Elden Ring: How to get the Black Knife Tiche summon

Knife in Black Tiche is the daughter of Alecto, the Black Knife Ringleader, who may be found in the Ringleader's Evergaol as an optional boss. Tiche takes after her mother, Alecto is a tough cookie, and the Black Knives have access to the elusive power of Death. You can get a powerful friend if you're willing to put in the effort, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of Elden Ring's late game.

Finding the Evergaol

Finding your way up onto the bluff that houses Alecto's eternal jail is the second most difficult component of getting to Tiche's ashes. To get to the elevator in the Deep Ainsel Well, you'll have to complete Ranni's mission. Make your way to the north-western corner and enter the Ringleader Evergaol once you've finished Ranni's saga. Now that you've arrived, the most difficult aspect will be taking down Alecto.

Beating Alecto

Alecto is a quick, powerful, and brutal fighter. Her assaults will deplete your maximum hit points and inflict a crippling damage-over-time effect on you. They're difficult to avoid, and protecting them will leave you open to her assaults, which have a secondary impact.

Bring a frostbite-inflicting weapon or spell, a second weapon (or some fire to reset her frostbite resistance), and a lot of patience to take advantage of the enhanced damage on a frostbitten opponent. This duel will come down to your ability to maintain your composure. Her agility is far above what your average tarnished can expect to keep up with, and she holds her ground well, making her difficult to interrupt. Draw her in, and accept the idea that each time she lunges at you, you may only be able to get one swing in.

Tiche's ashes will be in your possession when you defeat the infamous Ringleader. Her moveset and secondary effects are nearly comparable to Alecto's, which means bosses would melt under her sword and her mobility will make killing her extremely difficult. It took a long time to get here, but it was well worth it.