Elden Ring bosses guide | PCGamesN
Want to know how to beat the Elden Ring bosses? The most defining moments in any of the best Soulslike games are the tough boss fights. They can be tricky for several reasons: some are hard to hit consistently, others can squash you with just one attack. Elden Ring is also an open-world game, so as you’d expect, there are plenty of formidable foes with big health bars waiting to be discovered.
So far, we’ve managed to find out which bosses are in several regions. Since any region can have up to 19 bosses, keeping track of which ones you’ve beaten can be tough.
In this guide, you’ll find a list of all of the Elden Ring bosses we know of so far, where you can find them, which ones are mandatory, and what items they drop when you beat them. It’s worth noting that, generally speaking, as you hunt them down, dungeon bosses are not as hard to kill as the major bosses. However, there are exceptions, so upgrading the Flash of Wondrous Physick with Elden Ring crystal tears can make all the difference.
Elden Ring bosses
To make it easy for you to see which ones you’ve beaten and which ones remain alive, we’ve listed each boss in every region, their locations, and their loot drops. You need to defeat all major bosses to complete the game, so we’ve highlighted each major boss in bold.
Here are all of the bosses in Elden Ring:
Limgrave
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Soldier of Godrick | Stranded Graveyard | 400 runes |
| Tree Sentinel | Limgrave Road | 3,200 runes Golden Halberd (weapon) |
| Flying Dragon Agheel | Dragon-Burnt Ruins | 5,000 runes Dragon Heart (key item) |
| Erdtree Burial Tree Watchdog | Stormfoot Catacombs | 1,300 runes Noble Sorcerer Ashes (ashes) |
| Stonedigger Troll | Limgrave Tunnels | 1,800 runes Roar medallion (talisman) |
| Beastman of Farum Azula | Groveside Cave | 1,000 runes Flamedrake Talisman (talisman) |
| Demi-Human Chief | Dissenter’s Cave | 900 runes Tailoring Tools (key item) Sewing Needle (key item) |
| Grave Warden Duelist | Murkwater Catacombs | 1,700 runes Battle Hammer (weapon) |
| Mad Pumpkin Head | Waypoint Ruins | 1,100 runes |
| Crucible Knight | Stormhill Evergaol | 2,100 runes Aspects of the Crucible: Tail (incantation) |
| Bloodhound Knight Darriwil | Forlorn Hound Evergaol | 1,400 runes Barricade Shield (Ash of War) |
| Night’s Cavalry | Bridge near Agheel Lake North at night | 2,400 runes Repeating Thrust (Ash of War) Nightrider Glaive (weapon) |
| Black Knife Assassin | Deathtouched Catacombs | 1,600 runes Assassin’s Crimson Dagger (weapon) |
| Tibia Mariner | Summonwater Village | 2,400 runes Deathroot (key item) Skeletal Militiaman Ashes (ashes) |
| Margit the Fell Omen | Stormhill | 12,000 runes Talisman Pouch (key item) |
| Ulcerated Tree Spirit | Fringefolk Hero’s Grave (requires Stonesword key in Stranded Graveyard) | 15,000 runes Banished Knight Oleg (ashes) Golden Seed |
| Deathbird | East of Warmaster’s Shack (only at night) | 2,800 runes Blue-feathered Branchsword (talisman) |
| Guardian Golem | Highroad Cave | 1,700 runes Blue-dancer Charm (talisman) |
Stormveil Castle
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Crucible Knight | Stormveil Castle | 1,500 runes Aspects of the Crucible: Horns (incantation) |
| Lion Guardian | Stormveil Castle | 1,138 runes Somber Smithing Stone [1] Beast Blood Old Fang x2 |
| Grafted Scion | Stormveil Castle | 1,176 runes |
| Godrick the Grafted | Stormveil Castle | 15,000 runes Godrick’s Great Rune Remembrance of the Grafted (use to get boss weapon) |
Weeping Peninsula
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Erdtree Burial Watchdog | Impaler’s Catacombs | 2,400 runes Demi-Human Ashes (ashes) |
