Image: Black Knife Tarnished vs Curseblade Labirith
Published: January 14, 2026 at 8:39:39 PM UTC
High resolution anime fan art of the Tarnished confronting Curseblade Labirith in Bonny Gaol from Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, capturing the tense moment before combat.
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A dramatic anime-style illustration captures the charged stillness of a duel about to begin inside the Bonny Gaol, a bleak underground prison rendered in cold blue and slate-gray tones. The environment is a vaulted stone chamber whose arched walls disappear into shadow, with broken masonry and scattered bones littering the cracked floor. Faint motes of dust drift through the stale air, illuminated by weak shafts of moonlike light filtering down from unseen openings above. Patches of eerie crimson glow seep from runic marks and bloodstains across the ground, casting an ominous red shimmer that cuts through the otherwise desaturated palette.
On the left side of the wide, landscape composition stands the Tarnished, clad in the sleek, dark Black Knife armor. The figure is partially cloaked in a flowing hooded mantle that trails behind, its fabric subtly rippling as if caught in a ghostly breeze. Polished black metal plates hug the arms and torso, etched with delicate, lethal-looking engravings that catch the ambient light. The Tarnished holds a slender, silver-white dagger low and forward in a reverse grip, the blade glowing faintly at its edge, suggesting hidden power. The stance is cautious but ready: knees bent, shoulders angled, weight balanced for an explosive first move. Though the face is obscured by the hood’s shadow, the posture conveys focus and grim resolve.
Opposite, dominating the right half of the frame, looms Curseblade Labirith. The monstrous boss is tall and sinewy, its charcoal-gray skin stretched tight over corded muscle. From its skull rise twisted, horn-like appendages that curve outward in bladed arcs, framing a grotesque golden mask fused to its face. Beneath the mask, dark tendrils of fleshy growth coil like living cables around its head and neck. In each hand the creature wields a crescent-shaped ring blade, their edges jagged and cruel, held wide as it leans forward in a predatory crouch. Its tattered brown robes hang in strips around its waist, swaying slightly, revealing clawed feet planted firmly on the stone.
The two figures are separated by only a few meters of debris-strewn floor, their gazes locked. No strike has yet been made, but the composition hums with tension, the silence of the dungeon broken only by the imagined scrape of steel and the creature’s rasping breath. The camera angle is low and cinematic, emphasizing the looming threat of Labirith while keeping the Tarnished heroic and defiant. The overall mood is one of suspended violence: a frozen heartbeat before chaos erupts, immortalizing the instant just before blades clash in the depths of Bonny Gaol.
The image is related to: Elden Ring: Curseblade Labirith (Bonny Gaol) Boss Fight (SOTE)