Ordina, Liturgical Town

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A long abandoned town in the snowfield. If one wishes to open the gate, they must enter the evergaol and light three statues in order to proceed.

Ordina, Liturgical Town is a Location in Elden Ring. The Ordina, Liturgical Town is found in Consecrated Ground. It's a ghost city located in the north of the Consecrated Snowfield and can easily be accessed by riding north past the frozen ravine. The most interesting aspect of this area is exploring it through the evergaol.

The Consecrated Snowfield itself is a secret area found on the lower plains of the Mountaintops of the Giants and can only be accessed by using the Grand Lift of Rold after obtaining the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Left) and Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right).

This area is required to go through in order to get to Miquella's Haligtree.

 

Ordina, Liturgical Town Map

Ordina is found north of the Consecrated Snowfield. [Elden Ring Map here]

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All NPCs and Merchants in Ordina, Liturgical Town

  • There are no NPCs or Merchants at this location

 

All Items in Elden Ring's Ordina, Liturgical Town

Upgrade Materials

 

Unique, Ashes and Keys

  • No Uniques, Keys or Ashes at this location

 

Elden Ring Ordina, Liturgical Town Creatures, Enemies, and Bosses

Regular Creatures and Enemies

  • Albinauric Wolfback Archer
  • Lesser Black Knife Assassin (non-respawning)
    • 1 in front of the ground-floor shrine with the candle
    • 1 in the middle of the road right below the tower on the west side which houses a flame
    • 1 below the staircase in the back next to where you find the Black Knife Set
    • 1 outside on the snowfields in the south-east corner

 

Field Bosses and Bosses

  • No Bosses at this location

 Summary and Setup

This town contains a puzzle, and solving the puzzle will give you access to a Waygate that you need to access the next area in the game (Miquella's Haligtree). To solve the puzzle, you'll have to first enter an evergaol. The evergaol will be a copy of the town itself, but with certain unlit torches -- you'll have to then light all torches, and the Waygate will appear. Just like the other similar statue/torch puzzles in the game, you simply have to go up and press the Interact key to activate them.

Below is a picture of what the statues look like, for reference.

ordina liturgical town statue

The player does not need to complete the puzzle all at once -- if the player dies, warp elsewhere, exit the game, etc., their progress will still be saved, however, when they come back, they will need to enter the Evergaol again before accessing the statues. Additionally, there are no Stakes of Marika in this area, so if you die, you'll have to start back at the site of grace.

The player cannot use Torrent while in the evergaol - Torrent can be summoned in the non-evergaol version of the town.

The player should pick up the Sentry's Torch prior to initiating the entry into the gaol as it will allow them to spot the otherwise invisible Lesser Black Knife Assassins; tradeoff is that the torch will also make you more easily spotted. You need not meet all the Torch's requirements to gain the benefit of its detection ability, and you can still benefit with the torch in your offhand while two-handing your main weapon. With that in mind, anything that can be used to conceal one's presence can be helpful here; Soft Cotton, the Concealing Veil Talisman, the Unseen Form sorcery, Ash of War: Assassin's Gambit, and the Black Knife Armor chest piece alone (unaltered, no full set equipped is required). The Black Knife Armor is found under the stone ramp that leads from the gaol, up to the "sealed" path door/ wall/ etc. Again, anything to hide and quiet oneself can help here.  It's worth noting that the Black Knife Assassins will drop a Ghost Glovewort (9) on defeat and will not respawn.

If you're paranoid, I recommend reading through the walkthrough instructions and practicing them before activating the evergaol.

Needless to say, it's recommended to spend your runes before proceeding with the puzzle.

Walkthrough

To get to the Evergoal, start at the Ordina, Liturgical Town site of grace. [Map Link] Head north up both staircases, then turn right.

ordina liturgical town starting grace directions

After turning right, turn left and follow around the circumference of the building.

ordina starting area past second stairs

When you reach the corner of the building, look straight ahead (there should be a staircase on your right). The Evergaol will be on your left at the end of the building, past the large staircase.

ordina evergaol location

Upon reaching the Evergaol and interacting with the Imp Statue for the first time, you'll be informed of the puzzle: Light the four figures in the evergaol

ordina evergaol puzzle notice

Go up to the Evergaol itself, and interact to enter it.

ordina evergaol enter

After a loading screen, you'll find yourself still at the evergaol, but now the torches are accessible. 

