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| Location | Swamp of Aeonia |
| Drops |  12,000Commander's Standard Unalloyed Gold Needle |
| HP | 9,210 |
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SlashCommander O'Neil is a Great Enemy Boss in Elden Ring. Commander O'Neil is a human who wields a halberd with a battle standard and summons aid from ghostly warriors. He can be found at the heart of the Swamp of Aeonia in eastern Caelid. This is an optional boss as players are not required to defeat him in order to advance in Elden Ring, but he provides useful items and Runes upon defeat.
Commander Niall is another variant of this boss.
Even after his lord was fled, Commander O'Neil continued to brandish his flag in the devastation of the rot-eaten field of battle, the sole veteran who remembers that battle with pride.
Elden Ring Commander O'Neil Boss
- This is an optional boss, but is required to complete Gowry's and Millicent's quests
- At the beginning of the fight, O'Neil summon five Exile Soldier spirits. At the beginning of Phase 2, he summons three additional Large Exile Soldier spirits. These spirits won't be resummoned once kiled.
- Closest Site of Grace: Inner Aeonia
- Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
- You can summon Spirit Ashes for this boss
- NPC Summons: Polyanna, Adopted Daughter. Progress Gowry's quest until he asks for the Unalloyed Gold Needle and her summon sign will appear near the Inner Aeonia Site of Grace.
Elden Ring Commander O'Neil Location
Commander O'Neil can be found in a large clearing within Aeonia Swamp in eastern Caelid surrounded by gnarled trees. Head south from the Inner Aeonia Site of Grace. [Map Link]
Commander O'Neil Combat information
- Health: 9,210 HP
- Defense: 111
- Stance: 90
- Parryable: Yes
- Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried
- Damage:
Standard, 
Strike, 
Pierce - Inflicts:
Scarlet Rot - Drops 12,000, Commander's Standard, Unalloyed Gold Needle
Negations (or Absorptions)
Magic
Fire
Lightning
HolyThe 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: 332 / 430 / 720 / 1177- Scarlet Rot: Immune
Hemorrhage: 332 / 430 / 720 / 1177
Frostbite: 332 / 430 / 720 / 1177
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 | 9,210 | 13,455 | 14,800 | 15,473 | 16,146 | 17,491 | 18,164 | 18,837 |
| Defense | 111 | 118 | 121 | 124 | 129 | 135 | 141 | 153 |
| Runes |
12,000 | 36,000 | 39,600 | 40,500 | 43,200 | 44,100 | 45,000 | 45,900 |
Resistances |
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| Poison |
332 / 430 / 720 / 1177 | 358 / 456 / 746 / 1203 | 363 / 461 / 751 / 1208 | 368 / 466 / 756 / 1213 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 | 379 / 477 / 767 / 1224 | 384 / 482 / 772 / 1229 | 390 / 488 / 778 / 1235 |
| Scarlet Rot |
Immune | |||||||
| Hemorrhage |
332 / 430 / 720 / 1177 | 358 / 456 / 746 / 1203 | 363 / 461 / 751 / 1208 | 368 / 466 / 756 / 1213 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 | 379 / 477 / 767 / 1224 | 384 / 482 / 772 / 1229 | 390 / 488 / 778 / 1235 |
| Frostbite |
332 / 430 / 720 / 1177 | 358 / 456 / 746 / 1203 | 363 / 461 / 751 / 1208 | 368 / 466 / 756 / 1213 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 | 379 / 477 / 767 / 1224 | 384 / 482 / 772 / 1229 | 390 / 488 / 778 / 1235 |
 Sleep |
332 / 430 / 720 / 1177 | 358 / 456 / 746 / 1203 | 363 / 461 / 751 / 1208 | 368 / 466 / 756 / 1213 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 | 379 / 477 / 767 / 1224 | 384 / 482 / 772 / 1229 | 390 / 488 / 778 / 1235 |
 Madness |
Immune | |||||||
Castle Exile Spirit Combat information
- Health: 435 HP
- Defense: 111
- Stance: 30
- Parryable: Yes
- Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried
- Damage: Standard, Strike, Pierce
Negations (or Absorptions)
The 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: Immune
- Scarlet Rot: Immune
- Hemorrhage: Immune
- Frostbite: Immune
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.
