All Iris of Grace and Iris of Occultation locations in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

The Iris of Grace and Iris of Occultation are consumable items in Elden Ring’s DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree that will affect your reward at the end of two questlines: Fire Knight Queelign and Count Ymir. The Iris of Grace and Iris of Occultation function similarly to your good vs. bad options in RPGs, except in this case it’s light vs. dark.

Read on to learn where you can find every Iris of Grace and Iris of Occultation and whether you should use the Iris of Grace or Iris of Occultation.

Iris of Grace locations

There are two Iris of Grace locations: the Shadow Keep Infirmary and in front of a Statue of Marika near the Tree-Worship Passage Site of Grace.

Shadow Keep Infirmary

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1. Start from the Storehouse, First Floor Site of Grace in the Shadow Keep.
2. Head northwest and enter the room on your left.
3. Ride the elevator down to the lower level.
4. Turn right into the corridor and watch out for the jar jumpscare from the doorway on your left.
5. Enter the doorway on your left and spot the jar innard enemy below you.
6. Drop down, defeat the innard monster, and collect the Iris of Grace.

Tree-Worship Passage Statue of Marika

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• Graphic: Johnny Yu | Source images: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Johnny Yu
• Graphic: Johnny Yu | Source images: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Johnny Yu
• Graphic: Johnny Yu | Source images: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Johnny Yu
• Graphic: Johnny Yu | Source images: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Johnny Yu
• Graphic: Johnny Yu | Source images: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Johnny Yu

If you’ve already drained the water in the Church District, skip ahead to step nine.

1. Start from the Church District Entrance Site of Grace.
2. Hop across the buildings to the northwest until you reach the building with a Fire Knight.
3. Defeat the Fire Knight and move over to the southern rooftop.
4. Jump over to the buttress to your southeast and climb up to the rooftop to find a large hole.
5. Drop onto the arches below and move over to the large hold in the floor to the southwest.
6. Drop into the hole and follow the northwestern path until you reach the second door on your left.
7. Follow along this path until you reach a ladder, which leads to a turnstile that lowers the water level in the Church District.
8. Lower the water level and head to the lower level to activate the Sunken Chapel Site of Grace.
9. Enter the building to the northwest and progress forward until just before the Statue of Marika.
10. Face northeast and follow this path until you reach another Statue of Marika with an Iris of Grace in front of it.

Iris of Occultation locations

There are two Iris of Occultation locations: Fort of Reprimand’s basement and from an Ulcerated Tree Spirit in the Church District.

Fort of Reprimand Basement

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1. Start from the Moorth Highway, South Site of Grace.
2. Enter the Fort of Reprimand and hug the left wall to find a square hole in the floor.
3. Jump in to find an Omenkiller.
4. Defeat them to receive an Iris of Occultation.

Church District Ulcerated Tree Spirit

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1. Start from the Church District Entrance Site of Grace after you’ve drained the water from the Church District.
2. Go down the stairs to the south and pull the lever to activate the elevator.
3. Ride the elevator down and head northwest until an Ulcerated Tree Spirit burrows out of the ground.
4. Defeat the Ulcerated Tree Spirit to receive an Iris of Occultation.

Iris of Grace or Iris of Occultation rewards

The Iris of Grace and Iris of Occultation will change what reward you’ll get at the end of the Fire Knight Queelign and Count Ymir quest lines, but the irises will always give the same type of reward.

The Iris of Grace will always lead to a Spirit Ash, while the Iris of Occultation will always lead to a weapon.

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If you don’t mind spoilers, the specific rewards for each quest are:

• In the Fire Knight Queelign quest, the Iris of Grace will get you the Fire Knight Queelign Spirit Ash, while the Iris of Occultation will get you the Queelign’s Greatsword.
• As for the Count Ymir questline, the Iris of Grace option will give you the Swordhand of Night Jolán Spirit Ash (which can be upgraded at the top of Rabbath’s Rise), while the Iris of Occultation option will give you The Sword of Knight.

Looking for more Shadow of the Erdtree guides? Check out our guides on new Elden Ring DLC weapons, armor, map fragments, sites of grace, and talismans. We’ve also got location guides on where to find Scadutree Fragments and Revered Spirit Ashes, and an interactive Elden Ring DLC map.