Below are the instructions on how to complete the puzzle. The candles below are numbered only for convenience --you do not need to light the candles in any particular order. I recommend starting with Candle #3 since it's the closest one to you.

Candle #1

Starting at the evergaol, run back like you're going to where the Site of Grace was, except after coming the first set of stairs, turn left, and the statue will be there.

ordina candle 1 location

Note that you will most certainly be attacked by an invisible Lesser Black Knife Assassin, and there will be several of them in the area. You can track them either by watching their footsteps in the snow, or reveal them with the Sentry's Torch (can be purchased from the Hermit Merchant [Map Link]). If you have used Ash of War: Assassin's Gambit you can sneak to the candle without drawing the Assassin's attention.

Candle #2

Located at the far west edge of the town, and there's a ladder up to it blending in with the stones. From the starting point turn right and jump over the balcony, turn left and go around the town until you reach the ladder.

ordina candle 2 screenshot

Beware of a nearby Lesser Black Knife Assassin - but you can run for the ladder without needing to engage her.

Map Location:

ordina candle 2 map location

Candle #3

This is the first torch visible when you first enter the evergaol. You can see it directly in front of you, atop a roof. Notice that there are two ladders leading up to it. (See image below)

ordina candle 3

From the starting point, jump over the balcony to the south. Continue south and at the stairs, jump on the upper railing and onto the balcony on the left side of the stairs.

ordina jumping onto stair railing

There is a ladder to your direct left, next to a door. (This is the lower ladder that was shown in the image earlier.)

ordina candle 3 first ladder

Climb the next ladder right in front of you and you will reach candle 3.

Candle #4

This candle is located just east of where the Evergaol is. Standing at the Evergaol, take a few steps West, then face due East, and look up a bit to see the statue.

ordina candle 4

You'll notice that there are 2 ladders leading up to it, but these 2 ladders are not accessible from ground level. Instead, you'll need to access it via the archway connecting the building where the statue is to the nearby building (see image above for reference).

To access this candle, follow the instructions like you were for #3, but after reaching the first ladder, rather than going up the second ladder (like you did in the third candle step), turn left at the ladder and jump down onto the connecting archway.

ordina jump for candle 4

At this point, you'll start to be heavily bombarded with arrows from 2 archers. One is going to be in front of you, near the first ladder that you see, and another will be off to the right. You'll have to make a tough jump onto the roof in front of you from the archway, and after that, head towards the two ladders in front of you with your shield raised, take out the first archer, and use the wall where the first ladder is as cover from the second archer. You should be able to safely climb to the top and light the fourth candle.

ordina on the way to candle 4

If you don't have a long range weapon/spell, use any shield with 100% physical reduction for protection to get into melee range of the archers as they can't move and are nearly helpless up close. Take out the single archer in your tracks and climb the ladders to victory, since the second archer will be blocked by the tower you're climbing anyway.

After completing the puzzle...

Once all 4 candles/statues are lit, you'll receive the A seal was broken in town message:

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A loading screen will show, and you will be teleported back to the evergaol starting location. Face east, walk forward, and turn left to go up the tall stairs -- these were previously locked. 

tall staircase to waygate ordina

At the top, you'll find a Waygate. Interact with it to be transported to the next area, Miquella's Haligtree.

ordina waygate

Elden Ring Ordina, Liturgical Town Gallery and Notes

Notes go here

 

 

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    • Anonymous

      I managed to light the first candle and third ine all by myself, I was franchized five times by black knife girls. I don't have the sentry torch and I don't care about it, let them invisible. I found out how to jump onto the other rooftop to fourth candle but I died machinegun'd by an albinauric b*tcht, then I gave up by a while; the second candle was totally new to me. I am terrible in noticing difrerencies in things too similar with each other. I walk in circles all the time.

      • Anonymous

        Remember as for all challenging gameplay features in Souls games, it's good manner to comment how much trash the idea is and how anyone could have ever dared to come up with it.

        • Anonymous

          Prepare a path in advance. When on ground, run to prevent the assasins.Shoot a bow behind the archers to make them turn and platform your way to them.

