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The Swarm of Flies is a Blood Incantation located in the underground region, Mohgwyn Palace, in Elden Ring. The Incantation is widely popular in PVP and is used regularly to build Blood Loss on enemies while putting them under pressure.

There are many types of Incantations that can be found in multiple locations, such as Erdtree, Frenzied, and Blood. Usually, Blood Incantations require both Faith and Arcane to deal decent damage, as this type scales with these two stats. The following article contains instructions on how to get the Swarm of Flies Incantation in Elden Ring.

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Swarm of Flies Incantation Location In Elden Ring

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The Swarm of Flies Incantation can be looted from a corpse in Elden Ring, northeast of Dynasty Mausoleum Entrance Site of Lost Grace in Mohgwyn Palace.

how to get to swarm of flies in elden ring

From the Dynasty Mausoleum Entrance bonfire, head northeast and travel through the trees until a giant skeleton with a glowing eye appears. Ignore it, then take right and ride southeast in the blood swamp past the group of Albinaurics circling a giant rock.

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Tarnished will eventually come across a small tunnel that has a Ghost Glovewort [8] next to its entrance. Inside, there are two sleeping Albinaurics and an item on a corpse.

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Approach the latter to grab the Swarm of Flies Incantation.

How To Get To The Mohgwyn Palace In Elden Ring

Mohgwyn Palace in elden ring

To reach Mohgwyn Palace, Tarnished need to interact with a waygate near Yelough Anix Ruins in the Consecrated Snowfield. However, the Mountaintop of the Giants is considered a late-game Elden Ring region. Luckily, there’s a simple method players can follow to obtain the Swarm of Flies Incantation early, and it involves White Mask Varre.

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Mohgwyn Palace can be accessed early by completing Varre’s questline in Elden Ring. Here are the steps people need to follow:

  • Speak with White Mask Varre near the First Step Site of Lost Grace in Limgrave
  • Explore Liurnia of the Lakes and head to the Rose Church
  • Talk with White Mask Varre, who's standing outside the church’s entrance
  • Obtain five Festering Bloody Fingers from him
  • Invade other players’ world three times
  • Talk with Varre and accept the Lord of Blood's Favor
  • Soak the Lord of Blood's Favor in the maiden’s blood
  • Give him the blood-soaked Favor
  • Get rewarded with a reusable Bloody Finger and the Pureblood Knight's Medal

The Pureblood Knight's Medal is a Tool that allows Tarnished to travel to Mohgwyn Palace without the need to use the waygate in the Consecrated Snowfield. Upon using it, players will respawn near the palace’s Map Fragment and the Dynasty Mausoleum Entrance Site of Lost Grace. From there, follow the steps mentioned before to get the Incantation.

According to the game description, the Swarm of Flies Incantation is shared by the Lord of Blood's power, which is Mohg. It is said that the spell releases a swarm of vile blood flies that deal Blood Loss to unsuspecting enemies. Additionally, these flies are said to be born from the excrement of the blood swamp found in the new palace of the Lord of Blood.

Elden Ring is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S.

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