One such system, often overlooked by players, is the use of containers-cracked pots, ritual pots, hefty cracked pots, and perfume bottles-for crafting powerful consumables. While these may seem like minor utility items at first, a deeper look reveals just how versatile and devastatingly effective they can be in both combat and exploration.

 

Whether you're a new Tarnished or a seasoned warrior, understanding how to use these Elden Ring Items can make your journey through the Lands Between significantly smoother-and deadlier.

 

The Types of Containers

 

There are four primary container types in Elden Ring:

1.Cracked Pots:These are the standard containers used to craft a variety of throwing pots such as fire pots, sleep pots, and more. They're common and form the foundation of container-based crafting.

 

2.Ritual Pots:Used for crafting stronger and special pot-based items like sacrificial pots or cursed-blood pots. These often come with added effects or status builds.

 

3.Hefty Cracked Pots:Introduced in the DLC, these are larger, heavier versions of cracked pots that are used to create especially powerful variants, like hefty fire pots.

 

4.Perfume Bottles:These are somewhat separate from the pot family but still fall under container-based crafting. They are used to craft perfume-based consumables and, in a few cases, weapons.

 

5.Each container type is reusable and non-consumable. That means once you find one, it's yours permanently. Crafting and throwing a pot or using a perfume does not destroy the container-you get it back afterward. This system encourages experimentation and strategic item use without worrying about losing rare resources.

 

How to Start Crafting

 

To begin crafting pot-based items in Elden Ring, you'll need to acquire the Crafting Kit. This essential item is sold by the merchant Kale at the Church of Elleh in Limgrave. Along with the kit, Kale also sells three cracked pots, giving players a solid starting point for their container crafting adventures.

 

Once you have the crafting kit, you can open the Item Crafting menu from the pause screen. Here, you'll find a dedicated section for throwing pots, where you'll see the recipes available to you, the materials required, and how many you can craft based on your current inventory of containers and ingredients.

 

Understanding the Crafting Menu

 

When you access the crafting menu, there's a lot of information displayed. Here's how to interpret it:

 

 Held:The number of that pot currently in your inventory.

 Stored:The number of that pot stored in your chest at a Site of Grace.

 Containers:How many empty containers of the relevant type you currently have.

 Container Type Requirement:This shows which type of container is needed and how many are currently being used by existing crafted items.

 Materials:The ingredients needed to craft the item and how many of those materials you have.

 

For example, a Fire Pot might require one Mushroom and one Smoldering Butterfly per pot. If you have six cracked pots and the needed materials, you can craft up to six fire pots. Once used, your cracked pots return to your inventory, empty and ready for reuse.

 

Inventory Management and Quick Use

 

To make throwing pots accessible during combat, add them to your Quick Item slots through the Equipment menu. This lets you cycle through them using the D-pad (or arrow keys on PC) and throw them quickly using your designated use button.

 

It's important to manage your inventory of throwing pots wisely. If you craft six fire pots using six cracked pots but suddenly need sleep pots, you'll either need to throw the fire pots to get your containers back or use a more efficient method-the chest at a Site of Grace.

 

Using the Chest to Free Up Containers

 

At any Site of Grace, you can access your storage chest. Here, you can move throwing pots out of your inventory and into storage, which immediately frees up the containers used to make them.

 

There's also an Auto Refill function. When enabled (blue icon), any pots or consumables stored in the chest will automatically be placed back into your inventory the next time you rest at a Site of Grace. This allows you to keep your favorite setups ready without having to recraft them every time.

 

This storage system makes it easy to manage multiple pot types. For instance, you could store three fire pots and then use the freed-up containers to make three sleep pots, effectively doubling your utility.Crafting More Pot Types

 

While you start the game with basic fire pot recipes, many more options become available through Cookbooks. These items grant new crafting recipes for a wide variety of pot-based weapons, ranging from:

 

 Sleep Pots (inflict sleep status)

 Poison Pots (inflict poison buildup)

 Holy Water Pots (deal holy damage)

 Cursed-Blood Pots (inflict madness buildup)

 Rot Pots (apply Scarlet Rot)

 Lightning Pots (inflict lightning damage)

 

Each pot can be tailored to specific enemy weaknesses or dungeon encounters, making them a vital part of any serious player's toolkit.

 

Attribute Scaling and Build Synergy

Interestingly, many pots scale with specific attributes:

 

 Hefty Fire Pots:Scale with Strength and Dexterity.

 Poison Pots:Scale with Arcane.

 Holy Water Pots:Scale with Faith.

 Lightning Pots:Scale with Dexterity.

 Rot Pots:Do not scale with any attribute.

 

This means your build should influence your pot selection. A Strength build may benefit from hefty fire pots, while a Faith build could lean into holy damage pots.

 

Additionally, damage can be further increased through buffs like Golden Vow or items such as:

 

 Companion Jar Talisman:Boosts pot damage.

 Jar Helm:Increases pot damage and gives your Tarnished a unique aesthetic.

 Perfumer's Talisman:Boosts perfume bottle effects.

 

These items and buffs make throwing pots a viable source of supplementary damage-even in late-game or PvP.

 

Perfume Bottles:A Quick Overview

 

Perfume bottles also play a role in container crafting. There are a few damaging perfumes, like Spark Aromatic, but most are buffs or utility tools like:

 

 Uplifting Aromatic:Temporarily boosts defense.

 Poison Spraymist:Applies poison in an area.

 Acid Spraymist:Reduces enemy armor.

 

They don't scale with stats and aren't affected by traditional damage buffs, but their utility is undeniable in certain builds and encounters.

 

Final Thoughts

 

The container system in Elden Ring is deeper than it appears at first glance. Cracked pots, ritual pots, hefty cracked pots, and perfume bottles offer an impressive variety of crafted Elden Ring Runes that can be adapted to any playstyle. Thanks to the non-consumable nature of these containers, players are free to experiment, strategize, and build around these items without the fear of running out.

 

Whether you're raining fire from afar or applying status effects to control the battlefield, mastering pots and their containers can significantly elevate your gameplay. So go out there, find those cookbooks, upgrade your stats, and don't be afraid to throw some pots at the nearest boss-you might just be surprised at how effective they are.