Mohg Elden Ring boss guide: Location and how to beat the DLC gatekeeper

The good news is that by taking down Mohg, you also get access to the Remembrance of the Blood Lord perk, Mohg's Great Rune and a huge 420,000 runes to level up your character.

So whether you're bothered about the DLC or not, the boss fight is well worth completing.

With that in mind, here's where to find Mohg in the Elden Ring base game, as well as how to beat the boss without dying too many times (hopefully).

Where is Mohg located in Elden Ring?

Mohg, the Lord of Blood, is located in the Mohgwyn Palace.

There are a couple of ways to get there, with the first requiring you to obtain the Haligtree Secret Medallion and use it at the Grand Lift of Rold to take you down to the Palace. This lift will take you to the Consecrated Snowfield, and a gateway teleporter can be found north-west of the Yelough Anix Ruins.

However, the Haligtree Secret Medallion is split in half, and requires two pieces to be put back together.

Alternatively, you can follow the Varre quest early on in the game, which gives you the Pureblood Knight’s Medal that can teleport you to Mohgwyn Palace - but if you are at a low level, we would advise waiting until later.

This location is much more important than it was at launch, with it now being the entrance to the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Once Mohg is defeated, Miquella's Cocoon can be found here, which will transport the player to the new location once interacted with.

Where is the Haligtree Secret Medallion?

The Haligtree Secret Medallion right-hand piece is in the possession of Albus in the Village of the Albinaurics.

You can find Albus by hitting a pot he is hiding in close to the Site of Grace. Be careful not to hit too many times, as you can accidentally strike Albus, causing them to be hostile. If you do, you can kill the NPC and still obtain the right-hand piece - so it's not the end of the world.

The Haligtree Secret Medallion left-hand piece can be found at the very end of Castle Sol on its tallest turret.

You need to work your way through the castle and take the lift up to find the right-hand piece. There are boss fights at both of these locations, though, so be sure to have a high-level character or summon the spirit of a player for help.

How to beat Mohg in Elden Ring

During the fight, Mohg will use attacks that cause Blood Loss build-up, such as the Bloodflame attack. You will want to avoid these at all costs, as they will whittle away at your health if you don’t.

Like many Elden Ring bosses, the Mohg boss battle is split up into phases. There are two for Mohg: the first lasts until Mohg is at 50 per cent healthy before the second, more brutal, phase begins.

During the transition, Mohg casts three red marks that appear over your character's head. When he proclaims "Nihil!", one of the marks disappears, as well as a huge chunk of your health. Countering this is key, and we’ve got two methods to do just that.

First, you want to reduce the amount of damage taken by mixing the Purifying Crystal Tear into the Flask of Wondrous Physick.

This will greatly reduce the damage you will endure, and will mean you won’t have to heal as much. You can also heal in between the attacks, and this is best done by finding all the Sacred Tears to raise your Flask of Crimson Tears to +12.

Mohg’s Shackle also allows you to temporarily bind the boss to the ground, allowing you to land a critical hit. This can only be done in the first phase, when Mohg’s health bar is almost full, so use it as early as possible. The Shackle can be found under a flowing pipe at the bottom of the sewers in the Subterranean Shunning Grounds.

As we mentioned earlier, Mohg loves his Bloodflame, and avoiding the pools of it is crucial. This is easier said than done, but by freeing the camera by way of unlocking it, you can scan the battlespace far more easily and not find yourself rolling straight into it.

If you have the Mimic Tear summon, then the boss fight becomes much easier with the Spirit Ash providing a distraction for Mohg. It can be found within a chest in Night's Sacred Ground, which is in the Eternal City of Nokron. Be warned: it's not available until Starscourge Radahn is defeated.

Elden Ring is available across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC.

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