Elden Ring DLC: Divine Beast Dancing Lion weakness and how to beat in Shadow of the Erdtree

How to take down one of the first bosses you’ll encounter in the Elden Ring DLC.

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Many difficult bosses await you inElden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, with the first one you’ve come across likely being the Divine Beast Dancing Lion. Positioned at the apex of the Belurat, Tower Settlement Legacy Dungeon in Gravesite Plain, it stands out as one of the toughest encounters in the expansion’s early stages, and is something of an introduction for Shadow of the Erdtree’s overall combat intensity.

Players will likely struggle quite a bit with the Dancing Lion, as it’s a highly aggressive boss with some tricky moves and a few interesting mechanics you’ll have to adapt to on the fly. However, itdoeshave several elemental weaknesses you can exploit, and successfully countering its tactics will lead to plenty of windows for offense.

To help you take the Divine Beast Dancing Lion down, I’ve put together this in-depth boss guide that goes over the fight in its entirety. Below, you’ll find several general preparation tips as well as a detailed overview of each of the battle’s phases and the boss' complete moveset.

Divine Beast Dancing Lion weakness and tips

Here are some general tips to help you prepare for the fight with the Divine Beast Dancing Lion.

Boss guide: How to beat Divine Beast Dancing Lion

Divine Beast Dancing Lion Phase 2

When you get the Dancing Lion to around 50% HP, it will leap into the air and imbue itself with the Lightning element, signaling the start of Phase 2. Here’s how to get through the second half of the fight.

Keep up the pressure as much as you can, and you’ll eventually emerge from this bout victorious. Once you do, you’ll be rewarded with the Divine Beast Dancing Lion’s Remembrance, the Divine Beast Head helmet, and will be ready to tackle the next challenges that await you in the Land of Shadow.

The Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is finally here, and it makes one of thebest Xbox gamesandbest PC gamesof all time even better. It’s out now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and Windows PC for $39.99.

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Shadow of the Erdtree is Elden Ring at its most refined, with the base game’s overly formulaic elements cut away and some of FromSoftware’s best boss fights. The result is a 40-hour-long masterpiece of a DLC that’s an absolute must-play for any Soulsborne fan.

Also see:Shadow of the Erdtree (PC, $37.09)|Deluxe Edition (PC, $90.89)

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Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he’s been an avid fan since childhood. He’s been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you’ll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he’s not writing or gaming, there’s a good chance he’s either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once.Follow him on X(Twitter).