Elden Ring items: The best early game tools and talismans to grab

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Looking for the best Elden Ring items to start your journey? The Lands Between is a complex place, especially if this is your first FromSoftware game. It's filled with weapons, armour, dungeons, and a whole host of mechanics you'll have to master in order to beat the game.

But it's pretty easy to miss vital items early on, and if you do, you'll be at a severe disadvantage. The Spirit Calling Bell is the perfect example, but there others that you need to apply Ashes of War to your weapons, tweak your outfits, or even just to craft vital consumables and status removers.

In this Elden Ring items guide, I'll walk you through some of the best early game items to grab in Limgrave to make the most of the game's features. There are also a couple of really good talismans you should probably try to get if you can.

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Spirit Calling Bell

The Spirit Calling Bell lets you call in AI allies to tackle large enemy encampments and to split a bosses attention while you get hits in. You don't have to summon Spirit Ashes, but they're a nice tool to have if any fight gets tough. Early in the game, after meeting Melina at a Site of Grace and earning Torrent, you can head back to the Church of Elleh at night to find Renna, the witch. If she's not there and you have the hub area unlocked, Roundtable Hold, head there, talk to Twin Maiden Husks, and purchase it for 100 runes.

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Flask of Wondrous Physick

Elden Ring starts you off with two types of healing potions, but you can grab a third, customizable one: the Flask of Wondrous Physick. In order to find this item you need to venture out to the Third Church of Marika, which is located in eastern Limgrave. If you have the Gatefront Site of Grace, take the road far east to find the church. You can buy an item from the merchant at the Church of Elleh that gives you the same, somewhat useless directions. Once you have it, you'll be able to pick up items to change what it does when you drink it.

Duelist Finger

If you want to duel someone by having them summon you into their Elden Ring world for PvP, you need the Duelist Finger (unlimited uses). Head to the Warmaster's Shack in north Limgrave (it's east of the Stormhill Site of Grace) and travel north toward the big building. For early game players (late game players might not have an invader here for other reasons), there will be a fairly tough NPC invader between you and the dead body this item is found on. You can sprint past the invader to pick up the item or grab it after the kill.

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Green Turtle Talisman

Another great early game item is the Green Turtle Talisman. Like the extremely good Chloranthy Ring from Dark Souls, this talisman boosts stamina recovery, allowing to attack and dodge more often, which is very useful with bosses. You can find this talisman in East Limgrave in Summonwater Village. Defeat the Tibia Mariner and you'll find an Imp Statue blocking a door leading down into a cellar. Unlock it with a Stonesword Key, and head down to get the talisman from a chest.

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Tyler has covered videogames and PC hardware for 15 years. He regularly spends time playing and reporting on games like Diablo 4, Elden Ring, Overwatch 2, and Final Fantasy 14. While his specialty is in action RPGs and MMOs, he's driven to cover all sorts of games whether they're broken, beautiful, or bizarre.