The 12 hardest bosses in Elden Ring Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The 12 hardest bosses in Elden Ring We rank the nastiest encounters in the Lands Between Video by Liam Richardson Video Producer Published on March 24, 2022 18 comments I've spent over 40 hours with Elden Ring and I'm still not very good at it. At this stage I'm less of a worthy Tarnished warrior on their way to be crowned the Elden Lord and instead more of a Mr. Bean type, accidentally succeeding through sheer incompetence alone. I can't explain it, but my method of defeating Godrick had the same energy as Bean making a sandwich, in that I think the game eventually just took pity on me and let me win the fight to save me any further embarrasment. I'm coming to terms with the fact I may never finish Elden Ring. I'm only in the second proper area, but I'm finding encounters to require a level of patience I simply don't possess. Its boss fights are simply too hard. But if I'm struggling this much at such an early stage, what else could Elden Ring possibly have to offer? What types of monstrosities lurk in the farthest reaches of the Lands Between, and how difficult are they to defeat? Spoilers, naturally, below. To help answer this question I sat down with Guides Editor Ollie who has spent countless hours battling his way through the game over the past few weeks. Ollie has faced pretty much every single one of Elden Ring's 100+ bosses to bring you his exhaustive list detailing all of their locations, making him our foremost expert on everything that snarls, dribbles or howls in the game. In the video above, Ollie reveals his list of the 12 hardest baddies he's faced in Elden Ring. Ollie's list is fascinating for a number of reasons. For starters, it highlights just how personal your time with Elden Ring can be, with Ollie's melee focused character struggling against certain eldritch nasties that ranged users may consider to be a walk in the park. Ollie also does a fantastic job of including early-game enemies that he found particularly tricky, rather than stuffing the list full of end-game encounters. Meanwhile, I'm there to make very important comments about what each boss is wearing and how much they resemble haunted drinks. You're welcome. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings FromSoftware recently nerfed an overpowered ability known as the Mimic Tear, which we discuss a fair amount in the video. The game's PVP component has also been ovverun by dangerous rolling invaders that bear a startling resemblance to a certain blue hedgehog. If this were a list of the most cursed enemies in Elden Ring, this fella would be right at the top. Are there any bosses you found particularly tricky when playing Elden Ring? How do you find the game's encounters stack up against those found in previous Souls games? Let us know in the comments below. More Videos Five unusual Steam Deck accessories - which are the best? Hitting up Etsy for some unofficial Deck extras James Archer 2 weeks ago 7 Our eight favourite games from Gamescom Opening Night Live Team RPS talks the best bits of Geoffcom Liam Richardson 1 month ago 7 Steam Deck: The Second Opinion Katharine gives us her first impressions of Valve's handheld hardware Liam Richardson 3 months ago 33 PAX Rising Showcase 2022 Round-up 12 cool games to have on your radar Liam Richardson 3 months ago 2 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here