          • Anonymous

            You can soften up the archer guarding the ladder in candle 4 by shooting him from the long stairway leading to the seal. I found Loretta's Greatbow effective

            • Anonymous

              - Find a new area in the game
              - Look it up cause it's a little icky
              - Discover that you stumbled across the "worst area in the game" for the 3rd time today
              - "Maybe later"

              • Anonymous

                A tip to deal with the two archers on the rooftop near the 3rd candle, run around the building where they situate and walk up the stairs leading towards the sealed door. Try not to run and use necessary stealth methods as usual, once you are high enough on the ladder you can lock on the back of the archers. Important: Use any ranged attack with strong knockback effect (bolt of gransax, explosive bolts etc) these will knock the archers off the roof, then you can circle back and handle them at ground level. If targets are obscured, try aggro them from the front by climbing up the roofs in the guide, the archers' posture is slightly higher when they're in attack position, drop down and wait for a bit to de-aggro them then sneak to the ladder as previously mentioned, they should be easier to lock on from behind now

                • Anonymous

                  Incredible range, incredible damage, homing magic projectiles, you need platforming to get to them, and if you get close they can oneshot you with an arrow shotgun blast. Incredible. This makes the shrine of amana look like a cakewalk in comparison.

                  • Anonymous

                    I went through the whole town and did not find one single wheelchair ramp which is shocking considering how most of the residents are paralyzed and crippled

                    • I was beating my head against the wall trying to fight that first knife assassin with katanas (Moonveil, Rivers of Blood, Lightning Nagakiba) even with the Sentry Torch, eventually switched to Sword of NIght and Flame, the comet azur special attack took the assassin out in three successive hits. I think thus worked because the special triggers the assassin's dodge early and he finishes the dodge movement right as the special finishes the windup and blasts him at his new location. For the archers, sniping with the Lion Bow to knock them off their perches and finish them in melee on the ground was pretty easy.

                      • Anonymous

                        Easy fix for the great struggle with the evergaol, central beacon tower top, Jar Cannon or Ballista plus Explosive Great Bolts or Lightning Greatbolts - you can blast the archers off the rooftops and then just ignore them as they can't move from wherever they land. Otherwise, Sentry's Torch for the two Black Knife Assassins, the one on the edge of the town can be entirely avoided by parkouring over rooftops as they can't use ladders, so it's only really necessary for the one near the beacon at ground level.

                        • Anonymous

                          Assassin's Gambit + black knife set are your friends. Slap that ash in a dagger and use it to close the distance with the archers, then just pummel their faces into the dirt.

                          • Anonymous

                            You know, after a certain point, this game just throws so many 1shot enemies at you that it just stops being fun

                            • Anonymous

                              Starscourge Greatswords have a great aow for eliminating the archers, you can stand at the foot of the building where they are sitting on (One archer is on the snow you can hide behind that broken wall and use the skill there) and use the aow of drag them off and kill them with some follow up, the assassins aren't good at dodging that either lol

                              • Anonymous

                                im a little surprised at everyone's hatred over this evergaol. honestly, it took me maybe 15 minutes? sentry's torch, black knife chest, and it was over with only 2 deaths under my belt.

                                • Anonymous

                                  I only managed to beat this garbage using Loretta's Longbow and cheeky angles that outrange the frost archers. Even then, it took me over 2 hours.

                                  • Anonymous

                                    If you think this everjail couldn't be worse, consider the fact that the albinauric archers drop sleep arrows. They were supposed to fire homing sleep arrows.

                                    • Anonymous

                                      Homing projectile spam? Check. Invisible enemies? Check. Parkour? Check. I don't know whose idea it was to combine all the frustrating and unfun mechanics in a single location, but I hope hope nobody let them to work on the DLC

                                      • Anonymous

                                        Playing Assassin's Creed in Elden Ring while getting shot at with volleys of homing arrows that hit like a truck. Thank you Miyazaki, very cool. Did I mention the invisible *******s waiting to backstab you?

