What To Do With Remembrance of Putrescence In Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

The Putrescent Knight is a glass cannon boss in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Though he is an optional boss, players need to defeat him to reach St. Trina and complete the quest of Thiollier. The Knight is very weak to Holy damage, making the fight a breeze with the right build.

Once killed, the Putrescent Knight drops an item called Remembrance of Putrescence . This item can be used to obtain either the Putrescence Cleaver , a Greataxe that deals frost damage, or Vortex of Putrescence , a powerful sorcery that deals AoE damage.

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How to Use Remembrance of Putrescence in Shadow of the Erdtree

Players can use the Remembrance of the Putrescence at the Roundtable in the Lands Between. Fast travel there, and go to Finger Reader Enia. She can be found hunched over on a bench in the first room to your right when you teleport to the Roundtable.

Talk to her, and select the option to “Receive power from remembrance,” and select Remembrance of Putrescence. Choose either the Putrescence Cleaver or Vortex of Putrescence according to your specific build and needs.

Putrescence Cleaver​​​​​​

Weapon wielded by the Putrescent Knight. A great cleaver of hardened putrescence affixed to an arch fashioned from human bones. Gains power from the wielder’s arcane attribute.

The Putrescence Cleaver is a Greataxe type weapon in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. It weights 13.5, and deals 141 Physical, and 42 Magic damage. Additionally, it causes a 55 Frost buildup in enemies that it hits as well.

Its Ash of War, Spinning Guillotine, takes up nine FP, and can be followed up with another attack for six FP. The player jumps up, and slams down into the ground, and starts to spin forward with the follow-up attack. This skill can go on indefinitely until the player stops or their Stamina/FP runs out.

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Vortex of Putrescence

Sorcery used by the Putrescent Knight.

Launches a whirl of putrescent jets that explode shortly after impact and bathe the area in ghostflame.

In an age long past, Death was burned by ghostflame. Even the remains of tainted flesh were given equal treatment in death.

Vortex of Putrescence is a Death Sorcery that costs 29 FP and takes up two Memory slots. The spell can be charged, and deals Magic damage, although it does build up Frost as well. The spell fires out a ring of flame that shrinks inward towards the player. However, the size of the said ring isn’t that big, and the rate of casting is fairly slow, making it impractical most of the time. The only saving grace of the spell is that it can be cast while riding Torrent.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Released

June 21, 2024

Developer(s)

FromSoftware