There’s no sugar coating it—Elden Ring is hard. Between accidentally falling off steep cliffs in the middle of a boss battle or getting ambushed by bosses falling from the sky sans warning, it can get tough being alone in a world whereeverythingis out to kill you.
Luckily, the game features a mechanic that allows you to bring players into your world by using one of the world’s manySummoning Pools. Here’s how it all works.
You’ll findSummoning Pool statuesriddled all over the world (seen above) for you to use—most commonly outside of boss areas. Approach the statue and hit the prompt toactivate it.After you’ve activated a Summoning Pool, it willstay active for your entire playthrough,so make sure to activate them as you go even if you don’t plan to use it at the time.
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After a Pool is active, you’ll need aFurlcalling Finger Remedy, which can be acquired afterdefeating invading playersor by crafting them usingtwo Erdleaf Flowersin yourcrafting menu.Simply equip and use a Furlcalling Finger Remedy near the statue and it will revealall active Player Summons in the area.
To summon a maximum oftwofriendly playersinto your world, choose any of thegolden scratcheson the floor and follow the prompt tosummon them—they will fight with you until they (or you) die, or if you complete a boss/dungeon area. To summon anenemy playerinto your world for a PVP duel, choose anyred scratchesin the area.
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