All boss locations in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree introduces lots of new bosses, here’s a breakdown of all the new bosses you’ll face in the story and beyond.

Just like the base game, the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree expansion of stuffed full of dangerous bosses for players to face. While the story will bring players into contact with most of them, there are also a bunch of hidden bosses stashed away in the world that can be hunted down.

There are also lots of bosses stalking the wilds who can be found simply by riding around the open world. Then there’s some immensely powerful endgame bosses who are even tougher than the DLC’s final story boss. Below, we’ve included every boss we’ve found in Shadow of the Erdtree so far.

Story bosses in Shadow of the Erdtree

Here’s a list of every main story boss you need to fight to progress in the story in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

We’ve also added a difficulty rating from 1-5, based on our experience fighting these bosses. The number 1 represents relatively easy while 5 represents incredibly difficult.

Boss	Location	Reward	Difficulty Rating
Divine Beast Dancing Lion	Belurat Tower Settlement, Theatre of the Divine Beast	Remembrance of the Dancing Lion, Dancing Lion Head	3
Rellana, Twin Moon Knight	Castle Ensis, Ensis Moongazing Grounds	Remembrance of the Twin Moon Knight	4
Golden Hippopotamus	Shadow Keep, Main Gate Plaza	Scadutree Fragment	3
Romina, Saint of the Bud	Church of the Bud, Ancient Ruins of Rauh	Remembrance of the Saint of the Bud	2
Messmer The Impaler	Shadow Keep, Messmer’s Dark Chamber	Remembrance of the Impaler	4
Followers of Miquella	Cleansing Chamber, Enir-Ilim	Redmane Freyja’s set, Moore’s set, Hornsent’s set, Needle Knight Leda’s set, Dryleaf Dane’s set	2
Promised Consort Radahn / Radahn, Consort of Miquella	Divine Gate, Enir-Ilim	Remembrance of a God and a Lord	5

Hidden bosses in Shadow of the Erdtree

The bosses below are all hidden off the beaten track and not part of the main story quest of Shadow the Erdtree.

Some of these are mighty endgame bosses while others are guardians of a particular dungeon. Each one is optional but offers its own unique rewards and lore.

Boss	Location	Rewards	Difficulty Rating
Red Bear	Northern Nameless Mausoleum	Red Bear’s Claw, Fang Helm and Iron Rivet set	2
Ralva the Red Bear	Highroad Cross, Scadu Atlus	Pelt of Ralva	1
Rugalea the Red Bear	Rauh Ruins Base	Roar of Rugalea incantation	1
Curseblade Labirith	Bonny Gaol, Scadu Altus	Curseblade Meera Spirit Ashes	2
Ancient Dragon Senessax	Jagged Peak Mountainside	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	4
Demi-Human Swordsman Onze	Belurat Gaol, Gravesite Plain	Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh Spirit Ashes	2
Bayle the Dread	Jagged Peak Summit	Heart of Bayle	5
Putrescent Knight	Garden of Deep Purple	Remembrance of the Putrescent	4
Ancient Dragon Man	Dragon Pit’s, Gravesite Plain	Dragon Hunter’s Great Katana	2
Magma Wyrm	Dragon’s Pit, Gravesite Plain	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, Dragon Heart	3
Death Knight (Twin Axes)	Fog Rift Catacombs, Gravesite Plain	Death Knight’s Twin Axes, Crimson Amber Medallion +3	2
Chief Bloodfiend	Rivermouth Cave, Gravesite Plain	Blood Fiend Hexer’s Spirit Ashes	2
Jori, Elder Inquisitor	Forsaken Graveyard	Barbed Staff-Spear	4
Black Knight Edredd	Fort of Reprimand, Scadu Altus	Ash of War: Aspect of the Crucible: Wings	2
The Lamenter	Lamenter’s Gaol, Charo’s Hidden Grave	Lamenter Mask	3
Blackgaol Knight	Western Nameless Mausoleum, Gravesite Plain	Greatsword of Solitude, Solitude set	2
Death Knight	Scorpion River Catacombs, Rauh Ruins Base	Death Knight’s Long Hafted Axe, Cerulean Amber Medallion +3	2
Dancer of Ranah	Southern Nameless Mausoleum, Southern Shore	Dancing Blade of Ranah, Dancer’s set	3
Rakshasa	Recluses’ River Downstream, lower Scadu Altus	Rakshasa’s great katana, Rakshasa’s set	3
Commander Gaius	Shadow Keep back gate, Scadu Altus	Remembrance of the Wild Boar Rider	2
Metyr, Mother of Fingers	Cathedral of Manus Metyr, Scadu Altus	Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers	1
Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame	Midra’s Manse, Abyssal Woods	Remembrance of the Lord of Frenzied Flame	3
Dryleaf Dane	Moorth Ruins, Scadu Altus	Dane’s Hat, Dryleaf Arts	1
Scadutree Avatar	Scadutree Base, Scadu Altus	Remembrance of the Shadow Sunflower, Miquella’s Great Rune	2

Field bosses in Shadow of the Erdtree

Field bosses in Shadow of the Erdtree work a lot like they did in the base game of Elden Ring. These are usually colossal beasts that patrol the world map and can be fought anytime.

However, in some instances, they’re better avoided until you’re capable of taking them down.

Boss	Location	Reward	Difficulty Rating
Furnace Golem	Scorched Ruins, Gravesite Plain / Ellac River / Shadow Keep entrance / Rauh Ruins / Castle Watering Hole, Scadu Altus	Crystal Tear	5
Ghostflame Dragon	Abandoned Ailing Village in Gravesite Plain / Scadu Atlus, Messmer’s soldier camp / Cerulean Coast, Southern Shore	Dragon Heart / Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	3
Ulcerated Tree Spirits	Belurat, Tower Settlement / Ellac Riverbed / Church District of the Shadow Keep	Runes / Immunizing Horn Charm +2	3
Jagged Peak Drakes	3x In Jagged Peak (two are fighting each other)	Dragon Heart / Dragonscale Flesh	3
Tree Senitnels	x2 in the Hinterlands	Blessing of Marika	3
Fallingstar Beast	Hinterlands, Scadu Altus	Gravitational Missile spell	3
Death Rite Bird	Graveyard in Charo’s Hidden Grave	Ash of War: Ghostflame Call	3
Demi-Human Queen Marigga	Cerulean Coast West Site of Grace, Southern Shore	Star-Ligned Sword	1
Golden Hippopotamus	1. Upper Rauh’s Ruins, south of the Viaduct Minor Tower 2. Charo’s Hidden Grave, west of the Charo’s Hidden Grave grace	Scadutree Fragments	3

Some of these bosses are reskins or the same as others, but don’t take any lightly, as some may look the same but have more health and power than the previous version you faced.

Want to know what we thought of the expansion? Check out our review of Shadow of the Erdtree.