Ranni The Witch Questline - Elden Ring Guide - IGN (2024)

Ranni the Witch is one of the many Elden Ring NPCs you'll encounter that has a main quest that results in a unique ending to the game. In this walkthrough for Ranni's questline, you'll learn where to find her, whether to serve Ranni, and the outcomes of the various choices you may make along the way. This questline is also a great way to collect more Larval Tears, as it will take you to two areas that are full of them.

Ranni Questline Guide

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• Where to Find Ranni the Witch
• Redmane Castle
• Nokron, Eternal City
• Return to Ranni's Rise
• Nokstella, Eternal City

Where to Find Ranni the Witch

To speak to Ranni, you'll have to complete Caria Manor in northern Liurnia. Upon defeating Royal Knight Loretta, you will gain access to the Three Sisters area containing three distinct towers. Head towards the westernmost one to reveal that it is called Ranni's Rise. Here is where you'll find her.

At Ranni's Rise

When you reach Ranni's Rise, head all the way up to the top to begin your conversation with Ranni. Continue through her dialogue options until she offers you the chance to serve her.

Upon accepting, she will task you with finding the lost treasure of Nokron. This will involve you in the sidequests of several other NPC's, most notably the following:

• Alexander the Iron Fist Questline
• Blaidd Questline
• Seluvis Questline

After you've exhausted the conversation with Ranni, she'll ask you to speak to three people in her service: Blaidd, Iji and Seluvis. To speak to them, simply make your way back down Ranni's Rise and you'll encounter apparitions of all three along the way. Once you've exhausted each NPC's dialogue, Blaidd will tell you that you can next see him in Siofra River and that the Seluvis's Rise will be unlocked, which allows you to begin the Seluvis Questline.

Head to Siofra River and find Blaidd just north of the Hallowhorn Grounds Site of Grace. Exhaust the dialogue options with him and he'll tell you that he thinks Seluvis knows more about accessing Nokron than he's pretending. Head back to Seluvis's Rise to speak with him

NOTE: If you haven't spoken with his corporeal form yet, this conversation will initiate the Seluvis Questline.

Seluvis will tell you that Sorceress Sellen may have some information, and will give you Seluvis's Introduction to take to Sellen and learn more. Sellen will tell you that Starscourge Radahn is the key to unlocking Nokron, but as he holds the stars, you'll need to defeat him to gain access to it.

If you've been looking for the festival that Alexander the Iron Fist mentioned in his questline, the conversation with Seluvis is the only way to trigger it. Once you learn this information about Radahn, you'll be able to return to Blaidd. He says he'll meet you at Redmane Castle to fight alongside you against Radahn, so this is where you should head next.

Fighting Starscourge Radahn

When you reach the courtyard, you'll see numerous NPCs gathered including Blaidd and Alexander the Iron Fist. Head up the stairs, and there is an announcer who you can speak to and initiate the festival. He'll ask you if you're ready and give you a backstory to Radahn. The doors to enter Radahn's boss battle won't open unless you speak to him.

Want to know how to beat Radahn? Take a look at our Elden Ring boss guide for Starscourge Radahn to get hints and tips on how to approach the fight.

After Defeating Starscourge Radahn

When you've beaten Radahn, talk to Blaidd. He'll tell you that you should meet "where the falling star bit the earth".

Defeating Radahn not only progresses Ranni the Witch's questline, but also:

• The Blaidd Questline
• The Sorceress Sellen Questline

Blaidd is difficult to find at this point, but if you go past the Folorn Hound Evergaol, you'll hear a familiar howling sound. When you approach the Evergaol, you'll have to option to talk. Blaidd will tell you that Iji has trapped Blaidd in the Evergaol, and you'll have the option to either open it or not.

If you open it, Blaidd will be released and you'll be free to talk to him. He tells you he'll be on his way to Ranni to check that she's safe. If you go to Ranni's Rise, there'll be no sign of Blaidd though.

Nokron, Eternal City

You will now have access to Nokron, which you can enter via a crater south of the Mistwood Ruins. You'll see a rock formation floating in the centre.

Drop down onto the ledges, making your way round to the doorway on the left. Continue following this path and you'll reach Nokron, Eternal City with rooftops you'll need to make your way across.

Carefully make your way across the rooftops in a generally northeast direction, until you reach a ledge on the left side that you can walk across. Enter the open window to the northwest here. Make your way northeast from here, dropping down onto the ledge below. Carry on in this direction to find a Site of Grace.

