While you can battle enemies the old-fashioned way in Elden Ring, using your weapons and spells, you can also now use summoning spells to help you. You can summon the spirits of slain foes into battle with you. In this guide, we will see how to use spirit ash summons in battle in Elden Ring.
How to Use Spirit Ash Summons in Battle in Elden Ring
Elden Ring’s new summoning system gives an added edge in battle, and you can choose which spirit ash you would like to call forward to help you. Spirit Ashes are the weaker version of the fallen, but they can still be handy. Here we will see how to summon spirit ashes to help you in battle in Elden Ring.
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While exploring the Lands Between early on, you might have collected a few Spirit Ashes on your journey. You can’t do much with it unless you know how to summon them, which you will get a bit later in the game. To know how to summon spirit ashes, you should have the Spirit Calling Bell. This can be acquired from Renna the Witch, who you can meet after unlocking Melina and getting Torrent the Spectral Steed. You can talk to Renna at the Church of Elleh. Interacting with her will pull up a few options, and you will have to tell her that you can summon the spectral steed. She will give you the Spirit Calling Bell. You can now use this to summon any spirit whose ashes you have collected.
You cannot summon Spirit Ashes all the time, and you can only use the Spirit Calling Bell in specific areas, mainly in areas where you will be running into a lot of enemies or boss fights. To know where you can use the Spirit Calling Bell, look around the enemy territory for an obelisk sign on the ground, which will indicate that a Spirit Ash can be summoned here. You can also summon them if you have equipped the Spirit Ash on your quick items, you will get notified if it starts glowing white. Spirit Ash Summons are great to offer a distraction while you put in a few jabs on the enemy’s back.
That’s all there is to know about how to use Spirit Ash Summons in Elden Ring. If you liked this guide you can check out our other guides as well.