Elden Dogs (An Elden Ring Podcast)
Welcome to Elden Dogs, a podcast discussing the lore of Elden Ring! Whether you're a longtime member of the Roundtable Hold or just starting your journey through the Lands Between, Elden Dogs bids you welcome. Each week, we dive deep into the rich lore, epic gameplay, and secrets of FromSoftware’s masterpiece. Join us as we explore the vast open world, discuss the lore of items, and unravel the mysteries of the Erdtree. Elden Dogs is your faithful companion on the path to becoming Elden Lord. A proud member of The Dogcast Network!
76 - Weapons Pt. 6
Patreon Release Date: Jun 15th 2025
Weapons Covered:
Light Bows
Bows
Great Bows
Crossbows
Ballistae
Staves
Seals
Paulie Walnuts from the Sopranos
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75 - Bestiary Pt. 10
Patreon Release Date: Mar 20th 2025
Part 10 of the Bestiary features a bunch of heavy hitters. We go to Messmer's bedroom and beat up that nerd. After a strange night of camping, we punch Midra is his fiery nose. And Radahn steals our lunch money.
This episode is coming 3 days early because we love and appreciate you. Sorry for the various episodes having a variable release schedule lately. Things will settle down soon!
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74 - DLC Sorceries & Incantations
Patreon Release Date: Jul 20th 2025
Shadow of the Erdtree brings a whole new batch of magical nonsense to fling at your enemies. Sorceries now include space rocks and a massive pair of twin moons, while incantations let you fling little fire snakes or throw healing spells from a distance!
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73 - Items & Tools
Patreon Release Date: Aug 17th 2025
Heck, what are we doing here people? We are talking about items for a whole episode? That's right Tarnished!
The Inventory holds many secrets and oddities and we need to discuss them. I guarantee you will learn something today!
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72 - Bestiary Pt. 9
Patreon Release Date: Mar 10th 2025
Our journey through the Land of Shadow continues as we discuss the wacky and weird denizens of this forsaken land.
The hippopotamus is not a hippo. The Fire Knights are spoiled brats. And the Curseblade would be fantastic in a fighting game. Only 25 enemies left to go!
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71 - Weapons Pt. 5
Patreon Release Date: Jun 1st 2025
Weapons Covered:
Reapers
Whips
Hand-to-Hand Arts
Fists
Claws
Beast Claws
Throwing Blades
Perfume Bottles
Torches
Shields
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70 - Bestiary Pt. 8
Patreon Release Date: Feb 23rd 2025
The Bestiary has returned! In this beloved series, we break down every single varmint and miscreant in the Land of Shadow.
Join us we discuss the Shadow Undead, Man-Flies, and the Bloodfiends. Are Giant Electric Sheep a good thing? Why would anyone kill a horse? And is it a metal band?
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69 - Spirit Ashes Pt. 3
Patreon Release Date: Jun 30th 2025
Freyja and Ansbach are here to discuss all of our favorite friends! ...and Queelign. This episode dives into all of the spirit ashes from the DLC.
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68 - Bestiary Pt. 7
Patreon Release Date: Apr 8th, 2024
How did this turn into 7 episodes?! I guess it's just too much fun talking about the various denizens of the Lands Between.
In our final episode of Bestiary (at least until the DLC), we venture to the Haligtree to discuss monstrous musicians and badass rotten knights. We then venture to Farum Azula to talk about Dragons and Beastmen. Finally, we end on the Elden Beast.
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67 - Weapons Pt. 4
Patreon Release Date: May 18th 2025
Weapons Covered:
Great Hammers
Colossal Weapons
Spears
Great Spears
Halberds
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66 - Bestiary Pt. 6
Patreon Release Date: May 24th, 2024
Our journey through the various friends and not-so-friends of the Lands Between continues as we venture into the Mountaintops of the Giants!
First, we stop in the beautiful ruins of Zamor to discuss basketball! Then, we reminisce on House Hoslow and the trouser-less heroes of their house. Finally, we talk a whole lot about fire. Fire giants, black flames, and fires on top of your head!
65 - Weapons Pt. 3
Patreon Release Date: May 7th 2025
Tarnished go Bonk!
Weapons Covered:
Axes
Greataxes
Hammers
Flails
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64 - Bestiary Pt. 5
Patreon Release Date: Feb 25th, 2024
There's a lot of enemies in this game! Gideon and Alexander crack open a couple of cold ones to discuss the denizens of the Lands Between!
We start at the Ruin Strewn Precipice and the horrors of latin music, before we venture into the Altus Plateau to discuss the skinning of gods or even just all the men in the village. Writhing rotmounds and spiritcaller snails, we talk about a whole lot of disgusting filth!
