Elden Ring Cheat Table — Codes and What They Do

Cheats are fine until they quietly disable something you cared about, which is why the consequences matter.

Anything that requires downloading a program is not a cheat code. A code that softlocks a mission is a known risk in more than one of these games. Half the pages on this topic were written for a build that no longer exists, which is why they stop matching what you see.

What you give up

Codes typically do not persist through a reload, which surprises people who use them for convenience. Console entry uses button sequences with tight timing, and mistiming reads as a broken code. There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you. Some effects stack in ways the developers did not intend and the game does not handle gracefully.

Case and spacing matter more than the lists suggest. Everything below is framed around the current state of Elden Ring rather than a launch-week impression. Achievement locking is usually per-save rather than per-account, but not always.

Codes that no longer work

The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds. Elden Ring is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look.

• Save manually before using anything irreversible.
• Expect achievements to lock for that save file.
• Check the version you are actually running before assuming anything is broken.
• Re-enter the same code to toggle an effect off.
• Enter codes exactly, including spacing.

How to enter them

If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later.

Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work. The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time.

Anything promising online effects

Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it.

The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing. The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first.

What each one actually does

If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on. Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

Where people go wrong

• Rushing the last step, which is usually the one with the actual requirement in it.
• Grinding a method that was patched months ago because a thread still ranks well.
• Assuming a guide from an older season still describes the current version.

Elden Ring FAQ

Is this still accurate after the latest Elden Ring update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

Do the effects save?

Rarely. Most reset when you reload, which makes them convenience rather than permanent change.

Do achievements still unlock?

Generally no, for the save you used them on. Starting a clean save restores normal unlocking.

Do I need any mods or third-party tools for this?

No. Everything described here works with the base game on any supported platform.

Come back to the caveats list if it does not work first time — the answer is almost always in there.