Highlights
- Mohg, Lord of Blood, was born as an accursed Omen, rejected by the Erdtree’s Order for his unnatural features underground.
- He allied with the Formless Mother, embracing blood magic, turning his back on the Elden Ring, and becoming the ‘Lord of Blood.’
- Mohg imprisoned his twin Miquella in hopes of becoming the Elden Lord, corrupting him with sacrificial blood, but should be dead.
The world of Elden Ring is vast and full of hidden details. Optional bosses lie hidden in catacombs, and the secrets of the Lands Between reveal key aspects of the lore. From when the powerful god, the Greater Will, sent the Elden Ring to inhabit Queen Marika, the whole kingdom has been defined by conflict.
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Marika’s blasphemous son, Mohg, continues to toil in his underground lair. As this den, and the cocoon that he guards, will be the entryway to the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, it seems possible that Mohg will play an important part in the DLC’s story – if only through his past actions. With that in mind, here’s what we know so far about the Lord of Blood.
He Is An Omen
Those Born With Horns Are Considered Cursed
- It is said Omens are born without the Grace of the Erdtree
- Most Omens have their horns cut off at birth, but those born to royalty keep their horns and are instead hidden underground
Mohg was born as an accursed Omen. In the Lands Between this means that he was born with unnatural horns and was therefore imperfect in the eyes of the Erdtree’s Order. Omens do not return to the Erdtree when they die, so Mohg will not have eternal life like his demigod half-siblings.
Any Omens born to royalty are sent underground away from civilization so as not to interfere, and while Mohg’s twin brother, Morgott, stayed true to his Golden Lineage and defended the Erdtree, Mohg embraced his imposed status as cursed and horrifying in the world beneath the living.
He Is Allied With An Outer God
An All Powerful Distant Observer, Hated By The Elden Ring
- Also known as the Mother of Truth
- She is said to bestow power on accursed blood
While Mohg was underground and growing in power, he communed with an Outer God. Players have discovered very few specifics about these beings and know only that they are powerful and usually have champions in the Lands Between to do their bidding.
The being that Mohg spoke with is called the Formless Mother – a god that craves blood, wounds, and cursed injuries. He followed her, turning his back on the Erdtree and the Elden Ring and learning to use flaming blood magic to crush others before him. It was this power, and his following of the Formless Mother, that earned him the epithet ‘Lord of Blood.’
He Is A Child Of Queen Marika
The Owner Of The Elden Ring Itself Is His Mother
- Mogh was a child of Marika’s first marriage to Godfrey
- He and his brother Morgott were both born Omens
Mohg’s mother and father may not seem important to his character as a villainous creature in the damned undercity, but when players realize the implications of his family tree, it will become clear how much power he gains from his parents. Queen Marika, the quasi-ruler of the Lands Between and the host of the Elden Beast, is almost infinitely powerful. With her husband, Godfrey, the First Elden Lord, she birthed Godwyn, Mohg and Morgott.
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These three children, the purest connection to the Elden Ring and the Elden Lord, are known as the Golden Lineage. They were most favored to become the next vessel and consort, but when two of the children were born Omens, it was seen as a warning. Marika would later go on to have other children with Radagon that would be more favored still, including Miquella.
He Stole Miquella
He Took His Half-Brother While Miquella Was In A Deep Slumber
- Miquella had entered into a hibernation state to stave of the curses that threatened his life
- Mogh used the distraction of The Shattering to kidnap him
After Queen Marika shattered the Elden Ring into its separate Great Runes, a war between all the demigods began, with each trying to claim pieces of the Elden Ring for themselves. This war, known as The Shattering, ended when the Greater Will, who empowers the runes, lost faith in all the demigods. During this time, Mohg entered Miquella’s Haligtree, where his half-brother was in a kind of hibernation.
Miquella planned to sleep within his version of the Erdtree so that, when he emerged, he might finally have overthrown the curses that threatened himself and his twin, Malenia. Mohg used the distraction of war to tear Miquella from the Haligtree while trapped in his cocoon, and bring him underground. Mogh imprisoned Miquella in his eternal hiding place, where he had founded a cult of blood.
He Wishes To Be Elden Lord
His Goal Is The Same As The Tarnished
- Mogh believes Miquella will be the Elden Beast’s next vessel, and he wishes to be its consort
- This would make Mogh the next Elden Lord
With Miquella underground and still hibernating, Mohg set his plan in motion. Miquella will one day emerge at his full potential and take his rightful place in the Lands Between. The extent of his power is not known, and Mohg believes that his half-sibling will be the next vessel for the Elden Beast. He climbs into Miquella’s cocoon and tries to persuade his half-brother to make Mohg his consort when he takes the throne.
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This would ascend Mohg to the position of the next Elden Lord. However, to influence Miquella, he has his disciples drench them in sacrificial blood. In this way, he hopes to corrupt Miquella into a bloody nightmare in the same way that he has been warped and twisted. Miquella, though, remains slumbering and unresponsive.
He Should Be Dead
After A Brutal Boss Fight, Mohg Is Defeated
- If the Tarnished reaches Miquella’s egg, that means they’ve killed Mogh
- Mogh’s role in the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is uncertain if he must be killed before players can access the new content
Getting to Mohg in Elden Ring is a heroic task, and the optional boss fight itself is quite difficult, but if this fight is considered canon, then at the time of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Mohg is dead. However, the DLC has been confirmed to include Miquella, who will lead the Tarnished through the Land of Shadow where he has been walking in his dreams.
The entrance to the DLC area will be through the cocoon that Mohg defends and defiles, and this will be the player’s first opportunity to learn how Miquella feels about Mohg and his blasphemy against the Greater Will. It is also possible that the blood sacrifices have corrupted Miquella, which would implicate Mohg in the corruption of another of the demigods and could spell disaster for the Lands Between.
Elden Ring
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- February 25, 2022