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63 - Weapons Pt. 2
Patreon Release Date: Apr 20th, 2025
Lots of heavy-hitters in Part 2 of our Weapons series. There Will Be Blood!
Weapons Covered:
Thrusting Swords
Great Thrusting Swords
Curved Swords
Curved Greatswords
Backhand Blades
Katanas
Great Katanas
Twinblades
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62 - Bestiary Pt. 4
Patreon Release Date: Jan 28th, 2024
The Underground Cities. You fear to go beneath the Lands Between. The Nox pushed their experiments too greedily and delved too deep into parts of the universe better left unknown. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Ainsel... really big ants.
The Bestiary continues Tarnished! In this episode we cover enemies mostly situated in Caria Manor, the Underground Rivers, the cities of the Nox, and the Moonlit Altar.
Watch out for the Basilisks...
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61 - Incantations
Patreon Release Date: Jun 3rd 2024
Take a set Tarnished. Today, Alexander and Sir Gideon convene to discuss the wide world of incantations in the Lands Between.
These spells cover many attacks, buffs, debuffs, and enhancements. If you want to shoot frosty dragon breath or shoot a frickin laser beam out of your eye, this is the episode for you!
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60 - Bestiary Pt. 3
Patreon Release Date: Jan 14th 2024
Our journey through the Lands Between continues as we tackle the Lakes of Liurnia!
We tackle the artificial Albinaurics, the crunchy Crystallians, and the hellspawn that are Crayfish. Seriously, we hate crayfish.
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59 - Spirit Ashes Pt. 2
Patreon Release Date: May 5th 2024
Welcome back to the Roundtable Hold Tarnished. This fine morning in the Lands Between, Alexander and Gideon continue their discussion of the joys of Spirit Ashes and the vile horrors of puppets.
Our discussion leads us through the Special Spirit Ashes and the Legendary Spirit Ashes. We talk squad goals, elden drip, and using spirit ashes for hype purposes.
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58 - Bestiary Pt. 2
Patreon Release Date: Dec 23rd 2023
Our journey through the Bestiary of The Lands Between continues! In this episode Alexander and Gideon discuss the creatures found in both the Weeping Peninsula and Caelid, and we must admit this might have the most heavy metal enemies in the game.
We talk about the Disciples of Rot, the Vulgar Militia, Putrid Corpses, and Flame Chariots. Caelid has a strange beauty, but these enemies are both vile and horrifying!
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57 - Nightreign: Lore
Patreon Release Date: Sept 28th 2025
How fares the night friend? and what the heck is it? Why is there a goat demon asking me strange questions and who is this talking doll?
Have no fear Nightfarers, today all questions will be answered, or at least considered! Today, we discuss the lore of Elden Ring: Nightreign.
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56 - Weapons Pt. 1
Patreon Release Date: Apr 6, 2025
In episode 1 of another multi-part series, we are tackling all of the weapons of the Lands Between. We begin with an overview of how weapons work and then we rank and discuss all of the weapons by type.
In Part 1 we cover:
Daggers
Straight Swords
Light Greatswords
Greatswords
Colossal Swords
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55 - Nightreign: Nightlords
So you want to take on the Nightlords. Easier said than done Nightfarer. You might want to have a listen to this here guide.
This episode goes through each Nightlord one at a time to discuss preparation, strategy, movesets, and how not to piss yourself when your two teammates go down and its you against an angry centaur knight or the meanest ice dragon this side of the Siofra River.
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54 - Enir Ilim
Miquella's journey is complete. He has ascended to the top of Enir-Ilim and is ready to resurrect his brother and wed him in holy matrimony.
The Tarnished have a difficult path heading up fighting many horny warriors and some old friends. We say goodby to Ansbach and Freyja. We mourn Moore.
How many times do we have to tell this old Redmane to sit down? Radahn is back and will not let up. Let's talk a little cheese before we put these puppies to bed!
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53 - Nightreign: Expeditions
You have selected your Nightfarer and now you are ready to be dropped into Limveld. Now what do you do?
Here is your guide for the moment to moment progression of a couple days in Limveld. What should be priority and what should be avoided!
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52 - Rauh Ruins
Time for an episode of Rauh Dogs! Ansbach and Freja take a stroll through the past as we tackles the completely confusing Rauh Ruins. Who made them? Some old civilization. What is Devonia looking at? We may never know!
We do take some time to go to church today as well as we attend the Church of the Bud. Romina is rotten and its time to nip it in the bud.
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51 - Nightreign: Nightfarers
Gather around Nightfarers! Today, we will learn each others names. Who is your Daddy and what does he do?
Brad is again joined by AE to discuss the various Nightfarers and their strengths and weaknesses!
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50 - Finger Ruins
Patreon Release Date: 01/05/2025
Everyone has that one friend who says some weird stuff. Ymir is one of these dudes. You have a couple cool conversations with him, and then he starts talking about the sound of your essence and young buy buried outside.
