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Castle Ensis

The fortress guarding the bridge to Scadu Altus. Rellana, Twin Moon Knight is its master.

  • Suggested level: 125–150
  • DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree

Bosses

  • Rellana, Twin Moon Knight: Lady of Castle Ensis, fought in the Castle-Lord's Chamber; Needle Knight Leda can be summoned. She switches between fire and glintstone swords, so roll toward her and punish the end of each combo.

Sites of Grace

  • Castle Front
  • Castle Ensis Checkpoint
  • Castle-Lord's Chamber
  • Ensis Moongazing Grounds

Items found here

  • Common Soldier Helm (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer's Foot Soldiers (not the bulkier Messmer Soldiers) drop it; the pair camped near the Castle Ensis Checkpoint grace is quick to farm.
  • Messmer Soldier Helm (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer Soldiers, the big spear-and-shield troops, drop it; many guard the approach around the Castle Front grace.
  • Black Knight Helm (Shadow of the Erdtree): Black Knights drop it; the one at the bottom of the lift beside the Castle-Lord's Chamber grace is the fastest to farm.
  • Common Soldier Cloth Armor (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer's Foot Soldiers (not the bulkier Messmer Soldiers) drop it; the pair camped near the Castle Ensis Checkpoint grace is quick to farm.
  • Messmer Soldier Armor (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer Soldiers, the big spear-and-shield troops, drop it; many guard the approach around the Castle Front grace.
  • Messmer Soldier Armor (Altered) (Shadow of the Erdtree): Variant made by altering the Messmer Soldier Armor (a Messmer Soldier drop) from the Site of Grace menu after resting.
  • Black Knight Armor (Shadow of the Erdtree): Black Knights drop it; the one at the bottom of the lift beside the Castle-Lord's Chamber grace is the fastest to farm.
  • Common Soldier Gauntlets (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer's Foot Soldiers (not the bulkier Messmer Soldiers) drop it; the pair camped near the Castle Ensis Checkpoint grace is quick to farm.
  • Messmer Soldier Gauntlets (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer Soldiers, the big spear-and-shield troops, drop it; many guard the approach around the Castle Front grace.
  • Black Knight Gauntlets (Shadow of the Erdtree): Black Knights drop it; the one at the bottom of the lift beside the Castle-Lord's Chamber grace is the fastest to farm.
  • Common Soldier Greaves (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer's Foot Soldiers (not the bulkier Messmer Soldiers) drop it; the pair camped near the Castle Ensis Checkpoint grace is quick to farm.
  • Messmer Soldier Greaves (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer Soldiers, the big spear-and-shield troops, drop it; many guard the approach around the Castle Front grace.
  • Black Knight Greaves (Shadow of the Erdtree): Black Knights drop it; the one at the bottom of the lift beside the Castle-Lord's Chamber grace is the fastest to farm.
  • Ash of War: Wing Stance (Shadow of the Erdtree): Chest on top of a tower below the Castle-Lord's Chamber grace: jump off the edge, follow the cliff downward and ascend two ladders.
  • Imbued Sword Key (Shadow of the Erdtree): Castle Ensis: in a chest inside the armoury room of one of the towers.
  • Remembrance of the Twin Moon Knight (Shadow of the Erdtree): Dropped by Rellana, Twin Moon Knight in Castle Ensis. Trade it to Finger Reader Enia in Roundtable Hold for Rellana's Twin Blades or Rellana's Twin Moons.
  • Fire Knight's Cookbook [2] (Shadow of the Erdtree): In a tent at the soldier camp near the Castle Front grace, past the Ellac Greatbridge; a Black Knight patrols there.
  • Loyal Knight's Cookbook (Shadow of the Erdtree): Castle Ensis: in a chest in the armoury room near the Castle Ensis Checkpoint grace.
  • Glintblade Trio (Shadow of the Erdtree): In Castle Ensis, go past the chapel gate, drop down and climb the ladders to the chapel roof; it hangs on a corpse over the north ledge.
  • Spelldrake Talisman +3 (Shadow of the Erdtree): From the Castle Front grace, take the slope down beside the bridge, jump the gap and enter the hidden storeroom underneath.
  • Rellana's Cameo (Shadow of the Erdtree): Castle Ensis: from the Checkpoint grace drop through the hole, pass the waterfall and ladder, then climb two flights of stairs to the altar behind Moonrithyll.
  • Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): At the statue of Marika in Messmer's soldier camp across the Ellac Greatbridge, just before the Castle Front grace.
  • Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): Inside Castle Ensis next to Miquella's Cross at the Castle Ensis Checkpoint grace; a Black Knight patrols close by.
  • Carian Sorcery Sword (Shadow of the Erdtree): From the Highroad Cross grace, go west past the waterfall and drop off the cliff into the rear of Castle Ensis; a chest there holds the sword.
  • Milady (Shadow of the Erdtree): Past the Castle Ensis bridge, climb the main stairs and skirt the tower on its left; one more flight of steps and a tall ladder bring you up to it.
  • Moonrithyll's Knight Sword (Shadow of the Erdtree): Dropped by Moonrithyll, Carian Knight, who invades as you push along the main route of Castle Ensis.
  • Messmer Soldier's Axe (Shadow of the Erdtree): About 2% of Messmer Soldiers armed with it drop it; most soldiers in the camp near the Castle Front grace carry one.
  • Firespark Perfume Bottle (Shadow of the Erdtree): Open the chest in the small camp just south of the Castle Front grace.
  • Spread Crossbow (Shadow of the Erdtree): Head straight south from the Castle Front grace and drop below the low cliff into a wrecked camp; the crossbow lies there.
  • Wolf Crest Shield (Shadow of the Erdtree): Follow the main route of Castle Ensis toward the chapel; just before it, take the stairs down in the south-west corner to a chest.

