Battlemage Hugues |
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| Location | Sellia Evergaol |
| Drops |  7,800Battlemage Hugues Ashes |
| HP | 4,095 |
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Weaker to |
Standard
Slash
Pierce
HolyBattlemage Hugues is a Boss in Elden Ring. Battlemage Hugues is a Haima Battlemage and is found in Sellia Evergaol, in central Caelid north from Sellia. This is an optional boss as players don't need to defeat it to advance in Elden Ring.
Battlemage is the normal enemy form of this boss. Battlemage Hugues can be summoned as spirits for aid in battle through Battlemage Hugues Ashes.
Hugues came from Sellia to study the Haima Conspectus at the academy, where he became a battlemage.
Haima scholars seek to quell conflict with cannon fire and the gavel, but Hugues developed a longing for it.
Elden Ring Battlemage Hugues Boss
- This is an optional boss
- Closest Site of Grace: Dragonbarrow West
- Multiplayer is not allowed for this boss
- You cannot summon Spirit Ashes for this boss
Elden Ring Battlemage Hugues Location
From the Dragonbarrow West Site of Grace, follow the crevasse east and then south. At the end of the cliffside, you'll find Sellia Evergaol which holds Battlemage Hugues. [Map Link]
Battlemage Hugues Combat information
- Health: 4,095 HP
- Defense: 111
- Stance: 65
- Parryable: Yes
- Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried
- Can be backstabbed
- Damage:
Strike, 
Magic - Drops 7,800, Battlemage Hugues Ashes
Negations (or Absorptions)
Fire
LightningThe negation numbers are the % of your damage that gets blocked. For example, if a negation is 60, 40% of that damage by that type will go through and 60% will be negated. Bigger number = less damage. A negation of 100 means no damage goes through, and a negation of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.
Resistances
Poison: 181 / 209 / 251 / 349
Scarlet Rot: 181 / 209 / 251 / 349
Hemorrhage: 241 / 283 / 381 / 671
Frostbite: 241 / 283 / 381 / 671
The resistance numbers are the buildup amount to trigger it. For example, if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of the given buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.
NG+ and Beyond (click to reveal)
| NG | NG+ | NG+2 | NG+3 | NG+4 | NG+5 | NG+6 | NG+7 | |
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| HP | 4,095 | 5,982 | 6,580 | 6,879 | 7,178 | 7,776 | 8,075 | 8,374 |
| Defense | 111 | 118 | 121 | 124 | 129 | 135 | 141 | 153 |
| Runes |
7,800 | 23,400 | 25,740 | 26,325 | 28,080 | 28,665 | 29,250 | 29,835 |
Resistances |
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| Poison |
181 / 209 / 251 / 349 | 195 / 223 / 265 / 363 | 197 / 225 / 267 / 365 | 200 / 228 / 270 / 368 | 203 / 231 / 273 / 371 | 206 / 234 / 276 / 374 | 209 / 237 / 279 / 377 | 212 / 240 / 282 / 380 |
| Scarlet Rot |
181 / 209 / 251 / 349 | 195 / 223 / 265 / 363 | 197 / 225 / 267 / 365 | 200 / 228 / 270 / 368 | 203 / 231 / 273 / 371 | 206 / 234 / 276 / 374 | 209 / 237 / 279 / 377 | 212 / 240 / 282 / 380 |
| Hemorrhage |
241 / 283 / 381 / 671 | 260 / 302 / 400 / 690 | 263 / 305 / 403 / 693 | 267 / 309 / 407 / 697 | 271 / 313 / 411 / 701 | 275 / 317 / 415 / 705 | 279 / 321 / 419 / 709 | 283 / 325 / 423 / 713 |
| Frostbite |
241 / 283 / 381 / 671 | 260 / 302 / 400 / 690 | 263 / 305 / 403 / 693 | 267 / 309 / 407 / 697 | 271 / 313 / 411 / 701 | 275 / 317 / 415 / 705 | 279 / 321 / 419 / 709 | 283 / 325 / 423 / 713 |
 Sleep |
241 / 283 / 381 / 671 | 260 / 302 / 400 / 690 | 263 / 305 / 403 / 693 | 267 / 309 / 407 / 697 | 271 / 313 / 411 / 701 | 275 / 317 / 415 / 705 | 279 / 321 / 419 / 709 | 283 / 325 / 423 / 713 |
 Madness |
Immune | |||||||
Elden Ring Battlemage Hugues Boss Guide
Battlemage Hugues Fight Strategy
The Best Tips for Battlemage Hugues:
- For melee users, try using a heavy or colossal weapon as the mage is easily staggered.
- Try equipping the Rock Sling spell for magic users.
- Bring the Carian Knight's Shield to block his many magic attacks.
