How to clear the Rivermouth Cave in Elden Ring
The Rivermouth Cave in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a great place to stock up for your DLC adventure. You can get to the cave almost as soon as you arrive in the Land of Shadow, and it has a new Ash of War and nearby thereâs a fantastic Stamina-boosting talisman for you to pick up.
The easiest way to reach the Rivermouth Cave is to start at the Ellac River Site of Grace. From there you can simply head north along the river until you see the cave entrance on your left. If youâre up above on the Gravesite Plains, there are some helpful tombstones that you can jump down with Torrent. The stones will deposit you right in front of the cave entrance, as long as you can manage the platforming.
Screenshot via Destructoid Getting through the Rivermouth Cave The Rivermouth Cave gave me big Groveside Cave flashbacks. Groveside was the first cave I ever explored in Elden Ring, and just like it, Rivermouth Cave is filled with wolves. The very first room pits you against a pack of them, so donât just run into the center of the room or theyâll overwhelm you.Â
After dispatching the wolves, youâll head into a forked hallway. Going right will take you to two more wolves and a body carrying Hefty Beast Bones. Going left will take you further into the cave, and into another room where a few wolves are waiting. The only way out of this room is to climb some rocks at the east end, which will lead you to a small open space where you can jump down a hole to a lower level.Â
Screenshot via Destructoid Follow the ominous river of blood until you reach a massive cavern where some Bloodfiends are worshiping at an altar. Immediately to your right is a room with a Bloodfiend and an entrance to a winding path that leads back up to the top part of the cave. You can follow it if you want, but to keep going youâll need to head into that lake of blood.Â
Screenshot via Destructoid The Bloodfiends arenât especially tough, but thereâs so many of them here that youâre going to need to be very careful as you fight your way through the space â or you can just run right past them. Either way, grab some Sacred Flesh thatâs sitting on the altar, and then take the path to the right of the altar to reach the boss room.
Screenshot via Destructoid How to beat the Chief Bloodfiend  Beating the Chief Bloodfiend is a pretty straightforward task. Actually, if you play Elden Ring the way I tend to, then you already have something in common with the boss. Heâs about as unga bunga as the game gets, which means youâre going to want to avoid those massive weapon swings but beyond that, there isnât much to worry about here.Â
The Chief Bloodfiend will charge at you swinging his giant blade and occasionally heâll raise his weapon with both arms to smash it down on your head. Both of those attacks are easy enough to roll through. His other move is to spit blood at you, but as long as you circle strafe around him, he wonât be able to get a good shot in. The only other thing he does is a flame claw spell that should look familiar after fighting Mohg. Luckily, the Chief Bloodfiendâs spell isnât as fast or as strong as Mohgâs. When you see him swipe the air with his hand and a fiery claw appears, just move backwards or roll toward the right of the spell, and youâll be in the clear. Once heâs defeated, he drops the Bloodfiend Hexerâs Ashes.Â
How to get the Two-Headed Turtle Talisman One final note, after you go back to the cave entrance, leave and turn left. Continue following the river north until you see a waterfall. Run right through it and straight to the back of the small cavern hidden behind it to loot the Two-Headed Turtle Talisman to massively boost your Stamina recovery speed.Â
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