                                        • Anonymous

                                          Let's see here... Black Bow with rot arrows, two-handing Star Fists with Sentry's Torch on back, Silver Mirrorshield just to be sure, Ritual Shield, Spelldrake+2, Arrow's Reach, Crimson Amber Medallion, Spellproof Dried Liver or Magic fortification, the beefiest armour you can wear and Morgott's Great Rune. Yup, it's Ordina time

                                          • Anonymous

                                            If you have stats, Bolt of Gransax can be used to push the archers off the roofs to where they can’t hit you

                                            • Anonymous

                                              Meteoric blade’s gravitas or gravitas ash of war can be used to help briefly illuminate and help kill the assassins if you don’t want to have the sentry torch out at all times

                                              • Anonymous

                                                Cool Game so far. But this area is simply the worst. Utter trash. Shitty enemies with unlogical poise and unfair movesets. And the "riddle" is just dumb. I bought a game to explore and test my steel. Not some Kindergarten bullshit.

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  i was really annoyed by this place at first, but when i learned you can use the sentry torch to make the assassins visible and they don’t respawn, it went from feeling frustratingly unfair to a frustrating yet oddly fun platforming easter egg hunt. sure, it may feel a bit bullshit initially, but if you clear out the assassins one by one first, then climb one of the towers to locate all the archers and plan out how to get to each of the statues, it’s not so bad. it could have been SO much worse. the assassins could have been respawning. the archers’ arrows could have built frostbite. it could have been covered in basilisks for no reason. it’s a nice little change of pace that makes you actually use your brain a bit.

                                                  • I don't like enemies with that much range and damage. Especially not when they're positioned such that anyone fighting one is also being shot at by at least one other one.

                                                    • Anonymous

                                                      Starscourge greatsword's (from Radahn) "Starcaller Cry" skill to pick up invisible assassins and kill them (L2 shout and L2 slam)
                                                      Golem greatbow (with Through and Through) to snipe the archers.

                                                      • Anonymous

                                                        If you climb up the stairs to the way gate and range the rooftop archer to get her attention she will have her back turned when you make the run towards the last candle

                                                        • Anonymous

                                                          This was a fun zone lol I liked the challenge, just something a bit different innit <-endlessly complained about it while I was trying to beat it

                                                          • Anonymous

                                                            Latenna, can you please tell your brethren to STOP SPAMMING THE S**T OUT OF ME ?! I can't walk 10 steps without 8 million arrows being rammed up my southside !

                                                            • Anonymous

                                                              Stupid question: can you get back into the evergaol after you've completed the puzzle to kill the black knife assassins?

                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                If you have Cannon of Haima, you can lob shots up at the archers from near where you start. You can get the first one from the northern road, and the second one from the east end of the second northernmost road. If you're patient you can kill them off this way (a little tedious since the cannon moves them), but even if you get one shot on each, it breaks them out of their ambush mode and you can get much closer before they start shooting.

                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                  Missed my shot and the arrow landed behind one of those damn archers. Felt like a genius when i noticed that they turn around to look at where it lands lmao

                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                    With the torch this is a piece of cake
                                                                    Without the torch... I think I would have just run for each place hoping I don't get backstabbed

                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                      Its hilarious how bad the zones are after Leyndell, what is it with these games adding in meme gimmick zones halfway through the game knowing damn well almost nobody will find it fun

                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                        Very fun and unique challenge that pushes you to use strategy and get creative with the tools at your disposal. If you hate this you're playing the wrong series - stuff like this is what defines these games, not roll+R1.

                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                          Not only can you use torrent in the town to scope out a path beforehand, you don't even have any enemies stopping you. There is only one archer you should kill and it guards the ladder to one of the altars. If you are having trouble with this section of the game, try: the dodge button, the sprint button, a shield, evaluating where all the altars are and the best path between them before you jump in the gaol, the Crepus's Vial talisman, any of the ways to make yourself invisible, or in the worst case that you are incapable of running past the black knives you can use the Sentry Torch to make them visible, which will not likely raise your odds against them. I did the whole thing without taking damage by dodging twice.

                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                            This isn't too difficult, and once you get a path down, you only need fight one black knife near candle 1 (if following the guide) and the 2 archers guarding the 4th candle.

                                                                            • Love this place. The atmosphere, the challenge, the puzzle. The assassins are so annoying to fight as melee. But when I'm done with them, it's so fun to climb the towers and snipe the archers off the roofs with my lion bow and it's so satisfying to go and smack them in the head when they fall. Probably because first time was tragic

                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                Waves of darkness ate these pussy assassins like breakfast, it was so satisfying to smash their ****ing ass with my big ass axe when they get hit by a wide slash from it and their zero poise and tissue paper ability to prevent themselves from being staggered got them decimated, If only gore was allowed in this game, it would have even been more satisfying to see them get cleaved in half, this is for Iji and Blaidd!