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 | 435 | 635 | 698 | 730 | 762 | 825 | 857 | 889 |
| Defense | 111 | 118 | 121 | 124 | 129 | 135 | 141 | 153 |
Large Castle Exile Spirit Combat information
- Health: 624 HP
- Defense: 111
- Stance: 50
- Parryable: Yes
- Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried
- Damage: Standard
Negations (or Absorptions)
The 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: Immune
- Scarlet Rot: Immune
- Hemorrhage: Immune
- Frostbite: Immune
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.
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 | 624 | 911 | 1,002 | 1,047 | 1,093 | 1,184 | 1,229 | 1,275 |
| Defense | 111 | 118 | 121 | 124 | 129 | 135 | 141 | 153 |
Elden Ring Commander O'Neil Boss Guide
Commander O'Neil Fight Strategy
The Best Tips for Commander O'Neil:
- Use any tanky Spirit Ash Summons, as they will likely draw the most attention from the boss and his allies.
- Use the Rock Sling Spell, which can easily be obtained in the nearby ruins.
- Bring equipment inflicting Frostbite or/and Hemorrhage.
- Sneak up to O'Neil, which can be done with ease. This allows to perform few attacks before he even try to summon.
- Riding Torrent during this fight is recommended to avoid Scarlet Rot build up
- You can sneak up behind him and cast poison mist
- O'Neil cannot jump, so you can summon Latenna or use ranged bows on a tree branch to whittle him down. His crossbow summons in phase 1 will knock Latenna off the branch however, and his phase 2 summons can kill her. It is also possible for her to slowly inch forward and fall down within reach of O'Neil.
Melee Users
Direct Melee confrontation is possible, but it's much easier completing this fight on horseback. Employing a hit and run strategy will allow you to outrun Commander O'Neil's counter attacks as well as any attacks from his minions. This also has the added benefit of allowing you to travel outside the arena and avoid the scarlet rot build-up.
Killing summoned Exile Crossbowmen and Exile Axe Soldiers is straightforward from horseback and can be performed without engaging with Commander O'Neil. Doing so will minimize the potential of being staggered or blindsided while attacking O'Neil and will simplify the fight. He will summon a second group of summons wielding axes during his second phase. Although they lack range, they will move towards you aggressively and will do more damage than the first group. However, they can also be dealt with relatively quickly on horseback.
If you want to beat him on foot, it is also doable, since most of his attacks are easily parryable. You just have to watch out for the summons and the Rot Storm.
You can kite him out to the nearby Site of Grace, then kite him through the Scarlet Rot geysers to damage him; he needs to be walking through the geyser when it erupts to take damage, the large pool of Scarlet Rot doesn't affect him. He will teleport back to the starting point for his second phase, and can be kited out to the geysers again. The second group of summons will likely follow him out, and that's a good time to use your Spirits to eliminate the summons.
Magic and Ranged Users
Magic users with long-ranged spells can easily outrange Commander O'Neil by fighting on horseback, trivializing the fight. He is a slow-moving boss that lumbers across the battlefield and makes no real effort to close the distance. Just make sure to clear his minions out whenever he summons them to avoid getting overwhelmed.
