Godfrey, First Elden Lord Location and Guide – Elden Ring Wiki Guide – IGN Godfrey, First Elden Lord, is the first major boss located within, and the final barrier to facing the final boss of the dungeon. Godfrey is located past the West Capital Rampart Site of Grace, in the tower at the top of the giant branches that are growing out of the ramparts. 
Godfrey is a fairly classic humanoid boss. His moveset is made up of a variety of slow powerful axe swings, most of which are easily blocked with a 100% physical block shield, or simply rolled through before impact. He has almost no tricks save for a few deceptive combos, so of course we are going to adopt a similarly classic strategy to whup him.
First thing, avoid his leaping axe throw attack that he opens the battle with my rolling in as he executes the throw. Get control of the center of the room to get yourself some space. Our game plan here is to stand just out of his normal range in an attempt to bait out one of his long range overhead slams or jump attacks.
These are some of his most obvious swings and the most punishable, in particular the attack where he leaps into the air then jabs the ground with the point of his axe. If you see this attack be ready to punish with 2-3 attacks. When it comes to his weaker attacks you want to be more wary.
- His quick axe swipes and horizontal slashes are usually followed up by another quick attack or a slightly delayed heavier slam.
- I would not recommend trying to punish these unless you are using a very quick weapon.
- It is better to just wait for a familiar attack than to try and punish during a combo just because you are antsy.
However the stomp, one of his more frequent attacks, does seem to be punishable if you can roll to his side and strike him from behind. 
Because his combos are so delayed, you can even fit in a Guard Counter between most of his attacks. If you are feeling confident in your stamina and defense stand right in front of him and simply tank the swings (especially easy if you have the Barricade Shield ability) then Counter repeatedly until you get the stagger. 
Godfrey doesn’t seem to have a second phase change, so simply follow the game plan and he will eventually fall to your combination of safe punishes and Guard Counters. He is very slow moving, so if you need a moment of rest you can simply roll back or run away to create some distance. Defeat him to get another and get access to the Erdtree Sanctuary Site of Grace.
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Where is shade of Godfrey?
Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Golden Shade) Image Gallery –
| Elden Ring Bosses |
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| Abductor Virgins ♦ Adan, Thief of Fire ♦ Alabaster Lord ♦ Alecto Black Knife Ringleader ♦ Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader ♦ Ancestor Spirit ♦ Ancient Dragon Lansseax ♦ Ancient Hero of Zamor ♦ Astel Naturalborn of the Void ♦ Astel, Stars of Darkness ♦ Battlemage Hugues ♦ Beast Clergyman ♦ Beastman of Farum Azula ♦ Bell Bearing Hunter ♦ Black Blade Kindred ♦ Black Knife Assassin ♦ Bloodhound Knight ♦ Bloodhound Knight Darriwil ♦ Borealis the Freezing Fog ♦ Cemetery Shade ♦ Cleanrot Knight ♦ Commander Niall ♦ Commander O’Neil ♦ Crucible Knight ♦ Crucible Knight and Misbegotten Warrior ♦ Crucible Knight Ordovis ♦ Crucible Knight Siluria ♦ Crystalians ♦ Death Rite Bird ♦ Deathbird ♦ Decaying Ekzykes ♦ Demi-Human Chief ♦ Demi-Human Queen Gilika ♦ Demi-Human Queen Maggie ♦ Demi-Human Queen Margot ♦ Draconic Tree Sentinel ♦ Dragonkin Soldier ♦ Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella ♦ Dragonlord Placidusax ♦ Elden Beast ♦ Elemer of the Briar ♦ Erdtree Avatar ♦ Esgar, Priest of Blood ♦ Fallingstar Beast ♦ Fell Twins ♦ Fia’s champions ♦ Fire Giant ♦ Flying Dragon Agheel ♦ Flying Dragon Greyll ♦ Frenzied Duelist ♦ Glintstone Dragon Adula ♦ Glintstone Dragon Smarag ♦ God-Devouring Serpent ♦ Godefroy the Grafted ♦ Godfrey the Grafted ♦ Godfrey, First Elden Lord ♦ Godrick the Grafted ♦ Godskin Apostle ♦ Godskin Apostle & Godskin Noble ♦ Godskin Apostle (Caelid) ♦ Godskin Apostle and Godskin Noble ♦ Godskin Duo ♦ Godskin Noble ♦ Grafted Scion ♦ Great Wyrm Theodorix ♦ Guardian Golem ♦ Hoarah Loux, Warrior ♦ Kindfred of Rot ♦ Kindred of Rot ♦ Leonine Misbegotten ♦ Lichdragon Fortissax ♦ Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree ♦ Mad Pumpkin Head ♦ Magma Wyrm ♦ Magma Wyrm Makar ♦ Malenia Blade of Miquella ♦ Maliketh, the Black Blade ♦ Margit, The Fell Omen ♦ Mimic Tear ♦ Miranda the Blighted Bloom ♦ Misbegotten Crusader ♦ Misbegotten Warrior ♦ Mohg, Lord of Blood ♦ Mohg, the Omen ♦ Morgott the Omen King ♦ Necromancer Garris ♦ Night’s Cavalry ♦ Nox Swordstress & Nox Priest ♦ Omenkiller ♦ Omenkiller and Miranda, the Blighted Bloom ♦ Onyx Lord ♦ Perfumer Tricia ♦ Putrid Crystalians ♦ Putrid Grave Warden Duelist ♦ Putrid Tree Spirit ♦ Radagon of the Golden Order ♦ Red Wolf of Radagon ♦ Red Wolf of the Champion ♦ Regal Ancestor Spirit ♦ Roundtable Knight Vyke ♦ Royal Knight Loretta ♦ Royal Revenant ♦ Runebear ♦ Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy ♦ Scaly Misbegotten ♦ Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing (Boss) ♦ Soldier of Godrick ♦ Spirit-Caller Snail ♦ Starscourge Radahn ♦ Stonedigger Troll ♦ Tibia Mariner ♦ Tree Sentinel ♦ Ulcerated Tree Spirit ♦ Valiant Gargoyle ♦ Wormface |
Where is Godfrey on the map?
Godfrey, First Elden Lord Location and Guide – Elden Ring Wiki Guide – IGN Godfrey, First Elden Lord, is the first major boss located within, and the final barrier to facing the final boss of the dungeon. Godfrey is located past the West Capital Rampart Site of Grace, in the tower at the top of the giant branches that are growing out of the ramparts. Godfrey is a fairly classic humanoid boss. His moveset is made up of a variety of slow powerful axe swings, most of which are easily blocked with a 100% physical block shield, or simply rolled through before impact. He has almost no tricks save for a few deceptive combos, so of course we are going to adopt a similarly classic strategy to whup him.
First thing, avoid his leaping axe throw attack that he opens the battle with my rolling in as he executes the throw. Get control of the center of the room to get yourself some space. Our game plan here is to stand just out of his normal range in an attempt to bait out one of his long range overhead slams or jump attacks.
These are some of his most obvious swings and the most punishable, in particular the attack where he leaps into the air then jabs the ground with the point of his axe. If you see this attack be ready to punish with 2-3 attacks. When it comes to his weaker attacks you want to be more wary.
His quick axe swipes and horizontal slashes are usually followed up by another quick attack or a slightly delayed heavier slam. I would not recommend trying to punish these unless you are using a very quick weapon. It is better to just wait for a familiar attack than to try and punish during a combo just because you are antsy.
However the stomp, one of his more frequent attacks, does seem to be punishable if you can roll to his side and strike him from behind. Because his combos are so delayed, you can even fit in a Guard Counter between most of his attacks. If you are feeling confident in your stamina and defense stand right in front of him and simply tank the swings (especially easy if you have the Barricade Shield ability) then Counter repeatedly until you get the stagger. Godfrey doesn’t seem to have a second phase change, so simply follow the game plan and he will eventually fall to your combination of safe punishes and Guard Counters. He is very slow moving, so if you need a moment of rest you can simply roll back or run away to create some distance. Defeat him to get another and get access to the Erdtree Sanctuary Site of Grace.
