Kindred of Rot |
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| Location | Seethewater Cave |
| Drops |  10,000Kindred of Rot's Exultation |
| HP | 2,034 each |
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Slash
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HemorrhageKindred of Rot is a Field Boss in Elden Ring. These insect-like creatures wield a spear in their many arms and are found in Seethewater Cave. This is an optional boss, as players don't need to defeat it in order to advance in Elden Ring.
Lesser Kindred of Rot is the normal enemy form of this boss. The spirit of a Kindred of Rot can be summoned for aid in battle using Kindred of Rot Ashes.
Elden Ring Kindred of Rot Boss
- This is an optional boss
- Closest Site of Grace: Seethewater Cave
- Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
- You can summon Spirit Ashes for this boss
Elden Ring Kindred of Rot Location
The end boss of Seethewater Cave. [Map Link]
Kindred of Rot Combat information
- Health: 2,034 HP each
- Defense: 111
- Stance: 30
- Parryable: Yes
- Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried
- Buffed if any nearby character is poisoned, similar to Kindred of Rot's Exultation
- Damage:
Standard, 
Pierce - Drops 10,000, Kindred of Rot's Exultation
Negations (or Absorptions)
Strike
Magic
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: 543 / 833 / 1290
Scarlet Rot: 543 / 833 / 1290
Hemorrhage: 181 / 209 / 251 / 349
Frostbite: 181 / 209 / 251 / 349
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 | 2,034 | 2,972 | 3,269 | 3,417 | 3,566 | 3,863 | 4,012 | 4,160 |
| Defense | 111 | 118 | 121 | 124 | 129 | 135 | 141 | 153 |
| Runes |
10,000 | 30,000 | 33,000 | 33,750 | 36,000 | 36,750 | 37,500 | 38,250 |
Resistances |
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| Poison |
543 / 833 / 1290 | 585 / 875 / 1332 | 593 / 883 / 1340 | 602 / 892 / 1349 | 611 / 901 / 1358 | 620 / 910 / 1367 | 628 / 918 / 1375 | 637 / 927 / 1384 |
| Scarlet Rot |
543 / 833 / 1290 | 585 / 875 / 1332 | 593 / 883 / 1340 | 602 / 892 / 1349 | 611 / 901 / 1358 | 620 / 910 / 1367 | 628 / 918 / 1375 | 637 / 927 / 1384 |
| Hemorrhage |
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 |
| Frostbite |
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 |
 Sleep |
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 |
 Madness |
Immune | |||||||
Elden Ring Kindred of Rot Boss Guide
Kindred of Rot Fight Strategy
The Best Tips for Kindred of Rot:
- Use the Lone Wolves Ashes Ash Summons
- Use the Swift Glintstone Shard spell to stagger them and stops them from using their thread attack
Melee Users
Keep your positioning to the side of them and focus on one at a time while rolling through any pest thread attacks. If you want a quick fight, use spirit summons to clear one while you clear the other. If you have a shield, you can guard counter them and it will stun them giving you more opportunities to deliver hits. Be patient and wait for an opening before coming down at them with by spamming your melee attacks, giving you an opportunity to interrupt their following attacks until they are cleared. Anticipate their next action and roll back if it follows through. Repeat the pattern of waiting for an opening until they are cleared.
Magic and Ranged Users
Either Holy Damage or Faith Builds work when going against them. They tend to take long pauses before each action. Mages have the option to use Swift Glintstone Shard, which may interrupt their next action. If significant damage was taken, roll back and create a larger separation before healing. If this is difficult, and you are willing, use spirit summons to help you since there are two of them and may be hard to separate. Keeping your distance will give you more openings and will eventually lead to their defeat.
Kindred of Rot Attacks & Counters
| Attack | Description | Counter |
| Melee Swing | Swings weapon to the side | Roll through the swing in the opposite direction of the swing. |
| Melee Plunge | Plunges weapon into the ground | Roll back as soon as you see it pull back both its arms. It takes a pause before this action giving you time to stay clear. |
| Melee Stab | Uses its weapon to take a jab | This action can be blocked with a shield are you can side step to avoid its linear range |
| Pest Threads | Launches countless sticky threads before caster | Roll through the action to avoid damage |
Kindred of Rot Lore, Notes & Other Trivia
- Voice Actor: ??
- Other Notes and Trivia Go Here
Kindred of Rot Image Gallery
AnonymousJust wondering if anyone else read the boss link to here says kindfred of rot, yes with an F and not a typo it makes it sounds like someone’s name.
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Melina: "However ruined this world has become, however mired in torment and despair, life endures. Births continue. There is beauty in that, is there not?"
*these things exist*
....yeah no Melina, there is no beauty in this dung heap of a world at all. Burn the lot lol.
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Kindret of rot: Oh my rot is that malenia!?
PLEASE let me have your autograph!
YOU are the reason i crawl out of my coffin every morning.
(Malenia kills kindret of rot)
Kindret of rot last words before dying: Thank you mommy.
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Coming here just to say how much I ****ing HATE this monster
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I like how they made Kindfred of Rot redirect here instead of fixing the navbox.
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Cipher pata +9 at 50 faith absolutely shredded these guys, one Unblockable Strike (art of war) staggered them and the riposte killed them
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I’m so glad that Kinfred is trying to correct the name on this wiki. Whoever made the typo to kindred is not very respectful to Kinfred.
