Spirit Ashes Unleashed: 'Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree’ Patch Notes Shakes Meta

FromSoftware has addressed a significant issue in their Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring. Players often found their Spirit Ashes unable to withstand tougher bosses, dying within seconds, even at maximum upgrades. The latest patch brings substantial buffs to Spirit Ashes, enhancing their effectiveness in battle.

Comprehensive Buffs for Spirit Ashes

Players will notice increased attack power and damage negation for all summoned spirits, excluding the Mimic Tear, when they possess a Spirit Ash Blessing of +5 or higher. Additionally, Spirit Ashes upgraded to +8 or more also receive these enhancements.

Almost every Spirit Ash in the game now boasts improved resilience, reducing their chances of staggering during combat.

Specific Buffs to Individual Spirit Ashes

Forbes simplified the specific buffs you need to know:

• Warhawk: Enhanced HP, physical attack power, Fire attack power, and Stance status.
• Land Squirt: Increased HP.
• Spirit Jellyfish: Boosted HP, physical attack power, and poison status ailment buildup on enemies.
• Spider Scorpion: Increased physical attack power, poison status ailment buildup, and damage negation except for strike and fire attributes.
• Gravebird: Higher HP and magic attack power.
• Kaiden Mercenary: Enhanced HP and physical attack power.
• Mad Pumpkin Head: Boosted physical attack power.
• Fire Monks: Increased HP and Fire attack power.
• Ancestral Follower: Improved physical attack power.
• Horned Warrior: Enhanced HP and damage negation except for pierce attacks.
• Azula Beastman: Boosted HP and lightning attack power.
• Crystalian: Increased physical attack power.
• Inquisitor: Enhanced HP.
• Bloodfiend Hexer: Increased hemorrhage status ailment buildup on enemies.
• Messmer Soldier: Boosted HP and physical attack power.
• Stormhawk Deenh: Enhanced HP, physical attack power, and extended duration of attack power boost for allies.
• Banished Knight Oleg: Increased physical attack power and damage negation against physical attacks.
• Banished Knight Engval: Improved physical attack power and damage negation against physical attacks.
• Bloodhound Knight Floh: Boosted HP, physical attack power, and damage negation against physical attacks.
• Black Knight Captain Huw: Enhanced physical attack power and damage negation against physical attacks.
• Black Knight Commander Andreas: Increased damage negation and guard boost against Holy and Physical attacks.
• Fire Knight Hilde: Improved Fire attack power.
• Fire Knight Queelign: Enhanced Vigor and Faith.
• Swordhand of Night Jolan: Increased Vigor and Dexterity.
• Battlemage Hugues: Boosted physical and magic attack power.
• Latenna the Albinauric: Increased HP, physical attack power, and magic attack power.
• Perfumer Tricia: Enhanced HP.
• Depraved Perfumer Carmaan: Increased fire attack power.
• Omenkiller Rollo: Boosted HP, physical attack power, and fire attack power.
• Blackflame Monk Amon: Enhanced HP and fire attack power.
• Curseblade Meera: Increased HP and physical attack power.
• Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh: Boosted HP, physical attack power, and magic attack power.
• Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff: Enhanced lightning attack power and damage negation against physical attacks.
• Redmane Knight Ogha: Increased physical attack power and damage negation against physical and fire attacks.
• Lhutel the Headless: Improved physical attack power and damage negation against physical attacks.
• Cleanrot Knight Finlay: Enhanced physical attack power and damage negation against physical and magic attacks.
• Divine Bird Warrior Ornis: Increased HP and damage negation against physical attacks except pierce.
• Ancient Dragon Florissax: Boosted Arcane, damage negation against all affinities, skills, and incantations usage rate, along with speed and poise values during some attacks.
• Finger Maiden Therolina Puppet: Enhanced Vigor and Faith.
• Jawright Puppet: Increased Vigor.
• Dolores the Sleeping Arrow Puppet: Enhanced Vigor.
• Nepheli Loux Puppet: Increased Vigor and Strength.
• Dung Eater Puppet: Boosted Vigor.
• Nightmaiden and Swordstress: Enhanced HP and physical attack power.

Encouraging Experimentation

These updates ensure players are no longer compelled to rely solely on the Mimic Tear throughout the expansion. The buffs also apply to the base game, minus the blessing upgrade. This patch encourages players to experiment with different Spirit Ashes, discovering new strategies and combinations to tackle Elden Ring's formidable foes.

To see PVP-exclusive balance adjustments, check ComicBook's report here.