Elden Ring: How to Get Cracked Pots

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Not every player uses the crafting mechanic in Elden Ring, but those that do find much more use for certain items that can be found across the Lands Between. It makes it worth collecting the various Cookbooks as well, each containing different recipes for various items. Among the resources for crafting, fans especially find usefulness in the Cracked Pot .

Elden Ring's Cracked Pots cannot be farmed. There is a limited amount of them that can be found and bought. However, a lot of players have missed an important fact, and it's that these Cracked Pots are reusable. After they are used, they are refunded into the Tarnished's inventory. Being reusable makes the Cracked Pots invaluable, as they can make useful items like Sleep Pots, Poison Pots, Swarm Pots, and more.

Cracked Pot Locations

Overall, players can collect about 20 Cracked Pots from merchants and locations in the Lands Between.

Note that if Cracked Pots are chosen as a Keepsake at the beginning of the game , that means two less will be found in the Auriza Side Tomb, and the Merchant in South Caelid will not sell his.

Number Of Pots	Where To Find
Two	Found in Stormveil Castle in the room with Living Jars.
One	On a corpse near the Debate Parlor site of Grace in Raya Lucaria.
One	By the entrance to the Groveside Cave, on a corpse.
One	In Caria Manor, near the Royal Moongazing Grounds. Drop from some platforms to the southwest. It will be guarded by Living Jars.
One	In the Leyndell Royal Capital, by the site of Grace at Avenue Balcony on a corpse a level below.
Four	Found in the Auriza Side Tomb.
One	By the Minor Erdtree in Caelid.
Three	Found in Jarburg. One is on a corpse in a hut that requires the player to drop in from above. One is on a large headstone along the village main road. The last is in another hut.
Three	Purchasable from Merchant Kale for 300 Runes.
One	Sold by the merchant in North Limgrave for 600 Runes.
One	It can be bought by the merchant at the Castle Morne Rampart for 600 Runes.
One	Sold by a merchant in south Caelid for 1,500 Runes.

Cracked Pot Recipes And Tips

Cracked Pots will always be finite, as a New Game Plus will not add more Cracked Pots. For those that plan to use Cracked Pots a lot, it is a good idea to wear the Jar helmet, as it increases the damage of pots by 15 percent. The Companion Jar talisman is another great item, as it gives a 20 percent pot damage increase.

Overall, there are 11 different items that can be crafted with Cracked Pots. These are learned from six different cookbooks.

Cracked Pot Crafted Item	Recipe Book Needed
Holy Water Pot and Roped Holy Water Pot	Missionary's Cookbook (Purchasable by Merchant Kale)
Fire Pot and Roped Fire Pot	None
Volcano Pot and Roped Volcano Pot	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook (Bought by Merchant in Mt. Gelmir)
Poison Pot and Roped Poison Pot	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook
Fetid Pot and Roped Fetid Pot	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook
Rancor Pot	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook
Swarm Pot and Roped Fly Pot	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook
Oil Pot and Roped Oil Pot	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook
Lightning Pot and Roped Lightning Pot	Ancient Dragon Apostle's Cookbook (Bought by Merchant near the Forest-Spanning Great Bridge site of Grace)
Magic Pot and Roped Magic Pot	Glintstone Craftman's Cookbook (Found in a chest in a tower near the Academy Gate Town Site of Grace)
Sleep Pot	Fevor's Cookbook (Found on corpse southeast of the Summonwater Village Outskirts Site of Grace)