Yelough Anix Tunnel is a dungeon in Elden Ring. It is located in the Consecrated Snowfields just south of Yelough Anix Ruins. As the tunnels in the game are faintly marked on the map, you should not have any problem finding its entrance. Unlike many tunnels, Yelough Anix Tunnel is not that big of a tunnel and does not have many varieties of enemies. The layout of the tunnel is straightforward, making it impossible for a person to be lost.
There are a few powerful enemies in the tunnel that have their own boss variants. These enemies will appear at two different locations in the tunnel and will spawn from portals. Here is all you need to know about Yelough Anix Tunnel.
Yelough Anix Tunnel Overview
| Yelough Anix Tunnel Overview | |
|---|---|
| Bosses | Astel, Stars of Darkness |
| Enemies | Alabaster Lord, Miner, Onyx Lord |
| Notable Loot | Meteorite of Astel, Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone |
Dungeon Walkthrough
From the entrance, make your way to the lift at the end. Take the lift down, and you will reach the Site of Grace. After interacting with it, go ahead into the tunnel and head right. You will reach an area where you can see a hole and a door on your right.
The door on your right is locked and can only be opened from the other side, which you will come to later in the tunnel.
Turn back and approach the hole in the room and jump down.
There will be two Miners, and you need to kill them. Collect the three Freezing Greases here and proceed further into the tunnel. You will then come to another area with a few more Miners. Deal with them and pick up the Golden Rune [10] from the corpse on the ice platform.
There will be two paths in front of you. One is down the ladder, and the other is straight across the ice platform. First, you need to go down the ladder, and you will find two areas.
Behind you is a dead miner where you can find a Smithing Stone [8]. Go towards the right area first and face the two Miners. After dealing with them, collect the Rune Arc and go to the left area. Here you will see an Alabaster Lord appear from the portal. Deal with him and head left where he appears from to acquire two Smithing Stones [8]. Loot the Lord's corpse to find Alabaster Lord's Sword and an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone on another body. Go back up the ladder.
Jump to the opposite side of the ice platform and proceed further into the passageway. Kill the Miner and collect six Explosive Stone Clumps and a Somber Smithing Stone [8] from the wall.
Next, go up the ladder and kill the two Miners. Collect a Smithing Stone [8] and take the next ladder up. Head through the tunnel, and you will find a room with a portal.
Head right immediately after entering the room to find a Somber Smithing Stone [9] in the wall. Go to the portal and defeat Onyx Lord, who will come out of it. Collect Hero's Rune [5] from the corpse in the middle of the room and a Somber Smithing Stone [8] from the far right corner. Proceed ahead, and you will find the boss gate.
You will also find the door behind you that leads to the Site of Grace that you found at the beginning of the tunnel, which was locked.
Astel, Stars Of Darkness Boss Fight
Astel, Stars of Darkness is the boss located inside Yelough Anix Tunnel. After opening the wooden gate, the boss will appear from a portal and start shooting purple beams at you that deal serious damage.
You can avoid these by rolling to either side as the beam comes out. The beam has a very short travel time, so dodging it sometimes can take practice.
The boss has the same attacks and moveset as Astel, Naturalborn Of The Void. The arena for this fight is smaller than the encounter in Lake of Rot. Still, you have a lot of room to run around the arena and space yourself perfectly to avoid any attacks the boss throws at you.
The boss can teleport behind you and grab you. This is an attack to look out for. Dodging this will allow you to get multiple hits in at his head.
His head acts as a weak spot taking more damage than the rest of the body.
If you are playing as a ranged character it is better to stay close to the boss as Astel's mid and long-ranged attacks are its strongest.
Holy Damage is quite useful against the boss. You can use Order's Blade to enchant your right armament with Holy damage. Some special weapons have Skills that deal serious Holy damage.
Remember that you can summon Spirit Ashes for this fight, making it much easier. Mimic Tear is an excellent pick for this fight, as it can also use any Holy Weapons or Incantations you have. This will increase your damage output to the boss. You can also use Golden Vow after summoning Mimic Tear to increase attack and defense for both of you.
Defeating the boss will get you the Meteorite of Astel (Sorcery).
