Patch v1.16 significantly boosted the damage negation and AI aggression for several Spirit Ashes, including the Greatshield Soldiers and Taylew the Golem Smith. This allows players to farm much higher-level enemies earlier than before.
Before we reveal the location, understand why this patch changed everything. Patch 1.16 did not directly buff Rune values. Instead, it did two things:
This second change is critical. It means the toughest humanoid enemies in the game are now safer to backstab and chain-kill than ever before.
Dataminers and lore hunters have spotted subtle but significant changes in item descriptions in v1.16, specifically regarding Metyr, Mother of Fingers.
Farming rates were tested on NG+0 (base difficulty) with the following gear:
Each method was run for 10 cycles, averaging Runes/minute.
Patch v1.16 significantly boosted the damage negation and AI aggression for several Spirit Ashes, including the Greatshield Soldiers and Taylew the Golem Smith. This allows players to farm much higher-level enemies earlier than before.
Before we reveal the location, understand why this patch changed everything. Patch 1.16 did not directly buff Rune values. Instead, it did two things: elden ring shadow of the erdtree update v1 16rune top
This second change is critical. It means the toughest humanoid enemies in the game are now safer to backstab and chain-kill than ever before. Patch v1
Dataminers and lore hunters have spotted subtle but significant changes in item descriptions in v1.16, specifically regarding Metyr, Mother of Fingers. This second change is critical
Farming rates were tested on NG+0 (base difficulty) with the following gear:
Each method was run for 10 cycles, averaging Runes/minute.