Tibia Mariner
| Tibia Mariner | |
|---|---|
| Type | Field Boss |
| Region | Limgrave, Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau, Mountaintops of the Giants, Charo's Hidden Grave |
| Runes | 2,400 |
| Weak To | Strike, Holy |
| Required | No |
Tibia Mariner is a field boss in Elden Ring.
The Tibia Mariner is a skeletal boatman who glides on a ghostly boat and calls the dead with a long horn. The first drifts around the pond of Summonwater Village in Limgrave, where D, Hunter of the Dead waits nearby. Others haunt Liurnia, the Wyndham Ruins, the Mountaintops of the Giants and Charo's Hidden Grave. Each one keeps summoning skeletons, and most drop the Deathroot that Gurranq craves.
Lore
The mariner is a hunched skeleton draped in lace who stands in a spectral boat. It steers with a long, hollow horn and blows it to raise the dead around it.
The old grave keepers were boatsmen, and they kept summoning the dead even after their own bodies withered away. They were the first grave keepers of the Lands Between and ferried those lost in death across ghostly waters.
When the Rune of Death was taken from the Elden Ring, the mariners were suppressed. After Godwyn's death leaked into the roots of the Erdtree as Deathroot, they rose again, and those who live in death answered their call.
Gurranq, Beast Clergyman, sends hunters after the mariners to gather their Deathroot.
Where to find Tibia Mariner Location?
- Summonwater Village, Limgrave, drifting around the pond northeast of the Summonwater Village Outskirts Site of Grace
- Liurnia of the Lakes, in the grove between the Liurnia Highway North and Artist's Shack Sites of Grace
- Wyndham Ruins, Altus Plateau, in the waters around the ruins (Seethewater River Site of Grace)
- Mountaintops of the Giants, in a nook on the cliff northwest of the Snow Valley Ruins Overlook Site of Grace
- Charo's Hidden Grave, Realm of Shadow, downstream to the south of the Charo's Hidden Grave Site of Grace
Tibia Mariner map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Weaknesses
| Weak To | Strike, Holy |
|---|---|
| Resists | Pierce, Lightning |
| Immune | Poison, Hemorrhage, Frostbite, Sleep, Madness |
| Parry | No |
Attacks
- Boat Slam: it slowly raises the bow and drops it with strong tracking; run a few paces away instead of strafing.
- Crashing Wave: its hand glows green as the boat rides a wave high into the air and crashes down; run away until it ends.
- Horn Splash: it dips the horn and flings damaging water to one side; circle to the stern and keep attacking.
- Horn Swing: a sideways swing of the horn; roll toward the stern.
- Vertical Horn: it holds the horn upright for a long time, then brings it down; stay toward the back of the boat.
- Teleport: it fades away and reappears elsewhere, calling more skeletons; it can still be hit while fading.
- Summon Allies: it blows the horn to raise skeletons; attack freely during the call.
Tactics
- Fight from Torrent to follow the mariner when it teleports.
- Focus the mariner itself; the skeletons keep rising until it dies.
- Stay at its side or stern, where its horn attacks rarely reach.
- Run from the Crashing Wave, which also clears nearby skeletons.
- Summon group Spirit Ashes to hold off the skeletons.
- Speak with D outside Summonwater Village first to unlock his summon sign.
Best Builds
Strike and holy weapons
The mariner takes heavy extra damage from strike and holy, so holy hammers and horns tear through it.
| Gear | Envoy's Horn, Staff of the Avatar, Beastclaw Greathammer, Black Steel Greathammer |
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Scarlet rot
Scarlet rot is the only status that takes hold on it.
| Gear | Antspur Rapier, Rotten Breath, Ekzykes's Decay |
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Group Spirit Ashes
A squad of spirits keeps the skeletons busy while the boat takes the damage.
| Gear | Mausoleum Soldier Ashes, Greatshield Soldier Ashes, Lone Wolf Ashes |
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Champion of Rot Build
| Class | Any (Wretch Example) |
|---|---|
| Level | 150 |
| Main Stats | Dexterity, Vigor, Arcane, Faith |
| Other Stats | Strength, Mind, Endurance |
| Requires | 35 Faith, 22 Dexterity, 20 Arcane, 15 Intelligence, 14 Strength |
| Weapon | Poleblade of the Bud, Antspur Rapier (Keen) |
| Shield | Carian Knight Shield |
| Armor | Malenia’s Winged Helm |
| Talismans | Shard of Alexander, Kindred of Rot’s Exultation |
| Swap In | Carian Filigreed Crest |
| Skills | Romina’s Purification, The Poison Flower Blooms Twice |
| Spells | Scarlet Aeonia, Rotten Butterflies, Pest-Thread Spears, Ekzykes’s Decay, Heal from Afar, Golden Vow |
| Flasks | 11 Crimson, 3 Cerulean |
| Crystal Tear | Opaline Hardtear, Cerulean-Sapping Cracked Tear |
| Great Rune | Morgott’s Great Rune |
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 |
Blood Dancer Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Arcane |
| Main Stats | Arcane & Vigor |
| Other Stats | Mind & Dexterity |
| Requires | 21 Dexterity, 19 Arcane, 17 Faith, 12 Strength |
| Weapon | Eleonora's Poleblade & Dragon Communion Seal |
| Armor | Mask of Confidence, and any armor as long as |
| Skills | Bloodblade Dance |
| Spells | Dragonclaw, Dragonice, Rotten Breath, Flame Grant me Strength & Lightning Spear |
| Flasks | Mostly HP, some FP |
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 |
Dragon God Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 165 |
| Focus | Arcane |
| Main Stats | Arcane, Vigor, Mind |
| Other Stats | Faith, Endurance |
| Requires | 25 Faith, 16 Arcane, 14 Strength, 8 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Dragon Communion Seal, Bloodfiend's Fork |
| Talismans | Blue Dancer Charm, Crusade Insignia, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman |
| Swap In | Blessed Blue Dew Talisman, Roar Medallion, Flock's Canvas Talisman |
| Skills | Sword Dance or Braggart's Roar |
| Spells | Golden Vow, Flame Grant me Strength, Ekzyke's Decay, Rotten Breath, Dragonmaw |
| Flasks | Equal Charges |
| Crystal Tear | Opaline Hardtear, Opaline Bubbletear |
| Great Rune | Godrick's Great Rune or Radahn's Great Rune |
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 |
Summons
- Spirit Ashes allowed
- NPC: D, Hunter of the Dead (Summonwater Village)
Drops
Defeating it grants 2,400 runes.
| Name | Image |
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| Deathroot | 
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| Skeletal Militiaman Ashes | 
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| Skeletal Bandit Ashes | 
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| Tibia's Summons | 
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| Helphen's Steeple | 
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| Tibia's Cookbook | 
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Notes
- Summonwater Village drops Deathroot and Skeletal Militiaman Ashes; Liurnia gives 4,700 runes, Deathroot and Skeletal Bandit Ashes.
- Wyndham Ruins gives 14,000 runes, Deathroot and Tibia's Summons; the Mountaintops mariner gives 4,234 runes, Deathroot and Helphen's Steeple.
- The Charo's Hidden Grave mariner gives 9,959 runes and Tibia's Cookbook.
- The mariner is immune to critical hits; a broken stance only stuns it briefly.
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