How To Get The Golden Parry Ash Of War

Ashes Of War are one of the new ideas presented in Elden Ring. An Ash of War allows you to switch out the unique ability of a weapon and use a different ability to make weapons work better with your build. Some weapons have special skills, and an Ash of War can’t replace these skills, while other more basic weapons are blank slates for Ashes.

Some Ashes of War are used to build off further a technique or a skill that existed in previous Souls games, and no technique is bigger than parrying. Parrying is done by smaller or medium-sized shields and can leave unsuspecting enemies open to massive counter-attacks. The Golden Parry Ash of War takes this technique and makes it even more deadly.

Updated by Mehrdad Khayyat on May 24, 2024: Added a video to help with navigation.

Where To Find The Golden Parry Ash Of War

This Ash Of War can be found later in the game when you reach the capital’s outskirts. Starting from the Outwall Phantom Tree site of grace, continue north and up the massive stairs ahead of you. Fight or ride torrent past the enemy until you come to another small golden tree with a Golden Seed at its base.

After collecting the golden seed, turn to the right and continue to head up the next massive set of stairs. Along these stairs will be a few small groups of weak soldiers; they can be quickly dispatched or easily ridden past. Move along the left side of the stairs until you see a scarab along the upper section. To reach this area, head further up the stairs until you’re able to jump to the platformed area. At the top will be another group of soldiers, but they can be ignored as you jump over the railing to the left. Now, back up to the top to where the scarab was. After locating the scarab, kill it, and collect the Ash Of War: Golden Parry.

How To Use The Golden Parry Ash Of War

Ashes of War can only be equipped on one weapon at a time. Should you want to move this Ash to a different weapon, unequip the Ash, and it will be available for the next weapon. This Ash of War can only be applied to small and medium shields that can normally parry. This action acts very similarly to a usual parry at a close range.

What makes this Ash of War so great is its arching golden light that extends the range of your parry ability. While the range isn’t moderate, it helps you keep your distance from your enemy while trying to open them up to attack. This parry has the same effect of stunning and opening your enemy up for a critical hit for both ranged and up close connections. To properly use this Ash, you will still have to time your parries as usual, but the added distance gives players more room for error.

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