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Ulcerated Tree Spirits (爛れた樹霊, Tadareta Jurei, lit. "Rotten Tree Spirit") and Putrid Tree Spirits are Enemies and Bosses in Elden Ring. Most information about this enemy is conjectural, based on its visual details and contextual clues. This enemy functions like an unmarked unmarked boss and does not respawn once defeated. There are three bosses and eight non-boss Ulcerated Tree Spirits to find.
Overview[]
Ulcerated Tree Spirits are giant, serpentine entities with white, bark-like skin that resembles branches or roots, covered in large red pustules. They slam their claws and tails in combat and can generate searing golden fire. Commonly found near the Erdtree and its roots, they usually drop Golden Seeds.
Variants[]
Locations[]
| Location | HP | Runes |
|---|---|---|
| Stormveil Castle |  4,492 |  4,736 |
| Capital Outskirts | 8,817 | 8,820 |
| Leyndell, Royal Capital | 10,046 | 9,828 |
| Leyndell, Ashen Capital (x4) | 18,144 | 18,749 |
| Belurat, Tower Settlement (poison swamp) | 21,280 | 18,346 |
Drops[]
| Item | Drop rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Seed | 100% | Stormveil Castle |
| Golden Seed | 100% |  Outer Wall Phantom Tree (Capital Outskirts) |
| Golden Seed | 100% | Leyndell, Royal Capital |
| Golden Seed | 100% | Leyndell, Ashen Capital, near Erdtree's Favor +2 |
| Golden Seed | 100% | Leyndell, Ashen Capital, entering from Forbidden Lands |
| Immunizing Horn Charm +2 | 100% | Belurat, Tower Settlement, in a poison pool at the bottom of the zone. |
Combat Overview[]
Defense: 103 (Stormveil Castle)- Defense: 111 (Capital Outskirts)
- Defense: 113 (Leyndell, Royal Capital)
- Defense: 120 (Leyndell, Ashen Capital)
- Defense: 121 (Belurat, Tower Settlement)
- Stance: 120
- Deals Standard and Strike damage during Phase 1, adding Holy damage in Phase 2.
- Vulnerable to Fire damage
- Immune to Sleep
- This enemy is vulnerable to a Critical Attack to its eye after its Stance is broken.
- Cannot be Parried
Resistances[]
Belurat, Tower Settlement:
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
|---|---|
| Double Swipe | Swipes once with its left hand and then swipes again with its right after a brief delay. |
| Side Swipe | When its target is on either of its sides, it uses the nearest hand to swipe them away. |
| Tail Whip | Winds its tail around its body and then quickly spins to lash it like a whip. Often used to pivot and strike targets behind it. |
| Multislam | Slams its left (or right) hand, then both hands, and then its left (or right) hand again. |
| Head Whip | It extends its neck and lowers its head towards its left, then violently swings its head to its right. |
| Head Flop | It flops its head over and slams its chin on the ground directly in front of it. It may be repeated or chained into a Head Whip. |
| Side Swipe + Tail Whip | Performs Side Swip and then jumps in the air to execute a Tail Whip. |
| Side Swipe + Slam | Performs Side Swipe from the right, then joins both hands together, raising them above its head, before slamming down. |
| Golden Flames | Its mouth glows yellow before it unleashes a long-reaching stream of golden flames. |
| Golden Flame Pillars | It hunkers down and cranes its head up before glowing with golden flame. Various points around the Tree Spirit glow briefly before erupting with pillars of shadowy golden flame. |
| Grab | It roars, jumps upward, then rushes toward its target with its mouth open. On a successful grab, it catches its target in its mouth and burns them with golden flames. |
| Feigned Grab | It roars, jumps upward, and tramples its target. It immediately jumps again to perform a Grab. On a successful grab, it catches its target in its mouth and burns them with golden flames. |
| Grab + Golden Flames | Performs Grab. If unsuccessful, it coils its body and blasts the ground right below it with golden flame. |
Bosses[]
Background[]
An Ulcerated Tree Spirit encountered at the end of the Fringefolk Hero's Grave. This tree spirit will drop a Golden Seed and the ashes of Banished Knight Oleg upon its defeat.
Background[]
A tree spirit encountered at the Minor Erdtree (Mt. Gelmir), lingering in the aftermath of the Assault on Volcano Manor. It drops the Leaden Hardtear and Cerulean Hidden Tear upon its defeat.
Background[]
A tree spirit fought at the end of the Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs. It drops a Golden Seed and the Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing [2] upon its defeat.Notes[]
- The Ulcerated Tree Spirit encountered in the sewage pond in Belurat, Tower Settlement appears green because its body is coated in poisonous liquid. It is not a unique variant beyond its immunity to Poison effects.
- Ulcerated Tree Spirits are not mentioned by any character or item description.
Trivia[]
- Internal name: SnakeSoul
- The Ulcerated Tree Spirit was originally a boss that was cut from Dark Souls III. The two enemies share filenames for AI packages and other assets, and their appearance matches images from prerelease builds of Dark Souls III. Ulcerated Tree Spirits strongly resemble the Pus of Man, a powerful snake-like entity born of the abyss.
- Ulcerated Tree Spirit might be inspired from Nidhogg.
Gallery[]
Grab, animated
See Also[]
- Erdtree Avatar
- Putrid Avatar
- Putrid Tree Spirit
- Shadow Tree Spirit
- Weapon-Bequeathed Harmonia
- White Horn, an Ulcerated Tree Spirit boss in Elden Ring Nightreign
References[]