Elden Ring boss guide: How to beat the Fire Giant
Tips, tricks, and strategies for defeating Elden Ring’s largest boss.
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It’s not unusual for bosses in FromSoftware’s fantasy RPGs to be several times larger than you are, but none of them are quite as big as the colossal Fire Giant that you have to fight at the end of the Mountaintops of the Giants area. And between his massive health pool, devastating physical attacks, and dangerous fire magic, the Fire Giant also happens to be one of Elden Ring’s toughest bosses.
With that said, hedoeshave a weakness you can exploit in the first phase, and the fight as a whole can be made easier with the right gear, tips, and strategies. Here’s our full guide on how you can take down the Fire Giant boss inElden Ring.
Elden Ring: Fire Giant general tips
These general tips will help you plan and prepare for the Fire Giant boss fight, and will also give you a good idea of what you can expect from the battle.
Elden Ring: Fire Giant Phase 1
Phase 1 of the Fire Giant fight is the hardest of the two phases, so if you can get through Phase 1, things will get easier from there. Here’s how to get through Phase 1.
Keep up the pressure against the Fire Giant until he reaches about 50% health, at which point a cutscene that signals the start of Phase 2 will begin.
Elden Ring: Fire Giant Phase 2
When Phase 2 begins, the Fire Giant’s left leg will break and the Fire Giant will rip it off, burning it in his hands as the “second face” on his torso opens. Here’s how to complete Phase 2 and finish off the Fire Giant.
And that’s it. With enough patient dodging and the proper approach to each phase of the fight, the Fire Giant will be dead before you know it.
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