Should You Use Iris Of Grace Or Iris Of Occultation In Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?

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Two rare items in have hidden uses that players can only activate once. As they journey through the Land of Shadow, players will find two new types of consumables — the Iris of Grace and Iris of Occultation. There are at least two Irises of Grace and three Irises of Occultation in the DLC. They work similarly to Rune Arcs, activating the player's equipped Great Rune for a variety of buffs. However, players should never use their Irises of Grace or Occultation, as they have hidden uses in one of the DLC's quest lines.

At certain points during Fire Knight Queelign and Swordhand of Night Jolán's respective quests in , the Tarnished will have the opportunity to use either an Iris of Grace or an Iris of Occultation on them. Each item has a different effect, but what they do isn't immediately clear from either the item descriptions, the dialogue, or the nature of the quest. And remember: each item is single-use only, and once the player uses one on a particular character, they can never use another item on the sameperson. As a result, it's important to choose wisely.

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In order to use either Iris on Jolán, players will first have to complete Ymir's quest in its entirety. They can first encounter both NPCs at the Cathedral of Manus Metyr, where Ymir will ask them to travel to three different Finger Ruins in sequence, and ring a bell in each. After doing so, both Jolán and Ymir will invade the player in sequence. Once they're both defeated, the player will find Jolán lying crumpled on the floor. Interacting with her will give them the opportunity to use either Iris, and claim their reward for finishing this quest line.

Generally, using the Iris of Grace on either NPC will reward the player with the relevant NPC's summon, and using the Iris of Occultation will reward them with the NPC's weapon. In this particular case, using the Iris