Quick Links

Commander Niall is one of the late-game bosses found in Castle Sol in the Mountaintop of the Giants. You might have seen this boss during your exploration in Elden Ring.

Related: Elden Ring: How To Defeat Black Blade Kindred

Commander Niall summons two Knight Ashes to help fight in the first phase, meaning this fight can be tricky. You need to get through him to advance to the area ahead. Here is all you need to know about how to kill Commander Niall in Elden Ring.

Commander Niall Overview

Tarnished facing Commander Niall in Castle Sol.

Commander Niall Overview

Location

Castle Sol, Mountaintops of the Giants

Optional

Yes

Summons

Spirit Ashes and Player

Drops

Veteran's Prosthesis

Weak To

Physical Strike and Thrust Attacks

Commander Niall is an optional boss that you face at the top of Castle Sol, located in the Mountaintops of the Giants, far to the northwest of The Lands Between. Defeating the boss is not mandatory; however, you will have to face Commander Niall if you want access to the Haligtree side area to face Shardbearer Malenia - essential for an all Remembrances run. You can summon Spirits Ashes and online players to help you in the fight. After taking out the boss's health bar, you will be rewarded with Veteran's Prosthesis. Proceed further ahead after defeating the boss to acquire the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Left). The boss is weak towards any Physical Strikes and Thrust attacks you perform using your weapon.

The boss is quite strong against Slash attacks, so we recommend not doing Slashes.

This boss has a very high resistance against Frostbite, Scarlet Rot, Poison, and Hemorrhage. Avoid using skills or spells that might deal with the mentioned affinity damage.

Return to Quick Links

Commander Niall Attacks

The boss stomping his electrified prosthetic leg on the ground.

The boss has a large pool of varied attacks, most of which he uses in the second phase.

Return to Quick Links

Related: Elden Ring: How To Complete Sorceress Sellen Questline

Strategies

The player casting lightening from their sword with Ashes of War in Elden Ring

There are two strategies for this fight:

  1. You can focus on the Knights and take them down using a summon and then deal with Commander Niall by thrusting him to death.
  2. Keep your distance while bombarding the boss with Sorcery at every whirlwind and charging attack.

Melee Strategy

Tarnished attacking the boss with melee weapons.

During the first phase of the fight, Commander Niall summons two Banished Knights to help him in the fight. One uses a sword and shield, while the other uses dual swords. They both can pose a severe threat if you face them together. Bringing along online players can help you divide the attention of this trio boss fight.

Commander Niall will stay passive during the fight until the Banished Knights are dealt with. Most of the time, you need to keep close to the boss. However, you must stay away from him during the frost buildup whirlwind and electric prosthetic leg stomp.

A lot of his attacks are quite delayed, so do not dodge carelessly.

Ranged Strategy

Tarnished using Comet Azur to kill the boss.

If you are using Sorcery for the ranged strategy, you will have the advantage against the Banished Knights.

They are quite weak against Magic, so using Comet Azur and Rain of Stars on the Knights is useful.

Using Spirit Ashes can be very useful in this fight. Using Ashes like Lone Wolves, spells like Tibia's Summons, and online co-op, you can turn the tide of this uneven boss battle. Your allies will draw the aggro while you have time to cast powerful spells and kill your foes.

Return to Quick Links

Next: Elden Ring: Complete Guide And Walkthrough