How to Beat Godskin Apostle: Boss Fight Guide

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

Godskin Apostle General Info

Stats and Rewards

Godskin Apostle
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Slash Bleed	Fire Holy Lightning	Madness Instant Death
Affected By	Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	• Dominula, Windmill Village: 14000 • Divine Tower of Caelid: 90000 • Spiritcaller's Cave: 70000 (NG)
Summonable NPCs	・Millicent
Location	• Dominula, Windmill Village, Altus Plateau • Divine Tower of Caelid, Caelid • Spiritcaller's Cave, Mountaintops of the Giants
Item Drops	Dominula, Windmill Village: • Godskin Peeler • Scouring Black Flame Divine Tower of Caelid: • Godskin Apostle Hood • Godskin Apostle Robe • Godskin Apostle Bracelets • Godskin Apostle Trousers Spiritcaller's Cave: • Godskin Swaddling Cloth • Black Flame Ritual

Godskin Apostle Location

Where to Find Godskin Apostle

Dominula, Windmill Village

Godskin Apostle can be found at Dominula, Windmill Village in the Capital Outskirts of Altus Plateau. You can summon Millicent for this fight.

Dominula, Windmill Village Walkthrough and Location

Divine Tower of Caelid

Godskin Apostle can be found in the basement of the Divine Tower of Caelid.

Divine Tower of Caelid Walkthrough and Location

Spiritcaller's Cave

Godskin Apostle will be the first Godskin you'll fight in Spiritcaller's Cave. Upon defeating him, you'll have to fight Godskin Noble right after.

Spiritcaller's Cave Walkthrough and Location

When to Fight Godskin Apostle

Location	Recommended Level
Divine Tower of Caelid	Lv. 90
Dominula, Windmill Village	Lv. 80
Spiritcaller's Cave	Lv. 100

How to Beat Godskin Apostle

Tips for Beating Godskin Apostle
Stay defensive and wait for openings to counterattack
Use Sleep Pots to render Godskin Apostle defenceless to multiple attacks
Keep a shield equipped due to Godskin Apostle's aggression and quick attacks, Barricade Shield will be helpful in reducing your stamina drain

How to Beat Strategies
Ranged Strategy	Melee Strategy

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Ranged Strategy

Godskin Apostle Boss Tips
Summon a tanky Spirit Ash
Freezing Mist can drain Godskin Apostle's health
Use quick-release spells

Summon a tanky Spirit Ash

It can be difficult for ranged users to get hits in due to how aggressive Godskin Apostle is. Using a Spirit Ash will make this fight much easier since you can just let it tank the boss while you attack from afar.

Great options would be Banished Knight Oleg and Lhutel the Headless due to their tankiness.

Freezing Mist can drain Godskin Apostle's health

Freezing Mist will be a great spell to use since it deals Frost damage, a weakness of Godskin Apostle, and has a big AoE. You'll whittle down the Godskin Apostle's health and eventually cause Frostbite. It'll be even easier to cast while your Spirit Ash distracts him.

Freezing Mist | How to Get and How to Use

Use quick-release spells

Godskin Apostle's speed means it'll be difficult to use charged spells or ones with long cast times in this fight. Prioritize quick-release spells that you can spam so that you don't get punished and so that you can break his poise. Glintstone Icecrag and Adula's Moonblade will be especially effective since they deal Frost damage.

Melee Strategy

Godskin Apostle Boss Tips
Use fast weapons
Jumping attacks will stagger him quickly
Exploit Godskin Apostle's weaknesses

Use fast weapons

Weapons with slow attack animations can leave you open to a barrage of Godskin Apostle's attacks, and it'll be difficult to set up counterattacks even after successfully avoiding a combo.

Prioritize light weapons so that you can get out of tough spots easily. Katanas will be good options since they also cause Bleed.

List of All Katanas

Jumping attacks will stagger him quickly

Use Jumping attacks after Godskin Apostle uses moves with long recovery times such as his overhead slams. These can break his poise after just a few strikes, leaving him open to a critical hit.

Exploit Godskin Apostle's weaknesses

Weapon Type Weaknesses
Bleed Weapons	Frost Weapons	Slash Weapons

Use weapons that correspond with Godskin Apostle's weaknesses to deal additional damage and cause Status Effect build-ups. The Bleed Status Effect in particular will build up fairly easily, taking out chunks of his health.

If you don't have the aforementioned weapons, you can also coat yours in Blood Grease or Freezing Grease as an alternative.

Godskin Apostle Attack Patterns

Melee Attacks

Melee Attack Variations
Triple Combo: Godskin Apostle does two upwards swipes, then does a jumping overhead slam. Block the first two attacks, then dodge into the overhead slam. This has a long recovery animation so you'll get a couple hits in.
Lunge Attack: Godskin Apostle stretches his body to lunge at you twice. The first lunge is a slam to the ground while the second is a swipe. You can block or dodge to the side for both.
Pierce and Pull: Godskin Apostle thrusts his blade forward then pulls it back. This deals heavy damage, the safest option for avoiding this is to roll backward.
Spinning Twinblades: Godskin Apostle rapidly spins his blade.Back away once he starts doing this since it'll drain your stamina if you try blocking. He will sometimes stretch his body forward while spinning so be prepared to dodge.

Black Flame Attacks

Black Flame Attack Variations
Slashing Black Flames: Godskin Apostle stretches his body and creates a trail of black flames. Get away from this attack's range since the trail of flames can damage you even if you dodge the initial slashes.
Black Flame Tornado: Godskin Apostle creates a tornado of flames. This has a long cast time so just get some distance once the animation for this starts.
Black Fireball: Godskin Apostle launces fireballs at you from a distance. Dodge to the side to avoid these.
Black Flame Explosion: Once you bring Godskin Apostle to around 60% health, he'll charge up an AoE explosion. You'll have ample time to back away.

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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