How to beat Rellana, Twin Moon Knight in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Rellana, Twin Knight of the Moon presents a completely different type of challenge in Ring of FireIt is Shadow of the Erdtree DLC compared to what you encountered in Belurat. Rellana is fast and merciless, with brutal and nearly unbreakable combos, high defenses, and deadly magic – but she has one big weakness.

OUR Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree the guide explains how to beat rellanaincluding details on its weaknesses and how to prepare for the boss fight.

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Rellana location in the Elden Ring DLC

Rellana waits in the Ensis Moon Viewing Grounds on the eastern edge of Ensis Castle. This is a mandatory boss and impossible to miss if you want to get to Scadu Altus this way, unless you skip Ensis Castle by taking the long way via the Ellac River. There is a grace site just outside his arena, as with all bosses, and two NPC summons: Dryleaf Dane and Needle Knight Leda.

Keep in mind that each NPC or human ally summoned will increase the boss’s health, but having both on hand also makes for a useful set of distractions while you learn how Rellana works – watching her take down your allies.

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Rellana Weaknesses and How to Prepare

Choosing the best weapon for Rellana is something you’ll likely need to experiment with as you get used to her moveset to see what works best for your style. Heavy weapons can cause him to lose a lot of his HP, but the problem is that it’s difficult to hit with one. Rellana moves quickly in general, and she can dodge heavy attacks and follow up with a strong burst of counterattacks.

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I had trouble landing more than two hits at a time, even with a katana. However, the fighting styles with straight swords and light swords are flexible enough to allow you to execute a few attacks – even a well-timed Ash of War skill – and retreat while Rellana recovers. Madamwhich you can find near Miquella’s Cross at the Ensis Castle checkpoint, is a good choice for this fight.

Use a melee weapon that scales with Intelligence or Faith if using a magic build, and keep in mind that spells will be of no use against Rellana, as she has one of the highest magic defenses in all enemies. Magic, however, has its place in this fight, because she is prone to frostbite.

She is also weak to lightningbut it’s a little harder to create a good Lightning build if you don’t already have one. Frozen Lightning Spear takes advantage of both weaknesses, but since Rellana tends to dodge sideways, she often places herself out of range of the incantation’s initial blow and the ensuing explosion. This one works best if Rellana is distracted by an NPC summon or your Spirit Ash.

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An easier way to inflict frostbite is to Glitterstone Glacier. It has high Frostbite scaling and, unlike Ranni’s Dark Moon, it tracks your target enemy and has a faster cast animation. Its low Intelligence requirement of 15 means that even Strength or Dexterity builds can use this spell. Rellana won’t take much damage from Icecrag itself, even if you have a high Intelligence stat, but she will trigger the Frostbite status after about four or five hits. Frostbite deals heavy damage and increases the amount of magic damage and power Rellana takes for approximately 15-20 seconds.

You can also ignore spells and use Glacial Grease on your weapon instead, although Frostbite buildup occurs more slowly if you can’t land multiple hits in a row.

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Either way, you’ll know it worked if you see a frost cloud hovering around Rellana. You can potentially get away with just using Frostbite to wear her down if your Spirit Ash is aggressive enough to distract her for most of the battle. However, when Frostbite is active, you should try to land a few hits with your weapon and take advantage of the illness while it lasts.

As always, make sure your weapon and Spirit Ash are upgraded as much as possible. If you’re low on Smithing Stones or Glovewort, return to The Lands Between to collect some Bell Bearings for the Maiden Husks.

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How to beat Rellana, Twin Moon Knight in Elden Ring DLC

Rellana’s attacks are fast and fluid, and she strings together several combos. She sometimes changes the attacks she uses in the middle and sometimes even completely ignores them to deliver a powerful blow when you don’t expect it.

As we suggested with the Divine Beast Dancing Lion boss, you may want to consider recording footage of your fight so that you can look back later and observe how she behaves without trying not to die.

