Elden Ring – how to get to Nokron, the Eternal City

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• You can only reach Nokron, the Eternal City after you beat Starscourge Radahn.
• The path to Nokron opens in Limgrave, west of Fort Haight.

There are several somewhat hidden areas to discover in the Lands Between, so learning how to get to Nokron, the Eternal City in Elden Ring will help with your completion. As an area that is locked behind a boss, you might need some pointers on how to reach it, as it is not immediately obvious. Located above the Siofra River, another somewhat hidden subterranean area, Nokron the Eternal City will only become available after completing Caelid and plays a big role in Ranni’s questline. Technically, it is an optional area.

How to get to Nokron, the Eternal City in Elden Ring

To get to Nokron in Elden Ring, make your way to Fort Haight West and travel to the west from the Site of Grace. Once you beat Starscourge Radahn in Caelid, a meteor will strike Limgrave and open the path in the location we mentioned. Travel into the crater and continue going along the path, dropping down from ledge to ledge. Eventually, you will come to a gate and it will split you out onto some rooftops. This is the entrance to Nokron, the Eternal City. Here are the steps required to reach Nokron in Elden Ring, alongside the location for the area:

After you beat Radahn, the path will open at this spot in Limgrave. Image taken by VideoGamer

When you approach the crater, look for this path down to the west. Image taken by VideoGamer

This is the entrance to Nokron. Follow the path forward. Image taken by VideoGamer

At the end of this path, go to the right and follow it until you come to side door. Image taken by VideoGamer

This is the Nokron, eternal City Site of Grace. Image taken by VideoGamer

Enter the courtyard and proceed through the level until you reach the Mimic Tear boss. Image taken by VideoGamer

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Beat Starscourage Radahn

The first step to reaching Nokron in Elden Ring is by beating Starscourge Radahn. You can reach Radahn after completing all of Caelid and progressing through the Redmane Castle. Beating Radahn triggers a cutscene where a meteor-like object crashes down towards Limgrave. This is essential to reaching Nokron since it is what causes the opening of the entrance of the underground city.

Go to Limgrave – Fort Haight West Site of Grace

Upon beating Radahn, head to the Fort Haight West site of grace. Once here, an area with rocks floating in the air will be visible. If you are approaching the crater from Fort Haight, skirt along the edge of the crater until you find a natural path down. When in the crater, go to the right and follow the path down, dropping down from ledge to ledge. Eventually, you will enter into a ruined building. Drop down the ledges once more and continue going forward and you will eventually reach the entrance to Nokron. Carefully navigate down the rooftops and collapsed buildings, and you will want to head to the right where there is a metallic blob – a Silver Tear – waiting to ambush you.

Once you jump down, kill the Silver Tear and continue forward. Another one will snipe you on the left, so take this one out next. The path is fairly linear, but you should jump down to the isolated Silver Tear on a platform next to the collapsed building with the golden scarab on it. Kill this mimic and jump across to the gap to take out the other two tears. With them dealt with, continue up the path and loot the corpse at the end. Jump off to the right and follow the narrow path along the building. Take the first left you see and go into the house. Below, you’ll see a patrol of enemies that you can take out from ranged here or rush them. Before you jump down, check the back of the room to get a Smithing Stone 5.

Nokron, the Eternal City Site of Grace

With these weird fleshy monsters dead, continue going forward through the door adorned with torches to find your first Site of Grace – Nokron, the Eternal City. Enter the courtyard and deal with the little gremlin enemies, there are some ranged, so be careful of their arrows. Pick up the Ghost-Glovewort Picket’s Bell Bearing from the corpse and then head east when you’re ready to progress. Go down the stairs and take a right, you will need to deal with the Nox enemy and the Silver Tear, so take your time and bait them to you.

Proceed forward and take care of the small rotunda on your right. There is an item in the middle, but Silver Tears will drop down on you and grapple you if you get caught. Run through to trigger them to drop and then take them out. There is only one more place to go, and that is forward. Head to the boss room and prepare to fight the Mimic Tear boss.

✓ Good to know

Mimic Tear boss can be cheesed

Before you enter the fog gate into the Mimic Tear boss room, take off all your equipment. Literally everything. The Mimic Tear replicates what your character has equipped and so going in with no weapons or armour means the boss will spawn with no weapons or amour. Enjoy!

With that, you have found Nokron, the Eternal City and can continue onwards to locate the Fingerslayer Blade for Ranni. It now links up to an area above the Siofra River, and you can continue along the path to reach the Night’s Sacred Ground and the Ancestral Woods Site of Grace. The whole section after the Mimic Tear is extremely linear, so you should have no trouble navigating the area.