One of the best strategies to quickly defeat bosses in Elden Ring is to put them to sleep. Obviously, not every boss can be put to sleep. Some are immune to Sleep, while others are resistant to the Sleep effect.
Which bosses are immune to Sleep in Elden Ring?
The following Elden Ring bosses are immune to Sleep:
- Ulcerated Tree Spirit
- Royal Knight Loretta
- Rennalla, Queen of the Full Moon
- Red Wolf of Radagon
- Putrid Tree Spirit
- Night’s Cavalry
- Margit, the Fell Omen
- Erdtree Burial Watchdog
- Erdtree Avatar
- Elden Beast
- Dragonkin Soldier
- Decaying Ekzykes
- Borealis, the Freezing Fog
- The Black Knife Assassins
- Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader
- Black Blade Kindred
- Astel, Naturalborn of the Void
If you try to inflict Sleep on these enemies, nothing happens. You’ll need to find a better way to defeat them. Find out what each boss is weak to individually and exploit those weaknesses.
⇒ Quick Tip
Ensha of the Royal Remains is an NPC that’s immune to Sleep. This means you can’t use the Sleep effect on him when he becomes hostile.
Some bosses are resistant to Sleep meaning that this effect won’t affect them much.
List of Elden Ring bosses resistant to Sleep
Bosses that are resistant to the Sleep effect will only stagger when you use Sleep on them. Take advantage of this mechanic to temporarily stun them and prevent them from performing a critical attack.
The following Elden Ring bosses are resistant to Sleep:
- The Tree Sentinels
- Starscourge Radahn
- Sanguine Noble
- Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy
- Mohg, Lord of Blood
- Leonine Misbegotten
- Malenia, Blade of Miquella
- Grave Warden Duelist
- Grafted Scion
- Godrick the Grafted
- Fire Giant
- Fia’s Champions
- That shouldn’t come as a surprise given that Fia is a deathbed companion
- Crucible Knight
- Commander O’Neil
- Commander Niall
- Cemetery Shade
- Bloodhound Knight
- Ancient Hero of Zamor
- Alabaster Lord
⇒ Quick Tip: Sorcerer Rogier is an NPC that’s resistant to the Sleep effect.
Conclusion
Sleep is a useful weapon in Elden Ring. However, some bosses and enemies are completely immune or resistant to the Sleep effect. In other words, they’re not vulnerable to Sleep or they’ll only stagger if you use Sleep on them.
Don’t be afraid to use Sleep on bosses that are vulnerable to this effect. If you’re quick, you can deliver a few hits before they wake up.
And now you know.