Commander O'Neil Attacks & Counters
| Attack | Description | Counter |
| Call Spirits - Exile Crossbowmen | Commander O'Neil will summon 5 Exile Crossbowmen to provide fire support at the beginning of the battle. Each has roughly 430 health. | First, kite Commander O'Neil away from the archers while dodging or blocking their shots. Take the minions out before refocusing on the commander. |
| Call Spirits - Exile Greataxe Soldiers | Commander O'Neil will summon 3 Exile Axe Soldiers when he drops to 40% health. Each soldier has roughly 500 health. | The axe soldiers move faster than Commander O'Neil does. Keep away from Commander O'Neil as you deal with the axe men, while dodging out when he gets within striking distance. |
| Glory, Brave Knights! - Offensive | Commander O'Neil will swing his Commander's Standard around in the air and exhort his summons to fight on, boosting their attack speed. This buff takes the form of a little red mist around the enemies, indicating heightened offensive capacity. | Commander O'Neil does not do this attack when he has no summons. Additionally, Commander O'Neil is vulnerable to attack when he enters this animation, so potentially this can prove to be a good opportunity for damage. |
| Glory, Brave Knights! - Defensive | Commander O'Neil will swing his Commander's Standard around in the air and exhorts his summons to fight defensively, boosting their resilience and giving them additional health. This buff manifests as a white glowing circle on enemies, and grants them additional resilience to damage as well as small amount of bonus health. | Commander O'Neil does not do this attack when he has no summons. Additionally, Commander O'Neil is vulnerable to attack when he enters this animation, so potentially this can prove to be a good opportunity for damage. |
| Rotting Whirlwind | Commander O'Neil will kneel, and the wind around him will begin to blow harder as it forms a large area of effect around him. Then, he will swing his standard three times, doing massive damage to anything still inside his area of effect and building up huge amounts of Scarlet Rot, practically guaranteeing a proc. | This attack takes about 4 seconds to come out, and if you're on horseback it's very easy to escape. |
| Spearing Attack | Commander O'Neil has a range of long-ranged attacks that can go from thrusts to slashes, he can mix these up from time to time and can sometimes chain it to the move Rotting Winds. | You can easily dodge roll away from any of the spear attacks. You can also try to parry these attacks as he swings his spear very slowly. |
Commander O'Neil Notes & Other Trivia
- The summonable NPC Polyanna, Adopted Daughter also appears at the end of Millicent's quest line where she is named "Polyanna, Youngest Sister".
Commander O'Neil Lore
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Lore Items Related to Commander O'Neil
Commander's Standard
A beaten red battle standard is furled around this time-worn
halberd.
Even after his lord was fled, Commander O'Neil continued to
brandish this flag in the devastation of the rot-eaten field of battle,
the sole veteran who remembers this battle with pride.
Commander O'Neil Image Gallery
AnonymousHe and niall have voice lines. He says "Glory, brave knights!" On one of his attacks.
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There's a huge amount of evidence that Redmane Castle used to be owned by Godrick, who lost it to Radahn, and implications O;Neil held it under him.
Commander O'Neil, who is clearly of the same faction as Commander Niall (who served in a castle where people call Miquella "lord" and was given a Haligtree Medallion), fought alongside Malenia at the Battle of Aeonia, along with his Exile Soldiers (which only Godrick uses). In the present he's coded to fight alongside the Cleanrot Knights still there. His gear, summons, and storm spells clearly link him to Stormveil as well.
"Even after his lord was fled, Commander O'Neil continued to brandish this flag in the devastation of the rot-eaten field of battle, the sole veteran who remembers this battle with pride."
Not only his Lord fleeing is perfectly in-character for Godrick but this attitude kind of goes beyond mere loyalty to your commander. Malenia's knights love her, but even they don't look upon this battle with pride, despite being viewed as the victors and it coming at the end of what seemed to be a region-wide beatdown of the Redmanes by the Cleanrots (note the disparity in the Redmane vs Cleanrot equipment remains in the Wailing Dunes, and the disparity between ghosts in the nearby catacombs):
"Armor of the Cleanrot Knights, celebrated for their undefeated campaign in the Shattering. The Cleanrot Knights vowed to fight alongside Malenia, despite the inevitable, if gradual, putrefaction of their flesh. Their acceptance of their fate made these battles fiercest of all."
