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Elden Ring is a game full to the brim with intricate enemy designs and bosses. With each enemy offering a unique challenge, it can often be tough for players when taking on even the more simple variety of boss encounters on offer.

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Indeed, while the Sanguine Noble may be a boss encounter that appears elsewhere in the game as an ordinary mob, it can still pose a threat to the unsuspecting and unprepared tarnished. With its quick attacks, bleed build up and unpredictable movement, even experienced players will want to be careful here.

Sanguine Noble Overview

Sanguine Noble
Location Writheblood Ruins, Altus Plateau
Optional Yes
Summons Yes
Drops 8,800 runes
Weak To Bleed

The boss variant of this fight is located in the Writheblood ruins, on the Altus Plateau, a mid to late-game area. Like the boss’s leader, Mohg Lord of Blood, this enemy uses bleed to take large chunks off your health at a time. This is combined with a relatively quick moveset and unpredictable actions.

However, if you can deal high damage, and have a bleed weapon of your own, this boss can be quite simple, with the boss room making the fight more difficult than anything. Indeed, the cramped boss room of the Writheblood Ruins can often lead to some strange camera movement and awkward placing.

Ultimately, by using bleed, patience, and backstabs, this is a fight any tarnished can overcome.

Sanguine Noble Attacks

Strategy

A combination of careful timing, eagle eyes, and bleed damage will have very positive results here. Quick, bleed-based weapons, such as the Rivers of Blood Katana, will serve you well, allowing you to deal damage and dodge in quick succession.

Crucially, never engage the boss when it is ready to parry you, this is its biggest weapon and can cut your health bar in half rapidly.

In order to counter this enemy’s bleed attacks, bring along as many Stanching Boluses as possible. These items will relieve all bleed build up, nullifying its most-potent weapon.

Moreover, be wary of the boss room as it is very cramped and can lead to some mishaps with the camera.

With these tips in mind you should be able to defeat this blood-soaked boss.

General Tips

  • Bring Stanching Boluses.
  • Use quick attacks.
  • Utilize bleed.
  • Do not engage when the boss is attempting to parry.
  • Keep your eyes out for the pools of blood.

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