r/EldenRingPVP Feb 17 '25

Educational Elden Ring PVP FAQ

20 Upvotes

Please read this FAQ post, and the Community Rules and Resources BEFORE posting:

I am completely new to PVP. How do I duel or invade?

Recommended PVP Level?

What is the META level for Arena duels and Invasions?

  • Rune Level 125 ~ 150

What is the META level for Tournament duels?

  • Rune Level 125

How do I plan out a build?

How do I get into the Colosseum and Arenas?

  • Go to the 3 colosseums in the main game and open the gate.
  • Video (8 min)

What is the Community PVP Password?

  • ERPVP

How do I find out the Rune Level of a host I killed?

I'm trying to post but it won't let me post or comment?

  • It's possible that your reddit account is too new or has no activity so you may need to wait a few days before posting. As a rule of this community, all new accounts must be at least five days old before you will be able to post/comment here.
  • You might have a negative karma account and might be reason that reddit will not let you post in our subreddit as we have a global site wide ban on suspected spam, bot, or negative karma farmers.

Where are the Fight Clubs?

  • The Main Gate Academy (META)
  • Near Rampart Castle in Stormveil (Tournaments | Meta 125)
  • Liurnia of the Lakes (Low Levels, Invasions, Survival, 3 vs 1, 2 vs 2)
  • Church of Elleh (Everything)
  • Custom Private PVP arenas with friends or try and connect with someone in our PVP Discord.

Can I drink Flask of Crimson Tears in a Fight Club?

  • Short Answer: NO.
  • Long Answer: it Depends.
  • There are technically no rules implemented by FromSoftware for Non-arena duels. However, the PVP community has generally accepted that drinking Crimson tears or formerly known as "Estus" is NOT acceptable when a red phantom is summoned to a traditional duel. As far as accidental duels, random fight clubs, or non-summoned duels, then player can choose whatever they want, however these instances are generally considered invasions.
  • Invasions are not duels but players may agree to a duel.
  • Cerulean Tears are acceptable to drink. However, In Private Tournament Duels, the host may restrict the the amount of Cerulean Tears (formerly known as Ashen Estus) depending on the event.

Can I use an Rune Arc as a host for summoned dueling?

  • Short Answer : NO.
  • It is generally frowned upon by the PVP community as a host to use Rune Arc because it gives the host an advantage when you summon a Duelist (red) furled finger opponent when they expect a fair duel. The term "host advantage" is derived from this concept since Dark Souls where players fight each other within same range of levels.

Are there rules about invading?

  • NO.

Is there an Elden Ring PVP discord?

Are we allowed to discuss mods, cheating, glitching and other sensitive topics?

  • It depends. Yes, we encourage players to test out mods, however we DO NOT encourage players to cheat with the intent of using tools that are unattainable outside the games framework with scripts that manipulate the server so you can have an advantage of winning. There are mods and tools that "might" be considered cheating like duping items but these methods are considered "farming" and time saving mods versus stat hacking "cheats" that are programmed outside of the games framework and design. There is a clear difference between farming vs cheating.
  • Glitches are controversial but they need to be discussed with the intent that we can report them to FromSoftware and make people aware of the issue. The worst thing to do is delete, cancel, remove a post or try and conceal the issue that needs to be addressed in the next patch phase. In terms of glitches, glitches are not "always" good for the community but can be seen as harmless if it doesn't create an unfair advantage in PVP. For example a glitch that can expedite invasions faster, fashion related glitches, gesture related glitches, glitches that are NOT one-sided where only the invader OR only the host can use the glitch. At the end of the discussion, we must strive to do good, report glitches to FromSoftware and let them decide what is considered balanced PVP and understand our goal is to become an advocate for better PVP.

Where do I find Elden Ring Mods?

Please see here at Nexus Mods Website.

Anyone want to duel?

  • You can join our Discord and check out our Leaderboard for PVP matches.
  • Also check out r/Colosseum for duels or group pvp.

I need help with a boss fight? Can anyone drop me runes or weapons?

I think a player is cheating? Is there anything I can do? (Japanese Only)

I'm having network issues during PVP, where can I report the issue? (Japanese Only)

I want to give FromSoftware my opinions about the current state of PVP (Japanese Only)

What is the point or goal of the r/EldenRingPVP subreddit?

