Erdtree Burial Watchdog
| Erdtree Burial Watchdog | |
|---|---|
| Type | Dungeon Boss |
| Region | Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes, Caelid, Altus Plateau |
| Runes | 1,300 |
| Weak To | Strike |
| Required | No |
Erdtree Burial Watchdog is a dungeon boss in Elden Ring.
The Erdtree Burial Watchdog is a stone guardian shaped like a hunched, caped cat that rules many catacombs. The first waits at the end of Stormfoot Catacombs in Limgrave, close to the start of the journey. Others guard catacombs in the Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia, Caelid and the Altus Plateau. Each one drops useful Spirit Ashes or a bell bearing.
Lore
The watchdog is a living statue with a hunched body, a cape of stone and a long, cat-like tail. Its tail burns with fire or crackles with lightning. It fights with a stone greatsword or a stone staff set with glintstone.
The watchdogs guarded the catacombs where the dead were given to the Erdtree. Battered and broken over their long service, they rule these tombs and are said to command the imps.
Their swords bear the watchman's eye. Graverobbers pried out the pupils long ago, leaving the blades as hollow lumps of stone.
Where to find Erdtree Burial Watchdog Location?
- Stormfoot Catacombs, Limgrave, past the locked door at the end of the catacombs
- Impaler's Catacombs, Weeping Peninsula, a three-headed watchdog with a band of imps
- Cliffbottom Catacombs, Liurnia of the Lakes, a staff-wielding watchdog
- Minor Erdtree Catacombs, Caelid, a pair of three-headed watchdogs with a sword and a staff
- Wyndham Catacombs, Altus Plateau, a watchdog with a lightning tail
Erdtree Burial Watchdog map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Weaknesses
| Weak To | Strike |
|---|---|
| Resists | Standard, Slash, Pierce, Fire, Lightning, Holy |
| Immune | Poison, Scarlet Rot, Hemorrhage, Frostbite, Sleep, Madness |
Attacks
- Weapon Swings: wide sword or staff swings; block or roll through the swing.
- Thrust: it leans back and stabs forward over a short range; back away or roll aside and strike.
- Levitating Slam: it rises into the air and slams down with a shockwave; jump over the shockwave and answer with a jump attack.
- Spinning Swipe: it rests the sword to one side and spins in a wide circle; jump over the blade or roll against its direction.
- Overhead Slam: it stands, walks forward, pauses and smashes down; roll during the pause and punish the recovery.
- Tail Slam: it turns its head to look behind and slams its burning tail; roll away as soon as the head turns.
- Breath: fire watchdogs chase with a stream of flame, and the Wyndham watchdog spits a ball of lightning; circle behind or hide behind a pillar.
- Sorcery of the Crozier: the staff watchdog conjures floating magic shards that chase their target; run sideways or roll through them.
Tactics
- Use strike weapons, since stone shrugs off slashing and piercing blows.
- Bait an attack, roll to its side, land a few hits and back off.
- Jump over the Levitating Slam and Spinning Swipe and punish with jump attacks to break its stance.
- Avoid blocking the Levitating Slam, which reaches over a shield.
- Ranged builds can keep distance and wait out its repeated leaps before striking.
- Several Crystal Darts drive a watchdog berserk, which turns it on its imps or on its partner in the Minor Erdtree Catacombs.
- Kaiden Sellsword Ashes make the early watchdog fights much easier.
Best Builds
Strike weapon
Stone takes far more damage from hammers, clubs and other blunt weapons than from blades.
Sorcery from range
Fast sorceries punish its recoveries, and Rock Sling can stagger it.
| Gear | Glintstone Pebble, Rock Sling |
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Spirit Ash and Crystal Darts
A summon or a berserk watchdog draws its attacks away while damage piles up from safety.
| Gear | Kaiden Sellsword Ashes, Crystal Dart |
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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 |
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 |
Battlemage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence |
| Other Stats | Mind, Vigor & Strength |
| Requires | 27 Intelligence, 20 Strength, 14 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Carian Glintstone Staff |
| Shield | Jellyfish Shield |
| Armor | Any that can med roll |
| Skills | Contagious Fury |
| Spells | Carian Slicer, Carian Greatsword, Carian Piercer, Glintstone Pebble, Loretta's Greatbow |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Crystal Mage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence |
| Other Stats | Vigor & Mind |
| Requires | 52 Intelligence, 20 Strength, 14 Dexterity, 12 Faith |
| Weapon | Crystal Staff, Finger Seal or Clawmark Seal |
| Shield | Jellyfish Shield |
| Armor | Any that still allows |
| Talismans | Magic Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Dragoncrest Shield Talisman, and Godfrey Icon |
| Skills | Contagious Fury |
| Spells | Crystal Torrent, Shattering Crystal, Glintstone Pebble, Great Glintstone Shard, Comet, Terra Magica & Bestial Vitality |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Darkmoon Spellblade Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence & Mind |
| Other Stats | Vigor |
| Requires | 38 Intelligence, 16 Strength, 12 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Dark Moon Greatsword & Carian Glintblade Staff |
| Armor | Any that still allows med rolling |
| Talismans | Godfrey Icon, Radagon Icon, Stargazer Heirloom & Green Turtle Talisman |
| Skills | Moonlight Greatsword |
| Spells | Magic Glintblade, Glintstone Pebble, Greatblade Phalanx, Loretta's Greatbow & Unseen Form |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Enchanted Knight Build
| Class | Astrologer or Prisoner |
|---|---|
| Level | 50 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence & Vigor |
| Other Stats | Mind & Endurance |
| Requires | 27 Intelligence, 12 Strength, 8 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Carian Glintstone Staff |
| Shield | Blue-Gold Kite Shield |
| Armor | Carian Knight Set |
| Skills | Ash of War: Barricade Shield |
| Spells | Carian Slicer, Carian Piercer, Carian Greatsword and Glintstone Pebble |
| Flasks | Most FP, Some HP |
Summons
Spirit Ashes allowed
Drops
Defeating it grants 1,300 runes.
| Name | Image |
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| Noble Sorcerer Ashes | 
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| Demi-Human Ashes | 
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| Kaiden Sellsword Ashes | 
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| Mad Pumpkin Head Ashes | 
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| Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing [1] | - |
Notes
- Stormfoot gives 1,300 runes and Noble Sorcerer Ashes; Impaler's gives 2,400 runes and Demi-Human Ashes.
- Cliffbottom gives 3,200 runes and Kaiden Sellsword Ashes; the Minor Erdtree Catacombs pair gives 7,400 runes and Mad Pumpkin Head Ashes.
- Wyndham gives 12,000 runes and Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing [1].
- Both watchdogs in the Minor Erdtree Catacombs must fall to clear the fight.
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