How to defeat Godrick the Grafted in Elden Ring on Steam Deck

Elden Ring is an open-world action role-playing developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

Just like Bloodborne, Demon’s Souls, Sekiro and the Dark Souls series, Elden Ring was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki. The caveat here is that the game was made in collaboration with the award-winning fantasy novelist and source material creator for the highly popular Game of Thrones television show, George R. R. Martin, who provided a lot of source material for the game’s setting.

Elden Ring was released for Microsoft Windows, Steam Deck, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 25, 2022.

The Soulsborne games are known for their difficulty level and Elden Ring is no less. The biggest difficulty spikes come in terms of their bosses. Today we will be talking about one of those bosses, namely Godrick the Grafted.

Godrick the Grafted

Godrick the Grafted is a Boss in Elden Ring. He is the ruler of Stormveil Castle and the final boss of the area.

Initially, there is no need for the player to fight Godrick the Grafted to progress into the next area of Elden Ring, and can instead opt to face him at a later part of the game, although he does not count as an optional boss.

But how does one beat him?

Godrick Strategy

Godrick can be quite daunting for new players, here’s some information that might help. He has a few attacks that can be predicted:

• Melee – They hit hard with wide arcs and massive stamina drain.
• Whirlwind – His main ability. It deflects projectiles and spells.
• Whirlwind Projectile – Homing wind projectiles. Difficult to avoid, but possible. Using obstacles to block their path is a big help.

Phase 2

Most bosses in Soulsborne games have a phase 2 that kicks in once their HP drops below 50%. Godrick the Grafted has a few notable changes when this happens:

• Flame Whirlwind and Projectile – The same whirlwind, but with flames. Does more damage and causes more DPS when scorched.
• Flamethrower – Godrick grafts the dead dragon’s head to his body and launches a sweeping attack. Time it well and forward roll to avoid being burned.

One thing that can be a major help is a staple feature of Soulsborne games, that is, summoning other players as well as NPC’s. In this fight, Nepheli Loux can be summoned to make this fight easier. Not that great in the damage department, she can definitely take the pressure and aggro off the player in times of need.

Beating Godrick will take some time and practice but it is definitely worth it. Upon defeat, he drops the Remembrance of Godrick. This can be exchanged for two items at Finger Reader Enia:

• Axe of Godrick
• Grafted Dragon

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