And it's no wonder; it's a battle that killed 99% of the participants and doomed the few survivors to slow horrible deaths. Yet O'Neil is proud of this result. Why would this be? Either he's a Khornate who just loves battle that much; he loves Malenia or his past lord more than the Cleanrot Knights love theirs; or
He personally hates Radahn and the Redmanes. A lot. Why would he? Well look at Redmane Castle. There are hung corpses of Godrick Foot Soldiers everywhere, Banished Knight arms stringed up like trophies, and piles of dead Commoners (probably castle staff) littering the joint. There's a giant siege tower outside too. Chances are, the Redmanes took the place, butchered everyone who couldn't run fast enough, and kicked O'Neil out of his own castle. Godrick ran like a coward so why go to Stormveil? Malenia's coming so here's your one and only chance to screw Radahn over.
And he's proudly standing at the epicenter of the same disease-nuke that destroyed Radahn and his men. The sole veteran who regards this horrible battle with pride.
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There's a huge amount of evidence that Redmane Castle used to be owned by Godrick, who lost it to Radahn, and implications O;Neil held it under him.
Commander O'Neil, who is clearly of the same faction as Commander Niall (who served in a castle where people call Miquella "lord" and was given a Haligtree Medallion), fought alongside Malenia at the Battle of Aeonia, along with his Exile Soldiers (which only Godrick uses). In the present he's coded to fight alongside the Cleanrot Knights still there. His gear, summons, and storm spells clearly link him to Stormveil as well.
"Even after his lord was fled, Commander O'Neil continued to brandish this flag in the devastation of the rot-eaten field of battle, the sole veteran who remembers this battle with pride.
Not only his Lord fleeing is perfectly in-character for Godrick but this attitude kind of goes beyond mere loyalty to your commander. Malenia's knights love her, but even they don't look upon this battle with pride, despite being viewed as the victors and it coming at the end of what seemed to be a region-wide beatdown of the Redmanes by the Cleanrots (note the disparity in the Redmane vs Cleanrot equipment remains in the Wailing Dunes, and the disparity between ghosts in the nearby catacombs):
"Armor of the Cleanrot Knights, celebrated for their undefeated campaign in the Shattering. The Cleanrot Knights vowed to fight alongside Malenia, despite the inevitable, if gradual, putrefaction of their flesh. Their acceptance of their fate made these battles fiercest of all."
And it's no wonder; it's a battle that killed 99% of the participants and doomed the few survivors to slow horrible deaths. Yet O'Neil is proud of this result. Why would this be? Either he's a Khornate who just loves battle that much; he loves Malenia or his past lord more than the Cleanrot Knights love theirs; or
He personally hates Radahn and the Redmanes. A lot.
Why would he? Well look at Redmane Castle. There are hung corpses of Godrick Foot Soldiers everywhere, Banished Knight arms stringed up like trophies, and piles of dead Commoners (probably castle staff) littering the joint. There's a giant siege tower outside too. Chances are, the Redmanes took the place, butchered everyone who couldn't run fast enough, and kicked O'Neil out of his own castle.
Godrick ran like a coward so why go to Stormveil? Malenia's coming so here's your one and only chance to screw Radahn over. And he's proudly standing at the epicenter of the same disease-nuke that destroyed Radahn and his men. The sole veteran who regards this horrible battle with pride.
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This character is such a brilliant example of the hubris the entire Soulsborne series exists to deconstruct
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All these comments talking about the fight, I wanna talk about how good his music is, how cool he looks, and how he’s stronger than Godrick despite commanding his armies. Consecrated Snowfield doesn’t exist, this is an original boss and you can’t sue me.
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If you're fighting him in the swamp, you can cheese him by killing his spawns and then running around(or galloping with torrent) with a bow and shooting him. Takes quite a few arrows, but really easy to defeat if you're patient.
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Why dose weakness only have pierce when he is weeker to lightning than he is to pierce?
