Everything to do in Elden Ring before starting NG+ – 
(Image credit: FromSoftware) The main thing to do in Elden Ring before starting New Game Plus is to make sure you’ve found everything that’s unique, that can’t be farmed or obtained infinitely in a single playthrough. Otherwise you miss the chance to get them altogether until starting the new game and getting back to this point.
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When should I start Elden Ring New Game Plus?
How does Elden Ring’s New Game Plus work? – In Elden Ring, each game is known as a ‘journey’, which means rather than being called ‘New Game Plus’, the act of starting over is referred to as starting ‘Journey 2′. As you’d expect, New Game Plus unlocks once you defeat the final bosses and reach one of the Elden Ring endings – of which there appear to be three major versions, with different permutations of each.
- At that point, you’ll be asked if you want to Begin Journey 2 right away.
- If you choose to, New Game Plus kicks off right away.
- If you don’t, you’ll be returned to Roundtable Hold in an end-game state.
- The world will be as it was right before you entered the final boss chambers.
- You can go off into the open world and do anything you want at this stage.
You can visit dungeons, defeat optional bosses, and even take on any NPC side quests still available that late in the game. Anything you do will help contribute to your Journey 2 starting state. You can use this state to upgrade weapons and spirit ashes, level up, acquire armor and other gear, complete dungeons, and find new in-game locations. 
To do that, just head to Roundtable Hold and rest at the Table of Lost Grace in the middle of the Hold’s central chamber. As you know, this functions as a standard Site of Grace, but after you’ve defeated the final boss, you can head here to trigger New Game Plus at any time with the Begin Journey 2 button that appears there.
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Is it easier to level in New Game Plus Elden Ring?
These difficult bosses in Elden Ring become significantly easier when the Tarnished tackles them during their New Game+ run. 
A better reward than a 20-second cinematic awaits the Tarnished who put up with the Elden Beast’s nonsense in their first playthrough. That reward would be the power of retribution and revenge against the very bosses who bullied them. Because come New Game Plus (Journey 2), Elden Ring players are already armed to the teeth and have become Elden Lords at least once.
If anything, going through the second playthrough in Elden Ring ‘s New Game Plus is like completing a hitlist. During this playthrough, the Lands Between has become the operating table, and the players are the surgeons. Players will want to start with the softest targets, of course. These bosses are some of the most vulnerable in New Game Plus.
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Do you lose Great Runes in NG+ Elden Ring?
What carries over to New Game Plus? – This is a list of items and discoveries you keep when starting a NG+:
All levels and runes are kept. Any armor, weapons, seals, and staves (including chest contents) are kept, along with their upgrades, and upgrade materials. Incantations and Sorceries learned are also saved. They will respawn and restock. Cookbooks carry over, as well as the Crafting Kit and tailoring tools. They will not respawn or restock. All Talismans and Talisman Pouches carry over. Talismans respawn in the world, but duplicates cannot be equipped. Torrent is available immediately at the start of the new game. The map exploration, acquired map fragments, location markers and custom markers carry over, however the Sites of Grace are all missing and need to be re-discovered.
This does not include the “map” items that are quest clues, or the red markers placed by quests. The underground map is not available until the player first enters an underground area, but the map exploration and markers themselves are similarly kept. (Patch 1.03) NPC markers do not carry over and must be re-discovered, except for the Finger Reader Crone markers which are always available.
Co-op summons still function proper to the level difference barrier, which can be bypassed with a password. Invasions will still take place, from other players within your level range. Any boss Remembrance is kept, although they won’t be available for duplication until the corresponding boss is slain in the new game. Sacred Tears and Golden Seeds carry over in your inventory, as well as respawn in the world, and your flasks retain their upgrades. However, there is the same limit on flask upgrades of 14 charges at +12. The Flask of Wondrous Physick and any collected Crystal Tears carry over but do not respawn. Stonesword Keys in your inventory carry over, and Stonesword Keys in the world respawn. Memory Stones that have already been collected are kept, and do not respawn. All Whetblades, Cracked Pots, Ritual Pots and Perfume Bottles that have already been collected are kept and do not respawn. Merchants who sell those items will not restock them. You keep all Dragon Hearts, Rune Arcs, Starlight Shards, Memory of Grace, Larval Tears, Spirit Ashes, Ashes of War, Lost Ashes of War, and Celestial Dews you had. These items also respawn in the world. Reusable items not related to quests carry over: e.g. Spirit Calling Bell, Ancestral Infant’s Head, Mimic’s Veil, Regal Omen Bairn, Radiant Baldachin’s Blessing, Margit’s Shackle, Telescope, Lantern, Weathered Map, Blasphemous Claw, All Notes purchased from Merchants are kept and will not restock. All Prattling Pates are kept, as well as respawn in the world. You keep all gestures already obtained. As of the 1.05 patch, the following Bell Bearings carry over when given to the Twin Maiden Husks: Bone Peddler’s Bell Bearing / Meat Peddler’s Bell Bearing / Medicine Peddler’s Bell Bearing / Gravity Stone Peddler’s Bell Bearing / Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing / Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing / Glovewort Picker’s Bell Bearing / Ghost-Glovewort Picker’s Bell Bearing
Are bosses harder in New Game Plus?
4 Increased Challenge – New Game Plus will mostly be an easier experience for you. There is a bump in the damage and health of enemies and bosses, but it’s not so drastic that you’re back to square one. However, some of the lategame bosses will still give you a run for your money, likely even moreso than the first time.
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Should I do New Game Plus or new character Elden Ring?
Making a new character allows players to explore new classes without the difficulty increase found in New Game Plus. If a player does opt for New Game Plus, they will get to continue using their old character and keep most of their items.
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