The best rune farming locations in Elden Ring Nightreign help ensure you’re ready when the third night arrives.
Much like the leveling system from the base game, in Elden Ring Nightreign, you need runes to raise your HP, FP, and other stats, and to unlock weapons. The major difference is that you can’t spend a long time repeatedly farming in your favorite spot. Due to the pace of multiplayer matches, you must be quick, balancing the most efficient rune farming locations while still seeking out upgrades like flask charges.
In this Elden Ring Nightreign guide, we’ll go over the best rune farming locations as well as detail how to increase the number of runes you receive.
Table of Contents
Best rune farming locations in Elden Ring Nightreign
When it comes to farming runes in Elden Ring Nightreign, you need to be as efficient as possible. This also means making the right decision when communicating points of interest to your team.
You want to avoid picking a place where only strong enemies are found when you’re underleveled, because you might die and lose a level. On the other hand, you shouldn’t spend all your time killing low-level enemies, since you won’t get as many runes.
Below, see in order of priority the best places for you to farm runes in Elden Ring Nightreign on the first day of a match.
- Small Encampments
- Great Churches
- Forts
- Evergaols
- Main Encampments
Below, we’ll explain why these locations are the best rune farming spots in Elden Ring Nightreign. Keep in mind that the map changes each run; depending on where you land, some of these spots might not be worth visiting.
Small Encampments (3,698+ runes)
We’ll call all the initial clusters of enemies you find in the game “Small Encampments.” Whenever you start a new match, once you land in Limveld, you will be close to a group of enemies — giant rats or some low-level soldiers — usually with nearby weapons or consumables to loot in the area.
Clearing these initial camps gives you close to or more than 3,698 runes, which is the amount you need to jump from level 1 to level 2.
Great Churches (9,360+ runes)
Heading to the nearest Great Church is the most efficient way to progress after clearing the first camp. Depending on the enemies you find there, you can get at least 9,360 runes. You can spot these key locations on the map by looking for triangular building icons.
Although you can’t know for sure which enemies you’ll find in a Great Church before visiting it, the best scenario is to get to the ones with a golem or a group of Oracle Envoys. These guys are considered minor bosses in the game, but killing them isn’t quite as much of a lift as field bosses. Better yet, them will reward enough runes to reach level 3 in less than five minutes from the start of a match.
Forts (15,000+ runes)
If you don’t have a Great Church nearby or have just cleared one, your next best option to farm sone runes is to clear a Fort. This key location is marked on the map as a small castle on the top of a cliff.
You always find a minor boss inside a Fort, alongside some lower-rank soldiers. Fort bosses aren’t necessarily stronger than the ones you find in Great Churches — that’s why visiting them around the same level works — and you can get up to 15,000 runes if you stumble upon a Golem or a mage boss. Bonus: Forts usually have more chests for you to open, too, so if you’re in need of better equipment, look for the nearest one and go clear it.
Evergaols (20,000+ runes)
Battle arenas called Evergaol, which display as brown circles on your map. Once you’re at least at level 4, Evergaol are best place to farm runes. An Evergaol boss can give you 20,000 runes or more. It is, however, a situational option, because you not only need to have one close to your location, but you also need a Stonesword Key to summon the boss.
Evergaol’s bosses tend to present more of a challenge than anything you’ve faced prior in the run. On the other hand, you’re likely in a fight of three against one, so the odds are in your favor.
Main Encampments (14,000+ runes)
If you don’t have Stonesword Key to activate an Evergaol, you should consider facing a Main Encampment – indicated by an group of tents icon on the map. For this spot, you want to be at least level 5. In these camps, there are way more enemies than the previous locales, so you can easily get surrounded and die.
Most encampments have more than one minor boss and they tend to have more complicated skills to handle. You’ll get fewer runes for completing one of these — from 14,000 to 17,000 — than an Evergoal’s boss, but you can find a camp making them more of a solid option. The only advantage of prioritizing them is that you don’t have the risk of having to deal with detrimental effects common in Ruins (another key location you can visit around level 5) like poisoning.
How to get more runes in Elden Ring Nightreign
While following the order we suggested and visiting all these places can guarantee you are strong enough to face the first major boss, there are a few things you can do to speed up the process.
The best way to help your leveling process is to look for a special buff. In Limveld, you can activate different kinds of buffs or heal yourself by using certain fields. You can spot them without too much trouble since they are small glowing areas (see the map image above).
One specific type gives you a buff that increases the number of runes you acquire for a period of time. They are characterized by having yellow fireflies on a small tree and are more commonly found in the lower area next to Castles.
There are other methods that aren’t as consistent as the buff. By using the Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot, a consumable item you loot from corpses or chests, you can increase the number of runes you obtain for a brief period.
It is also possible to receive a passive ability from a boss or a Gold Scarab talisman, both of which increase the number of runes you receive as long as you have them. However, you can’t predict when any of these might pop during your run. So, if you want to be certain in your methods for reaching higher levels as quickly as possible, considering looking for yellow fireflies.
For more Elden Ring Nightreign guides, here’s how to increase flask charges, where to find Smithing Stones, and how to change your appearance.
