Imp

Imp is an enemy in Elden Ring.

Overview

Imps are small, stone golems commonly found in catacombs throughout the Lands Between. They typically fight using forked weapons with undulating blades, and have a propensity for hiding in corners or hanging from walls and ceilings in order to ambush unsuspecting adventurers. There are a wide variety of imps.

Variants

• Cat
• Fanged
• Long-Tongued
• Wolf

Imp
Location	Fringefolk Hero's Grave Stormfoot Catacombs Impaler's Catacombs Road's End Catacombs Sainted Hero's Grave Auriza Side Tomb Leyndell, Royal Capital Subterranean Shunning-Grounds Minor Erdtree Catacombs War-Dead Catacombs Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs Murkwater Catacombs Altus Plateau Mountaintops of the Giants
HP	389 (Fringefolk Hero's Grave) 196 (Stormfoot Catacombs) 220 (Impaler's Catacombs) 389 (Road's End Catacombs) 462 (Sainted Hero's Grave) 559 (Auriza Side Tomb) 636 (Leyndell, Royal Capital) 943 (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds) 413 (Minor Erdtree Catacombs) 1,150 (War-Dead Catacombs) 833 (Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave) 1,182 (Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs) 196 (Murkwater Catacombs) 462 (Altus Plateau) 1,182 (Mountaintops of the Giants)
Runes	40 (Fringefolk Hero's Grave) 67 (Stormfoot Catacombs) 70 (Impaler's Catacombs) 128 (Road's End Catacombs) 362 (Sainted Hero's Grave) 396 (Auriza Side Tomb) 551 (Leyndell, Royal Capital) 842 (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds) 204 (Minor Erdtree Catacombs) 1,252 (War-Dead Catacombs) 811 (Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave) 1,784 (Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs) 67 (Murkwater Catacombs)
Drops	Forked Hatchet Imp Head (Cat) Smithing Stone 1 Smithing Stone 2 Smithing Stone 3 Smithing Stone 4 Smithing Stone 5 Smithing Stone 6 Smithing Stone 7

Variant Description

An imp with a head resembling a cat, holding trace amounts of feline intelligence.

Imp
Location	Leyndell, Royal Capital Subterranean Shunning-Grounds Minor Erdtree Catacombs War-Dead Catacombs Road's End Catacombs Auriza Side Tomb Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs Wyndham Catacombs Auriza Side Tomb
HP	636 (Leyndell, Royal Capital) 943 (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds) 413 (Minor Erdtree Catacombs) 1,150 (War-Dead Catacombs) 389 (Road's End Catacombs) 559 (Auriza Side Tomb) 833 (Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs) 559 (Wyndham Catacombs) 559 (Auriza Side Tomb)
Runes	551 (Leyndell, Royal Capital) 842 (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds) 204 (Minor Erdtree Catacombs) 1,252 (War-Dead Catacombs) 128 (Road's End Catacombs) 396 (Auriza Side Tomb) 811 (Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs) 385 (Wyndham Catacombs) 396 (Auriza Side Tomb)
Drops	Forked Hatchet Imp Head (Fanged) Smithing Stone 2 Smithing Stone 3 Smithing Stone 4 Smithing Stone 5 Smithing Stone 6 Smithing Stone 7 Mushroom Smoldering Butterfly Glintstone Firefly Fulgurbloom

Variant Description

An imp with a head resembling a fanged demon, holding trace amounts of bestial strength.

Imp
Location	Auriza Side Tomb Subterranean Shunning-Grounds
HP	559 (Auriza Side Tomb) 943 (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds)
Runes	396 (Auriza Side Tomb) 842 (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds)
Drops	Forked Hatchet Imp Head (Long-Tongued) Smithing Stone 5

Variant Description

An imp with a head resembling a long-tongued demon, holding trace amounts of vexatious dexterity.

Imp
Location	Fringefolk Hero's Grave Road's End Catacombs Sainted Hero's Grave Wyndham Catacombs Auriza Side Tomb Leyndell, Royal Capital Subterranean Shunning-Grounds Minor Erdtree Catacombs War-Dead Catacombs Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs
HP	389 (Fringefolk Hero's Grave) 389 (Road's End Catacombs) 462 (Sainted Hero's Grave) 559 (Wyndham Catacombs) 559 (Auriza Side Tomb) 636 (Leyndell, Royal Capital) 943 (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds) 413 (Minor Erdtree Catacombs) 1,150 (War-Dead Catacombs) 833 (Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave) 1,182 (Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs)
Runes	40 (Fringefolk Hero's Grave) 128 (Road's End Catacombs) 362 (Sainted Hero's Grave) 385 (Wyndham Catacombs) 396 (Auriza Side Tomb) 551 (Leyndell, Royal Capital) 842 (Subterranean Shunning-Grounds) 204 (Minor Erdtree Catacombs) 1,252 (War-Dead Catacombs) 811 (Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave) 1,784 (Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs)
Drops	Forked Greatsword Imp Head (Wolf) Smithing Stone 1 Smithing Stone 2 Smithing Stone 3 Smithing Stone 4 Smithing Stone 5 Smithing Stone 6 Smithing Stone 7

Variant Description

An imp with a head resembling a wolf, holding trace amounts of lupine endurance.

Drops

Item	Drop Rate	Notes
Forked Hatchet	2%	Not dropped by Wolf Imps.
Forked Greatsword	2%	Dropped by Wolf Imps.
Imp Head (Cat)	0.5%	Dropped by Cat Imps.
Imp Head (Fanged)	0.5%	Dropped by Fanged Imps.
Imp Head (Long-Tongued)	0.5%	Dropped by Long-Tongued Imps.
Imp Head (Wolf)	0.5%	Dropped by Wolf Imps.
Smithing stones (various)	1-2%	-
Glintstone Firefly	10%	Dropped by Fanged Imps in Road's End Catacombs, Auriza Side Tomb, and Giant's Mountaintop Catacombs.
Fulgurbloom	10%	Dropped by Fanged Imps in Wyndham Catacombs and Auriza Side Tomb.
Smoldering Butterfly	10%	Dropped by Fanged Imps in Leyndell, Royal Capital, Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, Minor Erdtree Catacombs, and War-Dead Catacombs.
Mushroom	10%	Dropped by Fanged Imps in Leyndell, Royal Capital, Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, Minor Erdtree Catacombs, and War-Dead Catacombs.