What is the easiest way to beat Crucible Knights?

Learning his parry timings is the easiest way to beat him. Worth the effort honestly since he's not the only crucible knight. That said, if you can't get his parry timings down, a shield with barricade can let you turtle most of the fight; provided you can manage your fp.
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What are Crucible Knights weak to?

Avoid using Holy or Magic damage against the Crucible Knights as they are resistant to it, and don't use Bleed or Frostbite as they are outright immune. Instead, opt for Fire or Lightning damage.
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What is the hardest boss in Crucible Knights?

Crucible Knight Overview

We want to emphasize optional here, as the Crucible Knight is arguably the hardest boss you'll find at the start of the game. He hits hard, has a ton of poise, and has some wide AoE attacks during his second phase. We recommend fighting this boss later in your playthrough.
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Is The Crucible Knight hard to beat?

The Crucible Knight is one of the hardest enemies in Elden Ring, that is until you have to fight two at once much later. But it's not impossible – just like every challenge in Elden Ring, it's a good idea to leave, level up, and return when you're stronger and have better equipment.
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What level should you be for Crucible Knight duo?

I'm usually higher level than 77 though, more like 90-100. You should have at least one weapon upgraded to +19 or 20 by this point, for somber weapons you should have +6 at least, but it's not hard to get +10 early.
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What do you get for killing the two Crucible Knights?

Defeat them both, and you'll gain the full crucible knight set, including the Crucible Axe Helm, Crucible Axe Armor, Crucible Gauntlets, and Crucible Greaves -- and Ordovis's Greatsword as well!
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What can stagger a Crucible Knight?

Crucible Knights stagger from attacks that launch normal enemies, like Giant Hunt. They become a lot easier when you can interrupt their moves with your own.
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Can Crucible Knight be poisoned?

Use the poisonous mist as soon as he spawns and he should get poisoned, swap to the dagger (or any weapon that will do a lot of critical damage) and parry him.
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Is Crucible Knight weak to fire?

This is a simple tidbit, but most, if not all, Crucible Knights are immune to Bleed, and weak to Lightning most, followed by Fire. It's a safe bet to assume that armored enemies are weak to Lightning in general, because of the whole conductive metal thing. Weirdly, Fire works pretty well too.
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Can you backstab Crucible Knights?

He never stopped attacking. Did 5 attacks, followed by a fire breath, followed by 4 more attacks, with no break in between. He also seems to be immune to backstabs and stagger. I ended up relying on the shield and poking him to death.
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Where do I get Crucible Knight armor?

The Crucible Axe Set is a complete set of Attire that's dropped by Crucible Knight Ordovis in Auriza Hero's Grave, Altus Plateau.
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Who is weak in the crucible?

In the play The Crucible, there are some characters that show weaknesses and three of those characters are John Proctor which his weakness is committing adultery. Elizabeth Proctor, her weakness was that she cannot forgive her husband John Proctor completely.
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Can you poise break Crucible Knight?

The slash of Crucible Knights is easy to parry with shields like a buckler. Learn the timings for the slashes to parry at the right moment. This breaks the poise of the enemy, giving players the time to deal critical damage and take out a chunk of health off of the Crucible Knight.
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How many Crucible Knights are there in total?

According to the Closed Network Test description for Ordovis's Greatsword, there were 16 Crucible Knights of Godfrey. Though the description has been changed, this is still the case for the final version of the game. Two can be found in Limgrave. Three can be found in the Siofra River.
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Is it possible to parry Crucible Knight?

TIP: To parry the Crucible Knight, press and hold L2 (on PlayStation) when his attack winds up. Don't press it when it's coming forward as that's too late. Watch his arms go back, and do it then. Use a Buckler as it has the best parry window.
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Who are the strongest knights in Elden Ring?

Crucible Knights are probably the strongest between their enchanted weaponry imbued with holy essence and insane powers (there's a reason why Siluria's Spear and Ordvois's Greatsword are both such powerful weapons), enchanted armor which is noted to also hold to the power of the Crucible of Life, their incantations ...
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Can I cheese Crucible Knight?

There are 2 spots to cheese from. The first one will require a lot of poison/rot arrows, a longbow, AND the arrows reach talisman. The 2nd spot is the better one and arrows can actually do damage to the CK.
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Is there a Crucible Knight summon?

Two Crucible Knight spirits can also be summoned by the Spirit-Caller Snail boss of the the Road's End Catacombs. 16 Crucible Knights in total can be fought throughout the Lands Between, though two of them have evidently died and can only be fought post mortem in spirit form.
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Do sleep pots work on Crucible Knights?

With sleep, you can have even more fun in the Lands Between.

It works for some enemies but not others and tends to be ineffective against bosses and magic-wielding enemies. For enemies like Crucible Knights, dragons, and skeletons, no matter how much FP or jars I tried to use, they didn't even flinch.
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What weapons do Crucible Knights use?

Crucible Knight Ordovis is a Field Boss in Elden Ring. Crucible Knight Ordovis is a quite heavy and large knight that wields a greatsword and a shield, while also having the ability to materialize wings and fly.
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What is the strongest stagger weapon in Elden Ring?

The Giant-Crusher has the highest Strength stat requirement in Elden Ring, and for good reason. It's incredibly powerful, with very high stagger potential against enemies. Of course, the downside is that the weapon will leave you entirely open to attacks if you miss.
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