Rugalea the Great Red Bear is a boss in the Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. See Rugalea the Great Red Bear's location, stats and drops, and how to beat Rugalea the Great Red Bear here.
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Rugalea the Great Red Bear can be found in a clearing a short ride west of the Ravine North Site of Grace in the Rauh Base.
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For players who don't have access to the Ravine North site of grace, you'll be able to reach its general area by going through a cave to the north of the Moorth Ruins in Scadu Atlus (marked by a headless statue of Marika).
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Runes | 210000 |
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Spirit Summons? | Spirit Ashes Allowed |
Gold Summons? |
None
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Tips for Beating Rugalea the Great Red Bear |
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Rugalea is highly susceptible to status debuffs like Bleed, Poison, or elemental damage from Frostbite or Fire attacks. Choose from a variety of weapons, spells, and incantations to take advantage of her lack of resistances.
Since Rugalaea's battle is in the open map, you can use Torrent to use hit and run tactics. Attack Rugalea then sprint away with Torrent and repeat to whittle down Rugalea's HP.
When Rugalea uses its fury swipes (a move that consists of consecutive slashes), be sure to dodge into it instead of dodging away. Since the swipes have Rugalea moving forward, dodging into it will allow you to get under and away from the attack.
Rugalea can shove its claw into the ground before swiping at you to do a ranged rock sling attack. Make sure to dodge roll into Rugalea when it uses this move since the ranged attack may still hit you if you roll backward and into it.
When Rugalea uses its ground slam move, it causes a small earthquake AoE to appear. If timed right, you can use jump to dodge the aftershock that come out of her quake move.
Rugalea has a move where she stands up and attempts to grab the player. It has a delayed animation which makes it easy to dodge. However, unlike the regular Runebear grab attack, Rugalea can attempt a second grab after this move.
Whenever she does a grab attack, dodge the first one but hold off on counterattacking. Instead, wait to see if she starts another grab animation before you start hitting her again.
Once Rugalea is ready to transition to phase 2, she'll use an AoE roar that has a long duration. Be sure to keep your distance during the roar to avoid taking unnecessary damage.
However, do note that while she uses this as her phase 2 transition, she can still use this move during the rest of the fight so be wary and prepare to sprint away when necessary.
Rugalea's attacks will start to have wind effects that will trail behind her claw attacks. During this phase, it is much more important to dodge into Rugalea as these lingering winds can deal its own damage and may easily hit you if you roll sideways or away from the boss.
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Valiant Gargoyle (Leyndell) | - |
Limgrave Invaders and Hostile NPCs | |
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Bloody Finger Nerijus | Old Knight Istvan |
Recusant Henricus | - |
Liurnia of the Lakes Invaders and Hostile NPCs | |
Great Horned Tragoth | Festering Fingerprint Vyke |
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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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