Elden Ring Fire Giant Boss Battle Guide

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In Elden Ring, Fire Giant stands not just tall, but also between you and the Forge of the Giants, where you'll need to visit to get to the game's later regions. Taking down the fiery fiend is no simple task--that is, unless you use one particular method that most Elden Ring players would aptly refer to as «cheese,» or exploiting holes in the game's design in such a way that makes a battle tremendously easy. The Fire Giant cheese method comes to us via YouTuber TagBackTV. Still, some players refuse to cheese enemies in a Soulsborne game, so we've covered both methods here. Here's what you need to do.

You'll encounter Fire Giant in the Mountaintop of the Giants region, wandering the frozen tundra. He is a mandatory boss, so there's no getting around him. How you approach him across both phases will be based on whether you want to fight fair or cheese the encounter.

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If you wish to make your Fire Giant filet without the cheese, here's what you should do. If your Mimic Tear is well upgraded, spawn it to assist you right away--it's still quite helpful even after being nerfed. An underdeveloped Mimic Tear will still help, but you may want to wait until phase two to spawn it.

Charge at the Fire Giant (yes, really), dodge his initial attack, and target his left ankle / Achilles' heel. This is his weakest spot, and you should spend most of your time slashing away at it. Fire Giant is tall and scary, but you can dodge his moves with good timing--plus Mimic Tear should