ELDEN RING: Ranking Bosses Strength Based on Lore

It's Finally here, EVERY single boss in Elden Ring ranked by lore. This includes Main game and the DLC (Shadow of the erdtree) and all overworld bosses, all dungeon bosses, all rememberance bosses and essentially anything with a visible healthpool at the bottom of the screen.

118 Bosses in total, I hope you all enjoy.

As always these are all my opinions, though large amounts of research go into videos such as these, there will always be some level of subjective world building required by Souls Games, you're likely to have a different opinion - that's fine, and is a cornerstone of why Dark Souls discourse is as alive as well today as it was the day the first game was released!

Credit to a variety of the souls community for their insights, this includes: Zulliethewitch, Hawkshaw, Smoughtown, VaatiVidya, KiteTales, Squaretablegaming to name a few.

Ranked Order
0:00 Intro
0:32 118
3:33 117
5:09 116
8:13 115
14:08 114
16:52 113
21:30 112
25:16 111
28:16 110
30:34 109
33:18 108
37:01 107
39:09 106
41:48 105
44:22 104
46:43 103
50:42 102
52:53 101
55:55 100
59:21 99
1:00:46 98
1:04:11 97
1:09:35 96
1:12:57 95
1:15:57 94
1:20:02 93
1:24:09 92
1:27:21 91
1:31:02 90
1:34:22 89
1:37:26 88
1:42:04 87
1:44:40 86
1:48:25 85
1:52:50 84
1:57:34 83
1:58:54 82
2:03:10 81
2:07:43 80
2:12:39 79
2:15:11 78
2:18:39 77
2:21:11 76
2:23:24 75
2:26:07 74
2:28:47 73
2:32:12 72
2:37:04 71
2:40:29 70
2:42:59 69
2:45:31 68
2:48:07 67
2:50:33 66
2:53:34 65
2:55:49 64
2:58:09 63
3:02:36 62
3:05:19 61
3:10:15 60
3:14:12 59
3:18:44 58
3:22:15 57
3:25:35 56
3:28:54 55
3:31:50 54
3:35:05 53
3:39:58 52
3:43:02 51
3:47:19 50
3:50:55 49
3:53:53 48
3:58:24 47
4:01:49 46
4:05:36 45
4:11:32 44
4:15:17 43
4:18:24 42
4:22:42 41
4:26:10 40
4:28:15 39
4:31:33 38
4:36:23 37
4:41:33 36
4:44:25 35
4:47:57 34
4:51:01 33
4:57:17 32
5:01:52 31
5:05:40 30
5:08:38 29
5:13:53 28
5:17:13 27
5:20:48 26
5:25:20 25
5:28:28 24
5:33:51 23
5:37:56 22
5:44:40 21
5:51:07 20
5:54:23 19
5:58:12 18
6:02:01 17
6:07:45 16
6:14:17 15
6:22:30 14
6:29:31 13
6:35:14 12
6:40:37 11
6:45:16 10
6:51:00 9
6:57:40 8
7:03:59 7
7:09:11 6
7:14:51 5
7:23:17 4
7:36:10 3
7:47:02 final 2

[BestiaryYT]

You asked for it - it's finally here! Peep the description for timestamps. Big Love to you all!

[G_UZI]

Btw, if anyone is wondering why rick soldier of god is so low, it's because this list is in reverse order from strongest to weakest

[Hoscue]

104: Runebear
1: That Runebear in Dragonbarrow Cave

[GardenK]

8 hours? Damn.

Rykard number one obviously. He has the Power of Family. And Family always wins.

[jetstreamvlad]

20 minute episode of a show: maybe I'll watch it
8 hour long video about Elden Ring lore: *puts on most expensive suit* Alright gentlemen, let us commence forth.

[Lynnux]

Holy shit, looks like I'm not going to be bored this week

[LeeHarveyKennedy]

An 8 hour video packed full of interesting lore explanations for the entirety of Elden Ring’s world, and the biggest revelation comes 15 minutes in when you learn the Spiritcaller Snail has a grab attack

[siddhantchauhan]

Just want to say that the rennala illusion was entirely ranni’s doing. The second phase, she literally says you who disturbs my mother’s despair, now face the queen of the full moon and send word that the queen of Caria is still here in her strength. Rennala didn’t speak at all and was in fact just reaching for the egg. So it ranni who placed that illusion to those who dared attack her mother.

[G_UZI]

Imagine how strong messmer would be if he had a great rune

[Patrees.]

This is unbelievably insane. One would think that you'd just name out the bosses with some simple commentary and not give a whole history on every one of them. EXCELLENT work.

[svartrbrisingr]

Soldier of God, Rick being so low? I guess we are only judging him by the of his true power that he shows us in the game. He could have become Elden Lord but he instead guided us along that path instead. so selfless.

[quarterbrownder]

I thought the phase 2 fight with rennala was just a projection like sewer mohg, put in place by ranni to protect her mother. Thats why ranni introduces her and also why rennala initially looks like a spirit before taking full form and color, and why shes still alive after the battle.

[greatwhitnorth]

Love your content. I’ll be here watching if you keep making these “strongest in lore” videos!

[LittleAlastair]

With regard to the leonine misbegotten, the golden order great sword is only one example of a legendary armament wielded by a misbegotten. There is also the grafted blade great sword and the ruins great sword, making 3/9 of the games legendary armaments wielded by these misbegotten. Further supporting your points that they were formidable warriors

[kjmagginoodlez]

I’ve been watching this on and off for the past couple of days in my free time and I’m genuinely astonished with the consistency and lack of a drop in quality commentary through the video. This is an amazing video and I can’t imagine the amount of time that went into making it. Thank you for blessing us with this anthology-level video.

[Grizzly]

Wow, that is an a lot of effort. Thanks for this enormous project.

[drcider]

I prefer him both as a character and as a boss, but putting Bayle that high over Placidusax is crazy when they fought and Bayle LOST. There's no reason to assume Bayle is any stronger now than he was when he challenged Placidusax. The idea that Bayle is using Placidusax's heads to conjure Placidusax's wings is complete headcanon. There's no reason to assume Bayle can't do that on his own when Bayle's wings are clearly different than Placidusax's. Bayle 's wings have the distinct curved talon that all drakes do while Placidusax's do not.
Though Bayle's access to flame lightning is noteworthy for sure, it clearly wasn't enough for him to beat Placidusax in the first place. The ancient dragons manipulating humans to fight their race war for them isn't a feat for Bayle or the drakes.

[Thegaming]

Get this man a like and subscribe, he worked for months without a sponor to create an 8 hour long masterpiece! Gotta support ya, buddy

[batterypoweredgorillas]

Soldier of God, Rick should have been number 1.

[kevynlub]

No ads on an 8 hour video? Respect to you man, u got a new sub