This is a guide on how to beat Patches, an optional boss in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Patches's strengths, weaknesses, attack patterns, and if you should kill him!
List of Contents
- Patches General Info
- Should You Kill Patches?
- Patches Location
- How to Beat Patches
- Patches Attack Patterns
- Elden Ring Related Guides
Patches General Info
Stats and Rewards
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| Weakness | Resistance | Immune |
| Lightning Bleed Frost Scarlet Rot Poison | ━ | Sleep Madness |
| HP | 1191 (NG) | |
| Affected By | Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed, Frost | |
| Spirit Ashes Available? | No | |
| Rune Rewards | 800 (NG) | |
| Summonable NPCs | None | |
| Location | ・Murkwater Cave, Limgrave | |
| Item Drops | ・Spear+7 ・Leather Armor | |
Should You Kill Patches?
Patches will yield about half way through the fight and plead for his life. You'll know he's given in when he ducks under his shield and shouts, 'I surrender!' Should you let him live, the next time you visit the cave, he will open up a secret shop where you can buy Margit's Shackles, an item that will help a lot in your fight with the first required boss, Margit. You'll also unlock the Grovel for Mercy Gesture. For these reasons, it's recommended that you let Patches live.
If you decide to kill Patches, you'll receive a Spear+7 and Leather Armor.
Patches Location
Where to Find
Patches can be found in Murkwater Cave, a short cave located in a shallow riverbed in central Limgrave.
How to Beat Patches
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Ranged Strategy
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Wait until his large shield is down to attack
Patches carries a large shield that will block most ranged attacks. Luckily, his attacks leave him wide open. When his shield is down, keep your distance and fire off your magic spells.
Lock on to follow him during his poison attack
Patches will spit out a poison cloud that makes it hard to see, and he'll usually try to follow this up with an attack. It has a fairly large radius, so keep locked on and get back to track him through the cloud.
Melee Strategy
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Use a dagger or light-weight sword
Patches doesn't have much health (especially considering he'll yield halfway through the fight), so you don't need to worry about dealing heavy damage. Just chip away at his health between dodging his spear and he'll drop in no time.
Keep strafing right or left to dodge most attacks
His triple spear thrust is easy to predict and dodge, so once you get the rhythm of his attacks down, you shouldn't take many hits. Lock on with R3, keep moving left or right, and strike him once after he misses his attack.
Patches Attack Patterns
Poison Cloud Attack
Patches sprays out a large, yellow cloud of poison that makes it hard to see. The cloud doesn't do any damage, so run around to his side and attack him while he's vulnerable. This attack can also be interrupted if you strike him just as he starts to spew poison.
Triple Spear Thrust
This attack is fairly easy to telegraph, as Patches will crouch low and pull his spear back before thrusting it in three quick motions.
Kick
If you get too close, Patches may drop his shield and attempt to kick you. It's a weak attack with short range, so it's easy avoid altogether. If you block it with your shield, however, it may break your stance, leaving you open to his attack.
Jumping Thrust
Patches will leap in the air and stab downward with his spear. Roll to the left, right, or forward to dodge this attack.
Elden Ring Related Guides
List of All Bosses
DLC Bosses
| DLC Boss Lists | |
|---|---|
| All DLC Bosses Order and Locations | All DLC Remembrance Bosses | Bosses Difficulty Tier List | - |
| Main Bosses | |
| Rellana, Twin Moon Knight | Golden Hippopotamus |
| Messmer the Impaler | Romina, Saint of the Bud |
| Promised Consort Radahn | |
| Optional Bosses | |
| Divine Beast Dancing Lion | Commander Gaius |
| Demi-Human Queen Marigga | Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze |
| Blackgaol Knight | Chief Bloodfiend |
| Black Knight Edredd | Ancient Dragon-Man |
| Furnace Golem | Lamenter |
| Putrescent Knight | Jori, Elder Inquisitor |
| Death Knight | Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame |
| Bayle the Dread | Scadutree Avatar |
| Metyr, Mother of Fingers | Red Bear |
| Rakshasa | Jagged Peak Drake |
