Elden Ring, like many of FromSoftware’s recent titles, offers a series of endings for you to choose from. From reforging the Elden Ring to cursing the Lands Between or becoming a god residing in the stars, your actions have a huge influence on the game’s ending.
One of these endings can be achieved by traveling deep into the bowels of the Lands Between and completing an impressively cryptic side quest that will see you become the famed Lord of Frenzied Flame. Undoubtedly one of Elden Ring’s darker endings, this quest will take you through some of the game’s most unique and haunting locations.
Updated July 5, 2024, by Andrew Scariati: The Frenzied Flame ending is one of the most difficult to achieve as you must follow the Frenzied Flame questline to trigger it. With the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC upon us, we've updated this guide with an alternate route to the
Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, and more details about Placidusax, should you choose to reverse the Frenzied Flame.
How To Find The Frenzied Flame
Throughout your time in the Lands Between, you may have heard of the Frenzied Flame – a parasitic force slowly moving through the world.
However, while several characters will mention the flame, it is decidedly hard to find.
To locate the Frenzied Flame and get the Lord of Frenzied Flame ending, you must first travel to Leyndell, The Royal Capital, a mid to late-game area.
From here, you must locate the Subterranean Shunning Grounds, a sewer under the capital.
Once at the Lower Capital Church Site of Grace, journey into the part of the city that is covered by a set of giant dragon wings.
From there, you can find a well; jump down to enter the Subterranean Shunning Grounds.
Alternatively, start at the Avenue Balcony Site of Grace.
Go out the double doors then head northwest, following the railing until you can jump onto the nearby roof and down into the courtyard area. The well entrance is to the north side, next to a destroyed well.
To reach the Frenzied Flame you need to travel to the lowest point in the Shunning Grounds.
This area can be confusing, but ultimately you must traverse the sewers until you come across a cramped lift.
At the bottom of this lift, you will find a Site of Grace. Rest here.
From this Site of Grace, push forward until you reach this area’s boss,
Mohg, the Omen .
This Mohg is a weaker version of an enemy you will find in a different area of the game.
However, this Mohg can still be a challenge and guards one last hurdle to unlocking the Lord of Frenzied Flame ending.
The next step in the Frenzied Flame questline can be rather confusing.
After defeating this version of Mohg, go to the back of the boss room and hit the wall.
The illusionary wall should evaporate once hit. Go through it.
This next part will require some serious parkour skills and patience.
If you die, do not rush to reach the same spot you were previously at, as any mistimed or sudden movements can spell doom.
After Mohg is defeated, you must descend further, jumping down a series of wooden planks to reach the bottom of another chasm.
Take the drops and jumps slowly – always look for the safest route. Do not try to skip down levels, or you may die from fall damage.
Keep an eye out for messages left by other people at the correct stone platforms to jump down onto. Once it seems like there are no more stones below you, you can drop to the floor of the room.
Once at the bottom, claim the Site of Grace.
How To Interact With The Frenzied Flame
At this Site of Grace, talk with
Melina .
She will beg you to leave this area and not to approach the Frenzied Flame. If the Frenzied Flame ending is what you want, you must ignore her warnings.
Next, unequip all your gear, weapons, armor, and everything in between.
This is the last step before you're locked in to get the Frenzied Flame ending; now is your last chance before you cross the point of no return.
Once you're completely unequipped of gear, approach the Frenzy-covered door and choose the option to openit.
A short cutscene will show the Tarnished coming face-to-face with the Three Fingers, an ominous and deific figure in the Lands Between.
With this cutscene, you have locked yourself into the Frenzied Flame ending.
After beating the final boss , approach the statue and choose “ Become the Lord of Frenzied Flame ” to bring chaos to the Lands Between.
How To Reverse The Frenzied Flame Ending
To undo your actions in the Subterranean Shunning Grounds and reverse the Lord of Renzied Flame ending, you will have to go through several steps, defeating two of Elden Ring’s most challenging bosses along the way.
Firstly, you must complete Millicent’s full questline. This quest can be started in the Church of Plague in Caelid and will take you to an area known as the Haligtree.
Having completed Millicent’s journey, you will receive the
Unalloyed Gold Needle , an item that must be taken to Malenia's boss room in the Haligtree.
Once Malenia has been defeated, use the needle on the crimson flower that appears on the spot of her corpse. In doing so, you will receive Miquella's Needle, an item that can only be used once.
Miquella's Needle subdues an accepted Frenzy Flame – exactly what you want, but you need to go to the right place to use it.
To use this item, and reverse the Frenzied Flame ending, you must travel to
Crumbling Farum Azula , the game’s final area. Once here, go to the bottom of the floating ruins.
Here, you will be prompted to lie down and thus be transported to Placidusax's boss arena. Placidusax is one of the hardest Dragon bosses in Elden Ring, so be prepared for a difficult battle, if you plan to fight.
You do not technically have to beat 
Dragonlord Placidusax if you solely want to reverse the Flame of Frenzy, but the boss fight gives access to a fantastic Dragon Communion incantation,
Placidusax’s Ruin as a reward.
This incantation mimics the attack the boss uses during the fight and is an incredible option if you use a Faith build .
Using
Miquella’s Needle (via your inventory) within Placidusax's arena will reverse your actions and cancel out the Lord of Frenzied Flame ending.
You will know the cancellation was successful if your character performs a using animation and a sound cue plays, successfully using Miquella's Needle.
From here, you are free to leave or stay to fight Placidusax, depending on how prepared you are to face yet another difficult boss.
If you just want to reverse the Frenzied Flame ending, do not move toward Placidusax when you enter the arena, as you will trigger the boss fight if you get too .