Melee Users
Once you start the battle, walk up towards the summoning area, and quickly go behind the mage to perform a backstab. You can easily circle around the mage and continue performing backstab. If you manage to screw the rotation it's fine, wait for the mage to perform the Gavel of Haima and dodge roll through the slam, you can quickly get behind him and do a backstab, or you can just get a few swings in if you prefer that.
If you're using a colossal or heavy weapon, you'll easily stagger him with just a few swings, breaking his string of attacks. Once he's on his knees, you can then perform a crit attack.
Magic and Ranged Users
If you are a magic and ranged user, it's best to have a shield that can highly negate magic damage like the Carian Knight's Shield, he will use the Glintstone Shard spell if you try to create some distance, so you can either time your dodge correctly to avoid the attack or block it. You can try baiting him in using some melee attacks then dodge roll away, then cast your spells/incantations or fire away some arrows.
Alternatively you can just use Night Maiden's Mist. Get the tree between you and the boss and shoot the mist over the tree. Hughes will automatically retaliate as long as he takes damage, effectively pining himself into the mist but you should be safe with the trunk acting as a shield. Reapply the mist before it ends to kill him effortlessly.
Battlemage Hugues Attacks & Counters
| Attack | Description | Counter |
| Gavel of Haima | When his target is at close-ranged, Hugues summons a magic hammer from his staff and slams it down twice. | Roll away or get behind him. |
| Cannon of Haima | When his target is very far away from him, he will begin charging up before firing a projectile that explodes upon hitting the ground or the target. | Roll towards him or run to the sides. |
| Club Swing | Hugues swings his club up to 8 times, dealing rather mediocre damage | Can be easily rolled through or blocked. |
| Headbutt | Hugues swings his head back and headbutts his target using his Glintstone Crown. | Simply roll back or block it. |
| Great Glintstone Shard | Hugues casts projectiles up to 6 times, dealing Magic Damage. | Run to the sides or quickly attack to interrupt him. |
Battlemage Hugues Lore, Notes & Other Trivia
- The same enemy can be encountered as a Battlemage around various locals, like Altus Plateau and Liurnia.
Battlemage Hugues Image Gallery
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This might actually be the easiest boss in the game. He has barely any health and is easy to stun, so you can just spam a multi-hit Ash of War like Stormcaller and kill him in a few seconds. Feels more like a lower level Caelid boss than a Dragonbarrow boss.
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Just killed him at RL 120 on my faith build and the Coded Sword killed him in like 3 hits. Uh, expected harder content in north Caelid...
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Really don't see why they'd place a boss in Dragonbarrow that has regular Caelid scaling and runes given
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Claymore, do jump-attack to EASILY break his poise, get a free backstab and until he gets up again you charge a thrust and then jump attack again. He won't even get a single cast. I was shocked how easy I got him, first try, went in blind, had no idea.
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actually his name isn't hugues, he is ohd or something like that, hugues is just the name of the ashes.
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The name is French and is pronounced like ou-ga, the H is silent
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Ah yes the almighty Battlemage Hugh Mungus, one of the mightiest entities in the lands between rivaling even God of Soldiers,Rick.
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Let it be known that he just chained Gavel of Haima five times in a row against me. Five. Times.
Frenzied Burst can significantly outrange him, and past a certain range, he stops trying to move towards you.
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Easy fight, use classic uchigatana or bloodhounds fang will make quick work of this field boss!
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I was surprised to read that he is easily staggered, the nameless battlemage enemy in Atlus Plateau that drops the battlemage set didn't so much as flinch when I hit him with a charged attack from Lordsworn's Greatsword at +10.
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Eternal Darkness works great to suck up some of the lesser spells, and it also buys you time to counterattack or heal up.
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Just fought him for the first time, and ill just say this. Carian Retaliation. Even after the nerfs it still destroys him. Keep distance, dodge the haima cannon sideways and parry the shards. You won't even need to swing your weapon
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The absorptions for physical are in the incorrect order and has a big typo (Thr)? Should be standard strike slash pierce I cannot fix this error
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Welp.. kill him, get him. Not sure what rewards i was expecting...
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As a spellblade...literally just Carian greatsword on repeat as soon as he is able to be hit after appearing until it staggers or you run out of stam, dodge attacks and recover stam, couple more hits and then poise is broken for free crit and repeat until dead.
Compared all the other bosses/enemies you fight in this place, he is unbelievably easy.
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Can be encountered behind a semi-large tombstone outside Selia Hideaway as a regular enemy. Drops 594 runes and can drop the Stone Club.
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I've played the game through twice and somehow never found him
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Drops battlemage Hughes ashes and 7800 runes upon defeat hes backstabable can be staggered and stunned
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The map link gives you a completly false direction, there are 2 marked Boss battles on the map, the link leads to the wrong one
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