Elden Ring DLC: How to beat Furnace Golems in Shadow of the Erdtree
Furnace Golems are new, powerful foes in Shadow of the Erdtree, but a skilled Elden Ring player can bring them down.
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Messmer’s legions stand in your way, and his towering war machines are some of the deadliest foes to block your path.
When hopping into Shadow of the Erdtree, the massive expansion for FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’sElden Ring, you’ll quickly notice hulking, wicker man-esque monstrosities lumbering across the battlefields and graveyards in the Shadow Realm (and inLondon). These are the Furnace Golems, war machines used by Messmer the Impaler in the Land of Shadow. Their appearances are not deceiving, and they are among the gnarliest, most dangerous foes that FromSoftware has ever cooked up, posing massive threats to even endgame-level players with top-tier equipment.
Fortunately, theycanbe brought down, and these scorching titans have some nifty rewards for your endeavours. Even once you know what to do, it’s not going to be easy though, and it’ll require a healthy amount of preparation, skill, and frankly a bit of luck. Here’s how to take on Furnace Golems in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.
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Miquella’s mysteries continue as Tarnished players head to the Land of Shadow, a mysterious realm filled with new monsters and powerful magic. This expansion is launching over two years after the release of the original game, and from our time hands-on, it looks amazing.
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How to beat Furnace Golems in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
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Furnace Golems are unique, even by the standards of FromSoftware’s creations. Unlike the overwhelming majority of enemies and bosses, they can’t simply be shot with arrows, blasted with spells, and hacked with melee weapons. With a couple of small exceptions detailed below, Furnace Golems are simply invulnerable to damage.
In order to take on a Furnace Golem, it’s also important to recognize that there’s two different kinds of these sauntering, smoldering, statuesque opponents. One kind is armored around the legs, while the second oneisn’t. It’s a solitary distinction that’s critical to understand, as it completely changes how you’ll approach toppling these machines.
Before fighting either kind of Furnace Golem, make sure that you are rested up, and that you have a full Flask of Crimson Tears in order to heal yourself and Torrent if you get hit.
The unarmored Furnace Golems are almost certainly the first kind you’ll encounter, as one can be found striding across the opening region when you first enter the Land of Shadow. Here’s how you fight them.
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So, that’s all well and good for taking on the unarmored version. But what about the ones that do have leg armor? In that case, start praying to your chosen deity or pantheon, because these are going to be even harder to beat. The leg armor prevents these Furnace Golems from being toppled over. Instead, you’ll need to use ranged and throwing weapons.
Most important of all, remember that Furnace Golems are optional challenges. If you find yourself getting frustrated, go explore and try to accomplish something else in the DLC before coming back later at a higher level, and perhaps with some new gear or magic.
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree: Furnace Golem rewards
With that level of immense challenge, it’s a good thing that taking down Furnace Golems will grant some special rewards you can’t find anywhere else. The primary treasure you’ll acquire from destroying these gargantuan war machines arenew Crystal Tears, which can be used to further customize yourFlask of Wondrous Physick.
As an example, the Furnace Golem located right at the beginning of the expansion will reward you with theDeflecting Hardtear,which enhances your spontaneous guard.
Felling Furnace Golems will also reward you withFurnace Visages, extremely rare crafting items that can be used to constructHefty Furnace Pots.
A dark new land to conquer
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is a massive expansion, greatly increasing the number of bosses to take on and the world to explore. This mythic game (which first launched back in 2022) recently passed 25 million copies sold, and with the expansion’s arrival that’s only going to increase.
In our5/5 review for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, my colleague Brendan Lowry writes that “The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is Elden Ring at its most refined, with overly formulaic elements of the base game’s open world design cut away and some of the most exhilarating boss battles in the entire FromSoftware Soulsborne catalog.”
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is now available across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4, meaning one of thebest Xbox gamesandbest PC gamesis now even better once you purchase the expansion.
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
