How to complete the Igon quest in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree NPC Igon lying on the ground

Jump to:Finding IgonFinding Jagged PeakEntering Jagged PeakClimbing Jagged PeakBeating Ancient Dragon SennessaxBeating BayleCompleting the Igon quest

Recent updatesSeptember 11:I went through and condensed some parts of the guide to make it easier to reference as you’re working through the Igon quest.

Recent updates

September 11:I went through and condensed some parts of the guide to make it easier to reference as you’re working through the Igon quest.

TheElden Ring Igon questis one of the best in theShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion, and maybe even the whole game. This very loud man is writhing on the ground in the Gravesite Plain region at the start of the DLC, and all he wants to talk about is getting revenge on someone named Bayle for taking his legs.

You might not realize at first that you can actually help this poor man kill his white whale. To complete the Igon quest, you need to follow a series of quest steps that end in one of Shadow of the Erdtree’s toughest boss fights. You can find every step to the quest below, but beware thatthis guide contains spoilers about Igon and the mysterious character known as Bayle.

Elden Ring Igon quest steps

Here’s the rundown of steps in the Shadow of the Erdtree Igon quest and what you need to do to get the rewards:

It’s a very boss-heavy quest, and Bayle the Dread is definitely one of the hardest bosses in the DLC, so you might not want to tackle this until later when you’ve collected enough Scadutree Fragments to be level 12 or higher.

Where to find Igon

Image1of3You can find Igon near Pillar Path Waypoint site of grace(Image credit: FromSoftware)Igon will swear his vengeance on Bayle(Image credit: FromSoftware)Fight the Ancient Dragon Man on the road to Dragon’s Pit(Image credit: FromSoftware)

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You can find Igon near Pillar Path Waypoint site of grace(Image credit: FromSoftware)Igon will swear his vengeance on Bayle(Image credit: FromSoftware)Fight the Ancient Dragon Man on the road to Dragon’s Pit(Image credit: FromSoftware)

You can find Igon near Pillar Path Waypoint site of grace(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon on the map

Igon will swear his vengeance on Bayle(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon on the road

Fight the Ancient Dragon Man on the road to Dragon’s Pit(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Ancient Dragon Man

You’ll first encounter Igon lying in the road near thePillar Path Waypointgrace in east Gravesite Plain. It’s quite easy to find if you head over the Ellac Greatbridge and then follow the road east out of the big Messmer soldier camp towards the tall tower in the distance.

Igon will rage about his archenemy, Bayle, and explain how this someone or something took his legs. Naturally,the next step is to find Bayle in Jagged Peak.

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Finding Jagged Peak

Image1of4Dragon’s Pit is south along the road from Pillar Path Waypoint(Image credit: FromSoftware)Jump down off the ledge in the room with the chalice to fight the boss(Image credit: FromSoftware)You’ll find a note from Igon just after Dragon’s Pit Terminus(Image credit: FromSoftware)Agree to devour Bayle at the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion(Image credit: FromSoftware)

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Dragon’s Pit is south along the road from Pillar Path Waypoint(Image credit: FromSoftware)Jump down off the ledge in the room with the chalice to fight the boss(Image credit: FromSoftware)You’ll find a note from Igon just after Dragon’s Pit Terminus(Image credit: FromSoftware)Agree to devour Bayle at the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Dragon’s Pit is south along the road from Pillar Path Waypoint(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Dragon Pit

Jump down off the ledge in the room with the chalice to fight the boss(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Dragon Pit altar

You’ll find a note from Igon just after Dragon’s Pit Terminus(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest note

Agree to devour Bayle at the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Ancient Altar of Dragon Communion

The Dragon’s Pit dungeon is pretty straightforward; you’ll fight through some undead beast warriors (make sure to hit their corpses before they come back to life) until you reach a room with a big chalice on the other side of a precipice and a note essentially telling you to take a leap of faith. If you backtrack to the room up the slope directly behind you, there’s also an optional Magma Wyrm you can fight for a Dragon Heart if you feel tempted.

Otherwise, take the leap of faith down the hole in front of the chalice to find a boss arena containing our favourite invasion pal, Ancient Dragon-Man. He’s a fairly easy boss, just watch out for when he jumps into the air and fires Malekith-esque slashes at you.

Once he’s defeated, you’ll be one step closer to finding Bayle. You can head out the backdoor to theDragon’s Pit Terminusand the Jagged Peak region.

