Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - How Many Bosses Will There Be?

The official release date of the long-awaited Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring has finally been announced, and many players have already started new playthroughs of the game to prepare themselves ahead of time. Shadow of the Erdtree is set to release on June 21st, and pre-orders are already available for fans of the award-winning studio. The new expansion is going to feature a ton of new content, including weapons, equipment, enemies, and of course, bosses.

The biggest highlights in any FromSoft game are definitely the boss fights, and many players might be wondering how many of these encounters they will be able to find in the new expansion. In this article, we are going to go over all of the information we currently have on this topic.

How Many Bosses Are in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?

The exact number of bosses has not been specified at this moment, but the recent Eurogamer interview of Hidetaka Miyazaki has provided us with some new information. Miyazaki has stated that ''there will be over 10 new boss fights'' in the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring. While this number might seem low, we are confident that it only counts event-level bosses with unique move sets, similar to Starscourge Radahn and Rennala from the base game.

We fully expect there to be a lot of different mini-bosses and elites scattered across the new region of the DLC, which will provide players with different levels of challenges throughout their journey.

All of these encounters are going to culminate in a final showdown against the new and mysterious antagonist of the expansion, called Messmer the Impaler. What his goals are and why we are going to go up against him remains to be seen, but we can tell from the trailer that it will be a difficult and visually stunning combat encounter.

That is everything you need to know about the boss count for the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring. While the exact amount of boss fights is far from official, we will do our best to keep you informed whenever any new update comes along. For more Elden Ring news and guides, make sure to check out the rest of our website!