Elden Ring: The Purpose of the Haligtree Explained

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In Elden Ring, Miquella's Haligtree is not somewhere gamers are required to journey to in order to beat the game, but it is a very significant place in the Lands Between. Not only that, but it is home toElden Ring's most difficult boss, Malenia. Within the trees canopy and roots is a lot of Misbegotten, and outside the tree itself, there many Albinaurics can be found.

The Haligtree has a lot of lore, as it is a tree much like the significant Erdtree in the game. It is also deeply connected to the demigod twins, Miquella and Malenia. Like much lore in Elden Ring, the story of the Haligtree is tragic. It was built with a purpose but ultimately failed to achieve its plans.

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To understand the Haligtree's purpose is to know about Malenia and Miquella, the twin demigods birthed by Marika and Radagon. Both were born with unique bodies, as Malenia was inflicted with Scarlet Rot and Miquella could not age past childhood. As siblings, they were very close. Malenia loved her brother enough to call herself his blade, and it is theorized that she fought for shards of the Elden Ring not for herself, but for him so that he could become the new Elden Lord.

Miquella wanted to find a cure for both his and Malenia's birth defects. He sought a cure for Scarlet Rot, and it is hinted that once he learned that even the Greater Will itself could not help Malenia, he lost faith in the Golden Order. Fans believe it is around then that he began to create his own Erdtree separate from the Greater Will, the Haligtree. He created unalloyed gold to ward off the effects of Outer Gods and Scarlet Rot.

The Haligtree began as a sapling in the city of Elphael, and Miquella watered it with his own