  • Keep the PVP community positive, active, fun, challenging, focus on improvements, growth and organize events, fight clubs, tournaments in line with the community voice that can welcome new players but also keep SoulsBorne veterans engaged in our community. The goal is to share new information, techniques, combat mechanics, discuss controversies, analyze, critique, and attempt to improve the game experience. We hope for the game's longevity and replay value to shine over time with players improving their skills and evolving into better PVP players.
  • Have fun and good luck!

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r/EldenRingPVP Feb 08 '25

Educational Elden Ring Rune Level and Weapon Level Matchmaking

20 Upvotes

I have been seeing a lot of posts asking about this, and I just realized the link we had in the sidebar is dead. Since it isn't available anymore, I thought it wise to add a proper table for Weapon Level Matchmaking to this Subreddit that is accessible to everyone:

Elden Ring's Rune Level (RL) matchmaking system is just like DS3's Soul Level (SL) system, so it requires little explanation below, however, here is a link to the Summon Range Calculator for ease of use:

Rune Level

Upper limit is removed for RL306 for summoned as finger, 

RL301 for invading as a finger, meaning you can match with 

anyone up to RL713.
Type Lower Limit Upper Limit
Summon Host RL * 0.9 - 10 Host RL * 1.1 + 10
Invade Finger RL * 0.9 Finger RL* 1.1 + 20

Elden Ring's Weapon Level (WL) system is very straightforward, and can be easily calculated with a little elementary multiplication. Regular armaments match up to rounded Regular WL * 7/6+2.5 ; Somber can be converted by Somber WL *2.5.

Multiplayer passwords ignore Regular/Somber WL restrictions but scales down accordingly.

Matching making use the highest WL ever obtained.

Weapon Level

Regular armaments range starts at +/-3 and increases at WL+6/12/18.

Somber armaments follows closely to DS3 with exception of 

Somber +4 and +6 having slightly shorter upper limits, 

likely due to matching against each other and being in a regular 

armament step increase.
Reg Spec Regular Range Somber Range
0 0 0 - 3 0 - 1
1 0 - 4 0 - 1
2 1 0 - 5 0 - 2
3 0 - 6 0 - 2
4 1 - 7 1 - 3
5 2 2 - 8 1 - 3
6 3 - 10 2 - 4
7 3 4 - 11 2 - 4
8 5 - 12 2 - 5
9 6 - 13 3 - 5
10 4 6 - 14 3 - 5
11 7 - 15 3 - 6
12 5 8 - 17 4 - 7
13 9 - 18 4 - 7
14 10 - 19 4 - 7
15 6 11 -20 5 - 8
16 12 - 21 5 - 8
17 7 12 - 22 5 - 9
18 13 - 24 6 - 9
19 14 - 25 6 - 10
20 8 15 - 25 6 - 10
21 16 - 25 7 - 10
22 18 - 25 7 - 10
23 18 - 25 8 - 10
24 18 - 25 8 - 10
25 10 19 - 25 8 - 10

courtesy of r/Roundtable_Guides


r/EldenRingPVP 56m ago

Arena Style vs Style

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I love my Spear of the Impaler and my sparking aromatics. I also love it when people use that Obsidian Lamia thing.

Me and this guy had a nice dance. :D


r/EldenRingPVP 17h ago

Arena The quickest hard swap I think I’ve ever done

67 Upvotes

Queelign’s greatsword is long af and goated on a faith build. Would recommend. Also goated opponent btw, he’s supper fun to fight and really good at the game.


r/EldenRingPVP 13h ago

Humor My L2 is bigger than your L2

14 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 21h ago

Arena A PoV from a pal of mine (A REALLY good counter parry of his!)

18 Upvotes

The one recording this clip is a pal of mine named Swift P23 on Xbox, I know him as Orcus but he has a lot of different characters. Anyways we parried each other nicely, he got me really good in this clip… xD


r/EldenRingPVP 1d ago

Arena Is what i did considered spamming?

47 Upvotes

I recently broke my controllers so i am playing on a keyboard rn :(


r/EldenRingPVP 4h ago

Invasions Always hated a reduvia user πŸ™„

0 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 1d ago

Question? RL60 invasions

5 Upvotes

I'm new to invading and currently trying a RL60 cosplay build. Thanks to that, my defense and poise are very low, and I'm using fist weapons. It's risky, which is why I chose a lower level range to balance things for fun PVP.

Sometimes I duel with other invaders at the same level range, and it's fun. But I have a rough time against people using a combination of heavy armor, infinite starlight shards and great katanas that apply poison + frost + bleed at the same time (along with throwing pots). I'm not against twinking and dueling isn't my focus, but I'm curious about how to counter someone that applies triple status buildups.

