What is there to gain when helping people with bosses?

In Elden Ring, there is always people seemingly ready to help right before a boss.

The playthroughs I look at never get to the point where they try that mechanic. But from what I understood, it's not always people that also are at that point in the story and need help for the boss.

So I don't really understand: is there anything to gain by rerunning bosses as a helper to someone that needs the help?

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Best Answer

In addition to what was said by the other answer, helping with bosses is the only way to replay a boss fight in the same playthrough.

As an example, I never went to

Murkwater Caves

prior to fighting Margit, which means that I never obtained

Margit's shackle

prior to the fight. The only way I can replay the Margit fight with the item was to put down my summon sign in front of the fog wall.

Likewise, some of the other boss fights are fun, and the only way to replay them without going to NG+ is to act as a summon.

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Quick Answer about "What is there to gain when helping people with bosses?"

You gain a portion of the runes acquired when the boss is defeated. This amount appears to be about 1/4th of the number of runes the Host of Fingers gets. ...
You also gain a Rune Arc. This is the typical multiplayer-related reward when a summoned player (ally or adversary) completes their goal.

Do you get Runes for helping other players beat bosses?

Runes are awarded to the player for slaying enemies and bosses - or NPCs if players aren't scared of the consequences - but are also dropped upon death, which happens to be a frequent occurrence in the game. Recovering lost Runes isn't always possible, making farming large swathes of enemies alone a risky endeavor.

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