Death Rite Bird
| Death Rite Bird | |
|---|---|
| Type | Field Boss |
| Region | Liurnia of the Lakes, Caelid, Mountaintops of the Giants, Consecrated Snowfield, Charo's Hidden Grave |
| Runes | 7,800 |
| Weak To | Strike, Holy |
| Required | No |
Death Rite Bird is a field boss in Elden Ring.
The Death Rite Bird is a towering, winged deathbird wreathed in ghostflame that descends from the night sky. The first lands near Academy Gate Town in Liurnia, and others appear in Caelid, the Mountaintops of the Giants, the Consecrated Snowfield and Charo's Hidden Grave. It fights with a poker, freezing ghostflame and a rain of spectral spears. Holy damage and tools made for the undead are the surest way to bring it down.
Lore
The Death Rite Bird is a gigantic, decaying bird crusted with corpses and partly wrapped in pale blue ghostflame. Spirits of the servants of death, armed with ritual spears, ride inside its great wings.
In the age before the Erdtree, death was burned in ghostflame, and the deathbirds kept that fire. They raked the ashen remains of the dead out of their kilns, and some called them malevolent deities.
Through the rite of death, priests became guardians of the birds. The rite was also an oath sworn to their distant resurrection.
Where to find Death Rite Bird Location?
- Academy Gate Town, Liurnia of the Lakes, northwest of the Academy Gate Town Site of Grace, at night
- Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank, Caelid, south of the Site of Grace, at night
- Mountaintops of the Giants, west of the Snow Valley Ruins Overlook Site of Grace, at night
- Consecrated Snowfield, northwest of Ordina, Liturgical Town, at night
- Charo's Hidden Grave, Realm of Shadow, northwest of the Charo's Hidden Grave Site of Grace
Death Rite Bird map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Weaknesses
| Weak To | Strike, Holy |
|---|---|
| Resists | Pierce, Lightning |
| Immune | Poison, Hemorrhage, Frostbite, Sleep, Madness |
Attacks
- Poker Swings: heavy swings that add freezing ghostflame; dodge through them and stay near its hind legs.
- Flying Sweep and Flying Swing: it corkscrews or dives through the air and swings the poker; run toward it and roll as its hand tucks in.
- Ghostflame Ignition: it conjures an orb of ghostflame and either smashes it into a blast or sends a trail of flame; roll forward through the blast or sideways from the trail.
- Spearcall Ritual: it flies back and spreads its wings as spears rain down on glowing circles; ride away on Torrent and return after.
- Ancient Death Rancor: it crouches and launches homing ghostflame feathers; sprint sideways and dodge the ones in the path.
- Explosive Ghostflame: it charges the poker and slams it down, leaving lingering ghostflame; keep a medium distance and avoid the burning ground.
- Screech and Grab: a short screech that builds deathblight, often followed by a lunging grab; back away when it screams.
Tactics
- Wait for night at the listed spots to make it appear.
- Fight on foot and mount Torrent only to escape the spear rain.
- Stay behind its legs, the safest spot in melee range.
- Lock onto the body for movement and onto the head only when attacking, since the head moves fast.
- Hit a few times after each attack, then reset.
- Use Holy Water Pots or a holy weapon buff for heavy damage even with little Faith.
Best Builds
Holy weapon buffs
It counts among those who live in death and takes extra damage from holy, so holy buffs hit very hard.
| Gear | Sacred Blade, Order's Blade |
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Anti-undead incantations and pots
Litany of Proper Death and Holy Water Pots gain huge bonus damage against it.
| Gear | Litany of Proper Death, Holy Water Pot |
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Gravity strike weapon
Aimed at its head, Gravity Bolt from the Fallingstar Beast Jaw breaks its stance quickly.
