Scorpion River Catacombs is an optional dungeon in Elden Ring, home to both treasure items and formidable enemies.
In this guide, we’ll help you to know everything you need to know about Scorpion River Catacombs.
The Scorpion River Catacombs are located north of Enir-Ilim. To enter, go through the large wooden double doors and head down the stairs to access an elevator that takes you down. You’ll find the Scorpion River Catacombs Site of Grace here.
Starting from the Site of Grace
First Room: Go straight through the catacombs. An Imp will ambush you. Then, go left down a short set of stairs to a large hallway. Turn left into a small room where you will find a corpse holding Rejuvenating Boluses, guarded by two Imps.
Bridge Area: Exit the small room and cross the bridge in the middle of the large hallway. You will find another set of stairs going down. Follow the path until you reach a large room with two Imp enemies. Kill the Imps and head down the stairs. Just below the stairs, there is a corpse holding a Grave Glovewort.
Tunnel Room: Enter the tunnel on the same level and find a room with an Imp guarding a plant on the left. The plant gives you Yellow Fulgurbloom. At the other end of the room, loot the corpse beside the tunnel to get five Redflesh Mushrooms.
Spike Trap Area: As you head down the tunnel, turn right and move towards a short set of stairs leading down. Don’t exit the tunnel immediately because a large spike trap launches from above. Wait for the spike to retract, then quickly run to the right where there is a small safe space. You can either escape the spike area or reach the corpse on the other side to loot the Ghost Glovewort before running back to safety.
Basilisk Area: After the spike trap, turn left and drop down to another level where three Basilisks wait to attack.
Kill them and go through the tunnel on this level. On the left, you’ll find a corpse with Shadow Realm Runes. Exit the tunnel, and to the left, you’ll see another Yellow Fulgurbloom.
Ladder Room: To the right, you’ll find a ladder going up. Head up the ladder and take out an Imp enemy on the edge of the tunnel.
Drop down into the room and loot the corpse on the right for another Ghost Glovewort.
Spike Trap Hallway: Move to the left side of the room and go up a short set of stairs. Turn left to return to the spike trap area. Cross the spike trap area again, but instead of dropping down to the Basilisk area, turn right.
This takes you to an open hallway with Messmer Soldiers. Run to a safe space on the right since the first half of the hallway has another spike trap.
Cross the hallway, defeat the Messmer Soldiers, and then take out the Black Knight with its back turned. Loot the corpse on the right for a Smithing Stone and the altar in the middle for the Black Knight Captain Huw.
Secret Platform: Head back to the second spike trap and climb the ladder going up. Wait for the spike trap to go down, then hop on it to reach a secret platform above. Loot the corpse there for the Imp Head (lion). Hop on the spike trap again to return to the level above the ladder.
Crossing Ledge: Cross the bridge to the right and turn left to cross the ledge. Hop on the spike trap to reach another secret platform and loot a corpse for another Imp Head (lion).
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Knight’s Lightning Spear: Return to the ledge and enter the tunnel there. At the end, kill two Imps guarding a corpse that gives you the Knight’s Lightning Spear. Head back through the tunnel, turn left before exiting, and go up the stairs to find two Imps. Loot the corpse on the left for x6 Yellow Fulgurbloom.
Shadow Fireball Trap: Drop down near the corpse to return to the ledge crossing point. Take the elevator down and head straight through the catacomb tunnels until you reach an intersection. Turn right and wait for a shadow fireball trap to pass. Tail it down a set of stairs, climb the rubble and turn right.
Giant Imp Room: Follow the path until you reach a giant Imp guarding a short set of stairs. Loot the corpse on the right to find a Grave Glovewort before you defeat the giant Imp. Descend the stairs to enter another large room. Loot the corpse and the plant to find a Yellow Fulgurbloom and a Ghost Glovewort. Next, descend the ladder to the right of the plant and corpse. At the bottom, loot the corpse on the left to discover a Great Ghost Glovewort.
Crossing the Bridge and Finding the Yellow Fulgurbloom: After climbing the ladder, go left through a tunnel and up the stairs. At the top, watch for two Shadow Fireballs passing above. When they’re gone, run across the bridge and drop down to the left onto a small area. There, you’ll find a Yellow Fulgurbloom plant.
Exploring the Small Room with Imps and Ancient Dragon Knight’s Cookbook: Upon reaching the opposite end, climb the ladder to find a small room with Imps. Inside, you’ll discover a chest holding the Ancient Dragon Knight’s Cookbook. Afterward, turn left from the ladder into a narrow tunnel that leads to a higher level than before. There, you can loot a nearby corpse to obtain Rejuvenating Boluses.
Navigating to the Death Knight Boss Battle: Head left through a tunnel with a Yellow Fulgurbloom plant on the right. Next to this tunnel, discover a drop-down path that returns to the bridge with the Shadow Fireball trap. Cross the entire bridge and turn right at the end to find an elevator going down to a yellow mist. This mist leads directly to a battle with the Death Knight boss, who drops the Death Knight’s Longhaft Axe and Cerulean Amber Medallion +3.
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