Elden Ring DLC: How to beat Commander Gaius in Shadow of the Erdtree
Here’s how you can take down Commander Gaius in the Elden Ring DLC.
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While exploring the rafters within the gigantic Shadow Keep Legacy Dungeon in theElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, sharp-eyed Tarnished will likely notice that there’s an opening in the central tower’s north side that leads to an exterior platform. There they’ll find an elevator; riding it down will take them to another, which then leads to a hidden back gate and a large plateau called Scaduview.
There’s some great treasure to get there, but before you can claim it, you’ll need to defeat Commander Gaius — a powerful gravity magic-wielding battlemage that rides an armored boar. The fight with Gaius is a tough one and has a few awkward moves you’ll have to deal with, so to help you beat him, I’ve put together a boss guide below that goes over everything you need to know about the bout in-depth.
Commander Gaius general tips
These general tips will help you prepare for your battle with Commander Gaius inElden Ring.
Boss guide: How to beat Commander Gaius
Commander Gaius Phase 2
At roughly half HP, Commander Gaius and his boar will start to glow with purple lightning before he throws his arms outwards with a small area-of-effect explosion, telegraphing the start of Phase 2. In this phase, Gaius gains a handful of deadly new gravity attacks; here’s how to deal with them and achieve victory.
Overall, I’d say Commander Gaius is one of the DLC’s easier bosses, though he is by no means easy; in fact, I’d argue he’s harder than many of the fights from Elden Ring’s base game. Still, he has more generous openings for counter-attacks than several other Shadow of the Erdtree bosses do, and if you take advantage of them well you’ll beat him surprisingly fast.
Once Commander Gaius falls, you’ll get his Remembrance, as well as access to a lovely reward:fiveScadutree Fragments on the ground to the north next to a landmark called the Scadutree Chalice.
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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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree |$34.89 at CDKeys (Xbox)
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)
Collector’s Edition:Bandai Namco Store (€249.99)
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).