| Rugalea the Great Red Bear | Ralva the Great Red Bear |
| Ancient Dragon Senessax | Curseblade Labirith |
| Black Knight Garrew | Fallingstar Beast |
| Death Rite Bird | Tibia Mariner |
| Ghostflame Dragon | Tree Sentinel |
| Magma Wyrm | Crucible Knight Devonia |
| Hostile NPCs | |
| Logur the Beast Claw | - |
Main Bosses
| All Bosses in Elden Ring | |
|---|---|
| Margit the Fell Omen | Godrick the Grafted |
| Red Wolf of Radagon | Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon |
| Royal Knight Loretta | Starscourge Radahn |
| Godfrey, First Elden Lord | Morgott, the Omen King |
| Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy | Fire Giant |
| Malenia, Blade of Miquella | Mohg Lord of Blood |
| Regal Ancestor Spirit | Astel, Naturalborn of the Void |
| Lichdragon Fortissax | Godskin Duo |
| Dragonlord Placidusax | Maliketh, the Black Blade |
| Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing | Hoarah Loux, Warrior |
| Radagon of the Golden Order | Elden Beast |
Optional Bosses
| Limgrave Optional Bosses | |
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| Beastman of Farum Azula | Bloodhound Knight Darriwil |
| Demi-Human Chiefs | Flying Dragon Agheel |
| Guardian Golem | Leonine Misbegotten |
| Mad Pumpkin Head | Miranda the Blighted Bloom |
| Patches | Runebear |
| Scaly Misbegotten | Soldier of Godrick |
| Stonedigger Troll | Tree Sentinel |
| Liurnia of the Lakes Optional Bosses | |
| Adan, Thief of Fire | Alabaster Lord |
| Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader | Bols, Carian Knight |
| Bloodhound Knight | Glintstone Dragon Smarag |
| Glintstone Dragon Adula | Magma Wyrm Makar |
| Royal Revenant | Spirit-Caller Snail |
| Caelid Optional Bosses | |
| Battlemage Hugues | Black Blade Kindred (Caelid) |
| Commander O'Neil | Decaying Ekzykes |
| Fallingstar Beast | Flying Dragon Greyll |
| Frenzied Duelist | Magma Wyrm |
| Putrid Tree Spirit | |
| Altus Plateau Optional Bosses | |
| Ancient Dragon Lansseax | Crucible Knight Ordovis |
| Demi-Human Queen Gilika | Demi-Human Queen Maggie |
| Demi-Human Queen Margot | Draconic Tree Sentinel |
| Elemer of the Briar | Esgar, Priest of Blood |
| Fell Twins | Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast |
| Godefroy the Grafted | Kindred of Rot |
| Mohg, The Omen | Necromancer Garris |
| Onyx Lord | Perfumer Tricia |
| Red Wolf of the Champion | Sanguine Noble |
| Virgin Abductors | Wormface |
| Mountaintops of the Giants Optional Bosses | |
| Astel, Stars of Darkness | Black Blade Kindred (Mountaintops of the Giants) |
| Borealis the Freezing Fog | Commander Niall |
| Misbegotten Crusader | Putrid Grave Warden Duelist |
| Great Wyrm Theodorix | Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable |
| Siofra River Optional Bosses | |
| Ancestor Spirit | Valiant Gargoyles |
| Mimic Tear | |
| Ainsel River Optional Bosses | |
| Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella | - |
| Deeproot Depths Optional Bosses | |
| Crucible Knight Siluria | - |
| Multiple Location Optional Bosses | |
| Ancient Hero of Zamor | Black Knife Assassin |
| Bell Bearing Hunter | Cemetery Shade |
| Cleanrot Knights | Crucible Knight |
| Crystalian | Death Rite Bird |
| Deathbird | Erdtree Avatar |
| Erdtree Burial Watchdog | Godskin Apostle |
| Godskin Noble | Grafted Scion |
| Grave Warden Duelist | Mad Pumpkin Head |
| Misbegotten Warrior | Night's Cavalry |
| Omenkiller | Tibia Mariner |
| Dragonkin Soldier | - |
Mini-Bosses
| All Bosses in Elden Ring | |
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| Elder Dragon Greyoll | Lion Guardian |
| Valiant Gargoyle (Leyndell) | - |
Hostile NPCs and Invaders
| Limgrave Invaders and Hostile NPCs | |
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| Bloody Finger Nerijus | Old Knight Istvan |
| Recusant Henricus | - |
| Liurnia of the Lakes Invaders and Hostile NPCs | |
| Great Horned Tragoth | Festering Fingerprint Vyke |
| Altus Plateau Invaders and Hostile NPCs | |
| Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger | Inquisitor Ghiza |
| Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan | Rileigh the Idle |
| Magnus the Beast Claw | |
| Mountaintops of the Giants Invaders and Hostile NPCs | |
| Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood | - |
| The Roundtable Hold Invaders and Hostile NPCs | |
| Mad Tongue Alberich | - |
| Multiple Location Invaders and Hostile NPCs | |
| Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater | - |
