Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree: All bosses, main boss order & tier list

Bosses are one of the biggest appeals of Soulsborne games, and thankfully there are loads of new ones to tackle in the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

All mandatory bosses in order

Order #	Boss	Location
1	Divine Beast Dancing Lion	Click to enlarge Belurat, Tower Settlement
2	Golden Hippopotamus	Click to enlarge Shadow Keep
3	Messmer, the Impaler	Click to enlarge Shadow Keep
4	Romina, Saint of the Bud	Click to enlarge Church of the Bud, Ancient Ruins of Rauh
5	Needle Knight Leda & Allies	Click to enlarge Enir-Ilim
6	Promised Consort Radahn	Click to enlarge Enir-Ilim

These are the six bosses that you need to defeat in order to complete Shadow of the Erdtree, although there are plenty of optional bosses that you'll likely come across too - including six other Remembrance bosses and a super boss.

Optional Remembrance bosses

Boss	Location
Rellana, Twin Moon Knight	Click to enlarge Castle Ensis
Putrescent Knight	Click to enlarge Stone Coffin Fissure
Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame	Click to enlarge Midra's Manse
Scadutree Avatar	Click to enlarge Scadutree Base
Commander Gaius	Click to enlarge Scaduview
Metyr, Mother of Fingers	Click to enlarge Finger Ruins of Miyr

These bosses are 'main' enough to have their own dedicated Remembrance, but are not required in order to complete the game. I'd definitely recommend searching them all out though, as both the fights and the subsequent rewards are more than worth it!

Optional standard bosses

Boss	Location
Ancient Dragon-Man	Click to enlarge Dragon's Pit
Black Gaol Knight	Click to enlarge Western Namesless Mausoleum
Death Knight	Click to enlarge Scorpion River Catacombs
Jori, Elder Inquisitor	Click to enlarge Darklight Catacombs
Demi-Human Queen Marigga	Click to enlarge Cerulean Coast
Curseblade Labirith	Click to enlarge Bonny Gaol
Tree Sentinel	Click to enlarge Hinterland
Fallingstar Beast	Click to enlarge Hinterland
Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers	Click to enlarge Catherdral of Manus Metyr
Dancer of Ranah	Click to enlarge Southern Nameless Mausoleum
Rakshasa	Click to enlarge Eastern Nameless Mausoleum
Rugalea the Great Red Bear	Click to enlarge Northwest Scadu Altus
Divine Beast Dancing Lion (2nd)	Click to enlarge Ancient Ruins of Rauh
Ghostflame Dragon	Click to enlarge Gravesite Plain Click to enlarge Near Moorth Ruins
Jagged Peak Drake	Click to enlarge Jagged Peak
Ancient Dragon Senessax	Click to enlarge Jagged Peak
Bayle the Dread	Click to enlarge Jagged Peak

These are a mix of bosses in the open field, in the dungeons, and some linked to quests that don't have their own dedicated Remembrances.

Bayle, for example, is the super boss - but instead of a Remembrance, you'll use his heart at the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion to get his related items.

How many bosses are there?

I found 28 unique bosses during my playthrough, with two repeats, although there are ones that I'm sure I've missed in dungeons and the open world.

There are 10 Remembrance bosses, but only 6 mandatory bosses are needed to complete the DLC.

Boss tier list

Based on their difficulty and not their quality, here is a full-tier list of every boss in Shadow of the Erdtree:

I need to do another run of the DLC to fully evaluate their strengths, but this is based on my first experiences both with and without summons.