If you want to reach the Forge of Giants, you must face this huge enemy. He is one of the final bosses in the story. We tell you how to kill him.
The Fire Giant is one of the most special bosses in the Elden Ring . Not only because of how big he is, but because it is possible to fight both on foot and on horseback. It is essential to kill him in order to complete the game, and it is possible that the first few times you fight him you will be discouraged or consider that it is an unfair fight. But fear not: follow our tips and strategies and don’t let your journey end here.
How to defeat the Fire Giant
- First phase of the combat: it is a somewhat special fight, so instead of focusing on a fixed tactic, we are going to list the steps that you must follow based on what the enemy does . If he launches a shock wave, cover yourself with the shield. If it throws fireballs, roll to the side to avoid it. In the face of physical blows, it is best to roll towards him and place yourself next to his legs. Finally, when he summons spheres of fire, they are the ones that approach you with the intention of exploding; let them do it and run away just when they start to glow.
The weak point of this first version of the Fire Giant is his left foot , something that you will detect when you see that he has a kind of bone attached to his ankle. You have to break it, and then continue hitting said foot (without forgetting the steps that we mentioned above) until finally, it gets angry and what we tell you next happens…
- Second phase of combat– Be very careful when you take enough health from him and start a cutscene. The enemy has changed both his appearance, how he moves and his attacks. That is why in this second part we are going to fight on horseback . His transformation will begin with a meteor shower; stand back and let them fall. So, get ready to gallop all over the map and never stop moving, otherwise it will be impossible to dodge his fire projectiles.
There are two recommended strategies. The safest is to run behind his back and hit him to get away again ; it’s slow but sure. The second, faster but also more risky, is to get a little closer to cause him to do physical combos. He usually ends the combos with a double punch to the ground that leaves him stunned for 2-3 seconds, perfect time to run past and hit his hands, which are his weak point .
Trick to kill the Fire Giant easily
If even following the strategy it resists you and you want to finish it in the blink of an eye, there is an infallible trick that has not been corrected by any patch so far. It consists of making him die alone by falling off a cliff . In the following video we show you the way in which the YouTube user DPJ achieves it.
We have tested it and we can confirm that it works and it is not a specific case.
The steps you must follow
- You enter the fight and wait for him to get a little closer to your position.
- You skirt the stage to the left to the raised area and jump over the ledge.
- The Fire Giant will try to come at you from the same ledge, but won’t be able to survive the fall.