Needle Knight Leda |
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| Location | Moghwyn Palace |
| Role | Miquella's Followers Leader |
| Voiced by | Naomi Yang |
Needle Knight Leda is an NPC in Elden Ring. Needle Knight Leda is the leader, or acts as the leader, of Miquella's band of followers in the Realm of Shadow. Needle Knight Leda is an NPC exclusive to the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and does not appear in the base game.
Ahh, were you guided here by Kindly Miquella? I am Leda, and like you, I was guided by faith along his honobrable path. Touch the withered arm, and you too will be transported. To the realm of shadow, where Miquella the Kind now dwells.
Needle Knight Leda Location in Elden Ring
Needle Knight Leda can be found at Mohgwyn Palace, beside Miquella's cocoon
- This NPC moves to Highroad Cross Site of Grace after defeating Rellana, Twin Moon Knight
- You can fight this NPC. If defeated, drops:
Quest and Details related to Needle Knight Leda in Elden Ring
Needle Knight Leda is the leader, or acts as the leader, of Miquella's band of followers in the Realm of Shadow, and can be found immediately after defeating Mohg, Lord of Blood, in Mohgwyn Palace.
After that first encounter, Needle Knight Leda will move out to her second location, at the Highroad Cross Site of Grace, in which you will find her alongside Hornsent. [Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Map Link]
Those Who Follow Miquella
NOTE: Some steps of this quest are missable and you may be locked out of its progression if you progress further into the story. The first phase of this quest needs to be completed before you burn the Sealing Tree at Church of the Bud. You can refer to our SOTE Walkthrough page for more information. This quest includes the progression of Needle Knight Leda, Sir Ansbach, and Redmane Freyja.
First Phase
The quest begins after defeating Mohg, Lord of Blood in the base game. You will find Needle Knight Leda, a character donning a white robe standing next to the cocoon in the Mohgwyn Dynasty Mausoleum. Talk to her to preface your journey to the Realm of Shadow. She introduces herself as Leda and invites you to join her, and other followers of Miquella the Kind to trace his path. To start your journey, she tells you to touch the withered arm. You will then be transported to a familiar, yet new region. The first thing you will do is to look for her allies throughout the Shadow Realm.
Redmane Freyja
Redmane Freyja is located at the Three-Path Cross due north of the Gravesite Plain - Site of Grace. She will speak to you about how she intends to journey alone and assure you that she will not cross any of Miquella's followers. Ask her what she's going to look into, and she will mention the vow that Miquella once made with General Radahn. She seeks to know the nature of the vow. Then, continue the conversation by asking her "What if you become our enemy?", she will reply that she will be true to her word. Make sure to exhaust all of her dialogues before leaving the area.
You will find Redmane Freyja again at the Shadow Keep, on the Storehouse, Seventh Floor. You will find her crouched low and attempting to read scriptures off a stone. Talk to her and exhaust all her dialogues. Then, speak with Sir Ansbach on the First Floor.
Take the Letter for Freyja from Sir Ansbach, return to her location at the Storehouse, Seventh Floor, and give it to her. Exhaust all her dialogues to receive Golden Lion Shield.
IMPORTANT: Not giving Freyja the Letter for Freyja will lead to her death and ending her questline.
IMPORTANT: You will not be able to obtain the Golden Lion Shield if you don't deliver the Letter for Freyja.
Sir Ansbach
Sir Ansbach is located at Main Gate Cross - Site of Grace, in the steps before entering Belurat Tower Settlement. He introduces himself as Ansbach, someone who used to serve Mohg but has been guided by Kindly Miquella. Exhaust his dialogues and talk to Moore behind him.
To progress his questline, go to Shadow Keep and retrieve the Secret Rite Scroll from the Storehouse, Fourth Floor. It can be found on a desk behind tall bookshelves. Then, give it to Sir Ansbach at his new location in the Storehouse, First Floor. Exhaust his dialogues and then, tell him about Freyja. Accept the Letter for Freyja.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to mention Freyja when speaking with Ansbach before giving him the Secret Rite Scroll as he will leave his location, not giving you the Letter for Freyja and locking you out of her questline.
