Located in the Raya Lucaria area of Elden Ring, the Red Wolf of Radagon is a potentially tough fight, depending on what build you’re using, and whether you’re summoning in any AI or player allies. The Red Wolf of Radagon might be a fight where you feel like you need the help of another player, especially since it locks you out of the story until you’ve beaten the boss. If you feel the need to, you can summon in another players, or use a spirit ash summon. On this page: Additionally, make sure you’re all stocked up on Flasks of Crimson Tears before you set out to defeat the Red Wolf of Radagon. The journey from the nearest Site of Grace to the boss itself is absolutely brutal, taking you past numerous magical enemies, so sprinting or sneaking past everyone possible on your way is paramount. Once you have settled on a starting class and starting Keepsake item, you should first work out how to level up, how to respec and use Ashes of War. Need some direction from there? Our Elden Ring walkthrough and Elden Ring boss order can help with where to go next, but we also recommend hunting down Golden Seeds, Sacred Tears, Crystal Tears, Talismans and some of our best weapon and best armor choices. If you are approaching the end game, we can help with the Volcano Manor quest and Rykard, Haligtree Secret Medallion locations, solving the Ordina, Liturgical Town puzzle, the Millicent quest, Commander Niall, Morgott, Godskin Duo, Maliketh and Malenia. Chief among these is its fiery blade. The dog will summon an ethereal sword in its mouth, lunging forward with two big swipes. Thankfully, these are relatively easy to dodge roll through, or you can even block them outright if you’ve got a high stamina stat. The only variant is a possible slam attack that comes right after, chained onto the end of these two slashes, which you’ll need to either back away from or dodge roll through once again. The only other variant to this attack is where the wolf spins around in one massive circle with the sword instead. It’s by no means a one-hit-kill attack, but if you’ve got a shield it’s best to play it safe and block the attack, since the wolf can only hit you once with the spin. Next, the Red Wolf of Radagon can actually pull out another magic attack, lining up three swords in a horizontal line. These will hang in the air for a few seconds, before zooming in on you. Although they’re pretty easy to avoid by simply dodging to one side repeatedly, the wolf can move around while they’re gunning for you, so best to try and keep both the wolf and the swords in your peripheral vision. It’s not entirely clear what the Red Wolf of Radagon is actually weak to, but one attack that works wonders is Blood-based damage. We’ve found that a sword kitted out with a Blood Art absolutely eats away at the wolf’s health in large chunks, so if you can go back to the blacksmith in the Roundtable Hold and equip your weapon with a Blood attack, we’d definitely recommend doing it. With the Red Wolf of Radagon down, it’s time to continue your journey to become an Elden Lord. You’re not done with Raya Lucaria though, because there’s a second story-focused boss waiting for you higher up in the main tower - Renalla Queen of the Full Moon.