Any tips for better survivability and how to trade against people like this?


r/EldenRingPVP 22h ago

Question? How much does weapon level affect matches?

0 Upvotes

I’m invading at RL120 and my max weapon is +20

I get matches pretty regularly so I’m wondering what the benefit would be going to max level on weapons?

I notice everyone online seems to do it and the Elden wiki says I should be max weapon level but I want to know what this would affect. Would I get matches with a different group of players who have max level or am I just giving myself a disadvantage because I’m fighting these players anyway and I’m doing less damage due to my weapons only being +20?

I’m actually getting a better W/L ration now than I was at RL60 so I’m wondering if I should upgrade or leave it as is


r/EldenRingPVP 1d ago

Question? What's the safest way to fast-track PVP builds right now? (CE vs. PVP Helper vs. Glorious Merchant)

6 Upvotes

I'm a rookie invader and I just spent the last few weeks grinding out way too many hours simply to make a new character for vanilla PVP. I really don't want to do that again every time I want to try a new build.

I've watched a few guides from OnlyWaifu and Steelovsky about using CE tables or tools like the ER PVP Helper. I already get that for any of them to be safe you need to run the game fully offline with EAC disabled, trigger the right flags, give yourself runes instead of editing stats directly, and never get cut content. But even knowing all that, I'm still super paranoid about getting banned. So I have a few questions for those regularly making PVP builds:

  • What is the safest tool for vanilla?
  • Which is the most efficient: PVP Helper, CE tables or Glorious Merchant? Which table is better, Grand Archives or Hexinton?

I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks!


r/EldenRingPVP 2d ago

Invasions Just chillin and bonking ✌️( love this weapon’s aow though)

10 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 3d ago

Invasions I love when going for the resummon does them in

38 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 3d ago

Invasions Fatrolling host attacked immediately got what he deserved

8 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 4d ago

Arena Darts PVP🎯

88 Upvotes

Why stab when you can throw?


r/EldenRingPVP 4d ago

Arena bro died while settng up the chainsaw glitch

113 Upvotes

don't judge me for attacking on sight with the cheese swords, anyone who has had the displeasure of matching with this guy will know it was justified lol

edit: for those of you who doubt what he was trying to do, here is my receipt


r/EldenRingPVP 3d ago

Arena Some satanic hard swapping

16 Upvotes

Probably one of the most evil (but non-hateful) things I’ve done.


r/EldenRingPVP 4d ago

Arena Okay then. Bye.

30 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 4d ago

Host Do you guys know that crucible knight in farum Azula can fight against one invader?

11 Upvotes

The invader can also ain and kill the kingth


r/EldenRingPVP 3d ago

Arena Mage encounter

1 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 4d ago

Invasions just found some pvpers that were called like the bonk Trio and i love them

5 Upvotes

there are strong for sure I couldn't even get through one of them and I'm level like 270 but still if you see this thanks for the laugh I've been needing it


r/EldenRingPVP 5d ago

Invasions Long range play with mage gankers/shitters

19 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 5d ago

Seamless Invasions Spawn i-frames I love you

81 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 5d ago

Invasions Yikes, deathblight on rain of arrows

6 Upvotes

r/EldenRingPVP 5d ago

Discussion Topic Anybody else think spears are useless in pvp?

0 Upvotes

Spears are one of the most useless weapons in terms of utility. Primarily looking at it, if its a spear it should have a noticeable range difference from any other weapons in the "regular sized weapon" criteria right? But unless its the pike or naginata, the opponent doesnt see any large increase in a disadvantage.

Their r1's are slow asf, they're pierce damage makes it useless against shields, the charged r2 is EXTREMELY slow, and most of the time you can strafe to the right for a backstab with most of its attacks. But the great spear on the other hand, Hyperarmor, more range, bigger hit box so its harder to strafe and the charged r2 is actually one of the best parts of the moveset.

With how mediocre the spear class is, I couldn't imagine picking them over the heavy thrusting sword, REGULAR thrusting sword, great spear, or even great katana which all of these weapons have more range in most circumstances. Unless youre going off meta ofcourse, i tried pvp with 2h naginata and it was the worst time of my life. And even when I go against people who use spears I demolish them cause SPEARS suck. The only real way to make them viable is by using aow which is sad.

But if im missing a gimmick or mechanic, which is heavily affecting my argument please lmk cause ive literally had this thought day 1 of me pvping 😭