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this mf is NOT immune to poison, slash him a few times with a poison weapon and he'll crumble like anyone else
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fun fact: if you stance break him in the middle of his giant aoe windup, he'll instantly cast it with zero windup as soon as he gets back up! very cool!
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Quick correction(?): Polyanna, Adopted Daughter appeared for me after I defeated Millicent's invasion, haven't yet talked to Gowry. I don't know or think it was there before but that's gonna need another playthrough before I can figure that out.
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Given how long that took I feel like 12k runes was a bit cheap, but I guess he's not exactly hard either.
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If you get up to a high point on the branches it's easy to cheese him with spells, you just have to kill his soldiers when they spawn as they can follow you up.
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Ridiculously easy on horseback. Just make a right turn when he tries to poke you.
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I've been playing since release and never knew he had a rot inducing attack?? How have I never seen it until now. Came to the wiki to double check I wasn't going crazy. Absolutely wild chances.
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Blood infused nights calvary glaive(143 blood build-up) plus spinning strikes. Snuck up on him, two handed power attack into spinning strikes. He never touched me, was stance broken twice, and bled out before his summons got to me. Cheap, yes, flawless, that too.
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Am I doing something wrong? Torrent unsummons in the "arena" zone and will. not. resummon.
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Only drops 9000 if he doesn't summon his second wave of spirits
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he can be bled, just tried it with my blood-infused uchigatana on horseback
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Why does this guy have almost as much health as Radahn? Caelid scaling is wacky.
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I found that he was really easy to parry. He has a very predictable and slow moveset. Just kill all his summons immediately at the start, and when there's the axe guys just train them so you can get a hit on O'Neill.
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Pro tip: do not summon the NPC if you plan to sneak up on him from behind. Source: I did this because I'm a genius
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Last time I had huge troubles with him, this time as Spellblade first try with 6 crimson flasks left.
Summoned random spirit Ash and took him out pretty much with sorceries from a safe distance. Only came close to me when I grew impatient.
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Seems to be a lot easier to kill if you do so before you get the quest from Gowry. He just waves his standard around and doesn't do much.
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I just this fight and at the end of it I only have 9421 runes. So he does not give 12,000 runes. He probably gives 6,000-9,000. Also Polyanna’s summon sign was there despite me never meeting Gowry, Millicent, or stepping foot into Sellia. I think there is a lot of wrong or outdated information on this page.
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I hit this guy with Cannon of Haima as my opening move and watched him stroll calmly out of the fireball like he was the Terminator.
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Either y'all are just a bunch of liars, or somewhere along the lines, they patched all the ways to cheese this mother****er, because I literally cannot beat him. Kill his goons? I die. Get on the branches? I die.
'Oh, you can proc bleed on him!' NOPE, because I've tried more than a few times, landed a slew of hits, and he just doesn't bleed.
'Oh, you can poison him!' NOPE, tried that too. Same result.
'Oh, he's weak to piercing attacks!', okay, sure, let's try using my upgraded piercing weapons, OH WAIT HE TAKES LESS DAMAGE FROM THEM BECAUSE **** YOU THAT'S WHY
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I summoned the Spirit Jellyfish to distract him and his summoned lackeys while I bonked him to death with the Giant Crusher
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Literally killed this guy but constantly circling him clockwise and using the marionette soldier ashes... they just kept pummelling him with arrows while I kept hitting him after every attack lol
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Torrent -> rot explosions, poison throwing knives and kukris
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you can also summon Latenna, then just kite him around and smash his mobs, he'll die eventually, the girl hit hard.
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Sad, everyone here just discussing how to best cheese him. Honestly, it's just as simple to get on Torrent, circle him while taking out all of the summons and then go to town. As Max0r said: without the summons, his moves are Amish accessible; you could build a barn around him before he does something.
