Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Boss Order: List and When to Fight Them?
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The Elden Ring DLC introduces dozens of new bosses, some of which are terribly difficult like Bayle or Messmer. In order to progress a little more smoothly and not miss any, discover all the information in this guide, with their position, tips and advice for the fight.
Shadow of the Erdtree’s bosses are generally much harder than Elden Ring’s, and the way the world is structured means that you can theoretically take them on in almost any order, with a few exceptions. But they’re definitely not all at the same level of difficulty, and you’re likely to miss quests in some cases.
Here is a suggested order in which to do the major bosses, in order to obtain a relatively progressive difficulty curve while giving you the opportunity to accumulate as many levels and Blessings of the Occult Tree as possible via the Splinters of the Occult Tree. Remember to go talk to all the quest NPCs after each major boss in case of doubt. The majority of minor bosses, encountered in the open world and the side dungeons are not listed. We only count 5 mandatory bosses in total.
Order in which to fight the bosses of Shadow of the Erdtree
- Start with all the side bosses in the first area, the Grave Plains: Black Prison Knight, Furnace Golem, Yosh, Spectral Dragon, Elder Dragonman and finally, the Death Knight, in the side dungeon to the north.
- Burial Plains – Belurat, Tower Colony : Dancing Lion of the Divine Beast
- Burial Plains – Ensis Castle : Rellana, Knight of the Twin Moons
- The side bosses in other regions, their difficulty level is fairly consistent. Check out our Map Fragments guide and detailed routes to help you navigate them more easily.
- South Coast – Cracked stone coffins : Putrid knight, you must lift the seal of Miquella approaching the Black Castle.
- Altus Occulte – Black Castle : Golden Hippopotamus (Required)
- Altus Occulte – Black Light Catacombs : Jori, Chief Inquisitor
- Altus Occulte – Black Castle : Messmer the Impaler (Required)
- Ruins of Rauh (top) : Romina, saint of the bud (Required)
- Altus Occulte – Manus Metyr Cathedral : Metyr, Mother of Fingers (Ymir quests required to face her)
- Black Castle – Tree Altar : Avatar of the Occult Tree (Go through the East entrance of the Black Castle, then clear the flooded religious district)
- Black Castle Back Door : Commander Gaius
- Abyssal Woods: Midra, Lord of Exalted Flame
- Jagged peak : Bayle the terrible
- Enir Ilim :
Leda and her allies
(Mandatory) - Enir Ilim : Final Boss
Radahn, future consort
(Mandatory)
The 5 maps of the new region of the Elden Ring DLC are sometimes difficult to find. Discover the route to follow to obtain them in this guide, with the detailed path and indications to reveal the entirety of the Shadow Realm.
