Is General Radahn required?

Radahn is an optional boss, and doesn't need to be defeated to advance Elden Ring's main storyline. However, he is a shardbearer, and two of the four available shardbearers must be defeated before entering Leyndell, Royal Capital.
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Is Radahn necessary?

he is optional, but he does drop a great rune. his raises your hp, fp and stamina. So Godrick and Rennala drop "Great Runes", along with all the shardbearers. Rennala's allows you to respec your build.
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Is General Radahn optional?

While Starscourge Radahn is an optional boss, taking him down is required for a specific ending and will give you access to Nokron, Eternal City. However, you only need to eliminate two Shardbearers to gain access to Leyndell Castle, so choose wisely if you wish to keep your sanity.
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Can you skip General Radahn?

This battle takes place in the desert north of Redmane Castle in the Caelid region. While defeating Radahn isn't totally mandatory, generally most players will encounter him following their exploration of Caelid.
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Is Rahdan a mandatory boss?

Mandatory Bosses

This means that Godrick the Grafted, Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, Starscourge Radahn, Mohg, Lord of Blood, and Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy are all individually optional, but any two of them must be defeated to enter.
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Who is the hardest boss in Elden Ring?

Found at the bottom of the Haligtree, another long and incredibly taxing area, is Malenia, Elden Ring's hardest boss. Her reputation puts her in the highest echelon of difficult FromSoftware bosses alongside Bloodborne's Orphan of Kos and Dark Souls 3's Sister Friede.
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What level should I be to fight Radahn?

Elden Ring Radahn boss battle

You should be at least level 70 before fighting Radahn, ideally with a powerful weapon suited to your chosen build, such as the Moonveil Katana, or strong spells with good range, including Comet.
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Does killing Radahn lock me out of anything?

If you beat Starscourge Radahn before doing Ranni's quest, an important character will end up not being available to you. You can free this important character from captivity, but then he seems to completely disappear, even if you go talk to his captor. Because of this, you can't complete Ranni's quest.
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Does killing Radahn stop any quests?

Killing Radahn early only skips parts of Alexander, Blaidd and Ranni quests, but they are still doable afterwards.
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Why is Radahn's horse so small?

He is a lord of gravity and therefore has altered his weight to use the (albeit poor) horse.
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Was General Radahn evil?

Radahn was once a proud warrior with a sense of pride and honor. Among the demigods, Radahn was perhaps one of the least vicious ones and instead one of the more noble ones. He valued his comrades greatly and inspired confidence in them. In turn, they offered him the respect he deserved.
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Is Radahn mandatory in Elden Ring?

He's not mandatory, but Starscourge Radahn is one of the most famous and fascinating bosses in Elden Ring.
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Is Rykard optional?

Rykard, Lord Of Blasphemy Overview

He's one of the Shardbearers of the Elden Ring and is considered an optional boss. Not facing him in the game will not change the plot in any way. You can spawn any Spirit Ash or online players to help you in this fight.
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What is the least amount of bosses to beat Elden Ring?

While there are over one hundred Elden Ring bosses, only 12 of them are mandatory. If a player stuck to only these bosses, they would miss out on a lot of the game such as the entirety of the Weeping Peninsula, Caelid, Mt. Gelmir, and the Consecrated Snowfield.
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Is the Radahn armor good?

Because for some players, Radahn's Set is quite possibly the most balanced out of all the armor. It gives 60 poise and a ton of damage mitigation. Compared to other heavy armor sets, Radahn's set is still relatively light.
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Should I beat Radahn before Altus plateau?

Start Ranni's quest and talk Blaidd under the Siofra River Well in Mistwood, and then you should be set to fight Radahn. Of course I'd probably recommend going up to the Atlus Plateau and doing some more dungeons before challenging him. Damn I missed Blaidd in Ranni's quest because I cleared Radhan first.
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What is missable in Elden Ring?

12 Biggest Missable Quests In Elden Ring
  1. 1 D, Beholder Of Death.
  2. 2 Blaidd, The Half-Wolf. ...
  3. 3 Millicent's Bloodline. ...
  4. 4 Roderika's Purpose. ...
  5. 5 Rya Or Zoryas, The Scout. ...
  6. 6 Give Fia A Hug. ...
  7. 7 Ranni's Summoning Bell. ...
  8. 8 Alexander, The Warrior Jar. ...
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What does killing Radahn give you?

Killing Radahn will get you the Remembrance of the Starscourge, and Radahn's Great Rune.
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Did Radahn get nerfed?

Boss rebalanced once more. Elden Ring boss Radahn was accidentally nerfed in a patch, but now he's back to full strength.
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What is Radahn weak too?

Radahn is extremely weak to Scarlet Rot. Inflicting it on him once will bring him down to half health in a short time. Inflicting it on him again near the start of the second phase will kill him in a short time.
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How many NPCs help fight Radahn?

There's a total of 8 NPCs that the player can summon as part of the bigger Festival mechanic, but from what we understand, only 6 can be brought in at once. Once you have that many, the other summon signs will vanish from the arena until your numbers get whittled down by Radahn.
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Who are the most felled enemies in Elden Ring?

The top five most-felled enemies include club-wielding Albinaurics (9.4 billion deaths), Magical Putrid Corpses (8.9 billion deaths), crossbow-wielding Exiled Soldiers (4 billion deaths), curved sword Albinaurics (3.4 billion deaths), and finally the Demi-Humans with curved swords (3 billion deaths.)
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How hard is Radahn?

Defeating Radahn can be particularly difficult for melee characters, since with some methods you have to leave almost every strategy you've built up throughout Elden Ring so far at the door. However, here's everything you can do to beat Radahn as easily as possible in Elden Ring.
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Who is the female boss in Elden Ring?

Malenia, Blade of Miquella, is the area boss of Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. She is, by most accounts, the most difficult boss in Elden Ring, and quite possibly the most difficult boss in any of the SoulsBorne titles.
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