Understanding the Boss Cheat Sheet
The idea behind a cheat sheet for Elden Ring bosses is pretty simple. You make a quick reference guide that lists the most important moves, tells you when to dodge, and marks where you can safely punish. I spent way too many hours making these myself, usually with a notebook or a second monitor open while testing each boss pattern. The real value comes from knowing what actually matters. A lot of people write sheets that list every single attack a boss has. That is useless at three in the morning when you are dying to Malenia again and your hands are shaking. You need the top five moves that actually kill you, not the ten fluff attacks that do forty damage.
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Here is what I have found works when you are putting together a list like this. Start with the moves that reset your posture or cause massive damage. Anything below fifty percent of your health in one hit gets special callouts. Then note the guard break windows, because those are where you win fights. I ran into a real problem with Radahn back in the day. His meteor strike looks like it has a long windup but the actual dodge window is tighter than it appears. My original sheet said to roll during the windup animation. That got me killed dozens of times until I timed the roll to the moment the stars actually appeared in the sky. Learned to always watch the sky, not the boss. Updated the sheet and stopped dying to that move entirely. Margit the Fell Omen
His staff spin has a four second recovery you can exploit if you stand to his left side. The hammer slam telegraphs with him raising both arms. Roll toward him, not away. The magic burst at half health is the real danger. It covers the whole arena. Stay on top of him until he finishes casting, then move out. Godrick the Grafted Dragon breath is not a close range attack. He winds up from distance. The second phase fire breath covers the entire lower screen. Keep rolling forward constantly. His grab move can be interrupted with any attack if you dodge roll into it during the startup frames. Use a weapon skill early in phase two to break the grafted arm.
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Rennala Queen of the Full Moon Phase one is a magic bullet spam. She throws them in sets of three. The third set always has a homing projectile. Dash through the first two, wait for the third to land, then attack. Phase two summons are the real fight. The milk cow summon hits hard and fast. Kill it first every time. Her combo after a rebirth cast leaves her completely open for about six seconds. Morgott the Omen King
His holy sword attacks are telegraphed with golden particles. The ground pound creates a shockwave ring. Roll outward. His hidden blade phase is where most people die. The thrust combo after the blade reveal does brutal damage. The only safe frame to attack is after he sheathes the blade following his ultimate plunge. That window is roughly three seconds. Miss it and you get punished hard. Godfrey First Elden Lord The golden bear grab is the hardest move to read. He disappears off screen and reappears above you. It has no visual tell other than him vanishing. Keep your shield up when he disappears. The ground slam after his leaping charge leaves him staggered. Do not greed past two hits.
Radahn Starscourge The gravity magnet pull happens right after he shouts. You can roll through it if you roll directly away from him at the exact moment he yells. The meteor strike is the same one from my earlier story. Always watch the sky. After the meteor finishes, he is exposed for about four seconds. That is your window. If you brought Millicent to the fight, she taunts enemies and draws aggro which makes the pattern tracking much easier. Rykard Lord of Blasphemy
This fight is weird because you can eat the serpent particles to regain health but doing so resets the phase. Most people do not need to do that. The serpent mouth laser follows a straight line. Strafe perpendicular to the line of fire. His second phase has a spin attack where the serpent eats nearby players. Stay at max range until he finishes the bite animation. Maloquent the Nightmare King Phase one is straightforward. The scythe sweeps are your main threat. Roll under them. Phase two introduces the holy lightning that drops from the sky. It has a red targeting circle. Get out of the circle before it lands. His ultimate is a massive area clear. There is no dodging it. You need to have enough health and flask charges to survive it, or use a high poise build to walk through it with armor and a krystallite staff.
Mohg Lord of Blood The bloodflame blade attacks are standard but the blood rocket he launches into the sky is the real threat. It lands after a few seconds and explodes. Watch for the red dot on the ground. His phase change curse instant kills unless you use a Pearl or a specific consumable item. Do not skip that preparation. The blood explosion after his grab deals massive damage. Roll backward immediately after breaking the grab animation. Malenia Blade of Miquella
This one is the reason most people quit. Her waterfowl dance is a sixty plus hit combo. The only reliable way to handle it is to roll toward her and use a stance break or a high poise armor piece. The healing pool on her phase transition is dangerous. Stay away from the pink puddle until she finishes. After her second phase begins, her attacks hit harder but are slightly more telegraphed. The scarlet Aeonia bloom at the end of her combo is the fatal move. It has a wide radius. Roll directly away from the flower, not sideways. The broader lesson with any of these sheets is that testing each move yourself matters more than reading someone else's notes. What works for one playstyle will fail for another. A fast rolling build sees Margit differently than a heavy shield build. Adjust your references to your gear and your habits. I also learned to keep the sheets under ten lines per boss. Once you go longer than that you stop using it mid fight and just panic roll. The best sheets fit on a single card you can glance at without thinking. That is why most players I know just write the names and the one move that consistently kills them, nothing more.
Some bosses like Maliketh the Black Blade have an attack with red streaks that reduce your maximum health permanently until you rest. That mechanic alone changes how you approach the entire fight. Your sheet should mention that upfront so you know flask management matters more than DPS. Not every boss reward is worth the time if you die twenty times before learning the pattern. Know when to walk away and come back later with a better build.
