How to Beat Erdtree Avatar: Boss Fight Guide

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

Erdtree Avatar General Info

Stats and Rewards

Erdtree Avatar
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Fire	Holy Scarlet Rot Poison	Bleed Sleep Madness Instant Death
Affected By	Poison, Scarlet Rot, Frost
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	• 3600 (Weeping Peninsula) • 5800 (East Liurna) • 5800 (West Liurnia) • 9600 (Caelid) • 10000 (Deeproot Depths) • 10062 (Leyndell, Royal Capital) • 70000 (Mountaintops of the Giants)(NG+)
Summonable NPCs	None
Locations
• Minor Erdtree (Weeping Peninsula) • Minor Erdtree (East Liurnia), Liurnia of the Lakes • Minor Erdtree (West Liurnia), Liurnia of the Lakes • Deeproot Depths • Leyndell, Royal Capital • Minor Erdtree (Mountaintops of the Giants)

Item Drops
Weeping Peninsula: • Opaline Bubbetear • Crimsonburt Crystal Tear	East Liurnia: • Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear • Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear • Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear
West Liurnia: • Cerulean Crystal Tear • Ruptured Crystal Tear	Caelid: • Greenburst Crystal Tear • Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear
Deeproot Depths: • Staff of the Avatar	Leyndell, Royal Capital: • Lord's Rune

Erdtree Avatar Location

Weeping Peninsula

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Recommended Level	Lv.30

You can find the Erdtree Avatar in the Weeping Peninsula south of the Church of Pilgrimage.

Fight at Level 30+

You can fight the Erdtree Avatar at the Weeping Peninsula very eary in the game by heading straight to the Minor Erdtree as soon as you receive Torrent from Melina.

Get your character to at least Level 30 with enough vigor leveled so you can avoid getting instantly killed by the boss' attacks.

East Liurnia

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Recommended Level	Lv.50

You can find the Erdtree Avatar in the north eastern part of Liurnia of the Lakes and northeast of the Church of Vows close to the Mausoleum Compound Site of Grace.

Fight at Level 50+

You can fight the Erdtree Avatar at the Eastern part of Liurnia very early in the game by heading straight to Liurnia of the Lakes.

While not particularly harder than the Weeping Peninsula Erdtree Avatar, it's still a good idea to get your character to at least Level 50 with enough vigor and attacking stat investment. Watch out for the Ancestral Followers in the area that can mob you while you fight the boss.

West Liurnia

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Recommended Level	Lv.50

You can find the Erdtree Avatar in the south eastern part opf the Liurnia of the Lakes on a small plateau northwest of the Converted Tower and south of the Revenger's Shack.

Fight at Level 50+

You can fight the Erdtree Avatar at the Eastern part of Liurnia very early in the game by heading straight to Liurnia of the Lakes. Get your character to at least Level 50 with enough vigor and attack stat investment to quickly dispatch this boss.

Caelid

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Recommended Level	Lv.60

You can find the Erdtree Avatar in the northwestern part of Caelid near close to the Limgrave border. You can reach the Minor Erdtree by following the unmarked path northeast of the Smoldering Church.

Fight at Level 60+

You can fight the Erdtree Avatar in the Caelid region very early in the game by heading straight to the Minor Erdtree in Caelid.

This Erdtree Avatar hits harder than the previous Avatars and it's more difficult to avoid its attacks due to the cramped boss arena. It's best to get your character's level to at least Level 60 with sufficient investment in vigor and attacking stats.

Deeproot Depths

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Recommended Level	Lv.70

You can find the Erdtree Avatar in Deeproot Depths patrolling the small area directly west of the Great Waterfall Crest Site of Grace.

Fight at Level 70+

You can fight the Erdtree Avatar in Deeproot Depths after progressing Ranni's Questline and getting access to the Siofra Aqueduct through Nokron.

Access to Deeproot Depths requires defeating the Valiant Gargoyles, which is a difficult duo boss fight. Get your character to at least Level 70 with ample vigor and attacking stats leveled so you can quickly defeat the Erdtree Avatar.

Leyndell, Royal Capital

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Recommended Level	Lv.80

The Erdtree Avatar in Leyndell, Royal Capital appears once you near the end of the main road close to the gate and the small avenue heading to the Avenue Balcony Site of Grace.

Fight at Level 80+

You can fight the Erdtree Avatar in Leyndell, Royal Captail as soon as you have access to the Altus Plateau and defeat the Draconic Tree Sentinel in the Capital Outskirts.

This Erdtree Avatar is significantly stronger than previous avatars and the narrow road where the fight takes places makes it difficult to dodge its Holy attacks. Get your character to at least Level 80 with enough attacking stats leveled so you can quickly defeat the boss.

Mountaintops of the Giants

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Recommended Level	Lv.100

You can find the Erdtree Avatar guarding the Minor Erdtree east of the Stargazer's Ruins. You need to cross the bridge close to the ruins to reach the isolated plateau where the Minor Erdtree is.

Fight at Level 100+

You can fight the Erdtree Avatar in the Mountaintops of the Giants as soon as you access the area through the Grand Lift of Rold.

This Erdtree Avatar is not particularly tougher than the one in Leyndell, but it has a special attack that creates a second Erdtree Avatar to fight alongside it once you deplete enough of its HP. A Level 100 character with significant attacking stat investment can potentially prevent the boss from summoning its double if it deals enough damage quickly.