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You can practically spam parry and win, just avoid his 1-2 rot attacks, also use crimson dagger talisman
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Alright if it was just this guy it'd be easy to chalk it up as a coincidence, O'Neil is a common Irish last name after all, but the fact that the other near-identical boss is named Niall proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Miyazaki is a Sleepycabin/Oneyplays fan.
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This character's existence implies that Ireland exists in the Elden Ring universe
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Someone needs to update his immunities. He's not immune to poison. Just killed him with poison from the top of a branch using a bow.
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I don't know why but I always laugh when I see his name because it kinda stands out compared to all the other bosses. Usually the Souls games have bosses with names like CANTANCEROUS DREADWYRM, KWANZA KNIGHT EYOBEL or ARCHIBALD, PATRIARCH OF THE BLACK CANDLELABRA. And then here's some guy named Commander O'Neil. What's next? Colonel McGregor? Captain Doherty? Major Flanagan? General Smith?
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So I just discovered a cheese for this guy, not sure if anyone else has done this.
From the Inner Aeonia site of grace, draw him outside his arena with a bow. While staying on Torrent, try to lure him into the rot plumes that explode. He won't proc rot from the lake, but maybe you can kill him faster with poison. It only took maybe 5-6 hits from the explosions from rot plumes to down him! He'll be taking damage as they build up as well. Yes, he'll be chasing you but only at walking speed so no worries, just keep guiding him to where the explosions happen.
This made my Lv1 Wretch very happy. Hopefully it makes yours happy as well!
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mimic tear my beloved threw a sleep pot at him and then we killed him with hemorrhage.
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bruh i actually went git gud to solo him mixing dodging and tanking with greatshield, waiting opportunity to strike back
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beating this guy at level 20 with a longbow was not an enjoyable experience
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Absolutely not immune to posion. In fact, it's the easiest way to cheese him since posion mist doesn't aggro enemies. Provided you're willing to sit still for 15 minutes you can jumpstart Millicent's questline without fighting this guy.
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For the first phase, take out the crossbowmen and spam status effects on him. Use Torrent to double jump onto any of the roots. His greataxe goon squad will follow you in a single file while he's stuck below. From there, just exhaust your entire supply of arrows/bolts and he's helpless.
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This boss would have been so fun if they hadn't decided to give him a million adds that do range attacks on you the whole time.
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Easy as hell, but the attacks are SO slow that it somehow messes me up...
I need to erase dark souls 3 from my memory.
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Quietly sneak up behind O'Neil. Spray him with Poison Mist. Rinse and repeat. Easy Runes.
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I absolutely LOVE this boss, mostly due to how easy he and his summons are to parry. Really satisfying constantly parrying him
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He is definitely not immune to poison. You can actually sneak up behind him and use poison mist to cheese him to death.
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The tarnished approaches the heart of the swamp, fending off the cleanrot knights.
O’Neil, the battle hardened warrior, hears the nearby clashing of weapons.
He does not run.
He knows that this is his time to bring glory to his name once again.
The metal clanging ceases, and the tarnished comes into view.
He is ready.
With a fire in his eyes and energy coursing through his veins, he lets out his signature battle cry.
“It’s rottin’ time!”
Edited it a bit because, he says "Glory, Brave Knights!" instead of "Glory, Fame!"
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It's so easy to trivialize this fight. Right in front of the Summoning Pool there is a stone/root wall you can climb and bow him to death. The only danger are his soldiers with their crossbows, but you can get rid of them first by circling around on horse and smacking them with some long weapon - after their death, hop on high, bow and the fight is done.
