Discussion Best strategies for Elden Ring boss fights

[Tyler]

Depends on the boss but most of the time the answer is just stay closer than you think you should. Learn the late hit on the combo, roll into the attack not away from it, punish after the last swing. Rolling backwards gets you clipped more than rolling through does. Margit and Godrick both clicked for me the second I stopped trying to create space.

 

[Tyler]

Depends on the boss but most of the time the answer is just stay closer than you think you should. Learn the late hit on the combo, roll into the attack not away from it, punish after the last swing. Rolling backwards gets you clipped more than rolling through does. Margit and Godrick both clicked for me the second I stopped trying to create space.

 

[Ryan]

Tyler's right about the roll direction — that one trips up everyone. I'd add that a lot of people overestimate how much distance they actually need and walk right into the next swing. Once it clicks you feel like you're dancing with the boss instead of running from it. Took me embarrassingly long to figure that out on Margit.

 

[Oliver]

The fundamentals Tyler described work across the whole FromSouls catalogue, not just Elden Ring. What I'd add is that Elden Ring specifically tends to reward patience more than aggression — a lot of the legacy dungeons are designed around reading attack windows rather than forcing them. If you're coming from Dark Souls 1 where you could often bully bosses with stamina management, some of Elden Ring's later fights will feel actively hostile until you adjust. Morgott is the one I usually point to. Looks chaotic, is actually very readable once you stop trying to trade.