If you feel as if you have put all of your allocated points into the wrong stats in Elden Ring, don’t panic. As you progress through the game, you’ll find that there is a way to respec once you’ve beaten a couple of the main remembrances. If you’re looking for ways to reallocate your points, make sure to keep reading.
How to Respec in Elden Ring
Whether it be because you made a mistake in your point allocation or whether you just want to try something new altogether, Elden Ring is very forgiving. The game gives you multiple chances to respec throughout the game. In order to be able to reallocate your points, you first need to collect an item called a Larval Tear.
In total, there are eighteen Larval Tears that you can find in the Lands Between, but some of them may come as a challenge. Once you have gotten a Larval Tear, you will then need to make your way to Rennala. In order to respec, you will need to have beaten the Rennala boss fight in Liurnia of the Lakes.
Then, you can respec as frequently and as often as you like, providing you have a Larval Tear to hand.
It’s important to note that when respeccing, your level won’t change. If you have sixty points, for example, you will have to reallocate all sixty points into whatever stats you choose. Equally, you will not be able to bring any of your stats lower than the level they started at.
Where to Find Larval Tears in Elden Ring
If you’re looking to find Larval Tears, you’ll find them in various places. While some are dropped from enemies in certain areas, others can be purchased or located in Nokron and Nostella. Don’t panic, as we will tell you where to find all of the Larval Tears in the game.
Below is a complete table where you can get all of the Larval Tears in the game with images of the map locations via MapGenie.
| Location | How to obtain Larval Tear |
|---|---|
| Limgrave (#1) | Go to Agheel Lake South and head east. You’ll find a transforming mob called the Wandering Noble. He is on the edge of a cliff. He will transform into a Runebear. |
| Liurnia of the Lakes (#2) | There is a group of four Giant Crayfish near the Folly on the Lake Grace site. Only one of them is awake. Attack it, and it’ll transform into a Grafted Scion. |
| Liurnia of the Lakes (#3) | Head to the graveyard in the Village of the Albinaurics, and you’ll find a Larval Tear there that you can loot. |
| Caelid (#4) | Near the graveyard south of the Caelid Highway Grace site, you’ll find another Wandering Noble. Upon death, he will transform into a Troll and grant a Larval Tear. |
| Altus Plateau (#5) | Head to the ruins near the Minor Erdtree, and you’ll find another Wandering Noble. You can access this by going south from the Windmill Grace site. This Wandering Noble will transform into a Lion Guardian. |
| Consecrated Snowfield (#6) | Three Wandering Nobles close to the Inner Consecrated Snowfield Grace site are clustered together. However, one of them will be slightly buried in the ground. This one transforms and rewards you with the Larval Tear. |
| Mt. Gelmir (#7) | At the encampment next to the Road of Iniquity Grace site, the Putrid Corpse will be on fire and transform into a Wormface. |
| Nokron, Eternal City (#8) | One gigantic Silver Sphere will drop a Larval Tear for you once killed. |
| Nokron, Eternal City (#9) | Defeat the Mimic Tear boss to get two Larval Tears. |
| Nokron, Eternal City (#10) | Explore the buildings carefully, as there will be two Larval Tears that can be looted. One is near the Nokron, Eternal City Grace site, and the other is inside a small structure near the Mimic Tear boss fight. |
| Nokstella, Eternal City (#11) | There are three gigantic Silver Spheres for you to kill in this city, and they will all reward you with a Larval Tear once dispatched. |
| Caria Manor (#12) | You can also purchase Larval Tears. Within Caria Manor, you can encounter a merchant called Pidia. First, you have to defeat Royal Knight Loretta and then exit on your left to find Pidia. |
| Carian Study Hall (#13) | If you find the Resurrection painting in the Artist’s Shack, head to the graveyard north of Caria Manor to find a ghost. Talk to the ghost, and they’ll give you a Larval Tear. |
| Siofra River (#14) | There is a Nomadic Merchant near the Brazier puzzle who is selling a Larval Tear. Both Larval Tear purchases cost 3,000 Runes. |
That’s everything you need to know about respecing in Elden Ring and getting Larval Tears to respec.
