Gold Scarab

Type

Talismans

Weight

1.2

Effects

A talisman facsimile of a scarab, the carrier of treasures and precious things.

This golden scarab increases the amount of runes obtained from defeating enemies.

Abandoned Cave dual Cleanrot Knight boss

Caelid

Starting Site of Grace: Abandoned Cave

1. From Smoldering Wall in Caelid, head east through the dead trees to the ravine. Look across for the cave opening in the opposite cliff, above the bottom of the chasm.
2. Cross the large dead branch spanning the gap, keeping to its center, then enter Abandoned Cave and activate the grace. The Abductor Virgin outside does not need to be defeated.
3. Bring a light and Scarlet Rot treatment. Drop into the first rot pool after a bubbling geyser erupts, turn left and move to the dry ground beside the inactive Abductor Virgin.
4. Take the left passage past the summoning pool. The right branch beside the inactive machine is a separate dead end with Dragonwound Grease.
5. At the next ledge, move right before dropping into the second rot chamber. A mushroom-covered enemy waits beside the right-hand tunnel.
6. Take that right-hand tunnel onto dry ground. Continue past the rats and the next mushroom-covered enemy, then through the smaller rat room into the large chamber with the giant Miranda flower.
7. For the boss route, keep right and climb the slope toward the two mushroom-covered enemies on the raised side. Follow the tunnel behind them to the fog door. The western wreckage ledge contains a separate weapon.
8. Defeat both Cleanrot Knights to receive Gold Scarab. Keep out of the rot crossing their arena and avoid letting the spear knight pin you down while the sickle knight attacks from range.

Notes

• Increases runes earned from defeated enemies by 20%. It does not raise the rune value of Golden Runes, consumed Remembrances or equipment sold to merchants.
• Can stack with a Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot's 30% bonus for 56% more runes overall. With a Golden Horn Tender's 40% bonus, the combined increase is 68%.
• Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot and Golden Horn Tender replace each other's consumable effect. You cannot multiply both of them together with the talisman.
• The talisman affects rune rewards, not item drops. Silver Scarab improves Item Discovery instead.
• Both Cleanrot Knights in Abandoned Cave must be defeated for the reward. Crossing the tree root and reaching the grace alone does not award it.
• Wear it for repeatable fights you can still finish consistently. Losing a useful combat talisman can slow a farming route more than the extra runes help.
• The effect only lasts while it is equipped. Owning it in your inventory does not increase rune rewards.
• Its weight is 1.2. A duplicate does not allow a second copy to be equipped for another rune bonus.