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This guy has absolutely shredded me and everyone I have summoned to help lol
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Polyanna's summon sign appeared for me for this fight before ever interacting with Gowry, Millicent or even visiting Sellia
I already beat Radahn, though I doubt that's related
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You can just sneak up to him and poison him to death. dont even have to fight
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DAE wonder how many people died in the shattering? This whole arena is carpeted with corpses and bones - you can see >100 bodies just looking down at the ground, and who knows how deep they go. Some of the corpse piles are huge in places like Castle Morne, the Ainsel River, the wastes where Radahn is, to say nothing of Rykard's chamber. What are we talking here? Millions? Billions?
very niche info but if you feel like fighting him barehanded (with parries) you can optimize your damage by queueing right trigger attacks immediately after landing a parry (will hit him square in the head for ~5 damage), and then landing a right bumper as O'Neil recovers/before parrying him again
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Im sorry if this is old news and I found out just today (lol) and dont see in any other place, but you can cheese him real easily snucking behind him and just using poison mist until he dies, you don't even have to fight, 12000 souls for that hell of a fight is an absurd...
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12 faith, poison mist, 5 minutes of patience and cool strength halberd with the best aura buff in the game yours very early (less then 1 hour from beginning playthrough)
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Cool that Malenia has guys like O´Neill who have sworn their lives and loyalty to her.
I suppose he was her second in command during the campaign, just as Radahn had Jerren.
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Small tips: leave a crossbowman alive. They don't do **** when you're mounted and it gives you a few free hits on the boss once in a while.
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Polyanna, Adopted Daughter summon doesn't require any other progression
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immune to scarlet rot. was able to poison him. bleed works very well also.
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If Polyanna is summoned, you can't use torrent. If not for the quest I won't even use her lmao she makes the fight more difficult. Waste of my time
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Immune to scarlet rot, yet vulnerable to its weaker counterpart poison for no reason what so ever
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He yells various chants and battle cries throughout the fight but it’s hard to make out what he’s saying.
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who designed this ****? who thought that it would be fun to have 6 archers spitting at you the entire time you're trying to fight a boss?
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This guy and his spear description is nightmare for Malenia simps.Even today they cant accept the fact O'Neil serves to Malenia.
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bewitching all 3 of the great axe exile soldier in phase 2 with the help of great axe banish knight ashes the boss got destroyed lmao.
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You can cheese the **** out of this guy using the Rot Geisers near the site of grace. Stay on torrent, taunt him to follow you until he gets on the geyser, literally circle around him while he takes massive damage. When he summons the big guys for second phase, summon as well and keep them distracted, focus on him.
Didn't need to hit him myself once. Good job From.
Best thing is, bc you are so close to a SoG, so it takes two seconds to this whatever number of times, should you die while attempting it.
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Could've sworn I used rotten stray to beat this dude on release.
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I've defeated him with a lvl 1 mage.
+12 demi human queen's staff
The helmet that gives +6 intelligence and lowers HP.
The talisman that gives +3 intelligence, faith, arcane
The talisman that gives +4% magic damage.
Torrent was very helpful.
I used glintstone pebble.
In these conditions, the demi human queen's staff has 155 sor scaling, dealing 133 damage per glintstone pebble.
- Anonymous
By Irish naming convention, this guy is likely Commander Niall's grandson. The Ó prefix means 'descendant of', firstborn sons are named for their paternal grandfather, and in such cases the original name mutates a bit (Niall -> Neil).
- Anonymous
You can actually approach from behind on Torrent, jump over some of the white and red terrain, hop off Torrent, sneak up to him, and poison with Poison Mist without ever drawing aggro. Takes several casts and some waiting to kill him but you're absolutely safe through all of it.
- Anonymous
So what army was he from? And why does he have the needle? He looks basically the same as niall
- Anonymous
If you're a mage, you can just stand on the root at the edge of the arena and engage with Loretta's Greatbow. He will go towards you but can literally not hit you with any of his attacks. Only the summons can spam arrows on you but the damage is negligible. I just stood there and spammed Glintstone Icecrag. Hilariously easy and a major oversight in design I think. Would be better if he wasn't targetable from there.
- Anonymous
Fought O'Neil in hand-to-hand combat with the Raya Lucaria soldiers ashes and recieved og Mordhau experience.
Cerulean Hidden Tear and Comet Azur turns this boss into a puddle real quick
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