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This is a quick guide on how to beat Ancestor Spirit at the Siofra River. This optional boss does not pose much of a threat and is relatively easy to defeat. While most Soulslike players tend to look the other way to pursue the main story, some will not rest until everything is down for the count.
The Ancestor Spirit takes on the form of a large spectral moose and this enemy can be taken down without much effort. This guide will cover the best methods to defeat the Ancestor Spirit and what the Tarnished can gain from this endeavor.
Where Can You Find the Ancestor Spirit?
The Ancestor Spirit will wait for the Tarnished to light every torch around Nokron, Eternal City before the fight commences at the Siofra River. The game developers of FromSoftware showcased their skills in this craft by creating an underground city above Limgrave, and it will be easy forElden Ringplayers to be distracted by the ethereal view.
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After lighting all the required torches around the area, the Tarnished must interact with the horned remains and the screen will fade to black. The Tarnished will be transported to a cave with a fog wall and beyond it is the Ancestor Spirit waiting for its next opponent.
How to Prepare to Fight the Ancestor Spirit?
Despite not being a challenge, it is hubris to underestimate the Ancestor Spirit.Elden Ringplayers should level the Tarnished at around 50 or beyond before facing this optional enemy and know the attack patterns to learn the best ways to counter. The Ancestor Spirit is a quadruped which limits its attacks and mobility.
The Ancestor Spirit is easily susceptible to elemental attacks such as Fire and is weak to Slash and Holy Damage.Elden Ringplayers can exploit these weaknesses, and take advantage by equipping items like the Flame Sling to hurl balls of fire from a distance.
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How to Defeat Ancestor Spirit?
Elden Ringplayers can take advantage of the large arena and deal damage from a distance. The Ancestor Spirit may be large and every attack can be easily evaded. There are a handful of options in defeating the Ancestor Spirit and any build can do the trick and is purely up to the preference of each version of the Tarnished.
The easiest method to defeat the Ancestor Spirit is to immediately a Spirit Ash built like a tank such as Lhutel the Headless or a Mimic Tear to distract the large moose from going after the Tarnished.Elden Ringplayers can rely on the effects of Rotten Breath to defeat the Ancestor Spirit like other bosses such asthe Dragonkin Soldier.
The Ancestor Spirit has a few attacks like the Antler Sweep Attack that must be avoided at all costs. The boss can spew fire and turn around to sweep the battlefield to harm the Tarnished. The moose will launch in the air and deal damage from above but players can roll backwards to survive. Most attacks can be dodged or players can run away from a safe distance.
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Once enough Rotten Breath has been used and Scarlet Rot is in full effect, the health bar will drop immediately. The Spirit Ash or Mimic Tear can help deal damage speeding up the process and defeating the Ancestor Spirit once and for all.
Players will be granted Ancestral Follower Ashes and 13000 Runes for their efforts. While the Ancestor Spirit is not the hardest optional boss, it is still worth fighting for the rewards and experience alone.
Do you have any other tips on how to beat Ancestor Spirit inElden Ring? Let us know in the comments section below!
Rouvin Josef Quirimit
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Piqued by his interest in superheroes during the early days of Marvel movies, Rouvin fell in a rabbit hole of pop culture. His passion for movies led to video games and he fell in love with God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, and more great single-player games that paved the way for his career as a gaming writer.
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