Elden Ring features a vast open world with countless possibilities, and even a bigger section is dedicated to secret and hidden locations. Mohgwyn Palace is one of Elden Ring’s best-hidden areas. It is sort of an underground dungeon that you can only access by completing a set of quests or exploring the vast Lands Between.
However, like the Dark Souls series, these hidden areas are filled with some of the hardest foes in the game. Mohgwyn Palace is home to the notorious Mohg, Lord of Blood, the toughest optional boss. But before you can face this boss, you must gain access to the area. Therefore, this article provides a detailed guide about finding Mohgwyn Palace in Elden Ring.
How to Get to Mohgwyn Palace?
The easiest and most used way to get to Mohgwyn Palace is to do the White Faced Varre questline. This questline walks you through PvP in Elden Ring and gets you into Mohgwyn Palace early in the game.
As mentioned before, the only way to face Mohg, Lord of Blood, is by making your way inside the Mohgwyn Palace. However, this hidden area beneath Caelid is only accessible by a special portal that you find near Endgame. Secondly, you can also get there in the early-game sequence. Still, it is not prescribed, as the enemies there are way above your character level.
Here are all the ways to get to Mohgwyn Palace in Elden Ring:
White-Faced Varre’s Questline:
White-Faced Varre is an easily missed NPC in Elden Ring. However, he is an important character, especially for those who wish to invade other worlds in Elden Ring Online.
Here’s how his quest line can unlock Mohgwyn Palace early on in the game:
- As soon as you reach the First Step Site of Grace at the start of the game, look around to find a mysterious NPC.
- Speak with White-Faced Varre to get an introduction to the game and the directions to Stormveil Castle.
- Next, progress the game until you have defeated Godrick the Grafted and spoken with Enia at the Roundtable Hold.
- Return to the First Step Site of Grace and read the message on the ground that tells you that Varre has moved to the Rose Church.
- The next step is to unlock Liurnia of the Lakes and explore its swamps in the southwest portion to find the Rose Church.
- You will find Varre here, who then gives you The Festering Bloody Fingers.
- Next, you must invade 3 worlds in the online mode (the outcome of these invasions is irrelevant).
- Alternatively, you can also invade Magnus the Beast Claw near the Bridge of Iniquity Site of Grace in the Altus Plateau (for offline players).
- After either of the invasions, return to Varre at the Rose Church and speak with him to become the knight to serve Luminary Mohg, the Lord of Blood.
- After becoming the Knight, Varre asks you to soak a piece of cloth with the blood of Finger Maiden to perform the Lord of Blood’s Favor.
- You can find a Finger Maiden’s corpse in the Church of Inhibition, northeast of the Rose Church.
- Another Finger Maiden’s corpse is inside the Chapel of Anticipation. However, you can only access it using the Four Belfries’ northmost portal.
- Lastly, you can also defeat Irinia in the Weeping Peninsula and soak her blood (after completing her quest, Hyetta’s quest won’t be affected).
- Finally, return to the Rose Church with the blood-soaked Lord of Blood’s Favor and speak with Varre a couple of times to get the Pureblood Knight’s Medal.
- At this point, you can use this medal in your inventory to teleport to Mohgwyn Palace at any time in the playthrough.
The Waygate in Concentrated Snowfield:
The second way to get to the Mohgwyn Palace is by using a special Waygate (portal) in the Concentrated Snowfield. However, you can only access this area near the endgame sequence.
- The first step is to access the Concentrated Snowfield by using the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right) from Albus and using it at the bottom of the Grand Lift of Rold.
- Once you reach the secret area, go southwest and pass the Concentrated Snowfield Catacombs to reach the Yelough Anix Tunnel Site of Grace.
- After exploring the tunnel and the frozen waterfall, head northwest and defeat the Sanguine Noble (his invasion is crucial for the portal).
- After defeating the invader, look down the edge of the cliff to find the portal near a large tree.
- Finally, jump down from the cliff and use this Waygate to get to Mohgwyn Palace.
Once you reach Mohgwyn Palace by either of the two ways, the next step is to acquire the Map Fragment for this area. Fortunately, you can easily find it by going west after defeating the Albinaurics Trio.
After exploring the area a bit more, go northwest from the Dynasty Mausoleum Midpoint Site of Grace and use the elevator to face Mohg, Lord of Blood.
Mohg is an extremely difficult boss, especially during the second phase of the battle. Therefore, it is best to delay this fight until you reach the endgame sequence. Otherwise, this fight will frustrate you to the point that you may want to uninstall the game. Good Luck!
Conclusion:
To sum it up, Elden Ring is filled with numerous secret areas, dungeons, and hidden cities. Most of these areas offer valuable loot items, but the foes there can get on your nerves. Mohgwyn Palace is one such hidden area with one of the toughest bosses in Elden Ring.
Still, it can be quite rewarding for those who dare to explore beyond the critical path. Therefore, this article explains all the ways to get to Mohgwyn Palace in Elden Ring.
