Elden Ring: Defeat Romina Saint of the Bud in Shadow of the Earthtree

Warning, spoilers follow: The story bosses you will find in “Elden Ring: Shadow of the Earthtree” must definitely defeat, counts Romina, Holy BudAs a story boss, she demands a lot from you and is one of the strongest boss opponents in the Realm of Shadows. In this part of our short series of articles, we'll give you a few tips for the duel with her.

In order to be able to take on Romina, you have to make it to the Old ruins of Rauh The gate to the boss's arena can be found at the Place of Mercy “Main Gate of the Church of the Bud”. She is very demanding, which is also because memories of your confrontation with Malenia may come up during the fight with her. Like this boss, Romina also causes scarlet rot.

Scarlet fever makes your life difficult

Before you enter the arena, you should ideally optimize your inventory and equipment. Consumablesthat cure scarlet fever or Talismanswhich give you a certain resistance to this. Every successful hit that the “Shadow of the Erdtree” boss can land with his spear lets the scarlet fever indicator rise. However, with a little practice, you can easily dodge or block their spear blows.

Fortunately, their attacks are usually easy to read during the fight. Accordingly, you can already prepare for them after a few rounds. As soon as you the rhythm of their attacks the duel against Romina, Holy Bud will be a lot easier. Important in the early phase of the fight: If you pink butterflies flying around the boss, quickly run to an open area of ​​the arena!

But we also have good news for you, because Romina, Saint of the Bud has no second phase! It's one reason why this boss fight is a little bit easier than the confrontations with other bosses. Well, at least by the standards that otherwise prevail in the “Elden Ring” DLC. After all, this is still an expansion from FromSoftware and they have never been particularly easy.

Once you have a feel for Romina's attacks and don't rush into anything, you can defeat this boss. If you have problems, you can of course summon one of your spirit ashes. While this attracts the attention of the “Shadow of the Erdtree” boss, you can strike at an appropriate moment.

As a reward for your efforts, you will receive proud 380,000 runes and an echowhich you can exchange for Romina's spear, among other things, at the Round Table. The runes are also useful for strengthening your character a little bit, after all, there are more bosses waiting for you in the Realm of Shadows and they are really tough.

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