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 as Elden Ring's fingers. 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 must partake in the questline of Count Ymir, found at Manus Metyr Cathedral. He tasks you with finding the various Finger Ruins of the Realm of Shadow one at a time. These are as follows:

The Finger Ruins of Rhia, are located to the south of Manus Metyr Cathedral and accessed through the Cerulean Coast.

The Finger Ruins of Dheo, are located north of Manus Metyr Cathedral and accessed through the Hinterlands.

Finally, the Finger Ruins of Miyr are buried right underneath the Manus Metyr Cathedral.

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.

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.

Since she's resistant to almost every type of magic and element, you might struggle against her as a dedicated spell-caster, though certain Sorceries like Impenetrable Thorns or Shard Spiral can be quite helpful for their Blood Loss build-up and continual damage, respectively.

The biggest weakness Metyr has is the combination of Blood Loss and slashing weapons.

This makes Katanas (and in particular, the newly added Great Katanas) an incredibly viable weapon against 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.

General Build Tips

Though Metyr has quite a few resistances, none of her resistances are quite so high as to invalidate any build with at least a small amount of variety in them, so adjusting your loadout and equipped spells should be easy to handle.

Have a Scadutree Blessing of ten at a minimum, though around 13 will make her much more manageable.

Blood Loss is the way to go here, so Impenetrable Thorns and Bloodflame Blade will demolish her.

Likewise, Slashing weapons will deal extra damage and innate Blood Loss will add to this.

Her most dangerous attacks are her magic ones, so magic-resisting talismans like Spelldrake Talisman are great.

Overall, there are a few ways to whittle down Metyr no matter your build, so you shouldn't have to go around searching for Larval 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 battlefield much more frequently.

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 as she can easily catch you and rapidly assault you with her innumerable fingers. Too many fingers.

When you're at range, she'll also frequently attack you with her head-like finger, firing off a laser. She may also opt to simply jump into the air and try to slam down on you to close the gap instead.

Finally, she can summon smaller Finger Creepers to assist her as well, so keep these in mind to avoid getting overwhelmed.

Metyr, Mother Of Fingers Moveset

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 to try and deal as much damage as possible in the first phase to 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 like cheap Elden Ring Items, the Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers. This allows you to create two items from it: a Staff and a Colossal Weapon.