| Runebear | Earthbore Cave (lower level) | 2,600 runes Spelldrake Talisman (talisman) |
| Night’s Cavalry | Road north of Castle Morne Ramparts | 3,400 runes Barricade Shield (Ash of War) Nightrider Flail (weapon) |
| Scaly Misbegotten | Mourne Tunnel | 2,000 runes Rusted Anchor (weapon) |
| Cemetery Shade | Tombsward Catacombs | 2,200 runes Lhutel the Headless (ashes) |
| Ancient Hero of Zamor | Weeping Evergaol | 5,400 runes Radagon’s Scarseal (talisman) |
| Erdtree Avatar | Minor Erdtree east of Tombsward Site of Grace | 3,600 runes Opaline Bubbletear (crystal tear) Crimsonburst crystal tear (crystal tear) |
| Leonine Misbegotten | Castle Morne | 3,800 runes Grafted Blade Greatsword (weapon) |
| Deathbird | North of Castle Morne in the mountains (only at night) | 3,900 runes Sacrificial Axe (weapon) |
| Miranda the Blighted Bloom | Tombsward Cave | 2,100 runes Viridian Amber Medallion (talisman) |
Liurnia of the lakes
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Grafted Scion | Chapel of Anticipation | 3,200 runes Ornamental Straight Sword (weapon) Gold Beast Crest Shield (shield) |
| Cleanrot Knight | Stillwater Cave | 3,300 runes Winged Sword Insignia (talisman) |
| Adan, Thief of Fire | Malefactor’s Evergaol | 3,800 runes Flame of the Fell God (incantation) |
| Tibia Mariner | Liurnia of the Lakes near the Study Hall | 4,700 runes Deathroot (key item) Skeletal Bandit Ashes (ashes) |
| Erdtree Burial Watchdog | Cliffbottom Catacombs | 3,200 runes Kaiden Sellsword Ashes (ashes) |
| Night’s Cavalry | Near Gate Town Bridge Site of Grace (only at night) | 5,600 runes Ash of War: Ice Spear (Ash of War) |
| Erdtree Avatar | Minor Erdtree northeast of Ruined Labyrinth in the northeast of the region | 5,800 runes Holy-shrouding cracked tear (crystal tear) Lightning-shrouding cracked tear (crystal tear) Magic-shrouding cracked tear (crystal tear) |
| Erdtree Avatar | Minor Erdtree south of Revenger’s Shack in the southwest of the region | 5,800 runes Cerulean crystal tear (crystal tear) Ruptured crystal tear (crystal tear) |
| Crystalian (Ring Blade) | Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel | 3,000 runes Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing (1) (key item) |
| Red Wolf of Radagon | Raya Lucaria Academy (Debate Hall) | 14,000 runes Memory Stone (key item) |
| Crystalians x2 | Academy Crystal Cave | 3,300 runes Crystal Release (sorcery) |
| Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon | Raya Lucaria Academy | 40,000 runes Great Rune of the Unborn Remembrance of the Full Moon Queen (use to get boss weapon) |
| Alabaster Lord | Royal Grave Evergaol | 3,600 runes Meteorite (sorcery) |
| Royal Revenant | Kingsrealm Ruins (underground) | 3,100 runes |
| Royal Knight Loretta | Caria Manor | 10,000 runes Loretta’s Greatbow (weapon) Loretta’s Slash (Ash of War) |
| Bols, Carian Knight | Cuckoo’s Evergaol | 4,600 runes Greatblade Phalanx (sorcery) |
| Alecto, Blade Knife Ringleader | Ringleader’s Evergaol | 80,000 runes Black Knife Tiche (ashes) |
| Spirit-caller Snail | Road’s End Catacombs | Runes (quantity unknown) Glintstone Sorcerer Ashes (ashes) |
| Omenkiller | Village of Albinaurics | 4,900 runes Crucible Knot Talisman (talisman) |
| Glintstone Dragon Adula | Cathedral of Manus Celes | 120,000 runes Adula’s Moonblade (sorcery) Dragon Heart x3 |
| Glintstone Dragon Smarag | In the lake west of Raya Lucaria Academy | 14,000 runes Dragon Heart |
| Glintstone Dragon Adula | Three Sisters | Unknown |
| Death Rite Bird | In the ruins south of Gate Town North Site of Grace (only at night) | 7,800 runes Ancient Death Rancor (sorcery) |