Phase 1 of the Rellana boss fight

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Generally, you can expect three games for Rellana’s combos.

1. The first is an opening strike, usually a single swipe from one of his swords.
2. Next comes a follow-up from the other sword, which can be an upward slash or a reverse strike. Rellana can add several in the middle of her combo, or a downward slash from both swords, or even a small spinning slash.
3. The combo ends with a powerful finisher, as she crosses both swords before bringing them down in a powerful thrust.

Rellana can cancel her attacks and switch to a different combo move and seamlessly switch between targeting a summon or you. This all seems a bit overwhelming – and it is overwhelming to play, at first – but Rellana’s attacks have one thing in common: they’re all forward-facing. Your first instinct may be to back away and run away when she launches her barrage of attacks, but dodging forward more effectively gets you out of danger.

Still, Rellana pivots quickly, so you won’t have much time to rest after you leave, unless she’s distracted by something else.

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His other attacks include a strong thrust followed by a second thrust or slash from his other sword. Rellana also summons Carian swords that fly towards you after a few seconds, similarly to the Carian knight earlier in Ensis Castle, and sometimes unleash an arc of magical energy at you. Dodge forward or to the side when you see his hand and sword glow blue.

The fallen Carian princess also possesses a devious trick that renders the most powerful attacks and most elaborate weapon skills obsolete. When you begin to perform one of these attacks, Rellana moves at a 270-degree angle – or three-quarters of a circle – and strikes you with an upward slash with one of her swords. She will sometimes follow this with a downward strike as well. Your skill is lacking and you also lose a lot of your HP.

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Stick to normal attacks when Rellana is facing you and only go for something fancier if she’s occupied by another character.

After a few minutes, Rellana will summon a Carian Sword and perform a vertical slash, which you can dodge sideways to avoid, followed a second later by a large horizontal slash. Dodging forward or to the side works for this one, but if you miss the timing right, you’ll take big damage.

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Phase 2 of the Rellana boss fight

Things kick off even more once Rellana’s HP drops to about half, and now is the time to summon your Spirit Ash if you haven’t already. She pauses for a moment and ignites her right sword with magic and her left sword with fire, and she will follow this with either a firestorm that spreads diagonally around her, or with a burst of sword strikes that inflict damage. fire damage if they connect.

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If it’s a firestorm, make sure you don’t stand on a flame point before it erupts. If it’s the sword strikes, try to dodge them.

Rellana’s basic attack combos remain unchanged in this phase, although they can deal magic and fire damage if they connect. But she also has new tricks.

His sword summons now look more like Greatblade Phalanx than Glintblade Phalanx, but even though they will deal more damage if they hit you, you can still dodge them the same way as before. Rellana will also use her Carian sword slash skill more frequently and more aggressively, often firing multiple bows in rapid succession.

Rellana will also occasionally thrust both swords forward and create a small tunnel of flames. Dodge it sideways and use the few seconds while she finishes the animation to land a hit or two.

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Once Rellana’s HP reaches about a third of its maximum total, she will occasionally jump into the air and summon two moons. One moon crashes into the ground after a second or two and sends out a magical shockwave, and the second moon follows right after. Then, Rellana herself returns to the battlefield and sends out an even larger magic wave.

These moves happen quickly, and not only are they difficult to dodge, but getting hit by all three – or even just Rellana’s final descent – is enough to send you back to the nearest grace site. Given the nature of circular wave attacks, the best way to avoid them is to dodge forward as soon as they hit the ground. Alternatively, if you are very fast and Rellana is not in the center of the arena, you can retreat to the far edge of the room and avoid damage.

You might also get lucky and avoid his final trick entirely, if you press the attack hard enough and continue Frostbite.

Defeating Rellana earns you her Memory, which you can give to Enia at Roundtable Hold in exchange for Rellana’s Glintblade Swords or her Lunar Twin Sorcery.

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