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The stone of gurranq incantation can completely shut down the halberd wielding red eye banished knight at castle sol and prevents him from using storm assault against you.
These prawns won't poise through it if a banished knight can't. I haven't used it but I'd have thought rock sling will work just as well, and it is many times easier to get than the SOG.
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Boss list at the bottom has this boss misnamed
"Kindfred of rot"
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It's always weird how they make some enemies bosses when we've already seen them. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
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Enter fog door, pest threads x 2, get insta killed. How is this fair?
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Won’t let you uses summoning ashes, I used the finger remedy as well and no luck.
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why would they turn these into bosses in mt gelmir when we've probably already got ganked by few of them before back in caelid
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Skeletal Militiamen Ashes are also a good choice for keeping one of the enemies busy!
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How are you supposed to dodge their melee attacks when it's either instant pokes or delayed role catches?
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Such a bizarre boss. I really struggled to even hit them before the pelted me with their missiley things, but when I finally got it off, Night Comet almost two-shot them.
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I absolutely love squashing these things with my dual frosted giant crushers!
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For any twinks/SL1 runners, I recommend using Morning star with holy affinity, seems to stagger them in 1 heavy attack or 2 jump attacks + bleed. Jump attack > Jump attack > Riposte > Heavy > Riposte > Heavy > Riposte. Level 1 wolves can distract the other one, while you make very short work of his friend.
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How to kill easily:
1. equip your highest magic resist gear, including shield.
2. Summon Lone Wolves.
3. Go after the one the wolves don't.
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When I was fighting them, I used the kindred of rot ashes for laughs, but I noticed that whenever the ashes version cast the pest threads, it would combine into the enemies projectiles. Did anyone else experience this?
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If you have ANY difficulties with this boss, summon your good ol' doggies... erm! I mean wolves and focus on the one which has fewer (or none) wolves onto it. Wolves will destroy those 2 in barely a moment.
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Can be cheesed with rock sling. Cast from outside the fog door standing in the middle looking straight ahead. I killed one before entering the boss door. I suspect it is possible to kill them both outside the door, but honestly getting one out of the way before entering the fog completely trivializes an already easy boss fight.
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I found the boss version after slaughtering a ton of them as mobs in Caelid.
They barely lasted long enough for the boss health bar to appear, lol I was wondering why only the boss' adds spawned until then.
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One of the dumbest and biggest bs enemy, not even satisfying to beat
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After Limgrave I explored Caelid and got so much stronger as a melee build. I first found them from the dragon burnt ruins trap. They patrol Caelid. You’ll see these guys everywhere and I laughed seeing them as my boss in Seethewater. Even at 100 these guys are annoying but they are very squishy. I use it as my summon and it’s probably my favorite enemy because of how ugly it looks.
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Summoning as soon as you step through the mist can be risky as their needle attack can just one shot you while the summon animation goes off. They aren't that much harder as bosses than they are as enemies though, so if like me you spent two hours stuck in Sellia Crystal Tunnels early game you already know how to deal with these shits, and they go down like paper by this point in the game if you've been decent about upgrading weapons.
But seriously tho **** these prawn mother****ers
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Pretty fitting name for the cave. They definitely made me seethe lol
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Holy damage melts these guys. My wolves could have killed them without my help.
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Use a summon with mutliple attackers (Lone Wolf, Marionette) then just focus the same one your summon is attacking. It will be perma stunned and brought down fast.
I hate these ****ers, they run away after every ****ing hit I get in (before summons) and I am using a Rapier! Ended up using a halberd and just wailing on them with my wolves.
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Stealth, stance breaking, well timed rolls. Try to open with a power attack or jump strong attack, as they are not vulnerable to backstab. Also, note that the missile attack of these enemies has decent course correction, and can potentially hit you from around a doorway. They are relatively fragile to compensate for their reach and zoning potential, and will likely go down in three hits or less if you're appropriately geared.
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barricade shield for the projectiles and bloodflame works well against these 2
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Complete bull. Even with +6 demi humans i barely pulled through this fight. The one on the left always uses its spell right away and instant kills you if you don’t dodge. They are pretty weak so i super offensive build might fare with. Not even worth it for the 10,000 souls
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I beat em as a level 40 and probably didn't take a hit. Spirit summons distracted them, and my lvl 3 Faith Axe (the golden one) just melted through both in like 5 hits each.
Fanged Imp Summon (+3 at the time) helped me a ton for this fight. They basically soloed one of the prawns on their own while I was able to focus my attention on the 2nd. Its the initial attack that's REALLY stupid (as soon as I came through the fog door they both used their BS homing multi-bolt attack). Opaline Bubbletear (Wonderous Flask of Physick) before going through the fog gate helped me survive that long enough to summon the imps.
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These guys were absolute cancer to fight, wasn't even satisfying to beat them
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Spirit ash as a distraction and Flame of Frenzy absolutely annihilated them
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Two of these in one small room are too much!
They are just so aggresive.
I found it a lot easier, actually killed them in 1 attempt after, summoning the ‘Marionette Soldier’.
Though I would imagine any summon with multiple friendlies would work well..
(Single spirits are slain way to fast and offer only little distraction)
Hope this helps!
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I'll be the first to say it, seeing as there are no comments yet. THESE THINGS SUCK.
Hands down the most disgusting enemy in Elden Ring (yet)
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