Elden Ring: Crumbling Farum Azula Bosses & Elite Enemies

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This guide details the bosses and elite enemies found within Crumbling Farum Azula in Elden Ring. Below is a list of all notable encounters, their locations, and the rewards for defeating them.

Name	Type	Location	Drops
Dragonlord Placidusax	Legend Boss	Beside the Great Bridge site of grace	Remembrance of the Dragonlord; 280,000 Runes
Godskin Duo	Great Enemy	Dragon Temple Transept site of grace	Ash of War: Black Flame Tornado; Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [4]; 170,000 Runes
Beast Clergyman / Maliketh, the Black Blade	Legend Boss	Beside the Great Bridge site of grace	Remembrance of the Black Blade; 220,000 Runes
Lesser Draconic Tree Sentinel	Elite Enemy	Southeast of Beside the Great Bridge site of grace	Malformed Dragon Set; 50,000 Runes

Dragonlord Placidusax

Dragonlord Placidusax is located in his own boss arena. To reach it, start at the Beside the Great Bridge site of grace, turn around, and take the elevator back down into the church. Proceed past the Azula Beastmen, turn right, then left, and exit the church. Continue straight towards the trees and look over the cliff for a platform to drop down to. Follow the path to its end and find a hole in the stone floor without bones. Interacting with this spot will prompt you to 'Lay down', teleporting you to the Dragonlord’s arena.

The Dragonlord Placidusax is a challenging opponent. His weak spot is his head, or rather, his multiple heads. Concentrated attacks on his heads yield the highest damage. He is a colossal boss with powerful bites and tail swipes, and he can also summon lightning bolts and breathe green fire.

Upon defeating him, you will receive the Remembrance of the Dragonlord.

Godskin Duo

The Godskin Duo can be found by ascending the stairs from the Dragon Temple Transept site of grace in Crumbling Farum Azula.

This fight differs from previous bosses. When one of the Godskins is defeated, a portion of their health bar depletes. Upon defeating the second, they will respawn one at a time until the entire health bar is depleted. The Godskin Noble is the more difficult of the two due to its rolling attacks, which can be hard to dodge. The Godskin Apostle has greater range with its elongated body, though both can cast Black Flames.

Defeating them rewards you with the Ash of War: Black Flame Tornado, Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [4], and 170,000 Runes.

Beast Clergyman / Maliketh, the Black Blade

This is a mandatory boss fight for story progression. It takes place in a large arena southeast of the Beside the Great Bridge site of grace. Initially, you will fight the Beast Clergyman. Upon depleting his health to 50%, he transforms into Maliketh, the Black Blade. During the Maliketh phase, agility is key to dodging his lunges and sword attacks.

Defeating him grants the Remembrance of the Black Blade and 220,000 Runes.

Lesser Draconic Tree Sentinel

The Lesser Draconic Tree Sentinel is located outside the arena where you fight Maliketh, southeast of the Beside the Great Bridge site of grace. This enemy is similar to the Draconic Tree Sentinel encountered at Capital Outskirts and the Tree Sentinel in Limgrave.

Defeating this Draconic Tree Sentinel rewards you with the Malformed Dragon Set, which includes the Malformed Dragon Helm, Malformed Dragon Armor, Malformed Dragon Gauntlets, and Malformed Dragon Greaves.