Not all fights are horribly difficult in Elden Ring, some feature unusual beauty, and exotic mechanics. Such is the case with Royal Ancestral Spirit, with a fight that tends to be hit or miss depending on your build and your luck.
Where to find the Regal Ancestror Spirit in Elden Ring
If you've summoned and slain the Ancestral Spirit in Siofra, the following should be quite familiar to you. However, there are a few conditions that must be met beforehand. Better to start Ranni and Blaidd's quests and then kill General Radahn. You must then go to Nokron, via the crater formed by the meteor. After defeating the Mimic Tear boss, you will come to an area full of minotaurs.This time, you have to light 6 braziers in the area . Fortunately, it is much smaller than the previous one, so finding them all is quite fast. In order not to change, they tend to be on the edges of the area. The toughest one is the one hidden behind a giant tree with one of Radagon's Red Wolf siblings patrolling.
Preparations
- This boss is very vulnerable to slashing physical damage , which is why we slaughtered it in the video. He also fears Fire and the Sacred. However, it resists magic, as well as various alterations such as Bleeding, Poison, Freezing and Putrefaction.
- Prefer a ranged spirit summon, such as Ancestral Disciple. As this boss likes to fly or teleport to the other end of the map. Also prefer a single invocation, the boss will heal more or less quickly depending on the number of nearby invocations.
- You can craft and use consumables that add fire damage to your weapon easily.
Battle against the Regal Ancestor Spirit
- The basics of combat are similar to those of Ancestral Spirit. The attacks are those you would expect from a giant flying moose. He kicks his horns and kicks his hoof. Try to place yourself on his flanks in melee, or even below him altogether, in order to avoid his attacks without moving.
- He also likes to do like Torrent only better, which is to triple jump over your head before crashing down on you. It is necessary to prepare your dodge at the time of the landing, to better attack it then.
- The spectral fire projections on the ground are not particularly dangerous, but are annoying, especially in melee, since they will prevent you from reaching the boss quickly. It's all the more frustrating when he's healing himself. Since yes, he can be treated, that's the main difference with his cousin. Once its life is low, the Ancestral Spirit will move away and then make its horns shine, it will then regenerate a ton of life by siphoning it from the spectral animals, but also your spirit summons (if any). Ideally, you should take advantage of this opportunity to inflict heavy damage on him, or even to break his posture and inflict a critical hit on him. If that happens, then you will kill him very easily, like in the video. Otherwise, the fight is likely to drag on. The Royal Ancestral Spirit can heal itself multiple times during combat, but each time its healing effectiveness will decrease , likely because there are fewer targets to siphon off. You can have it worn out in the worst case. He doesn't seem to use this ability more than 3 times, but that's to be confirmed.
- The other additional technique of this boss is teleportation. He will regularly swap places with one of the many spectral animals present in the room. It can end more or less far. Take the opportunity to heal yourself, to relaunch your buffs, etc. If he teleports nearby, this is an opportunity to attack him quickly, since he is frozen for a few moments.
This guide has been translated from MGG France by bxakid and was originally written by Raiden Robin.
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