Welcome to Elderfield sits silent on the table as I fumble with the vending machine button I shouldn’t have pressed. A combat encounter goes sideways and I learn, the hard way, that one misplaced Ritual can cost a run. You feel that same knot in your stomach when a Ritual slot burns gold you’ve spent hours collecting.
I played through the parts that sting so you don’t have to. Below you’ll find every Ritual, how you get it, and the short-cuts and trade-offs I trust when the stakes are tight. I speak from runs tested across Steam guides, Reddit threads, and a handful of Moyens I/O write-ups — so you can make decisions fast.
On the street, people put coins into machines without reading the label. How to unlock all Ritual skills in Welcome to Elderfield
The moment you accept that not every Ritual is for every fight, the game stops surprising you and starts yielding wins. Here’s a clean map of each Ritual: cost, how to obtain it, and what it actually does in battle. Treat this as your field manual — practical, compact, and written for the moment you need it most.
| Ritual Skill | Cost | How to Unlock | How it Works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Blast | 2 MP | Unlocked by default | A weak shot of energy that does mild damage. |
| Lesser Mending | 10 MP | Purchase from the vending machine for 25 Gold | Restores 20 HP and +1 Recovery. |
| Cosmic Premonition | 10 MP | Purchase from the vending machine for 50 Gold | -20% enemy attack and defense for 3 turns and +1 Recovery. |
| Torrent of Darkness | 10 MP | Purchase from vending machine for 100 Gold | Does darkness damage to all enemies. |
| Dark Blast | 5 MP | Old Man Jackson | Darkness damage, +1 Fatal, and may trigger Hex. |
| Ghost Blast | 5 MP | Gift from Pete in the apartment’s laundry room | Curse Damage, +1 Fatal, and may trigger Fear. |
| Energizing Blast | N/A | Found in the library | 15% chance to generate 1 AP. |
| Pumpkin Blast | N/A | Open the chamber doors in the Old Woods | Unknown (will be updated). |
| Chaos Thorns | N/A | Open the chamber doors in the Sewers | Unknown (will be updated). |
| Warp | Free | Enter the Ultra Video show in the Mall, and then speak with the Shopper on the far right by the camera display | Warps you home. |
| Dark Shield | 3 MP | Defeat the Office Slime in front of the Mall F1 Hallway door | +20% Defense and Magic Defense for 3 turns. +1 Recovery. |
How do I get all Ritual skills in Welcome to Elderfield?
Start with the default: Energy Blast is free and reliable. From there, treat the vending machine as a rotating shop — I buy Lesser Mending early if my runs are HP-gated, and Cosmic Premonition if fights are crowded. For the character-driven Rituals — Dark Blast from Old Man Jackson or Ghost Blast from Pete — follow dialogue trees and revisit apartments after story beats. Want community check-ins? The Steam Guides and the /r/Elderfield subreddit index NPC triggers faster than a fragile memory does.
Which Rituals are best in the early game?
If you want blunt efficiency, think about trades you can live with. Lesser Mending is a small safety net; it makes early mistakes survivable. Dark Shield is a low-cost defensive buy that shrinks enemy damage windows. Energy Blast is your bread-and-butter; don’t overspend MP chasing glamour. Cosmic Premonition performs like a dimmer switch on enemy stats, and it’s worth it when fights rely on attrition rather than one-shot bursts.
Where do I find Dark Blast and Ghost Blast?
Dark Blast is a reward tied to a conversation with Old Man Jackson — be patient with his cues. Ghost Blast comes as a gift from Pete in the laundry room of the apartment building; check the rooms after triggering his subplot. If you miss them, community resources — Discord channels, Moyens I/O posts, and IGN-style walk-throughs — map those NPC beats to triggers so you can chase them down.
Small tips that repay attention: spend vending Gold on rituals only when the slot complements your loadout. If your build has Fatal procs, Dark and Ghost Blasts scale into that playstyle and are worth MP investment. If you lean into crowd control, Cosmic Premonition and Torrent of Darkness change fight geometry faster than a swapped weapon.
I keep a simple rule: buy reliability early, experiment mid-run, and commit only if the Ritual pairs with my core loop. Use Steam workshop guides for combo ideas, check Reddit for anecdotal strategies, and scan Moyens I/O for tested angles.
There are a few unknowns in the table (Pumpkin Blast, Chaos Thorns) that I’m tracking; I’ll update the list when community reports and my own runs confirm their effects. Until then, how will you trade gold, MP, and risk when the next boss taunts you from across the screen?