One of the toughest boss fights inElden Ring Shadow of the Erdtreeis Rellana, Twin Moon Knight, so this guide will explain how to beat her and what the cheese strategy is.
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How to beat Rellana, Twin Moon Knight boss in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
Once you explore the entirety ofCastle Ensis, the end of the dungeon has Rellana, Twin Moon Knight as the final boss.She’s incredibly difficultif you don’t know the best ways to tackle her, so here are some tips for how to beat Rellana.
General Tips
Before we get into Rellana’s move set, here are somegeneral tipsyou can employ to succeed during this fight:
Rellana move set
During the first phase of the fight, Rellana relies more heavily onnormal melee attacks. These attacks can easily be dodged if you dodge backward, and she can go on long attack chains before stopping.
Since I couldn’t remember a single time I staggered her other than when I landed a Critical Hit,don’t even try to hit Rellana while she’s doing her chain of attacks. She can cut you down in two to three hits if you’re not careful.
Also during this phase, she’ll cast spells like one thatsummons three spectral daggers. These can launch at you at random times, but they’ll always launch together. Keep your distance, and when you see them come your way, dodge to the side.
Another spell she has launches aspectral arcin your direction which you can also dodge by rolling to the side. She’ll grant you enough time between charging it and launching it to know when to dodge.
An annoying spell she has is summoning aspectral Cairn Greatsword. This also has a generous time between summoning and hitting, so as soon as you see her summon it, prepare for her to slash downwards at you (dodge to the side), and swing it in a complete circle (dodge at the perfect time). The arc attack is the most damaging, but she waits a second between the downward slash and the arc attack so you’re able to dodge twice.
You’ll know when phase 2 begins whenRellana’s twin blades light up, one a fiery red and the other a bright blue. This is when her usual attacks will become more frenzied and brutal. When she summons spectral daggers, she’ll summon double the amount, so be wary of those launching at you.
Also, when she launches those spectral arcs, she won’t just do one, but several in succession. This will force you tododge multiple timesin a row, and you don’t want to stop dodging until you’re sure she’s done.
One other deadly attack Renalla will rarely do is aTwin Moon spell. After summoning twin moons, she’ll throw them on the ground to launch an AoE attack launching outwards. Don’t dodge this one, instead, you want tojump over the blastthat hits the entire arena. Prepare to jump over it a second time when she smashes the second moon down.
How to cheese Renalla, Twin Moon Knight boss
There are already a few cheese boss guides for Renalla out there, and they’re more simple than you may realize. The same YouTuber I wrote about in myDivine Beast Dancing Lionboss guide also did a cheese tutorial for Renalla on YouTube (Tyrannicon). He recommended that you summon the NPC and your Spirit Ash, and then you cast theTerra Magica spell. This places a sigil on the ground that allows you to deal an extra 35% magic damage while standing in the circle.
Once you’re standing in the sigil and Renalla is distracted by your helpers, you can cast a spell likeStars of Ruinthat sends ranged magic attacks towards Renalla. He also recommends you drink your Wonderous Physick and have it contain aMagic-Shrouding Cracked Tearto boost your magic attacks by 20% for a few minutes. Tyrannicon was able to take down Renalla within a couple of minutes with this method, so if you have a magic build you should try this out.
Renalla, Twin Moon Knight drops
Once you finally defeat Renalla, she’ll drop Remembrance of the Twin Moon Knightwhich you can duplicate. You can exchange for one of these two rewards:
If you’re a magic build,Rellana’s Twin Moonsis an incredible spell to have. But you also can’t pass up being able towield Rellana’s Twin Blades. Otherwise, what do youdo after Castle Ensis?
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
