Elden Ring: 17 Tips & Tricks The Game NEVER Told You

4. You Can Heal & Attack On Ladders

A classic Souls tactic if you need to take a breather, recoup or just force the fight onto a different plane entirely for a bit, dive onto a ladder and you have three options:

- R1/RB - Light attack (a punch upwards)

- R2/RT - Heavy attack (a kick downwards)

- Circle/B - Heal/drink Flask.

Combined, it means you can knock any pursuing enemies to their death with a few hits, and/or you can take a minute to get your health back while the AI fumbles, trying to track where you disappeared to.