Quick Links
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing, is one of the main story bosses in Elden Ring. He is a powerful caster who is also a Tarnished, the same as the player. Gideon Ofnir is an NPC until the late game who resides in his office in the Roundtable Hold, pondering over books. The NPC provides information on the Shardbearers until you kill Maliketh, the Black Blade, and set the Erdtree ablaze, after which he moves to the Erdtree Sanctuary in Leyndell. Here he comes to face you to stop you from mending the Elden Ring.
The boss fight with Sir Gideon Ofnir can be very underwhelming but can take you by surprise if you are careless. Here is all you need to know about Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing.
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Overview
|
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Overview |
|
|---|---|
|
Location |
Leyndell, Capital of Ash |
|
Optional |
No |
|
Summons |
Players and Spirit Ashes |
|
Drops |
|
|
Weak To |
|
Sir Gideon Ofnir is located inside the Erdtree Sanctuary in Leyndell, Capital of Ash. The boss is not optional and is necessary to complete the game and any ending. You can summon online players as well as Spirit Ashes to help you in this boss fight. Sir Gideon is one of the lowest health bosses in the game, making the fight relatively easier.
The boss is weak to Hemorrhage, Frenzy, and attacks from Heavy Weapons.
One of the reasons attacks from Heavy Weapons are such a good choice is because they stagger the boss a lot and break his poise faster, allowing you to get a critical hit. Defeating the boss will reward you with his entire armor set and staff.
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Attacks
Sir Gideon Ofnir's fight is an easy one, but that does not mean he lacks in damage output. He has a wide variety of different attacks that he uses throughout the fight.
|
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Attacks |
|---|
Carian Phalanx
The boss casts Carian Phalanx on himself, causing the Glintstone blades to attack any who comes close to the boss. These have moderate tracking.
Counter: If you are close to the boss, roll consecutively to your right.
Glintstone Comet Shard
Sir Gideon Ofnir casts Glinstone Comet Shard one after the other at the player.
Counter: You need to roll to any side after each cast of Comet Shard.
Comet Azur
The boss channels his staff and casts a large Magic beam at the player. This attack has a long duration and does a lot of damage.
Counter: You need to wait while the boss is channeling his staff and roll to either side. You can also go behind a pillar to block it.
Black Flame Ritual
Sir Gideon summons multiple pillars of black flame around him, which deal damage over time and stay for a while.
Counter: The attack has a small radius, and you need to roll out of the attack.
Discus of Light
The boss summons three discus of light and throws them at the player that travels far and comes back to him. He can do this multiple times.
Counter: If you are far away from the boss, the discus will travel quite a distance; before going back, you can use this time to evade the attack.
Rykard's Rancor
Sir Gideon summons a flaming skull that tracks your locations and follows you for a brief while. Behind the skull, a trail of flame starts to explode, dealing serious fire damage.
Counter: Even though this attack has good tracking, the travel speed of the skull is slow. This allows you to roll away from the skull avoiding damage or using pillars to stop the tracking.
Bloodboon
The boss opens a small portal and reaches out to pull out a blood flame. He then throws the stream in front of him, causing the area to burst into a fire which causes blood-loss buildup. The boss will only use this attack if he is informed of Mohg, Lord of Blood, before burning the Erdtree.
Counter: As the boss starts the animation, you can either roll away from the boss to avoid the stream or stagger him to cancel the attack.
Scarlet Aeonia
Sir Gideon jumps into the air and turns into a lotus. He then slams onto the ground creating a scarlet rot explosion that builds up scarlet rot at an alarming rate. The boss will only use this attack if he is informed of Malenia, Blade of Miquella, before burning the Erdtree.
Counter: The attack is quite slow and easy to react to. As soon as the boss goes up in the air make sure to have eyes on him and roll back as he slams down into you. There will be a couple of seconds before he bursts into a Lotus. Having ranged attacks can be useful for countering this after dodging it.
Strategies
There are two main strategies for this boss fight:
Melee Strategy
The melee strategy is relatively straightforward as the boss takes a lot of damage from physical attacks. You can use dual bleed weapons to make the boss bleed in a small amount of time. Heavy Weapons are pretty helpful in this fight, as each attack from a Heavy Greatsword or Colossal weapon will stagger the boss. Jumping heavy attacks will also break his poise quickly, allowing you to critical attack him for a large chunk of his health. Almost all of his casts can be interrupted with a heavy attack; meanwhile, a normal attack from a sword might take you two to three attacks.
The closer you stay to the boss, the more advantageous it is for you as you can get the damage in.
Ranged Strategy
The boss is somewhat strong against Magic. However, that does not mean a good spell will not melt him. Keeping distance from the boss and using Sorceries like Rock Sling is a good strategy for this fight. You can also avoid many attacks that the boss only does while being at close range, like the Black Flame Ritual, Carian Phalanx, and more.
You can also use Eternal Darkness (Sorcery) if you have it. The Sorcery travels in a straight line from where it is cast and draws in all spells in its path.
This is quite a helpful Sorcery to have as the boss uses only Spells and Incantations. As a Spellcaster, you can focus on bringing more Cerulean Tasks as the boss will not damage you much. For the Wondrous Flask, you bring the Hidden Cerulean Tear that allows you cast spells free of cost for the next ten seconds. Combining this with consecutive Rock Sling throws can be a deadly combo that you can make good use of.
The boss is quite weak to Frenzy spells as well, so if you are a Faith build user, then you bring multiple frenzy spell to deal severe damage to the boss and make the boss regret facing you.
General Tips
- Be Level 100-105 or Higher.
- Try to keep close to the boss to cancel most of his attacks.
- Summon Banished Knight Oleg or Black Knife Tiche (Spirit Ashes) to help you in the fight. One of them can stagger the boss, and the other can close the gap between the boss quickly.
- Try to get a couple of hits in whenever he tries to drink a Flask to heal himself.