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Royal Knight Loretta guide: How to beat Royal Knight Loretta in Elden RingLearn how to defeat Royal Knight Loretta in Elden Ring
Learn how to defeat Royal Knight Loretta in Elden Ring
Looking for a Royal Knight Loretta boss fight walkthrough?Royal Knight Loretta is one of many mounted bosses inElden Ring, but that doesn’t mean you can just hop onTorrentfor an easy win. Instead, Royal Knight Loretta gallops around in a fairly tight arena while you’re grounded, forcing you to fight on your feet. That makes this a particularly tough boss fight, but we’re here to help.
Royal Knight Loretta location
Royal Knight Loretta is found in asmall courtyard at the end of Caria Manor. This is a castle in the northwest ofLiurniaof the Lakes, known for its creepy hand spiders and the popularSword of Night and Flamethat you’ll find within. When you find Loretta, you’ll notice that there is another wall of fog on the opposite side of the arena from where you entered. This leads behind Caria Manor, where you will find the Three Sisters, a range of three towers. Within, you can startRanni’s questline, which can lead to aspecial ending.
We recommend exploring other areas tolevel upto around level 50 before fighting Royal Knight Loretta. This should be easy enough, as you’ll probably fightGodrick the Grafted, theRed Wolf of Radagon, andRennala, Queen of the Full Moon, before heading to Caria Manor.
While Royal Knight Loretta does force you to fight from the ground, we have a few handy tips that will make this fight a breeze. These include information about her attack pattern, weaknesses, and resistances. You can watch our guides editor, Ollie, battle Royal Knight Loretta below, and then we’ll explain our five top tips for this fight.
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Elden Ring Boss Guide - Royal Knight Loretta
How to beat Royal Knight Loretta: tops tips for success
1. Boost your magic defence with certain armor sets and talismans
Royal Knight Loretta uses a lot of magical attacks. While you can try to avoid her spells with well-timed rolls, sometimes they just occur too fast and too often. This means you might take a couple of hits from a spell, which could quickly kill your Tarnished if you aren’t prepared.
To survive the fight against Royal Knight Loretta,we recommend wearing armor and talismans that boost your protection from magic damage. Some of thebest armor sets in Elden Ring, such as Rennala’s Queen of the Full Moon set and the Spellblade set, massively boost your magic protection. This will make the fight against Royal Knight Loretta much easier, as you will soak up her attacks without cause for concern.
There are also plenty ofpowerful talismansthat you can use to make the Royal Knight Loretta boss fight easier. TheSpelldrake Talisman, located in Earthbore Cave in the North of the Weeping Peninsula, boosts your magic damage negation, making most of Royal Knight Loretta’s attacks deal far less damage.
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2. Watch out for Loretta’s magic attacks
Loretta has two forms of attacks: melee attacks with her spear and magic attacks that will track your character.These magic attacks are troublesome and will end your run if you don’t pay attention. Try to constantly be aware of when Loretta is powering up a magic attack and get some distance so that you can easily avoid them as they approach.
Loretta uses various tracking spells, including a form ofGlintstone StarsandGlintblade Phalanx. To avoid these, get some distance and then roll to the side just before they hit your character. In the second phase, she will also start using theLoretta’s Greatbowspell that deals massive damage. This is obviously telegraphed with a long charge-up animation, so you’ll have plenty of time to back off.
Rolling on time is crucial for avoiding these attacks, so consider using theCrucible Feather Talisman. This increases the iframes when you dodge, making Royal Knight Loretta’s spells much easier to avoid. You can find this in Auriza Hero’s Grave, a dungeon located on the Capital Outskirts, southeast of theDraconic Tree Sentinel boss fight.
3. Use jump attacks to stagger Loretta
After avoiding any spells, run towards Loretta anduse jump attacks to break her poise. Eventually, you can stagger Loretta, opening her up to some easy attacks. This will also let you perform a powerful visceral attack that will help you get the upper hand. To do this, simply move over to the small glowing part when Loretta is knocked down and do a light attack. This will enter a special attack animation that does huge damage.
Jump attacks are quicker than charged heavy attacks, so we suggest using these to stay mobile during the fight. Pull off one or two jump attacks and then back off, as Loretta will probably start powering up an attack shortly after.
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4. Don’t attack from behind
When dealing your damage,we suggest staying at the front of Loretta’s horse. If you stand behind the horse, Loretta will make her horse kick their hind legs out, which will send you flying and could lead to an easy death. She has a similar move that will happen when you attack from the front, but it is telegraphed much more obviously, allowing you to back away and dodge with ease.
5. Stay patient when Loretta uses multiple attacks
Loretta will tend to chain attacks together, so keep an eye on her animations and prepare to roll more than once. When making melee attacks, Loretta will swing her spear up to four times before taking a break, while her magic attacks are much more relentless.
Loretta can even cast a few of the magic attacks mentioned above at once, which can quickly get overwhelming. Be prepared to avoid multiple bursts of magic in quick succession, as you might get hit unexpectedly if you assume Loretta will fire one and then wait.
Stay patient and keep your distance until you’re sure that Loretta has exhausted her current burst of magic attacks. Then, you can head in and use those jump attacks we mentioned to deal some easy damage.
That covers everything you need to know to defeat Royal Knight Loretta in Elden Ring. If you need more help, make sure you’re using one of thebest weapons in Elden Ringfor this fight. If you want to push ahead on your quest to 100% Elden Ring, check out ourElden Ring walkthroughandElden Ring sidequestsguide. This also covers other NPCs that lead tooptional endings, such asFia, Deathbed Companion. To upgrade your Tarnished further, check out ourElden Ring Golden SeedsandSacred Tearslocations guides.
