Red Bear

Red Bear
Type	Great Boss
Region	Rauh Base
Runes	80,000
Required	No

Red Bear is a great boss in Elden Ring. It is part of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

Red Bear is a former Redmane soldier who wants nothing more than to become a bear. He waits in the Northern Nameless Mausoleum, reached by breaking sealing stones and riding the spiritsprings up the cliff. He fights like a Tarnished with a raw bear claw and the power of the great red bears. The duel shuts out spirit ashes.

Lore

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Red Bear is a feral man in blood-soaked armor reinforced with iron rivets. His helm has cheek guards shaped like lion fangs. He fights with the raw claw of a great red bear and glows with a pale light.

Red Bear was once a Redmane soldier, and his true name was lost to madness. He killed a great red bear in a blood-soaked bout and became fascinated by the untainted glory of its naked strength. He took its claw as a weapon without changing it. His only wish was to be a bear, no more and no less.

Where to find Red Bear Location?

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Northern Nameless Mausoleum, reached by spiritsprings below the cliff after breaking the sealing stones near the Temple Town Ruins Site of Grace

Red Bear map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Weaknesses

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Parry	Yes

Attacks

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• Claw combos: fast two-claw slashes that grow into four-hit strings later in the fight. A quick counter fits the short pause after each string.
• Bleed buildup: his claws build blood loss quickly. A longer weapon keeps him at bay.
• Bear Roar: he summons the head of a great red bear and roars twice in a wide area. Hitting him early interrupts it, and keeping distance avoids it.
• Roar of Rugalea: he switches to a seal and casts the bear roar. The cast is a safe time to attack.
• Healing flask: below half health he drinks once to heal a quarter of his health. Interrupting or punishing the drink helps.

Tactics

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1. Raise rune level and Scadutree Blessing before the fight.
2. Fight with a longer weapon or careful dodges to avoid stacking blood loss.
3. Counter quickly after each claw string, then back away.
4. Interrupt his roar with a quick hit when close, or stay back when far.
5. Punish his single flask heal, since he has no other heals.
6. Apply frostbite for burst damage and to slow his attacks.

Best Builds

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Rot incantations

Rotten Breath at the start of the fight builds scarlet rot that wears him down.

Gear	Rotten Breath

Flame of the Redmanes from range

Repeated casts of this skill from a safe distance drain his health.

Gear	Ash of War: Flame of the Redmanes

Frost weapon

Frostbite gives burst damage and slows him.

Dragon Knight Build

Class	Any
Level	100
Focus	Arcane
Main Stats	Arcane & Vigor
Other Stats	Faith & Mind
Requires	25 Faith, 20 Strength, 15 Arcane, 14 Dexterity
Weapon	Any that can use Bloody Slash & Dragon Communion Seal
Shield	Jellyfish Shield
Armor	Silver Tear Mask, and any armor that allows
Talismans	Radagon's Soreseal, Fire Scorpion Charm, Magic Scorpion Charm, Faithful's Canvas Talisman & Curved Sword Talisman
Skills	Bloody Slash & Contagious Fury
Spells	Golden Vow, Blessing's Boon, Lightning Spear, Flame Grant me Strength, Black Flame, Stone of Gurranq, Agheel's Flame, Smarag's Glintstone Breath, Rotten Breath
Flasks	Mostly FP, some HP

Blood Dragon Build

Class	Warrior or Bandit
Level	50
Focus	Arcane
Main Stats	Arcane & Vigor
Other Stats	Dexterity, Faith and Endurance
Requires	17 Faith, 13 Arcane
Weapon	Dual Scimitars or any other Curved Swords that can use Ashes of War & Dragon Communion Seal
Armor	Heaviest
Skills	Bloody Slash
Spells	Dragonclaw & Rotten Breath
Flasks	Split between HP and FP