| Death Bird | North of Scenic Isle (only at night) | 6,600 runes Red-feathered Branchsword (talisman) |
| Black Knife Assassin | Black Knife Catacombs | 4,200 runes Assassin’s Cerulean Dagger (talisman) Black Knifeprint (key item) |
Caelid
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Magma Wyrm | Gael Tunnel | 7,500 runes Dragon Heart Moonveil (weapon) |
| Erdtree Avatar | Minor Erdtree northeast of the Smouldering Church in the northwest of the region | 9,600 runes Greenburst crystal tear (crystal tear) Flame-shrouding cracked tear (crystal tear) |
| Mad Pumpkin Head (Hammer and Flail) | Caelem Ruins | 6,300 runes |
| Erdtree Burial Watchdog (Sword) and Erdtree Burial Watchdog (Scepter) | Minor Erdtree ruins | Runes (quantity unknown) Mad Pumpkin Head ashes (ashes) |
| Decaying Ekzykes | South of Caelid Highway South Site of Grace | 38,000 runes Dragon Heart |
| Night’s Cavalry | On the road east of Caelid Highway South Site of Grace at night | 8,500 runes Poison Moth Flight (Ash of War) |
| Commander O’Neill | In the middle of the swamp close to the Inner Aeonia Site of Grace | 12,000 runes Commander’s Standard (weapon) Unalloyed Gold Needle (key item) |
| Nox Swordstress and Nox Priest | Along the road to the northeast of Caelid, close to the Sellia Crystal Tunnel | 6,400 runes Nox Flowing Sword (weapon) |
| Black Blade Kindred | Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow | 88,000 runes Gargoyle’s Black Axe (weapon) Gargoyle’s Black Blades (weapon) |
| Fallingstar Beast | Sellia Crystal Tunnel | 7,600 runes Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing (1) Smithing Stone (7) x5 Somber Smithing Stone (6) Gravirty Stone Chunk x4 |
| Starscourge Radahn | Redmane Castle | 70,000 runes Radahn’s Great Rune Remembrance of the Starscourge (use to get boss weapon) |
| Death Rite Bird | On the hill east of Caelid Highway South Site of Grace (only at night) | Currently unknown |
Dragonbarrow
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Elder Dragon Greyoll | West of Dragonbarrow West Site of Grace | 10,845 runes (boss) 5,423 runes (for each other dragon) Dragon Heart x5 |
| Godskin Apostle | Divine Tower of Caelid (basement) | 94,000 runes Godskin Apostle Hood (armour) Godskin Apostle Robe (armour) Godskin Apostle Bracers (armour) Godskin Apostle Trousers (armour) |
| Beastman of Farum Azula | Dragonbarrow Cave | 65,000 runes Flamedrake Talisman +2 (talisman) |
| Flying Dragon Greyll | Close to Farum Greatbridge Site of Grace | 80,000 runes Dragon Heart |
| Black Blade Kindred | Close to the Bestial Sanctum in the northeast peninsula | 88,000 runes Gargoyle’s Blackblade (weapon) Gargoyle’s Black Halberd (weapon) |
| Magma Wyrm Makar | Ruin-strewn Precipice | 18,000 runes Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword (weapon) Dragon Heart |
Altus Plateau
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Stonedigger Troll | Old Altus Tunnel | 9,600 runes Great Club (weapon) |
| Elemer of the Briar | The Shaded Castle | 24,000 runes Marais Executioner’s Sword (weapon) Briar Greatshield (shield) |
| Black Knife Assassin | Sainted Hero’s Grave | 11,339 runes Black Knife (weapon) |
| Godskin Apostle | Altus Plateau (precise location unknown) | 14,000 runes Godskin Peeler (weapon) Scouring Black Flame (incantation) |
| Tibia Mariner | Wyndham Ruins | Runes (quantity unknown) Deathroot (key item) Tibia’s Summons (sorcery) |
| Necromancer Garris | Sage’s Cave | Nothing (combined with Black Knife Assassin) |
| Erdtree Burial Watchdog | Wyndham Catacombs | 12,000 runes Glovewort Picker’s Bell Bearing (1) |
| Tree Sentinel Duo | Outside Leyndell, Royal Capital’s western gate | 20,000 runes Hero’s Rune [1]Erdtree Greatshield (shield) |
