How to find the Hallowed Ruins in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

One of the quests in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree has you finding Hallowed Ruins based on a confusing map, so we’ll explain how to find this location. This quest stretches into a much larger one too, so be prepared for a long scavenger hunt!

This quest comprises three ruins you must discover, but for now, we’ll tackle the first one. You can begin this quest by speaking to Ymir in the Cathedral of Manus Metyr which is in the Scadu Altus region. Ymir will give you a Ruins Map and a Hole-Laden Necklace. Let’s figure out the first location since it’ll take a long journey to get there.

The map directly points to the Finger Ruins of Rhia which is in the southeastern corner of your map. If you haven’t unlocked this area yet, you probably haven’t discovered the Cerulean Coast.

Start at the Castle Front Site of Grace in front of Castle Ensis and travel southeast and further down the hill until you reach a poisonous swamp area. Curl northwest until you find a cave heading southwest.

Make it through the cave on Torrent until you find the Ellac River Cave Site of Grace. From there, travel south and do some parkouring on Torrent over rock formations. If you miss a jump, you’ll fall to your death. You’ll also pass a flock of birds, but run past those and keep heading south.

Reach the Ellac River Downstream Site of Grace and you’ll eventually make it near the Cereulan Coast. Run along the shallow river but turn right until you find a small entrance heading southwest which leads you to the Cerulean Coast Site of Grace.

After arriving on the Cerulean Coast, you’re getting closer to the Finger Ruins. Follow the trail in the map above which takes you over a broken bridge heading northeast. This area sharply declines and if you slip you may fall to your death, so I recommend using Torrent to slowly make your way down onto the beach.

Pass by all the Fingercreepers scouring the beach until you make it to the entrance of the Finger Ruins of Rhia Site of Grace. Now comes the easy part, but there are still hazards along the way. Make your way down on Torrent into the ruins by avoiding any Fingercreepers and strange snake-like creatures that can throw spells that stun you.

If you see them throw a pink blast at you, run away from it, as it can stun you for a few seconds. You’ll want to head to the Hanging Bell in the northern part of the ruins, you’ll notice it easily by its tall fingers surrounding a large bell. Once you arrive, hop off Torrent and walk up to the bell. Interact with it to sound the bell and you’ll receive a new Talisman:

• Crimson Seed Talisman +1: Greatly boosts HP restoration from Flask of Crimson Tears.

Now you can teleport back to Ymir at the Cathedral to continue onto the next scavenger hunt. We’ll update you as we figure out the next Hallowed Ruins map, but now you know how to find the first one in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree! If you’re looking for other new things to find, there are also new Crystal Tears to collect for your Wonderous Physick.