The world of Elden Ring is full of nasty bosses that can’t wait to get you. You need to take them out in order to complete various challenges and get your hands on handy upgrade materials.
The quickest way to beat Elden Ring bosses is to identify and target their weaknesses.
Let’s find out what weaknesses each boss has so that you can take advantage of them in combat.
List of weaknesses of Elden Ring bosses
Main Bosses
| Boss | Weakness |
| Godrick the Grafted | Godrick is weak to weapons that do bleed damage. Blood weapons do wonders for him. |
| Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon | Rennala is weak to bleeding and physical damage. Use blood weapons against her. Magic is a no-go. |
| Starscourge Radahn | Weak to Scarlet Rot, and bleeding |
| Morgott, the Omen King | Weak to slash damage. You can only beat him by carefully coordinating the attack with your allies. Can be poise broken. |
| Godfrey, First Elden Lord | Weak to Lightning, Thrusting damage, and Scarlet Rot. He tends to respect your space. Keep mid-distance to lessen aggro, that will make him easier to manage. |
| Hoarah Loux The Warrior | Weak to Scarlet Rot |
| Cemetery Shade | The Shade is weak to magic and fire. Use the Order’s blade buff and dual-wield GreatSwords. |
| Ancestor Spirit | Weak to fire and physical damage |
| Dragonkin Soldier | Weak to physical damage. Lock onto the inner thigh of the Soldier’s right leg, behind his back, and keep slashing it. |
Mini Bosses
| Boss Name | Weakness to exploit |
| Margit the Fell Omen | Use Jellyfish to poison Margit, and coordinate a team attack. |
| Flying Dragon Agheel | Weak to physical damage. Fight this boss while riding Torrent. |
| Leonine Misbegotten | Weak to Sorcery |
| Red Wolf of Radagon | Weak to physical damage |
| Glintstone Dragon | Weak to physical damage and blunt weapons |
| Borealis the Freezing Fog | Weak to physical damage. Stay on your horse, get the Lance Talisman, and hit him when the opportunity appears. |
| Decaying Ekzykes | Weak to fire and physical damage |
| Valiant Gargoyle | Weak to Fire and Lightning |
| Valiant Gargoyle (Twinblade) | Weak to Fire and Lightning |
Field Bosses
| Boss Name | Weakness to exploit |
| Mad Pumpkin Head | Weak to physical damage and Lightning |
| Erdtree Burial | Weak to Magic |
| Stonedigger Troll | Weak to Magic Glintblade |
| Grafted Scion | Weak to physical damage |
| Soldier of Godrick | Weak to anything |
| Beastman of Farum Azula | Weak to physical damage and Fire |
| Demi-Human Chief | Weak to physical damage |
| Runebear | Weak to Rot Grease, almost immune to Bleeding |
| Crucible Knight | Weak to physical damage and Magic |
| Ancient Hero of Zamor | Weak to Magic |
| Tree Sentinel | Weak to physical damage, Poison, and Scarlet Rot |
| Draconic Tree Sentinel | Weak to physical damage, Poison, and Scarlet Rot |
| Black Knife Assassin | Weak to physical damage and Frostbite |
| Crystalians | Extremely weak to striking damage |
| Night’s Cavalry | Weak to physical damage and Lightning |
| Beast of Farum Azula | Weak to physical damage and Fire |
| Bell Bearing Hunter | Weak to physical damage, Lightning, and Poison. |
| Crucible Knight Ordovis | Weak to Fire and Lightning |
| Fell Twins | Weak to physical damage |
| Black Blade Kindred | Weak to physical damage |
| Death Rite Bird | Weak to Holy Damage |
| Divine Bridge Golem | Weak to physical damage. Target the body parts not covered in armor to break his poise. |
| Tibia Mariner | Weak to physical damage and Holy Damage |
| Bloodhound Knight Darriwil | Weak to Lightning |
| Lion Guardian | Weak to physical damage |
| Erdtree Avatar | Weak to Fire damage |
| Alecto Black Knife Ringleader | Weak to physical damage and Frostbite |
| Grave Warden Duelist | Weak to physical damage and hemorrhage |
| Cleanrot Knight | Weak to Fire and Lightning damage |
| Omenkiller | Weak to physical damage, Hemorrhage, and Frostbite |
| Spirit-Caller Snail | Weak to Rotten Breath |
| Perfumer Tricia | Weak to physical damage, and Hemorrhage |
| Ulcerated Tree Spirit | Weak to Fire damage |
| Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast | Weak to Magic and Fire damage |
| Demi-Human Queen Margot | Weak to physical damage, Fire Scarlet Rot, and Poison. |
| Demi-Human Queen Maggie | Weak to Ice |
| Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing | Weak to Hemorrhage, Frenzy, and Heavy Weapons |
| Esgar, Priest of Blood | Weak to physical damage |
What are dragons weak to in Elden Ring?
Dragons in Elden Ring are particularly weak to Physical damage. Level up your physical weapons and start attacking them. Some dragons such as Decaying Ekzykes and Dragonlord Placidusax are weak to Fire damage as well.
Glintstone dragons are particularly weak to blunt weapons.
What are the weakest bosses in Elden Ring?
The weakest bosses in Elden Ring generally include the tutorial boss, certain early-game bosses, and optional mini-bosses. The Soldier of Godrick serves as a tutorial boss and is the easiest boss in Elden Ring.
The Soldier of Godrick is designed to introduce players to the game mechanics and is easier than later bosses.
Early-game bosses are intentionally designed with simpler attack patterns and lower difficulty to gradually introduce and ease players into the game’s challenges.
However, individual player skill and strategies can also impact perceived difficulty.
Rest assured, Elden Ring bosses don’t learn from your moves and playstyle. They don’t adapt to your playstyle.
And now you know.
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Last updated in June 2023.