Image: The Tarnished Faces Count Ymir
Published: February 24, 2026 at 9:37:09 PM UTC
Anime-style Elden Ring fan art depicting the Tarnished confronting an aged Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers, inside a vast cathedral just before combat begins.
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The image presents a dramatic, anime-style tableau set inside a vast gothic cathedral, capturing the charged stillness just before battle erupts. The viewpoint is angled behind and slightly to the side of the Tarnished, placing the viewer close to the warrior’s perspective and reinforcing the tension of the moment. Towering stone arches rise overhead, fading into darkness and mist, while massive pillars and carved stone walls frame the scene. Dim candlelight glows faintly near a distant altar, casting soft, wavering highlights across the cracked stone floor and emphasizing the cold, sacred emptiness of the space.
On the left side of the frame stands the Tarnished, seen partially from behind. Clad in sleek Black Knife armor, the figure’s silhouette is sharp and predatory. The armor is layered and angular, designed for speed and lethality rather than brute defense, with dark metallic surfaces reflecting hints of cold blue ambient light. A heavy black hood and cloak drape over the Tarnished’s shoulders, obscuring the face entirely and lending an air of anonymity and menace. Subtle ember-like orange sparks glow along the lower edges of the cloak and armor, suggesting latent power or the remnants of past violence. The Tarnished’s posture is low and ready, knees bent and torso angled forward, embodying a hunter poised to strike.
In the Tarnished’s right hand is a dagger held in a reverse grip, its blade emitting a subdued red-orange glow. The light from the weapon contrasts sharply with the cathedral’s cold tones, drawing the eye and underscoring the imminent danger. The Tarnished’s attention is fixed squarely on the figure ahead, their stance communicating discipline, caution, and lethal intent rather than reckless aggression.
Dominating the right side of the frame is Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers, depicted as an elderly, male figure whose presence feels ancient and profoundly unnatural. His face is pale and deeply lined with age, marked by sharp cheekbones and a stern, unyielding expression. His eyes are cold and calculating, suggesting vast knowledge and an utter lack of mercy. Long, dark hair streaked with gray falls from beneath an ornate golden crown, which bears intricate engravings worn smooth by time. The crown and his composed posture lend him a twisted sense of regality.
Count Ymir’s upper body is wrapped in dark, layered garments beneath a heavy mantle of pale, feathered fur that spills over his shoulders, enhancing his imposing silhouette. In one hand, he holds a tall black staff topped with a smooth, dark orb that seems to absorb surrounding light rather than reflect it. Below the waist, his form becomes monstrous: instead of legs, a mass of thick, intertwined finger-like appendages coils and spreads across the stone floor, anchoring him in place like living roots. This grotesque lower body emphasizes his inhuman nature and his connection to eldritch forces beyond mortal comprehension.
Thin mist curls along the ground between the two figures, softening the distance that is about to collapse into violence. The overall color palette is dominated by cold blues, grays, and deep blacks, punctuated by warm candlelight and the dagger’s red glow. Together, these elements create a sense of solemn inevitability, freezing a single breath in time just before steel meets sorcery and the cathedral becomes a battlefield.
The image is related to: Elden Ring: Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers (Cathedral of Manus Metyr) Boss Fight (SOTE)