| Draconic Tree Sentinel | Capital Outskirts | 50,000 runes Dragon Greatclaw (weapon) Dragonclaw Shield (shield) |
| Godfrey the Grafted | Golden Lineage Evergaol | Runes (quantity unknown) Godfrey Icon (talisman) |
Mt. Gelmir
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Ancient Dragon Lansseax | East of Abandoned Coffin Site of Grace | Runes (quantity unknown) Lansseaux’s Glaive (incantation) |
| Perfumer Tricia (with Misbegotten Warrior) | Unsightly Catacombs | Unknown |
| Grafted Scion | At the destroyed camp at the bottom of Mt. Gelmir | Unknown |
| Ulcerated Tree Spirit | Roams the north of Mt. Gelmir close to Ninth Mt. Gelmir Site of Grace | 18,000 runes Leaden Hardtear (crystal tear) Cerulean Hidden tear (crystal tear) |
| Full-grown Fallingstar Beast | Close to Ninth Mt. Gelmir Site of Grace | 21,000 runes Somber Smithing Stone Smithing Stone [6] x5 Fallingstar Beast Jaw (weapon) |
| Kindred of the Rot | Seethewater Cave | 10,000 runes Kindred of Rot’s Exultation (talisman) |
| Demi-Human Queen Maggie | Northeast of Hermit Village near Primeval Sorcerer Azur Site of Grace | 13,000 runes Memory Stone (key item) Golden Rune [1] |
| Abductor Virgins | Volcano Manor | 10,000 runes Inquisitor’s Girandole (weapon) |
| Omenkiller | Volcano Manor | Runes (quantity unknown) Great Omenkiller Cleaver (weapon) |
| Demi-Human Queen Margot | Lowest level of Volcano Cave | 11,000 runes Jar Cannon (weapon) |
| Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy and God-devouring Serpent | Mt. Gelmir | 130,000 runes Rykard’s Great Rune Remembrance of the Blasphemous |
Leyndell, Royal Capital
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Divine Bridge Golem | Leyndell, Royal Capital | 2,992 runes |
| Draconic Tree Sentinel | Capital Outskirts | 50,000 runes Dragon Greatclaw (weapon) Dragonclaw Shield (shield) |
| Cruicible Knight Ordovis (and Crucible Knight) | Auriza Hero’s Grave | 28,000 runes Ordovis’s Greatsword (weapon) Crucible Helm (armour) Crucible Armor (armour) Crucible Gauntlets (armour) Crucible Greaves (armour) |
| Fell Twins | Capital Outskirts | 29,000 runes Omenkiller Rollo (ashes) |
| Morgott, the Omen King | Near Elden Throne Site of Grace | 120,000 runes Remembrance of the Omen King Morgott’s Great Rune |
| Onyx Lord | Sealed Tunnel (required to reach Divine Tower of West Altus) | 16,000 runes Onyx Lord’s Greatsword (weapon) |
| Erdtree Avatar | Patrolling the road southwest of East Capital Rampart Site of Grace | Runes (quantity unknown) Lord’s Rune |
| Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-knowing | Leyndell, Royal Capital | 180,000 runes Scepter of the All-knowing (weapon) All-knowing Helm (armour) All-knowing Armor (armour) All-knowing Gauntlets (armour) All-knowing Greaves (armour) |
| Godfrey, First Elden Lord | Leyndell, Royal Capital | 300,000 runes Remembrance of Hoarah Loux |
Forbidden Lands
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Black Blade Kindred | Forbidden Lands | Runes (quantity unknown) Gargoyle’s Black Axe (weapon) Gargoyle’s Black Blades (weapon) |
Consecrated Grounds
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Putrid Grave Warden Duelist | Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs | 78,000 runes Great Grave Glovewort (upgrade) Rotten Gravekeeper Cloak (armour) |
Mountaintops of the Giants
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Borealis The Freezing Fog | Mountaintops of the Giants | 100,000 runes Dragon Heart |
| Godskin Apostle and Godskin Noble | Spiritcaller’s Cave | 70,000 runes Godskin Swaddling Cloth (talisman) Black Flame Ritual (incantation) |
