How to beat the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss Radahn
Jun. 24, 2024Promised Consort Radahn and Miquella are the last and final boss of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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The Shadow of the Erdtree final boss is Radahn, now Promised Consort Radahn and attended to by Miquella himself, having being reincarnated and reborn through the Divinity Gate at the top of Enir-Ilim. This final boss fight is one of the most brutal encounters in all of Elden Ring, a two-phase encounter in which the player battles Radahn at first, and then Radahn empowered by Miquella’s Holy power - and that second phase is a nightmare that few can even reach, let alone conquer.
However! Radahn is not impossible, and a skilled player will be able to bring down Miquella’s Consort if they’re careful, understand the attack patterns, create a clever build and protect themselves against the humungous amounts of holy damage in the second phase. It won’t be easy, but I’ve done it myself, and I promise you that you’ll get there. Ready up, Tarnished - it’s time to beat Promised Consort Radahn, final boss of Shadow of the Erdtree.
How to beat Radahn in Shadow of the Erdtree
We’ll go into far more detail below about how to beat Promised Consort Radahn, last of theShadow of the Erdtree main bosses, but here’s a quick summary of some key points.
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Both Promised Consort Radahn and Phase 2, Consort of Miqulla, have the same weaknesses:status effects like Bleed, Scarlet Rot, Frostbite and, to a lesser extent, Poison,are something that Radahn quickly succumbs to, at least compared to other bosses.
When we specify Poison “to a lesser extent”, it’s only that he has so much health that poison’s slow drain isn’t as meaningful as a person might hope. But otherwise this all makes a lot of sense: in lore, Radahn is a character known for being corrupted by the Scarlet Rot created by his infamous sister Malenia, so it tracks that the same and similar methods will work on him. Bleed is a particularly good option for many players, as there’s many powerful Bleed weapons like theShadow of the Erdtree Rakshasa’s Great Katana.
Before going into the arena at the top of Enir-Ilim, there’s absolutely some steps that you should take, no matter your build.
In Phase 1, you’re up against Radahn on his own, using a mixture of sword strikes and gravity magic to keep up pressure. As a rule, you want tostay agile and try and get behind him where possible, using heavy attacks and letting your Ash summon distract him.
This is by far the easier of the two phases, but “easier” is a very relative term here. You should absolutely make use of this -go aggressive to make the most of this, so ideally you can get to Phase 2 with as many Healing Flasks as possible.
Below, we’ve got all of Promised Consort Radahn’s attack patterns, and how you handle them. Keep in mind that Radahn has a few basic sword slashes that can link these more complex moves, but these can generally be avoided with simple rolls or shields.
Here are Radahn’s attacks:
Bring Radahn down to 50% health, and a cinematic will trigger that brings you to phase 2 - and one boss becomes two.
Radahn’s Phase 2 is infinitely tougher and more brutal than Phase 1, unfortunately. Miquella appears through the Divine Gate and begins literally hanging on his brother’s back, granting himmassive amounts of Holy powerthat infuse his attacks, granting a whole new set of moves.
When this phase starts, you’ll appear at a slight distance from Radahn and Miquella, squaring them down.This’ll probably give you a brief moment to drink a potion or cast a spell- but you don’t have long. Use this moment well, according to your needs.
In Phase 2, the thing to be wary about is thatRadahn’s attacks are just complex in a way that’s just hard to keep track of.A sword strike now summons rifts of light from the ground that you also need to be wary of, a jumping attack now has ethereal holograms to try and throw off your timing, and a shockwave now has extra lightning strikes that act as wildcards. If Phase 1 was the time to act aggressively,now is the time to play defensively and invest in all the resources you saved in Phase 1.Stay mobile, let any surviving summons draw focus, and see if you can inflict status effects that’ll wear the big bugger down.
It’s also worth acknowledging theIllusions.Radahn’s phase 2 has many attacks that send glowing, spectral copies of himself. Don’t worry - these are harmless, but they’re trying to throw off your responses. See him as the distraction as they are and wait for Radahn himself to go for you.
With that in mind, we’ll cover the main attack patterns of Radahn, Consort of Miquella below. Of course, knowing what to do isn’t the same thing as learning how to do it well - that’s just practice. Still, we can give you that initial lesson for you to learn from. This is in effect the last ever challenge of Elden Ring - so good luck. You’re going to need it.
Phase 2 Radahn’s attacks are as follows:
It’s… a lot, but it can be done. Don’t lose hope, don’t be afraid to respec, and always consider getting more Scadutree Fragments if you’re not sure you’re tough enough.
Beating both Phases of Promised Consort Radahn ultimately is the end of the main story, but there are also some more tangible rewards - Radahnisone of theShadow of the Erdtree Remembrance bosses, after all.
The Remembrance can actually be redeemed for three potential rewards, the Light of Miquella Incantation, or either of Radahn’s Blades; Colossal Swords which have different stats and skills accordingly.
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