How to Beat Tibia Mariner: Boss Fight Guide

This is a guide on how to beat Tibia Mariner, an optional boss in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Tibia Mariner's strengths, weaknesses, attack patterns, and lore!

Tibia Mariner General Info

Stats and Rewards

Tibia Mariner
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Strike, Holy	Thrust, Scarlet Rot	Poison, Bleed, Frost, Sleep, Madness
HP	3176 (NG)
Affected By	Scarlet Rot
Summonable NPCs?	Yes
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	2400 (NG)
Location	Summonwater Village, Limgrave
Item Drops	Deathroot, Skeletal Militiaman Spirit Ash

Tibia Mariner Location

Where to Find

Tibia Mariner is located in Summonwater Village, in the northeast of Limgrave.

How to Beat Tibia Mariner

Tips for Beating Tibia Mariner
Get back when the water turns purple
Strike the boat when it's not attacking
Ignore Skeletons as much as possible

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Ranged Strategy

Tibia Mariner Boss Tips
Stand on the ruins to gain an advantage
Distract skeletons with Summon Spirit Ashes
Watch your back for skeletons

Stand on the ruins to gain an advantage

Tibia Mariner is in a boat, so it won't leave the water. Use this to your advantage by attacking from the ruins with your back to a wall. The skeletons it spawns will still be able to attack you, though, so don't let your guard down.

Distract skeletons with Summon Spirit Ashes

You should be focusing all of your attacks on Tibia Mariner, so use a Summon Spirit Ash like Lone Wolf Ashes to distract the skeletons that spawn.

Watch your back for skeletons

Tibia Mariner will spawn skeletons throughout the fight, so keep checking in all directions so you don't get attacked from the back. Even if you distract the skeletons with a Summon Spirit Ash, more may spawn behind you.

Melee Strategy

Tibia Mariner Boss Tips
Use a long striking weapon on horseback
Aggro the skeletons away from Tibia Mariner

Use a Long Striking Weapon on Horseback

Riding Torrent will make this boss fight much more manageable since there are a lot of enemies in the area. The water around Tibia Mariner turns purple when it's about to attack, so dash away when that happens, then turn around and come back to land a few slashes. Think of your basic strategy here as a 'drive-by'.

You don't want to stay in one spot for this fight, so staying on horseback will allow you to dash away from one end of the lake to the other.

Aggro the skeletons away from Tibia Mariner

Don't go in to attack Tibia Mariner when it's surrounded by skeletons. Either clear them out first, aggro them away, or wait for Tibia Mariner to separate from them before going in for the attack. They spawn in groups and will swarm your horse if you slow down too much.

Tibia Mariner Attack Patterns

Teleport

Tibia Mariner will teleport twice-once at the beginning of the fight, and again when its health is at 50%. The second time it teleports to near the graves at the end of the ruins.

Tidal Wave

Tibia Mariner raises its horn/paddle into the air to charge up the attack, then sends a ripple through the water. This attack takes a long time to charge and is easily jumped over if you're riding Torrent, so it's nothing to worry about. Use the long charge time to get in a few hits if no skeletons are around.

Boat Slam

The front of the boat raises up and slams down, causing a small splash with area of effect damage. Tibia Mariner will sometimes use this attack if you stick close for too long, so be ready to dash or jump out of the way.

Rising Purple Wave

Tibia Mariner's strongest attack. The water around the boat glows purple, then lifts the boat into the air, causing area of effect damage in a wide radius. You can predict this attack if Tibia Mariner raises a red glowing hand in the air. This attack also damages any skeletons that are around, which should give you the chance to follow up with your own attack.

Skeleton Spawn

Tibia Mariner will spawn skeletons for the duration of the fight, which turns a relatively easy boss battle into a bit of a chore. Avoid the skeletons as much as possible, and aggro them away from Tibia Mariner so that you can get clear shots on the boss. If you decide to clear out the skeletons, make sure to strike the ground where they died or else they will respawn.

