How to Beat Godskin Noble: Boss Fight Guide | Elden Ring｜Game8 (2024)

This is a guide on how to beat Godskin Noble, an optional boss in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Godskin Noble's drops, weaknesses, and recommended level!

Godskin Noble General Info

Stats and Rewards

Godskin Noble
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Bleed Frost Sleep	Fire Holy	Scarlet Rot Poison Madness Instant Death
Affected By	Bleed, Frost, Scarlet Rot, Poison
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	• Volcano Manor: 50000 • Divine Tower of Liurnia Bridge: 4810 • Spiritcaller's Cave: 70000 (NG)
Summonable NPCs	None
Location	• Volcano Manor, Altus Plateau • Divine Tower of Liurnia, Liurnia of the Lakes • Spiritcaller's Cave, Mountaintops of the Giants
Item Drops	Volcano Manor: • Godskin Stitcher • Noble Presence Divine Tower of Liurnia: • Godskin Noble Hood • Godskin Noble Robe • Godskin Noble Bracelets • Godskin Noble Trousers Spiritcaller's Cave: • Godskin Swaddling Cloth • Black Flame Ritual

Godskin Noble Location

Where to Find Godskin Noble

Volcano Manor

Godskin Noble can be found at the Temple of Eiglay, in Volcano Manor. You'll obtain the Godskin Stitcher weapon and the Noble Presence incantation from this fight.

Divine Tower of Liurnia

Godskin Noble can be found on the bridge going to the Divine Tower of Liurnia. This is accessible by progressing through Ranni the Witch's questline. You'll obtain the Godskin Armor Set from this fight.

Spiritcaller's Cave

Godskin Noble will be the second Godskin you'll fight in Spiritcaller's Cave. You'll fight him immediately after defeating Godskin Apostle.

When to Fight Godskin Noble

How to Beat Godskin Noble

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Ranged Strategy

Use quick-release spells

Godskin Noble's speed means you should prioritize quick-release spells so that you don't get easily punished. Glintstone Icecrag and Adula's Moonblade will be particularly effective since they deal Frost damage, which is a weakness of this boss.

Let your Spirit Ash distract Godskin Noble

It can be difficult to fight this boss using ranged weapons since he can overwhelm you with fast attacks. Use summons such as Black Knife Tiche or Banished Knight Oleg to tank damage while you attack from a distance.

Use charged spells when you find openings

Godskin Noble has two moves that give you enough time to charge up a spell. The first will be his Black Flame Barrier since he'll be stationary for some time. The second will be his Godskin Ball but only when you avoid it. You can get him stuck rolling into a pillar, giving you the perfect chance to use a spell.

Great spells to use would be Comet Azur and Meteorite.

Melee Strategy

Stay defensive and prioritize counterattacks

Godskin Noble will constantly be looking to attack you so don't get greedy during this fight. It'll be safer and more effective to just wait out his combos before attacking him. He'll take a few seconds to recover after a moveset, which will be ample time to get some hits in.

Exploit Godskin Noble's weaknesses

Take advantage of Godskin Noble's weapon type weaknesses to make the boss fight easier. He is particularly susceptible to Bleed since this Status Effect will build up quickly and take out chunks of his health.

You can also coat your weapon in Blood Grease or Freezing Grease if you don't have the aforementioned weapon types.

Godskin Noble Attack Patterns

Melee Attacks

Melee Attack Variations
Belly Shove: Godskin Noble slams his belly into you. This breaks poise easily and can stagger you.
Body Slam: Godskin Noble enlarges his body, then jumps straight up before doing an AoE slam. If you're near him when he does this move, you may have to dodge twice to get out of the attack range.
Rapid Rapier: Godskin Noble rapidly thrusts his rapier multiple times. Time your dodges to when he takes a brief time to recover in between attacks.
Hilt Slam: Godskin Noble slams the hilt of his rapier to the ground. He takes a step before this move so you'll have time to dodge to the side.
Rapier Triple Thrust: Godskin Noble does two quick thrusts then does a heavy lunge attack. You can block the first two hits, but be prepared to dodge to the side for the final lunge.
Godskin Ball: Godskin Noble increases in size then rolls around the boss area trying to hit you. This is telegraphed by a light-up animation before he rolls. Use structures such as pillars as cover from getting hit since it's difficult to outrun this attack.

Black Flame Attacks

Black Flame Attack Variations
Black Flame Barrier: Godskin Noble creates a circle of flames that surround him. Back away when the cast animation for this starts.
Black Fireball: Godskin Noble launches fireballs at you from a distance. Roll to the side or diagonally to avoid these.
Black Flame Explosion: Once you bring Godskin Noble to around 60% health, he'll charge up an AoE explosion. You'll have ample time to back away.

Elden Ring Related Guides

List of All Bosses

Main Bosses

Optional Bosses

Limgrave Optional Bosses
Beastman of Farum Azula	Bloodhound Knight Darriwil
Demi-Human Chiefs	Flying Dragon Agheel
Guardian Golem	Leonine Misbegotten
Mad Pumpkin Head	Miranda the Blighted Bloom
Patches	Runebear
Scaly Misbegotten	Soldier of Godrick
Stonedigger Troll	Tree Sentinel
Liurnia of the Lakes Optional Bosses
Adan, Thief of Fire	Alabaster Lord
Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader	Bols, Carian Knight
Bloodhound Knight	Glintstone Dragon Smarag
Glintstone Dragon Adula	Magma Wyrm Makar
Royal Revenant	Spirit-Caller Snail
Caelid Optional Bosses
Battlemage Hugues	Black Blade Kindred (Caelid)
Commander O'Neil	Decaying Ekzykes
Fallingstar Beast	Flying Dragon Greyll
Frenzied Duelist	Magma Wyrm
	Putrid Tree Spirit
Altus Plateau Optional Bosses
Ancient Dragon Lansseax	Crucible Knight Ordovis
Demi-Human Queen Gilika	Demi-Human Queen Maggie
Demi-Human Queen Margot	Draconic Tree Sentinel
Elemer of the Briar	Esgar, Priest of Blood
Fell Twins	Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
Godefroy the Grafted	Kindred of Rot
Mohg, The Omen	Necromancer Garris
Onyx Lord	Perfumer Tricia
Red Wolf of the Champion	Sanguine Noble
Virgin Abductors	Wormface
Mountaintops of the Giants Optional Bosses
Astel, Stars of Darkness	Black Blade Kindred (Mountaintops of the Giants)
Borealis the Freezing Fog	Commander Niall
Misbegotten Crusader	Putrid Grave Warden Duelist
Great Wyrm Theodorix	Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable
Siofra River Optional Bosses
Ancestor Spirit	Valiant Gargoyles
Mimic Tear
Ainsel River Optional Bosses
Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella	-
Deeproot Depths Optional Bosses
Crucible Knight Siluria	-
Multiple Location Optional Bosses
Ancient Hero of Zamor	Black Knife Assassin
Bell Bearing Hunter	Cemetery Shade
Cleanrot Knights	Crucible Knight
Crystalian	Death Rite Bird
Deathbird	Erdtree Avatar
Erdtree Burial Watchdog	Godskin Apostle
Godskin Noble	Grafted Scion
Grave Warden Duelist	Mad Pumpkin Head
Misbegotten Warrior	Night's Cavalry
Omenkiller	Tibia Mariner
Dragonkin Soldier	-

Mini-Bosses

Hostile NPCs and Invaders

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