In FromSoftware’s latest gameElden Ring,one of the last bosses that the Tarnished will face in their journeyto become Elden Lordis another who would claim the title for themselves: Godfrey, First Elden Lord. After being exiled from The Lands Between by Queen Marika he becomes the leader of the Tarnished on the long march, taking his original name: Hoarah Loux.
Just as the Guiding Grace has led the Tarnished back to the Lands Between after the Shattering of theElden Ring, Godfrey has returned to claim his place as Elden Lord once again. This non-optional boss is extremely hard-hitting and brutal, but can be mastered with patience and help from NPCs.
Godfrey, First Elden Lord’s Move Set
The Tarnished will have already faced a version of this boss as a golden specter in the Royal Capital at an earlier point in the game. However, the move set for thereal version of Godfreyis more varied and much deadlier. Thankfully, this section of the fight comes with many attacks that are well telegraphed and will require the Tarnished to prepare for a few delayed strikes.
Hoarah Loux Move Set
For his second phase, Godfrey will embrace his animalistic nature by absorbing his Beast Regent Serosh, becomingHoarah Loux, Warrior. Here, Hoarah Loux will use different charges and grapple attacks that all do incredible amounts of damage. This close-quarters fight will favor melee builds as cast times for spells may leave the player open to attack.
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Power Bomb and Running Power Bomb
The Power Bomb attacks are running grabs that result in the player being tossed into the air and pummeled back down into the ground, which will likely take out most of their health bar. The Power Bomb is telegraphed by Horah Loux running with his arms stretched high above him. This move can be dodged with a well-timed sidestep.
The Running Power Bomb deals even more damage and is telegraphed by Horah Loux running towards the player with his arms crossed over his chest. This attack can also be avoided by dodging to the side, although sometimes Hoarah Loux will start either attack with a running leap, which will mean the attack will occur even faster.
Hoarah Loux’s Earthshaker
This attack comes in multiple parts. First, Hoarah Loux will attempt to stun the player by roaring. If this works, it will knock the Tarnished to the ground. Players can avoid being knocked over by keeping outside the roar’s range.
Next, Horah Loux will create a massive shock wave by slamming the ground. This can be dodged by jumping or using invincibility frames. Lastly, energy bursts will come out of the fissures created by the slam. To avoid this part of the attack, simply stay clear of the area where all the fissures are.
Basic Attacks
In addition to the complex moves above, Hoarah Loux has a few simpler moves.
Strategies
Depending on the progression ofvarious NPC questlinesthat the Tarnished will encounter in The Lands Between, they may get extra help for this boss battle. If the player has completed the Nephili Loux questline, they will be able to summon her outside the boss arena. If the player has encountered the Three Fingers, they will also be able to summon Shabriri.
Godfrey’s size can be exploitedby keeping close to him, which will allow players to run under a number of leaping attacks where he will then be weak to his back. As Hoarah Loux, working on when to specifically time dodges to his different grapples will help avoid a large portion of his move set.
