Serpent Crest Shield

Gravesite Plain

Starting Site of Grace: Greatbridge, North

Before you go

• To enter the Realm of Shadow, defeat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, then touch the withered arm in Mohg's arena at Mohgwyn Palace.
• Collect the Incursion painting from the Artist's Shack.

1. From Gravesite Plain, follow the road north past Scorched Ruins to Three-Path Cross. Head west through the natural rock arch toward Belurat and activate Main Gate Cross.
2. Face back toward the arch and take the narrow path southeast, then south up the cliff through the bats. Activate Cliffroad Terminus above, then continue south past the woods and climb the rocky rise southeast of Prospect Town to Artist's Shack.
3. Interact with the Incursion painting inside the shack. Merely seeing the painted landscape does not unlock its reward.
4. Return to Three-Path Cross and ride north to Greatbridge, North beside Abandoned Ailing Village. This area is west of Ellac Greatbridge; crossing the bridge toward Castle Ensis goes the wrong way.
5. Head west toward the lake, keeping clear of its Ghostflame Dragon. Follow the southern shore toward the rocky rise southwest of the water, with the natural arch to Belurat visible ahead.
6. Approach the painter's spirit on the rise near the tree. Wait for it to vanish, then collect Serpent Crest Shield from the glowing pickup it leaves. The dragon and Belurat bosses are unnecessary.