Elden Ring is a fantastical adventure of epic quests and mythical landscapes that players will find themselves exploring in their journey to complete the game fully. From battling ruthless foes to searching for hidden treasures, it seems that many of Elden Ring's quests are both grueling and challenging. This will also be the case for players looking to enter the large tower known as Renna's Rise, that is, if they do not know how to remove the barrier preventing their entry.

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Renna's Rise is one of those locations in Elden Ring you can reach pretty easily but won't be able to unlock until completing several steps, including defeating specific bosses. Moreover, some of these bosses are extremely difficult and found towards the middle and end of the game, so you'll only be able to enter Renna's Rise after several dozen hours spent in the Lands Between. Here's how you can open the barrier to Renna's Rise in Elden Ring for her quest line.

Updated by Nathan Round on 3rd November 2022: We have updated much of this guide's content to improve readability and provided useful links to relevant articles, all of which will help you in unlocking Ranni's quest line. We have also added useful images that provide a better explanation of the location of the Fingerslayer Blade.

Open The Barrier To Renna's Rise

Renna's Rise Elden Ring

First, you will need to begin by unlocking the related quest line. The steps are as follows:

Once completed, you will unlock the dialogue choice "Offer your service" with Ranni (located at Ranni's Rise), progressing through the quest line needed to unlock Renna's Rise. Next, you must obtain the Fingerslayer Blade in Nokron Eternal City. If you don't have access to Nokron Eternal City yet, then after defeating Radahn, go to where the star fell to enter Nokron.

Fingerslayer Blade location

Where to find the fingerslayer blade in Elden Ring

After entering Nokron, defeat the skeletons and Mimic Tear as you proceed, then turn left to go along the destroyed bridge. Keep going until you can turn left again and take that turn. Reach the singing woman, then turn left again, and you'll find the Ancestral Woods site of grace. After that, you'll have to cross several platforms and defeat several Mimic Tears. Keep going until you reach a room with priests. Defeat them or ignore them and run past the room to find several Mimic Tears moving around. Follow them as they lead you to the building with the Fingerslayer Blade inside a treasure chest.

Map location of the Fingerslayer Blade Elden Ring

Next, you need to go back to Ranni and give her the Fingerslayer Blade. Ranni will give you the Carian Inverted Statue in exchange. Now, go to the Divine Tower of Liurnia and enter the secret area in the study hall by using the Carian Inverted Statue. Clear this area, and you'll obtain the Cursed Death Mark. Now, you'll be able to enter Renna's Rise, and the barrier will have disappeared.

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