How to Beat Metyr, Mother of Fingers in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

One of the hidden bosses in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is Metyr, Mother of Fingers. This beast can be hard to slay, so here’s how to beat Metyr in Elden Ring.

How to Beat Metyr in Elden Ring

To reach Metyr in Elden Ring, you’ll first need to complete Count Ymir’s quest, which will take through much of the Realm of Shadows. When you approach the final Finger Ruins, the fight will begin.

The Best Weapons to Counter Metyr in Elden Ring

Ranged players should have an easier time against Metyr, as a lot of her phase-one attacks are close range. If you are playing ranged, use Frost attacks to capitalize on her vulnerability. Melee players will benefit from weapons like the Blasphemous Blade, obtained by beating Rykard. Though any greatsword, or sword with a long reach will do. The Great Katana is an accessible option.

Pairing the Blasphemous Blade with the Shard of Alexander increases the damage on its weapon art substantially, and this allows players to damage Metyr from range while healing and still capitalize on close-range openings.

Another option is to use Bleed. Metyr is vulnerable to Bleed, and it can break her poise. So, using the Bloodfiend’s Arm you can farm in Prospect Town with Bleed added is the perfect way to make short work of this boss. Pair this with the Lord of Blood’s Exultation and you should have no troubles.

What Moves Does Metyr Use in Phase One?

• Laser Blast
• Head Slam
• Arm Swipes
• Sideways Walk
• Body Slam
• Sweeping Laser

Phase one of the fight against Metyr, Mother of Fingers in Elden Ring will begin with her shooting a laser in your direction. This can easily be dodged with the right timing. Next up are her physical attacks. One of the common things that Metyr will do is slam her head at you. To avoid this, wait until you see her lift her head in the air while her torso lowers, then roll to the side to avoid the impact and provide an opening to deal damage.

When you see Metyr lift her head and stretch out her arms, you will know that a double swipe is coming. First, she will swipe with her right arm then her left. You can roll forward to avoid these and once the combination is over, if you’re still close, you have a chance to do damage.

If you’re attacking from the side, be careful of the fingers on her body. She is able to crush you with these if you’re too close, and there’s little warning that it’s coming. Just be sure to dodge backward if you see her look in your direction. She can also walk sideways to push and deal heavy damage, so if you see her start to do that try to roll in front of her, or run away from her path.

Another attack to watch out for is a sweeping laser coming from her head. This is easy to see coming and you can dodge through it to avoid damage. There’s a torso slam and a jumping punch that can both be rolled, but that’s basically it in phase one.

What Moves Does Metyr Use in Phase Two?

• AOE Explosion
• Explosive Orbs
• Spinning Strike
• 360 Lasers
• Phase One Attacks

In phase two of the fight against Metyr in Elden Ring gets substantially harder. You’ll need to avoid a lot of projectile attacks, starting with her transformation that deals damage to a large area around her.

When you see Metyr start to absorb air and the water around her starts to rush toward her, you need to run as far away as you can as quickly as you can. Once the area has exploded, you can rush back in, and you may be able to deal some damage before she resets.

One of the other attacks to worry about during this phase is when she creates explosive orbs across the battlefield. You can see this coming when she charges her orb on her back, but avoiding them is fairly easy, and while she’s using the move, you can still deal damage.

All of the physical attacks from the last phase are back, but there’s a new dangerous spinning move. When you see Metyr jump into the air and start to spin get ready to roll forward and through to avoid impact. This is a tough one to dodge. If you’re a shield player then you can get away with blocking instead.

The final and probably most dangerous move in phase two is when Metyr hovers in the air, charging the orb on her back. This will begin to fire lasers across the battlefield but you can see them coming. Roll to the side and through when you see them coming, but don’t get too close; otherwise, you will take damage on the ground below her location.

While it might seem like a lot, there are several openings after combinations and abilities have been used where you can do damage.

How to Beat Metyr Easily

If you’re really stuck against Metyr then we suggest using the Mimic Tear Spirit Ashes. This will provide an extra hand to deal damage, but most importantly, it will take aggro from the creature, providing more opportunities to safely do damage.

You can also summon another player to help you but be warned: Doing this will increase the health of the boss, which can make things a little more tricky.

Metyr’s Drop Rewards

• Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers
• 420,000 Runes

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is available now.