Crucible Knight
| Crucible Knight | |
|---|---|
| Type | Evergaol Boss |
| Region | Limgrave, Caelid, Altus Plateau |
| Runes | 2,100 |
| Required | No |
Crucible Knight is an evergaol boss in Elden Ring.
The Crucible Knight is a heavily armored warrior of the old guard who fights with a sword and a horned shield. The first is sealed inside Stormhill Evergaol in Limgrave and is a hard test for a new character. Another fights beside a Misbegotten Warrior in the plaza of Redmane Castle. A third stands with Crucible Knight Ordovis in Auriza Hero's Grave.
Lore
The knight wears bulky golden-brown armor and carries a greatshield crowned with a horn. In battle the power of the Crucible bursts from the body as golden wings, a tail or a fiery throat sac.
The Crucible Knights served Godfrey, the first Elden Lord. Their armor holds the power of the crucible of life, the primordial form of the Erdtree.
Ordovis and Siluria were honored as the foremost of the order. Ordovis marked his men with the axe, and his greatsword was forged with primordial gold.
As the Erdtree flourished and its origins faded from memory, the Crucible Knights and their strange gifts came to be scorned as chaotic.
Where to find Crucible Knight Location?
- Stormhill Evergaol, Limgrave, southeast of Stormhill Shack
- Redmane Castle, Caelid, in the plaza alongside a Misbegotten Warrior while the Radahn Festival is not active (Chamber Outside the Plaza Site of Grace)
- Auriza Hero's Grave, Altus Plateau, alongside Crucible Knight Ordovis at the end of the dungeon
Crucible Knight map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Weaknesses
| Resists | Standard, Slash, Strike, Pierce, Magic, Holy |
|---|---|
| Immune | Hemorrhage, Madness |
| Parry | Yes |
Phases
- Phase 1: The knight fights with sword cuts, thrusts, shield bashes and ground stomps.
- Phase 2: It stamps out a burst of holy energy, sprouts golden wings and opens with a flying dive, then adds golden tail sweeps to its combos.
Attacks
- Diagonal Slam: the sword rises high and comes down at an angle; wait for the blade to stand upright, then roll.
- Lunging Stab: it draws the sword back and stabs with long reach, often to punish healing; roll sideways at full draw.
- Shield Bash: it hunches behind the shield, steps in and heaves it up; roll around the shield and punish the recovery.
- Grinding Swing: it drags the sword along the ground in sparks, then cuts upward; wait for the end of the drag before rolling.
- Seismic Wave: it lifts a knee and stomps, sending a shockwave along the ground; jump over it or roll to the side.
- Flying Dive: golden wings lift it into the air before a long dive; roll toward it as the sword levels.
- Tail Sweep: a golden tail whips around it, and a larger double sweep can follow a dive; roll against the direction of the sweep.
- Fire Breath: some knights grow a throat sac and breathe fire while walking forward; run away as the sac swells.
Tactics
- Let each combo finish, then counter once and step back; trading hits loses this fight.
- Parry its sword cuts in the first phase, since they are slow and easy to read.
- Jump over the Seismic Wave instead of rolling backward.
- Heal only during long recoveries, such as after the Flying Dive or the Seismic Combo, since it punishes healing at range.
- Use raw damage instead of status effects, which barely build up on it.
- At Redmane Castle, lure the faster Misbegotten Warrior away and kill it first.
- At Auriza Hero's Grave, separate the two knights with the pillars and kill the spear knight first.
Best Builds
Parry build
Its sword attacks are slow and readable, so parries and critical hits give steady damage.
Fire or lightning damage
Fire and lightning get through its armor better than physical, magic or holy damage.
Stagger skills
Giant Hunt, Stamp (Upward Cut) and Lion's Claw interrupt many of its attacks.
| Gear | Giant Hunt, Stamp (Upward Cut), Lion's Claw |
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Sorcery from range
Spells chip through its shield, and Rock Sling or Cuckoo Glintstone hit around its guard.
