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
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.

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