Taking down Radagon is no easy feat. Though his fight is one of the toughest encounters in Elden Ring on its ain, it's actually just phase 1 of the final run into yous'll face in the game. Once he'south down, yous'll see The Elden Creature, servant to the Greater Volition and the true form of the Elden Ring itself.

Whereas Radagon tests your timing and reflexes, the Elden Creature is an endurance exam. Information technology sports one of the largest health confined in From Software history, and then information technology can experience similar in that location'southward no finish in sight as yous whittle it down, and knowing that yous take to defeat Radagon all over again only to get back to the arena can atomic number 82 to some downright demoralizing defeats. Just don't worry! In this guide, we'll fill you in on the most unsafe attacks to look out for--and how to avoid them--so that yous can come up out victorious.

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What to know earlier going in

Basically all the advice for preparing for the Radagon fight remains true for the Elden Beast. You'll want to be at a high level (somewhere in the 150 range to be prophylactic), with at least 40 points invested into Vigor. Get your weapon leveled up equally much as possible to maximize damage and shorten the duration of the run across--the less time you lot spend fighting, the fewer chances there volition be to get caught in i of its devastating attacks.

Just like Radagon, the Elden Beast has multiple attacks that deal Holy Impairment. Stock up on Holyproof Dried Livers or equip Lord's Divine Fortification for some extra protection.

Don't forget to bring along your favorite Spirit Summon (Mimic Tear and Blackness Knife Tiche being the best of the bunch). Again, in a fight as long as this, anything you can do to make it get past faster is highly valuable. Doubling your impairment output with a Summon is a great fashion to do just that. Retrieve, any damage taken by your Summon during the Radagon fight will behave over here, if it makes it out alive at all. If y'all're confident plenty against Radagon, expect until the Elden Beast to band your bell.

How to vanquish the Elden Creature

The Elden Creature is a massive, catholic monstrosity with a full arsenal of attacks as epic equally you'd expect from the final dominate in Elden Ring. It'due south helpful to approach the fight similarly to the various dragons yous've encountered throughout your journey. Get comfortable unlocking and locking on throughout the fight, be ready to shut the gap when the Elden Beast flies abroad, and e'er exist on the lookout for its many huge AOE attacks that tin can potentially ane-shot you from full health.

Unfortunately, there is no existent piece of cake cheese method to this fight. The Elden Animate being is immune to all condition effects, and stiff against all elemental damage (it even heals from Holy Damage, and so avoid that at all costs). Its only real weakness is a glowing gold spot on its stomach, so always direct your hits there when possible (this is also where you tin can get off a Disquisitional Attack if y'all manage to intermission its Stance). If you're running a melee-centric build, simply utilise whatever weapon can maximize your damage output and smack away for as long as it takes. For mages, Rock Sling is likely your all-time bet.

Weak spot on the Elden Beast's stomach
Weak spot on the Elden Beast's breadbasket

If you're going to use a shield, make sure it has as high of Holy Damage resistance as possible (the Haligtree Crest Greatshield being the all-time of the bunch in this regard). Withal, given the massive AOE and huge posture damage many of its attacks can dish out, blocking probably isn't your best bet. You'll be meliorate served dodging through its sword swipes and projectiles, and learning where to position yourself to avoid taking impairment from its AOE effects.

These are the most important attacks to expect out for in phase one:

Kickoff Phase

  • Yellowish flame breath. It volition always start the fight with this movement. Stitch to get in a hit or two on its glowing aureate stomach, then chop-chop get behind it to avoid the flames it will spew over a big area in forepart of it. Swing away on its tail until the assail ends.
  • Its sword volition start to glow aureate earlier slamming it in the ground, followed by a massive explosion when it pulls it out. Ringlet through first blast, then get backside it to avoid the bigger follow-upward AOE. Arrive some hits on its tail in the meantime.
  • A catch attack. When a glowing aureate orb appears around its hand, go some distance to avoid the incoming grab. It will bombard you with projectiles if it manages to go a concord of you.
  • Royal cloud. Whenever a star-spotted purple mist appears, go away from it as fast as possible! It volition explode seconds later. The Elden Fauna can shoot this at you from a distance, or up shut, which tin be tougher to avoid.
  • Rune Arc projectiles. Its sword will start to glow, then it volition shoot four Rune Arc-shaped projectiles at yous. The outset two happen dorsum to back, so ringlet, and then roll again immediately after. The 3rd and 4th come with a bit of a delay. Practice getting the timing downward to roll through these too.
  • Homing stars. It volition swim underwater, then wing back up with its wings spread and shoot a series of homing stars at y'all. To avoid them, but run in straight ahead in one management until the attack ends. Unlocking your camera can help here, simply be on the lookout for a follow-up attack.
  • Elden Band boom. It will begin to glow, then fly upward above the loonshit, forming the Elden Ring in the sky. You'll detect yourself in the middle of a ring on the ground quickly closing in, along with another ring outside of it. Run abroad, jumping over the enclosing band earlier it reaches the center and releases a massive AOE explosion. You'll avert harm if you brand it out of the outer ring's radius in time.

In add-on to all of these attacks in stage one, the Elden Animal volition bombard you with various slams and sword swipe combinations, all the while swimming away and reappearing on the other side of the arena. Its sword attacks are like shooting fish in a barrel plenty to contrivance through once you become the timing down. Be on the scout for its various ranged attacks when you lot're endmost the altitude after it retreats.

Phase 2 is essentially the same every bit stage i, but with a few deadly new attacks:

Second phase

  • Wave of Golden. It volition charge its sword back, then fire a big, cone-shaped AOE blast ahead. Endeavor to become behind it before it has a take a chance to fire off the spell, as information technology can practice massive damage if connects.
  • The homing stars volition be replaced with the Elden Stars incantation. In addition to smaller stars coming at you, in that location will be one large one slowly barreling your way equally well. Again, run in a straight line away from the projectiles. You lot might take some damage from the smaller stars, but be sure to dodge out of the fashion of the big one to avoid getting hit.
  • The Elden Band blast will now take 3 rings endmost in on yous instead of just i. Jump over all iii, and get outside the outer ring in time to avoid the smash. It besides likes to follow upward with a Rune Arc projectile right after the explosion in phase two, and then be set to dodge every bit shortly as you make it out of the ring.

At that place'southward no mode around it: This fight is a slog. Merely when you finally make information technology to the other side, you lot'll exist rewarded with a whopping 500,000 runes. On top of that, information technology'south finally time to choose your ending. You accept officially beaten Elden Band! Sit back, watch the credits scroll, and bask in the glory of achieving what is sure to be one of the most monumental gaming accomplishments of your life.

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