Entering Jagged Peak

You can give Thiollier’s Concoction to the Dragon Communion Priestess to change the final reward she gives(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest location with dragon communion priestess standing before a red fire

Thiollier’s Concoction and the Dragon Communion Priestess(Image credit: From Software)If you’ve acquired theThiollier’s Concoctionitem fromThiollier’s quest, you can actually use it on the Dragon Communion Priestess at this point. It’s worth noting that doing so will change the rewards you get from her after you defeat Bayle at the end of the Igon quest.You have two options:1.Speak to her at night and give her Thiollier’s Concoction, then rest at a grace or pass time to speak to her again. Then continue with the Igon quest to defeat Bayle. Return to her, confess to putting her to sleep, and agree to take her with you.Reward:Dragonbolt of Florissax incantation and the Ancient Dragon Florissax Spirit Ash summon.2.Keep Thiollier’s Concoction and continue with the Igon quest to defeat Bayle. Afterwards, speak to her again.Reward:the Flowerstone Gavel weapon and the Priestess Heart, which lets you transform into an ancient dragon (much like the Rock Heart reward from one of thepainting locations).

Thiollier’s Concoction and the Dragon Communion Priestess

(Image credit: From Software)If you’ve acquired theThiollier’s Concoctionitem fromThiollier’s quest, you can actually use it on the Dragon Communion Priestess at this point. It’s worth noting that doing so will change the rewards you get from her after you defeat Bayle at the end of the Igon quest.You have two options:1.Speak to her at night and give her Thiollier’s Concoction, then rest at a grace or pass time to speak to her again. Then continue with the Igon quest to defeat Bayle. Return to her, confess to putting her to sleep, and agree to take her with you.Reward:Dragonbolt of Florissax incantation and the Ancient Dragon Florissax Spirit Ash summon.2.Keep Thiollier’s Concoction and continue with the Igon quest to defeat Bayle. Afterwards, speak to her again.Reward:the Flowerstone Gavel weapon and the Priestess Heart, which lets you transform into an ancient dragon (much like the Rock Heart reward from one of thepainting locations).

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If you’ve acquired theThiollier’s Concoctionitem fromThiollier’s quest, you can actually use it on the Dragon Communion Priestess at this point. It’s worth noting that doing so will change the rewards you get from her after you defeat Bayle at the end of the Igon quest.You have two options:1.Speak to her at night and give her Thiollier’s Concoction, then rest at a grace or pass time to speak to her again. Then continue with the Igon quest to defeat Bayle. Return to her, confess to putting her to sleep, and agree to take her with you.Reward:Dragonbolt of Florissax incantation and the Ancient Dragon Florissax Spirit Ash summon.2.Keep Thiollier’s Concoction and continue with the Igon quest to defeat Bayle. Afterwards, speak to her again.Reward:the Flowerstone Gavel weapon and the Priestess Heart, which lets you transform into an ancient dragon (much like the Rock Heart reward from one of thepainting locations).

A short way down the path on the right, you’ll find a note from Igon talking about Bayle, and at this point he’ll disappear from his previous spot.

Ahead you’ll spot a pool with theJagged Peak Drake bossin it. Kill it if you want for a Dragon Heart and Dragonscale Flesh—it’s just your standard dragon with a new roar attack that summons AoE lightning—but otherwise, you’re going south from that pool towards the giant dragon corpse you may have seen in the distance earlier in the DLC.

Here, you’ll findthe Grand Altar of Dragon Communion. Speak to the Dragon Communion Priestess just next to the fire and agree to commune with Bayle. She’ll give you the Ancient Dragon’s Blessing consumable and bid you to climb the mountain to face the ‘Tyrant Drake’.

Bad news: Climbing Jagged Peak isn’t easy and will involve a series of boss fights, so you may want to be prepared for a trial.I recommend taking this next part of the Igon quest on once you’ve found enoughScadutree Fragmentsto reach a Scadutree Blessing level of 11 or 12.

Climbing Jagged Peak and fighting the twin drakes

Image1of2You’ll find Igon at the end of the arena after the twin drake boss(Image credit: FromSoftware)He’ll ask you to summon him during your encounter with Bayle(Image credit: FromSoftware)

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You’ll find Igon at the end of the arena after the twin drake boss(Image credit: FromSoftware)He’ll ask you to summon him during your encounter with Bayle(Image credit: FromSoftware)

You’ll find Igon at the end of the arena after the twin drake boss(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest location up Jagged Peak

He’ll ask you to summon him during your encounter with Bayle(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - After the twin drake boss

To get on the right path, take the trail east from the Jagged Peak Drake’s arena from earlier and carry on up to theJagged Peak Mountainsidesite of grace. From here, you’ll have to face two Jagged Peak Drakes at the same time. It isn’t too tricky if you summon to split aggro and burn down the one that’s already hurt as fast as possible. The twin dragons can also hurt each other so keep that in mind too.

