Elden Ring: Necromancer Garris (Sage's Cave) Boss Fight

As you probably know, bosses in Elden Ring are divided into three tiers. From lowest to highest: Field Bosses, Greater Enemy Bosses and finally Demigods and Legends.

Necromancer Garris is in the lowest tier, Field Bosses, and is the end boss of the Sage’s Cave dungeon found in the Western part of Altus Plateau. He is an optional boss in the sense that you do not need to defeat him in order to advance the main story of the game.

I’ll be the first to admit that summoning Tiche for this fight was completely uncalled for, as it was very easy and the boss died very quickly. At this point, I had still only recently gotten access to Tiche and was still curious to try her out in battle, but in this fight it just seems silly. The necromancer did have what appeared to be an undead snail for backup though, so it was fair enough that I had help too. But Tiche beats an undead snail any day ;-)

And now for the usual boring details about my character: I play as a mostly Dexterity build. My melee weapon is the Guardian’s Swordspear with Keen affinity and Chilling Mist Ash of War. My ranged weapons are the Longbow and the Shortbow. I was level 105 when this video was recorded. I would say that’s way too high for this boss as he died very quickly. I’m always looking for the sweet spot where it’s not mind-numbing easy mode, but also not so difficult that I will be stuck on the same boss for hours ;-)

Fan art inspired by this boss fight

Anime-style fantasy artwork of the Tarnished in Black Knife armor clashing swords with Necromancer Garris inside a dark, firelit cave. Click or tap the image for more information.

Anime-style fan art of the Tarnished fighting Necromancer Garris in a dim cave Click or tap the image for more information.

Anime-style cavern duel with the Black Knife–armored Tarnished on the left facing Necromancer Garris on the right wielding a three-skull flail and a mace. Click or tap the image for more information.

Isometric view of the Black Knife–armored Tarnished on the left facing Necromancer Garris on the right wielding a skull flail and mace in a firelit cave. Click or tap the image for more information.

Anime-style fan art of the Tarnished in hooded Black Knife armor fighting Necromancer Garris in a cavern Click or tap the image for more information.

Semi-realistic fan art of the Tarnished in hooded Black Knife armor battling Necromancer Garris in a cavern Click or tap the image for more information.

Realistic dark fantasy scene of the Black Knife–armored Tarnished facing Necromancer Garris wielding a skull flail and mace in a shadowy cave. Click or tap the image for more information.

Semi-realistic Elden Ring fan art of the Tarnished in hooded Black Knife armor fighting Necromancer Garris Click or tap the image for more information.

Dark fantasy artwork of the Black Knife–armored Tarnished facing Necromancer Garris wielding a skull flail and mace in a warmly lit underground cave. Click or tap the image for more information.

Semi-realistic Elden Ring fan art showing the Tarnished fighting Necromancer Garris in Sage's Cave Click or tap the image for more information.

Further Reading

If you enjoyed this post, you may also like these suggestions:

• Elden Ring: Esgar, Priest of Blood (Leyndell Catacombs) Boss Fight
• Elden Ring: Frenzied Duelist (Gaol Cave) Boss Fight
• Elden Ring: Black Knife Assassin (Deathtouched Catacombs) Boss Fight