Here’s what you need to do to find and defeat the Death Knight, one of the optional bosses in the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. While extremely powerful, he has a weak point that’s very easy to exploit.
The story of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is full of bosses . Among the optional bosses we find the Death Knight , an extremely strong and dangerous warrior.
Where to find the Death Knight
The Death Knight can be found at the end of the optional dungeon Scorpion River Catacombs , in the Ruins of Rauh . There is a second version in the Misty Rift Catacombs , in the same region.
How to defeat the Death Knight
Look, they called him “Death Knight” because “Bad Warrior”, “Herald of Destruction” or “Devourer of Worlds” must have been busy, but you get the idea.
He is totally and absolutely lethal in melee combat , although it is relatively easy to parry him if you have a little patience until you learn the timing of his attacks… but the risk is that he will kill you with a combo.
The bastard can fire a bolt of lightning that is followed by other bolts of lightning and does savage damage at long range. But if he’s far away, he’ll teleport to your side , which is usually followed immediately by a blow that you won’t be able to avoid because, almost certainly, he’ll do it from behind. At close range he usually uses the three-hit combo , which, if you’re looking for the parry , is what you want to do.
But the big problem comes with the special attacks . If you see him jump , dodge at the last moment . It doesn’t matter if it’s a normal attack or an electric one, it doesn’t have an area of damage. If you see him electrify the axe before turning, it’s better to let him hit you . He’ll knock you to the ground and the invincibility frames when you fall will prevent you from eating the circle of lightning that appears around him. Obviously, if you see that you can dodge the axe blow, jump over the lightning, but if you’re too close it’s better to let him hit you than to try to roll to dodge and get electrocuted.
And then there’s the mother of all attacks, the death blow . If he blows up the cape around him, with a black cloud, you have to try to dodge the death blow . If you don’t, he’ll almost certainly kill you.
And you say, “But Captain Obvious, this thing is a mean beast and it’s optional. I might as well just leave it.” Well, NO, because it has a curious weak point: dragon magic . Enchantments like Fortissax’s Flashing Lance or Lansseax’s Glaive (both from the base game) cause it to lose its balance and interrupt any attack . Have your mimic tear carry them before you summon it so that it can simultaneously bait and block their attacks and the fight will be… eh… well, less difficult.
It should be noted that both versions, the long axe and the dual axe versions, are basically the same . The only difference is the basic combo.
Rewards for defeating the Death Knight
Depending on which Knight you defeat, you will get a different drop .
- Death Knight of the Scorpion River Catacombs :
- Death Knight’s Long Axe.
- Cerulean Amber Medallion +3.
- Death Knight of the Misty Rift Catacombs :
- Twin axes of the Death Knight.
- Crimson Amber Medallion +3