Blaidd Questline - Elden Ring Guide - IGN (2024)

Blaidd is one of the many NPCs you'll encounter that has a side quest to complete in Elden Ring. For this part of our Elden Ring guide, you'll find details of how to find Blaidd, how to begin his questline, and the outcomes of your choices.

Blaidd's questline is heavily entwined with Ranni's Questline, which is one of the main stories in the game. Because of this, the titles on each step of his quest have been left deliberately vague to avoid potential spoilers. Click or tap on one of the links below to jump to a section in Blaidd's side quest on this page.

• Finding Blaidd
• The Target
• Third Meeting
• Meeting at the River
• The Festival
• The Prison
• The City
• The Tower

Where to Find Blaidd - First Meeting

To find Blaidd, you'll need to head to Limgrave's Mistwood Ruins at night. If this spot isn’t on your map yet, you’ll find it on the west side of the forest road, northwest of the Nomadic Merchant in the area.

You won't be able to talk to him just yet. Carefully approach the Mistwood Ruins (there’s a sleeping bear you don’t need to wake) and you should see a tower on the north side of the ruins. Up on top is Blaidd, howling. After you’ve clearly heard a wolf howl, you'll have unlocked a dialogue option with the Merchant Kalé at Limgrave’s Church of Elleh. Visit Kalé and ask him about the howling. He’ll tell you a little bit about Blaidd and teaches you the Finger Snapping gesture which is required to get Blaidd's attention.

Return to the Mistwood Ruins and use the Finger Snap gesture when you hear the wolf howl. This will summon Blaidd. Start a conversation with him and he'll tell you that he's looking for Dariwil. This is one of the bosses in one of the many Evergaols scattered throughout the Lands Between. Continue through your game, making your way to the southern part of Limgrave to reach the next step in Blaidd's quest.

Darriwil Location - Forlorn Hound Evergaol

Head to Limgrave’s Forlorn Hound Evergaol, located just before the Weeping Peninsula, to find that you may summon Blaidd to help in the battle against the Bloodhound Knight Darriwil. For ease of reference and travel, the nearest Site of Grace to the Evergaol is Agheel Lake South.

Once you've defeated Darriwil, you can talk to Blaidd to claim your prize of a Somber Smithing Stone [2]. Chat with him some more and he'll tell you about a blacksmith you can find named Iji, located in northwest Liurnia.

Third Meeting

Once you've made it through Caria Manor and unlocked the Three Sisters in the north of Liurnia, head to the westernmost one called Ranni's Rise. Here you will meet Ranni, officially kicking off the Ranni the Witch Questline.

As part of this, she'll summon Blaidd (along with Seluvis and Iji) and ask you to speak to him - you'll be able to find him downstairs as you make your way back down from the top of the tower. After a short discussion with him, he'll ask you to meet him in Siofra River.

At Siofra River

From this point, Blaidd's questline becomes intertwined with the following NPC's sidequests:

• Alexander the Iron Fist Questline
• Seluvis Questline
• Sorceress Sellen Questline

Head to Siofra River and find Blaidd just north of the southernmost Hallowhorn Grounds in Siofra River, standing near a cliff below the aqueduct above.

Exhaust the dialogue options with him and he'll tell you that he thinks Seluvis knows more about accessing Nokron, Eternal City than he's pretending. Head back to Seluvis's Rise (and if you haven't already spoken to him, speaking to him now will initiate the Seluvis Questline.)

Seluvis will tell you that Sellen may have some information, and will give you the Seluvis's Introduction key item to take to Sellen and learn more. Sellen will tell you that Starscourge Radahn is the key to unlocking Nokron, but as he holds the stars, you'll need to defeat him to gain access to it.

If you've been looking for the festival that Alexander the Iron Fist mentioned in his questline, the conversation with Seluvis is the only way to trigger it. Once you learn this information about Radahn, you'll be able to return to Blaidd. He says he'll meet you at Redmane Castle to fight alongside you against Radahn. At this point, to continue his quest, head southeast to Caelid to find the aforementioned castle.

Fighting Starscourge Radahn

When you reach the courtyard, you'll see numerous NPCs gathered, including Blaidd and Alexander the Iron Fist. Head up the stairs, and speak to Castellen Jerren to initiate the festival via a brief cutscene offering insight into the plight of General Radahn. Note that the doors to enter Radahn's boss battle won't open unless you speak to him, so you will need to repeat this process each time you activate this fight.

Proceed through the doors up the stairs, taking the one directly behind the chair, then going to the right to take a lift down to a teleporter that will take you over to the boss battle with Radahn. Here you'll be able to summon a number of NPCs to help in the fight against him.

Want to know how to beat this boss? Take a look at our Starscourge Radahn page for hints and tips on how to approach the fight.

When you've defeated Radahn, talk to Blaidd. He'll tell you that you should meet "where the falling star bit the earth". Note that this location will be marked with a red stamp on your map, and can be found near the Mistwood Ruins in Limgrave.

Defeating Radahn not only progresses Blaidd's questline, but also is necessary to progress the following NPC stories:

• Ranni the Witch Questline
• Sorceress Sellen Questline
• Alexander the Iron Fist Questline

The Forlorn Hound Evergaol

Return to the Forlorn Hound Evergaol where you originally fought the Bloodhound Knight Darriwil. Approach the area to hear a familiar howling sound, followed by Blaidd identifying himself and explaining that Iji trapped him in there. At this point, you are given the option to help him or not. The only way to progress his questline is to free him from his imprisonment.

Upon setting him free, Blaidd will tell you that he must return to the Three Sisters to ensure Ranni is safe. Note, however, that if you return to this location, Blaidd will be nowhere to be found. Instead, proceed to the crater formed by the falling star to reach a new underground area and find the next leg of Blaidd's quest.

Nokstella, Eternal City

If you have been following both Blaidd and Ranni's questline, this should be the next location where you encounter Blaidd. When you've reached the Nokstella Site of Grace, follow the path along the floor. When you reach a building in the south, enter it and take the lift down to the next level below.

This will take you to the Nokstella Waterfall Basin Site of Grace. If you rest here, you can talk to Ranni some more via a new option that appears while sitting at the Site of Grace. From here, continue forward towards the eggs and follow the path around to the red room. You’ll be invaded by a Baleful Shadow here that resembles Blaidd.

Fight this invader and Ranni will thank you, saying farewell and giving you the Discarded Palace Key. (This can be used to open Rennalla’s locked chest in the Grand Library, where you’ll receive the Dark Moon Ring key item).

Ranni's Rise

Your final interaction with Blaidd will occur if you decide to return to Ranni's Rise at the end of the Ranni the Witch Questline. Approach the entrance to the rise to hear Blaidd mumbling incoherently, bent over the corpse of a Black Knife Assassin.

Exiting the Rise (or getting within aggro distance when approaching from the east) will cause Blaidd to attack you; it appears he went insane just as Iji feared, seemingly due to his heartbreak that he was not Ranni's chosen consort. Unfortunately, there is no way to de-aggro him or avoid this fate.

If you defeat him, he'll drop:

• Royal Greatsword
• Blaidd's Armor
• Blaidd's Gauntlets
• Blaidd's Greaves