Elden Ring Alecto Quest Guide: Location and How To Get Black Knife Tiche?

The Leader of the Black Knives awaits you in an eternal dungeon on
the edge of the Underworld, accessible only by doing Ranni's quests. We
have prepared a guide on how to find it, beat it, and thus obtain one of
the best summons of Elden Ring legendary spirits.

Elden Ring will ask you to face many black knife assassins during
your adventures. It must be said that they are directly involved in the
events that led to the destruction of the Golden Order. But the time has
come to face their leader, Alecto, the leader of the black knives.

Alecto Stance

To begin with, be aware that it is impossible to reach the area in
which Alecto is located without progressing almost to the end of Ranni's
quests. The final stages call for crossing the Decayed Lake, then
defeating Astel, in order to reach the Moon Altar Plateau. The Black
Knife Leader's Eternal Jail is located in the northwest corner of the
area.

Preparations

The big difference compared to his minions is that Alecto has a much
more formidable jump attack, his knife will be charged, then blades will
surround him a moment after hitting the ground. So you have to dodge
and move further away, then wait before counterattacking. In practice,
this greatly reduces what was considered the best attack window against
Black Knife Assassins, at least in melee. It can still be used remotely.

Ideally, you need a quick attack or spell that you can fit between
two attack combos from Alecto, since she will constantly maintain the
pressure.

If you're playing from a distance, favor spells like Slingshot,
Shardblade, and especially Adula's fantastic Lunar Blade. Frost damage
and freezing will kill her very quickly. Skills similar to the Sword of
Burning Night's Flame Volley also work quite well.

Drop: Black Knife Tiche

You will get 80,000 Elden Ring Runes
and especially the legendary Spirit: Black Knife Tiche. Since the Mimic
Tear's damage nerf, it's often considered the best summon in the game.
It dodges a lot of attacks, it hurts a lot, and its ranged attack will
also devastate boss lives. Its main flaw is that it requires 132 CP to
be summoned. Your best option is to use the Vial of Miraculous Salvation
with the Crystal Tear which reduces CP costs to zero for 10 seconds,
allowing you to summon even without having enough max CP.