Head northeast from here, and take the stairs leading down on the right. Follow the path from here, and you'll soon reach a veiled door. Step inside and there will be a Mimic Tear for you to fight.

Once you've beaten the Mimic Tear, the path to the northeast will open up and a Site of Grace will appear. Run along the bridge and take the left, when the bridge slopes. Continue hugging this path to the left, then take the first opening to find another Site of Grace.

From here, jump onto the rooftops to the southwest. Then jump down to the smaller ledge below this, to the southwest. Go round the corner, to the northwest, and follow it around until you can jump over to the right where the corpse is hanging off the edge of the ledge.

Go forward and jump across the circular roof and down to where the two black blobs are. When you jump down, these will turn into two Silver Tear enemies. After defeating these, take the path to the left and drop down from the gap onto the ledge. Go forward then drop down onto the bridge that leads to two open windows.

Drop down and make your way to the lowest level in this area, with the giant stone ball in the middle. It will roll after you, but if you defeat the stone ball, it will drop a Larval Tear.

Take the door, and turn to the right. There will be another SIte of Grace here on the left for you to use. Now take the path all the way to the north and into the building. There's a chest here that has the Fingerslayer Blade that Ranni is looking for.

Return to Ranni's Rise

Go back to Ranni's Rise and let her know you have the Fingerslayer Blade. Speak to her and make sure you exhaust her dialogue options to receive the Carian Inverted Statue.

Renna's Rise will now be unlocked. You can find this to the northeast of Ranni's Rise.

Inside Renna's Rise

Climb up the ladder and open the chest in the southeast to receive:

• Snow Witch Hat
• Snow Witch Robe
• Snow Witch Skirt

Climb the tower and you'll find a teleporter. This will take you to Ansel River Main.

Approach the open stone blocks and you'll be able to pick up a Miniature Ranni doll. Head up to the Site of Grace, then rest at it. This will give you the option to talk to the Miniature Ranni doll.

Be sure to try and speak to it a few times to unlock the dialogue. She'll then ask you to eliminate the Baleful Shadows roaming nearby. Head up to the Uld Palace Ruins and go into the river past the stairs. Then take the first turning on the right, where a door will now be open. This will lead you to Nokstella, Eternal City.

Nokstella, Eternal City

When you've reached the Nokstella Site of Grace in Nokstella, Eternal City, don’t take the stairs, but instead follow the path along the floor. When you reach a building in the south, this has a lift for you to take down.

Take the lift and find the Nokstella Waterfall Basin Site of Grace. If you rest here, you can talk to Ranni some more. Head forward towards the eggs, and follow the path around to the red room. You’ll be invaded by a Baleful Shadow here that bears a striking resemblance to Blaidd (though it is not him).

Fight the shadow, and Ranni will thank you, saying farewell and giving you the Discarded Palace Key. (This can be used to open Rennalla’s locked chest in the Grand Library, where you’ll receive a Dark Moon Ring). Head southeast into the building and take the lift further down to the Lake of Rot.

Make your way across the Lake of Rot to the Grand Cloister. You can run to various platforms around the Lake of Rot, pressing the buttons on the floor to raise structures and make your crossing easier.

When you reach the Grand Cloister, run down this path, dropping down from the ledge onto ledges below. Do this until you safely reach the bottom. Take the path up and to the left, until you reach a coffin.

Press Rest at Coffin and a cutscene will begin, tipping you over the edge of the waterfall.

Down below, you’ll see a veiled door and have to fight Astel, Naturalborn of the Void.

After defeating this boss, you'll find a sealed gate at the other end of the boss arena - which can only be opened by one who has the Dark Moon Ring from the locked chest in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library.

Opening this seal will reveal an elevator taking you out of the Ainsel River Well and up onto the Moonlight Altar - the large mountaintop above Liurnia on its far west side. This area is incredibly high level, and features multiple dragons - as well as the return of Glintstone Dragon Adula who is much tougher than when fought back at the Three Sisters.

Fight or bypass the dragon and enter the large cathedral, and you'll find a hole in the ground you can drop into. Here, you will find that Ranni has completed her deed, taking back her destiny and eliminating her adversary. Interact with Ranni, and you'll place the Dark Moon Ring on her finger, swearing your allegiance as her consort.

At this point, Ranni will bid you to continue your journey to become and Elden Lord, and when the time comes, the two of you will rule together. After she disappears, return to the hole to find her final parting gift - the Darkmoon Greatsword weapon.