Like in the countless other Soulslike titles, including Elden Ring and Bloodborne, you will inevitably find various resources in Lords of the Fallen used to upgrade your weapons, armor, shields, Umbral Lamp, and perhaps the most important, Sanguinarix. Sanguinarix is Lords of the Fallen’s healing item, and it’s vital that you have enough to last you through any boss encounter. Here is how to upgrade Sanguinarix in Lords of the Fallen!

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Upgrading Healing in Lords of the Fallen – How to Upgrade Sanguinarix

You must track down Saintly Quintessence to upgrade Sanguinarix in Lords of the Fallen. This relic increases Radiant to boost insight and upgrades your healing item to include additional use and greater potency. By the latter, we mean it heals you for additional health with each use.

To find Saintly Quintessence within the world, you must:

• Loot items on the ground.
• Search dead bodies.
• Open chests.
• Purchase items from merchants.
• Complete quests or defeat bosses.

These five methods will earn you the game’s various crafting and upgrade materials, including Saintly Quintessence.

Once you have Saintly Quintessence, visit Pieta at Skyrest Bridge. She’ll take the relic from you and then upgrade your Sanguinarix.

Are you managing to survive against the deadly bosses in Lords of the Fallen, with a little help from your Sanguinarix? If you need a breather, take a chance to check out our review of the game!

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As you progress through Lords of the Fallen, you will inevitably stumble upon various resources and crafting materials to upgrade your equipment and items. You’ll have an opportunity to upgrade weapons, armor, shields, and your Sanguinarix healing item. But tracking down these items proves challenging. They’re scattered about the game world in various spots, like chests and dead bodies. When you scoop one up, return to the hub area, Skyrest Bridge, to speak with one of the various NPCs.

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Lords of the Fallen Every Upgrade Material Explanation:

There are six essential upgrade materials in Lords of the Fallen. These include:

• Saintly Quintessence: A rare relic to upgrade your healing item, Sanguinarix, and increase Radiance.
• Antediluvian Chisel: An exceptional item used to improve the Umbral Lamp.
• Small Deralium Fragment: A small ore fragment to upgrade basic weaponry, including shields and Catalysts, up to +3.
• Regular Deralium Nuggets: A medium-size ore fragment used to further upgrade basic weaponry, including shields and Catalysts, up to +5.
• Large Deralium Shards: A large ore fragment that further upgrades weaponry, shields, and Catalysts to +9.
• Deralium Chunks: A unique ore that refines master weapons to +10.

Where to Find Upgrade Materials

You can track down the various upgrade materials in the game via:

• Looting objects on the ground.
• Searching dead bodies.
• Opening chests.
• Purchasing items from various merchants.
• Via quest and boss fight rewards.

Aside from this quick quide, we also have a guide on the game’s best settings, and also a guide on which skills to focus on for each class.

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In total, Lords of the Fallen will feature ten unique classes, with one of those unlockable by completing the main campaign or by purchasing the Deluxe Edition. Each of these suits a different playstyle, from melee-focused fighters to magic users to ranged weapons aficionados. Sure, some prove better suited to beginners, but the Soulslike genre is about experimentation and improving your abilities over time. But to help, here are the best stats to focus on for each class in Lords of the Fallen.

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Best Stats to Focus on for Each Class in Lords of the Fallen:

• Blackfeather Ranger
  • Best Stats: Agility and Vitality
• Condemned
  • Best Stats: Vitality, Strength, and Agility
• Dark Crusader (DLC/New Game+)
  • Best Stats: Strength, Endurance, and Radiance
• Exiled Stalker
  • Best Stats: Agility and Endurance
• Hallowed Knight
  • Best Stats: Vitality and Endurance, followed by Agility
• Mournstead Infantry
  • Best Stats: Agility and Strength
• Orian Preacher
  • Best Stats: Radiance
• Partisan
  • Best Stats: Agility and Endurance
• Pyric Cultist
  • Best Stats: Infernal and Endurance
• Udirangr Warwolf
  • Best Stats: Strength and Vitality

It’s important to note that Condemned is the most challenging start of all the available classes in the game. It’s like a blank slate that you can pump stats into to craft a thorough build of your choosing.

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• Lords of the Fallen Best Settings — PC, Console, and Controller

If your goal is to run Lords of the Fallen smoothly, there are some settings you may need to tweak for the full experience. On PC, the game runs relatively smoothly, with a few minor hiccups along the way, but consoles are experiencing some disproportionate performance problems. They’re dealing with stutters, frame drops, and lag that can ruin the entire experience, especially when every movement in-game counts. Here are the best settings for Lords of the Fallen!

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Best Settings for Lords of the Fallen:

PC

• Graphics Preset: Custom
• View Distance: Ultra
• Shadows: High
• Anti-Aliasing: High
• Texture Quality: Ultra
• Visual Effect Quality: Ultra
• Post-Processing Quality: High
• Reflection Quality: High
• Global Illumination Quality: High
• Foliage Quality: High
• Motion Blur: Off
• Film Grain: Off
• Chromatic Aberration: Off

Console

On consoles, the game is experiencing some performance issues that affect the overall experience. A few settings you should tweak on consoles include:

• Render Mode: Performance
• Motion Blur: Off (Performance), On (Quality)
• Film Grain: Off
• Chromatic Aberration: Off
• Crossplay: On

Controller

The controller setup in Lords of the Fallen is actually exceptionally well done. You may want to tweak the sensitivity somewhat, but that’s mainly personal preference.

If you haven’t tried the game yet or just curious what we make of it, go read our review here.

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