The Hardest Bosses in Elden Ring (Guide) | 2023

Elden Ring has some of the most brutal bosses fights you'll ever encounter in a video game. It's no secret that the world of Elden Ring is filled with death and frustration. It's easy to see all the red signs that often come your way. Usually, you'll see a few here and there. But there are areas in the Lands in Between that are full of them. Despite this, many weapons can help players; even some overpowered Spirit Ashes will help make most battles easier. However, even then, Elden Ring has a few boss fights that will torment you.

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It doesn't matter how many times you farm at Mohgwyn's Palace or how many Legendary Talismans you equip. Here are the five most challenging bosses you have to face in Lands Between. The following bosses will always be hard to beat.

Note: There is no order in the list.

Malenia

To access the Holy Snow Field, you need to find the medallions. Then you need to go to Ordina Liturgical Town and solve the puzzle. Once this is done, you can head to Haligtree, an area filled with Cleanrot Knights and Putrid Avatars. After reaching the roots, you will encounter Malenia with the title Miquella's Sword. 2 things make the Malenia war incredibly difficult.

For starters, it can heal every time it deals damage. If you plan to use Spirit Ash to store some damage, it might not work. Secondly, he has various rush moves, increasing his attack with successive combo hits. If you bring him to his second stage, he'll quickly blast you with a one-shot Scarlet Rot flower. His furious attacks have only increased.

But if you beat it, you'll have one of the best Katanas in the entire Elden Ring.

Elden Beast

Players will begin the fight by interacting with a dissociated version of the Golden Order's Radagon. If the Beast attacks first with Marika's Hammer and you fall into the hammer he hits, consider your days numbered. It will knock you down, and your health bar will usually be depleted entirely on the third hit.

A few slam attacks also do holy damage, so be very careful with these.

When his health is depleted, Elden will transform into a Beast.

Each attack from the Elden Beast can completely drain your health bar if you get caught completely. There's a golden ray storm coming down on you. He also has an explosive AOE attack if you get too close to this boss, which has several gold wave attacks. In addition, it is pretty mobile and moves quickly in the area.

It's an incredibly tough challenge, so ensure you get enough health bottles.

Maliketh

Black Sword Maliketh is the last boss you'll encounter before completely burning Leyndell down. You have to advance the game to the final stages, and unfortunately, there is no way to skip this battle. As you might expect, Maliketh's battle is one of the most impressive in Elden Ring. Although it is one of the most difficult, it is also one of the most rewarding.

Learning Maliketh's move set and successfully escaping his Black Sword is an outstanding achievement. Players start the battle with the Beastman Clergy, which has simple moves. Maliketh will rush you, wielding the Beast Claw on you and throwing debris. It can attack in all directions with its Beast Claw, so you must be careful.

Maliketh will reveal itself when you consume the health bar. Maliketh's move set is fast, varied, and will destroy you if you don't dodge properly.

Godfrey

Godfrey, our first Elden Lord. Throughout the game, you fight plenty of royals in castles. Omen King Morgott declares himself the current lord of Leyndell. So it shouldn't be too much of a surprise when you meet Godfrey, First Elden Lord, at Leyndell, Ashen Capital.

This will be a mandatory boss battle for those who want to advance the story. Godfrey begins his first phase using his giant golden axe, escaping his pain. But his most robust ability will be his feet.

His stance deals a lot of damage and may even surprise you. Godfrey repeatedly pauses, which can be frustrating as you cannot resist or heal in these moments.

His second phase will see him sacrificing his armor for hand-to-hand combat. His speed will increase, and he will have a new set of moves that will knock you down. This includes a one-time activity dragging you straight to the stone floor.

Alecto

Black Blade Boss Alecto. It is also one of the two bosses on this list that can be fought optionally.

You'll find it in the Ringleader's Evergoal, near the Moonlight Altar. It would be best if you progressed through Ranni's adventure past the Astel, Naturalborn of the Void boss battle to see this area.

Alecto is ruthless. It follows you nonstop with multiple quick moves that cause your character to bleed. Hit it a few times, and the bloodless status effect will quickly finish your run. It also has an area-of-effect attack that sends multiple black blades in all directions. He may even smack you into delivering a finisher with his black sword.

An intense boss battle will require you to keep your distance. Fortunately, defeating him drops the Black Knife Tiche, one of the best Spirit Ashes in the Elden Ring.

Take the bitter with the sweet.