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Cleanrot Knights are Field Bosses in Elden Ring. These tall warriors are clad in golden armor with distinct tufts of decorative crimson fur. They wield a thrusting sword, alongside a spear or a scythe and are found as bosses in various locations, often in those with Poison or Rot. They are optional bosses, as players don't need to defeat it in order to advance. However, defeating them yields useful Items and Runes.

The Cleanrot Knights serve Malenia, Blade of Miquella, and fought with her against General Radahn's army during the Shattering. They remain loyal to her despite knowing that they will eventually succumb to the scarlet rot.

Lesser Cleanrot Knight is the normal enemy form of this boss. The spirit of a Cleanrot Knight can be summoned for aid in battle using Cleanrot Knight Finlay Ashes.

The Cleanrot Knights vowed to fight alongside Malenia, despite the inevitable, if gradual, putrefaction of their flesh. Their acceptance of their fate made these battles fiercest of all.

Elden Ring Cleanrot Knight Location

• Stillwater Cave (Spear)

Map Link

• Abandoned Cave (Spear & Sickle)

Map Link

Cleanrot Knight Combat information

• Stance: 65
• Parryable: Yes
• Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried
• Is vulnerable to a backstab critical
• Damage: Standard, Pierce, Holy
• Inflicts: Scarlet Rot

Elden Ring Cleanrot Knight Boss Guide

Cleanrot Knight Fight Strategy

The Best Tips for Cleanrot Knight:

• Don't just keep attacking over and over—once it uses Spear Guard, back off or it'll counter-attack.
• Use Fire Pots. It's very weak to fire and has low health to begin with, so a single pot will do a lot of damage even at low levels
• Long windups and attack animations leave it very vulnerable to backstabs

Melee Users

Baiting: Stay close and towards its left to tempt it into using Spear Stab, Impale, or Sacred Phalanx. When it starts winding up one of these slow attacks, circle around behind it and get a backstab critical.

Magic and Ranged Users

Waiting Game: Don't underestimate the Cleanrot Knight's range. It may not have any ranged attacks, but Rushdown is very good at closing distance and Impale will do a lot of damage if it connects. If your spells take a while to cast, either make sure you're across the arena or it's distracted by your summons.

Cleanrot Knight Attacks & Counters

Attack	Description	Counter
Slash	Swings the sword in its right hand	Block, roll backwards, or roll in the direction of the swing
Jab	Pulls back its right arm, then quickly stabs forward with its sword	Roll to either side when you see its right arm pull back
Triple Jab	Pulls back its right arm, then stabs forward twice quickly, then once more after a brief pause	Roll to either side when you see its right arm pull back
Spear Variant
Spear Stab	Pulls its spear back for a second, then stabs it forward	Roll to either side as you see its spear pass its head. If you have a quick weapon, you can get in a hit while it winds up
Twin Stab	Holds both its swords and spear pointing forward for a second, then stabs them both together in front of it	This doesn't have a lot of forward range, so you can easily move away during its long windup
Rushdown	Levels the spear to the ground while it glows golden, then sprints forward with it extended. Followes up with Impale.	Roll to either side as soon as you see the spear start glowing
Impale	Thrusts the spear forward and up. If this hits, it will impale you and instantly inflict Scarlet Rot	Roll to either side when you see it pull back its spear, and avoid getting hit by Rushdown
Spear Guard	Crosses its spear and sword in front of its chest, blocking attacks from the front	Keep your distance and wait for it to put its guard down before attacking again
Golden Shove	If hit while guarding or when an enemy is too close, it retaliates by shoving its weapons forward.	Back away when you see it cross its weapons and wait for it to drop its guard. Alternatively, use this opportunity to heal or fire off some spells.
Sacred Phalanx	Lets its spear fall down behind it to its left, then drags it forward, leaving a golden glow on the ground that erupts into holy spears in a straight line.	Roll around it clockwise, as its right flank is unprotected during this attack. Make sure to avoid the golden glow on the ground
Retreating Phalanx	Extends its spear forward and to its right, then drags it counterclockwise behind it while it steps backwards, leaving a golden glow on the ground that erupts into holy spears	Keep back and avoid the golden glow on the ground, then close back in once the holy spears have vanished

: Attack can be parried

Cleanrot Knight Notes & Other Trivia

• They first appeared in a trailer back in E3 2019, seen stabbing Radahn with their spears.
• Known as Noble Rot Knight in other languages, likely referring to the Botritis fungus that's used to make sweet wines
• Spear Variants are more aggressive than their Scythe wielding counterparts, often being the ones charging their opponents

Cleanrot Knight (Spear) Combo Chart

Cleanrot Knight Stillwater Cave
Drops	3,300 Winged Sword Insignia Cleanrot Knight's Sword
HP	1,980

Elden Ring Cleanrot Knight Boss (Stillwater Cave)

• This is an optional boss
• Closest Site of Grace: Stillwater Cave
• Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
• You can summon Spirit Ashes for this boss

