WATCH THIS to BEAT THE GOD DEVOURING SERPENT 1ST TRY! (Easiest Method Possible)
In this video I share the easiest possible method to defeat both phase 1 and 2 of the God Devouring Serpent Boss fight in elden ring.
God-Devouring Serpent is a Boss in Elden Ring. God-Devouring Serpent is a massive coiled serpent and is found in Mt. Gelmir. This is an optional boss, as players don't need to defeat it in order to advance in Elden Ring.
God-Devouring Serpent is the First Phase of Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy. Unlike most boss phases, the God-Devouring Serpent has its own health bar which must be depleted before you can challenge the Second Phase. Note that dying to his Second Phase as Rykard will require you to defeat the serpent once again.
A massive, menacing reptile that poses a remarkable threat.
ELDEN RING GOD-DEVOURING SERPENT BOSS
God-Devouring Serpent is a Demi God Boss found in Mt. Gelmir. [Map Link]
This boss is optional, as only two shardbearers must be defeated to gain access to Leyndell Castle, or only Starscourge Radahn if the player uses the secret entrance in Deeproot Depths.
This is a Demi God-class boss.
Closest Site of Grace: Audience Pathway
Multiplayer: Yes
Spirit ashes: Yes
ELDEN RING GOD-DEVOURING SERPENT LOCATION
See Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy for location information.
GOD-DEVOURING SERPENT COMBAT INFORMATION
Defenses do not change between phases - a firebomb will do the same damage in phase 1 as in phase 2.
Deals Fire Damage and Standard Damage. May also inflict Poison.
Parriable: No
Can be poise broken, but can't be riposted afterwards.
Weak to Serpent-Hunter and somehow to Frostbite
Upon defeat, a cutscene will play and the fight against Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy will begin.
Absorptions:
Phy (Sta): 10
Phy (Sla): 10
Phy (Str): 35
Phy (Thr): 10
Magic: 40
Fire: 80
Lightning: 20
Holy: 40
The absorption numbers are the % of your damage that gets blocked. For example if an absorption is 60. 40% of that damage by that type will go through and 60% is absorbed. Bigger number= less damage. An absorption of 100 means no damage goes through, and a resistance of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.
Resistances:
poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25pxPoison: 252
scarlet rot status effect elden ring wiki guide 25pxScarlet Rot: 252
hemmorageHemorrhage: 252
frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25pxFrostbite: 112
Death: Immune
The resistance numbers is the buildup amount to trigger it. For example if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of whatever aux buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs.
The Best Tips for God-Devouring Serpent:
Use the Serpent-Hunter Great Spear found at the beginning of the boss' chamber.
Use the Mimic Tear Spirit Summon while equipped with the Serpent-Hunter to significantly reduce the boss' difficulty.
GENERAL STRATEGY
Be sure to pick up the Serpent-Hunter Great Spear held by a corpse at the beginning of the boss' chamber. It has a special interaction with this boss fight in which it manifests a blade of light with every attack, significantly increasing its range and allowing players to damage both phases of the boss from outside of the magma pool he stands in.
The Serpent's attacks primarily consist of lunging strikes and bites. It can also perform a special grab animation with its jaws in which it slams you down twice. However, this move only deals damage once. The Serpent will sometimes raises its head up high and then slam its chin on the ground, sending magma flying outward in a very wide arc. This attack can be dodged through or blocked to reduce damage.
If you opted to use the Serpent-Hunter, you should constantly be poking him between his attacks. Enough hits on the head will cause the Serpent to go down briefly, allowing you a much needed window of uninterrupted attacks.
Once the Serpent is defeated, Phase Two begins with Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy. See Rykard's page for relevant information.
CHEESE STRATEGY
The God-Devouring Serpent and by extension, Rykard can be made significantly more easy by summoning the Mimic Tear Spirit while equipped with the Serpent-Hunter. The Mimic copies your current equipment and this extends to the blade of light functionality of the Serpent-Hunter. The Mimic will attack of its own volition and you will still need to dodge the boss' attacks properly but having what is essentially a second player firing blades of light at him will massively cut down the amount of time and effort required to defeat the boss.
