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

Prepare yourself for one of gaming’s most formidable challenges as you approach the climax of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. The final confrontation awaits in the majestic halls of Enir-Ilim, accessible only after completing the critical burning the Sealing Tree sequence.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree presents numerous trials designed to push your skills to their absolute limits. However, none compare to the sheer intensity of this ultimate adversary. Our comprehensive guide provides battle-tested strategies for conquering the game’s pinnacle encounter. Be advised: this content reveals major spoilers about the DLC’s conclusion.

The final boss you’ll encounter is none other than General Radahn, transformed from his Caelid incarnation into Promised Consort Radahn, now revealed as Miquella’s most devoted champion. This legacy dungeon encounter represents the culmination of your journey through the Realm of Shadow.

While similarities exist between his Starscourge and Promised Consort forms—particularly his massive dual greatswords and meteor dive-bombing tendencies—the battlefield dynamics have shifted dramatically. The confined arena eliminates his signature horseback maneuvers, creating a more intimate but equally dangerous combat scenario.

Promised Consort Radahn makes his grand entrance without his tiny horse.

Without exaggeration, the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Promised Consort Radahn encounter ranks among the most demanding battles across the entire Soulsborne genre—surpassing even Malenia in difficulty. Proper preparation is not just recommended; it’s essential for survival. We advocate the following strategic preparations:

• Maximize your character’s combat effectiveness and summon capabilities by aggressively collecting Scadutree Fragments and Revered Spirit Ashes. Our successful completion occurred with Shadow Realm Blessings at level 17 and level 9 respectively—consider these minimum benchmarks.
• Regarding summons, relying solely on a single spirit ash like Mimic Tear or Banished Knight Oleg proves insufficient. Securing NPC assistance becomes crucial. You can summon both Thiollier and Ansbach provided you’ve completed their respective questlines. Detailed walkthroughs are available in our Thiollier quest guide and Ansbach quest guide.
• Golden Braid talisman – Located in Shaman Village after accessing the secret northeast area (Scaduview). This talisman provides maximum holy damage resistance enhancement.
• Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +2 – Obtainable in Crumbling Farum Azula from the base game. This significantly reduces physical damage intake.
• Armor selections prioritizing exceptional holy damage resistance.
• For bleed-focused builds, the newly introduced Red Bear’s Claw offers viable performance. This weapon originates from the Northern Nameless Mausoleum.
• Base game weapon options remain effective, including Blasphemous Blade and Dark Moon Greatsword.
• Staff of Loss or alternative spellcasting implements present options, though caster builds face additional challenges due to specific Radahn abilities.
• Minimize carried runes before initiating combat to mitigate loss risks. The arena’s bright coloration makes locating dropped rune markers exceptionally difficult.
• Finally, prioritize Vigor investment to at least 60 points. Maximum health becomes your most valuable survival asset.

Having NPC allies certainly helps.

Promised Consort Radahn’s threat level stems from his extended combo sequences featuring multiple consecutive swings (often reaching five or six strikes) executed with surprisingly rapid animation timing. His Phase 1 arsenal includes these critical abilities:

• Meteor Dive – Radahn consistently initiates combat by leaping skyward and crash-landing at your position. Avoid casting spells or summoning during these initial moments. Prioritize evading the opening dive-bomb for safety.
• Meteor Rain – The boss jumps and generates approximately six mid-air projectiles. These impact sequentially at your current location.
• Gravity Pull – If maintaining excessive distance, Radahn will draw you toward him, followed by a ground stomp creating seismic activity. Time your dodge for the impending eruption.
• Melee combinations – Optimal evasion involves dodging toward the boss rather than laterally or backward. His attack sequences include follow-up strikes capable of reaching you even after avoiding initial blows.

Radahn’s Meteor Dive must be avoided at all costs.

The second phase against Promised Consort Radahn in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree escalates to extreme intensity. Around 60% health remaining, a cinematic sequence triggers Miquella’s appearance. He then mounts Radahn’s back, resembling an eerie angelic appendage, consequently infusing Radahn’s assaults with holy damage properties. This underscores the critical importance of maximizing holy resistance, as the boss’ physical strikes now frequently generate holy-based area-of-effect damage.

Additionally, Radahn maintains several Phase 1 techniques while introducing dangerous new maneuvers including:

• Holy Bombardment – Phase 2 consistently commences with Radahn casting a spell generating multiple energy beams targeting your location. Immediately disengage target lock and sprint laterally until the beams dissipate.
• Lightspeed Slash – Radahn begins emitting flashes, then rapidly charges and executes multiple slicing attacks.
• Heavenly Eruption – When terrain illumination occurs, prepare for imminent massive eruption. This ability typically consumes substantial health portions. Either block to reduce damage or sprint behind the boss since this constitutes a frontal area-of-effect spell.
• Holy Hug – When Radahn retracts momentarily, he prepares to charge and seize you in a crushing embrace. This maneuver doesn’t inflict direct damage; instead, Miquella psychologically pressures surrender. However, if subjected to a second hug occurrence, your character dies instantly due to “heart theft.”

Summoned spirits and NPCs can take the brunt of the damage, giving you more time to find an opening.

Fielding maximum available summoned allies dramatically improves success probabilities against Promised Consort Radahn in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Your spirit ash summon and NPC companions can divert Radahn’s attention and absorb aggression temporarily, providing crucial recovery opportunities. This proves particularly advantageous for ranged spellcasters or players focusing on bleed application through strategic strikes.

Upon achieving victory, you’ll obtain the Remembrance of a God and a Lord, exchangeable for these options:

Option 1: Greatsword of Radahn (Lord)

• Type: Colossal Sword
• Effect/description: Promised Consort
• Stat scaling: Str D, Dex D, Int E
• Stat requirements: Str 22, Dex 18, and Fai 12

Option 2: Greatsword of Radahn (Light)

• Type: Colossal Sword
• Effect/description: Lightspeed Slash
• Stat scaling: Str D, Dex D, and Int E
• Stat requirements: Str 38, Dex 12, and Int 15

Option 3: Light of Miquella

• Type: Incantation
• Effect/description: Annihilates foes with a pillar of light.
• Stat requirement: Fai 72
• FP cost: 48

Make sure you duplicate Radahn’s Remembrance, unless you want to fight him two more times in succeeding runs.

Additional notable acquisitions include:

• Let Us Go Together emote – Acquired upon boss defeat or if your character succumbs to the Holy Hug.
• Circlet of Light head armor – Obtained through Memory Orb interaction (conclusion cinematic).
• NPC rewards – Collect additional compensation from NPC allies whose questlines you completed.

This concludes our comprehensive strategy guide for defeating the final boss in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. For comprehensive reward information, consult our boss Remembrances guide.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree transports you to the Realm of Shadow where you pursue Miquella the Empyrean. For additional tactical guidance, visit our guides hub.

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