Elden Ring Related Guides

List of All Bosses

Main Bosses

All Bosses in Elden Ring
Margit the Fell Omen	Godrick the Grafted
Red Wolf of Radagon	Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
Royal Knight Loretta	Starscourge Radahn
Godfrey, First Elden Lord	Morgott, the Omen King
Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy	Fire Giant
Malenia, Blade of Miquella	Mohg Lord of Blood
Regal Ancestor Spirit	Astel, Naturalborn of the Void
Lichdragon Fortissax	Godskin Duo
Dragonlord Placidusax	Maliketh, the Black Blade
Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing	Hoarah Loux, Warrior
Radagon of the Golden Order	Elden Beast

Optional Bosses

Limgrave Optional Bosses
Beastman of Farum Azula	Bloodhound Knight Darriwil
Demi-Human Chiefs	Flying Dragon Agheel
Guardian Golem	Leonine Misbegotten
Mad Pumpkin Head	Miranda the Blighted Bloom
Patches	Runebear
Scaly Misbegotten	Soldier of Godrick
Stonedigger Troll	Tree Sentinel
Liurnia of the Lakes Optional Bosses
Adan, Thief of Fire	Alabaster Lord
Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader	Bols, Carian Knight
Bloodhound Knight	Glintstone Dragon Smarag
Glintstone Dragon Adula	Magma Wyrm Makar
Royal Revenant	Spirit-Caller Snail
Caelid Optional Bosses
Battlemage Hugues	Black Blade Kindred (Caelid)
Commander O'Neil	Decaying Ekzykes
Fallingstar Beast	Flying Dragon Greyll
Frenzied Duelist	Magma Wyrm
Nox Swordstress & Nox Priest	Putrid Tree Spirit
Altus Plateau Optional Bosses
Ancient Dragon Lansseax	Crucible Knight Ordovis
Demi-Human Queen Gilika	Demi-Human Queen Maggie
Demi-Human Queen Margot	Draconic Tree Sentinel
Elemer of the Briar	Esgar, Priest of Blood
Fell Twins	Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
Godefroy the Grafted	Kindred of Rot
Mohg, The Omen	Necromancer Garris
Onyx Lord	Perfumer Tricia
Red Wolf of the Champion	Sanguine Noble
Virgin Abductors	Wormface
Mountaintops of the Giants Optional Bosses
Astel, Stars of Darkness	Black Blade Kindred (Mountaintops of the Giants)
Borealis the Freezing Fog	Commander Niall
Misbegotten Crusader	Putrid Grave Warden Duelist
Great Wyrm Theodorix	Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable
Siofra River Optional Bosses
Ancestor Spirit	Valiant Gargoyles
Mimic Tear
Ainsel River Optional Bosses
Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella	-
Deeproot Depths Optional Bosses
Crucible Knight Siluria	-
Multiple Location Optional Bosses
Ancient Hero of Zamor	Black Knife Assassin
Bell Bearing Hunter	Cemetery Shade
Cleanrot Knights	Crucible Knight
Crystalian	Death Rite Bird
Deathbird	Erdtree Avatar
Erdtree Burial Watchdog	Godskin Apostle
Godskin Noble	Grafted Scion
Grave Warden Duelist	Mad Pumpkin Head
Misbegotten Warrior	Night's Cavalry
Omenkiller	Tibia Mariner
Dragonkin Soldier	-

Mini-Bosses

All Bosses in Elden Ring
Elder Dragon Greyoll	Lion Guardian
Valiant Gargoyle (Leyndell)	-

Hostile NPCs and Invaders

Limgrave Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Bloody Finger Nerijus	Old Knight Istvan
Recusant Henricus	-
Liurnia of the Lakes Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Great Horned Tragoth	Festering Fingerprint Vyke
Altus Plateau Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger	Inquisitor Ghiza
Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan	Rileigh the Idle
Vargram the Raging Wolf & Errant Sorcerer Wilhelm	Magnus the Beast Claw
Mountaintops of the Giants Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood	-
The Roundtable Hold Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Mad Tongue Alberich	-
Multiple Location Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater	-

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