How to beat Metyr, Mother of Fingers in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Metyr, Mom of Fingers is an actual handful thanks for his or her arsenal of forceful assaults.

This many-fingered creature is discovered contained in the Finger Ruins of Miyr, a hidden space in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree enlargement.

In the event you’d prefer to attempt your hand at this boss struggle, right here’s the way to attain Metyr’s location and the way to slay the finger-fiend.

Metyr location within the Elden Ring DLC

Metyr, Mom of Fingers is positioned beneath the Cathedral of Manus Metyr, on the northwestern a part of the Realm of Shadow map.

In the event you journey from the Moorth Ruins to Bonny Village after which take the highway to the northeast, it’s going to ultimately lead you to the Cathedral. Nevertheless, you’ll be able to’t enter the boss enviornment except you’ve progressed far sufficient by Depend Ymir’s questline.

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In the event you haven’t already start Ymir’s quest, it entails assembly him on the Cathedral of Manus Metyr, earlier than exploring a collection of hallowed ruins from Ruins Maps you might be given, taking you thru areas such because the Cerulean Coast and the Shadow Maintain.

As soon as finished, return to Ymir and exhaust his dialogue, then ‘refresh’ the Cathedral of Manus Metyr location by fast-traveling to the Website of Grace, and also you’ll discover that Ymir has disappeared. Work together with the empty throne to disclose a ladder; should you go down the ladder and sound the bell on the opposite finish of the trail, you’ll be transported to the ‘Finger Ruins of Miyr’, Metyr’s boss enviornment.

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Beware that the ‘Sword hand of Evening Anna’ will invade you after you go down the ladder; it’s greatest to defeat this elite enemy first, return to the Website of Grace within the Cathedral, after which struggle Metyr.

Metyr weak point

Though the hand-shaped Metyr is a fairly massive boss, the Finger Ruins of Miyr supply loads of area for a struggle. Metyr offers bodily and magical harm and is weak to Bleed (also called blood loss or hemorrhage). Sadly, know that insanity and sleep received’t work on this boss.

Methods to put together for Metyr, Mom of Fingers

Right here’s the way to put together towards Metyr’s strengths and exploit the boss’s weaknesses:

• Defend your self towards magic harm, particularly because it’s tougher to dodge and block than Metyr’s bodily harm. Obtainable by Sellen’s quest, Lusat’s armor set had superb magic harm negation. Dane’s set, which is discovered close to Bonny Village within the Realm of Shadow, is even higher, nevertheless it requires a secret teleport coffin hidden in Shadow Maintain. It’s extremely really useful to equip a Talisman with harm negation as nicely, such because the Spelldrake Talisman +3, which is present in a storeroom in Fort Ensis.
• Use Bleed harm. Metyr is vulnerable to Bleed, so weapons with innate Bleed harm are a superb selection for this boss struggle. The Rivers of Blood katana (dropped by Bloody Finger Okina), the Bloodhound’s Fang greatsword (dropped by Bloodhound Knight Darriwi), and Eleonora’s Poleblade (dropped by Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger as a part of Yura’s questline) are among the greatest weapons to convey with you. You could select to dual-wield these Bleed weapons as a lot of Metyr’s assaults are gradual and straightforward to dodge. Alternatively, you should utilize Bleed-inflicting spells or incantations, corresponding to Briars Punishment (Mountaintops of the Giants), Bloodflame Blade (Liurnia), or Swarm of Flies (Mohgwyn Palace). Bloodborne arrows and bolts may help you inflict Bleed with a bow, whereas Blood Grease gives a straightforward approach to apply Bleed to a non-Bleed weapon. All three crafting recipes are discovered within the Nomadic Warrior’s Cookbook [6]. Lastly, it’s possible you’ll throw some Swarm Pots at Metyr to inflict Bleed; the crafting recipe is discovered within the Nomadic Warrior’s Cookbook [24].
• Get hold of Impenetrable Thorns. This Bleed-inflicting sorcery is a brand new Shadow of the Erdtree spell, and it appears significantly efficient towards Metyr. You could find it on a corpse within the Shadow Maintain’s Storehouse, on an outdoor ledge on the seventh ground.
• Improve and equip some Spirit Ashes. Particularly in case your present construct exploits Metyr’s weaknesses, the most effective Spirit Ashes for this boss struggle is the Mimic Tear. You could find it behind a Stonesword Key seal within the Evening’s Sacred Floor, on the Everlasting Metropolis of Nokron map. As a tanky Spirit Ash who can inflict Bleed, the Dung Eater Puppet can be an awesome selection. You should purchase this Spirit Ash from Seluvis, however you’ll should do Seluvis’s quest and Ranni’s quest.
• Equip appropriate Talismans. As talked about earlier than, the Spelldrake Talisman +3 is nice towards magic harm, whereas the Dragoncrest Defend Talisman +2 drastically reduces Metyr’s bodily harm (discovered on a corpse in Crumbling Farum Azula). In the event you’re utilizing a Bleed technique, Lord of Blood’s Exultation is superb because it improves your assault energy every time Metyr is bleeding. You could find this Talisman within the Leyndell Catacombs.

