00:00Elden Ring Keepsakes are a key part of character creation that give your tarnished hero a small
00:10boost from a little magical item you can pick at the start. They all do different things so
00:14your choice can affect how you'll progress with some kind of passive buff special ability or
00:18benefit but what are the best options and do you even need one? Well yes you need all the help you
00:22can get here this is a From Software game we're talking about so we highly recommend you pick one
00:27as they have no drawbacks it's free help however some of these keepsakes can also be found in the
00:32lands between as you explore or can be bought later from merchants so this isn't your only chance to get
00:37one which obviously might change your choices so let's take a look at what's on offer and what's
00:41worth picking Crimson Amber Medallion this medallion gives you a bump to your maximum health and that
00:46is always useful regardless of your skill level and class it's basically a must pick for beginners
00:51and particularly good for classes with low vigor stats and therefore lower starting health.
00:56Golden Seed this is a consumable item you can use at the site of grace to give yourself an extra use
01:01of your healing sacred flask and effectively start the game with five flask uses instead of four
01:06it's another keepsake that's useful for all players and it's definitely a good choice for a beginner
01:11player who might benefit from being able to heal more however it is a resource you can find freely in
01:15the world so this isn't your only chance to get one lands between rune runes are your xp currency and
01:21this consumable item will give you a decent number of runes right at the start once you're able to level up
01:26this can fast track any character builds you might have in mind with a few extra free levels
01:30fanged imp ashes this is a free elden ring spirit dash which lets you summon npcs to fight by your
01:36side in this case a couple of imps this can be used as many times as you like but can only be used once
01:41you've got the spirit calling bell item so you won't be able to use it right away cracked pot you can get
01:46two cracked pots right off the bat if you choose them for your starting keepsake these pots are used in
01:50the crafting of throwable bombs and never break so you just have to keep filling them with ingredients
01:54to have a constant supply of explosives stoneswood key these stone keys can be used in certain locks
01:59to break seals that hide away treasure and more the keys break once they've been used but you can find
02:04more out in the world once you're exploring bewitching branch this will give you five consumable
02:09branches that release a short-range pink fog that can charm enemies any enemies in this fog will stop
02:14attacking you she their weapons if they have any and go on with their day boiled prawn this gives you five
02:20bits of prawn meat you can consume to temporarily boost your physical damage resistance meaning
02:24you'll take less damage from physical weapon attacks while the prawns buff is active shabriri's woe this
02:30gross head constantly attracts the aggression of enemies in elden ring we really don't know why you
02:35would want this keepsake as it's basically asking for trouble in a world that wants you dead anyway
02:39so that is a look at all the keepsakes in elden ring and any we recommend picking if you need any more
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