The Shaded Castle is a prominent landmark in Elden Ring located in the valley far north of the Grand Lift of Dectus in Altus Plateau. The stronghold is surrounded by a poisonous swamp and houses a variety of dangerous enemies, including Depraved Perfumer, Cleanrot Knights, and even Royal Revenants. To enter the Shaded Castle, Tarnished adventurers can access the Shaded Castle Ramparts through a small crumbled ramp leading to the area’s first Site of Grace. Once inside the outer ward, Elden Ring players must make their way through the fortification to find and slay the castle’s ruler, Elemer of the Briar.
How To Complete The Shaded Castle In Elden Ring
While there is plenty of common loot to be found within the Shaded Castle in Elden Ring, players can discover three unique valuables of interest in this Dungeon, excluding the Elemer of the Briar’s drops. These items include the “Champion’s Song” Painting, Valkyrie’s Prosthesis, and the Perfumer’s Cookbook (2).
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First, the “Champion’s Song” Painting can be found within a sunken house on the far western side of the outer ward in the Shaded Castle. Interact with the Painting to spawn its treasure, the Harp Bow. The seated artist’s ghost of “Champion’s Song” is located near the ledge, north of the hill where Ancient Dragon Lansseax appears. Next, Valkyrie’s Prosthesis is a quest item essential for progressing Millicent’s story in Elden Ring. Adventurers can find this prosthetic arm within a chest in the castle’s eastern tower, guarded by a Cleanrot Knight. Thirdly, the Perfumer’s Cookbook (2) can be looted from a seated corpse atop the castle’s library ladder. However, before mentioning this item, players must understand how to navigate the Shaded Castle to reach Elemer of the Briar in Elden Ring.
To get into the Shaded Castle’s upper interior level, climb the tall ladder sitting in the western half of the outer ward. Jump across the rooftops directly ahead to access the Shaded Castle Inner Gate Site of Grace. Head through the ruined hall and ascend another ladder in the left alcove. Next is the castle library in Elden Ring, with several enemies waiting to ambush the player. The ladder inside the library is the one mentioned above that will lead players to the Perfumer’s Cookbook (2). On the opposite side of the library, players must cross an overpass to reach a stairwell leading to an elevator. Be careful of the Cleanrot Knights along the way. After getting to the lift, ride it to the next level to reach the bridge connected to the boss chamber. Enter the Castellan’s Hall and defeat Elemer of the Briar to receive the Briar Greatshield and Marais Executioner’s Sword in Elden Ring.
Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
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This is a guide on how to beat Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan, an optional NPC invader in Elden Ring found near The Shaded Castle. Read on to learn more about Maleigh Marais's drops, weaknesses, and recommended level!
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Maleigh Marais is a hostile NPC encountered in the western outskirts of The Shaded Castle in the Altus Plateau.
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You can fight Maleigh Marais as soon as you arrive at the Altus Plateu and heading directly to the western outskirts of the Shaded Castle.
Maleigh Marais is a very weak aggressive NPC but he is accompanied by a giant Golem that can easily one shot weaker characters. Get your character to at least Level 50 so you can quickly defeat Maleigh Maraias before the Golem gets near you.
Maleigh Marais is located in a clearing where a giant Golem is resting. If you get too close to the center of the outskirts, the Golem will wake up and slowly approach you, often attacking as you try to defeat Maleigh.
Once you approach the outskirts, try to bait Maleigh so that he follows you away from the Golem. He will not follow you to the swamp area, but will move far enough from the Golem. From this distance, it's possible to defeat Maleigh before the Golem even has a chance to fully stand up.
Maleigh Marais only wears the Marais Set, which has very poor damage negation to all damage sources. The set also has very poor poise, which means it's possible to stunlock Maleigh with repeated jumping or heavy attacks.
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Maleigh Marais is very weak to piercing attacks and it's easy to catch him with weapons that deal this damage type while he's rushing in or evading.
Running attacks from katanas such as the Uchigatana and Nagakiba, as well as thrusting swords such as the Estoc are great at hitting Maleigh safely from a distance.
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Maleigh Marais' armor set also makes him very weak to Fire and Lightning weapons and spells. Any weapon that has innate fire or lightning or equipped with the respective ashes of war will quickly bring down his health.
For spellcasters, the Catch Flame incantation is very useful in this fight as Maleigh struggles to evade this spell when used up close against him.
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