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Grafted Scion is a Field Boss in Elden Ring. It is the first boss you will encounter and a pretty challenging one to beat. You could say that defeating it early on is near impossible because you do not have any healing items yet. One can stick around and beat it, but dying to it once will make you proceed further into the game. However, you can face it later in the game if you want to.

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This grotesque mass of grafted bodies will appear multiple times throughout the game as a regular enemy. Here is all you need to know about Grafted Scion.

Grafted Scion Overview

Grafted Scion Overview
Location Chapel of Anticipation
Optional Yes
Summons None
Drops
  • Ornamental Straight Sword
  • Golden Beast Crest Shield
  • 3,200 Runes
  • 12,800 Runes (NG+)
Weak To
  • Hemorrhage
  • Physical Slash Damage

Grafted Scion makes its first appearance in Chapel of Anticipation, which is the game's tutorial area. The boss is optional, and facing it will not affect any ending in the game whatsoever. Defeating it or dying to it on your first attempt will result in seeing the same cutscene and reaching the main path. Defeating the boss will get you the Ornamental Straight Sword and Golden Beast Crest Shield. The sword is a really unique weapon with a very interesting and fun skill. You can return to the boss from the Four Belfries in Liurnia of the Lakes. Defeating the boss early on can be advantageous for you because of the high number of souls you will receive and can use to level up your stats.

If you want to start your NG+ run, then you will find the boss easier as now you have access to multiple Flasks and, most probably, a maxed-out weapon. This will allow you to deal massive damage to the boss in NG+ and make the fight go quicker. Using good Blood weapons will make the boss bleed relatively quicker, making it lose a huge chunk of health.

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Grafted Scion Attacks

The boss has quite a lot of attacks and moves patterns considering it is the tutorial boss of the game.

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General Strategy

The general strategy here is to keep your distance from the boss at all times. You need to only attack when you know you will not get punished for your counterattack. Mostly the best chance to counterattack the boss would be during the 5-Hit Strikes and Crawling Stabs. You can hit between the 5-Hit Strikes if you can manage to get on the rear of the boss. For the Crawling Stabs, you need to wait for the boss to end the animation and need to perform a jumping heavy attack as soon as the boss completes the leap thrust.

If you are ranged class, then staying away from the boss should be easier. However, you can not solely rely on your sorceries because after a few casts, your FP will become zero, and you will have to go in and fight it.

If you are arriving from the Four Belfries, then this fight should not pose much threat whatsoever. Having a high number of flasks will allow one or two mistakes, and your damage output should be massive because of how underleveled the boss is. For the multiple regular versions of the boss you encounter, your fight pattern should be the same. However, keep in mind that some of the times that you face the boss, it will be in a different appearance at first and will change forms after its health bar is depleted.

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General Tips

  • Wait for the 5-Hit Strikes attack and counterattack with one or two hits after its animation.
  • Try to keep your distance throughout the fight and avoid jumping attacks.
  • Do not get greedy, as you will not have any Flasks if it is your first try.
  • When returning, your level will not matter as you will be overleveled no matter.

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