Scorching Slayer Build

Class	Any
Level	100
Focus	Strength
Main Stats	Strength & Vigor
Other Stats	Mind & Endurance
Requires	18 Strength, 15 Dexterity, 15 Faith, 10 Arcane
Weapon	Gargoyle's Twinblade & any Sacred Seal
Armor	Any that can still med roll
Talismans	Winged Sword Insignia, Assassin's Cerulean Dagger, Fire Scorpion Charm, & Green Turtle Talisman
Skills	Flame of the Redmanes
Spells	Bloodflame Blade, Flame Grant me Strength, Electrify Armament
Flasks	Mostly HP, some FP

Summons

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Spirit Ashes not allowed

Drops

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Defeating it grants 80,000 runes.

Name	Image
Red Bear's Claw
Fang Helm
Iron Rivet Armor
Iron Rivet Gauntlets
Iron Rivet Greaves

Notes

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Red Bear fights like a Tarnished, with player weapons, spells and a flask.

All Bosses

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Name	Type	Region	Runes
Abductor Virgins	Great Boss	Mt. Gelmir	10,000
Adan, Thief of Fire	Evergaol Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	3,800
Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader	Evergaol Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	80,000
Ancestor Spirit	Great Boss	Siofra River	13,000
Ancient Dragon Lansseax	Great Boss	Altus Plateau	60,000
Ancient Dragon Senessax	Great Boss	Jagged Peak	200,000
Ancient Dragon-Man	Dungeon Boss	Gravesite Plain	130,000
Ancient Hero of Zamor	Evergaol Boss	Weeping Peninsula, Altus Plateau	5,400
Astel, Naturalborn of the Void	Legendary Boss	Lake of Rot	80,000
Astel, Stars of Darkness	Dungeon Boss	Consecrated Snowfield	120,000
Battlemage Hugues	Evergaol Boss	Caelid	7,800
Bayle the Dread	Legendary Boss	Jagged Peak	490,000
Beastman of Farum Azula	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow	1,000
Bell Bearing Hunter	Field Boss	Limgrave, Liurnia of the Lakes
Black Blade Kindred	Great Boss	Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, Forbidden Lands	88,000
Black Knife Assassin	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave, Liurnia of the Lakes	1,600
Black Knight Edredd	Field Boss	Scadu Altus	80,000
Black Knight Garrew	Field Boss	Gravesite Plain	80,000
Bloodhound Knight	Dungeon Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	3,600
Bloodhound Knight Darriwil	Evergaol Boss	Limgrave	1,900
Bols, Carian Knight	Evergaol Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	4,600
Borealis the Freezing Fog	Great Boss	Mountaintops of the Giants	100,000
Cemetery Shade	Dungeon Boss	Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes	2,200
Chief Bloodfiend	Dungeon Boss	Gravesite Plain	80,000
Cleanrot Knight	Dungeon Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes, Caelid
Commander Gaius	Legendary Boss	Scaduview	230,000
Commander Niall	Great Boss	Mountaintops of the Giants	90,000
Commander O'Neil	Great Boss	Caelid	12,000
Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers	Great Boss	Scadu Altus
Crucible Knight	Evergaol Boss	Limgrave, Caelid	2,100
Crucible Knight Siluria	Great Boss	Deeproot Depths	25,000
Crystalian	Dungeon Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau	3,000
Curseblade Labirith	Dungeon Boss	Scadu Altus	100,000
Dancer of Ranah	Dungeon Boss	Cerulean Coast
Death Knight	Dungeon Boss	Gravesite Plain, Rauh Base
Death Rite Bird	Field Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes, Caelid	7,800
Deathbird	Field Boss	Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula	2,800
Decaying Ekzykes	Great Boss	Caelid	38,000
