Miquella's Haligtree Location and Walkthrough - Elden Ring Guide - IGN (2024)

Miquella's Haligtree is an optional Legacy Dungeon you can encounter in the secret northern area in Elden Ring. It is a massive tree with powerful enemies and great treasures that is meant for late game players. This page will contain walkthrough and guide information on how to reach the Haligtree, all the treasures and items that can be found inside, tips for navigating the dungeon, and how to defeat the area boss.

Sections in this Page

• How to Get to Miquella's Haligtree
• Miquella's Haligtree Walkthrough
• Haligtree Town
• Haligtree Town Plaza
• Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree Boss Fight
• Haligtree Promenade

How to Get to Miquella's Haligtree

First things first, you need access to the Miquella's Haligtree region, only accessible by obtaining both halves of the Haligtree Secret Medallion and using it at the Grand Lift of Rold. To complete this step, use our How to Access Elden Ring's Secret Region guide page.

The lift will take you to the Hidden Path to the Haligtree dungeon, which you can quickly pass through to get outside into the Consecrated Snowfield. Because of the snowstorm in this area it is difficult to navigate, but you can follow the glowing spots along the ground to find your way out safely, or just ride directly north until you get out.

Once you are in the clear proceed to this spot just north of the river where you can find the area map. Continue north from the map stele and you will find Ordina, Liturgical Town . The teleporter to the Miquella's Haligtree dungeon is hidden here, but we need to pass a trial before we can proceed. Make sure you activate the Site of Grace at the front of the town before you take this challenge on.

Around town you will notice four of these strange altars, pictured above. One is at ground level in the middle of the town, and the other three are found upon the rooftops of different buildings around the town.

Climb onto the rooftops and note the locations of all four altars, and take note of the blue flame lanterns which mark the spots where you can find ladders that let you get onto the rooftops.

Once you know where all four altars are go to the northwest side of town where you will find an evergaol with a statue next to it. Examine the statue to receive the hint: "Light the four figures in the evergaol".

Entering the evergoal next to this statue will take you to an alternate instance of Ordina where you cannot use Torrent and there are a number of strong enemies. You need to light the four altars without dying to complete it.

Start with the one on the outskirts of town. Jump out of the city and run around the outside of it, making your way to the western edge. There are invisible black knife assassins chasing after you, but as long as you keep running they shouldn't be able to get you. Find the ladder on the outside of the building, and climb it to reach the first altar.

There is a secret to dealing with the Black Knife Assassins. The Hermit Merchant in the Capital Outskirts of Leyndell sells a Sentry Torch - which has the unique ability to illuminate the Black Knives, so long as it is held in your hand. Equip it to your off hand and they'll stop trying to grab and stab you, but they are still formidable even when not in hiding.

Drop down to the buildings below the altar. From here you can see the next ladder you need to reach. Drop down into the snow once again and run straight ahead to the stairs. Hop onto the railing and you can jump your way up to the ladder.

Climb up the ladder to reach the second altar. At this point you will start to be attacked by the rooftop archers. If you are ever near one be sure to kill them to make this section easier, but otherwise just keep track of their locations and dodge whenever one shoots at you.

With the second altar lit drop down to the buildings below once again. From here the rooftops will connect you directly to the base of the next altar, so all you need to do is make your way over there while dodging the archers. Climb the ladders and light the third altar.

That leaves only the ground level altar in the middle of town. This one is the easiest to reach, just drop down to the building below you and cross over the rooftops to get on top of it. Drop down to street level from there and light it to complete the evergaol challenge.

Once you have completed the trial the magic barrier blocking the staircase at the back of the town will fade away, allowing you to reach the teleporter inside which will take you directly to the legacy dungeon.

Miquella's Haligtree Walkthrough

Activate and rest at the Haligtree Canopy Site of Grace ahead, then immediately go up the branch to the right where you will find a Stonesword Key at the end. Look down and you will see a branch with a couple of envoys below you. Drop down and kill the envoys, then grab the Sacramental Bud they were guarding. Follow this branch and it will reconnect back to the main one where you will encounter a series of envoys standing near a ledge. They will ignore you, but go ahead and kill them all anyways.

At the end of this branch look right and you will see another one beneath you, leading to a large envoy. Drop down and go battle the envoy, being careful not to let him hit you back off the edge. Once the envoy is defeated you can grab the Golden Rune [10] sitting next to it.

Head back up the branch you came down on and look down where you will see another branch and and three envoys below. Drop down and battle the envoys, being extra careful with your footing on this thinner branch. Once the envoys are defeated you can loot the Prattling Pate (My Beloved)] from atop the nearby mushrooms.

From here follow the branch all the way down where it will connect to the largest branch in the middle. Grab the Warming Stone x4 off the mushrooms at the end of this path here.

Go up the middle branch where you will encounter a large number of giant ants. They are pretty easy to beat, just hold up your shield, block their incoming attack, then guard counter or just spam attacks to stagger them. Be careful not to get overwhelmed though, and keep an eye out for their powerful ranged attack.

Once the ants are dead you can head up the branch where you will see it split three different ways. Start by taking the thinnest branch on the left side so we can deal with the annoying envoys that have been shooting at us this whole time. Run along the path, dodging all the spells and projectiles being fired at you. Kill the envoys blocking your path. At the second split make a quick detour to the right to grab the Aeonian Butterfly guarded by the small plant enemy, then turn around and make your way up to the thicker branch at the very top where the group of envoys reside.

Start by going left and killing the aforementioned group of envoys, then grab the Preserving Boluses off the mushrooms at the end of the branch. Next, go to the other side of the branch where you will encounter a bunch of plant enemies, including one of the larger ones. If you can, craft some Fire Pots to throw at the large plant which will stun it momentarily. Once all the plants are dead you are free to grab the Fire Grease x3 off the body nearby.

Look to the right and you will see another item at the end of a branch to your right. This thin branch splits off the middle of the larger one you are standing on, so backtrack a little to find where it connects and make your way over to the item, a Stonesword Key.

Make your way back to where the branch split in three. This time, go up the branch on the right toward the envoys at the end. Grab the Dappled Cured Meat along the way then kill the two envoys blocking your way forward. Grab the Smithing Stone [8] off of the small branch to the left, then turn around and head back to the split path.

Now go forward up the middle branch. You will see an giant envoy waiting at the end of this branch. Grab the Golden Rune [10] off the body along this path, then sneak up on the giant envoy. Get the jump on it for some quick damage, then put your guard up and prepare to block its heavy slam attacks which threaten to blast you off the edge. Block and Guard Counter for an easy topple into kill, then loot the Envoy Crown it was guarding.

With all of those items in hand we are finally ready to progress. Make your way all the way back down the main branch where we got the Warming Stone awhile back. In the distance you will see one of those giant envoys on a high branch.

If you run down this branch the envoy will start shooting homing attacks at you. We don't want to deal with that, so instead we are going to drop off the right side onto a smaller branch below. Start running along this branch, ignoring all the enemies and items along the way for now. Keep your eye on the giant envoy who will continue to shoot at you, so be ready to dodge roll before you are stuck by his barrage of bubbles.

Make your way to the end of this branch and you will arrive at the spot where the envoy is standing. Kill it and you make your way to the altar behind it where you will find a Lost Ash of War.

Backtrack along the branch where you encountered the giant envoy and you will notice another path leading even higher. This path will lead you to a large group of envoys, including another giant one. Carefully take out this small army and you can claim the Oracle Envoy Ashes they were guarding.

Now backtrack along the thinner branch we used to reach the envoy earlier. This branch is covered in more plant enemies, but thankfully there is only one item to be found: a Golden Rune [13] near the end.

Next, return to the giant envoys perch and drop down onto the main branch we avoided earlier, which we are now free to loot without being harassed by projectiles. There are a large number of scarlet rot spewing plants on this branch, so you might just have to accept you are going to get rotted looting the items. The items on this path are a Numens Rune and Flaming Bolt x10.

Finally, make your way all the way to the bottom of this branch where you will encounter a platform with a ladder on it. Climb down to reach the shack below. Inside you will find the Haligtree Town Site of Grace.

