How to Beat Leonine Misbegotten: Boss Fight Guide

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

Leonine Misbegotten General Info

Stats and Rewards

Leonine Misbegotten
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Slash Fire	Bleed Frost Scarlet Rot Sleep Poison	Madness Instant Death
HP	2199 (NG)
Affected By	Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	3800 (NG)
Summonable NPCs	・Edgar
Location	・Castle Morne, Limgrave
Item Drops	・Grafted Blade Greatsword

Leonine Misbegotten Location

Where to Find

Leonine Misbegotten can be found at Castle Morne, which is located in the Weeping Peninsula. The nearest Site of Grace is the Beside the Rampart Gaol one.

How to Beat Leonine Misbegotten

Video Walkthrough

Tips for Beating Leonine Misbegotten
Use the Barricade Shield Ash of War to more effectively block Leonine Misbegotten's attacks
Dodge into Leonine Misbegotten's attacks instead of away since his attacks have a long range
Get some distance before using your flask since Leonine Misbegotten's attacks are extremely fast
Exploit Leonine Misbegotten's poise since he is easily staggered

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Ranged Strategy

Leonine Misbegotten Boss Tips
Use the Spirit Jellyfish Ashes
Spellcasting is very effective

Use the Spirit Jellyfish Ashes

The Spirit Jellyfish Ashes is a great summon to use against Leonine Misbegotten since it can stagger and poison him with every attack. It's also tanky enough that you can fight him from afar without worrying about taking aggro.

Spellcasting is very effective

Counterattacking spells such as Glintblade Phalanx will be effective against Leonine Misbegotten due to his aggressiveness. He will be constantly trying to attack you which will result in him taking every hit from the blades.

Melee Strategy

Leonine Misbegotten Boss Tips
Use a Whip to easily stagger Leonine Misbegotten
Let Leonine Misbegotten finish a moveset before attacking

Use a Whip to easily stagger Leonine Misbegotten

Leonine Misbegotten is particularly susceptible to a whip. He will get staggered and stunlocked with almost every hit. If your whip doesn't deal too much damage, you can swap to your main melee weapon after every stagger.

If you don't have one, the room with rats near the Beside the Rampart Gaol Site of Grace will contain one.

Let Leonine Misbegotten finish a moveset before attacking

While Leonine Misbegotten will be unleashing a flurry of attacks at you, he will always take a few seconds to recover after every attack pattern. Instead of going on the offensive, wait until he finishes a pattern before trying to damage him. These recovery periods will open him to free attacks.

Leonine Misbegotten Attack Patterns

Sword Attacks

Sword Attack Variations
Four-Hit Combo: Leonine will swipe at you three times before jumping up and then thrusting his sword at you. You can block these attacks if you have enough stamina or if you're using the Barricade Shield Ash of War, otherwise, try to dodge through each of these attacks. Once he finishes this pattern, you'll be free to attack him a few times as he recovers.
Lunging Attack: Leonine will make a quick swipe then lunge at you with a thrusting attack. Dodge through this attack to avoid it.
Sword Sweep: Leonine will make a sweeping motion with his sword twice, pushing you back if you're hit by the second sweep. You can telegraph this pattern since he will always stomp the ground before starting this attack.

Stomp Attack

Stomp Attack Information
Stomp Attack: If you're keeping your distance from Leonine, he will sometimes leap in the air and try to stomp you. This is fairly easy to evade by just dodging forward. You can then attack him from behind.

Claw Swipes

Claw Swipes Attack Information
Claw Swipes: Leonine will swipe at you with his claws twice. Be careful when dodging or blocking these since he will sometimes combine his claw swipes with sword attacks.

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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