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Elden Ring - Optional Bosses
Optional Bosses in Elden Ring don't need to be killed to finish the game but offer great items and other forms of utility to help you progress through The Lands Between. Read on to see every Optional Boss across all regions, including how to beat them!

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Elden Ring Optional Bosses
Limgrave
Liurnia of the Lakes
Caelid
Altus Plateau
Mountaintops of the Giants
Siofra River
Ainsel River
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Elden Ring Optional Bosses

Limgrave

Rec. Level	Boss	Location
TBD	Erdtree Avatar (Mausoleum Compound)	・Minor Erdtree (Caelid) ・Minor Erdtree (East Limgrave) ・Minor Erdtree (East Liurnia) ・Minor Erdtree (Weeping Peninsula)
TBD	Night's Cavalry (Limgrave)
1	Soldier of Godrick	・Stranded Graveyard
10	Tibia Mariner (Summonwater Village)	・Artist's Shack (Liurnia of the Lakes) ・Summonwater Village ・Wyndham Ruins
15	Bloodhound Knight Darriwil	・Forlorn Hound Evergaol
15	Erdtree Burial Watchdog (Stormfoot Catacombs)	・Cliffbottom Catacombs ・Impaler's Catacomb ・Minor Erdtree Catacombs ・Stormfoot Catacombs ・Wyndham Catacombs
15	Demi-Human Chief Duo	・Coastal Cave
15	Mad Pumpkin Head	・Caelem Ruins ・Waypoint Ruins
15	Stonedigger Troll (Limgrave Tunnels)	・Limgrave Tunnels ・Old Altus Tunnel
15	Flying Dragon Agheel	・Dragon-Burnt Ruins
15	Beastman of Farum Azula (Groveside Cave)	・Dragonbarrow Cave ・Groveside Cave
15	Patches	・Murkwater Cave
20	Tree Sentinel (Limgrave)	・Altus Plateau ・Limgrave
20	Leonine Misbegotten	・Castle Morne
20-40	Black Knife Assassin (Deathtouched Catacombs)	・Black Knife Catacombs ・Deathtouched Catacombs
20	Grafted Scion	・Chapel of Anticipation ・Stormveil Castle
20	Grave Warden Duelist	・Auriza Side Tomb ・Murkwater Catacombs
25	Ancient Hero of Zamor (Weeping Evergaol)	・Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave ・Sainted Hero's Grave ・Weeping Evergaol
30	Guardian Golem	・Highroad Cave
30	Crucible Knight (Stormhill Evergaol)	・Auriza Hero's Grave ・Stormhill Evergaol
30	Deathbird (Leyndell Outer Wall)	・Altus Plateau ・Limgrave ・Liurnia of the Lakes
30	Scaly Misbegotten	・Morne Tunnel
35	Miranda the Blighted Bloom	・Tombsward Cave
40	Runebear	・Earthbore Cave

Liurnia of the Lakes

Rec. Level	Boss	Location
TBD	Erdtree Avatar (Mausoleum Compound)	・Minor Erdtree (Caelid) ・Minor Erdtree (East Limgrave) ・Minor Erdtree (East Liurnia) ・Minor Erdtree (Weeping Peninsula)
TBD	Night's Cavalry (Limgrave)
15	Spirit-Caller Snail (Road's End Catacombs)	・Road's End Catacombs
28	Adan, Thief of Fire	・Malefactor's Evergaol
30	Omenkiller	・Perfumer's Grotto ・Village of the Albinaurics
30	Deathbird (Leyndell Outer Wall)	・Altus Plateau ・Limgrave ・Liurnia of the Lakes
35	Crystalian Ringblade	・Academy Crystal Cave ・Altus Tunnel ・Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel ・Sellia Hideaway
40	Royal Revenant	・Kingsrealm Ruins
40	Glintstone Dragon Smarag	・Liurnia of the Lakes
50	Magma Wyrm Makar	・Ruin-Strewn Precipice
50-70	Godskin Noble (Liurnia Tower Bridge)	・Divine Tower of Liurnia ・Spiritcaller's Cave ・Volcano Manor
90	Death Rite Bird (Apostate Derelict)	・Caelid ・Liurnia of the Lakes ・Mountaintops of the Giants
100	Glintstone Dragon Adula	・Cathedral of Manus Celes ・Ranni's Rise

