Discover the secret to mastering any playstyle in Elden Ring by learning how to respec your character. Whether you want to switch from brute strength to sorcery or fine-tune your build for the toughest bosses, this guide reveals how to reset your stats using the rare Larval Tear and the key steps to unlock this powerful ability after defeating Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon. Ready to transform your Tarnished and conquer the Lands Between on your terms? Let’s dive in.
Where to respec in Elden Ring
To respec in Elden Ring, you must first defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, at the Raya Lucaria Academy in Liurnia. After defeating her, she remains at the Raya Lucaria Grand Library, where you can interact with her to undergo the Rebirth process, allowing you to redistribute your character’s attribute points. However, respeccing requires a Larval Tear, a rare item that you must use each time you want to reset your stats. Larval Tears can be found in various locations such as near Agheel Lake South, the Village of the Albinaurics, Mt. Gelmir, and Nokstrella, Eternal City, among others. You can also purchase some from certain merchants. Because Larval Tears are limited, it’s advisable to collect several before respeccing to experiment with different builds.
The first step of resetting your character’s stats is to play until you reach the Academy of Raya Lucaria. The Academy is in the center of the Liurnia of the Lakes region that you’ll explore after finishing Stormveil Castle.
Raya Lucaria’s boss, Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, will drop a remembrance and a Great Rune, but doesn’t actually die when you defeat her. Instead, she becomes an NPC who hangs out there at the Raya Lucaria Library site of grace.
How to respec stats in Elden Ring
To respec your stats in Elden Ring, you first need to defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, who is the boss at the end of the Academy of Raya Lucaria in the Liurnia of the Lakes region. After defeating her, you can speak to Rennala in the Grand Library to use the “Rebirth” option, which allows you to reset and redistribute all your attribute points. This process requires one Larval Tear, a rare item found throughout the Lands Between, and you can respec up to 18 times per playthrough due to the limited number of Larval Tears. When respeccing, your stats reset to your starting class base, and you can freely reallocate points above those minimums to try new builds or optimize your character for different weapons, spells, or playstyles. It’s advisable to save Larval Tears for significant build changes and use save backups if you want to experiment without wasting them.
With the Great Rune of the Unborn in hand, return to Rennala and speak with her. Choose the Rebirth option from her menu. You’re required to use a Larval Tear to be reborn. Doing so means all of your stats are reset to the baseline of your class and you get to reassign them as you see fit. This is a great way to experiment with builds if you find a fun new weapon or a powerful incantation. You can do this as often as you like, so long as you have Larval Tears to spend.
Note that all stats have a soft cap, or rather, multiple soft caps, which is where levelling past a certain point makes stat gains less efficient. Our Elden Ring soft cap explainer can explain how this works, and the threshold for each stat.
What secret steps do I need to respec in Elden Ring on PC PlayStation or Xbox
To respec in Elden Ring on PC, PlayStation, or Xbox, follow these secret steps:
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Defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon at the Raya Lucaria Academy in Liurnia of the Lakes. This boss fight unlocks the ability to respec. After defeating her, Rennala becomes a non-hostile NPC in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library where you can perform the respec process.
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Obtain a Larval Tear, a rare consumable item required to respec. Each respec consumes one Larval Tear. These can be found in various locations such as near the Village of the Albinaurics southwest of Agheel Lake South, around Caria Manor in Liurnia, and in later areas like Caelid and Nokron. Some enemies disguised as nobles drop Larval Tears when defeated.
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Interact with Rennala in the Grand Library and select the “Rebirth” option. This allows you to reset your character’s stats back to the base level of your starting class and redistribute all your attribute points as you wish. You can also change your character’s appearance during this process.
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Be cautious with Larval Tears since they are limited in number. There is no legitimate in-game way to get infinite Larval Tears, though PC players can use mods or glitches to bypass this restriction, but these methods have risks and are not available on consoles.
By following these steps, you can effectively respec your character and experiment with new builds across all platforms.
Do I need to defeat Rennala to respec on PC PlayStation or Xbox
Yes, you must defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, to unlock the ability to respec your character in Elden Ring on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. After defeating her at the Raya Lucaria Academy in Liurnia, she becomes a friendly NPC in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library, where you can use Larval Tears to perform the “Rebirth” process and redistribute your stats.
