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Fire Giant boss fight guide: How to beat the Fire Giant in Elden RingLearn how to defeat the Fire Giant in Elden Ring
Learn how to defeat the Fire Giant in Elden Ring
Need a Fire Giant boss fight walkthrough?As you continue along themain questinElden Ring, you will encounter the Fire Giant in the Mountaintops of the Giants region. This is a necessary boss that you must defeat forevery ending, and it’s a tough one. Fortunately, we’re here to help with a few top tips that will make the Fire Giant an easy endgame battle.
12 Elden Ring Tips And Tricks To Help You Easily Conquer The First 10 HoursWatch on YouTube
12 Elden Ring Tips And Tricks To Help You Easily Conquer The First 10 Hours
Fire Giant location: Where to find the Fire Giant in Elden Ring
To find the Fire Giant, you must travel to the Mountaintops of the Giants. To reach the Mountaintops, you must go toLeyndell. Once there, head to the Great Erdtree, where Melina will entrust you with the Rold Medallion. Then, you must pass through the Forbidden Lands (a fairly linear area to the East of Leyndell, Royal Capital) and head to the Grand Lift of Rold, where you can use the Rold Medallion to ascend into the Mountaintops.
We recommend fighting the Fire Giant at level 110, so you might want to explore some optional areas or complete someNPC sidequeststolevel upfirst. Certain quests, such asRanniandFia’sstorylines, can also lead to alternateendingsthat you might want to explore.
How to beat the Fire Giant: tops tips for success
The Fire Giant is one of Elden Ring’s most notorious bosses, but a recent issue made the fight much easier. Patch 1.04 introduced a bug that would instantly kill the Fire Giant upon reaching the second phase if you recently inflicted a status effect, such as bleed or rot. However, FromSoftwarefixed this glitch in patch 1.07, released on April 27th, so you won’t be able to take advantage of this accidental weakness.
Here are our top tips for defeating the Fire Giant in Elden Ring:
1. Boost your fire damage negation
As the name suggests, the Fire Giant deals a hefty amount of fire damage. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways toincrease your protection against fire. The easiest item that’ll help with this is theFlamedrake Talisman. This is apowerful talismanthat increases your fire damage negation. You’ll find it in Groveside Cave in Limgrave.
There are also stronger variants of this talisman hidden in late-game areas, but collecting them will prove more challenging. TheFlamedrake Talisman +1is found along the edge of the walls in Leyndell, Royal Capital, but you can’t collect it until you defeatMorgott, the Omen King.Flamedrake Talisman +2, which offers a total of 20% extra fire damage negation, will drop after killing the Beastmen ofFarum Azulain Caelid’s Dragonbarrow Cave.
If you want to boost your fire damage negation even further, you can also use theFireproof Dried Liverconsumable. This acts similarly to the Flamedrake Talisman, but it is craftable. To make Fireproof Dried Liver, you’ll need to get theArmorer’s Cookbook (1)from a soldier camp on the ridge above Murkwater Cave, also in Limgrave.
To find ways to boost your fire protection even further, take a look at our list of thebest armor sets in Elden Ringto find some gear that might boost your fire damage negation.
2. Use Torrent to stay agile as you approach
As you approach the Fire Giant, it will usually use a large metal plate to send a wave of snow towards your character. This is an incredibly powerful move that could instantly kill you. It’s also very hard to dodge on foot, so it’s a rough start to the fight.
Fortunately, you canuseTorrentto dash away from this shockwave. Torrent moves much faster than your character, so you’ll be able to use its dash to sprint to the side and avoid taking damage altogether.
You could also use theOpaline Bubbletear, a Crystal Tear that provides a one-time bubble shield to protect you from the next hit. Since the Fire Giant’s sweep attack can deal a fatal blow in one hit, this Crystal Tear might save you and secure a win against the Fire Giant. You’ll get the Opaline Bubbletear from the Erdtree Avatar at the Minor Erdtree in the Weeping Peninsula.
3. Attack the left ankle during the first phase
After dodging that initial attack,your main focus should be the Fire Giant’s left leg. This is the Fire Giant’s weakspot in the first phase, so try to land as many hits as possible here.
Of course, there are plenty of attacks to avoid while you wail on its poorly ankle. We’ll list some of the worst phase one attacks below that you should avoid while attacking the ankle:
4. Attack from behind in the second phase
While you might notice that hits to the arms deal more damage,we recommend avoiding the front side of the Fire Giant. If you stand in front, the giant will use a range of melee attacks that deal huge chunks of damage. This could end your run in a heartbeat, so we suggest playing it safe and attacking from behind. This will make the Fire Giant’s attack pattern a little more limited and the fight much easier.
5. Trigger the fire orbs to stop their tracking
Throughout the fight,the Fire Giant will occasionally generate two orbs of fire. These will slowly move towards the player, tracking wherever you go. When they get close, they’ll start to glow before erupting in a fiery explosion.
When the Fire Giant summons these orbs, move close to make them glow and then quickly dash away. The orbs will pulse briefly, giving you time to back off to a safe distance before they detonate. Controlling the explosions like this will help you avoid any pesky fire orb sneak attacks later on.
That covers everything you need to know to defeat the Fire Giant in Elden Ring. If you want to deal more damage, take a look at our list of thebest weapons in Elden Ring. To improve your character even further, considerrespeccingso that you can change your playstyle to fit one of thebest builds in Elden Ring. If you’re looking for other challenges, consider using the Grand Lift of Rold to reach theConsecrated Snowfield, where you canfind and beat Malenia, Blade of Miquella.
