How to complete Boc’s questline in Elden Ring

Seeing Boc’s quest in Elden Ring by way of to completion won’t have a lot bearing on how your story in The Lands Between performs out, but it surely is one of many uncommon situations the place a story ends on a hopeful observe

It’s additionally the one option to alter your garments at no cost, which is helpful should you plan on making modifications to your gear, although you’ll be able to simply mess issues up and sentence Boc to a tragic, lonely loss of life.

Our Elden Ring Boc quest walkthrough helps you — and him — keep away from that less-than-ideal destiny. Learn on for all steps of Boc’s quest in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring Boc quest steps

Right here’s a common breakdown of what you do in Boc’s quest in Elden Ring.

1. Discover Boc north of Agheel Lake in Limgrave
2. Assist Boc on the Coastal Cave
3. Make use of Boc as your seamster
4. Converse with Boc in Altus Plateau
5. Discover the Prattling Pate in Hermit Village
6. Converse with Boc in Leyndell and determine his destiny
7. Give Boc the Golden Needle

Discover and converse with Boc disguised as a tree in Limgrave

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Boc has taken root north of Agheel Lake in Limgrave, close to the telescope located on the western aspect of the bridge. And we imply that actually, as he’s a tree while you first meet him.

Method the telescope, and also you’ll hear Boc name out to you. Stroll a little bit methods north and east of the telescope, transferring towards the small copse of timber, and also you’ll discover a little bit purple tree standing barely aside from the remainder of the timber and shrubbery.

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Dodge-roll into the tree to take away the glamor spell and restore Boc to his regular type. Converse with him just a few extra instances to study his kin chucked him out of their cave house — a fairly obscure trace of the place to go subsequent, however the location isn’t too far-off.

Assist Boc on the Coastal Cave

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Journey to the Coastal Collapse southwestern Limgrave, both on foot or through the Website of Grace, should you’ve been there already.

Boc is true subsequent to the Coastal Cave Website of Grace, and he’s not in a great way. Converse to him, and he’ll let you know his household put him within the situation he’s in. Should you’ve already cleared the cave and defeated the Demi-Human Chieftan, you’ll be able to simply converse to Boc and provides him the Stitching Needle you recovered in that battle. He doesn’t want the Tailor’s Instruments, so these are yours to maintain.

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Should you haven’t ventured into the cave but, head over to our Coastal Cave walkthrough for some useful suggestions.

With needle in hand, Boc tells you his dream: to be a seamster like his mom, the one one who ever beloved him. That’s all you are able to do with Boc for now.

Go to the Lake-Going through Cliffs Website of Grace

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Relaxation on the Lake-Going through Cliffs Website of Grace after arriving, and Boc will seem. Stand up, converse with him, and let him turn out to be your seamster. For now, that simply means he’ll alter your clothes at no cost, which is a pleasant option to cut back weight — and stats, sadly — with out having to fork over any Runes. He ought to seem at any Website of Grace while you relaxation there any further.

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Some gamers say the subsequent steps till arriving at Leyndell are optionally available, although given how obscure quest conditions are in Elden Ring, it’s greatest to finish them simply in case.

Go to the East Raya Lucaria Website of Grace

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Journey to the East Raya Lucaria Website of Grace subsequent. Relaxation once more, and select the choice to talk with Melina. She’ll advocate you retain Boc round and present him kindness. Converse with Boc once more, although he gained’t have something new to say.

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Go to the Altus Freeway Junction Website of Grace

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Subsequent, head to the Altus Freeway Junction Website of Grace. It’s northeast of the Grand Carry of Dectus and proper earlier than the causeway that leads you to Leyndell. Converse with Boc as soon as once more — although he’ll, as soon as once more, not have a lot new to say.

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Receive the Prattling Pate from Hermit Village

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You will get the Prattling Pate that claims “You’re Stunning” at any level in Boc’s quest, and even earlier than you begin, however in order for you the perfect ending, you will need to get hold of it earlier than talking with Boc at Leyndell.

The Pate is in Hermit Village, south of Mt Gelmir, the trail to which we’ve outlined in our Sellen walkthrough. When you enter the city through its southern entrance, you’ll see a corpse with the telltale merchandise glow to your proper. Pillage it to acquire the Pate.

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Do you give Boc a Larval Tear in Leyndell?

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Enter Leyndell, and relaxation on the East Capital Rampart Website of Grace. Converse with Boc till he says all he has to say in regards to the Erdtree, after which he’ll begin discussing his appears to be like. He needs to turn out to be stunning and regrets his present look, and you’ve got three issues you are able to do to resolve his drawback.

Choice 1: Ignore Boc

Should you simply transfer on with out giving Boc something, he’ll disappear without end. That’s why you have to get the Prattling Pate earlier than talking with him at Leyndell, or it’ll be too late.

Choice 2: Assist Boc Be Reborn with a Larval Tear

Boc desires Rennala to offer him new life, and you may make that occur by giving him a Larval Tear, the merchandise you employ to respec. That sounds all nicely and good, besides should you go to Rennala’s library to see how Boc’s getting on, you’ll discover him as a human and, after resting, as a lifeless human. Not the best end result.

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Choice 3: Remind Boc He Is Stunning

After Boc finishes speaking about his want for rebirth, use the Prattling Pate to inform him he’s stunning. Say you suppose he’s stunning when he asks, and he’ll stay content material in himself and gained’t die. Notice that you need to use the Pate in entrance of Boc any time after talking with Melina, and it robotically locks you in to this selection.

That is technically the top of Boc’s quest, although he has another service he can present.

Give Boc the Golden Needle

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After sorting Boc’s identification disaster out, you can provide him the Golden Needle, discovered on the Church of Vows in Liurnia — the place the turtle pope Miriel lives. With that, Boc can alter champion’s gear, the armor from Nice Rune holders you should buy from Enia in Roundtable Maintain.

Some gamers say you must personal a minimum of one piece of legendary tools for Boc to simply accept the Golden Needle, so should you don’t have the choice to fork it over, come again after you have a legendary merchandise.