Demi-Human Chiefs	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave	1,200
Demi-Human Queen Gilika	Field Boss	Altus Plateau	8,500
Demi-Human Queen Maggie	Field Boss	Mt. Gelmir	13,000
Demi-Human Queen Margot	Dungeon Boss	Mt. Gelmir	11,000
Demi-Human Queen Marigga	Field Boss	Cerulean Coast	100,000
Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze	Dungeon Boss	Gravesite Plain	80,000
Divine Beast Dancing Lion	Legendary Boss	Gravesite Plain, Ancient Ruins of Rauh
Draconic Tree Sentinel	Field Boss	Altus Plateau, Crumbling Farum Azula	50,000
Dragonkin Soldier	Field Boss	Siofra River, Lake of Rot	16,000
Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella	Great Boss	Ainsel River	12,000
Dragonlord Placidusax	Legendary Boss	Crumbling Farum Azula	280,000
Dryleaf Dane	Field Boss	Scadu Altus
Elden Beast	Legendary Boss	Leyndell, Ashen Capital	500,000
Elemer of the Briar	Great Boss	Altus Plateau	24,000
Erdtree Avatar	Field Boss	Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes	3,600
Erdtree Burial Watchdog	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula	1,300
Esgar, Priest of Blood	Dungeon Boss	Leyndell, Royal Capital	30,000
Fallingstar Beast	Dungeon Boss	Caelid, Altus Plateau	7,600
Fell Twins	Field Boss	Leyndell, Royal Capital	29,000
Fia's Champions	Field Boss	Deeproot Depths	40,000
Fire Giant	Legendary Boss	Mountaintops of the Giants	180,000
Flying Dragon Agheel	Great Boss	Limgrave	5,000
Flying Dragon Greyll	Great Boss	Greyoll's Dragonbarrow	80,000
Frenzied Duelist	Dungeon Boss	Caelid	6,700
Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast	Field Boss	Mt. Gelmir	21,000
Ghostflame Dragon	Field Boss	Gravesite Plain, Scadu Altus
Glintstone Dragon Adula	Great Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	120,000
Glintstone Dragon Smarag	Great Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	14,000
Godefroy the Grafted	Evergaol Boss	Altus Plateau	26,000
Godfrey, First Elden Lord	Legendary Boss	Leyndell, Ashen Capital	300,000
Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Golden Shade)	Great Boss	Leyndell, Royal Capital	80,000
Godrick the Grafted	Legendary Boss	Limgrave	20,000
Godskin Apostle	Great Boss	Altus Plateau, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow	14,000
Godskin Duo	Great Boss	Crumbling Farum Azula	170,000
Godskin Noble	Great Boss	Mt. Gelmir, Liurnia of the Lakes	50,000
Golden Hippopotamus	Great Boss	Shadow Keep	200,000
Grafted Scion	Field Boss	Limgrave, Liurnia of the Lakes	3,200
Grave Warden Duelist	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave, Altus Plateau	1,700
Great Wyrm Theodorix	Great Boss	Consecrated Snowfield	180,000
Guardian Golem	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave	1,700
Jagged Peak Drake	Field Boss	Foot of the Jagged Peak, Jagged Peak
Jori, Elder Inquisitor	Dungeon Boss	Scadu Altus	260,000
Kindred of Rot	Dungeon Boss	Mt. Gelmir	10,000
Knight of the Solitary Gaol	Dungeon Boss	Gravesite Plain	70,000
Lamenter	Dungeon Boss	Charo's Hidden Grave	160,000
Leonine Misbegotten	Great Boss	Weeping Peninsula	3,800
Lichdragon Fortissax	Legendary Boss	Deeproot Depths	90,000
Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree	Great Boss	Miquella's Haligtree	200,000
Mad Pumpkin Head	Field Boss	Limgrave, Caelid	1,100
Magma Wyrm	Dungeon Boss	Caelid, Mt. Gelmir	7,500
Magma Wyrm Makar	Great Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	24,000
Malenia, Blade of Miquella	Legendary Boss	Miquella's Haligtree	480,000
Maliketh, the Black Blade	Legendary Boss	Crumbling Farum Azula	220,000