How to Beat Erdtree Avatar

Video Walkthrough

Tips for Beating Erdtree Avatars
Use Spirit Ashes to Summon Spirits
Use the Environment as Cover
Use Weapons that Deal Fire Damage
Stunlock it with Flame of the Redmanes

Use Spirit Ashes to Summon Spirits

The Erdtree Avatar's high damage means tanky Spirit Ashes often struggle to deal with it unless sufficiently upgraded. Instead, summon Ash Spirits that can regenerate such as the Skeletal Militiamen.

While they don't do much damage, they are good at distracting the boss and will regenerate when killed provided that it doesn't get hit when they are regenerating.

Use the Mimic Tear Ash at Higher Levels

For Erdtree Avatars in the later areas, the Mimic Tear is the best Spirit Ash to summon thanks to its sheer tankiness when fully upgraded.

It will also use the same weapons and spells as your character, which can make some of the later Erdtree Avatars trivial if exploiting their weakness.

Use the Environment as Cover

The Erdtree Avatar's projectile attacks will home at the player. While you can outrun these attacks while riding Torrent, some of the later Erdtree Avatars such as the ones in Caelid and Leyndell, Royal Capital have very small boss arenas or prevent you from riding the Spectral Steed.

Use the environment as cover as soon as you see the Erdtree Avatar readying its projectile attack. In some boss locations such as Liurnia or Caelid, there are large golden pots that you can hide behind from and will block the projectiles. You can also hide behind the Minor Erdtree itself.

Use the Nearby Cliff for High Ground

From the Stake of Marika near the Minor Erdtree in Eastern Liurnia, you'll spot a small cliff on your left that you can go up to. This provides ample distance between you and Erdtree Avatar, and fue to its slow movement, you have plenty of time to attack it with your bow or cast spells without getting hit.

Use Weapons and Spells that Deal Fire Damage

Weapon Type Weaknesses
Fire Weapons

All of the Erdtree Avatars are very weak to Fire Damage and it's possible to quickly defeat even the stronger Avatars when powerstancing fast weapons such as katanas or straight swords equipped with Flame Art Ash of War.

For spellcasters, the incantations Flame Sling, Flame of the Fell God and Giantsflame Take Thee are great options to use against the boss.

Rykard's Rancor is also very effective against Erdtree Avatars due to their large size. This sorcery, however, requires hefty intelligence and faith investment to reach its full potential.

Stunlock it with Flame of the Redmanes

The Ash of War Flame of the Redmanes is very effective against the Erdtree Avatars, easily stunning them after two or three hits of the skill. This Ash of War deals higher spell damage with a Heavy Infusion, making it a great choice for pure Strength builds.

The Lordsworn Straight Sword is a good weapon to infuse this Ash of War with a Heavy Infusion due to its good Strength Scaling. This weapon also has a high critical rating, which means it can deal higher riposte damage that you can further boost with the Dagger Talisman.

Erdtree Avatar Attack Patterns

Note: All Erdtree Avatars share the same basic attack patterns

Staff Attacks

Staff Attack Variations
Staff Combos: If you're fighting Erdtree Avatar up close, he will do several attacks with his staff, with a three-hit combo being the most common. He will swipe his staff from side to side, then end the pattern by slamming it to the ground. While you can dodge away to avoid these, you can also time your dodges to when he raises his staff and is just about to attack. This lets you attack him a few times once the combo ends.
Lunging Attack: If you're keeping your distance from Erdtree Avatar, he will occassionally do a quick leap and slam his staff in your direction. The staff's reach is quite far so it's safer to dodge into the attack instead of away.

Shards of Light

Shards of Light Attack Information
Shards of Light: Erdtree Avatar will slam his staff into the ground and create an AoE blast of magic. The blast will create multiple yellow shards that will float momentarily before being launched at you. You can easily avoid these by simply running to the side as they're fired at you.

Ground Slam Attacks

Ground Slam Attack Variations
Body Slam: Erdtree Avatar will jump up and land in the same area, causing AoE damage. This is easy to telegraph since he'll light up yellow right before he jumps. The safest way to avoid getting hit is by dodging away twice.
Stomp: Erdtree Avatar will lift then bring down his foot, causing AoE damage. This is fairly easy to evade, you can dodge away once he raises his foot. If you want to get some free hits in, you can also dodge into him right before he brings it down.

Elden Ring Related Guides

List of All Bosses

DLC Bosses

DLC Boss Lists
All DLC Bosses Order and Locations	All DLC Remembrance Bosses
Bosses Difficulty Tier List	-
Main Bosses
Rellana, Twin Moon Knight	Golden Hippopotamus
Messmer the Impaler	Romina, Saint of the Bud
Promised Consort Radahn
Optional Bosses
Divine Beast Dancing Lion	Commander Gaius
Demi-Human Queen Marigga	Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze
Blackgaol Knight	Chief Bloodfiend
Black Knight Edredd	Ancient Dragon-Man
Furnace Golem	Lamenter
Putrescent Knight	Jori, Elder Inquisitor
Death Knight	Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame
Bayle the Dread	Scadutree Avatar
Metyr, Mother of Fingers	Red Bear
Rakshasa	Jagged Peak Drake
Rugalea the Great Red Bear	Ralva the Great Red Bear
Ancient Dragon Senessax	Curseblade Labirith
Black Knight Garrew	Fallingstar Beast
Death Rite Bird	Tibia Mariner
Ghostflame Dragon	Tree Sentinel
Magma Wyrm	Crucible Knight Devonia
Hostile NPCs
Logur the Beast Claw	-

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	-