Elden Ring: Mimic Tear Is The Only Spirit Ash You Really Need
Elden Ring gives the player plenty of options when it comes to combat, including the new Spirit Ashes system, but the Mimic Tear summon is in a league of its own and most players won't need to look any further. Elden Ring's combat is made with player choice as a key ingredient, with players having the option of several different types of weapons and magic to take on foes, from Greatswords to Flails, Glintstone sorcery to divine incantations, and even the use of summons in the form of NPCs or other players. As a result, there is never a one size fits all method when it comes to fighting enemies in the Lands Between, although players will become familiar with many of them due to the number of repeated bosses in Elden Ring.
Spirit Ashes can be found by players as they journey across the open world of Elden Ring, with some being found on dead bodies or even being quest or boss rewards, especially in the optional caves and catacombs that litter the landscape. A large number of the summons aren't particularly useful in combat, serving better as a distraction as opposed to another source of damage, as even fully upgraded summons don't often do much damage against the wide variety of enemies encountered in the Lands Between. Although many magic-oriented characters will possibly be apprehensive given the FP cost associated with some of the Spirit Ashes, Elden Ring's spirit summons have their uses.
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The Mimic Tear Spirit Ash can be obtained by the player in the Night's Sacred Ground area of Nokron, Eternal City, and requires the use of a Stonesword Key to obtain. Unlike most of the other Spirit Ashes, the Mimic Tear actually costs the player HP as opposed to FP, and at
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