Ulcerated Tree Spirit (Limgrave) Limgrave Boss

Description

This is one of the toughest bosses in the game, especially if you’re low level. It has numerous deadly attacks including a Claw Swipe, Tail Swipe, Stomp, Head Slam, Head Swipe, Roar & Bite, Explosion, and Fire Breath. Each of these can kill you in 1-2 hits, so you’ll need to be extremely careful to avoid them with dodges or blocks.

As a melee class, a setup which will inflict massive amounts of damage is the Uchigatana weapon combined with the Bloody Slash Ash of War. The Uchigatana is the starting weapon for Samurai class, but it can also be found at the Deathtouched Catacombs. The Bloody Slash Ash of War is dropped from the Beast Crest Heater Knight at the top of Fort Haight. With the bleed from the Uchigatana combined with the considerable poise impact from Bloody Slash (and massive damage output), this has the potential to bring the boss down incredibly quickly, especially with a Fire Grease coating.

You can still use a shield as a magic user, so long as you have your primary casting weapon in your right hand. A shield is incredibly useful here since it allows you to block the attacks much faster and more reliably than a dodge. However, you gain this advantage at the cost of stamina, so you might want to incorporate some dodges when you’re completely out of stamina, as taking a hit in this scenario will inflict damage even if you’re still holding your shield up.

Once the boss has a golden aura, it will inflict chip damage with each attack even if you have a shield with 100% physical resistance. The damage incurred from the explosion can be mitigated by holding up your shield if you’re within range. The explosion is perhaps the most deadly and difficult to predict attack. Aside from the visual cue of the golden aura, there’s actually a sound you can listen out for when this attack is about to happen: the boss will roar in a high-pitched tone for a split second before it begins to light up.

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Location

Encountered at Fringefolk Hero’s Grave, which is located next to Stranded Graveyard’s Site of Grace. You’ll need two Stonesword Keys to remove the fog and enter the dungeon beyond to the boss room.

You’ll find the Ulcerated Tree Spirit at the Stranded Graveyard, in the southwest of Limgrave. This is actually one of the first bosses that you can encounter if you chose the Stonesword Key as your keepsake at the beginning of the game. However, at this early stage the boss will be too powerful for most players, so we’d recommend tackling it once you’re at least level 20. In this case, you’ll still need a Stonesword Key to access the boss. You’ll find at least two of these that you can loot in Limgrave, at the Dragon Burnt Ruins on the southern shores of Agheel Lake, and on the Bridge of Sacrifices, which leads to the Weeping Peninsula region from East Limgrave. However, if you’d rather just buy a Stonesword Key, you can purchase one for 4000 Runes from the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold.

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(1 of 3) The location of the Ulcerated Tree Spirit, at the Stranded Graveyard.

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Notable Info

This variant of the boss drops 15000 Runes, Banished Knight Oleg’s Spirit Ashes and a Golden Seed. It can be fought in multiplayer.