Tree Sentinel Armor (Altered)

Golden armor of the heavy cavalry Tree Sentinels who serve the Erdtree.

Imposingly sturdy and nigh unbreakable, the grace of old yet lingers.

Chariot puzzle in Auriza Hero's Grave, then tailoring at a grace

Capital Outskirts

Starting Site of Grace: Auriza Hero's Grave

Before you go

• Obtain Tree Sentinel Armor first.

1. From Outer Wall Battleground in the Capital Outskirts, follow the road east and down beneath the capital approach bridge. Stay in the low valley and take the southern dungeon entrance for Auriza Hero's Grave, not Auriza Side Tomb to the north.
2. Ride the lift down and activate the grace. The sealed room straight ahead is an optional weapon pickup. You do not need a Stonesword Key for the chariot route.
3. Take the western stairs to the first chariot ramp. Trigger the chariot, then retreat until it passes. Move between the side recesses rather than trying to outrun it for the whole slope.
4. At the narrow archway between the ramps, drop off the side into the lower room. Clear the Basilisks without standing in their Death Blight clouds, then follow the western passage and stairs.
5. Continue through the next Basilisk rooms to the archway overlooking two chariot lanes. Stay back from its lip, since a chariot can catch you even while you are looking out.
6. Work down the slope using the recesses and switching lanes after a chariot passes. At the short flat landing, wait for another opening before continuing toward the corpse hanging over the deep shaft near the bottom.
7. Look below the hanging corpse and drop onto the wooden beam directly underneath. Walk along the beams and lower yourself one level at a time; do not jump straight to the floor.
8. From the lower beams, find the thin stone arch beneath them. Drop onto the arch, follow it to solid ground beside a skeleton and climb the ladder there.
9. Stop before stepping onto the next chariot ramp. Wait for it to travel downhill, then run uphill into the room on the eastern side containing a fire-breathing pillar.
10. Hit the pillar once to raise it. Leave it raised so its glowing summoning mark moves onto the upper track. Return to the entrance grace and repeat the approach to the two-chariot hall.
11. Stay in cover as you approach the new summoning mark. The newly summoned chariot crashes into the others, automatically awarding the four regular Tree Sentinel pieces and Holy Ground.
12. The Crucible Knight pair is a separate boss encounter and is not required for this reward. Once destroyed, these chariots stay gone for the rest of this Journey.
13. Find Coastal Cave on the beach below western Limgrave. Bring a torch or lantern, clear the cave and defeat the two Demi-Human Chiefs for the Tailoring Tools and Sewing Needle.
14. Rest at a Site of Grace, choose Alter garments and select Tree Sentinel Armor to make Tree Sentinel Armor (Altered). This changes the item you already own; it does not create another copy.

Notes

• Weighs 18.1 and provides 35 poise. Its weight counts alongside your weapons and talismans when determining your roll.
• Fire is its strongest elemental protection and Lightning its weakest. These defenses reduce incoming damage; they do not boost outgoing Fire or Lightning attacks.
• It has no passive attribute or attack bonus. You can wear it with unrelated armor without losing its own protection.
• Awarded with the other regular Tree Sentinel pieces when the Auriza chariots collide. Neither the dungeon's Crucible Knight bosses nor the Limgrave Tree Sentinel need to be defeated for this outfit.
• Made by tailoring the regular chest after obtaining it. It weighs 0.8 less and loses 4 poise along with some protection. Tailoring it back restores the regular version rather than creating another item.