Where to use the Prayer Room Key in Shadow Of The Erdtree

Want to know where to find the Prayer Room Key in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? From Software have a storied history of gatekeeping grand secrets and content behind easily missed items, and Elden Ring’s new Shadow Of The Erdtree expansion is no different. The Prayer Room Key is one of several keys that you need to unlock everything that the Land of Shadow has to offer, but unlike most, the location of the key and the location of the door are fairly disconnected.

In this guide, we’ll explain exactly where to go for the Prayer Room Key location in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, and then we’ll explain where to go to find what the key unlocks, so you can reap the full rewards of your meticulous exploration.

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Prayer Room Key location

The Prayer Room Key in Elden Ring is dropped by Fire Knight Queeligne when he invades you for the second time. Queelig will invade you twice, once in Belurat, and the other time in the Church of the Crusade in Scadu Altus. You’ll need to defeat him at both locations to have him drop the Prayer Room Key.

To find Queelign inside Belurat, Tower Settlement, start at the Small Private Altar Site of Grace, and then exit out the door and up the stairs where you’ll fight the golden knight. From there, take the northeast route past the ruined buildings, and you’ll come to a garden area with a tree in the center. This is where Fire Knight Queeline invades you.

The other area Queelig invades you is the Church Of The Crusade. This church can be found a short way into the Scadu Altus region of the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC, just north of Castle Ensis.

Kill Queeligne at both invasion locations, and the second time he will drop the Prayer Room Key.

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Where to use the Prayer Room Key

The Prayer Room Key is used to unlock the Prayer Room inside the Church District of Shadow Keep. To get there, first head to the Moorth Ruins to the east of the Highroad Cross Site Of Grace. On the south side of the ruins is a giant hole in the ground, which you can carefully descend to reach a tunnel that leads east into Bonny Village.

Cross the two bridges leading from Bonny Village further east, and follow the path north until you reach the Church District Highroad Site Of Grace. From there, it’s a quick trek up the northwest path to enter the Church District of Shadow Keep.

The Church District is flooded, so make sure you time your jumps well to avoid instant drowning. From the Church District Entrance Site Of Grace, jump onto the rooftop ahead, then proceed to the other side and jump to the next rooftop. Use the far edge of the roof to jump onto the ledge on the castle’s outer wall, and from there, jump onto the church rooftop itself. Be careful of the burning Putrid Corpses that will try to explode on you while you make your way here.

From the church rooftop, defeat or bypass the Fire Knight and head to the southern corner. From there you can jump onto one of the angled stone struts leading up to an area with a large hole in the rooftop.

Carefully jump down through the hole onto the curved platforms below, and from there jump down onto the ledge with the hole in the floor. Jump through the hole and head round the nearest corner. In front of you is the locked door to the Prayer Room. Open it with your newfound Prayer Room Key.

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What’s inside the Prayer Room?

Inside the Prayer Room, you’ll find Fire Knight Queelign, curled up in a ball on the ground, praying desperately to Marika. He will ignore you when you interact with him, continuing to pray.

Queen Marika, mother to us all. Favor me with your grace. I have met many who would threaten or distress thee, and qued each and all. And I hereby swear to never cease. So, please, grant me your grace. Leave me with my lonely light…

Queen Marika, I implore thee, bestow thy grace. Take not from me my lonely light…

He’s in a bad way, it seems. You can choose either to do nothing, or to place either an Iris Of Grace gold year Iris Of Occultation upon him (if you have either such items).

• If you use Iris Of Graceyou receive the Fire Knight Queeline Spirit Ash.
• If you use Iris Of Occultationyou receive Queeline’s Greatsword.
• If you leave, he will stay at this location for you to return to later on.

Using either Iris on Fire Knight Queeline will result in him seemingly dying. The only difference (other than Queelign’s reaction) is the reward you gain: Fire Knight Queelign’s Spirit Ash, or Queelign’s Greatsword.

Also note that using either Iris on Queeligne doesn’t actually use up the Iris, so you keep hold of it after using it on him.

Where to find Iris Of Occultation

You can find several Irises Of Occultation within the Shadow Keep itself, and you can also find one within the Fort of Reprimand that lies on the hidden secondary path into Scadu Altus. For full details, check out our Iris Of Occultation guide.

Where to find Iris Of Grace

There’s only one Iris Of Grace in the Land Of Shadow: it is also found inside the Shadow Keep, at the end of the Jar-filled area at the bottom of the elevator on the first floor of the Storehouse tower. For full details, consult our Iris Of Grace guide.

That wraps up this in-depth walkthrough on where to find the Prayer Room Key in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, where to go to unlock the Prayer Room, and how to reap the rewards within. That’s a whole lot of knowledge to absorb, and the good news is we have no shortage of that here! Read up on the best weapons, best armor, best spells, and best builds in Elden Ring right here, or learn the fastest way to start Shadow Of The Erdtree if you’re preparing a fresh save for the DLC.