Return to Ansbach after taking the letter to Redmane Freyja and exhaust his dialogues.
Moore
Moore can be found at the front of the gates to the Belurat, Tower Settlement Site of Grace sitting by some boxes and barrels accompanying Sir Ansbach. You will have to purchase something from him and you will unlock the "Talk to Moore" option to learn that he enjoys finding things as well as talking about Lady Leda, and the Forager Brood. When you rest at the Site of Grace, you can speak to Ansbach about Moore and he will give you more lore information about him.
IMPORTANT: Killing a Forager Brood will lead him to invade you.
After meeting Moore, make your way to Thiollier who can be located at the Pillar Path Cross Site of Grace. Speak to him and you will learn that he requires the Black Syrup from Moore. You will need to exhaust his dialogue options and he will give you the Black Syrup that Thiollier needs. Return to Thiollier once more, and he will exchange the Black Syrup for Thiollier's Concoction.
IMPORTANT: You will need to complete this before burning the Sealing Tree
Needle Knight Leda
You will find her at the Highroad Cross - Site of Grace in Scadu Altus. She informs you that Sir Ansbach needs to be eliminated. From here, you will have a choice of assisting Needle Knight Leda, or Sir Ansbach in an upcoming fight. You can join this fight by returning to Sir Ansbach's last location at the Storehouse, First Floor. Choose to be summonsed to assist Sir Ansbach by interacting with the golden summon sign. This makes Sir Ansbach available to assist you in the final boss fight. Otherwise, the red summon sign will make you an ally to Needle Knight Leda.
Defeat Needle Knight Leda to receive Ansbach's Longbow and Leda's Rune. On the other hand, if you choose to assist Needle Knight Leda, you will receive an additional reward: Retaliatory Crossed-Tree.
Second Phase
IMPORTANT: The second phase begins after burning the Sealing Tree using Messmer's Kindling. You can't progress the questline after burning it so make sure to get the previous steps completed.
After reaching Needle Knight Leda's location in Enir-Ilim, make sure to summon Sir Ansbach to assist you in the fight against Miquella's followers. Interact with the gold signs here, and if you have progressed Thiollier's questline, you can also summon him here, giving you 2 cooperators for the fight.
Leda will start to doubt whether Miquella's followers are devoted to him or not, so she asks you who you think she should go after. You can suggest Thiollier, if you have met him already, Hornsent or none at all.
- Choosing Thiollier: Leda will believe that Thiollier is no threat to her and will be removed from the options.
- Choosing Hornsent: It will lead Leda to go after Hornsent and they will fight in Shadow Keep
- Not choosing anyone: Reload to the area and speak with Leda again and she will tell you that she decided to go after Hornsent
Regardless of what you choose, Leda will still decide to go after Hornsent. Exhaust both their dialogues until they both leave Highroad Cross to trigger the events in Shadow Keep. Rest at a Site of Grace and speak with Leda about what she will do, this dialogue with Leda triggers her and Hornsent's interaction.
Needle Knight Leda will realize that your search for Miquella differs in nature and will try to stop you here. Those who will be fighting you will vary depending on your choices in the game.
- If you sided with Leda on both occasions: Both Hornsent and Sir Ansbach
- If you sided with Ansbach: You have the option to summon Ansbach to assist you in the fight.
- If you sided with Hornsent: You will fight Dryleaf Dane, Redmane Freyja, and Leda.
- When you told Moore after the charm broke and chose the option 'Put it behind you': You will fight Dryleaf Dane, Moore, Redmane Freyja, and Leda.
- When you told Moore after the charm broke and chose the option 'Remain sad forever': You will fight Dryleaf Dane, Redmane Freyja, and Leda. This option will cause Moore's early death in the game.