| Erdtree Avatar | Near the northeast of Ancient Snow Valley Ruins Site of Grace | 70,000 runes Cerulean crystal tear (crystal tear) Crimson Bubbletear (crystal tear) |
| Fire Giant | Mountaintops of the Giants near the Forge of the Giants | 180,000 runes Remembrance of the Fire Giant |
| Commander Niall | Castle Sol | 90,000 runes Veteran’s Prosthesis (weapon) |
| Roundtable Knight Vyke | Lord Contender’s Evergaol | Runes (quantity unknown) Fingerprint Helm (armour) Fingerprint Armor (armour) Fingerprint Gauntlets (armour) Fingerprint Greaves (armour) |
| Death Rite Bird | Southwest of Castle Sol Main Gate Site of Grace (only at night) | 77,000 runes Death Ritual Spear (weapon) |
| Ancient Hero of Zamor | Giant-conquering Hero’s Grave | 83,000 runes Zamor Curved Sword (weapon) Zamor Mask (armour) Zamor Armor (armour) Zamor Bracelets (armour) Zamor Legwraps (armour) |
| Misbegotten Crusader | Cave of the Forlorn | 93,000 runes Golden Order Greatsword (weapon) |
| Great Wyrm Theodorix | Albinauric Rise | 180,000 runes Dragon Heart x3 |
| Astel, Stars of Darkness | Yelough Anix Tunnel | 120,000 runes Meteorite of Astel (sorcery) |
Siofra River
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Ancestor Spirit | Siofra River | 13,000 runes Ancestral Follower ashes (ashes) |
| Mimic Tear | Nokron, Eternal City | 10,000 runes Larval Tear x2 Silver Tear Mask (armour) |
| Regal Ancestor Spirit | Nokron, Eternal City | 24,000 runes Remembrance of the Regal Ancestor |
| Dragonkin Soldier | Siofra River | 16,000 runes Dragon Halberd (weapon) |
| Valiant Gargoyle and Valiant Gargoyle (Twinblade) | Siofra Aqueduct | 32,000 runes Gargoyle’s Greatsword (weapon) Gargoyle’s Twinblade (weapon) |
| Mohg, Lord of Blood | Mohgwyn Palace | 420,000 runes Mohg’s Great Rune Remembrance of the Blood Lord |
Deeproot Depths
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Fia’s Champions | Across the Roots | 40,000 runes Fia’s Mist |
| Crucible Knight Siluria | The Nameless Eternal City | 25,000 runes Siluria’s Tree (weapon) |
| Lichdragon Fortissax | Across the Roots | 90,000 runes Remembrance of the Lichdragon |
Lake of Rot
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Dragonkin Soldier | Lake of Rot | 58,000 runes Dragonscale Blade (weapon) |
| Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella | Uhl Palace Ruins in Ainsel River | 12,000 runes Frozen Lightning Spear (incantation) |
| Astel, Naturalborn of the Void | Grand Cloister | 80,000 runes Remembrance of the Naturalborn |
Consecrated Snowfield
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree | Miquella’s Haligtree | 200,000 runes Loretta’s Mastery Loretta’s War Sickle |
| Malenia, Blade of Miquella | Haligtree Roots | 480,000 runes Malenia’s Great Rune Remembrance of the Rot Goddess |
Crumbling Farum Azula
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Godskin Duo | Crumbling Farum Azula | 170,000 runes Smithing-stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [4]Black Flame Tornado (Ash of War) |
| Maliketh of the Black Blade | Crumbling Farum Azula | 220,000 runes Remembrance of the Black Blade (there are other drops) |
| Dragonlord Placidusax | Crumbling Farum Azula | 280,000 runes Remembrance of the Dragonlord |
Elden Throne
| Boss name | Location | Item drops |
| Radagon of the Golden Order and Elden Beast | Elden Throne | 500,000 runes Elden Remembrance |
Those are all of the Elden Ring bosses we’ve found so far. If you’re just starting with the game, you may wish to learn more about the Elden Ring dungeon locations so you can find some of the optional bosses. You may also want to know how to play Elden Ring multiplayer, so you and a friend can hunt the bosses down together in co-op.
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