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Where do I summon Godfrey?
Godfrey, First Elden Lord Image Gallery –
| Elden Ring Bosses |
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| Abductor Virgins ♦ Adan, Thief of Fire ♦ Alabaster Lord ♦ Alecto Black Knife Ringleader ♦ Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader ♦ Ancestor Spirit ♦ Ancient Dragon Lansseax ♦ Ancient Hero of Zamor ♦ Astel Naturalborn of the Void ♦ Astel, Stars of Darkness ♦ Battlemage Hugues ♦ Beast Clergyman ♦ Beastman of Farum Azula ♦ Bell Bearing Hunter ♦ Black Blade Kindred ♦ Black Knife Assassin ♦ Bloodhound Knight ♦ Bloodhound Knight Darriwil ♦ Borealis the Freezing Fog ♦ Cemetery Shade ♦ Cleanrot Knight ♦ Commander Niall ♦ Commander O’Neil ♦ Crucible Knight ♦ Crucible Knight and Misbegotten Warrior ♦ Crucible Knight Ordovis ♦ Crucible Knight Siluria ♦ Crystalians ♦ Death Rite Bird ♦ Deathbird ♦ Decaying Ekzykes ♦ Demi-Human Chief ♦ Demi-Human Queen Gilika ♦ Demi-Human Queen Maggie ♦ Demi-Human Queen Margot ♦ Draconic Tree Sentinel ♦ Dragonkin Soldier ♦ Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella ♦ Dragonlord Placidusax ♦ Elden Beast ♦ Elemer of the Briar ♦ Erdtree Avatar ♦ Esgar, Priest of Blood ♦ Fallingstar Beast ♦ Fell Twins ♦ Fia’s champions ♦ Fire Giant ♦ Flying Dragon Agheel ♦ Flying Dragon Greyll ♦ Frenzied Duelist ♦ Glintstone Dragon Adula ♦ Glintstone Dragon Smarag ♦ God-Devouring Serpent ♦ Godefroy the Grafted ♦ Godfrey the Grafted ♦ Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Golden Shade) ♦ Godrick the Grafted ♦ Godskin Apostle ♦ Godskin Apostle & Godskin Noble ♦ Godskin Apostle (Caelid) ♦ Godskin Apostle and Godskin Noble ♦ Godskin Duo ♦ Godskin Noble ♦ Grafted Scion ♦ Great Wyrm Theodorix ♦ Guardian Golem ♦ Hoarah Loux, Warrior ♦ Kindfred of Rot ♦ Kindred of Rot ♦ Leonine Misbegotten ♦ Lichdragon Fortissax ♦ Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree ♦ Mad Pumpkin Head ♦ Magma Wyrm ♦ Magma Wyrm Makar ♦ Malenia Blade of Miquella ♦ Maliketh, the Black Blade ♦ Margit, The Fell Omen ♦ Mimic Tear ♦ Miranda the Blighted Bloom ♦ Misbegotten Crusader ♦ Misbegotten Warrior ♦ Mohg, Lord of Blood ♦ Mohg, the Omen ♦ Morgott the Omen King ♦ Necromancer Garris ♦ Night’s Cavalry ♦ Nox Swordstress & Nox Priest ♦ Omenkiller ♦ Omenkiller and Miranda, the Blighted Bloom ♦ Onyx Lord ♦ Perfumer Tricia ♦ Putrid Crystalians ♦ Putrid Grave Warden Duelist ♦ Putrid Tree Spirit ♦ Radagon of the Golden Order ♦ Red Wolf of Radagon ♦ Red Wolf of the Champion ♦ Regal Ancestor Spirit ♦ Roundtable Knight Vyke ♦ Royal Knight Loretta ♦ Royal Revenant ♦ Runebear ♦ Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy ♦ Scaly Misbegotten ♦ Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing (Boss) ♦ Soldier of Godrick ♦ Spirit-Caller Snail ♦ Starscourge Radahn ♦ Stonedigger Troll ♦ Tibia Mariner ♦ Tree Sentinel ♦ Ulcerated Tree Spirit ♦ Valiant Gargoyle ♦ Wormface |
What level should I be for Godfrey Elden?
