One of the great joys of FromSoftware's games, other than piecing together the lore from scant item descriptions, is the glorious boss battles. With 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Elden Ring shif♊ting to an open-world style, the discovery of optional bosses became a reward unto itself, and Shadow of the Erdtree continues this.

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While the Lands Between were already larꦅge, the depth of the Realm of Shadow is almost insurmountable, with new bosses and areas hidden around every nook and cranny. One such boss is Ralva, the great red bear. It's a pretty self-explanatory name, though bears have never been the easiest beast to slay in Elden Ring.

Where To Find Ralva The Great Red Bear

A map of the Scadu Altus large pond showing Ralva the Great Red Bear's location in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Ralva is nestled out of the way of any major location you'd have to visit, 💮so a bit of exploration is required though reaching them is no major struggle.

They are located in a secluded corner of the Scadu Altus, itself entered through 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Castle Ensis or by finding the back entrance to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fort Reprimand through Gravesite Plains. Ralva themselves are directly north of the Moorth Ruins in a small pond in a lightly forested section. This is also directly east of𒐪 the military camp before approaching the Shadow Keep.

An item item pop-up showing the highland outfit set outside Ralva's arena in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

W💯hile approaching Ralva, you will encounter a corpse with an itಌem on it. Make sure to pick this up to acquire the Highlander outfit set.

A player with a bloodflame weapon and using a fire protection spell to prepare for Ralva in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Ralva is not exceptionally unlike fighting a Runebear with their ferocity, though they have a stronger focus on controlling their battle arena than constantly swiping at you. As such, they require some more precise positioning d♐uring battle. Here are some extra recommendations:

  • A Scadutree Blessing of three or higher.
  • Physically resisting buffs, like the in the .
  • Blood Loss is great against Ralva for some extra damage with faster weapons.
  • Conversely, heavy armour and blocking can let you withstand the majority of Ralva's strikes with enough stamina.
  • Due to Ralva's area-of-effect moves, it better to stay on foot as Torrent can quite easily get caught in these moves.

What's important to remember against Ralva is that they can cross the battlefield quickly, bu🍸t tend to have slower, hard😼-hitting single attacks rather than multi-hit combos.

How To Beat Ralva The Great Red Bear

Ralva, despite being a boss, is roughly comparable in difficulty to your average Runebear with some extra moves thrown in, especially during their second phase. That said, they rely more on single heavy attacks so as long as you stay close, you can get a good number of attacks✅ in between h🦩its.

Due to Ralva's size and area-of-effect moves, it's actually best to stay behind them at all times. Their area-of-effect moves will 𓃲still be clearly readable, while the✅ir swipes will have a much harder time hitting you.

Ralva The Great Red Bear Moveset

ELDEN RING™ralva preparing to perform a slam attack on the player

Ralva's arena has other bears on the approach to it, so you can use those as a quick refresher on the general feel, though Ralva has plenty more moves than their smaller versions. In their second phase, entered once around half of their health is depleted, will add shockwaves to most of their attacks.

Below we've listed their ent𒐪ire moveset and how best to manage each of their attacꦚks.

Attack

Attack Description

Counter

Dual Paw Slam

Ralva will stand up on both legs and then slam down with their paws.

When Ralva does this attack, they will remain stationary for a moment. 🎀R♊ead them carefully as this could be followed up with an area-of-effect shockwave.

Dual Paw Slam And Shockwave

Ralva will stand up on both legs and then slam down with their paws. After a second, they will thrust their paws into the ground again and send out shockwaves in all directions around them.

When you see Ralva standing up, get ready to jump. Jumping avoids the shockwave with ease and 🃏lets you pull off a stance-breaking jump attack on t🐷he way back down.

Single paw Swipe

Ralva executes a quick swipe in front of them

This is a simple move, one best avoided by never standing in front of Ralva.

Single Paw Slam And Shockwave

Ralva will quickly slam the ground with a single paw, causing a cascading shockwave when they pull their paw back. T𒊎his seems to hit even further 𝓡behind than the Dual Paw Slam

Same as for the Dual Paw Slam, stay behind Ralva and jump to avoid the shockwave. T🅰his mov𝐆e is executed a bit faster so be wary of any ground attacks Ralva does.

Roar

Once Ralva is lowered enough in HP, they will enter their second phase by unleashing a thunderous roar. This deals high damage, knocks you away, and continues to deal damage if you enter its radius again.

Ralva slowly pulls back and stands up before roaring, so get some distance if you see them doing this below half health. This attack hits all around them continuously, so distance is the only solution.

Charging Swipe

While at a distance from Ralva, they will quickly dash at you and perform a swipe.

This move can be avoided by staying near Ralva at all times. If they manage to create distance, close the gap quickly by dodging towards them.

In Ralva's second phase, while all of their swipe attacks gain an aftershock that increases their range and damage, they still only hit in front of them. The slam attacks with ground-shattering shocಌkwaves remain the same as the first phase.

Ralva The Great Red Bear Strengths And Weaknesses

Ralva falling in defeat while the player walks away in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Ralva is sturdy like most bears in the game. Though they have no particular strengths, they have no exceptional weaknesses either. This൲ means no bu⛎ild has an extreme advantage or disadvantage against them, so a little bit of skill goes a long way with them.

That said, Ralva can assuredly bleed, and they can bleed a lot. As well as this, though it's next to impossible to interrupt their attacks, their stance can be broken, leaving them open to riposte. However, they only remain stance-broken for a few seconds so if you're attacking from behind you may not reachﷺ their head for the riposte in time.

What Does Ralva The Great Red Bear Drop?

An item pop-up showing the pelt of ralva dropped after defeating Talva the Great Red Bear in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Upon defeat, Ralva will drop a single item - the . This might seem like a surprisingly lacking reward, though it's intended to be used in conjunction with other bear-related items as the Pelt Of Ralva 'jokingly' increases the power of bear communion. Take from that what you will.

With that, Ralva has been defeated and one less mena💟cing bear exists inꦬ nature.

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