Godskin Duo are two mandatory main bosses you need to beat in Elden Ring.

You can encounter the Godskin Duo a fair way into the Crumbling Farum Azula section of FromSoftware’s RPG.

The fight against the Godskin Duo can be incredibly tough, especially when the two bosses outnumber you, so we’d advise using some co-operation for the tough fight ahead, or even a a spirit ash summon to help you on your way to slaying the boss.

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  • How to prepare for the Godskin Duo
  • Godskin Duo tips: How to beat Godskin Duo
  • Godskin Duo reward

How to prepare for the Godskin Duo

If you’ve got the Mimic Tear Ash Summon, it’s a near-essential part of the fight against the Godskin Duo, as it’s great for distracting both foes, and can really hold its own if it’s levelled up a few times.

Godskin Duo tips: How to beat Godskin Duo

It’s really important to say up front that each Godskin Duo has its own health bar. When it hits zero, that foe will be down for the count but it can actually be summoned back by its ally when they hold their finger aloft with black fire burning around it.

What makes things more difficult is Godskin Duo are a tough pair to deal with. The most common attack to watch out for is where the pair throw an orb of black fire at you, which can be dodged by dodge rolling to either side when the orb itself it partway towards you and still in the air.

Let’s tackle one Godskin Duo at a time. The bigger foe carries a rapier, and has some nasty range with the weapon, chaining multiple stabbing strikes towards you. It can also bring the hilt of the sword crashing down onto the ground immediately in front of it.

At roughly half health, the bigger of the Godskin Duo will transform, multiplying in size and sometimes rolling around the arena.

As for the second of the Godskin Duo, this one carries a scythe, and if you defeated the Godskin Apostle back at the Atlus Plateau, you’ve got a good idea of what to expect here.

Just like the other Godskin Duo, this one transforms as well when it reaches half health, turning into a slinky that stretches across the battlefield.

Otherwise, you’ll need to avoid the boss’ stretchy attacks during this phase, which can see it dart forward with its top half to attack with the scythe.

Once you have settled on a starting class and starting Keepsake item,

you should first work out how to level up, how to respec and use Ashes of War.

Need some direction from there? Our Elden Ring walkthrough and Elden Ring boss order can help with where to go next, but we also recommend hunting down Golden Seeds, Sacred Tears, Crystal Tears, Talismans and some of our best weapon and best armor choices.

If you are approaching the end game, we can help with the Volcano Manor quest and Rykard, Haligtree Secret Medallion locations, solving the Ordina, Liturgical Town puzzle, the Millicent quest, Commander Niall, Morgott, Godskin Duo, Maliketh and Malenia.

Godskin Duo reward

The Godskin Duo fight rewards you with 170,000 Runes, which is actually less than the fight with the Fire Giant that preceded it, for some reason.

Continue on through Crumbling Farum Azula, and see the second main story boss of Elden Ring that awaits you there.

Next up on the list of main bosses in order - assuming you are following the critical path - is Maliketh the Black Blade.