Eliminate all followers of Miquella to receive Leda's Sword. Then, once you return to your world, you can pick up all the dropped items:
- Moore's Bell Bearing
- Verdigris Greatshield
- Verdigris Helm
- Verdigris Armor
- Verdigris Gauntlets
- Verdigris Greaves
Needle Knight Leda:
IMPORTANT: The Oathseeker Knight Armor set will need to be looted elsewhere.
After the fight, go up the stairs and take the elevator, and speak with Sir Ansbach before you go up to the final fight. Exhaust all of his dialogues by asking him about Thiollier and Mohg. Then, interact with the golden summon signs of Thiollier and Sir Ansbach before entering the boss room. Both of them will drop their items after the fight.
- Wise Man's Mask
- Ansbach's Attire
- Ansbach's Manchettes
- Ansbach's Boots
- Obsidian Lamina
- Furious Blade of Ansbach
Dialogue in Elden Ring: Needle Knight Leda
Introduction
- Ahh, were you guided here by Kindly Miquella? I am Leda, and like you, I was guided by faith along his honorable path. Touch the withered arm, and you too will be transported. To the realm of shadow, where Miquella the Kind now dwells. My compatriots are there already. Like us, they have heard Kindly Miquella's call. If you can find them, they are certain to lend you aid.
- Come now, touch the withered arm, and travel to the realm of shadow.
- I will not be far behind, may we meet again.
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Elden Ring Needle Knight Leda Notes & Trivia
- Notes and tips about this character go here
AnonymousLiterally forgot about Moore on my first playthrough and he didn't show up in the fight. Currently about to go in on my second playthrough without talking to/dueling Dane to see if they don't show up either
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Leda doesn't drop any of the Oathseeker Knight pieces, they are found near the Church of Benediction along with it's Breastplate.
Just finished her fight. Seems like she doesnt drop the Oathseeker armor pieces if you've already found the Oathseeker set at the Church of Benediction, she only drops her Chest armor. If someone else can confirm, we should add it to the page.
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You get the longbow if you side with Leda as well. So no point not to currently. Plus you get the paired curve swords with the anime run.
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There, you win. DS1, DS3, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring. Four games without ever having to summon for a boss fight. But you just had to do it. You just had to wear me down. You just had to design a gank boss so annoying, so incredibly frustrating that I just couldn't do it any more. Are you happy now Miyazaki! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW!
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Siding with Leda both times nets you 2 talismans. Everyone else drops their equipment once their quest is complete (and none of those involve choices).
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There is no difference if you sided with Leda on both occasions. In my run I assisted her both times, and fought her, Dane, Freyja, and Moore at the boss fight. There was some Sanguine Noble (not Ansbach) available for summoning before the fight started.
She doesn't drop all the items listed, she only drops her chest armor and her sword, the Oathseeker set can be found at the church of benediction. If you go south from the site of grace "Main Gate Cross" (where you first meet Moore and Ansbach) and follow a path up a rock side, you'll reach the "Cliffroad Terminus" site of grace. Continue going south, south east of Prospect Town, and jump down into the church, it'll be right outside the church.
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My decisions on quests made this a 5v1. Firstly, missed leda on hornsent invasion because i accidentally opened the doors to messmer so it was skipped. Then I beat messmer without summoning hornsent, so he ended up in the gank squad. Completed Freja questline so she was there. Told Moore to 'Put it behind him' cos i didnt want him to be sad, so he turned up to the fight too! failed to compolete Thiollier questline cos I didnt realise you had to die to trina 4 times, only didnt once and thought it was miyasaki trolling us. Also Moore constantly barraging you with rot pots, as soon as you heal it he'll instantly throw another. Insanity.
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Quick version: You can almost choose whatever you want and get all rewards. Tell Moore to "put it behind him" after the seal is broken. Complete Thollier's quest to have him assist the NPC brawl.
