10 Hardest Bosses In Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, Ranked By Difficulty

doesn't hold back when it comes to difficulty, and that's even led to it receiving mixed reviews from the Tarnished struggling to fight enemies. Although a few of the required bosses also take spots on the list of the most difficult bosses, they aren't the only enemies that might challenge the Tarnished. Even when every boss in the Realm of Shadow can be a tough fight, certain ones are particularly brutal.

Although a patch made DLC easier, that doesn't mean it's necessarily easy now. However, at this point, it should be expected that FromSoftware creates battles that are both frustrating and complex. While the Scadutree Fragment can be used to empower the Tarnished, that blessing alone isn't enough to carry the Tarnished through the Realm of Shadow.

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Divine Beast Dancing Lion is generally the first boss that the Tarnished will encounter in. As the first boss encounter, Divine Beast Dancing Lion proves difficult because he more-or-less introduces how tough the bosses in the Realm of Shadow can be. The Tarnished finds this boss at theend of the Belurat, Tower Settlement Legacy Dungeon.

One aspect that makes Divine Beast Dancing Lion a rough fight is that he doesn't have a lot of weaknesses for the Tarnished to rely on in their fight. Luckily, he takes a lot of damage from fire attacks, and when he's inflicted with bleed effects, it opens up some options to help the Tarnished against him. Additionally, fighting the Divine Beast Dancing Lion first means that the Tarnished might not have come across or used Scadutree Fragments yet, which can give them the power boost they need to win.

Although the Putrescent Knight is an optional boss, the Tarnished might be interested in fighting him for his loot or just for the sake of defeating every boss. The Tarnished canfind the Putrescent Knight in Stone Coffin Fissure. Like with