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Spirit ashes are summonable NPC players can use to help them through their difficult journey throughElden Ring.These ashes often require FP to spawn and can only be summoned in certain areas and almost all boss fights.
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These spirit ashes start off as just a few wolves, with you later finding much more powerful ashes, such as Finlay. Named ashes are much stronger than regular spirit ashes, and all of them can be upgraded many times to make them more efficient in combat. While Finlay’s ashes are found later in the game, they are incredibly useful in dealing with powerful bosses or New Game plus enemies.
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Where To Find Finlay’s Ashes
To find Finlay’s ashes, you’ll first need to start at thePrayer Roomsite of graceat Haligtree. Go out thedoor to the north, and follow the pathway it leads down. Fight through the different enemies following the path until it splits up a stairway leading to an upper area to the left.Head up the stairs to the leftand clear it of enemies before heading to the rails on the right side. From here, you’ll seea gazebo-like structurewith ash nearby it.
Look over the edge to see an archway that connects to the platform you’re currently standing on.Jump over the railing and over the edge to land on the archway,flowing it down before jumping over to the platform with the gazebo. From the gazebo, look through the door near it to see a small room guarded by a single soldierwith a Cleanrot Knight further within.Take out both enemies, with the Cleanrot knight being reasonably powerful, toopen the chest at the back of the roomit was guarding and obtain Finlay’s ashes.
Finlay’s Abilities And Uses
Finlay is named legendary spirit ash, meaning they are very powerful and willcost 127 FP to summon,which can be a lot for non-magic users. Aside from the mimic tear, Finlay isarguably the second-best summonable ashthat players can use. It will need to be upgraded like all other spirit ashes, but at any level, it can be an incredibly effective companion and will melt bosses at its highest level.
Upon being summoned, Finlay willcast a decently strong heal-over-time spell affecting both you and Finlay.Finlay comes equipped with a longer-range spear thatcan dealholy damage, along with firing rings of holy damage over a short distance. Finlay has apowerful sword with quick and painful combos for closer-range enemies.Finlay also comes with an ability that greatly affectsan enemywith Scarlet Rot, which is perfect for boss fights asconstant damage output. Many legendary spirit ashes come with a ton of health, with Finlay being near the top right behind the mimic tear, guaranteeing it’ll be standing for much of a long, drawn-out fight.
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