Freyja questline guide - Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree

Here is the full Redmane Freyja quest walkthrough in Shadow Of The Erdtree

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Looking for a full walkthrough of the Freyja quest in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? The Redmane Freyja quest is one of many new NPC questlines you can complete to get unique items and lore tidbits in Shadow Of The Erdtree . As a follower of Miquella and former comrade in arms to Radahn , Redmane Freyja is a curious character who becomes intent on discovering the promise made between the two Empyreans.

Redmane Freyja’s quest will span across the Gravesite Plains, Shadow Keep and right to the endgame. Depending on your choices, you can get the impressive Golden Lion Shield and more. See below for a list of all rewards and all Freyja quest steps so you don’t miss out on anything important.

Freyja quest steps

Below is an overview of all the steps you need to take to complete the Freyja questline in Shadow Of the Erdtree. Whilst you can use this as a checklist, you can scroll below for each section which offers a more in-depth walkthrough of the questline. This includes all possible outcomes and quest rewards.

Here are the steps needed to complete Freyja’s questline in Elden Ring:

1. Meet Freyja at the Three-Path Cross Site Of Grace.
2. Optional: Summon Freyja for the boss of Belurat, Tower Settlement ( Divine Beast Dancing Lion )
3. Optional: Speak to Freyja again and ask her about the damage to her armor.
4. Break Miquella’s charm.
5. Speak to Freyja again at the Three-Path Cross.
6. Optional: Speak to Ansbach at the Main Gate Cross Site Of Grace.
7. Progress through The Shadow Keep in Scadu Altus.
8. Speak to Freyja on the 7th floor of the Specimen Storehouse.
9. Locate the Secret Rite Scroll on the 4th floor of the Specimen Storehouse.
10. Give the scroll to Ansbach on the 1st Floor of the Specimen Storehouse.
11. Rest at a Site of Grace and speak to Ansbach again.
12. Choose whether to give Ansbach’s letter to Freyja or not.
13. Depending on this choice, either return to Freyja’s spot at The Shadow Keep after discovering Enir-Ilim or see her at Enir-Ilim (Cleansing Chamber Anteroom fight against Leda and her allies ).

Freyja location: Gravesite Plain

When you first meet Freyja, she will be located at the Three-Path Cross Site Of Grace in the Gravesite Plain. Here, she will tell you that (like the other NPCs here) she was guided to the Land of Shadow by Kindly Miquella but was once a comrade of General Radahn’s and fought alongside him.

She will also mention a ‘dour little friend’ who can give you a map of Miquella’s Crosses (she refers to Hornsent , who should be standing nearby and will give you the Cross Map).

Until Miquella’s Charm is broken, Freyja will be located at the Three-Path Cross in the Gravesite Plain. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

You may encounter Freyja twice more on your travels from this point. She is an optional summon for two boss fights. The first being the boss of Belurat, Tower Settlement (the Divine Beast Dancing Lion ) and the second being the first boss of The Shadow Keep (the Golden Hippopotamus ). Speaking to Freyja after the first of these fights will earn you some extra dialogue where you can ask her about the damage to her armor and she will reveal that she was affected by Scarlet Rot , but Miquella helped her hence her loyalty to him.

Before you can drastically progress her storyline, you’ll need to break Miquella’s charm , a spell that was cast on the NPCs of the land to keep them peaceful.

How to break Miquella’s charm

To break Miquella’s charm, travel to one of the following locations. The first time you travel to one of these, you’ll hear a shattering noise, signifying that the charm is broken. To find out more about what this means, see our ‘A great rune is broken’ explainer guide.

• Travel to the Shadow Keep.
• Travel to the Rauh Base.
• Travel to eastern Scadu Altus (beyond Bonny Village).

These are the key locations you’ll need for progressing this questline in The Shadow Keep. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

Once the charm is broken, speak to Freyja once more. She will reveal that Miquella and Radahn had made some sort of pact before his death and she wishes to find out more about it. She assures the Tarnished that even with her free will intact, she is no enemy. After this conversation, Freyja will move to the Specimen Storehouse 7th Floor Site Of Grace .

