After Maliketh and Gideon you will be able to meet Godfrey, the first Elden lord of the Elden Ring universe. Here's how you can stop him from reclaiming his throne.
Preparations
- Godfrey has a lion "stand" on his back, but you can summon Star Platinum via Spirit Summons. Using the +10 Mimic Tear is a great way to make combat much more accessible. And conversely, you can do without it completely to increase the difficulty.
- The damage of the fight is physical, privilege the talismans adapted to your build, those which improve the health and the one which reduces the physical damage received.
- You can craft and use consumables that increase resistance. Using a coating for your weapon will also help you defeat the boss faster during the second phase. Boiled shrimp also reduce damage.
- A Vial of Miraculous Salvation with the damage reduction and the bubble that protects from one hit can help you hold on during the second phase.
Stage 1: Godrey, First Lord of Elden
- The start of the fight resembles the clash against the ghost copy of Godrey. He's not particularly difficult at the start, since his big ax blows are rather easy to see coming and to dodge in general, even if it is necessary to chain several rolls. They still hurt a lot. He also has a frustratingly quick little ax, which he likes to use to finish you off or interrupt you.
- He also likes to abuse a ground kick similar to that of the Knights of the Crucible. It can be dodged with a side roll or jump.
- Jumping is often the solution on this boss, all its earthquake and ground shockwave techniques can be avoided in this way , which allows you to attack while being well positioned.
- This becomes all the more apparent when he gets angry and his lion appears. This can vary from one attempt to the next, but sometimes he triggers his shockwave in a loop, or between each hit, which is terribly frustrating. Suffice to say that getting into the habit of jumping and using the iframes of this action to dodge some conventional attacks can sometimes be a good choice. It will greatly depend on your weapon.
Stage 2: Haorah Loux the Warrior
At 50% health, Godfrey decides to sacrifice his lion and unleash his own bestial nature, the one he possessed as leader of the Shardless. His style will then change dramatically, as you would expect from an unarmed fighter, he uses and abuses techniques in which he grabs you and inflicts a devastating blow. This doesn't make side rolls impossible, but they are much more risky unless your timing is excellent. Backrolls aren't an ideal solution either, since the boss is very aggressive, and likes to chase you in a loop attack. You will have to try to differentiate its animations in order to know when to dodge backwards, and when to do it on its flanks.
Once again, the boss will abuse the kicks on the ground which produce a shock wave, you can dodge them with a roll, or more simply, with a jump , preferably by attacking. He tends to be vulnerable after this bonus attack.
When the boss leaps high before crashing to the ground, dodging is obviously vital, but it's also very exposed afterwards. Given the intensity of this phase of the fight, any opportunity to inflict damage on him is good to take.
This guide has been translated from MGG France by bxakid and was originally written by Raiden Robin.