Haligtree Town

Exit the shack through the doorway in the back to find yourself on a walkway that runs along the edge of the giant tree. You will immediately be attacked by a misbegotten. Make your way past it and go down the stairs ahead to a lower platform where there are two more misbegotten praying, as well as a body with a Golden Rune [10] on it (at this point it is possible for the Leonine above you to become aggressive and drop down on top of you, listen for any strange enemy sounds).

Look for the ladder on the corner of the platform and start climbing up it. As soon as you reach the top you will attacked by some rot zombies, so be careful not to get grabbed or pushed off the ledge by them. Kill all of the zombies and the nearby misbegotten then you can loot the body for a Rot Grease x2.

Look behind and you will see another platform you can jump to with one of the more powerful Leonine Misbegottens standing on it, if it didn't become aggressive and start chasing you already. Jump across the gap and kill the Leonine (reminder: Barricade Shield completely trivializes them), then you can loot the item it was guarding, the Pearldrake Talisman +2.

Jump back over to the original platform and walk to the opposite side and look over the ledge. You will see a branch below you can drop to. Follow along this branch then cross the rooftop it connects to and you will reach a platform occupied by a large number of zombies. If you have a weapon or an attack with a wide range you can easily kill them all while they are grouped up, but you can also just walk past as they are fairly slow moving.

Ignore the nearby staircase and make your way to the end of the zombie platform where you will find another ladder. Take it down to the platform below where you can find a Fire Grease x5 on a nearby bridge. You will notice a number of large plant enemies below you. Drop down and defeat them using a combo of Fire Pots and other attacks.

Once the plants are dead you can safely climb the nearby ladder (the one on the south side of the platform, not the north side) to get into the building above you. Here you will encounter one of those axe misbegotten enemies. Be careful of their incredibly delayed attacks which can be a little tricky to read, but keep in mind they can also be easily defeated with Barricade Shield and Guard Counters. Once the enemies are dead you can grab the Hefty Beast Bone x6 from the body near the ladder.

Go up the staircase behind where you will encounter some more misbegotten enemies and some zombies, as well as a Smithing Stone [8]. Go back down the stairs and out the back door of the building where you can find a Golden Rune [13] on the balcony.

Go back to the ledge with the ladder and climb back down to the plant platform where will we now be climbing the other ladder on the north side. This will take you to a thin ledge where you can execute a sneak attack on a misbegotten that is waiting to ambush. Kill it, then aggro the Leonine and try and draw him into the nearby hut without drawing the attention of the other misbegotten on the platform. Whatever happens, kill both enemies (I repeat: Barricade Shield, Guard Counters) then grab the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone the Leonine was watching over.

Exit this platform through the building on the other side. As you make your way through this room make sure to go out the door on the left side and grab the Somber Smithing Stone [8] on the balcony, but be careful of the zombies lying in wait.

Exit out the other door and cross the bridge to reach a platform with the Haligtree Town Plaza Site of Grace and a Golden Rune [12]. Rest if you need to, but don't forget to drop down to the branch with the ants on it below this platform to get the Aeonian Butterfly x4.

Haligtree Town Plaza

Drop from the Site of Grace platform onto the nearby rooftops. You will immediately see a body with a Smithing Stone [6] on it.

Look down over the right side of the building and you will see one of those white snails on a ledge below. Drop down and kill it to immediately dispel the crystalian that it tries to summon.

Peek around the corner and you will see another snail across the rooftop summoning another crystalian. Rush over and kill that one quickly, hopefully before the crystalian can cast one of its powerful spells.

With that snail dead immediately turn to the right where you will see another crystalian being summoned. Run toward it and over the edge where you will find the final snail. Look out for the attacks of the spear crystalian and kill the snail to clear the rooftops.

Go back to where you killed the first snail where you will see a house with some zombies in it. Jump in and kill the zombies, then loot the Somber Smithing Stone [9] in the corner. Then go back out to where you killed the second snail where you will find a Golden Rune [10].

