Ever come across glowing skulls in Elden Ring? Did you just walk past them? They’re not there just for decoration.
What’s with the glowing skulls in Elden Ring?
Each glowing skull in Elden Ring drops one Golden Rune worth 200 Runes. When you see one, smash it with your weapon or stomp it with your horse, Torrent. Then, pick up the Golden Runes and stash them in your Inventory. As they add up, you can use them to buy new items and level up your character.
Breaking glowing skulls is easy. A simple melee attack will do the job. If you run over them with your horse, you don’t even have to get off to collect the Runes.
You can keep the Golden Runes in your Inventory. This means you won’t drop them when you die.
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Glowing skull respawn in Elden Ring
Glowing skulls respawn randomly in various place on the Elden Ring map. They spawn at a pretty good rate, especially early in the game. If you can’t find any, maybe you simply can’t see them. Try increasing your brightness or gamma settings.
If the glowing skull respawn rate is pretty low for you, you’re just unlucky. Have a little patience, keep roaming the Lands Between, and you’ll eventually find your glowing skulls.
Conclusion
The glowing skulls you’ll find scattered all over the Elden Ring map drop Gold Runes if you smash them or stomp them with your horse. Collect the Gold Runes, add them to your Inventory and use them to level up your character.
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