Siding with Hornsent doesn't get more rewards, you can summon him for Messmer though.
Siding with Ansbach lets you summon him for the final boss, with a little bit of dialogue.
Most common pathing: Side with Leda, then side with Ansbach.
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If you kill ansbach you can instead summon Sanguine Noble Nataan along with Thiollier.
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The biggest mistake of this dlc is thinking that people will get to the end with 18 or 20 scadutree seeds level. I got destroyed with my 14 ones
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Ds2 gank squad more fun than this one right here. For many reasons. I'll give 1 of the many.
The area to separate the gankers.
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She asked me if I wanted to kill Theo or the Hornsent, not at all what was said on this page.
Anyone got the same path?
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Dont summon this idiot, she will undo any poison or rot you have on relanna.
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you need to defeat Messmer before Leda will tell you that Sir Ansbach needs to be eliminated
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So let me get this straight, this entire convoluted mess of interconnected questlines is just to choose your buddies in a future fight? I dont care about summoning NPCs in boss fights and I will probably not care about this future NPC war in my playthrough, so which options give the best rewards? Siding with or against Lena? Im right before the Hippo fight, planning to not summon Hornsent, later kill him with Lena, and later assist Ansbach.
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I didnt get all the drops when i finished the fight, anyone else encountered this?
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i exhausted ansbach's dialogue before finding and talking to freyja, am I completely ****ed out of getting dane's other weapon?
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The biggest issue I had with her group fight was the camera. Whenever Dane (and sometimes Hornsent) rushed me it felt like the camera tipped up to be overhead and turned itself sideways very quickly so I would dodge right into his attacks. I'm not sure if it was the arena design or what (mostly happened near the edges of the arena it seemed). I didn't have this issue when I fought him one on one earlier. It got me killed more than anything else. Very frustrating.
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I only got her chest armor after defeating her, any way to get the rest?
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i burned the tree before assisting leda with anbach, am i screwed out of getting the npc armor sets?
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I assisted Hornsent on the first invasion, i talked to Freyja and Ansbach in the shadow keep and completed their parts (give message from Ansbach to Freyja and give Ansbach the scroll), then exhausted all their dialogues, rested once and they both dissapeared. I teleported everywhere but couldn't find Leda, Freyja or Ansbach, so i killed Messmer with the help of Hornsent. Now everyone is still missing and there is no invasion summon sign on the First floor where Ansbach was, and Leda left her note on the cross grace location. Am i locked out of the Leda vs Ansbach invasion?
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Hornsent can be part of the fight at the end it seems, if you didn't summon him for Messmer I think?
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"Don't you dare approach Miquella the Kind. Needle Knight Leda, Dryleaf Dane, and our ally... Will never allow this."
Fantastic job, I have chills everytime I hear this voiceline.
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Do you get locked out of Leda's quest if you accidentally meet Messmer....? Because there's no summon sign on the way to the specimen house
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Madding Hand +10 slaps in this fight, especially if you're handicapping yourself with a faith+int 150 level build
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if you side with hornsent you can not fight against/together with Ansbach, but you still summon Ansbach for Leda's fight and the final boss if you did the rest of his quest (give him the scroll, talk to Frejya ect)
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In their boss fight, is it possible to kill them with the Death debuff, since they're human NPCs, or are they resistant to it?
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so funny how she breaks free of the mind control that was making her kill people in miquella's name and within literally 5 seconds of free will she just decides to keep doing it and murder all her friends, truly the murderhobo representation we deserve
She moves when you enter the Land of Shadow, not when you kill Rellana. I haven't killed Rellana, but I went behind the castle and she's there.
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Despite doing everything for Freyja and Ansbach, Leda is still standing at the Highcross site of grace talking about going after the Hornsent? I've no idea what to do to trigger the next step of her expressing interest in Ansbach.
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Always that disgusting feature in Souls, that nearly every npc dies. I'm glad that ansbach in the dlc remains as an ally until the bitter end
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To the one who designed the fight with leda and her allies, i hope you nothing but worst in life.
