Elden Ring: How To Get Cleanrot Knight Finlay Ashes

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There are a few characters in Elden Ring's lore of massive importance who can be easily overlooked. For one, there is Leonard, General Radahn's horse who was the Demigod's inspiration for taking up Gravity Magic. Another one of these characters is Cleanrot Knight Finlay, without whom Malenia and the Haligtree could not have survived the Battle of Aeonia.

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Cleanrot Knight Finlay is found pretty late into Elden Ring in a location implied to be her final resting place, not as an NPC or a boss, but as a Spirit Ash. Though she is found near the end of the game, her Spirit Ashes can be brought into NG+ for a new journey across the Lands Between — a journey she made on her own to save Malenia an age ago.

Cleanrot Knight Finlay was there when Malenia fought Radahn, and when the battle was over she carried her demigod across the Lands Between by herself. Finlay is very deserving of her status as a Legendary Spirit Ash in Elden Ring thanks to this act of heroism — at least, an act of heroism from the perspective of Malenia and the followers of the Haligtree.

As a Spirit Summon, and as her name suggests, Cleanrot Knight Finlay has the same moveset as a Cleanrot Knight. She wields a rapier in one hand and a scythe in the other, and is able to launch Rings of Light with the Scythe at range and stay in close combat with the sword. She is pretty hardy, though her importance in the lore overshadows her power level, compared to other Spirit Ashes.

Cleanrot Knight Finlay ashes can be found about halfway through Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. To get here in the first place, players must complete both halves of the Secret Haligtree Medallion (found in the Albinauric Village and Castle Sol) and use