After the boss, you’ll hear Igon shouting about how you’re an inspiring drake slayer. Head over to the exit to the arena to find him on the ground. He’ll ask you to summon him to fight against Bayle and will give youIgon’s Furled Fingerto do it with. That’s the first stage of the mountain complete.

How to beat Ancient Dragon Sennessax

Senessax is your typical ancient dragon boss with red lightning attacks(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest location with ancient dragon boss Sennessax lying on the ground

Traveling further up the mountain, you’ll come to a cave with a pool and a sleeping dragon. This isAncient Dragon Sennessaxand though he’s very similar to the ancient dragon bosses from the base game—he uses lots of red lightning attacks—the added difficulty is that the arena is flooded and so his lightning attacks travel further.

Here’s what I recommend to help:

Beat the ancient dragon and you’ll get a tasty Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone and Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone for your trouble. Now you just need to follow the path up, dodging the lightning as you go, and you’ll reach theJagged Peak Summitsite of grace. Time to fight Bayle.

The climax: Fighting Bayle

Image1of3You can summon Igon just inside Bayle’s arena(Image credit: FromSoftware)Bayle the Dread is one the expansion’s toughest bosses(Image credit: FromSoftware)Defeat Bayle to claim his heart(Image credit: FromSoftware)

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You can summon Igon just inside Bayle’s arena(Image credit: FromSoftware)Bayle the Dread is one the expansion’s toughest bosses(Image credit: FromSoftware)Defeat Bayle to claim his heart(Image credit: FromSoftware)

You can summon Igon just inside Bayle’s arena(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Summoning for Bayle

Bayle the Dread is one the expansion’s toughest bosses(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Bayle the Dread

Defeat Bayle to claim his heart(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Bayle’s heart

We have afull guide onhow to beat Bayle the Dread, but here’s a set of quick tips:

If you’re struggling, it also might be worth returning later after you’ve powered up more, since this is one of the hardest bosses in the expansion.

Completing the Igon quest

Image1of3Return to Igon’s location to get his greatbow and armor set(Image credit: FromSoftware)Also visit the Dragon Communion Priestess location to get a weapon and her heart(Image credit: FromSoftware)You can use the Heart of Bayle at the altar to unlock one of two special incantations(Image credit: FromSoftware)

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Return to Igon’s location to get his greatbow and armor set(Image credit: FromSoftware)Also visit the Dragon Communion Priestess location to get a weapon and her heart(Image credit: FromSoftware)You can use the Heart of Bayle at the altar to unlock one of two special incantations(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Return to Igon’s location to get his greatbow and armor set(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Dead Igon

Also visit the Dragon Communion Priestess location to get a weapon and her heart(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Dragon Priestess items

You can use the Heart of Bayle at the altar to unlock one of two special incantations(Image credit: FromSoftware)

Elden Ring Igon quest - Bayle dragon communion

If you did manage to defeat Bayle, firstly, congratulations! Now you can get your rewards for the quest. Go back to where you last spoke to Igon in the twin Jagged Peak Drake boss arena and interact with his corpse to getIgon’s Armor,Igon’s Greatbowwith the removableIgon’s Drake Huntash of war, and his bell bearing.

Don’t forget to also go see the Dragon Communion Priestess to get thePriestess Heart—which lets you transform into a dragon when naked—and the specialFlowerstone Gavelweapon that’s effective against dragons. Lastly, you can commune with the fire and choose one of two spells to spend yourHeart of Bayleon. Well done. Surely there can’t be anything harder than that, right?

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Elden Ring Igon quest steps#

Where to find Igon#

Finding Jagged Peak#

Entering Jagged Peak#

Climbing Jagged Peak and fighting the twin drakes#

How to beat Ancient Dragon Sennessax#

The climax: Fighting Bayle#

Completing the Igon quest#

The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals#

Elden Ring Igon quest steps

Where to find Igon

Finding Jagged Peak

Entering Jagged Peak

Climbing Jagged Peak and fighting the twin drakes

How to beat Ancient Dragon Sennessax

The climax: Fighting Bayle

Completing the Igon quest

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