The Wizard The Thops in Elden Ring is an NPC from Liurnia.
It is located in the Church of Irith in southern Liurnia in Elden Ring. You can reach this church in the usual way directly after defeating Godrick. You will have to work hard and find the second key to help this sorcerer.
With that in mind, here is our Elden Ring Thops Quest Walkthrough.
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Elden Ring Thops Quest Walkthrough
If you kill Thops instead of doing the quest, he will drop:
- 500 runes
- Glintstone Academy Staff
- Thops Bell Roll
You will also receive all of these items if you follow Thops’ short quest to the end.
First meeting with Thops
When you first meet him, Thops makes a rather discouraged impression and demands 10 runes in exchange for granting you access to his magic:
Thops as a magic teacher
Thops has a selection of spells in stock and will trade them with you:
- Glintstone Pebble: 1000 runes
- Glintstone Bow: 1500 runes
- Starlight: 2500 runes
Talk to him again and he will tell you about Raya Lucaria Academy, the security measures at the entrance (blue runes) and that you need a Glintsone Key if you want to access it.
The first key to the academy can be found at the Scintstone Dragon Smarag, north of the temple district. You’ll need it yourself (Thops won’t accept it).
Head through the academy to the Debate Hall section. There you can jump onto a roof and follow the area behind until you find a second Glintstone Key.
Give this key to Thops and he will escape. In exchange, you will receive the Erudition gesture (which is important for some puzzles in the game). But that’s not all.
Where to find Thops after handing over the Glintstone key
Naturally, the wizard heads to his beloved academy and that’s exactly where you’ll find him. Or what’s left of him.
You will find Thops’ body on a desk outside the building with the Site of Grace “Schoolhouse Classroom”, just a few meters from the Academy’s giant wheel.
Loot the remains and you will receive Thops Bell Roll (for the twin maidens’ capes from the Round Table Fortress to unlock her inventory), the Glintstone Academy Staff and the “Thops Barrier” spell.
You can also return to the Church of Irith afterwards and see a scarab that drops the Thops Barrier Ashes of War when you kill him.
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