Don’t Worry, Shadow Of The Erdtree Knows The Mimic Tear Carried You Through Elden Ring (2024)

Summary

Mimic Tear is the best Spirit Ash in Elden Ring, offering a versatile and effective ally in tough fights.
Revered Spirit Ash Blessings in the Land of Shadow upgrade summons to keep pace and survive boss battles.
Utilize alternatives like Black Knife Tiche Ashes for specific builds that may benefit more from different summons.

Fromsoftware titles are known for their difficulty, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is no exception. Still, the game offers players aid in a unique way compared to other Soulsborne titles with the addition of Spirit Ashes, NPC summons that players can use against bosses or other tough encounters. These Spirit Ashes can be upgraded to keep up with the player as they travel through the Lands Between and the Land of Shadow.

The Land of Shadow is the new area where the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion takes place.

Although some Spirit Ashes are known to be particularly powerful, such as Latenna the Albinauric Ashes , many require a lot of FP, which many builds may not facilitate. Thankfully, Mimic Tear Ashes will replicate the player and acts similarly to NPC or player summons. It also requires health to summon, not FP and is known as the Spirit Ash, which will help carry players through their journey, no matter the build. With the help of a new upgrade in the DLC, the Mimic Tear can help carry players through the Land of Shadow, too.

Elden Ring: Mimic Tear Is The Only Spirit Ash You Really Need

Elden Ring gives the player the ability to summon spirits to assist through the use of Spirit Ashes, but the Mimic Tear is the best by far.

The Mimic Tear Will Continue To Carry Players In the Shadow Of The Erdtree

Don't Worry, It Won't Be That Hard

Why The Mimic Tear And Other Spirit Ashes Are So Useful

Drawing Aggro Is Invaluable

Don’t Worry, Shadow Of The Erdtree Knows The Mimic Tear Carried You Through Elden Ring (6)

Splitting aggro against some of Elden Ring's hardest bosses is useful. Having a Spirit Ash like the Mimic Tear that can both dodge and tank hits is invaluable for those not looking to make an already difficult game even more difficult. With the Revered Spirit Ash Blessings, these summons can keep pace and still survive the increased damage from bosses, which is particularly important for the Mimic Tear, since it relies heavily on its ability to survive getting hit over and over.

Speak to Roderika in the Roundtable Hold to upgrade Spirit Ashes.

Unlike when players online are summoned, summoning Spirit Ashes will not increase the difficulty of a boss to compensate. The bosses will remain at the same strength, but the player gets the benefit of an ally doing more damage and keeping enemies off their backs to heal or open an avenue to attack safely. The Mimic Tear, in particular, acts like a summoned player or NPC, too, essentially allowing a player to have the benefits of another Tarnished by their side without any of the drawbacks.