FromSoftware has an excellent reputation when it comes to lore. Here are the bosses with the best lore in Elden Ring, ranked.
Making up lore for a mind-blowing 238 bosses in Elden Ring is no easy feat. At times, the game’s creators did falter a bit, especially with the repeat bosses or twin bosses; but several of the bosses managed to add more than just context to their design and existence. Some of the lore surrounding certain bosses made them way too memorable.
Certain explanations as to why that boss was dying or why some giant was riding a skinny, normal-sized horse definitely added character to these bosses. The more players know about them, the more they become legendary and worthy enough to cosplay. That’s something to keep in mind when dying to these Elden Ring bosses over and over again.
Updated June 29, 2023 by Joe Grantham: Game of the Year winner Elden Ring is widely considered to be an overall masterpiece and this is no less thanks to its incredible boss design and eerily beautiful lore.
While some players simply see bosses as challenges and learning experiences that push their mechanics to the brim, exploring the lore of Elden Ring’s Demigods and otherworldly beings is just as rewarding. The Elden Ring bosses with the best lore have deep, twisted backstories fraught with both pain and love that somehow are intertwined with the fate of the Lands Between or other characters. 12 Godrick The Grafted
Sometimes when a being, or in this case a Demigod, has gone beyond the bounds of evil, it is easier to pity the pain they are so clearly in. This is the case with Godrick the Grafted, one of the first main bosses in Elden Ring, whose desperation for power pushed him to commit unthinkable acts.
What makes his lore so interesting is the fact that he is a descendant of Queen Marika and her first consort Godfrey, but unlike others who inherited greater powers, his strength pales in comparison with those who came before. The sense of inferiority this left him with seemingly pushed Godrick to make up for his shortcomings with the deplorable Grafting for which he is known. 11 Dragonlord Placidusax
Dragonlord Placidusax is a boss that many players might not know about seeing as he is an optional boss found later in the game in Crumbling Farum Azula. Interestingly though, despite having two heads in-game, the Dragonlord once had more, and he was the Elden Lord before the time of the Erdtree.
The fact that Placidusax is far past his prime and yet is still so powerful, speaks a thousand words about the bygone era, and leaves players wondering what could have caused his downfall. 10 Gideon Ofnir
Well, anyone who dies to Gideon Ofnir deserves to stay «maidenless,» because he’s the easiest boss in the game. And he wasn’t even a boss initially. Gideon was a spymaster who kept tabs on the power players in the Lands Between. And when the one who rose to the top wasn’t the person he expected, Gideon simply had to break his cover.
His low regard for the Tarnished and his rather creepy behavior toward Albinaurics made him a shady ally (which, it turns out, he wasn’t).
