OK, time for something a little different here as I thought it was time to do a top 10 list of the most annoying bosses in Elden Ring. Now there are over 150 bosses (that include multiple cut and paste variations of the same bosses!) in the game to be found and they all vary in terms of their challenge but here I've simply opted for the ones that deal the most rage fueled moments in players (or me specifically!).
So, with that said let's take a look at these infuriating bosses.
10. Commander Niall
So at 10, is this annoying fella, Commander Niall (who has another variant called Commander O'Neill who slightly less annoying) who can be found in one of the most challenging areas in the game, Castle Sol. Thankfully this guy is optional and just as well as he is pretty annoying with the attacks he has not to mention his two banished knights that aid him.
In fact this boss is a prime example of bosses that need to be cheesed as taking this one on in standard combat, is almost impossible because Niall's two banished knights can destroy your health bar in record time. However you can use an item called a bewitching branch on the two knights to turn them into allies and they will attack Niall, however Niall can wipe them out with fair ease. #
After this you need to fight Niall himself, who is a royal pain as he uses a mix of frost whirlwind attacks and later lightning attacks to wipe you out. And of course, Niall hits like a truck,so he can also obliterate you with ease, so bringing along ash summons might be a better idea to help cope with his annoying BS.
So, with that said, Commander Niall definitely deserves a spot on this list at No.10.
9. Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader
At No.9 is this boss Alecto, the Black knife ringleader, who appears as a phantom jail boss in Liurnia of the Lakes area and Alecto is a pretty challenging boss to say the least, which makes her all the more annoying.
In fact what makes Alecto, so annoying is her speed and aggression as she can literally punish you if are playing as a slow strength build character for e.g. as she will run rings around and will also use her destined death attack on you, which whittles your health down pretty quick. Alecto can also perform a jump on your back attack, where she stabs you and takes off a generous chunk of your health in the process.
You could also say what also makes this boss annoying is that you need to kill her if you want to access the often sought after ash summons, Black Knife Tiche, who has much the same skills and is often very useful in boss fights. However if you want to get her ashes then you HAVE to go through this annoying BS-ery of fighting Alecto first, which is certainly no joke in itself.
So, I think its safe to say that Alecto deserves her spot on her the list due to her speed and aggressive nature and if you want Tiche then you know you are in for a bad time.
8. Ulcerated Tree Spirit (Haligtree version)
Next up is the Ulcerated Tree Spirit of which there are of course multiple versions of this boss however this one is technically a mini boss and not a proper game boss but this one is pretty annoying and does deserve a spot on here.
As for why this version of the tree spirit is the most annoying? Well, its mainly because you are forced to fight him in perhaps the single most annoying area of the game, the Haligtree, in a lake of scarlet rot, which quickly ebbs away your hp and add to this the monstrous damage this guy can do and you've got a pretty infuriating experience.
In regards to the tree spirit's attacks, despite a flurry of powerful strikes, it also has a very annoying fire attack of sorts and a grab attack that inflicts scarlet rot on you (yep more rot!). So, suffice to say, I died to this boss quite a few times before I managed to beat him and in the end I actually used the weapon art, hoarfrost stomp to kill him and it was even the post nerfed version of it! And what's more annoying is if you want to complete the NPC, Milicent's questline, you HAVE to kill this guy however if you have no intention of doing so, just give this guy a miss!
So, for those reasons, the tree spirit definitely deserves its spot here on the list at No.9.
7. Clergy Beast/Maliketh
At No.7 is this two phase fight of the Clergy Beast and Maliketh, the Black Blade and this is definitely one of the more difficult bosses in the game and does pose quite a threat and a sizeable roadblock to most players as he is NOT optional.
As for the first phase of the fight, you do battle with the clergy beast himself, who is Garranq that you were trading death roots with earlier in the game in Caelid and here he is very fast and aggressive. And the beast does a number of brutal attacks and can throw boulders at you as well all of which deal a lot of damage and he can even charge at you as you enter the boss room on subsequent attempts meaning you have a decent chance of getting cornered and killed right away!
However, the most annoying part of the fight is easily the 2nd phase where he transforms into Maliketh, the black blade, a man-dog like creature who is lightning quick and has an annoying attack called destined death that can literally melt your HP bar! So, you need to be on point with your dodges here and use the pillars for cover around the arena. However this guy is so quick he more often than not will kill you quickly with his destined death crap before you can do annoying, so again a straight up fight here is a suicide basically.
So, for me Clergy and Maliketh mark one of the more challenging bosses in the game and they are both pretty annoying to deal with and deserve their spot on the list here.
6. Erdtree Avatar (Caelid version)
So, at No.6 is another version of a boss found throughout the large map of the lands between, the Erdtree Avatar and more specifically I refer to the one found in the Caelid region, who is easily one of the toughest versions of this boss in the game and as such quite annoying too!
As for why he is annoying, well its mainly because this guy does ALOT of damage with his strikes and he also uses some brutal holy orb attacks that spread far and wide. However his most annoying attack without a doubt is his body slam where he leaps in the air and slams down and releases a large pool of scarlet rot, which can dissolve your HP very quickly, so its best to back way off before he does it otherwise its curtains! In fact I've fought this and had attempts where he killed me just as I was one or two hits away from finish him off which is what makes him the more infuriating!
However, the Avatar thankfully is quite weak to fire attacks and if you have the likes of dragonfire or the frenzy of flame incantations to hand then you can whittle down his HP fairly quickly but you still need to be very ware of his attacks.
So, the Erdtree Avatar Caelid version is definitely one of the more annoying bosses in the game and as such deserves a spot here on the list at No.6 to round off Part 1.
And that's it for Part 1 and I will see you soon for Part 2!
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