Gurranq, Beast Clergyman

Legend boss, the first phase of Beast Clergyman. The loyal shadow of Marika, guards Destined Death.

Location: Crumbling Farum Azula

Rewards: Remembrance of the Black Blade

Combat Information:

Health: 10620 HP

Poise: 80

Phase 2 triggers at 55% HP

Defenses do not change between phases

Damage: Standard, Slash, Magic (1st phase) 

Damage: Standard, Slash, Pierce, Holy (2nd phase)

Parriable: No (1st phase)

Parriable: No (2nd phase with Blasphemous Claw only - if done successfully, Maliketh will cover his eyes and perform a slow sword slash from above his head)  

Poise can be broken, which allows for a critical attack.

Once roughly half of Beast Clergyman's health has been depleted, a cutscene will play and the battle with Maliketh, the Black Blade will begin.

Maliketh, the Black Blade - Raiders

Damage Negation / Resistance:

Standard: 35

Slash: 35

Strike: 35

Pierce: 35

Magic: 40

Fire: 40

Lightning: 40

Holy: 80

The negation numbers are the % of your damage that gets blocked. For example, if a negation is 60, 40% of that damage by that type will go through and 60% will be negated. Bigger number = less damage. A negation of 100 means no damage goes through, and a negation of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.

Poison: 351

Scarlet Rot: 351

Blood Loss: 574

Frostbite: 574

Sleep: 2277

Madness: Immune

The resistance numbers are the buildup amount to trigger it. For example, if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of the given buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.

Fight Strategy:

The Beast Clergyman is found in Crumbling Farum Azula and is greatly implied to be Gurranq, as he recognises you and changes his dialogue if you have given Gurranq all 9 Deathroot. Despite this, defeating this boss does not result in Gurranq's death (and has no effect on your progress with his quest) and vice-versa. A possible explanation for this is that Crumbling Farum Azula exists outside of time.

This is NOT an optional boss as players MUST defeat it to reach an endgame area in Elden Ring. Although the Beast Clergyman is quite large and may seem sluggish at first glance, he is far from it and you should be mindful of his high mobility and quick attacks. After taking him down to 50-55% HP, a cutscene plays and you'll be faced off against Maliketh, the Black Blade. There are several Items and strategies for the fight against Maliketh that do not apply to the Beast Clergyman's fight, so make sure to be prepared for him as well.