Elden Ring: How To Defeat Mad Pumpkin Head
FromSoftware’s latest dark fantasy RPG is by far the biggest and most sprawling game the exclaimed developer has produced to date. With that, comes dozens of new and difficult bosses for you to take on and eventually overcome.
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Indeed, unlike previous games in the Souls franchise, Elden Ring allows you to take on any number of encounters in whatever order you wish to. Bosses in Elden Ring often hide all manner of rewards, and the Mad Pumpkin Head is no different, with overcoming this foe being a crucial step if you are looking to build your character around the Sorcery skill.
The Mad Pumpkin Head is an optional and recurrent boss that appears throughout Elden Ring, first in the South of Limgrave and then later in Caelem. It also appears as a standard enemy throughout the game. The Mad Pumpkin Head is slow but can hit hard if you are at a low level. Beware of its surprisingly long reach due to a spinning ability from its flail.
For those experienced with FromSoftware’s offerings, this enemy is reminiscent of many throughout its games and will be relatively simple to take down. For those new to Elden Ring’s combat, however, the use of summons and ranged attacks to distract the boss can make the battle much easier to overcome.
By completing this boss fight, you will get 1,000 runes, a useful amount in the early game. More importantly, though, you will gain access to an NPC who is crucial if you wish to use a sorcery build throughout the game. Once the fight is over, open the door on the far side of the room, and you will find Sellen, The Sorceress. Once her dialogue is exhausted, she will sell you a number of powerful spells. There is also a secret piece of dialogue to
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