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Elden Ring
How to Beat Patches: Boss Fight Guide
This is a guide on how to beat Patches, an optional boss in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Patches's strengths, weaknesses, attack patterns, and if you should kill him!
List of Contents
Patches General Info
Stats and Rewards
| Patches | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| Weakness | Resistance | Immune |
|
Lightning Bleed Frost Scarlet Rot Poison |
━ |
Sleep Madness |
| HP | 1191 (NG) | |
| Affected By | Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost | |
| Spirit Ashes Available? | No | |
| Rune Rewards |
800 (NG) |
|
| Summonable NPCs |
None
|
|
| Location | ||
| Item Drops |
・Spear+7
・Leather Armor |
|
Should You Kill Patches?
Patches will yield about half way through the fight and plead for his life. You'll know he's given in when he ducks under his shield and shouts, 'I surrender!' Should you let him live, the next time you visit the cave, he will open up a secret shop where you can buy Margit's Shackles, an item that will help a lot in your fight with the first required boss, Margit. You'll also unlock the Grovel for Mercy Gesture. For these reasons, it's recommended that you let Patches live.
If you decide to kill Patches, you'll receive a Spear+7 and Leather Armor.
Patches Location
Where to Find
Patches can be found in Murkwater Cave, a short cave located in a shallow riverbed in central Limgrave.
How to Beat Patches
| Tips for Beating Patches |
|---|
 Use backstabs when he shoots poison |
| Wait for his shield to drop to counter attack |
| Dodge left or right to avoid his spear thrusts |
| How to Beat Strategies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ranged Strategy | Melee Strategy | |
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Ranged Strategy
| Patches Boss Tips |
|---|
| Wait until his large shield is down to attack |
| Lock on to follow him during his poison attack |
Wait until his large shield is down to attack
Patches carries a large shield that will block most ranged attacks. Luckily, his attacks leave him wide open. When his shield is down, keep your distance and fire off your magic spells.
Lock on to follow him during his poison attack
Patches will spit out a poison cloud that makes it hard to see, and he'll usually try to follow this up with an attack. It has a fairly large radius, so keep locked on and get back to track him through the cloud.
Melee Strategy
| Patches Boss Tips |
|---|
| Use a dagger or light-weight sword |
| Keep strafing right or left to dodge most attacks |
Use a dagger or light-weight sword
Patches doesn't have much health (especially considering he'll yield halfway through the fight), so you don't need to worry about dealing heavy damage. Just chip away at his health between dodging his spear and he'll drop in no time.
Keep strafing right or left to dodge most attacks
His triple spear thrust is easy to predict and dodge, so once you get the rhythm of his attacks down, you shouldn't take many hits. Lock on with R3, keep moving left or right, and strike him once after he misses his attack.
Patches Attack Patterns
Poison Cloud Attack
Patches sprays out a large, yellow cloud of poison that makes it hard to see. The cloud doesn't do any damage, so run around to his side and attack him while he's vulnerable. This attack can also be interrupted if you strike him just as he starts to spew poison.
Triple Spear Thrust
This attack is fairly easy to telegraph, as Patches will crouch low and pull his spear back before thrusting it in three quick motions.
Kick
If you get too close, Patches may drop his shield and attempt to kick you. It's a weak attack with short range, so it's easy avoid altogether. If you block it with your shield, however, it may break your stance, leaving you open to his attack.
Jumping Thrust
Patches will leap in the air and stab downward with his spear. Roll to the left, right, or forward to dodge this attack.
Elden Ring Related Guides
DLC Bosses
Main Bosses
Optional Bosses
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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How to Beat Patches: Boss Fight Guide
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