used to duplicate Ashes of War.

Dropped by Messmer the Impaler.

Item Effect: Learn about the secret rite of the divine gateway.

In the room you can get to by jumping down from the fabric-covered roof. You can use it to unlock the Well Depths Gate.

On a corpse located on a chandelier hanging in the Church of the Cuckoo. To reach this place, you need walk across the rooftops of the academy's buildings.

Item Effect: Key to open the academy's two sealed gates.

Academy Scroll can be used to obtain Great Glintstone Shard (Sorcery) and Swift Glintstone Shard (Sorcery).

Given by Preceptor Seluvis after you bring him Amber Starlight.

You will receive this after you hand over the Fingerslayer Blade to Ranni. This item will give you access to the reverse version of the Carian Study Hall and thus to Divine Tower of Liurnia.

Item Effect: Broach wrapped in red velvet. Take it to Heartbroken Maiden / Roderika.

Conspectus Scroll can be used to obtain Glintstone Cometshard (Sorcery) and Star Shower (Sorcery).

Sold by Merchant Kale. Item Effect: Enables the practice of item crafting.

In the room where you fought Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, To open this chest you need Discarded Palace Key.

In a treasure chest at the top of the tower. You need both halves of the medallion to operate Grand Lift of Dectus.

It's in the treasure chest located on top of the fort. Join medallions to operate Grand Lift of Dectus.

You will receive this key from Lady Tanith if you agree to join Volcano Manor.

Drops from Festering Fingerprint Vyke who will invade you here.

In a treasure chest.

Item Effect: Allows demigod garb alteration at sites of grace.

It's on top of the tower. When you get both halves of the medallion then you can use them at the Grand Lift of Rold and travel to the Consecrated Snowfield and the Haligtree.

Hit Albus, who is disguised as a pot in the Village of the Albinaurics and then talk to him. When you get both halves of the medallion then you can use them at the Grand Lift of Rold and travel to the Consecrated Snowfield and the Haligtree.

It's in a treasure chest. One of the keys you can use to activate one of the three portals at The Four Belfries.

You will get here by walking across the roofs of the academy. One of the keys you can use to activate one of the three portals at The Four Belfries.

In the treasure chest in the small room that you will gain access to when you remove the seal. One of the keys you can use to activate one of the three portals at The Four Belfries.

A map showing the place where you can find the Academy Glintstone Key, a key required to unlock the gate.

Royal House Scroll can be used to obtain Glintblade Phalanx (Sorcery) and Carian Slicer (Sorcery).

Item Effect: Opens a locked door in Stormveil Castle.

If you talked to Rya the Scout then you will be able to buy it from Blackguard.

Given by Sorceress Sellen as part of her quest. It unlocks the sealed gate in Sellia Hideaway.

It can be given to Rya during her questline.

Drops from Demi-Human Chief in the Coastal Cave. Item Effect: Boc the demi-human's prized sewing needle.

It will drop from Edgar the Revenger who will invade you here. He will only appear when you complete the quest for Irina of Morne and Castellan Edgar (2nd Location) finds out about his daughter's death (?).

You will find it in the basement of the ruins.

Given by Renna the Witch when you first speak with her. Item Effect: Bell that summons various spirits from ashen items.

Drops from Demi-Human Chief in the Coastal Cave. Item Effect: Enables armor adjustment at site of grace.

Drops from Godfrey, First Elden Lord.

Drops from Margit, the Fell Omen.

Given by Finger Reader Enia after acquiring two Great Runes (?).

Take it to Nepheli Loux, Warrior (4th Location) (?).

If you assist Millicent and then come back a little later (or reload) she will be dead and in her corpse you will find the needle.

Drops from Commander O'Neil. Take it to Sage Gowry.

In a treasure chest. Item Effect: Golden prosthesis used by the one-armed Valkyrie. Take it to Millicent (3rd Location).

You will receive it from Fia, Deathbed Companion at some stage during the game.

Drops from Baleful Shadow.

It's in a treasure chest.

It grants access to an alternative ending of the game after defeating the final boss. Item Effect: Can be used to mend the shattered Elden Ring.

You must talk to it three times using the site of grace and then the Baleful Shadow will spawn.