Elden Ring: How To Beat Godfrey, First Elden Lord / Hoarah Loux

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In FromSoftware's latest game Elden Ring, one of the last bosses that the Tarnished will face in their journey to become Elden Lord is another who would claim the title for themselves: Godfrey, First Elden Lord. After being exiled from The Lands Between by Queen Marika he becomes the leader of the Tarnished on the long march, taking his original name: Hoarah Loux.

Just as the Guiding Grace has led the Tarnished back to the Lands Between after the Shattering of the Elden Ring, Godfrey has returned to claim his place as Elden Lord once again. This non-optional boss is extremely hard-hitting and brutal, but can be mastered with patience and help from NPCs.

The Tarnished will have already faced a version of this boss as a golden specter in the Royal Capital at an earlier point in the game. However, the move set for the real version of Godfrey is more varied and much deadlier. Thankfully, this section of the fight comes with many attacks that are well telegraphed and will require the Tarnished to prepare for a few delayed strikes.

For his second phase, Godfrey will embrace his animalistic nature by absorbing his Beast Regent Serosh, becoming Hoarah Loux, Warrior. Here, Hoarah Loux will use different charges and grapple attacks that all do incredible amounts of damage. This close-quarters fight will favor melee builds as cast times for spells may leave the player open to attack.

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The Power Bomb attacks are running grabs that result in the player being tossed into the air and pummeled back down into the ground, which will likely take out most of their health bar. The Power Bomb is telegraphed by Horah Loux running with his arms stretched high above him. This move