How To Beat The Final Boss In Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree

A surprise awaits you once you face the final boss in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Eritrea.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is filled with numerous challenges that are sure to test your mettle. Perhaps none are as frustrating as a certain foe, whom you'll meet at the end of your journey. Here's our guide on how to beat the final boss in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Eritrea. Naturally, this article contains major spoilers.

How to beat the final boss in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - Promised Consort Radahn guide

The Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree final boss is General Radahn, your old buddy from when you had migraines after spending hours in Caelid. Now, though, he's called Promised Consort Radahn, as he's revealed to be Miquella's most loyal companion. You'll battle him in a legacy dungeon called Enir-Ilim, which you'll gain access to upon burning the Sealing Tree.

There are some similarities between Mr. Starscourge and Mr. Promised Consort, most notably the use of massive dual greatswords and a penchant for dive-bombing you like a meteor. The key difference, now, is that the fight takes place in a smaller arena and not a desert island, so don't worry about Radahn galloping around on a tiny horse.

Preparing for the Promised Consort Radahn boss fight

Make no mistake, the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Promised Consort Radahn boss battle is one of the hardest in the entire game (not just the DLC). We feel that he's more difficult than Malenia. As such, you need to be well-prepared. We suggest the following:

Boost your character's capabilities and summons by collecting more Scadutree Fragments Revered Spirit Ashes and some Elden Ring Items and Runes. We defeated the final boss when our Shadow Realm Blessings were at level 17 and level 9, respectively.

Speaking of summons, a single summon like the Mimic Tear or Banished Knight Oleg will not be enough. You might need help from NPC allies. You can call on both Thiollier and Ansbach if you complete their quests. We've got all the details for you in our Thiollier quest guide and Ansbach quest guide.

Golden Braid talisman - You can find this in the Shaman Village once you access the secret northeast area (Scaduview). It boosts holy damage resistance by the utmost.

Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +2 - Found in Crumbling Farum Azula in the base game. This helps mitigate physical damage.

Armors with high resistance to holy damage.

For those who prefer bleed builds, the new Red Bear's Claw is a viable option. It comes from the Northern Nameless Mausoleum.

Base game options, such as Blasphemous Blade and Dark Moon Greatsword, are still viable.

You can also choose the Staff of Loss or other spellcasting weapons. However, playing as a caster is tougher due to some of Radahn's abilities.

You should have as few runes as possible when starting the fight in case of death. That's because the ground in the final boss' arena has a bright color. It's going to be hard to see the marker where you dropped your runes, and you don't want to run around looking for your XP/currency.

Lastly, you'll want to have a high Vigor (at least 60). You'll need all the HP you can get.

Phase 1: Promised Consort Radahn

What makes Promised Consort Radahn so dangerous is that his combo sequences have multiple swings (sometimes up to five or six strikes), and these have rather fast animation speeds. He also has the following abilities during the first phase of the encounter:

Meteor Dive - Radahn will always start the encounter by jumping into the air and dive-bombing your location. Do not spend these first few seconds casting or summoning. Just dodge the initial dive-bomb to be safe.

Meteor Rain - Radahn will jump and spawn half a dozen rocks in mid-air. These will crash one by one at your location.

Gravity Pull - The boss will pull you if you're too far away, followed by a stomp that causes a quake. Dodge the eruption as it's about to occur.

Melee combos - Ideally, you should dodge toward the boss instead of sideways or backward. His swings have follow-ups that can reach you even if you avoid the first few blows.