Margit, the Fell Omen	Great Boss	Limgrave, Altus Plateau	12,000
Messmer the Impaler	Legendary Boss	Shadow Keep	400,000
Metyr, Mother of Fingers	Legendary Boss	Scadu Altus	420,000
Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame	Legendary Boss	Abyssal Woods	410,000
Mimic Tear	Great Boss	Nokron, Eternal City, Consecrated Snowfield
Miquellan Loyalists	Legendary Boss	Enir-Ilim
Miranda the Blighted Bloom	Dungeon Boss	Weeping Peninsula	2,100
Misbegotten Crusader	Dungeon Boss	Consecrated Snowfield	93,000
Mohg, Lord of Blood	Legendary Boss	Mohgwyn Palace	420,000
Mohg, the Omen	Great Boss	Leyndell, Royal Capital	100,000
Morgott, the Omen King	Legendary Boss	Leyndell, Royal Capital	120,000
Necromancer Garris	Dungeon Boss	Altus Plateau	9,000
Night's Cavalry	Field Boss	Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula	2,400
Nox Swordstress & Nox Monk	Field Boss	Caelid	6,400
Omenkiller	Field Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	4,900
Onyx Lord	Evergaol Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau	3,600
Patches	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave	800
Perfumer Tricia & Misbegotten Warrior	Dungeon Boss	Altus Plateau	9,400
Promised Consort Radahn	Legendary Boss	Enir-Ilim	500,000
Putrescent Knight	Legendary Boss	Cerulean Coast	220,000
Putrid Avatar	Field Boss	Caelid, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow	9,600
Putrid Crystalian Trio	Dungeon Boss	Caelid	7,100
Putrid Grave Warden Duelist	Dungeon Boss	Consecrated Snowfield	78,000
Putrid Tree Spirit	Dungeon Boss	Caelid, Lake of Rot	64,000
Radagon of the Golden Order	Legendary Boss	Leyndell, Ashen Capital
Rakshasa	Dungeon Boss	Scadu Altus	90,000
Ralva the Great Red Bear	Field Boss	Scadu Altus	180,000
Red Bear	Great Boss	Rauh Base	80,000
Red Wolf of Radagon	Great Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	14,000
Red Wolf of the Champion	Dungeon Boss	Mt. Gelmir	21,000
Regal Ancestor Spirit	Legendary Boss	Siofra River	24,000
Rellana, Twin Moon Knight	Legendary Boss	Gravesite Plain	240,000
Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon	Legendary Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	40,000
Romina, Saint of the Bud	Legendary Boss	Ancient Ruins of Rauh	380,000
Roundtable Knight Vyke	Evergaol Boss	Mountaintops of the Giants	75,000
Royal Knight Loretta	Great Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	10,000
Royal Revenant	Field Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes	3,100
Rugalea the Great Red Bear	Field Boss	Rauh Base	210,000
Runebear	Dungeon Boss	Weeping Peninsula	2,600
Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy	Legendary Boss	Mt. Gelmir	130,000
Sanguine Noble	Field Boss	Altus Plateau	8,800
Scadutree Avatar	Legendary Boss	Scaduview	260,000
Scaly Misbegotten	Dungeon Boss	Weeping Peninsula	2,000
Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing	Great Boss	Leyndell, Ashen Capital	150,000
Soldier of Godrick	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave	400
Spirit-Caller Snail	Dungeon Boss	Liurnia of the Lakes, Mountaintops of the Giants	3,000
Starscourge Radahn	Legendary Boss	Caelid	70,000
Stonedigger Troll	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave, Altus Plateau	1,800
Tibia Mariner	Field Boss	Limgrave, Liurnia of the Lakes	2,400
Tree Sentinel	Field Boss	Limgrave, Altus Plateau	3,200
Ulcerated Tree Spirit	Dungeon Boss	Limgrave, Mt. Gelmir	15,000
Valiant Gargoyles	Great Boss	Nokron, Eternal City, Altus Plateau	30,000
Wormface	Field Boss	Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir	10,000