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The bosses must be fought at the same time, unlike the Spiritcaller Snail Godskin Duo that appears outside of Farum Azula. The Lesser Crucible Knight is not the worst enemy in the world and can be taken out relatively easily. The real difficulty of this fight comes in facing two of them with fast, powerful moves that can launch them out of range for deadly sweeping and holy attacks.
Where Is The Crucible Knight Duo?
If you thought fighting one Crucible Knight was hard, fighting two of them at once will surely make for one of the hardest boss fights in Elden Ring. The Crucible Knight Duo is made up of Crucible Knight Ordovis and the Lesser Crucible Knight, who wields the Spear that once belonged to Siluria. Siluria was “one of two honored as first of the Crucible Knights”, the other being Ordovis, so this nameless Lesser Crucible Knight has a lot to live up to in wielding this armament.
The Crucible Knight Duo is found at the end of the Auriza Hero’s Grave in the Altus Plateau. On the world map, it looks like it’s next to the Capital Rampart Site of Grace, but it’s actually underneath. The easiest way to get there is from the Minor Erdtree outside Leyndell. On the world map, you should see a branching road just to the southwest of the Minor Erdtree. Follow the southeast road from the fork until you pass under the bridge that leads to the Capitol. You will see another fork right after passing underneath – take the right, southern road to get to the Auriza Hero’s Grave.
Crucible Knight Duo Strategies And Tips
The Crucible Knight Duo is difficult, but there are strategies to cheese the boss. For all builds, it’s almost required to bring a Spirit Ash into this fight as Crucible Knights move fast, hit hard, and have attacks that can come out of absolutely nowhere. Distractions are helpful in Elden Ring, especially against a boss made up of two of the hardest enemy types in the game. In general, players should try to take out the Lesser Crucible Knight before Crucible Knight Ordovis as it has less health and will make the tougher fight against Ordovis distraction-free.
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Avoid using Holy or Magic damage against the Crucible Knights as they are resistant to it, and don’t use Bleed or Frostbite as they are outright immune. Instead, opt for Fire or Lightning damage. For both melee and ranged builds the strategy is otherwise the same: avoid Ordovis at the start, and don’t get greedy with attacks. Both Crucible Knights can cast fast Incantations (like Tail and their dreaded Winged attack), so restrain yourself and only try for one or two at any given opportunity. Ranged players should watch for the Tail attack especially, as it can cover a great distance.
Rewards For Beating The Crucible Knight Duo
For beating Crucible Knight Ordovis and the Lesser Crucible Knight player get a host of rewards in addition to a base 28,000 Runes. The Crucible Axe Helm and Armor both drop as alternate versions of the Crucible Tree set, alongside the Crucible Gauntlets and Crucible Greaves that drop from other Crucible Knight bosses too. Each piece of armor in the Crucible Set improves Aspect of the Crucible Incantations, like Horns or Tail.
Players also get Ordovis’s Greatsword for beating the Crucible Knight Duo. This Greatsword scales primarily with Faith and Strength and hits hard for its relatively low weight. Its damage is split between Physical and Holy, so be sure to unequip it before major bosses who tend to be resistant to Holy. The Ash of War Ordovis’s Vortex mimics a move from its namesake, and lets the player spin the Greatsword rapidly around before slamming it into the ground for massive AoE Holy damage.
Elden Ring is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S.
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