Alexander the Iron Fist Questline – Elden Ring Wiki Guide – IGN
Alexander the Iron Fist is one of the many NPCs you’ll encounter that has a side quest to complete in Elden Ring. For this part of our Elden Ring Wiki guide, you’ll find details of where to find him, how to begin his questline, and the outcomes of your choices along the way.
Alexander in Limgrave (First Encounter)
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To find Alexander the Iron Fist, head to the Saintsbridge Site of Grace in the Northern part of Limgrave. Head west, up the path, heading in the direction of the Warmaster’s Shack. As you go through this path, you’ll hear someone asking for help. Head up the cliff, backtracking on yourself to go back towards Saintsbridge as you do. When you reach the top, you’ll see a pot sticking out from the ground.
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He will request that you hit him to get him out of his hole. Regular attacks will not suffice, but a single heavy attack should be enough. Be careful to not continue attacking once he’s free, as that could cause him to aggro. He will then gift you exalted flesh by way of thanks. Continue speaking to him until he mentions that he will next be heading to a festival held at Redmane Castle. At this point, you can make your way to that location in eastern Caelid, or continue through Limgrave to meet him at Gael Tunnel.
Alexander at Gael Tunnel
Alexander can be found in the Gael Tunnel, right on the border of Limgrave and Caelid. Make your way down through the cave, platforming via the candlelit rock outcroppings to avoid falling to your death, until you reach the Site of Grace at the bottom. Keep left throughout these tunnels until you enter a larger, open room with two doors.
The one on the right will trigger the dungeon boss if you open it; instead, head to the left to open the door and find Alexander, once again trapped (albeit this time by doors that can’t accommodate his size).
Exhaust his dialogue here and then reload the area (we recommend beating the nearby boss to open a Site of Grace) to find he has moved, now granting you access to the rest of the tunnel that he had been blocking.
Alexander at Redmane Castle
To trigger Alexander’s appearance at Redmane Castle, you must have progressed Ranni the Witch’s Questline to the point that you have spoken to Blaidd, Sellen, and Seluvis. More information on that can be found in the following walkthroughs:
NOTE: If you have not spoken to Alexander in either Limgrave or Caelid, he will still show up at Redmane Castle and will simply introduce himself here. However, he will not return to Gael Tunnel or Limgrave, but can instead next be found in Liurnia.
Optionally speak to him in the courtyard with the other NPCs awaiting the festival, and then speak to Castellan Jerren to unlock the boss fight with Starscourge Radahn. We recommend summoning Alexander for this fight, as it will cause him to appear in the boss arena after Radahn has been defeated, allowing you to converse with him to learn his plans for where he’ll be going next, as well as get some insight into how Warrior Jars are made.
Exhaust his dialogue here, and then continue through your game as normal. You will next meet Alexander far to the west in Liurnia of the Lakes.
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Alexander in Liurnia
You’ll find Alexander trapped again in Liurnia of the Lakes, just south of the Carian Study Hall. He’ll be crying out for help again, and ask you to smack him to get him out of the hole. When you do this twice, he’ll say that his lower half is stuck on something, so hitting him won’t work but you’ll need something to slide him out.
For this, you’ll need an oil pot. You can craft these if you’ve purchased the Nomadic Warrior’s Cookbook [17] from the Merchant in Siofra River. You’ll need Melted Mushrooms and a Cracked Pot to craft one. Throw the oil pot at Alexander, then hit him again until he pops out of the hole. He’ll give you three Exalted Flesh as a reward and tells you that he’ll head to the fiery mount in the north. The next time you encounter him will be in Mt. Gelmir, located to the far west on the Atlus Plateau.
Alexander in Mt. Gelmir
On the eastern side of Mt. Gelmir, by the lava pool just past Volcano Manor, you can find a Magma Wyrm. Alexander is in the pool of lava, towards the east by the mountain.
Speaking to him here will grant you the Jar helmet, as well as reveal his plans to head eastward to his final location, Crumbling Farum Azula.
To interact with Alexander without taking fatal fire damage, you can stand on the nearby rock jutting from the magma and still have the option to activate his dialogue.
At this point, you will need to progress the game considerably further, past the Mountaintops of the Giants, until you reach the floating island of Farum Azula.
Alexander in Farum Azula
To find Alexander in this location, you will need two Stonesword Keys to activate the Dragon Temple Lift. Head north following the Godskin Duo fight and platform across the broken structures until you see the Imp Statue Seal that will unlock the lift. Go up the lift and make your way through the courtyard of undead beasts until you reach a flight of stairs upward. Hang to the right until you see a path to the far cliff on the western side made by broken, traversable ruins.
Follow these, continuing in a westerly direction, until you see Alexander in the distance, on a large, floating broken ruin. He will lament the number of times he needed you to save him and will request a duel so that he may feel like a true warrior. This is the unavoidable end to Alexander’s questline. Fight him here and defeat him to receive the Shard of Alexander and Alexander’s Innards key items, the latter of which can be used in the Jar-Bairn Questline.
