Elden Ring: How to beat Night's Cavalry? Elden Ring guide, walkthrough
On this page of the Elden Ring guide, you will learn how to defeat the boss in Limgrave, the Night Cavalry.
Last update: 05 March 2024
This page of the Elden Ring game guide contains advice on how to fight the boss that can be found in many regions in the game, initially one can be found in Limgrave, on the bridge near Agheel Lake North. We are referring to Night's Cavalry. You will learn how to fight the boss and which attacks you need to watch out for.
Bosses can be found in a number of locations in the game world, these include. Limgrave, Liurnia, Caelid, Weeping Peninsula, Altus Plateau, and Forbidden Lands. It is worth knowing that this boss appears only at night, so when you are close to his appearance, you must set this time of day.
Locations
Night's Cavalry in Limgrave:
You will meet the Night's Cavalry for the first time in Limgrave, and more specifically the bridge near Ahgeel Lake North.
Night's Cavalry on the Weeping Peninsula:
The second version of the boss is located on the Weeping Peninsula, more specifically close to the grace of Castle Morne Rampart.
Night cavalry in Northern Liurnia:
The third version of the boss is located in Liurnia of the Lakes, in the northern part of the region, more specifically close to the place of grace Bellum Church.
Night's Cavalry in South Liurnia:
The fourth version of the boss is also in Liurnia of the Lakes, this time in the southern part of the region, more specifically close to the place of grace Gate Town Bridge.
Night's Cavalry in Caelid:
The fifth version of the boss is in Caelid, more specifically near the Caelid Highway South.
The sixth version of the boss is also in Caelid, more specifically in Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, near the Lenne's Rise. The boss will be walking on the bridge.
The seventh version of the boss is located in the Altus Plateau, more specifically close to the place of grace Altus Highway Junction.
The penultimate, eighth version of the boss is in Forbidden Lands, near the first place of grace.
The last version of the boss (duo) is located in Consecrated Snowfield.
Reward for defeating
For defeating the first version of the boss in Limgrave, you will receive Ash of War: Repeating Thrust and 2400 Runes.
For defeating the boss version of the Weeping Peninsula, you will receive Nightrider Flail, Ash of War: Barricade Shield, and 3400 Runes.
The third version of the boss, located in the northern part of Liurnia of the Lakes will reward you with Nightrider Glaive, Ash of War: Giant Hunt, and 5600 Runes.
By defeating the next version of the boss, located in the southern part of Liurnia of the Lakes, you will receive Ash of War: Ice Spear, and 5600 Runes.
For defeating the boss version in Caelid you will receive Ash of War: Poison Flight Mist, and 8500 Runes.
For defeating the boss version also located in Caelid, however, in the Greyoll 's Dragonbarrow subregion you will receive Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step and 42,000 Runes.
For defeating the version of the boss located in the Altus Plateau, you will receive Ash of War: Shared Order and 10,000 Runes.
For defeating the boss version located in Forbidden Lands, you will receive Ash of War: Phantom Slash and 36,000 Runes.
The final prize awaits you in Consecrated Snowfield. There you will have to defeat Night's Cavalry Duo. As a reward for defeating them, you will receive the Night's Cavalry's Set, the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, and 84,000 Runes.
General tips
- Fighting the Night's Cavalry on a mount helps a lot.
- Try to focus on dealing damage to the knight, rather than his mount. The health bars of the horse and the boss are separate. Even if you manage to kill the horse, he will summon another one after a while.
- However, if you killing his horse will open the chance to perform a critical hit that will deal a lot of damage.
- You can double-jump to avoid many of his attacks (if you're mounted).
How to defeat?
Before the duel begins, it is useful to have a minimum of 3-4 bottles of blue tears to be able to have quite a lot of mana regeneration options. You will mostly fight on horseback to avoid attacks, while shooting long-range spells at the boss.
To be sure that you hit the opponent, lock the camera on the knight and not the horse. Then, shoot when you are sideways or facing the boss while he is charging at you. If you use spells while facing the boss with your back, the projectile will very often miss the enemy.
When the boss starts attacking by jumping towards you, dodge while on the mount to get behind his back. This way you will avoid the boss's attack. If he starts to drag his weapon on the ground, make a double jump over his weapon. This will also help you avoid the attack.