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There have always been unusual creatures dwelling in the Souls games. The darkstalkers of Dark Souls, the messengers of Bloodborne, and so on. Yet somehow, none of them are quite so surreal asElden Ring’sfingers. Even the sentence sounds bizarre.
Yet grace us with even more finger lore, Shadow of the Erdtree does. At the end of a lengthy questline sending to the farthest reaches of the realm of shadow, you will come face-to-finger with Metyr, Mother of Fingers. Yet how does one battle the most saintly of fingers? Read on to find out.
Where To Find Metyr, Mother Of Fingers
To gain access to Metyr, you mustpartake in the questline of Count Ymir,found atManus Metyr Cathedral.He tasks you with finding the various Finger Ruins of the Realm of Shadow one at a time. These are as follows:
After sounding the Hanging Bell in the Finger Ruins of Miyr, you will be whisked away to Metyr’s arena to battle the Mother of Fingers herself.
If you’d prefer a more detailed walkthrough to reach Metyr and complete the rest of Count Ymir’s questline, we havea dedicated guide you can check out.
Metyr, Mother Of Fingers Strengths And Weaknesses
Despite being the Mother of Fingers,Metyr carries very few of the weaknesses of her offspring. While they tend to bear a particular aversion to fire, she faces no such issues.
However, she has retained their weakness to slash weapons, though to a lesser degree. Let’s break down some of those strengths and weaknesses a bit more below.
IsImmune To Madness And SleepEntirely
Can EasilyDefend Her SidesAnd Keep You Checked At Range
Has ASpecific Weak Point In Her Ruptured StomachTo Her Front
She attacks across awide variety of damage typesas well, so be prepared.
Since she’sresistant to almost every type of magic and element, you might struggle against her as a dedicated spell-caster, though certain Sorceries likeImpenetrable ThornsorShard Spiralcan be quite helpful for theirBlood Loss build-up and continual damage,respectively.
The biggest weakness Metyr has is the combination of Blood Loss and slashing weapons.
This makesKatanas (and in particular, the newly added Great Katanas) an incredibly viable weaponagainst her. As long as you can manage her from the front, aiming right for the stomach is the most surefire path to victory.
Best Build For Metyr, Mother Of Fingers
Metyr is far from the most challenging boss in the DLC, though she’s not a pushover either. Thankfully,she doesn’t aggro as soon as you enter the arena, so you have plenty of time to do your set-up before the fight begins properly.
The biggest challenge with Metyr is her second phase due to the microcosm she summons and theadditional ranged capabilities she gets with that. Keep fast on your feet, and you’ll have her down in no time.
General Build Tips
Though Metyr has quite a few resistances,none of her resistances are quite so high as to invalidate any buildwith at least a small amount of variety in them, so adjusting your loadout and equipped spells should be easy to handle.
If you use a Mimic Tear,Lord of Blood’s Exultationcan be immensely helpful for boosting both of your attacks' damage once Blood Loss occurs.
Overall, there are a few ways to whittle down Metyr no matter your build, so you shouldn’t have to go around searching forLarval Tear.She’s not the fastest boss either,so whatever Equipment Weight you’re used to should get you through.
How To Beat Metyr, Mother Of Fingers
Metyr, already a visually striking boss, evolves quite distinctly during her battle.During her second phase, she summons a microcosm and starts flitting about the battlefieldmuch more frequently.
As such, she’srelatively stationary during her first phase, sotry to take her down quicklybefore she becomes more mobile.
The most difficult part of Metyr is positioning. She is large, which is already something the camera may struggle with, but she’s also covered in fingers.
This means navigating her sides is difficult asshe can easily catch you and rapidly assault you with her innumerable fingers. Too many fingers.
When you’re at range, she’ll alsofrequently attack you with her head-like finger,firing off a laser. She may also opt to simplyjump into the air and attempt to slam down on youto close the gap instead.
Finally,she can summon smaller Finger Creepers to assist heras well, so keep these in mind to avoid getting overwhelmed.
Metyr, Mother Of Fingers Moveset
Below, we’ve included a list of many of her moves and how best to counter them, so you needn’t fear her many, many fingers.