Cleanrot Knight Combat information

• Health: 1,980 HP
• Defense: 107
• This Cleanrot Knight wields a Cleanrot Spear
• This variant can buff itself when it lands multiple consequetive hits, increasing its damage for a short while.
• Drops 3,300, Winged Sword Insignia, Cleanrot Knight's Sword

Stats for NG+ and Beyond

	NG	NG+	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
HP	1,980	3,653	4,019	4,202	4,384	4,750	4,932	5,115
Defense	107	117	120	123	129	135	141	153
Runes	3,300	13,200	14,520	14,850	15,840	16,170	16,500	16,830
Resistances
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	530 / 820 / 1277	575 / 865 / 1322	583 / 873 / 1330	592 / 882 / 1339	600 / 890 / 1347	609 / 899 / 1356	618 / 908 / 1365	626 / 916 / 1373
Hemorrhage	324 / 422 / 712 / 1169	351 / 449 / 739 / 1196	356 / 454 / 744 / 1201	361 / 459 / 749 / 1206	366 / 464 / 754 / 1211	372 / 470 / 760 / 1217	377 / 475 / 765 / 1222	382 / 480 / 770 / 1227
Frostbite	324 / 422 / 712 / 1169	351 / 449 / 739 / 1196	356 / 454 / 744 / 1201	361 / 459 / 749 / 1206	366 / 464 / 754 / 1211	372 / 470 / 760 / 1217	377 / 475 / 765 / 1222	382 / 480 / 770 / 1227
Sleep	235 / 277 / 375 / 665	254 / 296 / 394 / 684	257 / 299 / 397 / 687	261 / 303 / 401 / 691	265 / 307 / 405 / 695	269 / 311 / 409 / 699	273 / 315 / 413 / 703	276 / 318 / 416 / 706
Madness	Immune

Cleanrot Knights Abandoned Cave
Drops	7,000, Gold Scarab
HP	2,102 each

Elden Ring Cleanrot Knights Boss (Abandoned Cave)

• This is an optional boss
• Closest Site of Grace: Abandoned Cave
• Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
• You can summon Spirit Ashes for this boss
• This fight features two Cleanrot Knights, one that's in the arena initially and another that rises out of the pool of rot shortly after the battle begins
• Both Cleanrot Knights must be defeated to win the fight

Cleanrot Knights Combat information

• Health: 2,102 HP each
• Defense: 109
• The first Cleanrot Knight wields a Cleanrot Spear, and the second wields a Halo Scythe
• Drops 7,000, Gold Scarab

Stats for NG+ and Beyond

	NG	NG+	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
HP	2,102	3,202	3,522	3,683	3,843	4,163	4,323	4,483
Defense	109	117	120	123	129	135	141	153
Runes	7,000	21,000	23,100	23,625	25,200	25,725	26,250	26,775
Resistances
Poison	534 / 824 / 1281	578 / 868 / 1325	586 / 876 / 1333	595 / 885 / 1342	604 / 894 / 1351	612 / 902 / 1359	621 / 911 / 1368	630 / 920 / 1377
Scarlet Rot	Immune
Hemorrhage	326 / 424 / 714 / 1171	353 / 451 / 741 / 1198	358 / 456 / 746 / 1203	363 / 461 / 751 / 1208	368 / 466 / 756 / 1213	374 / 472 / 762 / 1219	379 / 477 / 767 / 1224	384 / 482 / 772 / 1229
Frostbite	326 / 424 / 714 / 1171	353 / 451 / 741 / 1198	358 / 456 / 746 / 1203	363 / 461 / 751 / 1208	368 / 466 / 756 / 1213	374 / 472 / 762 / 1219	379 / 477 / 767 / 1224	384 / 482 / 772 / 1229
Sleep	237 / 279 / 377 / 667	256 / 298 / 396 / 686	259 / 301 / 399 / 689	263 / 305 / 403 / 693	267 / 309 / 407 / 697	271 / 313 / 411 / 701	275 / 317 / 415 / 705	279 / 321 / 419 / 709
Madness	Immune

Additional Fight Strategy

• Focus on the Sickle-wielder once it rises from the rot pool, to prevent it from using Haligtree Blessing or harassing you with Miquella's Ring of Light

Additional Attacks & Counters

Attack	Description	Counter
Sickle Variant
Sickle Swing	Swings its sickle in various directions	Roll into the swing
Haligtree Blessing	Twirls its sickle around then thumps it on the ground, giving both Cleanrot Knights a 30-second buff that heals them by 7 HP per second and reduces Fire damage by 40%	Keep attacking to try to stagger it out of using the buff or, failing that, keep it from recasting once it wears off
Rotten Vomit	Pulls its left shoulder back then vomits a gout of scarlet rot in forward	Roll to either side once you see it pull back its shoulder
Miquella's Ring of Light	Drags its sickle along the ground, raising it and shooting forward a disc of holy energy that curves towards the player	Dodge forward through the ring or to either side to avoid it

: Attack can be parried : Attack can be spell parried

Cleanrot Knight (Sickle) Combo Chart

Cleanrot Knight Lore

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