Before progressing through the Shadow Keep , make sure you have also spoken to Ansbach at the Main Gate Cross, as he and Freyja’s questlines are heavily interlinked.

Note: After breaking Miquella’s charm, certain interactions with NPCs will be locked out. We recommend speaking to both Thiollier and Moore and progressing their questlines enough that you have acquired the Black Syrup first, or you may be locked out of Thiollier’s questline later.

Freyja location: Shadow Keep

The Specimen Storehouse is a maze-like area in the Shadow Keep that will require you to climb many different balconies and the specimens themselves to reach the top. As you make your way to the 7th Floor Site Of Grace, you’ll hear Freyja repeat these words:

By my lord…Will I ever make sense of this jumble? Truly, I should have asked Ansbach to impart his knowledge when I had the chance.

Freyja seems to be studying a tablet of some kind but cannot discern the information contained therein. To advance this part of the quest and get her next lines of dialogue, you must find the Secret Rite Scroll and give it to Ansbach who is located in a room adjacent to the 1st Floor Site Of Grace in the Specimen Storehouse.

Where to find the Secret Rite Scroll

Here is the Secret Rite Scroll location in Elden Ring. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

The Secret Rite Scroll can be found on a desk in one of the specimen offices. To get there, travel to the 4th Floor Site Of Grace and follow these steps:

1. Move towards the balcony and turn left.
2. Continue up two flights of stairs.
3. Turn left and take the stairs downwards. Take a right into the room here.
4. Loot the scroll from the desk located at the back-right corner.

Note: Make sure you have spoken to Freyja in the Specimen Storehouse at least once before giving the Secret Rite Scroll to Ansbach. Otherwise, Ansbach will disappear soon after and you won’t be able to retrieve the ‘Letter to Freyja’ quest item unless you assist Leda and kill Ansbach . This decision will be locked in and you’ll no longer be able to summon Ansbach for aid in two future fights.

Once you have the Secret Rite Scroll, give it to Ansbach. You can also tell Ansbach ‘about Freyja’s decision’ for extra dialogue and background information about Freyja. After resting at a Site Of Grace and speaking to him again, he will ask you to pass on a letter to Freyja , revealing the answers she seeks in regards to Radahn.

Should you give the letter to Freyja?

Freyja and Ansbach’s questlines are closely interlinked. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

There are a few outcomes depending on whether you give Ansbach’s letter to Freyja or not, her life may very well depend on it. The outcomes are as follows:

Beware story spoilers incoming.

• Give the letter to Freyja: Although Ansbach wished the news of Radahn’s unholy resurrection would spur her into battle, Freyja decides to remain loyal to Miquella. She will appear against the Tarnished in the Enir-Ilim Cleansing Chamber Anteroom fight, resulting in her death and the Tarnished getting her Greatsword and armor set. You’ll receive the Golden Lion Shield right away.
• Do not give the letter to Freyja: Freyja will stay out of the Enir-Ilim fight. Once you progress to Enir-Ilim she will disappear from The Shadow Keep and you’ll then be able to get the Golden Lion Shield from where she once was.

The basis of this decision mostly depends on whether you want to thin the numbers in a future fight or not and make it easier for yourself. There can be up to four NPCs present in this fight depending on your choices within Leda’s questline , but having Freyja there will allow you to take her gear afterwards.

If you do decide to give her the letter, she will ask you to pass on a message to Ansbach. Return to his room to do so and receive more dialogue around the choices you have made so far.

Freyja questline rewards

You can get Freyja’s full armor set if give you give her Ansbach’s letter and face her in Enir-Ilim. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

Depending on the choices you made thus far, you can receive these possible rewards for completing Freyja’s questline:

• Golden Lion Shield: Strength scaling C, Roaring Bash Weapon Skill.
• Freyja’s Greatsword: Strength scaling C, Dexterity E, Spinning Slash Weapon Skill.
• Freyja’s Helm, Armor, Gauntlets and Greaves.

That rounds off our guide on the Freyja questline in Elden Ring : Shadow Of The Erdtree. For more Elden Ring tips and tricks , check out our best weapons , best armor , Talismans , builds or boss locations guides.

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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