Methods to beat Metyr, Mom of Fingers

To beat Metyr in Elden Ring, it’s vital to acknowledge incoming assaults and keep away from them. Right here’s what to anticipate:

• Slap and slam assaults: Everytime you’re shut sufficient, Metyr will swing her entrance arms at you. Alternatively, she could slam one or each arms onto the bottom in an try to smash you. This features a quick arm-slamming sequence that requires a number of dodges. That stated, the arm assaults usually present a superb alternative to dodge in the direction of Metyr’s chest or aspect and land a number of hits from there (ideally on the finger progress on her chest, which is her weak spot). Beware that Metyr should still hit you together with her fingers (those rising from her aspect) whilst you’re attacking her flank.
• Physique slam: Metyr raises her head and lifts her entrance physique. It’ll take her a second to slam down, which ought to provide you with loads of time to dodge away.
• Triple physique slam: A quick sequence of three physique slams, together with a head slam. Be able to dodge 3 times proper for the time being of impression to keep away from all harm.

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• Finger spray: Metyr rips at her chest and sprays tiny fingers in the direction of you earlier than dashing in your course. Be ready to dodge the sprint!
• Finger summoning: Metyr rips her chest open to unleash a sprig of tiny fingers, then drops some finger minions on the sector. The minions are annoying however not significantly harmful; slay them everytime you get the chance as you don’t wish to find yourself with a discipline filled with minions.

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• Laser assaults: If there’s a long way between you and Metyr, she’ll cost her laser assault (her head will begin to glow) and unleash a purple laser beam at you. This could both be a brief beam or a chronic beam that strikes from proper to left (out of your perspective). This assault has a whole lot of vary and also you’re unlikely to outrun it, so it’s higher to dodge by it in the direction of the suitable.
• Glowing floor explosion: Metyr raises her head and smashes it into the bottom, inflicting the bottom in entrance of her to glow and detonate shortly after. You could not be capable of dodge away in time, however there’s a particular trick to keep away from harm; should you look intently, you’ll be able to see that 5 strains have shaped on the bottom (from Metyr towards you). In the event you keep between these strains, the explosion received’t hurt you.

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• Levitating shockwave assault: As soon as Metyr has misplaced roughly 50% of her HP, she’ll begin to levitate earlier than dealing magical harm in a big radius round her. You may dodge away to keep away from the preliminary harm, however watch out for the ultimate shockwave from her tail; it’s essential to dodge shortly earlier than impression, when Metyr lifts her arms.
• Levitating laser assault: within the second part of the battle, Metyr could begin to levitate once more, dealing magical harm in an space round her and transferring a laser beam throughout the battlefield. You will need to transfer away from Metyr to keep away from the preliminary harm, then keep within the space between the whirlwind and the laser beams – it appears practically inconceivable to dodge this assault utterly, so be sure to’re close to full HP when it begins, and be able to heal instantly after.

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• Airborne spinning assault: When she’s low on HP, Metyr could elevate upwards, spin round whereas airborne, and crash down on you. The crashing half comes fairly abruptly, so it’s possible you’ll wish to outrun or block this assault fairly than try to dodge it.
• Magical orbs: When she’s low on HP, Metyr could levitate upwards, elevate her arms, and summon glowing orbs to the battlefield. The orbs will seem in your present location, the place they’ll explode after a number of seconds. Fortunately, you’ll be able to simply keep away from harm by operating away and leaving the path of orbs behind you.

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The reddish cluster of fingers on Metyr’s chest is her weak spot, so should you’re utilizing a melee construct, attempt to hit that every time you’ll be able to – ideally with bounce assaults. It’s a bit simpler to dodge her assaults to the aspect and hit her within the flank as a substitute, however understand that it’ll take for much longer to deplete her HP.

A ranged construct received’t help you spam hits towards Metyr’s weak spot like a melee fighter, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a viable choice should you use Spirit Ashes to distract Metyr. It’s not too onerous to search out sufficient charging time as Metyr’s assaults are fairly gradual. In the event you’re nonetheless having bother towards Metyr, keep in mind the Impenetrable Thorns sorcery talked about within the ‘put together’ part above.

Defeating Metyr, Mom of Fingers is rewarded with 420,000 Runes and the Metyr, Mom of Fingers Remembrance. From right here, you’re now free to proceed and full Depend Ymir’s questline.

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