| Gear | Rock Sling, Cuckoo Glintstone |
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All-Knowing Sage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 172 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence, Vigor, Faith |
| Other Stats | Mind, Endurance |
| Requires | 50 Faith, 40 Intelligence, 12 Strength, 12 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Staff of the Great Beyond, and Sword of Night and Flame |
| Armor | Greathelm, All-Knowing Armor, All-Knowing Gauntlets, All-Knowing Greaves |
| Talismans | Godfrey Icon, Graven-Mass Talisman, Flock's Canvas Talisman, Scorpion Charms |
| Swap In | Blessed Blue Dew Talisman, Crusade Insignia, Two-Headed Turtle Talisman, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Ritual Sword Talisman, Old Lord's Talisman |
| Spells | Multilayered Ring of Light, Elden Stars, Knight's Lightning Spear, Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike, Flame of the Fell God, Giantsflame Take Thee, Frenzied Burst, Rykard's Rancor, Ancient Death Rancor, Knight Comet, Loretta's Greatbow, Mass of Putrescence, Pest-Thread Spears, Stone of Gurranq, Rock Sling |
| Flasks | Equal Charges |
| Crystal Tear | Bloodsucking Cracked Tear, Oil-Soaked Tear |
| Great Rune | Godrick's Great Rune |
Gladiator Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Focus | Strength |
| Main Stats | Vigor, Strength & Dexterity |
| Other Stats | Endurance, Mind & Mind |
| Requires | 30 Strength, 9 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Highland Axe |
| Shield | Redmane Shield |
| Armor | Rotten Duelist Helm, Rotten Gravekeeper Cloak, Bull-Goats Gaunlets, Rotten Duelist Greaves |
| Talismans | Shard of Alexander, Dagger Talisman, Bull-Goat's Talisman, Assassin's Cerulean Dagger, Millicent's Prosthesis, and more suggested talismans in the video |
| Skills | Stamp (Upward Cut) |
| Flasks | Mostly HP, some FP |
Gravity Sorcerer Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 156 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence, Vigor |
| Other Stats | Mind, Faith |
| Requires | 60 Intelligence, 17 Faith, 10 Dexterity, 8 Strength |
| Weapon | Carian Regal Scepter |
| Off-Hand | Meteorite Staff, Golden Order Seal |
| Armor | Preceptor's Big Hat, Ruler's Robe, Preceptor's Gloves, Preceptor's Trousers |
| Talismans | Graven-Mass Talisman, Godfrey Icon |
| Swap In | Blessed Blue Dew Talisman, Crusade Insignia, Ritual Sword Talisman, Magic Scorpion Charm, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman |
| Spells | Collapsing Stars, Meteorite of Astel, Gravitational Missile, Blades of Stone, Rock Sling |
| Flasks | Equal Charges |
| Crystal Tear | Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Cerulean Hidden Tear |
| Great Rune | Radahn's Great Rune |
Meteor Mage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 150 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence |
| Other Stats | Vigor & Mind |
| Requires | 60 Intelligence, 10 Dexterity, 8 Strength |
| Weapon | Carian Regal Scepter, Meteorite Staff, & Frenzied Flame Seal |
| Armor | Any Light Armor |
| Talismans | Ritual Sword Talisman, Magic Scorpion Charm, Godfrey Icon & Graven-Mass Talisman |
| Skills | Spinning Weapon |
| Spells | Collapsing Stars, Gravity Well, Rock Sling, Meteorite, Meteorite of Astel |
| Flasks | Split between HP and FP |
Savage Slasher Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 150+ |
| Focus | Arcane |
| Main Stats | Arcane, Vigor |
| Other Stats | Endurance, Mind |
| Requires | 18 Dexterity, 14 Strength |
| Weapon | Great Katana |
| Armor | Oathseeker Knight Set |
| Talismans | Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Bull-Goat's Talisman, Shard of Alexander |
| Swap In | Rellana's Cameo |
| Skills | Savage Lion's Claw, Overhead Stance |
| Flasks | Equal Charges |
| Crystal Tear | Greenburst Crystal Tear, Thorny Cracked Tear |
| Great Rune | Godrick's Great Rune or Radahn's Great Rune |
Sorcerer Build
| Class | Astrologer or Prisoner |
|---|---|
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence & Mind |
| Other Stats | Vigor & Dexterity |
| Requires | 26 Intelligence, 6 Strength |
| Weapon | Meteorite Staff |
| Shield | Any 100% Physical Block |
| Armor | Queen's Crescent Crown & the heaviest Arm |
| Skills | Determination |
| Spells | Glintstone Pebble, Glintstone Arc, Great Glintstone Shard, Loretta's Greatbow & Rock Sling |
| Flasks | Mostly FP some HP |
Summons
- Stormhill Evergaol: fought solo, with Spirit Ashes and co-op disabled
- Redmane Castle and Auriza Hero's Grave: Spirit Ashes allowed
Drops
Defeating it grants 2,100 runes.
| Name | Image |
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| Aspects of the Crucible: Tail | 
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| Ruins Greatsword | 
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| Ordovis's Greatsword | 
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| Crucible Axe Helm | 
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| Crucible Axe Armor | 
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| Crucible Gauntlets | 
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| Crucible Greaves | 
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Notes
- The Stormhill Evergaol knight drops Aspects of the Crucible: Tail.
- The Redmane Castle pair gives 16,000 runes and the Ruins Greatsword; the Misbegotten Warrior starts alone and the knight joins later.
- The Auriza Hero's Grave pair gives 28,000 runes, Ordovis's Greatsword and the Crucible Axe set, and both knights must fall.
- More Crucible Knights roam Stormveil Castle, Siofra River, Leyndell and Crumbling Farum Azula as regular foes.
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