Elden Ring: Cliffbottom Catacombs Walkthrough

Next, you'll want to equip a solid set of armor that will allow you to absorb some physical damage without dying. Equipping heavy armor such as the Tree Sentinel Armor and Crucible Axe Armor is ideal, but you should always make sure that you maintain a Medium Equipment Load regardless of what you decide to use. Lastly, bring your most upgraded Spirit Ashes or your toughest friend, and you're ready to


Continuing up the path, past several more Fingercreepers, you’ll find a stairway leading into the base of the Chapel building. This is your way forward and away from the Fingercreepers. Head inside and up the wooden staircase and into the Chapel above. Here, you’ll find the Manor Lower Level site of grace. Behind the altar in the Chapel, you will also find one Smithing Stone [4] . You’ll spot an item on the upper ledge in the chapel. Don’t worry; you’ll be able to reach that much later in the a


After entering, head to the right. You should see a short staircase and keep in that direction. Head up those stairs and find the Glintstone Craftsman’s Cookbook [6] on a corpse in a room with a robed albinauric enemy. From this room, run along the stonework to the right and up some more stairs. You will encounter two more of these albinaurics and a Somber Smithing Stone [3] along this stone p


To reach the boss door, simply roll to the stairs, and head up the staircase. Follow that hallway along, and you’ll eventually reach the boss door lever. You might want to rest at the site of grace before proceeding, tho


After defeating the Omen, head down the hall he came from, turn right, and you’ll find a ladder across the room. Climb up it, and you’ll enter a room with some bookshelves , glowing candles, and another Omen off to the left side. Defeat the Omen and loot the altar in front of where he was kneeling to acquire the Page Ashes , a pretty powerful Spirit Ash compan


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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


If you aren’t comfortable with frequent, twitchy dodging, you might benefit from bringing a shield into this battle (if you’re a melee user). Be prepared to usually deal with follow-up attacks on all of the Red Wolf’s moves. It likes to strike in combos, so make sure to wait for a beat before trying to counteratt


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It’s extremely easy to get turned around in it, though. Follow along with this guide to make sure you get every last item hidden in Cliffbottom Cataco


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 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


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


He'll try to hit you with some smaller, faster AOE attacks, but as long as you keep dodging and sneaking hits in, you will be able to whittle him down. If you're having too much trouble with him, you should try keeping your distance and let him come to you. You can sneak a few easy hits in when he rushes over to you, but afterward he will quickly resume his fast attack pattern. This fight is a test of patience and timing, but once you get used to the rhythm of his attacks, you will have an easy time beating him. Once he's finally defeated, you will be rewarded with a unique and powerful weapon, the Veteran's Prosthe


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


Return to the main path, and continue through another archway. You’ll spot a small Fingercreepers clinging to the side, as well as an item on top of the archway. You can’t grab it yet, but we’ll be b


For ranged weapon or magic users, this fight can prove to be extra difficult due to the aggressive nature of the Red Wolf and how quickly and frequently it will close the gap to melee range with you. Consider utilizing one of your tanky Spirit Ashes to draw the Red Wolf’s attention and allow you the extra space to fire off your spells or arr