                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                  Was getting really frustrated with the Assassins constantly backstabbing me so I decided I would simply sprint from one lamp to the next.

                                                                                  They stay lit if you die. So, immediately after entering the evergaol, sprint to the first lamp near the entrance to the city near where the site of grace normally would be (it's not there in the evergaol of course) if you die, re-enter the evergaol but go the same direction you did initially. You're going to the one that's furthest south from the evergaol entrance. hang a slight right from the first lamp, under the balcony and around the building to the right. on the opposite site of the building there's a ladder, climb up that and you'll get to the next lamp. The assassins may chase after you but they won't follow you up the ladder. Having a bow and arrow is useful in case you want to trade some arrows with the rooftop archers. Next is the lamp that's right beside the entrance to the evergaol.

                                                                                  Take the roof tops from the previous lamp to get there. If you look around you'll see there's a clear path all the way over. Keep your eye out for archers. Once you have that lamp done, look way across and you'll spot the last one (furthest west) Look for the crumbled wall and you can run right up that, over the roof tops, and then climb on up using the chimney. Took a couple tries but once you realize they stay lit after dying it's not very difficult. I had bought the Sentry Torch but couldn't use it (low intelligence lol)

                                                                                  anyway. dunno if my explanation is very clear but that's how I did it in 10 mins or so. A bit frustrating at first with the assassins but you can more or less sprint past them.

                                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                                    Yeah I don't know if this is a glitch or just something no-one has noticed yet but as of 1.10, the candles stay lit if you die. So I Just made a straight sprint to each one, died to the archer and repeated until all 4 were lit. Trivializes the puzzle.

                                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                                      This walk-thru is excellent but it really should include a part that explains how to deal with those two archers for squishier or low RL builds. It's kind of commonly known in the community but for those that don't; go to the huge stairs leading to the fogwall behind the EG portal and aggro the archer on the roof that's guarding the last ladder. It'll stay facing in the direction it last saw/heard you. Once back on the roof, dodging or blocking the second one then becomes VASTLY easier.

                                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                                        I'm a tank and this was ez pz. Just ran around with a great shield to block arrows and heavy armor to survive backstabs.

                                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                                          My Greatbow came in handy a lot. One hit on the archers would send them flying a few feet and their line of sight would be obstructed.

                                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                                            This place easy, light load bolt of gransax mohgs spear, after entering evergaol run to the staircase and stand on the body snipe archer with full charged skill of spear then run to the otherside of the building and use mohgs after that go south of the evergoal and jump off take a left run past assassin and activate it since you become immune when doing so quickly roll spam towards the staircase but jump on the left sides railing to the ladder the assassin can't reach you here activate the candle and go to the archer part which is now very easy activate the candle now the final one jump off the roof west side and continue going until you reach the barrier and left is the ladder climb up and candle. Very easy i think atleast

                                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                                              without this guide telling you EXACTLY where you need to go to light the candles, this place is beyond infuriating, awful design all around

                                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                                If you’re struggling with the two archers on the building towards the fourth candle, try hitting them from range by the fog door. I took out the one on the left but kept getting blasted in the face by the other. If you jump down and stay out of her line of sight, she’ll stay looking wherever she last saw you. So you can aggro her from the stairs and turn her around, then run back to the rooftops and backstab her.

                                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                                  Would highly recommend order: 3, 4, 1, 2. 3 is easily accessible, quickest way to get 4 is by being at 3 area, 1 you can jump to roof to roof and fight 1 assassin and then 2 is a quick run and no fighting again depending on path. Use the torch and the assassins armor

                                                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                                                    Gravity sorceries or weapon arts that pull enemies towards you can be useful for getting the archers off the roof

                                                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                                                      Now I feel much better for spending all my runes on all the AoW Bernhal provides you. Thankfully I can make use of Assassin's Gambit

                                                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                                                        I'm a FromSofware newbie, so I usually assume all armor/weapon text is just fluff and does nothing, as it's the case with other games. So, I really had no idea there was some torch that would unveil those mfs.
                                                                                                        What I did, was bait the backstab, look for footprints in the snow and spam Adula's Moonblade in their face. It worked, but it sure as hell was annoying.

