While traveling through the vast and dangerous Lands Between of Elden Ring, you will come across a large quantity of Spirit Ashes.   These ashes can be used to craft various items.   These Spirit Ashes offer a tactical advantage that can be exploited during combat.   These spectral allies are capable of dealing a significant amount of damage or simply taking some punishment on their behalf while you deal additional damage to a boss or a group of adversaries.   This allows you to deal additional damage to the boss or to the group of adversaries.   On the other hand, and this is something that you probably already guessed, there are some that are quite a bit better than others.  

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The ashes of an imp with fangs

When you use the Ashes of the Fanged Imp, you can summon two imps, each of which has a weak defense but is excellent at applying pressure to their opponents.   Their attacks inflict bleed buildup for some huge damage, particularly in the early game, and their nimble movement can help keep your opponents busy while you back off to recover your stamina or heal.   Their attacks inflict bleed buildup for some huge damage, particularly in the early game.   Their attacks cause bleeding, which can lead to significant damage over time, particularly in the early game.  

the ashes of the head of the crazy pumpkin

When the Mad Pumpkin Head summon is used, it dons a gargantuan headpiece that, just like its counterpart when it appears in its physical form, is immune to any damage that might be dealt to it.   This provides him with an additional layer of defense against certain types of enemies, as certain attacks will simply be deflected away when they hit his head.   Additionally, he is immune to any attacks that are directed toward his body.   Even better, the bleeding from his flail attacks builds up over time, which, when combined with the damage dealt by his other attacks, can be quite severe.  

Omenkiller Rollo Ashes

If your opponents have strong defenses, you will find that employing Omenkiller Rollo is of tremendous benefit to you.   This spirit ash can easily break the stance of most bosses, which enables you to deal significant critical damage.   Additionally, his area-of-effect fire attack comes in handy in the event that you ever find yourself overwhelmed by groups of adversaries.  

Skeletal Bandit Ashes

It is especially beneficial to have the Skeletal Bandit as an ally before obtaining some of the very best ashes in the game because of its ability to regenerate over and over again even after it has been killed.   This makes obtaining some of the best ashes in the game more difficult without it.   Because of this, it is a very helpful companion.   It goes without saying that it can be finished off if an adversary strikes it while it is in the process of rising again, which is why it is essential to maintain aggro even when it is momentarily incapable of fighting for the time being.  

Ashes of the Albinauric, that is what Latenna is.  

Although using Latenna the Albinauric, a very powerful summon, will require some planning on your part, she is well worth the effort involved in doing so because she is extremely useful.   You can turn this trait to your advantage by positioning her far away from a boss or group of enemies in order to deal significant additional damage while you engage them at close range.   Since she will maintain her position and fire arrows from wherever you summon her, she will do so from the location you choose when you summon her.  

Ashes that once belonged to a Greatshield Soldier

Using the Greatshield Soldier spirit ashes, one is able to conjure up five soldiers who are armed with.  .  .  you guessed it.  .  .  greatshields.   Because of the sheer number of them as well as the incredible defensive capabilities they possess, they make the perfect tanking summon for those who use magic.   They are very difficult for enemies to kill, but you shouldn't put too much stock in the possibility that they will deal a significant amount of damage to you.  

Ashes of the Knight Who Was Cast OutOleg Oleg, the Banished Knight, possesses a high defense and poise while also maintaining his status as a viable source of damage.   In addition, Oleg Oleg can still deal significant damage.  

Because he is such a good tank, especially in the earlier stages of the game, he will allow you to sneak up behind enemies while he attacks them and throws off their stances.   This will give you the opportunity to score some easy kills.   This is of great assistance in the beginning stages of the game in particular.  

Lhutel, also called the Headless Ashes due to its appearance,

It is possible that Lhutel the Headless is the most effective tanking summon you will find while playing the game, but this assertion is debatable.   Because of her one-of-a-kind ability, this ally possesses an unrivaled capacity for survival, despite the fact that she won't be able to deal as much damage as some of the other spirit ashes.   Because she will constantly teleport around enemies while protecting herself with her enormous greatshield when they take swings at her, you will have a lot of time to do whatever it is that you need to do because you will have plenty of time to do it.   This will give her the ability to do what she does best, which is to avoid attacks.  

Specimens of the Black Knife Tiche's Ashes

When it comes to the spectral allies that are available in the game, Black Knife Tiche is one of the most powerful options that you have.   In spite of the fact that her health bar is not particularly large, she is able to more than make up for its lack through her consistent use of dodging.   While this is going on, she is dealing a significant amount of damage with her ranged attacks, which, at times, can even surpass the amount of damage that you are dealing.   Because of this, she is a very useful tool to have at your disposal to use against any bosses who may be causing you trouble.