The Burial Tree Watchdog is one of the optional bosses in the game. So you do not have to beat it in order to progress the game. But if you are interested in beating all the bosses in the game then you might want to know about the Burial Tree Watchdog as well. In this Elden Ring guide, we are going to walk you through how you can beat the Burial Tree Watchdog.

The optional boss can be found in the Stormfront Catacombs. Explore the area to find a locked door. You will need to unlock it to get inside and find the Burial Tree Watchdog waiting inside.

Beating The Burial Tree Watchdog In Elden Ring

The interesting thing about this boss is that it has only two moving parts. Its arm that holds a sword and its head. The arm can swing the sword left, right, up, and down. All this makes the boss very hard to read and predict what it is going to do next. The boss also spins on a dime so you will need to time your dodges perfectly in order to avoid taking damage.

Burial Tree Watchdog Elden Ring

Furthermore, the boss has two attacks that can be very tricky to dodge. Firstly, it can breathe fire. This attack has plenty of range so you need to move out of the way. Secondly, the boss can levitate and then slam down on you. It can do this move three times back to back. The ground slam has an area of effect so you need to time your dodges right in order to avoid taking damage.

If you have the Lone Wolf Ashes then you can use the three wolves to take down the boss easily. Ranged characters are also going to have a big advantage as the boss does not have any quick way of getting close to the player. Melee players will need to bait the boss into attacking, land a few hits and then move away while keeping an eye out for the spinning attack. Rinse and repeat this process in order to drain the HP of the boss.

You can lower your equipment load in order to increase the speed of your roll and increase the number of I-frames. This is how you can beat the Burial Tree Watchdog in Elden Ring. If you are interested in learning more then you can check out our guide on how you can farm runes. You can also check out our guide on how you can beat the Tree Sentinel. For more content related to the game check out our Elden Ring guides hub.