Elden Ring: Beast of the Shooting Star - where to find and how to defeat [tactics]

Shooting Star Beast в optional bosses Interearths, in the vastness of which you can also find their improved version - An adult Shooting Star beast. All of them are optional opponents, however, for defeating them, you can get a set blacksmith and gravity stones different types.

This guide contains all the information on three Shooting Star Beasts: exact location, set of techniques and recommended combat tactics.

Basic information about the boss

Beasts of the Shooting Star are four-legged stone creatures with the head of a horned beetle and the long tail of a scorpion. Two regular mini-bosses can be found in Sellia's Crystal Tunnel and Altus Plateau, and the adult inhabits the region Volcano Gelmir.

The boss has about 8.000 health points and two phases of the fight.
When moving from the first phase to the second, the protection does not change.
Has a high resistance to effects red rot и poisoning.
Immune to effects freezing and bleeding.
Vulnerable to off balance attacks, as well as to fire damage и of magic (adult).
Boss attacks cannot be parried.
The fight can be done in cooperative.
During the boss fight, you can summon spirits.
The recommended character level for the encounter with the boss is 55.

Where to find the Shooting Star Beast in Elden Ring

Shooting Star Beast in the Caverns of Celia

The hardest one to get to is the boss version in starry wastelands. First you need to go to the place of grace Celia's Crystal Tunnel.

From there, follow up the stairs. At the exit from the tunnel, turn into the age on the right, and on the hill with two opponents - to the left.

Next, you need to jump onto the roof (try to dodge the enemy attack), jump to the platform on the left, and then jump into the next tunnel.

At the first fork, go up the stairs, and in the next room, go through the age in the upper left.

Then turn right. Having reached the fork, go to the far age. Soon, this path will lead the Extinguished One to a foggy curtain, behind which is the boss arena.

Shooting Star Beast on the Altus Plateau

The second Beast dwelling on Altus Plateau, much easier to find. Travel to a place of grace Ghost Tree Outer Wall, go through the gate and turn left to reach the crater.

It is there that the optional boss will be waiting for the Extinguished One.

Adult Shooting Star Beast

An adult Shooting Star Beast lives in the location Volcano Gelmir.

Get to the place of grace Gelmir Volcano Camp XNUMX and jump onto the whirlwind, which will take the Extinguished One straight to the boss arena. For this it will be necessary saddle a horse.

Abilities and Attacks of the Shooting Star Beast

General attacks

Jerk - the boss lowers his head and runs in a straight line towards the hero. The technique is repeated three times, and at the end of the third jerk, the Beast abruptly lifts its head up. In the second phase of the fight, the last dash is replaced by gravity beam.
Headbutt - The beast shakes its head from side to side, trying to hit the enemy with its mandibles.
hoof kick - the boss quickly stands on his front or back hooves (depending on the location of the Extinguished One) and attacks with them.
Grab kick - if you get close to the head of the Beast, he can grab the hero with his mandibles, throw him into the air, and then throw him to the ground.

Tail strike - the enemy twists the tail, turns sideways, and then hits it sharply, causing bleeding.
Throwing stones - the boss dips his head into the soil, and then quickly raises it, throwing small stones all over the arena.
Rigid landing – The beast soars above the arena for a couple of seconds, and then falls down, dealing damage in an area.
Stalagmites - the boss' mandibles light up purple and start sparking, after which stalagmites appear one by one from the ground.

Gravity Beam - the boss shoots a purple beam from his forehead and slowly turns towards the Extinguished One. In the second phase, this attack is combined with jerk.

Gravity Strike - almost the entire arena begins to emit a purple glow, and after a couple of seconds, everyone who is in the affected area rises into the air and falls to the ground. The technique deals colossal damage and is used only in the second phase of the battle.

Unique attacks

Adult Shooting Star Beast uses all normal attacks, diluting them with the following tricks:

Throwing rocks with tail - the boss takes a few steps back, then presses his hind hooves into the ground, turns around sharply and throws small stones with his tail.
Combination headbutts с throwing stonesAs well as tail strokes.

How to kill the Shooting Star Beast in Elden Ring

General Tips

Use tenacious spiritsto distract the boss from you (for example, Ashes of the ghostly jellyfish);
Take with you spell Rotten breath;
Use Ashes of War: hoarfrostto deal high area damage;
Hit the parts of the body that are not protected by stones - the fur on the muzzle, as well as the hind legs of the boss.

Close combat tactics

Since the Shooting Star Beast has high armor and health, and also moves quite quickly, it is best to bring a shield with you that absorbs 100% of physical damage. Also useful here Bursting Crimson Tear or any other quick remedy.

It is recommended to conserve resources in the first half of the battle, as the transition to the second phase will be accompanied by gravitational impactwhich is extremely difficult to avoid.

Try to keep a distance of 4-5 meters and run up to the boss right after the end of his attacks. It is recommended to hit him in weak spots, which are marked with white hair (muzzle and base of the tail).

Ranged tactics

When using ranged weapons or of magic you will need a partner (either a second player or a distracting phantom). Otherwise, deal with the boss in crystal tunnel will be problematic. You can go to the trick and use twice Rotten breath in front of the misty door to kill the Beast without getting into a fight.

Boss version on Altus Plateau can be fired from a nearby balcony, periodically dodging its gravity attacks.

With an adult beast Volcano Gelmir recommended to fight on horseback. At the same time, it is very important to stay on the elevated part of the crater in order to have an advantage in battle. In this fight, it is advised to turn on auto-aim so that arrows and magic shots fly into the unprotected parts of the Beast's body.

What drops for killing the Shooting Star Beast

After the death of the Beast Sellia's Crystal Tunnel you can get 7.600 runes, Miner's Grim Forge Bell Orb [1], blacksmith stone [6] и piece of gravity stone.