Elden Ring: Sir Ansbach, Leda & Freyja Complete Questline
This guide shows the complete walkthrough of the Sir Ansbach, Leda & Freyja NPC questlines in Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, which released on 21st June 2023. Click here for a Video Walkthrough.
Step 1: Talk to Freyja at Three-Path Cross
Talk to Freyja near the Three-Path Cross Grace Site as shown in the picture below. If she is no longer there, then you will find her on the seventh floor of Shadow Keep (Refer to Step 3).
Step 2: Talk to Ansbach at Main Gate Cross
Talk to Ansbach near the Main Gate Cross Grace Site as shown in the picture below. If she is no longer there, then you will find him on the first floor of Shadow Keep (Refer to Step 4).
Step 3: Talk to Freyja in Shadow Keep
Talk to Freyja near the Storehouse, Seventh Floor Grace Site in Shadow Keep as shown in the pictures below.
Step 4: Talk to Ansbach in Shadow Keep
Go to the Storehouse, First Floor in Shadow Keep as shown in the picture below. Go north from the Grace Site into the next room and you will find Ansbach in the corner of a small library as shown in the second picture below. Tell Ansbach about Freyja’s decision. Talk to him until all the dialogues are exhausted.
Step 5: Get Secret Rite Scroll
Go to the Storehouse, Fourth Floor site of Grace. Go out through the door on the west side of the Grace site and then go left as shown in the second picture below.
Proceed ahead and climb up the stairs. This will take you to an area with many boats. Climb up the stairs there on the east side. Proceed ahead and go down the stairs as shown in the picture below. Then turn right and you will find the Secret Rite Scroll on a table in the next room as shown in the second picture below.
Step 6: Hand over the Scroll to Ansbach
Go back to Ansbach at Storehouse, First Floor, and hand over the Secret Rite Scroll. Talk to him until all the dialogue options are exhausted.
Step 7: Rest & Talk to Ansbach Again
Rest on a site on Grace and talk to Ansbach again at Storehouse, First Floor. He will give you a letter for Freyja.
Step 8: Give the Letter to Freyja
Go to Freyja at Storehouse, Seventh Floor, and give her the letter. Exhaust all the dialogues and she will give you a Golden Lion Shield.
Step 9: Pass on Freyja’s Message to Ansbach
Go to Ansbach at Storehouse, First Floor, and pass on Freyja’s message.
Step 10: Talk to Leda
Talk to Leda near the Highroad Cross Grace Site as shown in the picture below and exhaust all the dialogues. If you get the option to “Suggest Thiollier” or “Suggest Hornsent” while talking to Leda, you can choose anything and it won’t have any impact on this questline.
Step 11: Defeat Messmer the Impaler and talk to Leda again
Defeat the Shadow Keep area boss, Messmer the Impaler. Then talk to Leda near the Highroad Cross Grace Site. Exhaust all the dialogues until she talks about Ansbach. You may need to Fast-travel a few times for her dialogues to advance.
Step 12: Assist Ansbach vs Assist Leda
Go back to Ansbach’s location at Storehouse, First Floor in the shadow keep. Ansbach won’t be there, but you will get the option to Assist Ansbach or Leda in their fight as shown in the picture below. It is recommended to Assist Ansbach as he will help you in the final boss fight. The outcomes for both choices are shown in each step of the article below.
Assist Ansbach: Defeat Leda and you will get Ansbach’s Longbow and Leda’s Rune.
Assist Leda: Defeat Ansbach and you will get Wise Man’s Mask, Ansbach’s Attire, Ansbach’s Manchettes, Ansbach’s Boots, and Ansbach’s Longbow.
Step 13: Challenge Leda (Story Event)
Progress in the main story and burn the Sealing Tree. This is the point of no return and most of the NPCs will disappear after this. Advance in the story and you will have to fight Leda just before the final boss fight of the DLC. You will have to face Leda irrespective of whether you assisted her or not against Sir Ansbach. If you assisted Sir Ansbach in Step 12 before, then you will be able to summon him for this fight as shown in the second picture below. On defeating Leda, you will get Leda’s Sword. Collect Freyja’s Greatsword, Freyja’s Helm, Freyja’s Armor, Freyja’s Gauntlets, and Freyja’s Greaves from her corpse in the area. Collect Falx Sword, Caterpillar Mask, Braided Cord Robe, Braided Arm Wraps, and Soiled Loincloth from another corpse in the area. Also, collect Dane’s Footwork and Leda’s Armor from another two corpses.
Step 14: Talk to Ansbach
Proceed ahead and take the elevator to go up. If you assisted Ansbach in Step 12 before, then you will find him there. Talk to him and exhaust all the dialogues.
Step 15: Summon Andbach for the Final Boss Fight
Proceed to the final boss fight. If you assisted Ansbach in Step 12 before, then you will be able to summon him to help you in the final boss fight as shown in the pictures below.
Ansbach will drop his equipment after the fight. Rest at the Grace Site if you cannot find his body. Collect Wise Man’s Mask, Ansbach’s Attire, Ansbach’s Manchettes, Ansbach’s Boots, Obsidian lamina, and Furious Blade of Ansbach from his body as shown in the picture below.