Phase 1 – Godfrey, First Elden Lord – 
(Image credit: FromSoftware) Godfrey in Phase 1 acts like some hyper-powered version of the Golden Shade you fought the first time around, albeit with much larger, stronger variations of his attacks, not to mention some new moves (including a shockwave power you’ll quickly learn to hate). We’ll discuss some basics on how you can work through this first section here.
- Players for this fight should aim to be around level 110 or up. You’ll also want weapons that are almost fully upgraded, +20 or more.
- Like the first time around, Godfrey is vulnerable to Lightning and Thrusting damage, while Holy does very little to him. This won’t change when he hits Phase 2, thankfully.
- If you’ve done Nepheli’s questline (which was filled out in a recent patch), she’ll be available as a summonable NPC outside the arena.
- That being said, there’s an argument to be made that Godfrey might actually be a little easier to fight one-on-one (though it depends on your strengths as a player). When encountering multiple enemies, Godfrey’s AI seems to push him to use more AOE attacks – and these are generally very hard to dodge. Fighting him alone means he uses less of these and focuses on axe swings, which are much more manageable and easier to avoid.
- In Phase 1, Godfrey is slow but powerful, and the impacts of his attacks are far-reaching. Shields can only stop the axe, and you’ll need to focus on well-timed rolling and evasion for everything else.
- Like before, Godfrey’s stomps create short-range earthquakes ahead of him, but side-dodging these shouldn’t be too much trouble after practising with the Golden Shade.
- If Godfrey slams his axe into the ground and creates a volcanic fissure across the ground, get off it! It’s about to explode for very high damage.
- At about 75% health Godfrey will get a temporary white aura about him. This adds a shockwave effect to all his stomp attacks, or even when he lands after leaping across the arena. These shockwaves reach across the whole battlezone – they have unlimited range – and stagger those they hit, interrupting whatever they’re doing. You need to roll the moment you see one coming, as they’re deceptively fast, have very little wind-up, and Godfrey has a nasty habit of using them multiple times in rapid succession. While they don’t do massive damage, being hit by four in a row (not to mention having them interrupt your attempt to drink Flasks), can end a confused player horrifyingly quickly, or just drain their Flasks.
Bring Godfrey down to half health and a cinematic will trigger that begins Phase 2. Things are about to seriously change, as the former Lord takes a strange attitude of “less is more.”
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Who can I summon to fight Godfrey?
Godfrey, First Elden Lord Attacks – 
Godfrey, First Elden Lord, has a few different attacks. Most of these attacks are easy to dodge and can be countered for serious damage.
| Godfrey, First Elden Lord Attacks |
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Leg Stomp 
The boss raises his leg and stomps the ground rocks to come out from the ground. Counter : Roll to either side to avoid the attack completely. Leaping Slam 
Godfrey jumps up in the air and slams his axe on the ground. Counter : Roll away from the boss as he comes down for the slam. One-handed Slam He uses his axe in one hand, pulls the axe back, and slams the player. Counter : You need to dodge this to either side as the axe comes down. Leaping Throw 
Godfrey jumps up in the air and throws his axe at the player. Counter : Roll towards the boss to avoid this attack.
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What level should I be for Godfrey shade?
Phase 1 – Godfrey, First Elden Lord – (Image credit: FromSoftware) Godfrey in Phase 1 acts like some hyper-powered version of the Golden Shade you fought the first time around, albeit with much larger, stronger variations of his attacks, not to mention some new moves (including a shockwave power you’ll quickly learn to hate). We’ll discuss some basics on how you can work through this first section here.
- Players for this fight should aim to be around level 110 or up. You’ll also want weapons that are almost fully upgraded, +20 or more.
