Finding the right companion can completely change your combat strategy when facing the brutal demigods of the Lands Between. The Mimic Tear Spirit Ash stands out as one of the most reliable options because it summons an exact duplicate of your character, utilizing your current armor, weapons, and equipped skills. Acquiring this legendary summon requires progressing through specific narrative triggers and exploring a hidden underground civilization.
Defeating Radahn and Opening the Path
Before you can seek out this powerful duplicate, you must first defeat Starscourge Radahn in Caelid. Winning this epic festival battle triggers a dramatic cinematic where a falling star crashes into the Earth. This cosmic impact creates a massive crater in East Limgrave, situated just south of Mistwood, which serves as your gateway to the eternal city.Carefully navigate down into the massive chasm using the floating rock platforms to reach the subterranean ruins. This path safely guides you into Nokron, Eternal City, a breathtaking hidden area filled with unique enemies and valuable treasure. You will need to travel across the rooftops and open plazas until you reach the initial site of grace in the zone.
Navigating the Night Sacred Ground
From the central areas of Nokron, you must continue forward until you encounter the Mimic Tear boss itself. Defeating this reflection of yourself grants access to the massive bridge leading toward the outer forest area. Follow the left side of the bridge structure and look for a pathway that drops down into a secluded, narrow architectural district known as the Night's Sacred Ground.
This area requires careful platforming across narrow stone ledges, windowsills, and decorative arches high above the streets. You must look for a large church structure with a broken window that allows you to drop inside onto a high wooden rafter. Carefully drop down from the beams onto the stone floor where a specialized fog gate awaits your exploration.
Unlocking the Legendary Chest
The chamber containing your prize is blocked by a statuesque fog wall that requires a Stonesword Key to disperse. After inserting the key into the nearby imp mechanism, you can safely step inside to deal with a lone guard protecting the altar. At the back of the room sits a decorative stone chest containing the legendary item.
Opening this chest officially awards you the Mimic Tear Ashes to add to your inventory. Unlike standard spirits, summoning this duplicate requires a portion of your maximum health rather than focus points, making it highly accessible for purely physical combat builds. You can read more about various optimization tactics in our to prepare your avatar for the challenging encounters ahead.
Optimizing Your Duplicate for Battle
To maximize the effectiveness of your new companion, remember that the summon copies whatever items you are holding at the exact moment it spawns. You can strategically equip specific healing consumables, raw offensive pots, or specialized status amulets right before ring the bell. Once the duplicate appears, you can safely switch your own equipment back to your preferred primary loadout.
Visiting Roderika at Roundtable Hold allows you to upgrade this companion using Ghost Glovewort plants found throughout underground catacombs. Maxing out the summon boosts its total health pool and defense attributes significantly, allowing it to easily draw attention away from your character during difficult endgame boss encounters.
