Summary
Elden Ringis a fan favorite for people that love either open-world games or the wildly popular Soulsborne genre (or both). It balances the difficulty of the earlier games in the genre, with improved opportunities for customization and traveling.
While the bosses of Elden Ring usually take up most of the conversation, you’re able to’t forget the game’s everyday enemies. Sure, some of them are incredibly deadly on their own. But what about the enemies in The Lands Between that are just plainannoying? Here are the Elden Ring baddies that will really get on your nerves.
The enemies below were selected both by personal experience dealing with them and by taking note of general Elden Ring community reactions. But mostly personal experience.
7Fanged Imp
A Dungeon Constant
Often found in dungeons and in the more gothic settings in The Lands Between, Fanged Imps are short gargoyle-like creatures made of stone. There are a few different variants, but they’re all quite annoying to come across.
This is in part caused by their stone bodies, which have the ability to make your lighterand bladed attacksbounce, which staggers you and negates some damage. They also have the ability to throw daggers from a distance, and have some wide swiping strikes of their bladed weapons, which means underestimating them can be deadly.
6Monstrous Crow
Bring Some Bird Seed
A creature found mostly in Caelid and around the blood swamps surroundingMohgwyn Palace, the Monstrous Crows are exactly what they sound like, but far deadlier than they may seem. They’re easy to spot, but their size is also a boon for them.
They can’t fly far, but just enough to get a flying leap and come at you from above. Not to mention, it lets them cover distance easily and track you for some time. Their beak and leg attacks can really devastate you, even de-summoning Torrent with one or two hits, so run and run fast when you see them.
5Revenant
Move Quick
Similar to the Grafted Scion you fight at the beginning of Elden Ring’s story, Revenants are pale, corpse-like, and many-armed, which for one thing, is incredibly creepy, but also makes them quite striking to come across.
Revenants are plenty annoying because of their quick and jerky movements. They stick close to the ground and often move in rushed, skittering movements, not to mention that when you damage them, they will teleport from time to time. This and repetitive attacks that are hard to notice the queues for, make them a pain to come across at any level.
4Abductor Virgin
A Torturous Encounter
One of the rarer enemy types, there are only a few places to find the Abductor Virgins, notably Raya Lucaria andVolcano Manor. But, anytime you see them, it will surely be a moment you remember for quite a while.
Large, steel-clad, and fast-moving, their attacks often come in the form of large saw wheels or guillotine-like blades on chains that can be thrown some distance. They hit hard too, which means every missed dodge is costly. If that wasn’t enough, they have a grab attack that often times will just kill you outright.
3Colossal Fingercreeper
Creepy Crawly
One of the more interesting designs for an enemy in Elden Ring, Colossal Fingercreepers are something that you’ll probably remember your first time encountering. They take the form of large, blue-pale, multi-fingered, and ringed hands severed from whatever body used to hold them.
They can either be found scuttling around or can be spring like traps hiding under the ground. Once they attack you, they can either flick you with their fingers, shoot spells at you, or grab you and crush you with their palms. At close range especially, these are an incredibly annoying thing to have to face.
2Skeletons
No Bones About It
An RPG classic. Dungeons and skeletons go together like bread and butter, so it only makes sense that Elden Ring capitalized on it. But, the Skeletons in The Lands Between aren’t your everyday bag of bones.
One main difference sets them apart, and that is when you destroy them, after a few seconds, they will reform from a pile of bones into a fully-formed and deadly skeleton once again. That is, unless you attack them with a holy weapon. But, a lot of people’s first encounters with the Skeletons were a rather annoying lesson in how to deal with the undead.
1Black Knife Assassins
A History Of Death
They killed Godwyn, and they’re more than happy to do the same with any Tarnished that comes across their path, especially if they have any intention on the Golden Throne. Black Knife Assassins are an enemy that will surely stab their way to the top of your ‘most annoying’ list quickly.
They’re incredibly fast, often invisible, and their main attack is a grab attack that not only leaves you defenseless, but also takes a mighty chunk of your health bar with one hit. They are quite rare, and usually just found one-at-a-time, but nothing ruins your day quite like them.
verify to findthe Sentry’s Torchat the Hermit Merchant’s Shack near Leyndell to reveal Black Knife Assassins when they are near.
