Sacramental Bud

An immature bud containing fresh blood.
Material used for crafting items.

Believed to originate long ago from a strain of buds cultivated with youthful, sacramental blood.

Sacramental Buds found in the overworld do not respawn after resting at a site of grace.

IN THE WORLD

• CaelidRegion:

  • 1 northeast of the Smoldering WallGrace site of grace, next to the Giant Crow. [Map link]

  • 15 around the Church of the PlagueGrace: 7 inside, and 8 in the graveyard outside.

  • 2 northwest of the Southern Aeonia Swamp BankGrace site of grace, on a corpse sitting in a chair.

• Altus PlateauGrace:

  • 1 far to the south of the Bower of BountyGrace site of grace.

  • 1 on a high cliff to the north of the lake, overlooking Sage's CaveGrace, behind an eagle sitting on the cliff

  • 4 near Wyndham RuinsLandmark, east of Wyndham CatacombsGrace entrance.

  • 11 around Writheblood RuinsLandmark: 9 inside the ruins, and 2 southeast.

  • 10 near the Amber Starlight.

• Mt. GelmirRegion:

  • 1 close to the Nomadic Merchant, but on a different cliff. From the Ninth Mt. Gelmir CampsiteGrace site of grace: go across the rope bridge, then down the ladder to the northeast, then south. [Map link]

  • 3 near the Abductor Virgins after Bridge of IniquityGrace Site of Grace, close to the cliff overlooking The Shaded CastleDungeon.

  • 4 on a cliff below the Nomadic Merchant. From the merchant: climb down the long ladder to the east, then go southwest.

  • 4 east of the Corpse-Stench ShackLandmark, sprouting from small mounds of corpses [Elden Ring Map link]

  • 6 near the Hermit VillageLandmark: 2 southwest and 4 on a cliff northeast. [Map Link 1] [Map Link 2]

  • 3 near the base of the watchtower, west of the First Mt. Gelmir CampsiteGrace site of grace.

  • 4 can be gathered on the cliffs behind Fort LaieddLandmark in Mt. GelmirRegion [Elden Ring Map Link]

  • 3 can be gathered in Mt. GelmirRegion, guarded by two foot soldiers [Elden Ring Map Link]

  • 4 can be gathered north of Mt. GelmirRegion, in an area west of the Minor Erdtree (Mt. Gelmir)ErdtreeMt. GelmirRegiongathered north of Mt. Gelmir, in an area west of the Minor Erdtree (Mt. Gelmir) surrounded by bow wielding Marionette Soldiers [Elden Ring Map Link]

• Leyndell CatacombsGrace:

  • 2 next to the boss door lever.

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• Mohgwyn PalaceLandmark:

  • 1 north of the Dynasty Mausoleum EntranceGrace site of grace.

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• Miquella's HaligtreeDungeon:

  • 3 southeast of the Haligtree CanopyGrace site of grace. [Elden Ring Map Link]

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Dropped by

Farming locations

• Writheblood RuinsLandmark: There are nine Rotten Strays among the ruins: -One in the Eastern most building. -One just outside to the west of the same building. -One lying in the entrance to the middle building with the stairs to the basement. -One lying north of that same building. -One is walking back and forth between the west side and the north side of the middle building. -One is lying down south of the east building. -One is running in circles south-east of the middle building. -One is sharing food with a skeleton slime to the south of the middle building -One is hidden in the bushes just south of the building with the big slime. ...as well as the Giant Skeletal Slime that drops a Sacramental Bud once (needs confirmation)

• The Shaded CastleDungeon: Rarely drops from Revenants, although further testing and confirmation is needed.

• Altus PlateauGrace: Northeast from the Altus Highway JunctionGrace Site of Grace. Head east and then the road will break off north into an narrow canyon which becomes a tunnel and then opens back up a bit. In the canyon is the statue where the Amber Starlight was found. The several small land octopus here can drop the bud.

• Writheblood RuinsLandmark: There are nine Rotten Strays among the ruins: -One in the Eastern most building. -One just outside to the west of the same building. -One lying in the entrance to the middle building with the stairs to the basement. -One lying north of that same building. -One is walking back and forth between the west side and the north side of the middle building. -One is lying down south of the east building. -One is running in circles south-east of the middle building. -One is sharing food with a skeleton slime to the south of the middle building -One is hidden in the bushes just south of the building with the big slime. ...as well as the Giant Skeletal Slime that drops a Sacramental Bud once (needs confirmation)

• The Shaded CastleDungeon: Rarely drops from Revenants, although further testing and confirmation is needed.

• Altus PlateauGrace: Northeast from the Altus Highway JunctionGrace Site of Grace. Head east and then the road will break off north into an narrow canyon which becomes a tunnel and then opens back up a bit. In the canyon is the statue where the Amber Starlight was found. The several small land octopus here can drop the bud.

• You can hold up to 999 Sacramental Buds.

• You can store up to 999 Sacramental Buds.

• Sell value: 100 Runes