Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygonįrom this ledge, you can look down to the east and see the Erdtree Avatar patrolling the walkway below. If you’re not playing a mixed caster build and you don’t care about collecting everything, you can safely ignore it. Inside this fog door is the Triple Rings of Light incantation, which requires 23 faith and 23 intelligence to cast. Continue south toward the Stonesword Key fog door, then turn around to find one more soldier sitting against the wall. Loot the Smithing Stone on the north wall. Two more soldiers patrol the area as well, and they can sneak up while you’re fighting in the cellar, so be careful. Hilariously, they’ll chug a flask and spit poison at you. Three more soldiers await within what looks like a wine cellar on your right as you proceed. Kill them all and loot the Lightning Greatbolt x5 from the body draped over the broken railing.Ĭontinue down the stairs, but instead of turning around and continuing on the path, skirt around the edge of the wall ahead.Ī Greatshield Soldier will greet you. Down the stairs underneath their platform, the soldier with his back to you is a trap - there’s a guy sitting on the ground behind the tree who will run at you with his spear while you’re distracted. The two soldiers up the small stairway ahead will pull out crossbows as you approach. Return to the path and backstab the soldier sitting on the ledge. Enter the doorway on your left and defeat two more soldiers to loot a Golden Rune. Don’t let them get close, as one will explode when it’s near you. Three more will approach from down the path. Head out the door and backstab the nearby Haligtree Soldier. In addition, if you’ve been following Millicent’s quest, you’ll find her waiting inside. This is a great spot for PvP, if you’re into that sort of thing. Take them seriously.īeyond the Knight is your first site of grace, the Prayer Room. They have powerful abilities that can one-shot if you aren’t careful. Pick up Holy Grease x3 from a corpse on the way. Ride the elevator down and head outside for another great view, and then head west toward the Cleanrot Knight in the distance. Go past the doorway and up the stairs to find an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone in a chest (yay!), then return down the stairs and into the room. Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon If it reminds you of Anor Londo, you’re on the right track. Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygonįrom the Haligtree Promenade site of grace, continue beyond the arena where you fought Loretta and take the downward slope on your right.Īs you wind around the tree, you’ll get a fantastic view of Elphael from above. Both quests will require you to explore certain corners of this zone, which we’ll highlight in the guide below.Ĭhapter 1: Brace Yourself Approaching Elphael. If you haven’t yet followed the quests for Millicent and the Dung Eater, check out our guides for them and advance them both as far as you can before reaching Elphael. If you’re not at least approaching that ballpark, go do some grinding and level up. Elphael is a hyper-challenging area, even at level 150. Go collect all the Sacred Tears and Golden Seeds you need to max out your healing flasks. At this point in the game, you should have access to most areas of the map. Spells or incantations are best, but arrows or even throwing weapons can do in a pinch. Many times throughout this guide, we’re going to recommend you take out enemies at range. Each one you face is basically a micro boss fight. The Cleanrot and Haligtree Knights in this area are some of the toughest enemies in the whole game. Spend them on levels or smithing stones or anything else you need as often as you can, because you’re also going to die and lose them a lot. You’re going to accrue a ton of runes exploring this zone. Luckily, we’re here to make sure you don’t miss a thing. Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree is a maze-like fortress with tons of branching paths, filled with secrets and some of the toughest foes in the whole game. That means you’re roughly halfway through Elden Ring’s most challenging environment.ĭon’t rest on your laurels, though. You’ve made your way down the Haligtree branches, passed through the Haligtree Town, and defeated the Knight of the Haligtree.
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