How to complete Boc’s questline in Elden Ring (2024)

Seeing Boc’s quest in Elden Ring through to completion might not have much bearing on how your story in The Lands Between plays out, but it is one of the rare instances where a tale ends on a hopeful note

It’s also the only way to alter your clothes for free, which is handy if you plan on making changes to your gear, though you can easily mess things up and sentence Boc to a sad, lonely death.

Our Elden Ring Boc quest walkthrough helps you — and him — avoid that less-than-ideal fate. Read on for all steps of Boc’s quest in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring Boc quest steps

Here’s a general breakdown of what you do in Boc’s quest in Elden Ring.

1. Find Boc north of Agheel Lake in Limgrave
2. Help Boc at the Coastal Cave
3. Employ Boc as your seamster
4. Speak with Boc in Altus Plateau
5. Find the Prattling Pate in Hermit Village
6. Speak with Boc in Leyndell and decide his fate
7. Give Boc the Golden Needle

Find and speak with Boc disguised as a tree in Limgrave

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Boc has taken root north of Agheel Lake in Limgrave, near the telescope situated on the western side of the bridge. And we mean that literally, as he’s a tree when you first meet him.

Approach the telescope, and you’ll hear Boc call out to you. Walk a little ways north and east of the telescope, moving toward the small copse of trees, and you’ll notice a little red tree standing slightly apart from the rest of the trees and shrubbery.

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Dodge-roll into the tree to remove the glamor spell and restore Boc to his normal form. Speak with him a few more times to learn his kin chucked him out of their cave home — a pretty vague hint of where to go next, but the location isn’t too far away.

Help Boc at the Coastal Cave

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Travel to the Coastal Cave in southwestern Limgrave, either on foot or via the Site of Grace, if you’ve been there already.

Boc is right next to the Coastal Cave Site of Grace, and he’s not in a good way. Speak to him, and he’ll tell you his family put him in the condition he’s in. If you’ve already cleared the cave and defeated the Demi-Human Chieftan, you can just speak to Boc and give him the Sewing Needle you recovered in that battle. He doesn’t need the Tailor’s Tools, so those are yours to keep.

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If you haven’t ventured into the cave yet, head over to our Coastal Cave walkthrough for some helpful tips.

With needle in hand, Boc tells you his dream: to be a seamster like his mother, the only person who ever loved him. That’s all you can do with Boc for now.

Visit the Lake-Facing Cliffs Site of Grace

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Rest at the Lake-Facing Cliffs Site of Grace after arriving, and Boc will appear. Get up, speak with him, and let him become your seamster. For now, that just means he’ll alter your garments for free, which is a nice way to reduce weight — and stats, unfortunately — without having to fork over any Runes. He should appear at any Site of Grace when you rest there from now on.

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Some players say the next steps until arriving at Leyndell are optional, though given how vague quest prerequisites are in Elden Ring, it’s best to complete them just in case.

Visit the East Raya Lucaria Site of Grace

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Travel to the East Raya Lucaria Site of Grace next. Rest again, and choose the option to speak with Melina. She’ll recommend you keep Boc around and show him kindness. Speak with Boc again, though he won’t have anything new to say.

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Visit the Altus Highway Junction Site of Grace

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Next, head to the Altus Highway Junction Site of Grace. It’s northeast of the Grand Lift of Dectus and right before the causeway that leads you to Leyndell. Speak with Boc once again — though he will, once again, not have much new to say.

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Obtain the Prattling Pate from Hermit Village

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You can get the Prattling Pate that says “You’re Beautiful” at any point in Boc’s quest, or even before you start, but if you want the best ending, you must obtain it before speaking with Boc at Leyndell.

The Pate is in Hermit Village, south of Mt Gelmir, the path to which we’ve outlined in our Sellen walkthrough. Once you enter the town via its southern entrance, you’ll see a corpse with the telltale item glow to your right. Pillage it to obtain the Pate.

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Do you give Boc a Larval Tear in Leyndell?

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Enter Leyndell, and rest at the East Capital Rampart Site of Grace. Speak with Boc until he says all he has to say about the Erdtree, and then he’ll start discussing his looks. He wishes to become beautiful and regrets his current appearance, and you have three things you can do to solve his problem.

Option 1: Ignore Boc

If you just move on without giving Boc anything, he’ll disappear forever. That’s why you need to get the Prattling Pate before speaking with him at Leyndell, or it’ll be too late.

Option 2: Help Boc Be Reborn with a Larval Tear

Boc wants Rennala to give him new life, and you can make that happen by giving him a Larval Tear, the item you use to respec. That sounds all well and good, except if you visit Rennala’s library to see how Boc’s getting on, you’ll find him as a human and, after resting, as a dead human. Not the ideal outcome.

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Option 3: Remind Boc He Is Beautiful

After Boc finishes talking about his desire for rebirth, use the Prattling Pate to tell him he’s beautiful. Say you think he’s beautiful when he asks, and he’ll remain content in himself and won’t die. Note that you can use the Pate in front of Boc any time after speaking with Melina, and it automatically locks you in to this option.

This is technically the end of Boc’s quest, though he has one more service he can provide.

Give Boc the Golden Needle

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After sorting Boc’s identity crisis out, you can give him the Golden Needle, found at the Church of Vows in Liurnia — where the turtle pope Miriel lives. With that, Boc can alter champion’s gear, the armor from Great Rune holders you can purchase from Enia in Roundtable Hold.

Some players say you have to own at least one piece of legendary equipment for Boc to accept the Golden Needle, so if you don’t have the option to fork it over, come back once you have a legendary item.