One of the most memorable main story bosses inElden Ringis the final hurdle that the Tarnished must face in theMountaintops of the Giantsbefore setting the Erdtree aflame. To reach the Fire Giant, the player must travel along the frozen lake into the higher plateaus in the southern area of the mountaintops.
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The Fire Giant will be in a massive valley right next to the Forge of the Giants. This massive creature has been cursed byQueen Marika herselfand is likely very angry about it, defeating him will require the Tarnished to be constantly moving and use his massive size against him.
Fire Giant’s Move Set
The Fire Giant has many advantages that usually contribute to him eventually crushing any Tarnished who tries to get too close. A lot of his attacks put distance between himself and the player,similarly to the Elden Beast, which puts him in a position to use his ranged attacks that deal a lot of punishment. These are all the attacks to watch out for in his first and second phases.
Phase One
Phase Two
In phase two the Fire Giant will remove his own leg and awaken theFell God inside of him, gaining an intimidating third eye, this phase sacrifices mobility for extra damage and devastating AOE attacks. The player should therefore use Torrent for extra speed in avoiding as many of these attacks as possible.
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Melee Strategies
For Melee builds centered around Strength or Dexterity, The Tarnished will want tofocus on using Torrentto get in close and then dismount and rely on invincibility frames when attacking him at close range. Staying behind the Fire Giant and whacking his legs will minimize the number of attacks he can effectively use to hit the Tarnished.
In the first phase, the player simply needs to continue attacking his ankles similar to many giant enemies in the game, and not give him a chance to use some of his more devastating ranged attacks. In his second phase many of the Giant’s AOE attacks will make staying in close range extremely difficult, so riding Torrent and waiting for a window to ride in and attack before running away is key.
Ranged Strategies
For spellcasters, the strategy is essentially a more lenient version of the melee strategy usingspells like Azur Cometto allow the Tarnished to attack the Giant’s weak points from a greater range. This will give the Tarnished more breathing room in the battle arena and will give more opportunity for them to get out of the way of some of the close-range AOE attacks.
Using these spells in conjunction with a powerful summon like theMimic Tear or Black Knife Tichewill make short work of the giant. Arguably he is at his most unpredictable in phase one due to his larger move set but once he moves into phase two the player will have a much better chance of taking him down.
Elden Ringis available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
