Rellana, Knight of the Double Moon in Elden Ring: how to win

Rellana, Knight of the Double Moon in Elden Ring - One of the first serious enemies in the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, which you will encounter in Ensis Castle. Relanna, one of the princesses of the Cariya family, is the sister of the already familiar boss Renalla. The enemy has mastered the strongest magic and fights with the help of two moons, while at the same time having excellent command of the usual melee weapons.

In the guide we will tell you in detail what abilities this boss has and how to prepare for the battle with him, and we will also look at how to kill Rellana in Elden Ring.

Where to find Rellana in Elden Ring

Rellana can be found in the west of Ensis Castle. You need to get to the annex with the territory for observing the moon, where you need to go a little north from the place of grace “Lord’s Chambers”. Rellana is a mandatory boss that you will need to defeat to get to the Skadu Altus location; you won’t be able to miss her.

Rellana's abilities and attacks

Relanna has two distinct phases, the transition to the second occurs after the boss loses half of his health. At the first stage, the princess prefers to use swords, but at the second stage she resorts more and more to the use of magic. The boss has a number of features:

Can be used cooperative mode.
In battle, you can summon creatures using dust.
The Ice Needler is available to summon.
There is a vulnerability to lightning damage.
Susceptible to poison, red rot, bleeding and frostbite.
Sword attacks can be parried.
Able to dodge ranged attacks.
Deals physical, fire and magical damage.

The first phase

Most of Rellana's arsenal is revealed already in the first phase, since the differences between the stages are quite insignificant and consist of only a few new techniques:

Combination with swords — the enemy carries out a long series of slashing and stabbing blows with two swords, lunging forward or approaching the Extinguished One from the side. The duration of the combo may vary from time to time, but often the series of attacks ends with a lunge with two blades, or with a double strike diagonally. After the combo you have a few seconds to attack.
Crossed Blades - strikes, crossing both swords, after which he makes another attack. Sometimes the boss may add a forward lunge to the combo.
Charged attack — in preparation for the attack, the boss makes a slow, strong blow diagonally, crossing the blades with each other, after which he repeats the technique.
Retreat Strike - if the sword combo was completed ahead of schedule, Relanna can abruptly retreat from the enemy by jumping. Finally, the princess strikes with her sword from bottom to top.
Magic Blades — the enemy creates several magic swords in front of him, and then sends them towards the Extinguished One. All blades are aimed automatically, but you can simply run away from them.
Carian phalanx — the princess materializes several swords accompanying her above her. As soon as the boss comes closer, all the blades will fly towards the Extinguished One, after a short pause. The attack is similar to the spell of the same name.
The fleeting light of the moon - Relanna first places her right sword behind her back, charging it with blue magic, after which she launches a horizontal light wave reminiscent of a lunar veil. In some cases, the boss will use a stronger version of the skill, charging the attack a little longer.
carian grandeur — the right sword transforms into a huge two-handed weapon, with which Relanna delivers a powerful blow from above. Immediately after this there is a circular attack, covering a significant area around the princess.

The second phase

The second phase begins after Rellana loses half of her health and accompanied by a short animation, during which she ignites both of her blades. The right sword receives additional magical damage, and the left one receives fire damage.

Magic Blades and Karian Phalanx attacks create more swords per use, and the retreat strike is accompanied by a vertical wave of magic when the boss jumps. The finishing blow during the combo also causes a blast wave. A charged attack creates a chain of explosions along the impact path, which occur with a slight delay. At the same time, new techniques are being added:

Two Elemental Attack — the princess waves her blades in front of her: the left sword is enveloped in flames, and the right one begins to emit a blue glow.
Vortex combination - Performs a long series of spinning attacks using both swords. Can end a combo with a cross strike.
Chain Explosion — Rellana swings her left sword, creating a chain of explosions along the path of the blade, which will occur after some time. The attack is often used while jumping, but can also be part of a melee combo.
Moon stand — stands in a preparatory stance and sends light waves at the Extinguished One with his right blade. A total of five charges are created: two diagonal, two horizontal and a vertical one, executed with a delay.
Fire Stance — gets into a preparatory stance, after which he creates a fiery whirlpool with his left sword. Dangerous zones appear on the ground at different points, from which columns of fire will then appear.
Rellana's two moons - Jumps into the air and creates two moons. With a slight delay, both projectiles fly down, creating shock waves that spread throughout the arena. As both moons fell, Rellana flies after them, releasing a third wave.

