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Mistfall Hunter Dried Flower Knot: Einherjar Mist Lord Key

Last updated: 2026-08-06 — reflects the August 6 client update that enabled Dried Flower Knot drops and opened the Einherjar Mist Lord challenge.

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Quick answer: The Dried Flower Knot is a Legendary cipher key in Mistfall Hunter that activates a Mist Lord’s Einherjar Mode — a high-difficulty challenge state reached during a Chaos-match boss hunt. Since the August 6, 2026 patch, Dried Flower Knots now drop in-game and the Einherjar Mist Lord challenge is open; defeating the Mist Lord grants a higher chance of Holy Weapons or Holy Forging Materials. The knot can also be obtained from the Auction House or via Brandrgarde and Hallowgrove exploration.

What the Dried Flower Knot Is

Dried Flower Knot is a Legendary-quality Cipher Key item in Mistfall Hunter. Its in-game description states the function directly:

Used to directly activate the Mist Lord’s Einherjar mode in Gyldening Intensity: Chaos

The flavor text adds context:

A knot made of dried flowers through which the living pay respects to the dead, it may awaken lingering attachments deep within the memories of departed spirits.

This is a cipher key — a separate use of the word “cipher” from the reward ciphers in your mail, and distinct from the ended Gylden Rush event ciphers. It is the best documented example of a still-live cipher-key item at launch.

What Einherjar Mode Is

Einherjar Mode is a high-difficulty state reached within a Chaos Trio match, used for the hardest boss hunts. The Einherjar Mist Lord challenge went live with the August 6, 2026 client update, after which the official announcement confirmed that defeating the Mist Lord grants a higher chance of dropping Holy Weapons or Holy Forging Materials at high probability. The Dried Flower Knot is the key that opens this challenge. For fight preparation, see the How to Beat Bosses guide.

Where to Get It

  • Drops (enabled August 6, 2026) — the official August 6 update announced that “Dried Flower Knots will now start to drop,” with the update specifically framed as increasing Dried Flower Knot drops. The same announcement ties the new drops to the opened Einherjar Mist Lord challenge.
  • Auction House — the reliable market route.
  • Brandrgarde Exploration / Hallowgrove Exploration — per community coverage of the in-game encyclopedia, it appears through both maps’ exploration.

August 6, 2026 Update Status

The August 6, 2026 client update for Mistfall Hunter was deployed as a no-downtime patch (scheduled for 09:00 UTC+0, followed by a client download via the app store). Per the official Steam news announcement from Bellring Games, the update:

  • increases Dried Flower Knot drops;
  • opens the Einherjar Mist Lord challenge, with defeated Mist Lords giving a higher chance of Holy Weapons or Holy Forging Materials;
  • addresses recent community feedback on overall stability, alongside an ongoing investigation into reported stuttering and latency issues.

Bellring Games stated that detailed patch notes were still being prepared (“please refer to the upcoming patch notes for specific details”), so no specific drop rates or numerical values have been officially confirmed. The Mistfall Hunter patch notes and the update timeline pages track the full update history.

Official source: Steam news hub — Mistfall Hunter (app 3282300) 

The Ciphers guide covers the full cipher-key picture, including the Dried Flower Knot’s drop enablement and the opening of Einherjar Mode.

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