Key Takeaways
- Elden Ring players have discovered a powerful use for Spritestones near edges, exploiting enemies.
- Spritestones can explode when using Bondstone, crafted with specific items and scaling off Arcane.
- Many players were unaware of Spritestones, impressed by the unique strategy shared on Reddit.
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC fans have found an extremely powerful use for Spritestones, which involves using them near enemies who are standing close to the edge so that they get knocked off upon explosion. Spritestone is an item that was introduced as part of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC update, and many players aren’t even aware of its existence, since it is not really a particularly important item in the game.
Elden Ring features a plethora of items, and a lot of them go unnoticed by the players at times. The community often comes up with unique ways to use these items. For instance, an Elden Ring player found a handy trick involving Glass Shards, which was considered one of the most useless items in the game. The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC also features a number of such items that many deem unnecessary, but a fan has found an extremely overpowered use for Spritestones in the game.
In a new post on the Elden Ring subreddit, Esbidee reveals a clever strategy in the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC involving Spritestones. The video showcases the player sneaking up to an enemy who is standing near the edge and then using the Spritestone. Initially, the opponent seems a bit confused seeing the Spritestone and eventually, they turn their focus towards the player. However, at that point, the Spritestone explodes, and the opponent falls off the edge.
How To Get Spritestones in Elden Ring
That’s not all; there is another trick related to Spritestones which many are unaware of. Apparently, one can manually explode Spritestones if they use a Bondstone. As far as finding a Spritestone is concerned, players first will need to get the Antiquity Scholar’s Cookbook in Elden Ring, and then craft it using Rauh Burrow, Spirit Calculus, and Beast Horn. It scales off Arcane, Intelligence, and Faith, with Arcane having the most priority in scaling, so players should focus on that if they want to maximize the damage.
Over on Reddit, fans have been quite impressed with the trick, with many even stating that they didn’t even know about the item. In fact, some players stated that they had never seen the Spritestone projectile in the game before, and if something similar happened to them, they would panic-roll into a similar situation. Another fan hilariously noted that this was something that Elden Ring’s Patches would do, as he is well-known for sly tactics.