How to prepare for the fight with Rellana in Shadow of the Erdtree

Rellan's boss first and foremost distinguished by its high mobility and an extremely aggressive fighting style, which is why you should first decide which weapon to use: a heavy one that deals a lot of damage, or a light one that will be able to attack often.

The princess is weak to lightning, but making a build that focuses on this weakness will be difficult. You can use ice thunder spear, which puts pressure on two boss vulnerabilities at once. However, Rellana often dodges, so you can only attack her normally if the Spirit of Ash is present. An easier way to freeze a boss is to use Block of icy shiny stones. She has a high frostbite area and, unlike Rennie's moon, she tracks the enemy.

The last thing worth noting is leveling. It is important to level up all equipment to the maximum level in order to deal damage. In addition, be sure to collect at least a few fragments of the Tree of Decadence to remove the location debuff.

How to defeat Rellana, Knight of the Double Moon in Elden Ring

It is worth noting that the transition to the second phase is accompanied by a short pause. At this point, you can deal a huge amount of damage if you start spamming attacks while the princess is kneeling. Next, we will look at two main tactics and a number of general tips.

Tactics through piercing weapons

For tactics based on piercing weapons, two basic conditions will need to be met:

Find a large shield with maximum block boost and pump up your stamina to use it properly.
Equip any piercing weapon that allows you to attack from under a shield. If a weapon item has lightning damage or a bleeding or frostbite effect, the battle will go faster.

Using a piercing weapon, you have to constantly get close to Rellana, attack her and cover yourself with a shield. Due to her fighting style, the princess constantly spams attacks, and the shield tactic allows you to counter her attacks.

The shield protects against attacks from swords in the first phase, but there are attacks during which Rellana hits from other sides: from the side or from above. It will be more difficult with them; you will have to roll and dodge. The Extinguished cannot turn to face her after his attacks, which is why such attacks will not be blocked by the shield.

The second phase will also present a lot of challenges, as special sword skills go through the shield. In such a case, it is recommended to wear armor with resistance to magic or fire, as well as equip yourself with talismans against these types of damage. At this stage you will have to use dodges, not a shield.

Tactics through parrying

Rellana in Elden Ring attacks almost non-stop, which is why the second strategy is also built around using a shield:

Any shield that is good for parrying is needed.
The corresponding ashes of war will be required. You can use golden parry.
A dagger with high critical damage is recommended as a weapon, and you can also wear talismans that increase this characteristic.

As with the first tactic, you will need to move closer. Ashes of War will make it possible to reflect blows while being outside the boss's attack radius. Most combo hits can be easily parried and have the most obvious timing. If you parry twice, you can score a critical hit. You have to fight like this until the end of the battle, dodging magic skills from time to time.

General Tips

Renalla is a boss with long attack combos that feed into each other. Her fighting style is extremely difficult to predict, and some of her attacks are almost unreadable. We can highlight a number of basic properties related to its arsenal:

Most wave attacks can be simply jumped over.
A melee combo ends with a window in which you must land the maximum number of hits.
When using heavy weapons, do not try to wedge yourself into Rellana's series of attacks, wait for a pause in her series of attacks.
Karichan Greatness can be avoided by performing a forward roll. A window for striking will also appear here.
The moon stance can be blocked by rolling sideways and jumping during the third wave, and the fire stance can be avoided by rolling away from the boss.
All attacks during Two Moons of Rellana have the same dodge timing and occur at equal intervals. You can do a roll, or you can just jump.
If the sword catches fire, prepare to dodge.
Beware of magical attacks during combos, they are the most dangerous.

Be sure to use the call of NPCs and ash spirits to distract the boss’s attention and calmly attack at an opportune moment. It is recommended to use one ally in the first phase, and leave the second for the end of the battle.

Reward for killing Rellana

Rellana in Shadow of the Erdtree, dying, leaves the Extinguished Memories of the Knight of the Double Moon. In the future, the item can be exchanged with Enya, the reader of the Fingers, in the Fortress of the Round Table. The NPC will offer in return:

Rellana's two-handed sword.
Spell "Two Moons of Rellana".

Also, in addition to receiving 180 runes, as a reward, the ability to purchase Rellana's armor set in Enya's store will be unlocked.

We hope that our guide helped you understand how to kill Rellana in Elden Ring, as well as understand what attacks and skills the Knight of the Double Moon has. If you have any questions, ask them at comments, we will definitely answer. Read other useful guides on Elden Ring in the relevant section of our website.