Ashes in Elden Ring are used to summon Spirits that aid characters in single-player gameplay, usually in highly challenging areas containing lots of enemies or a boss. Some, like the Noble Sorcerer Ashes, are pathetically weak and borderline not worth using. Others, like the Spirit Jellyfish, are incredibly useful thanks to their unique abilities and high health pools.
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Jellyfish mobs can be found throughout the Lands Between, and most players run into their first group of them in Limgrave northwest of the Church of Elleh. They are not the toughest enemies in Elden Ring, but their attacks are surprisingly devastating and long-ranged. The Spirit Jellyfish, on the other hand, is a useful and powerful Spirit Summon throughout most of the game.
The main benefit of the Spirit Jellyfish over other Spirit Summons is its incredibly high HP pool. Margit the Fell Omen, for example, does far less damage to the Spirit Jellyfish than to the player, and as such it is one of the best tanking Spirit Summons available early on. It doesn't attack via melee, though, instead it regularly shoots a Poison projectile at enemies, which can build up quickly and sap HP long after the Spirit Jellyfish dies.
Although it might seem like the Wandering Nobles or Demi-Human Ashes would be better because of their larger number of summons, the Spirit Jellyfish holds its own thanks to its survivability. The Demi-Humans summoned by the Demi-Human Ashes die almost instantly to Agheel's fire, while the Spirit Jellyfish survives through this fight far, far longer.
The Spirit Jellyfish Ashes can only be earned by talking to Roderika, the red-hooded crestfallen woman sitting in Stormhill Shack. To find Stormhill Shack,
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