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Iris Of Occultation locations in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree

All Iris Of Occultation locations and how to use the item

A player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree stands in front of a statue of Marika and holds aloft an Iris Of Occultation in their hand.
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Looking for an Iris Of Occultation in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? The Iris Of Occultation is one of two important Iris items in Shadow Of The Erdtree, the other being the somewhat rarer Iris Of Grace. You can use the Iris Of Occultation in a couple of NPC quests to gain valuable rewards, but first you need to get your hands on one.

In this guide, we'll walk you through every location you can get an Iris Of Occultation in Elden Ring. We'll also explore how you can use the Iris Of Occultation to gain quest rewards from a couple of key characters in the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC.

Iris Of Occultation locations in Shadow Of The Erdtree

There are two places you can get an Iris Of Occultation in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree. They are:

  1. Dropped by the Omenkiller below the Fort Of Reprimand.
  2. Dropped by the Ulcerated Tree Spirit in Shadow Keep, Church District.

We've marked the locations of both Iris of Occultations on the map below so you can find them more easily:

A map showing the locations of both Iris of Occultation in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
Here are the locations of both Irises Of Occultation in Shadow Of The Erdtree: one in the Fort Of Reprimand and one in the Shadow Keep. | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

#1: Fort Of Reprimand

Likely the first Iris Of Occultation you'll come across in Shadow Of The Erdtree is inside the Fort Of Reprimand. To get it, enter the Fort Of Reprimand through the front entrance, then drop down the hatch in the floor next to the left-hand wall. Drop into the sewer, and then defeat the Omenkiller and loot his body for the Iris Of Occultation.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree walks towards a hatch in the floor in the Fort Of Reprimand.
The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree looks down a hatch in the floor of the Fort Of Reprimand.
The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree fights an Omenkiller miniboss in the sewers beneath the Fort Of Reprimand.
The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree picks up an Iris Of Occultation in the sewers beneath the Fort Of Reprimand.
Here's how to reach the first Iris Of Occultation in the Fort Of Reprimand. | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

#2: Church District

The second Iris Of Occultation can be found inside the Church District in Shadow Keep, which you can enter via the eastern side of Scadu Altus. Make your way across the rooftops to the southwest wall, and turn the wheel there to lower the water level.

Once you've done that, you can drop to the ground of the Church District, and fight the Ulcerated Tree Spirit hanging around next to the Sunken Chapel Site Of Grace. There are two Ulcerated Tree Spirits at the bottom of the Church District; you need the more northern of the two. Kill it, and you'll be rewarded with an Iris Of Occultation.

The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree turns a wheel in the Church District of the Shadow Keep.
A shot of water surging out of two holes in the walls of the Shadow Keep in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree.
The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree fights an Ulcerated Tree Spirit in the Shadow Keep Church District.
The player in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree loots an Iris Of Occultation from a defeated boss in Shadow Keep Church District.
Follow this path to obtain the second Iris Of Occultation in the Church District of the Shadow Keep. | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco

How to use the Iris Of Occultation

Exactly like the Iris Of Grace, you can use the Iris Of Occultation in three ways:

  1. Use it on Fire Knight Queelign in the Shadow Keep Prayer Room.
  2. Use it on Jolán at the end of Ymir's questline.
  3. Use it via your inventory to activate your equipped Great Rune (NOT RECOMMENDED)

We strongly recommend you do not choose the third option, because unlike the other two options this will use up the Iris Of Occultation entirely. If you want to see Shadow Of The Erdtree's questlines through to their end, ake sure you use the Iris Of Occultation for the other two purposes first.

The Iris Of Occultation can be used on two different NPCs at the end of their quests: Fire Knight Queelign, who can be found in the Prayer Room in the Church District of Shadow Keep; and Swordhand Of Night Jolán, who can be found in the Cathedral Of Manus Metyr. At the end of both quests, you get the option to either use the Iris Of Grace or the Iris Of Occultation on these characters to get different rewards.

Fire Knight Queelign

  • If you use the Iris Of Grace: you receive the Fire Knight Queelign Spirit Ash.
  • If you use the Iris Of Occultation: you receive Queelign's Greatsword.

Swordhand Of Night Jolán

  • If you use the Iris Of Grace: you receive the Swordhand Of Night Jolán Spirit Ash.
  • If you use the Iris Of Occultation: you receive the Sword Of Night.

Basically: using the Iris Of Occultation will give you the character's weapon, while using the Iris Of Grace will give you their Spirit Ash. It's up to you to choose the reward that best suits your playthrough!

That wraps up this guide on all the Iris Of Occultation locations in Shadow Of The Erdtree and how to use them. Be sure to prepare yourself for the Shadow Keep with our guides on all the Scadutree Fragment locations and Revered Spirit Ash locations, along with our primers on the best weapons, armor sets, spells, and builds to use in Elden Ring. If you'd prefer to just have a list of the best weapons in Shadow of the Erdtree, we've got you covered as well.

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