Caelid

Rec. Level	Boss	Location
TBD	Night's Cavalry (Limgrave)
TBD	Godskin Apostle (Dominula Windmill Village)	・Divine Tower of Caelid ・Dominula, Windmill Village ・Spiritcaller's Cave
TBD	Putrid Crystalian Trio	・Sellia Hideaway
•30(Caelid) •90 (Consecrated Snowfield)	Putrid Avatar (Elphael Outer Wall)	・Caelid ・Mountaintops of the Giants
TBD	Erdtree Avatar (Mausoleum Compound)	・Minor Erdtree (Caelid) ・Minor Erdtree (East Limgrave) ・Minor Erdtree (East Liurnia) ・Minor Erdtree (Weeping Peninsula)
40	Cleanrot Knight Duo (Abandoned Cave)	・Abandoned Cave ・Stillwater Cave
50	Frenzied Duelist	・Gaol Cave
50	Battlemage Hugues	・Caelid
50	Misbegotten Warrior	・Redmane Castle ・Unsightly Catacombs
50	Commander O'Neil	・Swamp of Aeonia
50	Flying Dragon Greyll	・Caelid
60	Magma Wyrm	・Fort Laeidd ・Gael Tunnel ・Volcano Manor
60	Nox Swordstress and Nox Priest	・Sellia, Town of Sorcery
60	Putrid Tree Spirit (War-Dead Catacombs)	・War-Dead Catacombs
70	Fallingstar Beast (Sellia Crystal Tunnel)	・Sellia Crystal Tunnel
70	Decaying Ekzykes	・Caelid
80	Black Blade Kindred (Bestial Sanctum)	・Bestial Sanctum
80	Bell Bearing Hunter (Isolated Merchant's Shack)	・Church of Vows ・Hermit Merchant's Shack ・Isolated Merchant's Shack (Caelid) ・Warmaster's Shack
90	Death Rite Bird (Apostate Derelict)	・Caelid ・Liurnia of the Lakes ・Mountaintops of the Giants

Altus Plateau

Rec. Level	Boss	Location
TBD	Night's Cavalry (Limgrave)
TBD	Godskin Apostle (Dominula Windmill Village)	・Divine Tower of Caelid ・Dominula, Windmill Village ・Spiritcaller's Cave
20	Tree Sentinel (Limgrave)	・Altus Plateau ・Limgrave
30	Crucible Knight (Stormhill Evergaol)	・Auriza Hero's Grave ・Stormhill Evergaol
30	Deathbird (Leyndell Outer Wall)	・Altus Plateau ・Limgrave ・Liurnia of the Lakes
50-70	Godskin Noble (Liurnia Tower Bridge)	・Divine Tower of Liurnia ・Spiritcaller's Cave ・Volcano Manor
50	Misbegotten Warrior	・Redmane Castle ・Unsightly Catacombs
50	Necromancer Garris	・Sage's Cave
50	Onyx Lord	・Sealed Tunnel
60	Draconic Tree Sentinel	・Leyndell, Royal Capital
60	Demi-Human Queen Gilika	・Lux Ruins
65	Fell Twins	・Divine Tower of East Altus
70	Abductor Virgins	・Volcano Manor
70	Fallingstar Beast (Sellia Crystal Tunnel)	・Sellia Crystal Tunnel
70	Elemer of the Briar	・The Shaded Castle
70	Godefroy the Grafted	・Golden Lineage Evergaol
70	Sanguine Noble	・Writheblood Ruins
70	Wormface	・Altus Plateau
70	Demi-Human Queen Margot	・Volcano Cave
70	Demi-Human Queen Maggie	・Hermit Village
70	Kindred of Rot Duo	・Seethewater Cave
70	Perfumer Tricia and Misbegotten Warrior	・Unsightly Catacombs
70	Red Wolf of the Champion	・Gelmir Hero's Grave
70	Esgar, Priest of Blood	・Altus Plateau
75	Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast	・Altus Plateau
85	Crucible Knight Ordovis and Crucible Knight	・Auriza Hero's Grave
100	Mohg, The Omen	・Leyndell, Royal Capital
100	Ancient Dragon Lansseax	・Altus Plateau

Mountaintops of the Giants

Rec. Level	Boss	Location
TBD	Night's Cavalry (Limgrave)
TBD	Godskin Apostle (Dominula Windmill Village)	・Divine Tower of Caelid ・Dominula, Windmill Village ・Spiritcaller's Cave
•30(Caelid) •90 (Consecrated Snowfield)	Putrid Avatar (Elphael Outer Wall)	・Caelid ・Mountaintops of the Giants
50-70	Godskin Noble (Liurnia Tower Bridge)	・Divine Tower of Liurnia ・Spiritcaller's Cave ・Volcano Manor
80	Black Blade Kindred (Forbidden Lands)
90	Borealis the Freezing Fog	・Mountaintops of the Giants
90	Death Rite Bird (Apostate Derelict)	・Caelid ・Liurnia of the Lakes ・Mountaintops of the Giants
100	Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable	・Lord Contender's Evergaol

Siofra River

Rec. Level	Boss	Location
TBD	Valiant Gargoyle Duo	・Siofra Aqueduct
• 50 (Siofra River) • 80 (Lake of Rot)	Dragonkin Soldier (Lake of Rot)	・Siofra River
50	Ancestor Spirit	・Hallowhorn Grounds (South)

Ainsel River

Rec. Level	Boss	Location
60	Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella	・Ainsel River

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Anonymous over 1 year

Because she is a cannon/official boss in the Souls universe Optional bosses are considered non cannon to actually dying so in the future if they release Elden Ring 2, you will see the same bosses/people even if they were defeated by you in your other run All the main bosses/official bosses of the game are dead for lore reasons so we shall not see them in the second game if they did make one

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