How to defeat Romina, the Saint of the Outbreak, in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree – Elden Ring

It’s no secret that Elden Ring is a great game full of very difficult bosses, but also entertaining and interesting. Shadow of the Erdtree, its DLC, is not far behind, and the group of adversaries you are going to have to defeat is frankly overwhelming. In addition to tons of optional enemies, the story bosses are also going to make you sweat, and the fifth one (assuming you follow the order the game pushes you in) is Romina, the saint of the outbreak.

How to beat Romina, the saint of the outbreak

Once you have arrived to the Ruins of Rauh, your adventure will not be close to concluding, but it will already be quite advanced, and the difficulty of the enemies shows it. Still, perhaps unintuitively, you may find Romina, the saint of the outbreak, easier than her predecessor. Of course, again, we have to talk about the famous two phases.

Before starting to analyze the combat, yes, let’s go with some general considerations to take into account:

• Romina uses a lot of rot attacks, so having Preservative Bowls in inventory, it’s a very good idea.
• If you have completed the first step of the quest chain Dane Dry Leafyou can summon him to help you during this confrontation.
• It is a less predictable fight than Messmer’s, but luckily Romina’s repertoire of movements is much more limited and easy to avoid. Plus, it has pretty wide punishment windows.

Phase 1

The first phase of this combat It’s going to tell you practically everything. What you should know about this fight. It is a fight with a relatively slow pace, with wide and telegraphed blows, not much damage and very marked opportunities for punishment. Let’s review his attacks:

• Combos: Romina has several combos, and they all have something in common: either the pattern of two or three attacks, after the last hit will be very exposed so you can do some damage. When you see his spear shines, prepare to dodge (usually forward, since she moves a lot and you want to finish this chain of attacks as close to her as possible) and punish her mercilessly. Sometimes the hits don’t shine, but the modus operandi is the same.
• Spear Spin: If you are at a relatively long distance, Romina will make a long range attack to get closer to you. This one has two hits, which will be done with his spear shining. When the second is over, you can attack her without much worry.
• flying stinger: Sometimes the boss gets up in the air and shows you its sting. This is a very, very fast charged attack, but luckily it tells you exactly when to dodge. You see, at the moment just before attacking, this one will shine, giving you the signal to move. Whichever way you dodge, you will end up close to Romina to punish her.

• rolling load: Romina wraps herself around her ends to roll and finishes with a blow that is executed with both parts of the insect, as well as her sword. If you’re feeling brave, you can roll forward to hit her, but it is more cautious to be far away from the area of ​​his attack when he finishes doing so.
• Hit with bugs: In addition to his sword, the scorpion stinger and centipede end are used to hit you in a succession of attacks that are fairly easy to dodge. If you stay close to her, you can punish her after the third attack, which will be executed with the end of the centipede. The way to know who is going to make this blow is by looking at when Romina wraps herself with its two insect ends, but do not jump like in the charge..
• Centipede/scorpion attack: Romina’s insect ends are also worth your attention. At close range, both the stinger and the head can deliver a relatively quick hit. They will never do it together or in tandem, but one or the other will attack. It’s easy to punish.

Phase 2

As you can see, the pace of the fight against the Saint is much slower than that of the fight against Messmer. Still, the second phase of this fight (which begins about 55% of life of the boss) introduces a new element that you must respect: red rot.

• Aura of putrefaction: As soon as phase two begins, Romina will summon an aura of putrefaction that will damage you and raise your altered status meter red rot just by being close. Just stay away from her, as this attack lasts a short time.
• Rot Butterflies: The butterflies the boss summons are practically a minefield. If these remain on the stage after their attacks, it means that they are about to explode, causing damage and filling your rot meter. This attack always happens at the end of Rot Aura and Flying Combo.
• flying combo: Romina now has wings, and she’s going to use them to move very fast and out of your reach. The flying combo is a succession of three blows performed with her spear, making it shine and pouncing on you at high speed. The third of these attacks is circular and can hit you several times, so it is best to dodge forward to get out of the area of ​​effect. Of course, after this last attack, you must move quickly, because the butterflies left by the wake of the last attack will explode. The other two blows leave no explosive butterflies.

With all this in mind, you now have everything you need to take down Romina. It is a much more traditional and slow-paced combat than others you have experienced during the history of this DLC. Now, what we have to do is move forward, although I warn you that you need to have defeated Messmer in order to continue with the plot of Shadow of the Erdtree.

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