Romina, Saint of the Bud is one of the main bosses in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree that players will get to encounter at the end of the Ancient Ruins of Rauh. She is a mandatory boss to defeat to progress in the story of the DLC and unlock the final area of the Realm of Shadow.
Romina, Saint of the Bud is a combination of scorpion, centipede, butterfly, and a humanoid creature with several attacks to her name many of which inflict Scarlet Rot. Her attack pattern isn’t as swift as many other bosses in the DLC but she does a lot of damage with each attack. However, there are various ways to make this fight easier and defeat her without much struggle.
This guide will help you how to defeat Romina, Saint of the Bud in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
Where to Find Romina, Saint of the Bud in Shadow of the Erdtree
Romina, Saint of the Bud is found at the Church of the Bud located southwest edge of the Ancient Ruins of Rauh region. Players can reach this region through the West Rampart Site of Grace in the Shadow Keep Legacy Dungeon. From there, make your way through the Ruins on the west to reach Miquella’s Cross and the Ancient Ruins of Rauh, East Site of Grace. Follow the bridge ahead and go past the giant to reach the hill and find the Ancient Ruins of Rauh, West Site of Grace. Now, simply follow the path ahead to reach the Church of the Bud, Main Entrance Site of Grace
How to Defeat Romina, Saint of the Bud in Shadow of the Erdtree | Best Strategy
Romina, Saint of the Bud is probably the less frightening foe you will encounter at this point of the DLC as she isn’t as relentless as others and she gives you a decent amount of room to breathe. Her strikes and slashing attacks combined in combos will force you to roll away for most of the fight but if you roll into her instead of rolling away after each strike or slash, you will be able to land a hit on her after every attack. Moreover, to make this easier for yourself, you can summon the Spirit Ash or Mimic Tear. Fully maxed Mimic Tear will stand its ground until the end of the fight giving you all the openings to attack Romina from behind with your special attacks, charged attacks, and even ranged attacks while she is fighting the Tear.
Romina, Saint of the Bud is weak against Bleed and Frost so using a Dex/Arcane build will help you a lot in this fight. Moreover, since the Mimic Tear uses the same weapon and incantations as yours, equipping yourself with the best bleed weapons and incantations will allow Mimic Tear to deal extensive damage to her.
Furthermore, bring some Preserving Boluses with you to cure the Scarlet Rot if inflicted by taking enough damage from her.
Romina, Saint of the Bud Fight Strategy
Buff yourself and the weapons with the incantations and then enter the room to summon Mimic Tear. You will have enough time to heal yourself as she makes her way to you and does the striking attack with the Centipede first and then the Scorpion tail. Roll forward for the strikes to dodge them and get close to her land your first heavy or jumping strike on her. Staying close to her will make her use her spear for sweep attacks so dodge them by rolling to the side and in the meantime, Mimin Tear will join in the fight as well.
While Romina is fighting the Mimic Tear, use the special on her from behind. Moreover, follow the dodging pattern mentioned below to take advantage of her following attacks.
Three-Hit Spear Sweep and Ground Slam: Romina will step back and sweep her spear in your direction, then she sweep back and then do a third sweep after a short delay. After the third sweep, she flies up and does a ground stomp. To dodge this attack, roll towards the side Romina is sweeping, then roll forward to get close to her and land a hit. Roll forward again for the third sweep and hit her again before she flies up. As she is about to do a ground stomp, roll in any direction.
Spinning Strikes: The centipede and scorpion will roll around Romina and open up as Romina spins. It is a three-hit strike attack where the centipede will strike first, then the scorpion, and then the centipede again. You need to dodge it by rolling forward, rolling backward, and then rolling forward. Make sure to time the first two rolls as the first two strikes are faster than the third strike.
Aerial Spinning Sweeps: Romina will coat her spear and go into the air to do a spinning sweep attack. She spins twice to do a double sweep attack so you will have to dodge twice for each sweep to dodge the attack. It is best to dodge in the forward direction to get close to her so you can hit her as soon as she lands.
Rolling Attack: Romina will squeeze the centipede and scorpion to start rolling and she will try to hit you twice with rolling and then stop at your position with a sweep attack. You need to roll to the side to dodge the rolling strikes and then roll forward or backward to dodge the sweep attack. Dodging this attack will give you an advantage to attack her.
Despite these attacks, she also has a grab attack but it can be dodged easily by rolling either in the forward direction or to the side. With consecutive hits on her and Mimic Tear attacking her with you, she will get staggered easily. Make sure to take advantage of her staggering to deal an extensive amount of damage to her.
Upon depleting half of her HP, she will create an aura around her and start flying with her big butterfly wings. It is the beginning of the second phase so get out of an aura and don’t stay close to the butterflies in the arena as they will explode. Moreover, she also has an additional attack in the second phase.
Flying Sweep Attack: Similar to the aerial attack in her first phase, she will fly up in the air to do a double sweep attack on you but she will also leave an aura of butterflies as she sweeps which will explode as she lands back. Simply roll to the side to dodge the sweep and then get away from the butterflies to dodge the explosion.
For the rest of the fight, she does the same attack as the first phase so stay close to her to deal damage to her after every opening and she will be dead soon.
Rewards
Defeating Romina, Saint of the Bud will give you the following rewards.
380,000 Runes
Remembrance of the Saint of the Bud
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