Elden Ring: How to Get Alberich's Set

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When it comes to fashion, no Soulsborne game comes close to the possibilities present in Elden Ring. FromSoft poured their creative energy into crafting an expansive wardrobe for this open-world masterpiece, catering to a myriad of build themes. Whether your aspiration is to become a cold wizard or an enigmatic dark knight, Elden Ring offers an array of armors precisely tailored to your preferences.

Moreover, Elden Ring features specific armor sets designed to amplify certain build types. Take, for instance, the Spellblade set donned by Rogier, enhancing glintstone spells, or the Raptor’s Black Feather, boost jump attacks. Yet, these examples already are quite powerful even without their optimal armor pairings. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Aberrant (thorn) sorceries, the singular sorcery class entailing Blood loss build up.

Even with the strongest status build-up in the game, Aberrant sorceries struggle to deal good damage. Those aspiring to create an Aberrant build must secure the Alberich’s set, which boosts thorn sorceries by an impressive 24% when all four pieces are equipped. Here's how you can get Alberich’s set in Elden Ring.

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Elden Ring: Alberich’s Set Location Guide

Alberich’s set is adorned with stunning red glintstones crafted from the blood sacrifices of exiles sent to the frigid Mountaintops of the Giants. Players can catch a glimpse of Alberich’s set when encountering Mad Tongue Alberich, an NPC invader found on the first floor of Roundtable Hold. Unfortunately, defeating Mad Tongue Alberich won't result in obtaining his armor set. To acquire the set, players need to travel all the way to the Fortified Manor in Leyndell, the Royal Capital.

Inside the first floor of Fortified Manor, players can find Alberich’s set lying as an item on a corpse. Fortified Manor is a replica or perhaps the original Roundtable Hold, while the one located outside the map is just a ghost, as it can be accessed only through fast travel. Players who haven’t made it to the Fortified Manor might not know its location. While it is located in one of the main areas of Elden Ring, players might miss it unless they choose to visit this location to collect the Sanctified Whetblade or a seedbed curse to progress Dungeater’s questline.

To get to the Fortified Manor, players will first have to unlock Leyndell in Altus Plateau. This legacy dungeon can only be accessed after obtaining two Great Runes and defeating the Draconic Tree Sentinel guarding the entrance in the far east of Altus Plateau. Players can activate the Capital Rampart site of grace after defeating the Draconic Tree Sentinel. From here, continue heading into Leyndell to reach the East Capital Rampart grace site.

After resting at East Capital Rampart, leave through the door on the west and then go south and through all the buildings to eventually reach the main streets, which lead to the Avenue Balcony site of grace. Just before this grace site, an Erdtree Avatar boss will drop out of the sky. Players can choose to fight it to claim a Lord’s Rune or head straight for the grace site.

From Avenue Balcony, take the stairs heading northwest, climb over the wing of the deceased Ancient Dragon Gransax, and continue moving south to find a ladder. This ladder will lead you to the West Capital Rampart site of grace. Once at West Capital Rampart, jump off the balcony to the west to discover the entrance to the Fortified Manor. Open the door and proceed straight to locate Alberich’s set on a corpse lying in the center of the large room. While here, take the opportunity to activate the Fortified Manor, First Floor grace site in the rooms to the north of where you collect Alberich’s armor set.