Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon Location and Guide - Elden Ring Guide - IGN (2024)

Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon is the boss of the Academy of Raya Lucaria dungeon and the second Elden Lord you are likely to encounter during your journey through Elden Ring.

Check out our boss strategy below to learn how to beat this great foe:

If you are about to face Rennala you likely just got a bunch of Smithing Stones and new gear while exploring the Academy. We recommend going back to the blacksmith and upgrading your weapon to at least +6 before taking her on, and equipping any magic resistant gear you have found.

Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon Boss Fight

Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon is a powerful sorcerer and Elden Lord who serves as the leader of the Academy of Raya Lucaria.

This battle has two phases, the first of which is more of a puzzle than a battle. Rennala will float around overhead while her minions crawl around on the ground, pelting you with flying books and fire breath. You need to look around the room and identify which of her minions is singing, then go and attack that minion to end their song, which causes another to start up.

After striking three of the minions Rennala's protective shell will shatter and she will fall to the ground, allowing you to get in some attacks before she rises back into the air. She will trigger a magical explosion before she rises again, so be sure to back up when you see her building her spell. Repeat this process until you deplete her health bar, triggering phase two.

In phase two, Rennala will face you directly with her full arsenal of spells. This includes:

• A magic laser she telegraphs by summons a large magic orb, which then shrinks into her hand before firing directly at you. This can be dodged by rolling left or right just before she fires.
• A barrage of homing crystals that acts sort of like a magic shotgun. You can tell this is coming if the tip of her staff gets spiky. As long as you aren't directly in front of these you can simply side step them as they chase you.
• A barrage of slower moving homing missiles, usually summoned when she dodges away from your attacks. Just like the homing crystals these can be easily avoided by just side stepping or rolling into them before impact.
• A powerful magic bolt. She slightly floats off the ground just before letting this one loose. You can avoid this by simply dodging toward her as the spell comes towards you.
• A magic boomerang of sorts, this one flies toward you and spins around you for a few seconds, hitting multiple times and wearing down your endurance before flying back to her.
• Her signature attack, she floats into the air and encases herself in a small moon before falling back to the ground. The moon then descends and makes impact with the ground, causing a massive explosion. The best action when you see this coming is just to run away.

As you can see, the basic strategy here is to never stop moving. You constantly want to be strafing around her in the midrange, giving you time to react to her spells and charge in when an opening presents itself. The most punishable of these spells are the magic laser and the magic bolt, so keep an eye out for those above all.

When she reaches about half health she will begin summoning various Ash Spirits to help her battle. These make things even more complicated when it comes to dodging, so your best bet is to just run away for the 15-30 seconds that the spirit persists for, then run in and attack her in the downtime between them. She can summon a troll, a dragon, an assassin, and wolves. Her summon animation has a long cooldown, so if you are in position use the opportunity to land 2-3 strikes.

Your reward for defeating her is the Remembrance of the Full Moon Queen, and the Great Rune of the Unborn. After the battle you will be returned to the original boss chamber where you can speak with Rennala to change your appearance, and respec your character if you have a Larval Tear.