Having hassle with the dual-greatsword wielding Elden Ring Rellana boss combat? The bosses within the Land of Shadow hit more durable and quicker than something within the base sport, and few of them are as fast on their ft as Rellana Twin Moon Knight. Her twin greatswords have an insane attain that may soften even overleveled characters with excessive well being and heavy armor.
One of many earlier encounters within the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, Rellana is a good way to see in case you can stand as much as the brand new Elden Ring bosses. In the event you’re nonetheless having hassle even after our information, you’re going to wish to take a peek at one of the best Elden Ring builds and be sure to’re up-to-date on the DLC unique Scadutree Fragments areas that may mitigate incoming harm.
The way to beat Rellana Twin Moon Knight in Elden Ring
Rellana is discovered atop of Fortress Ensis, a location you possibly can entry early on within the DLC throughout the good bridge within the Gravesite Plains; nevertheless, we don’t suggest heading there till you may have a Scadutree degree of 4 or 5. It’s a location crammed with magic-wielding enemies – fortunately, discovered on the very base of Fortress Ensis is a Spelldrake Talisman +3, which is able to enormously cut back incoming magic harm. It would additionally turn out to be useful for Rellana, so in case you’re having hassle discovering it, head across the again of the tower close to to the appropriate of the place you fought the Carian Big at Fortress Ensis’ entrance.
Rellana is thru a fog door shortly after the Fortress Lord’s Chamber grace. Take a second right here to arrange to combat Rellana: you wish to keep away from dealing magic harm as Rellana is robust towards it, like most Carian Knight enemies. For your self, equip the Spelldrake Talisman +3 to make sure you survive her magic-heavy second section. You too can equip the Pearldrake Talisman +2 to mitigate her fireplace harm assaults as properly. There’s a Pearldrake Talisman +3, however you probably don’t have it but.
Rellana has two phases, the second activating at about 50% HP. Within the first section, she is going to scarcely use spells; nevertheless, within the second section her assault pace will vastly improve and she is going to ignite her swords with magic and fireplace harm. She is going to extra incessantly forged stronger spells, making dodging troublesome.
There are three spells specifically to be careful for: Rellana will slash down, creating a big vertical wave of magic that travels far. Proper after, she is going to sweep round her, creating an enormous, difficult-to-dodge horizontal wave. It’s finest to expire of the latter’s vary after dodging the vertical slice. She will even spawn an enormous flame twister round herself; when she begins this transfer, start rolling and working backward as she will be able to forged it a couple of occasions in a row. Lastly, Rellana will leap into the air and shoot two moon-orbs at you. These could be dodged to the left or proper. After casting them, she is going to slam the bottom so you have to dodge as soon as extra.
Outdoors of the fog door and to the left, you’ll discover a summon signal for Needle Knight Leda. She is a good choice to deliver into this combat as she will be able to tank way more harm than a Mimic Tear spirit summon.
Rellana Twin Moon Knight melee technique
Rellana’s weak point towards a melee construct is the power to interrupt her poise and stagger her. Ashes of Battle just like the Savage Lion’s Claw (which is discovered northwest of the Three-Factors Cross grace) work nice when you will discover a gap to smack her with it. We used the Stonebarb Cracked Tear to extend our probability to stagger Rellana and the Cerulean Hidden Tear to keep up FP in our Wondrous Physick, each from the bottom sport, to make this simpler.
In any other case, bringing a protect with excessive magic negation, reminiscent of a Carian Knight’s Defend, for her first section will make her a number of sword assaults a lot simpler survive. When she enters her second section, it turns into a sport of persistence as her spells are quick and frequent, particularly the flame twister, leaving you little opening to hit her. This can be a good time to pop your Wondrous Physick as at 50% one stagger and a essential hit will deliver her to close defeat.
In the event you’re working extra of a dexterity construct, take into account attempting to inflict bleed on Rellana as a result of she doesn’t resist it. Get a pair fast strikes in, dodge out, dodge again in, construct some bleed, and repeat. Nevertheless, it will require you to meticulously study her assault patterns. Take into account swapping between a left-hand weapon and a protect for the primary a part of the combat.
Rellana Twin Moon Knight ranged technique
Protecting your distance from Rellana comes with its personal difficulties as she will be able to shut gaps rapidly; thus, time-heavy incantations like Agheel’s Flame don’t work towards her until she isn’t concentrating on you. As beforehand talked about, she additionally resists magic harm, so in case you’re working a sorcery construct, you’ll wish to use spells that deal bodily harm and might stagger her like Rock Sling. In any other case, we discovered success with fast-cast spells like Lighting Spear to chip away at her well being.
It’s extremely beneficial to summon Needle Knight Leda from the signal outdoors of the fog door with a spread construct as she will be able to draw Rellana’s aggression as you forged spells. In any other case, her second section is sort of difficult for ranged characters.
Rellana Twin Moon Knight cheese technique
We discovered the simplest method to down Rellana is to make her bleed, utilizing the Bloodmoon Ritual from Moghwyn’s Sacred Spear, which you’ll be able to acquire from the Mogh’s Remembrance. By summoning Needle Knight Leda, it’s simple to get behind Rellana and forged the Bloodmoon Ritual, constructing big quantities of bleed on her and taking off massive chunks of her well being. Nevertheless, with out Leda it’s close to inconceivable to get Bloodmoon Ritual off.
This works with just about any heavy-hitting incantation or spell: you may additionally use Ekzykes’s Decay to inflict her with Scarlet Rot, for example.
With the following pointers in thoughts, you must have the ability to take down Rellana Twin Moon Knight after an try or two (or seven). Chances are you’ll wish to try one of the best Elden Ring weapons out there to see in case you can wield one thing a bit bit extra impactful. As she’s probably solely the second main boss you’ve fought in Shadow of the Erdtree, you’re in for a journey in probably the greatest PC video games this 12 months – even when it’s DLC.