Elden Ring: How To Activate Radahn's Great Rune (2024)

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How do I activate Radahn's Great Rune? ›

To use Radahn's Great Rune, you will need to restore it by visiting the Divine Tower of Caelid, and climbing to the top through platforming.

From the Site of Grace, head left (or west) and up the stairs, then use the lift to ascend to the top of the tower. Here you'll find the Two Fingers to activate Radahn's Great Rune.

The total Health, Stamina, and FP of the player will be increased by 15% with the use of Radahn's Great Rune. These increases will assist the player, and noticeably upgrade them considering their level-1 run will prevent them from just throwing Runes into attributes, Radahn's Great Rune bypasses that.

At the end of the stairs, there is a giant door with a lift behind it. Take the lift to reach the top of the tower.

For Radahn's Great Rune, restoration can be achieved at the Divine Tower of Caelid on the north coast of Greyoll's Dragonbarrow. To get to the Dragonbarrow in the first place, head to the Third Church of Marika and take the teleporter hidden in a bush just to the northeast.

Radahn's Great Rune could even be argued to be the best of them all, as it actually outperforms Godrick's Great Rune's raw stat boosts once players reach the respective stat's soft caps.

Elden Ring Radahn boss battle

You should be at least level 70 before fighting Radahn, ideally with a powerful weapon suited to your chosen build, such as the Moonveil Katana, or strong spells with good range, including Comet.

This tower cannot be accessed by conventional methods and will require careful platforming starting from the roots that extend from the Dragonbarrow plateau towards the tower's sides and using the ledges and ladders along the side of the tower.

You can equip a Great Rune at a Site of Grace once it's been activated, but you'll need to use a Rune Arc for it to give you its passive bonus effects. You can only equip one at a time, too, so you should take note of what each one does and switch between them for different encounters or areas.

Radahn was amongst the children of Rennala and Radagon, who became demigod stepchildren after Radagon's union with Queen Marika. The Great Rune burns, to resist the encroachment of the scarlet rot.

Which Great Rune gives most hp? ›

Morgott's Great Rune can be found once you defeat Morgott, the Omen King. Activated at the Divine Tower of East Altus in the Capital Outskirts, this Rune will greatly raise your maximum HP.

Miquella's Great Rune is earned by killing the Scardutree Avatar at the Scardutree Base. The boss arena is shown on the map below. Defeat the boss and you'll automatically earn Miquella's Great Rune as well as the Remembrance of the Shadow Sunflower.

After defeating Starscourge Radahn, you'll be able to take his Great Rune to be activated at the Divine Tower of Caelid, but the path can be a bit dangerous if you don't know the way.

The good news here is that Mohg's Great Rune is activated at the Divine Tower of East Altus, the same as Morgott. Mohg and Morogott are twins, so they share the Divine Tower. Mohg's Great Rune when activated grants a blessing of blood to summons.

Malenia's Great Rune is activated at the Isolated Divine Tower near Leyndell. After locating the tower and climbing to the peak, you can activate Malenia's Great Rune at the dead Two Fingers.

In order to use a Great Rune, you will need to equip them at a Site of Grace and use a Rune Arc, which is a rare consumable item to ensure you can't always reap the rewards. After using the Rune Arc, the Great Rune will be active until you die or switch Great Runes.

The Remembrance of the Starscourge is a Boss Remembrance Consumable Item. It is a unique item gained from defeating General Radahn that can be used to obtain Runes, or traded for special items. Remembrance of Starscourge Radahn, hewn into the Erdtree. The power of its namesake can be unlocked by the Finger Reader.

Elden Ring Rennala's Great Rune

Unlike Godrick's Great Rune, Rennala's Great Rune of the Unborn cannot be equipped and doesn't need to be activated. Instead, this Great Rune gives you access to Rennala's Rebirth option when you visit her in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library.