How to Beat Starscourge Radahn: Boss Fight Guide

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

Starscourge Radahn General Info

Stats and Rewards

Starscourge Radahn
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Standard Strike Slash Pierce Scarlet Rot	Holy	Madness Instant Death
Affected By	Bleed, Poison, Scarlet Rot, Frost, Sleep
Spirit Ashes Available?	No
Rune Rewards	70000 (NG)
Summonable NPCs	・Alexander ・Blaidd the Half-Wolf ・Finger Maiden Therolina ・Great Horned Tragoth ・Jerren ・Lionel the Lionhearted ・Okina ・Patches
Location	・Redmane Castle, Caelid
Item Drops	・Radahn's Great Rune ・Remembrance of the Starscourge

Starscourge Radahn Location

Where to Find

Map Location
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Recommended Level	Lv.70

Starscourge Radahn can be found through a portal at Redmane Castle in Caelid. The nearest Site of Grace is the Chamber Outside the Plaza, but there is a Stake of Marika near the Boss Area portal.

How to Beat Starscourge Radahn

Tips for Beating Starscourge Radahn
Make sure you have at least Medium Load for easier dodging since Starscourge Radahn's attacks are extremely fast
Summon all the NPCs to tank and distract Starscourge Radahn
Don't hesitate to disengage using Torrent
In Phase 2, it's better to just ride around using Torrent and continuously summon NPCs instead of fighting head-on
Use weapons that can cause Hemorrhage since Starscourge Radahn's extremely weak to this debuff

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Ranged Strategy

Starscourge Radahn Boss Tips
Ranged weapons will be extremely effective
Don't fight him until you're able to re-summon your NPCs

Ranged weapons will be very effective

Due to the sheer number of NPCs you can summon, a ranged strategy for this fight will be very strong. Your army can fight Radahn while you can stay back to launch your spells or arrows at him. This strategy will remain the same even in Phase 2.

Don't fight him until you're able to re-summon your NPCs

Your summoned allies will inevitably die from Radahn's attacks, making you his only target. It'll be difficult to fight him 1-on-1 with a ranged build so if you don't have decent melee weapons to fall back on, just ride around the boss arena on Torrent. Keep avoiding Radahn until you're able to re-summon your allies.

Melee Strategy

Starscourge Radahn Boss Tips
Don't attack Radahn until he targets your NPC Summons
Always attack him from behind

Don't attack Radahn until he targets your NPC Summons

Patience will be important with a melee strategy since Radahn can very easily rush and one-shot you. Don't get tempted into attacking him if he's targeting you, instead wait until his aggro is directed towards your Summons. That'll give you the chance to reposition accordingly.

Always attack him from behind

Attacking Radahn's front will spell certain death due to the myriad of moves he can use and the speed of each of them. It'll be hard to react in time to avoid these hits.

Attacking him from behind will allow you to get free hits off while he's busy fighting your summoned NPCs, and you'll have an easier time telegraphing his attacks and evading them.

Starscourge Radahn Attack Patterns

Phase 1

Blade Attacks

Blade Attack Variations
Blade Slam: Radahn will leap at you then slam his blades to the ground. This is similar to the leaping attack of other bosses in the game so you can employ the same method of dodging right before he lands.
Twin Blade Combo: Radahn will launch a combo with his blades that will have him spinning around while slashing at you. You can block these with a shield if you have a high enough stamina but otherwise it's safest to just dodge away from these attacks or ride away using Torrent.
Encircling Attack: Radahn will run a circle around you before swiping at you with his sword. You can dodge through the swipe if you time it right.
Charged Slam: Radahn will imbue his swords with magic before slamming them to the ground and creating an AoE blast. Get some distance as soon as his swords are glowing with what looks like electricity to avoid this blast.

Ranged Attacks

Ranged Attack Variations
Magic Arrow: At the start of the fight, Radahn will always launch magic arrows at you. These should be easy to anticipate and dodge, with the general rule of thumb being to press dodge once he launches an arrow.
Radahn's Spears: As you get closer to Radahn, he'll start launching his spears at you that come in multitudes and can track you. He'll first fire a wave upwards, then directly at you. The only way to evade these easily is by getting on Torrent and riding away from them.

Phase 2

Radahn's Comet Attack Information
Radahn's Comet: Radahn's second phase will always start with him launching himself at you in a comet. Use Torrent to get away from this attack.

Gravity Attacks

Gravity Attack Variations
Gravity Orbs: These are fast-moving orbs that Radahn casts at you. It'll be difficult to evade these even with Torrent due to their speed. If possible, try to use the invulnerability frames given while mounting Torrent.
Gravity Meteors: Radahn will cast meteors that will float around him momentarily before he launches them at a target. If you're lucky, Radahn will launch these at your NPC Summons instead of you. If not, riding to the side with Torrent should be enough to avoid these.
Gravity Pull: Radahn launches a huge surge of gravity that pulls anyone in range closer to him. You can avoid this by dodging as he launches the surge but it will be difficult.
Gravity Wave: Radahn leaps in the air then slams his blades to the ground, creating a wave of gravity. It'll be difficult to create enough distance to avoid this, so dodge into the wave as it gets nearer to you.

Lore and Trivia

Lore

• Radahn one of Queen Rennala and Radagon's children.
• His two siblings are Praetor Rykard and Lunar Princess Ranni.
• Radahn is a master of gravity magic, using them to ride his horse as well as hold up the stars.His power over the stars is what earned him the title of "Starscourge".
• Caelid is covered in scarlet rot because of his battle with Malenia.

Trivia

• Looking at the game files reveals that General Radahn's horse is named Leonard.

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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