How to Beat Lichdragon Fortissax: Boss Fight Guide

This is a guide on how to beat Lichdragon Fortissax, a boss in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Lichdragon Fortissax's drops, weaknesses, and recommended level!

Lichdragon Fortissax General Info

Stats and Rewards

Lichdragon Fortissax
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Thrust	Holy Lightning Bleed Frost Scarlet Rot Poison	Sleep Madness Instant Death
Affected By	Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	90000 (NG)
Summonable NPCs	・None
Location	・Deeproot Depths
Item Drops	・Remembrance of the Lichdragon

Lichdragon Fortissax Location

Where to Find Lichdragon Fortissax

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Recommended Level	Lv.70

Lichdragon Fortissax can be found at the Prince of Death's Throne Site of Grace in the Deeproot Depths region in the Underground. You'll have to continue Fia's questline after defeating her Champions to gain access to this boss.

How to Beat Lichdragon Fortissax

Tips for Beating Lichdragon Fortissax
Equip the Boltdrake Talisman to reduce Lichdragon Fortissax's lightning damage
Lichdragon Fortissax's slow attack animations makes it easy to telegraph them and find openings
Fortissax's large body make AoE and multi-hit moves very effective
Avoid using Holy or Lightning attacks since it is highly resistant to these

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Ranged Strategy

Lichdragon Fortissax Boss Tips
Summon quick Spirit Ashes
Use large AoE spells
Use Arrows

Summon quick Spirit Ashes

Despite Fortissax's size, it doesn't deal too much damage if you're fighting it at around the recommended level and has no ability that can one-shot you. Take advantage of this by using quick Spirit Ashes instead of tanky ones.

They'll last the whole fight while being able to attack more often. Great options would be Black Knife Tiche or your Mimic Tear equipped with a melee weapon and Bloodhound's Step.

Use large AoE spells

Lichdragon Fortissax's size makes it easy for you to hit it with AoE spells that deal immense damage. If you have a summon, let it tank the dragon's attacks while you stay at a mid-range distance. Use Terra Magica and cast Comet Azur to drain the Beast's health quickly. Alternative spells would be Night Maiden's Mist or Rennala's Full Moon.

Use Arrows

You can fire arrows at Fortissax's head with arrows. Any damage to the head is increased, so aim for the head as much as possible and do not shoot anywhere else.

Melee Strategy

Lichdragon Fortissax Boss Tips
Attack Lichdragon Fortissax's Head
Use Hoarfrost Stomp
Use weapons with launchable Weapon Skills

Attack Lichdragon Fortissax's Head

As previously stated, attacks to the head will deal increased damage, so try as much as possible to aim there. It's a little more difficult than just attacking the legs, so try using jumping attacks and looking for openings where the head is within reach.

He's weak to Pierce attacks, so using a weapon with Giant Hunt is very helpful in taking him down.

Use Hoarfrost Stomp

Hoarfrost Stomp will deal incredible damage to Fortissax, and its size means you can just spam this and you won't miss. Just remain cautious of its AoE attacks since you can get caught in the middle of casting this.

Use weapons with launchable Weapon Skills

It can be intimidating trying to get near Fortissax due to its numerous AoE spells that can knock you down as you close any distance.

Using weapons such as the Moonveil or the Sword of Night and Flame solves these problems since you can use their weapon skills to attack it from a bit further away, giving you more space to dodge its spells.

Lichdragon Fortissax Attack Patterns

Melee Attacks

Melee Attack Variations
Claw Slam: Lichdragon Fortissax quickly slams its claws down on you. Roll through the attack to avoid this.
Tail Swipe: When you attack Lichdragon Fortissax from behind, it will sometimes turn and whip its tail at you. There's a bit of a wind-up so you can still telegraph this attack. Roll as it starts swiping.
Claw Swipe: Lichdragon Fortissax swipes its claws at you from side to side, leaving a trail of lightning in the process. Roll forward or backward to avoid both the swipe and the aftershock caused by the lightning trail.
Diving Strike: Lichdragon Fortissax briefly flies before diving forward and slamming its body on you. Roll through the dragon as it dives towards you.

AoE Attacks

AoE Attack Variations
Lightning Stabs: Lichdragon Fortissax creates two forks of lightning and stabs them to the ground, creating shockwaves from the impact. Get some distance when it creates the forks to avoid being slammed on, then prepare to run or roll to avoid the incoming shockwaves.
Lightning Shockwave: Lichdragon Fortissax slams the ground with both claws, which generates shockwaves. If you're not able to get away from the AoE, keep your shield up to avoid getting severely damaged.
Shard Dive: Lichdragon Fortissax flies up and creates a lightning shard. It swoops down and spins with the shard, creating a huge circle of lightning in the area. Roll as the dragon swoops down.
Lightning Zone: Lichdragon Fortissax roars before casting several small strikes of lightning in the boss arena. Small bolts will appear in the ground before lightning strikes so just run away from the spots they pop up in.
Fire Breathing: Lichdragon Fortissax breathes fire at you. Run sideways if you're far from it, or get behind the dragon if you're near it.

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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