| Gear | Fallingstar Beast Jaw |
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Black Hammer Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 165 |
| Focus | Faith |
| Main Stats | Vigor, Faith |
| Other Stats | Endurance, Strength, Mind |
| Requires | 35 Strength, 17 Faith, 17 Intelligence, 11 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Black Steel Greathammer |
| Off-Hand | Clawmark Seal, or Golden Order Seal |
| Shield | Black Steel Greatshield |
| Armor | Helm of Night, Black Knight Armor, Gauntlets of Night, Black Knight Greaves |
| Talismans | Two-Headed Turtle Talisman, Curved Sword Talisman, Blade of Mercy |
| Swap In | Ritual Sword Talisman, Crusade Insignia |
| Skills | Sacred Blade |
| Spells | Golden Vow |
| Flasks | Equal Charges |
| Crystal Tear | Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Stonebarb Cracked Tear |
| Great Rune | Radahn's Great Rune, or Godrick's Great Rune |
Golden Sword Sage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 150-200 |
| Focus | Intelligence, Faith |
| Main Stats | Faith & Intelligence |
| Other Stats | Vigor & Mind |
| Requires | 50 Faith, 31 Intelligence, 12 Strength, 12 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Coded Sword, Sword of Night and Flame, and Golden Order Seal |
| Shield | Blue-Gold Kite Shield |
| Armor | Radiant Gold Mask, and any Armor with high Poise. |
| Talismans | Sacred Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Ritual Shield Talisman, & Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman |
| Skills | Unblockable Blade & Barricade Shield |
| Spells | Golden Vow, Blessing of the Erdtree, Discus of Light, Triple Rings of Light, Radagon's Rings of Light, Elden Stars & Litany of Proper Death. |
| Flasks | Split between HP and FP |
Gravity God Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 150 |
| Focus | Strength, Dexterity |
| Main Stats | Strength & Dexterity |
| Other Stats | Vigor |
| Requires | 34 Strength, 20 Intelligence, 15 Faith, 12 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Fallingstar Beast Jaw & any Sacred Seal |
| Armor | Okina Mask, Raptor's Black Feathers, and any Armor that allows |
| Talismans | Shard of Alexander, Ritual Sword Talisman, Carian Filigreed Crest, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman |
| Skills | Gravity Bolt |
| Spells | Flame Grant me Strength |
| Flasks | Mostly HP some FP |
Kung Fu Katarist Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Focus | Faith |
| Main Stats | Vigor & Faith |
| Other Stats | Endurance & Mind |
| Requires | 40 Faith, 13 Intelligence, 10 Dexterity, 10 Arcane, 8 Strength |
| Weapon | Katar, Erdtree Seal |
| Armor | Haligtree Knight Helm, Blackflame Monk Armor, Scaled Gauntlets, Scaled Greaves or any armor with high protection and 51+ Poise |
| Talismans | Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Spear Talisman, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Millicent's Prosthesis & more suggested talismans in the video. |
| Skills | Impaling Thrust |
| Spells | Golden Vow, Electrify Armament, Bloodflame Blade, Order's Blade & Wrath of Gold |
| Flasks | Mostly HP & Some SP |
Perfect Paladin Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Focus | Faith, Strength |
| Main Stats | Strength & Faith |
| Other Stats | Vigor & Endurance |
| Requires | 38 Faith, 36 Strength, 11 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Miquellan Knight's Sword & Clawmark Seal |
| Shield | Haligtree Crest Greatshield |
| Armor | Haligtree Knight Set and Greathelm |
| Talismans | Bull-Goat's Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Curved Sword Talisman & Sacred Scorpion Charm |
| Skills | Sacred Blade |
| Spells | Golden Vow, Flame Grant me Strength, Blessing of the Erdtree |
| Flasks | Mostly HP some FP |
Templar Build
| Class | Confessor |
|---|---|
| Level | 50 |
| Focus | Faith |
| Main Stats | Faith & Endurance |
| Other Stats | Vigor |
| Requires | 27 Faith, 16 Strength |
| Weapon | Noble's Slender Sword |
| Shield | Brass Shield |
| Armor | Mausoleum Knight Armor, Greathelm, Knight Greaves, & Knight Gauntlets |
| Skills | Ash of War: Golden Vow, Ash of War: Sacred Blade, Ash of War: Barricade Shield |
| Spells | Blessing's Boon & Aspects of the Crucible: Tail |
| Flasks | Mostly HP, some FP |
Summons
- Spirit Ashes allowed
- Co-op allowed
Drops
Defeating it grants 7,800 runes.
| Name | Image |
|---|---|
| Ancient Death Rancor | 
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| Death's Poker | 
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| Death Ritual Spear | 
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| Explosive Ghostflame | 
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| Ash of War: Ghostflame Call | 
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Notes
- Academy Gate Town gives Ancient Death Rancor; the Caelid bird gives 15,000 runes and Death's Poker.
- The Mountaintops bird gives 77,000 runes and the Death Ritual Spear.
- The Consecrated Snowfield bird gives 220,000 runes and Explosive Ghostflame; the Charo's Hidden Grave bird gives 230,000 runes and Ash of War: Ghostflame Call.
- Its head takes extra damage.
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