Today, we journey to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr and finally meet the Mother of All Fingers herself. Join as we discuss eating mushrooms and smoking the Dryleaf Dane.
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49 - Nightreign: Intro & Map Overview
Greetings Nightfarers! Welcome to another version of the Roundtable Hold. Here we will be discussing the bizarre new game that is Elden Ring Nightreign.
A new host, AE Marling aka The Executor will be joining us to explain the various intricacies of the game.
In this episode, we do a general introduction and map overview of the game.
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48 - Scaduview
Ansbach and Freyja have a long overdue visit to church. Our Elden Dogs are tackling the Scaduview region today which covers the Church District and the areas behind the Shadow Keep.
We beat up on a man without legs, we pick some flowers, and finally head back home.
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47 - Abyssal Woods
Some subjects need to be buried. Midra pursued the knowledge of the Frenzied Flame, and there was no turning back. The Hornsent attempted to silence the flame and bury the woods where it could never be found.
I am a Tarnished who doesn't care about any of that, but you scared my horsey. You must pay with your life.
46 - Jagged Peak
The Packers vs. the Bears, Stone Cold vs. the Rock, and Brad vs. Sobriety. These are some of the greatest matchups of all time, but none can compare with Bayle vs. Placidusax.
Today, the Elden Dogs pack our climbing gear and head for the Jagged Peak. We learn of all the different types of Sax and discuss Godwyn's ability to get in everywhere.
Igon is the perfect example of peak anger. Dude crawls up a mountain and rips his finger off for the opportunity to throw harpoons. Truly, none of us are worthy.
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45 - Cerulean Coast
How much is an eighth of sleep going for these day? Is velvet uncomfortable? Does Leonard wear horse shoes?
Join Ansbach and Freyja as we go down the Ellac River to the beautiful shores of the Cerulean coast. Here, we will meet maybe the most sensible of the demi-gods, St. Trina. I'm getting sleep already...
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44 - Nightreign Network Test Impressions
The network test for Elden Ring: Nightreign has come and gone! While it was a brief weekend, it left a big impression on both of your Tarnished hosts.
Join us for a discussion on our initial and unplanned thoughts of the game.
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43 -Shadow Keep
Today, we find ourselves on Messmer's front doorstep. It turns out the Beware: Golden Hippo sign was warranted. That's right, Ansbach and Freyja are ascending the Shadow Keep (or possibly descending).
We discuss the Fire Knights, Jar hospitals, and just how much we love Messmer.
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42 - Rauh Base
You must venture out into the wild on your own. We can't guarantee your return, but we can promise you, there will be big fucking bears.
That's right! We are facing another big cuddly bear at the Rauh Base. We also discuss the legendary local hero Ornis, the ability to redefine yourself like Sting. We bare it all!
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41 - Nightreign Explained
Elden Ring Nightreign was announced to the world at the Game Awards last Thursday. We were absolutely not expecting a new Elden Ring announcement and this trailer has proved to be a controversial one.
Join the Elden Dogs as we break down everything we know about this new 3v3 PVE Rogue-lite adventure in the Lands Between!
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40 - Scadu Altus
Harry, we've reached the top! After a magical ascent through Castle Ensis, we are at the Scadu Altus, a meandering section of the Land of Shadow. This episode we will be bouncing around as we discuss the Kindred of Rot, Berries and Cream, Misbegotten dentistry, and the Fort of Reprimand.
Please, for the love of Marika, just fight the Ghostflame Dragon with me. I am not trying to hurt you!
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39 - Invaded by Square Table Gaming
You are being invaded by Square Table Gaming! The Elden Dogs are joined for a special discussion with the lore master, Zach to discuss his thriving YouTube channel as well as the depth of Elden Ring lore.
We discuss Vyke, Miquella, Midra, St. Trina, and so much more. A great conversation with a fellow lorehound of Elden Ring!
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38 - Castle Ensis
Original Air Date: Sept 8, 2024
Our journey through the Land of Shadows continues as we cross the Ellac Greatbridge and ascend Castle Ensis. Rellana forsook her family o follow the man she loves, even if he has lame tattoos and plays his music too loud.
We also take a quick pitstop to discuss our first Ancient Forge and the Fog Rift Catacombs. Be nice to Furnace Golems. They love their pets just as much as we do!
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37 - Belurat Tower
Original Air Date: Oct 17, 2024
Righteous Tarnished, we must continue following in the steps of Miquella. He left that bar like an hour ago, and we have no clue what he is doing.
Join Freyja and Ansbach as fight Ghostflame Dragons, explore messed up jails, and conquer a conquered city as we fight dudes in a lion king outfit.
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