- Like the first time around, Godfrey is vulnerable to Lightning and Thrusting damage, while Holy does very little to him. This won’t change when he hits Phase 2, thankfully.
- If you’ve done Nepheli’s questline (which was filled out in a recent patch), she’ll be available as a summonable NPC outside the arena.
- That being said, there’s an argument to be made that Godfrey might actually be a little easier to fight one-on-one (though it depends on your strengths as a player). When encountering multiple enemies, Godfrey’s AI seems to push him to use more AOE attacks – and these are generally very hard to dodge. Fighting him alone means he uses less of these and focuses on axe swings, which are much more manageable and easier to avoid.
- In Phase 1, Godfrey is slow but powerful, and the impacts of his attacks are far-reaching. Shields can only stop the axe, and you’ll need to focus on well-timed rolling and evasion for everything else.
- Like before, Godfrey’s stomps create short-range earthquakes ahead of him, but side-dodging these shouldn’t be too much trouble after practising with the Golden Shade.
- If Godfrey slams his axe into the ground and creates a volcanic fissure across the ground, get off it! It’s about to explode for very high damage.
- At about 75% health Godfrey will get a temporary white aura about him. This adds a shockwave effect to all his stomp attacks, or even when he lands after leaping across the arena. These shockwaves reach across the whole battlezone – they have unlimited range – and stagger those they hit, interrupting whatever they’re doing. You need to roll the moment you see one coming, as they’re deceptively fast, have very little wind-up, and Godfrey has a nasty habit of using them multiple times in rapid succession. While they don’t do massive damage, being hit by four in a row (not to mention having them interrupt your attempt to drink Flasks), can end a confused player horrifyingly quickly, or just drain their Flasks.
Bring Godfrey down to half health and a cinematic will trigger that begins Phase 2. Things are about to seriously change, as the former Lord takes a strange attitude of “less is more.”
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Where can I get Godfrey Icon?
Where to Get the Godfrey Icon – The Godfrey Icon can be obtained by defeating Godefroy the Grafted, a boss fight located at the Golden Lineage Evergaol in the south part of the Altus Plateau below the Grand Lift of Dectus. The evergaol is locked by an imp seal that requires a Stonesword Key to unlock, and the fight is very similar to the Godrick the Grafted fight – without a second phase.
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Where is the summoning pool for Godfrey?
Gearing up in Altus Plateau – First off, you want your healing Flasks to be as effective as possible at this point, so make sure to grab all the Golden Seeds and Sacred Tears you can find in Altus Plateau. Without venturing too far and encroaching onto Mt. Gelmir to the west, you can grab two Sacred Tears in Altus Plateau at the following locations:
- Second Church of Marika, on the western edge (accessible from the north)
- Stormcaller Church, near the Rampartside Path site of grace
Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon Meanwhile, Golden Seeds can be found in the following locations:
- Beside the Erdtree Gazing Hill site of grace
- Roadside East of 1
- Inside the Capital wall past the two Tree Sentinels
- North of 3
- Near the road heading north from 4, outside the Capital wall
- Near the Minor Erdtree (watch out for the wormface enemies)
Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon And within the capital city itself, you can find two more Golden Seeds:
- The Ulcerated tree Spirit that spawns in the courtyard near the Avenue Balcony site of grace drops one
- One is guarded by a group of envoys and a large gargoyle enemy on a balcony just outside the West Capital Rampart site of grace room (it’s hard to miss on your way to Godfrey fight)
With your flasks upgraded, you’ll want to grab the Arsenal Charm +1 from the Altus Tunnel dungeon, which you can see on your map — it’s a roundish discoloration just south of the Altus Plateau Minor Erdtree, In addition, if you somehow missed the extra Margit fight on your way to the Draconic Tree Sentinel, follow the road north/northeast from the Outer Wall Phantom Tree site of grace and fight the boss again for the Viridian Amber Medallion +1, 
Get the Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +1 in the Sainted Hero’s Grave. Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon However, the Brass Shield, Boltdrake Talisman, and defensive incantations you may have looted for the Draconic Tree Sentinel fight won’t be much use here.
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