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The fight isn't perfect, but I really enjoyed it. It feels like they cashed in on some of the wasted potential that Gideon Ofnir had. Gank fights have always been controversial in the series, but the dynamic enemies and dialogue depending on your choices make it feel more like they matter.
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Can confirm if you side with leda all the way through she still fights you (i thought i could fix her) and her allies are dry leaf Dane and freyja in my save i asked her to kill hornsent and didn't answer Moore question
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Miyazaka chose to hide the most attractive character behind a mask again
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To all my fellow axe enjoyers, Wild Strikes truly is a wonderful skill especially for this fight
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Entering Messmer's arena before doing the npc quests ****s them up. Leda wants to kill Hornsent, but their signs won't appear, and because of that, I can't access the Ansbach vs Leda event either.
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If you are looking for summon signs and finding someone missing or not moving, look around the flaming boats! I just had a hornsent vs Leda summon decision show up near flaming boats in the area directly before taking the lift up to Storehouse First Floor.
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The way she talks to the player, she really treats him like a dog.
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Finally beat the last boss. Can confirm that Ansbach and Thiollier still drops their armor sets after beating the boss without summoning them for the fight. Though, I am not sure if it is because I tried summoning them for several of my previous fights. But I did not summon them for the winning fight.
Also, I messed up Freyja's quest, she stayed in Shadow Keep because I met Ansbach and did his stuff first, then he decided to leave before I could talk to him about her. I was still able to get her armor where you meet her in Shadow Keep.
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How does this NPC's page of all things get so little thought put into it? I know the DLC is new, but in what world are we jumping from meeting Leda outside the egg to the first step of the quest being "Do this thing for Freya in Shadow Keep"? I guess I'm just surprised Leda's page of all things has gotten so little attention or polish.
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Took a break from getting blendered in 3v1 invasions to instead get ganked in 3v1 NPC boss fight. Oh yeah brother!
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If you:
Completed Freyja and Ansbach’s questline
Killed Romina before Messmer (no hornsent invasion)
Told Moore to not be depressed
Didn’t do Thiollier quest line
You will get a 2v5 boss fight. I want to die.
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I can confirm that you dont need to summon the last two npc for the final fight to obtain the two armor sets and weapons. You just need to progress their quest to the last moment. Took me tons of hours to fight with 2 npcs but no success, I had to solo it (easier for me)...
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Bruh waht a toxic quest, just when i was about to like the mikellan followers they turn on me ust like that..
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I got to the point where I gave the letter to freyja but when I go to Leda she says she wants to kill the horn sent
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does siding with hornsent lock you out of being able to do ansbach's quest? because leda and ansbach are nowhere to be found anymore and the summon signs for the leda or ansbach fight aren't there
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mostly a dps check, if you manage to burst down one before the next spawns in, it becomes much more easy.
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Does anyone know if I can beat the final boss without summoning Ansbach and Thiollier and still get their items from the quest? I find that they make the fight harder than it already is.
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I'm in Mesmerr Castle, on the outside where " flamed boats " are.
I got two signs :
One Red : Help Leda invade Hornsent
One Yellow : Help Hornsent
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Genuinely loved the battle. Just make sure you go get Anscbach and Thioller first, so the battle is proper. Genuinely beautiful stuff. And the music AH, the music is divine.
Some things to clarify though: Dryleaf Dane and Leda do not drop their armor sets. Dane gives you another martial art, and Leda gives you her unique chest piece. Their armor is elsewhere.
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I assisted her both times and only got her chestpiece in the end? Ideas?
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I assisted her both times and only got her chestpiece in the end? Ideas?
