Elden Ring: All Great Runes & How To Get Them [Fully Explained]

Great Rune’s perk: Recovers health when attacked, a handy life-steal ability in combat, which lasts a brief 5 seconds.

One of the most powerful bosses to defeat is Malenia, who will also drop arguably one of the strongest Great Runes in Elden Ring. Well-timed counters aid in the optimal use of the Great Rune, ensuring recovery of lost HP against enemies.

The amount of health restored correlates with the damage dealt to the enemies. Although, players face a 30% debuff on their Crimson Tears flask.

How To Get 

The Great Rune can be acquired by fighting Malenia in Miquella’s Halligtree, located in the Halligtree Roots.

1. After successfully defeating her, obtain the Great Rune drop from her. 
2. To use it, go to the Divine Bridge through Way Gate. 
3. After that, activate the Great Rune at the Isolated Divine Tower. 

It can be utilized with any build as it is extremely potent and strong. After using the Great Rune, you can add five levels to each stat in the game. Ultimately, you will get a +40 increase in your player level just by using the Great Rune. 

Many players prefer using the Godrick Great Rune as it is way more powerful than the end-game Great Runes you will obtain from the more high-level bosses. Compared to the boosts given by Radahn and Morgott, this Great Rune performs significantly better. 

How To Get 

To get the Great Rune, players must defeat Godrick, the first Shardbearer fight, in Limgrave.

1. Go to the Limgrave Tower Bridge and enter Stormveil Castle.
2. Defeat Godrick the Grafted at the end of the castle to get the Great Rune.
3. Make your way to the Divine Bridge of Limgrave to restore the rune’s power.

Players will be able to get a 15% increase in their FP, stamina, and HP with Radahn’s Great Rune. It can be obtained early in the game compared to other Great Runes like Malenia or Mohg Great Rune. 

With the increased stamina and FP, you will also be able to increase your attack power, which can benefit you in the end game. 

How To Get 

Players will be able to obtain the Great Rune by visiting Caelid. 

1. Make your way to the Redmane Castle and wait for Radahn’s festival. 
2. After that, defeat Radahn, one of the game’s hardest bosses. 
3. You can obtain the Great Rune as a drop by defeating the boss successfully. 
4. To activate the Great Rune, visit the Divine Tower Of Caelid. 

If you want to increase your maximum health, this is the best Great Rune to use. Morgott’s Great Rune offers a 25% increase in the player’s health, which, combined with other Great Runes, can allow you to obtain high-level stats without putting in much effort. 

Any health bonuses you obtain from equipment or spells will apply when using the Great Rune. Using the Great Rune will also increase your vigor; therefore, you can avoid getting single-shotted by the enemy bosses. 

How To Get 

The players will be able to obtain the Great Rune by defeating Morgott, the Omen King. 

1. For that, make your way towards Leyndell, The Royal Capital. 
2. After obtaining the Great Rune, head to the Capital Outskirts, accessible through the Forbidden Lands elevator. 
3. Then, activate the Great Rune by visiting the Divine Tower Of East Altus. 

The only reason it did not make it to the top of the list is that it can only be useful in certain situations. Using the Rykard Great Rune, players can use a passive ability to boost their health whenever they defeat an enemy. 

This is handy if you are running low on resources and lack healing items. By using it, you can restore a total of 185 HP. Furthermore, if you want to farm enemies to get rewards like XP and legendary items, you should consider using the Great Rune, as you can maintain your health as you clear through enemies. 

I highly recommend using Rykard Great Rune with a Blasphemous Blade to get the most health out of your enemies. 

How To Get 

Players can obtain the Great Rune of Rykard by going to Mount Gelmir. 

1. Fight the powerful boss, Rykard, known as the Lord Of Blasphemy. 
2. After defeating the boss, go to the Divine Tower Of Altus to activate the Great Rune. 
3. Access the tower by going through the sealed tunnel. 

This is mostly a PvP item, and by using the Great Rune, players will be able to summon spirit ashes that will have a blood buff. Additionally, even during invasions, players can use a Rune Arc alongside Mohg’s Rune to get a bleed buff.

Every time a summon kills an enemy close to the player, the player’s HP will be restored. The Rune is capable of restoring around 10% of HP. Furthermore, when used near them, the players will get a buff in their attacks for 20 seconds. It works like a Lifesteal Rune, and the players can summon legendary spirit ashes or spirit ashes to help them in combat. 

Using the Phantom Great Rune, players can go to another player’s world and challenge them. In the online mode, you challenge other players by using Phantom Great Rune and visiting their world. This rune is only effective for PvP and does not work in PvE mode.

How To Get 

Players will be able to obtain the Great Rune by defeating Mohg, the Lord of Blood. 

1. Make your way to the Mohgwyn Dynasty Mausoleum. 
2. Go to the divine tower of East Altus to activate the Rune. 

The Great Rune Of The Unborn is considered entirely useless because it won’t reward the players with much. It works very differently than the other Runes, as you won’t need to activate it or equip it to use it. By using the Rune, you will be able to access the Respec Mechanic and rebirth. You will also be required to use larval tears, scarce in Elden Ring. 

How To Get 

Players must fight Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, to obtain the rune. To get to her, players must go to the Raya Lucaria Academy.