Elden Ring has multiplayer aspects which allow players to join up with others to face enemies together, or to fight each other for PvP.

Elden Ring is mostly a single-player game, but players can engage in co-op or PvP multiplayer with others in certain areas. Generally, summoning other players comes when it is time to face off against a boss. For those not aware, boss fights in Elden Ring can be excruciatingly difficult, like in Dark Souls, so the ability to summon other players can be quite helpful.

There are a few different methods that players can use to summon others in Elden Ring. Multiplayer also works a little differently than in other previous FromSoftware games. Sometimes summoning other players can be difficult because many people are playing the game now, and servers are still having trouble keeping up. Additionally, there are more people trying to summon players than those willing to be summoned.

Hopefully, these problems and others like the frame stuttering issues will be fixed soon. There have already been patches and server maintenance, which helps. Joining up with others to take on a boss or fighting with other players in PvP in Elden Ring is an exciting experience that players should be able to experience, even if they don’t do it often.

How To Use Multiplayer Modes In Elden Ring

The way that players summon others in Elden Ring is through Martyr Effigies. They are statues depicting a person hung upon a Y-shaped structure. There are several different types of statues throughout the game, but these ones deal with multiplayer. If players see these statues, they can interact with them and will get a notification that the summoning pool is now active. From here, they can use a Furlcalling Finger Remedy and they will see players’ summons on the ground. Gold summon signs are allies, whereas red summon signs are for potential enemies. Players can invite others to their world to engage in PvP too.

If players want to join other players’ worlds for co-op in Elden Ring, they can use the Tarnished’s Furled Finger to place down a summon sign in a specific location. Or they can use a Small Golden Effigy, which will send a cooperative summon sign to any nearby summoning pools. Alternatively, they can use the Duelist Furled Finger, to put down a red summon sign so other players can summon them. They can also use a Small Red Effigy, to spread the summoning sign to nearby summoning pools. Finally, players can use a Bloody Finger to invade other worlds for PvP.

Whatever players choose, there are ways to interact with others even without summoning. Most prevalent is Elden Ring’s messaging system, where players can leave helpful, deceptive, or funny messages. They can also ask important questions and provide hopefully helpful answers.

Next: Elden Ring: Complete Walkthrough, Boss Strategies & Build Guides

Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.