Finding all of the Ashes of War in Elden Ring won’t happen quickly, but you’d be surprised how many you can find in just the first few hours. One of these, Determination, is even acquirable right when you first venture into Limgrave, and it’s also one of the most useful.
Ash of War: Determination explained
Ash of War: Determination grants armaments the Quality affinity and can be used on any melee weapon. The Quality affinity makes it so your strength and dexterity stats will equally raise your damage output, so you shouldn’t use it if you’ve been dumping all your runes into one category or the other.
Its weapon skill boosts the power of your next attack, making it a very useful option when buffing pre-battle, though you can also use it mid-fight if you can get some space between you and your opponent. Ash of War: Determination’s item description reads:
A knightly Skill. Hold the flat of the armament to your face and pledge your resolve, powering up your next attack.
Where to find Ash of War: Determination
Finding Ash of War: Determination is surprisingly simple, and it can be obtained any time after you’ve stepped foot into Limgrave. Head to the northeast of Agheel Lake where you’ll find a bridge crossing over the beginning of a river below. On the west side of this bridge is a silver scarab, and it needs to be killed to grant you your new Ash of War.
Kill the scarab by the bridge
Killing the scarab should be very easy if you’ve brought along any melee weapon or a decent spell. Just don’t relent once you’ve started attacking, as the scarab will run away and disappear rather quickly if you do. There is a Site of Grace to the northwest of the bridge (as seen in the photo above) if it manages to escape and you need to reset the encounter. Either way, once it’s dead, you’ll automatically receive Ash of War: Determination.
With Ash of War: Determination found, maybe it’s time to venture forth and track down Ash of War: Gravitas and Ash of War: Unsheathe.
Source: Gamespot
