One of the most important things forElden Ringplayers to do is collect as many runes as possible and use those runes to level up their character. There are certain spots in the game whereElden Ringplayers can farm for a ton of runes quickly, amassing a small fortune in the process. However, there is a maximum number of runes that players can hold, which one fan figured out the hard way.

Elden Ringplayer FSFreeman wanted to hit 1 billion runes in the game, and they took to one of the community’s most popular farming spots to do it. For those who may not be aware, there is a cliff side in theMohgwyn Palace areathat has a bunch of easily-killable enemies that all give out a decent number of runes. Using area of effect attacks,Elden Ringplayers can make short work of these creatures, then quickly rest at the nearby Site of Grace or teleport to make them all respawn.

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There are ways thatElden Ringplayers can make rune farming in the game even more efficient. For example, players can utilize Gold-Pickled Fowl Feet to increase the number of runes they’re earning at a time, and they can also equip theGold Scarab talismanto up their rune intake even further. FSFreeman wasn’t consuming any Gold-Pickled Fowl Feet, but they were using the Gold Scarab in their quest to hit 1 billion runes in the game.

FSFreeman claims to have spent 55 hoursrune farming inElden Ringwhile trying to hit their goal of 1 billion runes. Unfortunately, they found out that the game doesn’t actually let players hold 1 billion runes at a time. As FSFreeman discovered,Elden Ringplayers can only hold a max of 999,999,999 runes. They reacted to this revelation by collapsing on the ground in-game.

After recovering from their shock and disappointment, FSFreeman spent their hard-earned runes upgrading their stats. According to FSFreeman, the 999,999,999 runes they spent on theirElden Ringcharacter allowed them to level from 321 all the way to 634. However, this was still shy of theElden Ringmax level cap. The max level inElden Ringis 713, which players reach when they raise all their skills to 99. However, doing this requires over 1.6 billion runes, so it will take anyone interested in hitting the cap a significant amount of time, to say the least.

Elden Ringis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.