Highlights
- Not all Elden Ring players appreciate the underrated bosses, like Miranda The Blighted Bloom, who may surprise players with poison attacks.
- The Spiritcaller Snail in Road's End Catacombs offers a challenging balance between defeating spirits and dodging attacks.
- The Ulcerated Tree Spirit is just one of the many awe-inspiring bosses players will encounter in their quest to become the Elden Lord.
Elden Ring has countless bosses that players must face not only to progress the main story, but also plenty of optional bosses for players that are wishing to gain experience or various weaponry to use while progressing Elden Ring. While many players have their favorite bosses or those they find to be incredibly difficult, there are plenty of underrated bosses that many Elden Lords tend to gloss over or forget about during their playthrough.
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While the likes of the Elden Beast or the battle against Malenia may not be seen here, there are plenty of other incredible bosses that deserve some extra love and attention from those that are on their quest to become the Elden Lord and may even have a little more respect for these epic enemies when they meet them next.
8 Miranda The Blighted Bloom
Simple Yet Interesting
- Tombsward Cave
- Perfumer's Grotto
Players are likely to encounter multiple Giant Miranda Sprouts as regular enemies throughout their adventure in Elden Ring, though Miranda The Blighted Bloom is the only time players will encounter this enemy by itself and, while it may not be the most glorious battle in the game, players are left to take on this oversize plant in a small room of the Tombsward Cave.
Players may find themselves having a surprisingly hard time dealing with this Miranda Sprout, as Miranda The Blighted Bloom, and her small Miranda Sprout allies fill the entire room with poison that risks killing the player quickly. Therefore, players will need to stock up on Neutralizing Boluses or find a way to kill her quickly enough to not die of the poison first.
7 Spiritcaller Snail
Players Aren't The Only Ones With Access To Spirits
- Road's End Catacombs
- Spiritcaller Cave
Like Miranda The Blighted Bloom, the Spiritcaller Snail is a regular enemy that players may face as a boss occasionally in Elden Ring. While this may cause many players to forget them by the end of their adventure, players are still fondly reminded of the underrated boss battle the first time they likely encounter the Spiritcaller Snail in the Road's End Catacombs or Spiritcaller Cave.
Players will need to search around the boss room to find the actual boss snail, while the Spiritcaller snail continues to throw some of the deadliest spirits at the player to defeat. Balancing between the spirit and the snail can be quite a challenge, especially as the Spiritcaller snail will teleport around the room to save itself.
6 Ulcerated Tree Spirit
Countless Battles But Still Unique
Players are likely to encounter all sorts of wondrous bosses during their adventures in Elden Ring, with many of them being not only large but also incredibly lethal. The Ulcerated Tree Spirit is one of many bosses that players will encounter multiple times in Elden Ring.
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Due to how often the Ulcerated Tree Spirit is seen both in and out of boss locations, many players hoping to become the Elden Lord have forgotten the intense nature of taking on an Ulcerated Tree Spirit as it recklessly throws itself around its boss room, which makes it look like it's impossible to get a hit on the spirit, not to mention the holy damage it also has available.
5 Dragonkin Soldier Of Nokstella
The Possible Dark Future Of Those That Wish To Be Dragons
- Ainsel River
Dragonkin Soldiers aren't only interesting bosses due to their collection of moves that see them eradicate players with various lighting and ice abilities, but also for their incredible lore that gives players a warning of what they could become from using too many dragon abilities.
The Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella is a prime example of an underrated boss, with the battle taking place not only in an incredible location within the Ainsel River but also likely the first time a player has come face-to-face with a disfigured person who appears to be changing into a dragon, while the player will never see that truly happen to their character, it's still unnerving and something to be remembered.
4 Ancestor Spirit
Easily Avoided But A Beautiful Battle
- Hallowhorn Grounds
The Ancestor Spirit may be a favorite boss for many players, but it's still arguably one of the most underrated bosses in Elden Ring. Countless players are likely to have completely missed both Ancestor Spirit boss fights if a player never decided to light every brazier within the Siofra River.
When fighting the Ancestor Spirit, players will first notice the incredibly calming music that plays in the background of an intense battle. Not to mention the beauty that is the Ancestor Spirit that makes every attempt at defeating this legendary deer-like creature feel like something that needs to be remembered.
3 Godskin Apostle
A Fight To Decide The King Of The Hill
- Dominula, Windmill Village
Continuing on the theme of underrated bosses with incredible battle locations, the Godskin Apostle is not only a challenge for most players but also a location that sees players almost falling to their deaths from the Dominula Windmill Village as the Godskin Apostle pushes the player closer to the edge.
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The location and the lead-up to the Godskin Apostle is only one part of why this boss is so underrated, as the agile humanoid creature that dresses itself in the skin of the gods, isn't entirely a person as its body stretches unnaturally to attack the player.
2 Tibia Mariner
More Than Just An Undead On A Boat
- Summonwater Village
- Liurnia of the Lakes
- Wyndham Ruins
- Mountaintops of the Giants
Many of the underrated bosses of Elden Ring are those that can be found on the field while exploring the entirety of the map. Tibia Mariners are one of many of this boss type that can be found rowing their boats surrounded by the dead. Even if players are only killing these bosses for the Deathroot they provide, each Tibia Mariner encounter includes managing various undead that he raises while also chasing the boatman.
Unlike other bosses that have actual weaponry, this underrated boss attacks the player through its magic from its horn as well as slamming the boat into anyone that gets too close, making for an interesting encounter every time.
1 Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
A Bug-Like Bull Creature With Gravitational Magic
- Mt. Gelmir
Out of all the underrated bosses of Elden Ring, one of the best for players to fight but is always forgotten is the Full-grown Fallingstar Beast. This four-legged bull creature with a bug-like head is more than just an animal, as it has the capability of using various gravity-themed spells.
This causes players to have to dodge out of the way of its charging attacks, while also keeping clear of its gravity ray abilities too. The Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast feels so different from any other boss in the game that makes this Fallingstar Beast a boss any player should test themselves against.
Elden Ring
- Platform(s)
- PS5 , Xbox One , PS4 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , PC
- Released
- February 25, 2022
- Developer(s)
- From Software
