Seluvis is one of the shadiest characters in Elden Ring. He’s sly, manipulative, and always two steps away from pushing you into something questionable. His storyline is notoriously fragile because it ties into other quests like Ranni’s, Sellen’s, and Nepheli Loux’s. If you don’t make the right moves early, the whole thing collapses before you can see it through.
This guide lays out how to get the most from Seluvis’s scheming before the game moves past him.
Starting Seluvis’s Quest
To even begin his plot, you need to progress with Ranni’s questline. When you pledge yourself to her in Caria Manor, Seluvis becomes available as one of her advisors. From here, he offers to make you his “pupil” and gifts you with a puppet spirit summon. That’s your first warning sign that his work is not entirely above board.
The catch is that Seluvis’s storyline has a very short window. If you let Ranni’s story advance too far without following up with him, he disappears from the picture for good.
The Nepheli Loux Connection
Seluvis wants you to turn Nepheli Loux into a puppet. After you meet her at Stormveil Castle and progress her story, he gives you a potion and tells you to deliver it to her.
Here’s the key: if you actually give her the potion, it locks you into his route, but it also kills her questline entirely. Many players regret this choice. The safer path is to take the potion to either Gideon or Seluvis’s tower basement. Both options let you keep Nepheli alive while still advancing Seluvis’s side of things.
If your goal is to “finish” his plot, the potion must be addressed quickly, before the game moves Ranni’s storyline forward.
Puppet Upgrades
One of the more rewarding parts of Seluvis’s story is unlocking more puppet spirit ashes. By siding with him, you can buy stronger and rarer puppets using Starlight Shards. These aren’t available anywhere else, so it’s worth pursuing if you like collecting spirit summons.
You’ll need to keep returning to him with shards, but again, do it before Ranni’s plot moves too far ahead.
Seluvis’s Endgame
The biggest reveal is Seluvis’s attempt to betray Ranni. He wants you to give her a potion that would turn her into a puppet under his control. This is where his plan crumbles. No matter what you do, this scheme fails, and once it does, Seluvis is killed offscreen.
Because of that, the “end” of his plot isn’t really about victory for him but about whether you managed to unlock the puppet system and explore the darker side of his experiments before the inevitable happens.
How to Avoid Missing Out
- Start early: After pledging to Ranni, talk to Seluvis immediately.
- Handle Nepheli’s potion before Ranni’s quest advances too far.
- Buy puppets as soon as they’re available, using Starlight Shards.
- Accept the collapse: Seluvis’s story will always end badly for him, so finishing it means seeing his schemes play out before he’s gone.
Seven Swords Takeaway
Seluvis is less about triumph and more about timing. His whole story is a countdown clock that ticks away while Ranni’s arc moves forward. If you want the full experience, you have to juggle his tasks before the main quest steamrolls him. It’s a grim little corner of the Lands Between, but if you move quickly, you’ll uncover one of the game’s darkest twists.
