How to Beat Spirit-Caller Snail: Boss Fight Guide

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

Spirit-Caller Snail General Info

Stats and Rewards

Spirit-Caller Snail
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Standard Strike Slash Lightning Frost Sleep Thrust	Magic	Madness Instant Death
Affected By	Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	3000 (NG)
Summonable NPCs	・None
Location	・Road's End Catacombs, Liurnia of the Lakes ・Liurnia of the Lakes
Item Drops	・Glintstone Sorcerer

Spirit-Caller Snail Location

Where to Find

Spirit-Caller Snail can be found at the end of Road's End Catacombs, in the region of Liurnia of the Lakes.

How to Beat Spirit-Caller Snail

Tips for Beating Spirit-Caller Snail
The summon is not the actual boss so ignore it and look for an invisible snail
The snail's location is indicated by a faint glowing orb, run along the area's pillars to find it
Use Spirit Ashes with multiple summons such as Lone Wolf Ashes to distract the enemy summon

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Ranged Strategy

Spirit-Caller Snail Boss Tips
Switch to a melee weapon when attacking the snail
Use quick-release spells

Switch to a melee weapon when attacking the snail

It'll be difficult to hit Spirit-Caller Snail using ranged weapons since its invisibility means you can't lock-on to it. You're better off switching to a melee weapon when you see the snail's illumination, it's quite weak and will take heavy damage no matter your weapon stats.

Use quick-release spells

Use spells such as Glintstone Pebble or Swift Glintstone Shard at the summon to slow it down as you look for the snail. These can be fired off very quickly, making them fairly effective.

Melee Strategy

Spirit-Caller Snail Boss Tips
Use long-range Ashes of War

Use long-range Ashes of War

Looking for the snail while avoiding the summon can be difficult due to their halberd's long reach. Equip a weapon with Ashes of War such as Storm Blade to keep them away even at a distance.

Spirit-Caller Snail Summon Attack Patterns

Heads Up!	The Spirit-Caller Snail does not have any attack patterns and will not be able to damage you. However, its summon can attack you with its halberd.

Halberd Thrust

Halberd Thrust Attack Information
Halberd Thrust: The summon's primary move will be to thrust his halberd at you. This is a swift attack which can catch you off guard while looking for the snail. Keep the summon in your peripheral vision to know where it is and if you should dodge.

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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