                                                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                                                          I already bought the Sentry Torch because of spoilers I've picked up along the way but i wonder what if i hadn't. So i don't use it and instead suck up all the backstabs and run and roll toward all the statues. Somehow i made it. Need to granssax the archers for the 4th statues though. They're tanky as **** to not immediately died from granssax+10 but luckily it still made them fall so they become non issue.

                                                                                                          • Invisible minibosses that backstab you, amazing. Consecrated Snowfield might genuinely be the single worst area in gaming history. It's just a poorly designed nightmare from start to finish, with no redeeming qualities.

                                                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                                                              Once you figure out where the torches are you can rush there while staying as little as possible in the street and basically ignore the assassins.

                                                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                                                Is it just me, or was this town easy to do for me? I only died a couple of times and didn't even use the Sentry torch. I found a way to jump onto the wall ledges and get to the rooftops close by the evergaol spawn, without having any of the assassins even hit me (although they did notice me). The archers are fine if you dodge roll, and once you're close to them you can just smack 'em off the rooftop.

                                                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                                                  Hunt the assassin's down and collect their drops because once you light all the torches you can't reenter the gaol.

                                                                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                                                                    I highly recommend the torch for fighting the black knives. They're also surprisingly easy to locate. If you walk around before going into the evergaol, the game leaves clues as to where they will be. One appears as a shade on the steps. Another is where you find a dead body lying in the street, and the third is under the arch where you find the armor. Stagger and aoe are your friends when fighting. Hyper armor is a plus.

                                                                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                                                                      Honestly the worst part is how the seal blocks the fastest path to the evergaol and you have to go around

                                                                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                                                                        Some advice. Take as many runs as you need, but buy the sentry torch and hunt the assassins down. They're the bigger threat since you *should* be able to dodge the arrows from the archers. Once all of them are dead (they do not respawn) you can leisurely stroll through the town lighting the flames, the archers barely bother you except for the one located in the middle of the town. Good Luck tarnished.

                                                                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                                                                          Hated this place at first, bu after a few attempts it really grew on me. The trick is not to think of it as a souls encounter - you are playing Metal Gear now. Clear out the assassins on the ground level, then grab a greatbow and pretend you are fighting Quiet, only there are four of her and they are crippled. Sneak around, find their blind spots, shoot, reposition, repeat till everyone is dead. It's a pretty fun change of pace compared to the rest of the game

                                                                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                                                                            I used sleep arrows to put the archers to sleep. While standing behind cover, I had to time my shots in between theirs which was a bit tricky, but doable. It takes about three shots to knock them out. Made the platforming afterwards much easier.

                                                                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                                                                              I suck and I managed it, so anyone can. Seeing as the assassins don't respawn (unlike the damn archers) I bit the bullet and decided to hunt them down instead of waiting for them to jump me. With the proper torch equipped, Carian Phalanx and Carian Greatsword worked great for me once I got the timing down. The archer on ground level can be dealt with the same way, but Ambush Shard was very helpful with the rest. The bastard on the roof nearest the ladders was the worst part of the whole experience, but I noticed that if you walk up the long, high stairs in the north of the town you can see him standing on the building with his back turned. Hit him (once) with Loretta's Greatbow, then ran back around to the front of the building, got up on the roof where another archer had been and managed to kill him with Ambush Shard. After that I was free to walk around. Four assassins and four archers by my count. Avoid them if you want, but hunting them down worked better for me.

                                                                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                                                                This place is a nightmare, but with the right preperations it can be a cakewalk.

                                                                                                                                bring blackflame tornado, any weapon with assassin's gambit, and enough armor to poise though any attacks during the windup on tornado.

                                                                                                                                the tornado stunlocks the assasins and is pretty much guaranteed to hit as long as they are anywhere near you.

                                                                                                                                Gambit make those archers a joke.

                                                                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                                                                  Bring any form of aoe attack with hitstun like the Blackflame tornado and let it rip any time you hear an odd sound. then watch those assassin bastards melt. they don't respawn so once you clear them out all that's left to do is deal with those archers

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