From here you can leap to the adjacent rooftop, which connects to a larger rooftop which is covered in zombies. These zombies will attempt to follow you as you explore the rest of the area, so I would recommend just killing them all right now to save yourself the hassle for later. Once they are all cleared you can loot the Smithing Stone [6] in the center of the roof.

Climb back up onto the smaller roof we descended from and you will see a large room you can jump to with some zombies inside. The jump is a little tight so make sure you get a running start. Once inside kill the couple of zombies, then you can loot the Golden Rune [12] and Viridian Amber Medallion +2 from the chest in the back room.

Jump back across the gap and go up the ladder to get back to the large rooftop where we cleared the zombies. Go to the left edge and drop down to find yourself between two buildings. Enter the building you were just standing on top of and explore the two rooms inside to find some more misbegottens, as well as one item: a Sacramental Bud.

Exit this building and head into the next one over where you will encounter two more misbegottens. Once they are dead look around the room. You will see a doorway leading to a bridge, but also an open window leading out to a branch. Ahead are two powerful mage enemies, and you want to avoid aggro-ing both at once if possible.

The optimal approach is to use the aforementioned branch to leap to the platform on the right side where the first mage is. He will hear you when you land, but if you immediately crouch he shouldn't aggro. You can walk around the platform and get behind him, then backstab for a strong start. Beware the mage's powerful melee attacks in close range, especially the magic hammer attack which creates a large explosion. If you see him summon the hammer just get as far away as possible. Their head slam and club swing attacks are susceptible to Guard Counters, but beware their endless club swing combo which will easily break your guard. Remember to grab the Hero's Rune [4] from inside the hut before leaving this platform.

Once the first mage has been killed you can freely approach and kill the second as well, then loot the two items on his platform: a Smithing Stone [7] and Smithing Stone [8].

Do not go ahead to the large area connecting from the center platform just yet. Instead take the bridge to the third smaller platform where you will find an elevator shortcut back to the Haligtree Town Site of Grace. Rest up to prepare for the upcoming boss fight, then head back down the elevator and into the large area to encounter...

Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree Boss Fight

Deja vu! Loretta from the Caria Manor is back and stronger than ever, this time under the title Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree. She uses a combination of powerful halberd swings and magic spells, so equip your best magic resist shield and talismans and get ready to execute some Guard Counters!

This is a very straightforward fight. Loretta will bounce between running at you and attempting various melee attacks and backing off to shoot off a few magic spells. her most common spell seems to be the homing swords. Whenever she unleashes this one just stand back and wait for them to fly, then dodge roll to the side before the moment of impact. This is true for most of the spells, but one to watch for is her magic bow and arrow spell. If you rush toward her as she is charging it up then roll through you can get in 1-2 attacks as she is recovering.

When it comes to melee attacks her swings are very slow and easy to dodge, but the combos are deceptive. Most of them can be Guard Countered, but you will likely take a hit from her in return. The ones to watch out for are the sweep into powerful overhead swing (her horse will rear up onto its back legs and whinny) and the magic double slash (telegraphed by the tip of her halberd glowing blue). You can anticipate and roll through both of these, then get in multiple attacks during the cooldown period afterwards.

At about half health she will enchant herself with magic, making all of her spells and attacks stronger, but it doesn't really change the fight at all other than you may take some more damage. Keep an eye out for the rapid fire spells she shoots out of the handle of her halberd (roll towards her to get into melee range which causes her to stop) and be careful of the slight variation on the magic halberd slash, which has some extra swings and a new slam at the end (this seems to be avoidable by just sticking close to her).

As long as you equipped a few good resist items you should be able to hold out for quite awhile, so just be patient, dodge carefully, and capitalize anytime she does one of her many slow attacks. Upon defeating her you will be rewarded Loretta's Mastery and Loretta's War Sickle, and unlock access to the Haligtree Promenade Site of Grace.

Haligtree Promenade

Exit the boss arena through the doorway in the back, then take the stairs down to find a ladder. Take it all the way to the bottom. At the bottom is a building with an elevator in it, but don't go inside yet. Instead go around the building and up the stairs to get on top where you can get some Aeonian Butterfly and loot a chest that has an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Now go back and take the elevator inside the building down. This will bring you directly to a new area, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree.