Elden Ring: How To Beat Royal Knight Loretta

The doorway leading out the northwest, at the top of the stairs, leads you to the boss fight of Caria Manor. Before proceeding into that, turn southwest at the top of the stairs, and you should see a glimmer of light through the trees and dark stone. This path is a bit precarious, but you’ll want to drop down a series of wooden platforms and stone landings. You’ll encounter several large and small Living Jars on this p


Loretta will empower her War Sickle with sorcerous blue energy and slash at you (often when her horse is leaping toward you). This move often comes in a two-hit combo , with each slash having a wide range of impact. If you can time your dodges well, you can end up in a great position to punish her after this attack completes. Otherwise, you can play it safe and dodge away until this attack finis


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The Red Wolf of Radagon is very acrobatic , leaping around the relatively small boss arena, and it is constantly summoning magic spells to worry about—on top of its quick bite and slash melee attacks. You’ll need to defeat it to proceed through the rest of the academy, so read on to learn about the boss’ moves and which ones you can pun


Red Wolf of Radagon brings its head up to the left (your right) and summons the sword, blade sticking straight up. The Red Wolf will then swing the sword across once, then swing it back for Depar.De a second follow-up attack. This is most often a two-strike combo , but Red Wolf will sometimes follow it up with a Sword High Leap attack. When you recognize this combo, wait to attack until after you’re sure the combo is finis


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But Royal Knight Loretta is no pushover. With a sorcery-heavy move set, plus the mobility that comes with being a mounted combatant , she can be a tough opponent to def


If you keep your distance, Loretta defaults to several ranged magic abilities, many of which have delays in their casting . This allows her to cast one spell, then begin casting another before the first spell actually goes off, resulting in several spell projectiles heading your way all at once throughout the fight. This means it becomes incredibly important to learn her attack timing in order to dodge multiple spells and moves happening at the same t


Continue down the next passage until you reach the sealed boss room door. You’ll need to activate a lever later on in the dungeon in order to access the boss. Turn right at the door, heading deeper into the catacombs, and defeat the stone Imp waiting around the corner with the large sword. Proceed down the next hall and loot the Grave Glovewort [2] growing out of the d


Another of Loretta’s favorite moves, she will point the butt of her War Sickle toward you as it’s glowing blue, then send a magical volley of several seeking energy blasts. She can sometimes repeat this attack a surprising number of times in a row, so be ready to dodge repeatedly when you see her begin this attack sequence. If you’re already at range, you can get away with sidestepping these projectiles as they seek you out. Early in the fight, she will cast a version of this attack that only sends out a single magical blast, but she seems keener to use the powered-up vers


Ride along this southern path, following the edge of Liurnia. You’ll eventually encounter some Vulgar Militiamen on the way. Continue riding past them all the way until you reach an item on a corpse sitting in a chair . Loot the item for one Somber Smithing Stone [2]. From this position, face north. You should spot two paths. On the right side, you’ll see the path you rode down. The path on the left will lead you to the Cliffbottom Catacombs entrance. Ride up that path until you reach the wooden d


Loretta is immune to status effects , so if you’ve been relying on a Bleed, Frost, or Scarlet Rot build, you’ll need to rethink your regular strategy. She also has some hefty magic and fire absorption , so any magic or fire attacks will be reduced in damaging her. Loretta has no Lightning damage absorption to speak of, so if you have any lightning incantations or weapon enchantments, they’ll come in handy during this fi


Head out of this room and turn toward your left. You’ll spot an Imp hanging on the ceiling above the next passage forward. Down this passage, another Imp hangs from the wall. Head to the end of the hallway and loot the Golden Rune [3] and the Grave Glovewort [3] , but do so quickly—another Imp is sneaking up behind


You’ll recognize this attack when the Red Wolf of Radagon rears up on its hind legs, draws back, then lunges forward with a powerful bite attack. This attack is only ever a single attack, with a long pause after as the wolf resets, so if you’re able to recognize it and dodge in time, you’ll be able to capitalize on the Red Wolf’s pause after it completes the m


Red Wolf of Radagon’s jaws will flash blue briefly before it leaps high into the air, greenish blue magic trailing below it. Once it reaches the top of the jump, Red Wolf will cast the Comet spell from its mouth, sending a single blast of magic toward you. Once you recognize the leap and trail of magic from its mouth, ready to do