Counter
Finger Laser
Metyrfires off a quick laserwhen you’re a distance away from her.
This attack isn’t too hard to avoid.Dodge it in any direction once she fires, or just run to the left or right.
Finger-Head Slam
Metyr stretches towards you andslams her head in front of you. She can then slam two more times with her whole body.
This move has a deceptive range, and Metyr will only use it when she’s actually in range, so always dodge it if you see her reeling up. To the left or right are the safest directions.
Moving Finger Laser
Like her regular finger laser, but this time,she attempts to follow you with it.
This one is best to run from, thoughit cannot hit if you’re right in front of Metyr. Take advantage of the downtime to attack her stomach.
Spewing Leap
Metyr will pull at her ruptured stomach before leaping into the air andcreating some distance from you, spewing her innards all the while.
Metyr uses this attack to escape you, thoughit can deal some splash damage, so give yourself some distancewhen you see her pulling at her stomach.
Arm Swipes
Using her spindly arms,Metyr will swipe twice in front of herself.
This attack is easily avoided and doesn’t have much range sododge towards her. Just don’t forget about the second swipe.
Arm Slam
With a single arm,Metyr will slam down to either her left or rightwith a small area of effect.
There’s a notable wind-up to this attack, sosimply move to the opposite arm when you see it, or create distance if you’d rather fight at range.
Finger Flick
If you try to circle around to Metyr’s side, she may choose to punish you by flicking you with her fingers.This attack extends across the entire length of her side.
It’s best to avoid Metyr’s side altogether, though you should dodge away when you see the fingers coming at you toavoid any advancing attacks she may use.
Body Slam
Metyr will stand up upright beforedropping her whole body down.
This attack covers most of Metyr’s body, soit’s best to either dodge to the sides or back awayso you can close in again after the attack finishes.
Finger Summons
After a certain point,Metyr will tear at her stomach to birth Finger Creepers. The burst will damage you while summoning the fingers.
You have two options here -tank the damagefrom the enemies spawning and try to take them all down at once while they’re grouped, ormake some distance to avoid the damageand getting overwhelmed.
Microcosm Summoning
After Metyr reaches around half her HP, she will rather quickly summon a microcosm upon her tail fingers, causing a burst all around her that knocks you away.
She can also call upon the microcosm during her second phase, where she will float in the air before summoning amuch more damaging burst around her.
This attack can come pretty quickly as a phase transition, though itdoesn’t deal too much damageso you should be able to tank it if you have enough health.
If she summons it during her second phase,start running as soon as you see her levitatingso you can get out of the attack’s range. You can also dodge it, though the timing is quite precise.
Levitating Spin
In her second phase, Metyr will at times levitate with the power of the microcosm. She floats quite high in the air for this attack beforespinning rapidly and chasing you down.
This attack isn’t too hard to dodge, you just need tomake sure not to lose track of where she is in the airas this attack can still deal quite a bit of damage.
And there you have it. Her second phase doesn’t make her obscenely powerful by any means, but it does make her harder to keep in check. Remember totry and deal as much damage as possible in the first phaseto limit the benefits she gets from her second phase.
What To Do With The Remembrance Of The Mother Of Fingers
So you’ve defeated Metyr, the Mother of Fingers, and earned your much-deserved reward, theRemembrance of the Mother of Fingers. This allows you tocreate two itemsfrom it:a Staff and a Colossal Weapon.
The first is the Staff, theStaff of the Great BeyondBeing of the stars but an object of worship, the Staff of the Great Beyond allows you tocast both Sorceries and Incantationsfrom a single catalyst.
It doesn’t have the highest scaling, though it offers immense convenience. As a result, itrequires both 25 Faith and 25 Intelligence to use.
The second is the Colossal Weapon, theGazing Finger. It is, quite simply, the head-like finger of Metyr, detached and used as a weapon. It’s a bit macabre. It’s a powerful item yet funny looking weapon that comes with a unique Ash of War, Kowtower’s Resentment. Itrequires 20 Strength, 20 Intelligence, and 14 Faith to use. It’s very all-encompassing.
