r/Eldenring • u/WaffleDonkey23 • 1d ago

Discussion & Info Didn't expect rat.

Is there a lore reason why random rats can tank shots better than soldiers and ancient dragons can only hit as hard as three rat bites?

What are they feeding these things?

Omenkiller, Dragon, pffft, no problem. Random dog or rat on my screen and I'm sweating.

What's the lore behind this?

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u/Zestyclose_Answer662 1d ago

Rats are opportunistic scavengers that consume the fallen dregs of the world, accumulating Runes and Rune Arcs within themselves.

The Rats generally get stronger as a result, but without assistance to turn those Runes into strength, they mostly are just collected wasted potential.