Sourcemined
Elden Ring
BossLimgraveWeeping PeninsulaChanged in 1 patchVerified on build 25080141

Runebear

Fought in 20 places, from 2,949 HP to 27,788 HP at Rauh Base · Ravine North: each placement carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Fire and the least from Standard.

Where you fight it 20

Each place uses its own copy of the boss with that area's scaling. HP and stance as you meet them (first phase, offline, no new game plus).

PlaceHPStanceScaling
Limgrave · Agheel Lake South2,94980×1.141
Limgrave · Mistwood Outskirts ×52,94980×1.141
Limgrave · Summonwater Village Outskirts2,94980×1.141
Limgrave · Waypoint Ruins Cellar2,94980×1.141
m60_44_37_102,94980×1.141
m60_45_37_10 ×52,94980×1.141
m60_45_39_102,94980×1.141
Weeping Peninsula · Earthbore Cave3,31180×1.281
Liurnia of the Lakes · Gate Town Bridge5,85780×2.266
Liurnia of the Lakes · Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel5,85780×2.266
Liurnia of the Lakes · Ruined Labyrinth ×35,85780×2.266
Liurnia of the Lakes · South Raya Lucaria Gate5,85780×2.266
Capital Outskirts · Outer Wall Phantom Tree6,94880×2.688
Capital Outskirts · Capital Rampart8,40180×3.25
Mt. Gelmir · Craftsman's Shack8,40180×3.25
Deeproot Depths · Across the Roots10,66380×4.125
Deeproot Depths · The Nameless Eternal City10,66380×4.125
Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Dragonbarrow Cave17,28880×6.688
m61_45_47_1027,78880×10.75
Rauh Base · Ravine North ×427,78880×10.75

Damage negation

How much of each damage type it shrugs off. Lower is better for you; the type it takes most is highlighted.

Limgrave · Mistwood Outskirts, m60_45_37_10, m60_44_37_10 and 16 more

Standard0%
Slash-10%
Strike0%
Pierce0%
Magic0%
Fire-20%
Lightning0%
Holy0%

Weeping Peninsula · Earthbore Cave

Standard0%
Slash-10%
Strike0%
Pierce0%
Magic30%
Fire-20%
Lightning0%
Holy0%

Flat defense

Subtracted from each hit before negation; it matters most for weak hits. Area scaling raises it along with HP.

Limgrave · Mistwood Outskirts, m60_45_37_10, m60_44_37_10 and 4 more

Physical101
Magic101
Fire101
Lightning101
Holy101

Weeping Peninsula · Earthbore Cave

Physical102
Magic102
Fire102
Lightning102
Holy102

Liurnia of the Lakes · Ruined Labyrinth, Liurnia of the Lakes · Gate Town Bridge, Liurnia of the Lakes · Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel and 1 more

Physical107
Magic107
Fire107
Lightning107
Holy107

Capital Outskirts · Outer Wall Phantom Tree

Physical110
Magic110
Fire110
Lightning110
Holy110

Mt. Gelmir · Craftsman's Shack, Capital Outskirts · Capital Rampart

Physical111
Magic111
Fire111
Lightning111
Holy111

Deeproot Depths · The Nameless Eternal City, Deeproot Depths · Across the Roots

Physical114
Magic114
Fire114
Lightning114
Holy114

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Dragonbarrow Cave

Physical120
Magic120
Fire120
Lightning120
Holy120

Rauh Base · Ravine North, m61_45_47_10

Physical123
Magic123
Fire123
Lightning123
Holy123

Status buildup to proc

Buildup needed for the first proc, and how much more each following proc needs (it grows after every proc, up to the fifth).

Limgrave · Mistwood Outskirts, m60_45_37_10, m60_44_37_10 and 4 more

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3114096991,156
Scarlet Rot3114096991,156
Bleed5097991,2561,256
Frost5097991,2561,256
Sleep170198240338
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Weeping Peninsula · Earthbore Cave

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3134117011,158
Scarlet Rot3134117011,158
Bleed5138031,2601,260
Frost5138031,2601,260
Sleep171199241339
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Liurnia of the Lakes · Ruined Labyrinth, Liurnia of the Lakes · Gate Town Bridge, Liurnia of the Lakes · Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel and 1 more

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3244227121,169
Scarlet Rot3244227121,169
Bleed5308201,2771,277
Frost5308201,2771,277
Sleep177205247345
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Capital Outskirts · Outer Wall Phantom Tree

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3304287181,175
Scarlet Rot3304287181,175
Bleed5398291,2861,286
Frost5398291,2861,286
Sleep180208250348
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Mt. Gelmir · Craftsman's Shack, Capital Outskirts · Capital Rampart

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3324307201,177
Scarlet Rot3324307201,177
Bleed5448341,2911,291
Frost5448341,2911,291
Sleep181209251349
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Deeproot Depths · The Nameless Eternal City, Deeproot Depths · Across the Roots

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3384367261,183
Scarlet Rot3384367261,183
Bleed5538431,3001,300
Frost5538431,3001,300
Sleep184212254352
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Dragonbarrow Cave

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison3514497391,196
Scarlet Rot3514497391,196
Bleed5758651,3221,322
Frost5758651,3221,322
Sleep192220262360
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

Rauh Base · Ravine North, m61_45_47_10

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
Poison4085067961,253
Scarlet Rot4085067961,253
Bleed6679571,4141,414
Frost6679571,4141,414
Sleep222250292390
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

HP in each journey

At Rauh Base · Ravine North: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.

NGNG+1NG+2NG+3NG+4NG+5NG+6NG+7
27,78837,97741,77543,67445,57349,37151,27053,169

How its AI decides verified

  • Its attack choices change at 70%, 30% of its HP: some attacks unlock, get likelier or are forced below those points.
  • It picks attacks by how far you are, with cut-offs at 0.5 m, 3 m, 7 m, 8 m, 15 m.
  • It chooses among 19 attack routines; 15 have a cooldown (10–20 s).

Read from the game's AI script for this boss. Which animation each routine plays isn't named yet.

Drops

Chance per kill at 100 Discovery (Arcane and items raise it), and at higher Discovery for the drops it affects.

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Dragonbarrow Cave

Runebear drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Hefty Beast Bone50%66.7%75%80%4
Beast Blood100%100%100%100%1
Lump of Flesh25%40%50%57.1%9
Gold-Tinged Excrement25%40%50%57.1%9

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Deeproot Depths · Across the Roots

Runebear drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Beast Blood100%100%100%100%1
Hefty Beast Bone50%66.7%75%80%4
Lump of Flesh25%40%50%57.1%9
Gold-Tinged Excrement25%40%50%57.1%9
Prince of Death's Cystonce100%100%100%100%—

This enemy rolls 5 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Rauh Base · Ravine North, m61_45_47_10

Runebear drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Beast Blood100%100%100%100%1
Hefty Beast Bone50%66.7%75%80%4
Lump of Flesh25%40%50%57.1%9
Horn-Strewn Excrement25%40%50%57.1%9

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Runebear takes with your weapon and stats, in any journey: damage per hit through its defense and negations, stance, and status procs as its thresholds grow.

Simulate Runebear

Patch history 1

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

  1. 1.02.1from 1.00
    • Runes1,017→1,196
    • Slash negation-20%→-10%
    • Pierce negation-20%→0%
    • Runes1,381→1,579
    • Runes2,201→2,679
    • Runes2,338→2,846
    • Runes2,407→2,930
    • Runes2,727→3,636
    • Runes4,165→6,629

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