How to Beat Radagon of the Golden Order

This is a quick guide on how to beat Radagon of the Golden Order, the final boss, in Elden Ring. This is one of the final two bosses of the main story, and the player base should expect this fight to be much more challenging than previous enemy bosses. Despite Radagon being the last, it does not mean he is impossible to defeat.

Everything has been leading up to this boss fight and players should use everything they have learned throughout their journey to their advantage. The road to become the next Elden Lord is drawing to a close and Radagon is standing in the way.

Where Can You Find Radagon of the Golden Order?

Players will find Radagon of the Golden Order at the Altus Plateau, specifically at Leyndell, Ashen Capital within the Erdtree as the first phase of the final battle. Elden Ring players must have explored most of The Lands Between and vanquished enough enemies to gain the experience and proper gear to close this chapter of the Soulslike genre with a bang.

The game developers of FromSoftware designed The Lands Between to be the biggest map they have ever worked on for a Soulslike project. The map is filled with countless dungeons and biomes housing different items for the Tarnished to acquire and use to improve their chances of becoming the next Elden Lord.

How to Prepare to Fight Radagon of the Golden Order?

Elden Ring players should make their preparations and should be at level 125 or above before entering the arena. Every boss has a weakness that can be exploited and chief among them is fire damage. Players should consider bringing their best fire weapon to this fight.

It is worth noting that Radagon of the Golden Order is not built like a tank and can take serious damage. Players can charge in and fight aggressively to force the action to finish the fight sooner; however, should consider the risk of sustaining massive damage from various attacks. Elden Ring is the pinnacle of the Soulslike genre and basic survival tactics can be applied like rolling away.

Suggested Loadout

Consider equipping some of the following items:

• Blasphemous Blade
• Erdtree Seal
• Beast Crest Heater Shield
• Traveler’s Hat
• Confessor Armor
• Confessor Gloves
• Confessor Boots
• Crimson Amber Medallion
• Erdtree’s Favor
• Shard of Alexander
• Fire Scorpion Charm
• Flask of Wondrous Physick
• Flask of Crimson Tears
• Green Turtle Talisman
• Loretta’s Greatbow
• Black Flame
• Haligdrake Medallion Talisman

How to Beat Radagon of the Golden Order?

The arena is quite spacious, and players should make the most of it by fighting Radagon however or wherever they see fit. This final boss is aggressive and powerful which makes him a threat. Radagon of the Golden Order will taunt the Tarnished by delaying his various melee attacks and will inflict Holy Damage once the health bar is on the second half.

Elden Ring players can equip the Blasphemous Blade and spam the two-handed attack. This method is quite effective against Jori, Elder Inquisitor from the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and can deal heavy damage. Although each attack takes a while to charge that will keep the players locked into an animation leaving them vulnerable to attacks.

After a few powerful and perfectly timed attacks from the Blasphemous Blade, the health bar will melt instantly. Radagon of the Golden Order may look tough but the defense is much weaker than anticipated.

Players can take a quick second to catch their breath and apply whatever buffs they have before moving on to the Elden Beast and many consider it the hardest boss. Radagon will drop the Elden Remembrance to reward players for their troubles.

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