Elden Ring

How to Beat Bloodhound Knight: Boss Fight Guide

Elden Ring - Bloodhound Knight
This is a guide on how to beat Bloodhound Knight, a(n optional) boss in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Bloodhound Knight's strengths, weaknesses, attack patterns, and lore!

Bloodhound Knight General Info

Stats and Rewards

Bloodhound Knight
Elden Ring - Bloodhound Knight Image
Weakness Resistance Immune
Lightning
Bleed
Frost
Scarlet Rot
Poison
Madness
Instant Death
Affected By Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost, Sleep
Spirit Ashes Available? Yes
Rune Rewards 4320 (NG)
Summonable NPCs
None
Location
Item Drops Cerulean Amber Medallion

Bloodhound Knight Location

Where to Find

Bloodhound Knight located in the deepest level of Lakeside Crystal Cave in Liurnia of the Lakes. You can see the path to deepers levels within the cave from the ledge where you fight the first and second set of Demi-Humans.

How to Beat Bloodhound Knight

Tips for Beating Bloodhound Knight
Check IconBait attacks by staying just outside of melee range
Check IconGet used to Quickstep's mechanics
How to Beat Strategies
Ranged Strategy Melee Strategy

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Ranged Strategy

Bloodhound Knight Boss Tips

Stay Just Outside of Melee Range

The key to landing safe shots and preventing Bloodhound Knight from spamming Quickstep is to always stay just within melee range. You can easily bait Triple Slashes with this method, which often leaves Bloodhound Knight open to counterattacks afterward.

Melee Strategy

Bloodhound Knight Boss Tips

Use a 100 Phys. Defense Shield

All of Bloodhound Knight's attacks are physical. Use a shield with 100 physical defense to completely negate its attack via blocks and parries.

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Use Parries and Guard Counters

Bloodhound Knight is extremely vulnerable to Guard Counters and Parries. These mechanics can easily open Bloodhound Knight up to Critical Attacks, trivializing the entire fight.

Bloodhound Knight Attack Patterns

Sword Attacks

Sword Attack Variations
Elden Ring (Bloodhound Knight) - Triple Slash
Triple Slash: A combo that starts with two lateral sweeps, followed by a massive overhead slam towards the target. Take note that Bloodhound Knight can end this combo at any point depending on its distance from the target. It will only pull the entire combo off if the target is within melee range the entire time. Take advantage of its long recovery animation afterwards by landing your own attacks and spells.
Elden Ring (Bloodhound Knight) - Retreating Slash
Retreating Slash: Bloodhound Knight does a quick sweep and hops away from the target. Take note that it can easily quickstep back to melee range afterward.

Quickstep

Quickstep Information
Elden Ring (Bloodhound Knight) - Quickstep
Quickstep: Bloodhound Knight fades from view, before reappearing from any angle around its intended target. This is usually followed with a Triple Slash and can be spammed until the target is within melee range.

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Optional Bosses
Divine Beast Dancing Lion Commander Gaius
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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

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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

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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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