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this is pathetic, actually makes me miss the ds2 gank squad, way to kill everyone's fun miyazaki
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If you don't have Thiolher or what's his face because you missed his questline the gank fight is literally harder than any other fight in the DLC smh, such BS I thought fromsoft grew out of
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Does anyone know why I can’t summon her in rellena boss fight. It was just working
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Im talking to her at highland cross and shes asking to kill thiollior or hornset. Nothing on the wiki about this
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Something that isn't mentioned anywhere, strangely, is that after the dancing lion boss and receiving both the spell and the Scorpion meal from the old lady while wearing the , you can give Hornsent the scorpion meal, giving you some extra dialogue about how this remembers his past. You can recover another meal from the old lady, but he won't accept anymore of these, for now.
I wonder if, considering that some infos are still missing in here... perhaps the quests can take a different turn, with the right actions?
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I had more trouble with this questline gank fight solo than any of the bosses, lmao (I've beaten all the main bosses). Save your sanity, summon the NPC or a Spirit Ash. Be mindful Dane does heal if you let him. If you want to go for it solo, be prepared to treat it like an invasion and play ring around the rosie for 10 minutes until you can get a hit in that doesn't frame trap you from the other NPCs. Not worth though, Dane healing is the problem as he has a **** ton of health. The suggestions below are pretty good.
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Yeah a gank fight with 3 enemies that have over 50K health. Fun.
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This quest annoys me, why can't we just side with Leda in the end? Why does the game automatically pit us against her
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For those of you having trouble with the 5- man gank squad:
1: Pre -summon the sanguine noble homie
2: Have a mimic tear that can use prayerful strike on a weapon (it heals them and you if you're nearby, as well as flopping the enemy's face in the dirt). Equip defensive gear and talismans before summoning
3: Switch back to your loadout after summoning mimic, should have plenty of time before Freyja spawns. Strong recommendation to use a good AOE or stunlock weapon, like ruins greatsword or sacred relic sword
4: Kill Freyja/Hornboy asap, buff as needed and wait for mimic to take aggro to go for backstabs and heals. Save some FP for Leda/Dane so you can get them off your azz
Took me a few tries, got it done because prayerful strike OP on mimic
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for some reason I can summon a sanguine noble for the fight against her idk why tho
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I beat all the NPC’s and picked up their loot, but Dane only had his Footwork weapon, no armor.
Did I miss something?
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rewards are reversed, assist leda to receive ansbach's set and bow.
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Who's her voice actor? Can't find a single thing on the internet, but it has to be mentioned somewhere.
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If i help Hornsent in the Shadow Keep, will it change her or Ansbach questline?
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I’m stuck in her fight because I have to face the 4 dudes and they all have ridiculously high health and damage. Even with the blood sanguine summon and mimic ashes this fight is impossible for me. I didn’t do any of the quest beforehand because I went in blind so does anyone know another way to make this fight possible?
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the helmet looks a tad bit like the brass helm in darksouls 1 and 3, naaaaaaaa...... maby im looking too much into it.
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I love the Godskin Stitcher and she has a needle title could this be perhaps, a destiny of some sort??
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surely we would not fight her or see her at a dreadful state right along her questline ?
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Leda is Saint Trina and therefore Miquella. You heard it here first folks. Compare the patterns on her armor to the Trina items in the base game, and have a listen to her voice in the DLC trailer and compare it to Naomi McDonald’s voice, who was credited as Miquella in the CNT and also voiced Chloanne in DS2. This character IS Miquella, not leading a band of people to Miquella.
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Lady. I'm not hinting at anything, but you should probably follow Kenneth Haight's example. By that I mean you should hide in a truce zone and never leave it, for your own safety. If you won't, then I'm not accountable for what will happen next.
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As an Elden Ring NPC, I'm sure she'll not meet an inevitable demise at the end of her questline, dropping all her armor for fashion souls
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Look at that glorious set. This here's an NPC that's going to die very fast in a lot of people's worlds.
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Didn’t care for this fight at all. I ended up just running away and getting two swings in as they ran up to me, stunning them, which works for just about any npc. But Leda’s magic would constantly end me
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