There are dozens of massive bouts waiting for you in Elden Ring, which boss to fight first? For some players, this is hard to decide. So here we've put together a guide to help you figure out the best Elden Ring Boss Fight order, also be said that it is the most effective dungeon progression route.

Elden Ring Boss Fight Route

In many massively multiplayer online games, gamers have relatively little freedom in the order of boss battles, while Elden Ring gives you practically complete control of the boss kill order. A straight line will appear in this location only near the end of the game. However, because bosses' power isn't predicated on your level, it's a double-edged sword. So we've put together what we think is the most logical and optimized order to fight the bosses, taking into mind the difficulty as well as certain tasks. 

This guide is only going to list all the optional bosses in the game, there are just too many, and they can usually be done a little before, or a little after the major bosses in the same area. We will also assume that you are not going to use one of the many methods of abusive farming of Elden Ring runes to gain dozens or even hundreds of levels. You can approach the game the way you want, but the goal of this guide is to preserve the difficulty, without sending you to commit suicide on bosses far too powerful for the level and equipment you should have at this point in the game. Of course, if for some reason you need all these levels and overpowered items in order to face the bosses in the recommended order, there is no reason to hesitate. It's up to you to determine what your level and playing conditions are.

Elden Ring Best Boss Order - Most Effective Boss Fight Order Route

Below we list the best boss fight routes in Elden Ring, including the location of each boss, the best character level to kill, and the special requirements involved with certain dungeon bosses:

1. Grafted Offspring - Tutorial

2. Leonine Misbegotten (South of the Weeping Peninsula in Limgrave)

3. Margit, the Fell Omen (Stormveil Castle Entrance) - Levels 15-20, Purchase Margit's Shackle from Patches for 5000 runes to aid you in need.

4. Godrick the Grafted (End of Stormveil Castle) - Levels 25-30

5. Ancestral Spirit (Hallowhorn Grounds, Siofra River, Limgrave Underground Region)

6. Royal Knight Loretta (Caria Manor, Northwest of Liurnia of the Lakes) - Levels 40-50, Required to access Ranni’s quests for Age of the Stars ending

7. Red Wolf of Radagon (Academy of Raya Lucaria, Liurnia of the Lakes) - Levels 40-50, Loot Academy Glintstone Key

8. Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon (End of Academy of Raya Lucaria, Liurnia of the Lakes) - Farm Great Rune

9. Magma Wyrm Makar (Ruin-Strewn Precipice, Liurnia of the Lakes - Unlock Altus Plateau

10. Dragonkin Soldier (Ainsel River, Liurnia Underground Region)

11. Radahn, The Bane Of The Stars (Redmane Castle, South of Caelid) - Trigger the festival by starting Alexander's and Blaidd's quests.

12. Mimic Tear (Nokron)

13. Royal Ancestral Spirit (Nokron)

14. Valiant Gargoyle (Siofra Aqueduct, north of Nokron)

15. Lichdragon Fortissax (North of Deeproot Depths) - Levels 100-120, Requires completing Fia's quests, can be done later

16. Godskin Noble (Mount Gelmir, Volcano Manor) - Levels 80-90

17. Draconic Tree Sentinel (Capital Entrance, North) - Levels 80-90

18. Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Leyndell, Royal Capital) - Levels 100-110

19. Morgott the Omen King (Leyndell, Royal Capital) - Levels 100-110, Be sure to do the Corhyn and Golden Mask quests first or risk missing them. 

20. Mohg, the Omen (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, under Leyndell) - Pick up Mohg's Shackle from the Giant Crayfish before.

21. God-Devouring Serpent and Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy (End of Volcano Manor) - Wait until you have finished the Volcano Manor quests, including the one in Giant's Mountaintops, before killing him. It is also better to have done those of Patches and those of Rya too, at least if you don't want to miss anything.

22. Elemer of the Briar (Shadow Hold, North of Altus Plateau) - He can be killed much earlier, but he must be kept alive to complete Pat's quests, it's up to you.

23. Astel, Naturnborn of the Void (Grand Cloister, Lake of Rot) - Levels 80-100, Required for the Age of the Stars ending

24. Commander Niall (Castle north of West of Mountaintops of the Giants) - Levels 100-120

25. Fire Giant (Southeast of Mountaintops of the Giants) - Levels 115-120, Do not light the Forge of Giants afterwards unless you are sure of the ending you seek, especially for the Lord of the Frenzied Flame.

26. Mohg, Lord of Blood (Mohgwyn's Palace) - Levels 130-140, Accessible through Varré quests, or by using the Haligtree Secret Medallion, then taking the teleporter west of Consecrated Snowfield. Consider completing the quests from Yura, the Bloody Finger Hunter, for the Vial of Miraculous Salvation crystal.

27. Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree (Miquella's Haligtree) - After taking the teleporter north of the Consecrated Snowfield, accessible via the Haligtree Secret Medallion.

28. Duo Sanctechair (Farum Azula Ruins) - Request to have lit the Forge of Giants

29. Maliketh, The Black Blade (End of the Farum Azula Ruins) - Levels 120-130, Point of no return, make sure you haven't forgotten anything in the capital before killing him, such as a Legendary Weapon.

30. Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing (Leyndell, Capital of Ash) - Levels 120-130

31. Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Hoarah Loux) (Leyndell, Capital of Ash) - Levels 130-140

32. Dragonlord Placidusax (Farum Azula Ruins) - Levels 140-150, Required in addition to Millicent quests to unlock the other endings if you have chosen the Lord of Frenzied Flame path.

33. Radagon of the Golden Order (Elden Throne) - Levels 140+

All you have to do is choose the end of the game you prefer, depending on the quests and actions performed.

34. Malenia, Blade of Miquella (Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree) - Levels 150+, The most difficult boss in the game, you can save it for later. Remember to tell Gideon Ofnir at the Round Table about your findings before lighting the Forge of Giants, he gives you unique rewards. It disappears once the forge is lit.

Optional Bosses for Farm Items & Runes

If you encounter difficulties, and if you are looking to gain a few extra levels without doing stupid and nasty farming, here are some lists of optional bosses sometimes difficult to find, which you can go kill for looting useful items and runes:

• Night's Cavalry

• Erdtree Avatar

• Death Rite Bird

• Bell Bearing Hunter

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