Walkthrough: Gravesite Plain: Cliffroad, Stew and the Pillar Path

  • At Main Gate Cross, tell Sir Ansbach about the cross you found inside Belurat.
  • Climb the rocky trail south to the Cliffroad Terminus grace.
  • On the cliff just east of the grace, a statue holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
  • Go south-east up a low rise to a friendly Forager and talk to it for Forager Brood Cookbook [2].
  • Optional: in the graveyard west of Prospect Town, south of Cliffroad Terminus, kill the glowing Shadowpot for a Scadutree Fragment.
  • Return to Three-Path Cross and catch up with Redmane Freyja now that the Dancing Lion is dead.
  • Hand Hornsent the Scorpion Stew; he repays you with three Furnace Visage.
  • Cross the great bridge north-east to the Castle Front grace in the soldiers' camp.
  • Pick up the Scadutree Fragment at the Marika statue inside that encampment.
  • Follow the road south-east, then trace the cliff edge south-east to the Pillar Path Cross grace.
  • Search the ground at the Miquella's Cross here for a Scadutree Fragment.
  • Introduce yourself to Thiollier, who rests near the cross.

Walkthrough: Castle Ensis: Storming Rellana's Fortress

  • Starting at Castle Front, cross the bridge heading north-east and follow the path to the end, where the Castle Ensis Checkpoint grace is.
  • Collect the Scadutree Fragment at the Miquella's Cross beside the checkpoint.
  • Pick up the Castle Cross Message that Leda left near the cross.
  • Optional: walk back down the path to the building on your right; its chest holds the Loyal Knight's Cookbook.
  • Walk along the ledge past the cliff edge, circle round and unlock the gate, which opens a shortcut to the checkpoint.
  • Battle up through the castle's ramparts and courtyards; the Castle-Lord's Chamber grace sits just before Rellana's hall.
  • Rellana, Twin Moon Knight waits in the hall beyond; call in Needle Knight Leda's sign and win to claim the Remembrance of the Twin Moon Knight.
  • Touch the Ensis Moongazing Grounds grace that lights up after the fight.