How to Beat Festering Fingerprint Vyke: Boss Fight Guide

This is a guide on how to beat Festering Fingerprint Vyke, an optional boss in Elden Ring found at the Church of Inhibition. Read on to learn more about Vyke's strengths, weaknesses, attack patterns, and lore!

Festering Fingerprint Vyke General Info

Stats and Rewards

Festering Fingerprint Vyke
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
━	━	━
Affected By	━
Spirit Ashes Available?	No
Rune Rewards	2180 (NG)
Summonable NPCs	None
Location	・Church of Inhibition, Liurnia of the Lakes
Item Drops	・Fingerprint Grape ・Furlcalling Finger Remedy ・Vyke's War Spear

Get Fingerprint Grape for Hyetta

If you've spoken to Hyetta at the Bellum Church, she'll have asked you to get her a Fingerprint Grape, which you get from defeating Festering Fingerprint Vyke. If you want to progress her storyline, you'll need to defeat Festering Fingerprint Vyke.

Festering Fingerprint Vyke Location

Where to Find

Festering Fingerprint Vyke can be found at the Church of Inhibition in northeastern Liurnia of the Lakes. He will appear in front of the church ruins as you approach them if you linger too long, so run inside to save at the Church of Inhibition Site of Grace first.

Festering Fingerprint Vyke Not Spawning

If you go to the Church of Inhibition, there is a chance that Festering Fingerprint Vyke still won't invade. There are several reports that defeating all of the bosses in Liurnia of the Lakes before going to the Church of Inhibition may cause Festering Fingerprint Vyke to not appear. While the precise cause of this hasn't been confirmed yet, if you're hoping to complete Hyetta's questline, head to the Church of Inhibition before defeating the other bosses in Liurnia of the Lakes to be safe.

How to Beat Festering Fingerprint Vyke

Tips for Beating Festering Fingerprint Vyke
Attack him as he starts to cast spells to interrupt the attacks
Use strong attacks to break his stance
Finish the fight quick, as his attacks will fill inflict Madness

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Ranged Strategy

Festering Fingerprint Vyke Boss Tips
Stick to medium or long-range spells
Use fast-casting spells when the boss is preparing to cast Frenzied Burst

Stick to medium or long-range spells

Although Vyke's Flame of Frenzy and Frenzied Burst spells can hit you from a decent range, they are easier to predict than his spear attacks, keep your distance and use your own Frenzied Burst or Lightning Spear.

Use fast-casting spells when the boss is preparing to cast Frenzied Burst

Try to hit Festering Fingerprint Vyke with Glintstone Stars when he's s preparing to cast Frenzied Burst. You can catch him off guard and interrupt this attack completely.

Melee Strategy

Festering Fingerprint Vyke Boss Tips
Strike him as soon as he spawns
Default to an aggressive playstyle

Strike him as soon as he spawns

Festering Fingerprint Vyke will try to put you at medium distance so he can jab you with his spear, or at medium-far distance to hit you with the Frenzied Burst or Flame of Frenzy Incantations. Get up in his face as soon as he spawns and start swinging away, because starting off this fight on defense will likely end in defeat for you.

Default to an aggressive playstyle

Your best chance of winning this fight is to get it over as quickly as possible, and you do that by defaulting to an aggressive playstyle against Festering Fingerprint Vyke. Hammer him with multiple light attacks, charge up strong attacks when he's charging up to cast an Incantion, and use jumping strikes. You can easily break his Poise, especially with strong attacks and jumping strikes. Once he's staggered, don't let him recover.

Festering Fingerprint Vyke Attack Patterns

Flame of Frenzy

This spell sends a shower of flames forth in a wide area of effect. Get back as far as possible because once the flames begin, you won't be fast enough to dodge them.

Frenzied Burst

Look for Festering Fingerprint Vyke to hold his head as he prepares to cast this Incantation. It's a powerful long-reaching beam that you'll only have a fraction of a second to dodge once it's released. Take the offensive when you see Festering Fingerprint Vyke charging up this attack as it's easily interrupted.

Howl of Shabriri

Look for Festering Fingerprint Vyke to hold his head before casting this Incantation (just like with Frenzied Burst). It has a fairly short range, but will cause Madness if you're too close.

Jumping Flame Spear

Festering Fingerprint Vyke powers up his spear, then leaps in the air and brings it down, landing with an explosion and covering the ground in flames. The descending animation on this attack is slow, giving you the chance to run behind and hit him with a back strike.

Spear Lunge

Festering Fingerprint Vyke lowers his head, then charges forward with a powerful lunge. This attack leaves him vulnerable for about a second after it finishes.

Spear Slash

A basic swipe that Festering Fingerprint Vyke will employ, usually only when you've taken the offensive. Easily blocked with a shield, or falling back and giving you a chance to recover stamina.

Driving Spear Jab

Festering Fingerprint Vyke will lower his head and get a running start, driving his spear forward in a motion that will strike multiple times and cause Madness if not avoided. The first two sustained hits will chip your health down, but the next jab that lands will take a large chunk of health and likely induce Madness.

Evergaol Encounter

Vyke can also be encountered as Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable in an Evergaol in the Mountaintops of the Giants.

How to beat Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable

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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