Morgott the Omen King is one of the Demigod Bosses that you will encounter in Elden Ring. He is a mandatory encounter in the RPG. This is because you will need to defeat him to unlock the Mountaintop of the Giants and progress through the story.
Morgott is the final major boss in Leyndell, Royal Capital. He is the true identity of Margit, the Fell Omen, which is why you will find a lot of similarities in moves and abilities between the two.
However, Morgott does bring some variations to the kit and he hits much harder. He combines Fire and Holy damage together and can inflict Hemorrhage. He has more AoE spells under his belt, and some of his abilities can one-shit based on your remaining HP.
Nevertheless, he is not too difficult to take down and almost any build can do well against him. Once defeated Morgott will drop 120,000 Runes, Remembrance of the Omen King, Morgott’s Great Rune, Talisman Pouch, and access to Mountaintop of the Giants.
Contents:
- Morgott Elden Ring boss overview
- Where to find Morgott?
- Morgott movesets and counters
- Morgott weakness and resistance
- How to beat Morgott
Morgott boss fight overview
Location:
- Leyndell, Royal Capital
Optional:
- No (You will need to beat him to continue with the story)
Summons:
- Other Players
- Spirit Ashes
- Melina (NPC)
- Dungeater (NPC)
Boss Drops:
- 120,000 Runes
- Talisman Pouch
- Remembrance of the Omen King
- Morgott’s Great Rune
Weakness:
- Slash
- Ripost
Resistance:
- Holy (High)
- Madness (Immune)
Morgott is the final boss you will face in Leyndell, Royal Capital. He is not optional and you will need to take him down before you are able to continue with the rest of the story. He is the self-proclaimed “Last of All Kings” who still loved the Golden Order.
This is quite surprising because both Morgott and his twin Mohg were born as Omen Royalty, which got them detained in the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds. Irrespective of the harsh treatment, Morgott remained true to the Golden Order. He went as far as to protect the capital when his fellow demigods came to attack it during the War of the Shattering.
Morgott has similar moves to Margit, but there are a lot of new abilities up his sleeve. He hits much harder than the Fell Omen and combines Holy and Fire to deal elemental damage along with physical damage with his sword.
He also deals Hemorrhage and once the bar builds up, you will take a large chunk of damage. Morgott is weak to Slash attacks like Margit, and he is resistant to Holy damage. However, he is one of the easier Demigo Boss fights in FromSoftware’s RPG.
How to find Morgott in Elden Ring
To find Margott the Omen King you will need to defeat Godfre, First Elden Lord. Once he is down from his arena balcony take the branch that takes you to the second level of the room.
From there make your way across the bridge, you will find a Black Knife assassin by an open door, run past it and you will reach the Queen’s Bedchamber Site of Grace. From here take the stairs up to the Fog Wall which leads into Margit the Fell Omen encounter.
Morgott movesets and counters in Elden Ring
Morgott does have two phases to his fight, however, there is not much difference between them apart from a few new abilities and combo chains. The second phase procs after you take him below 60% HP and he will get significantly more aggressive with his attacks.
Below is a list of all of Morgott’s abilities that you will face in Elden Ring:
Holy Swords Rain
- Move: Morgott will conjure a golden sword in his left hand as will as additional holy swords that will hover in a circle around him and then stab at the ground. He will do this move when he reaches 80% health.
- Counter: Has a decently long wind-up time that you can punish. So get some attacks in and dodge away. Unlocking the camera can make dodging away easier.
Tail Sweep
- Move: Morgott will use his tail to sweep at you if you are standing behind him.
- Counter: You can jump the attack or you can roll into the sweep to I-frame it.
Cursed Explosion
- Move: At 60% when the boss reaches Phase 2 he will stand in place and stab the ground with his sword. He will then unleash an omen curse which will make fountains at random areas on the floor. If you are hit by the geyser you will receive a good bit of damage.
- Counter: This move has a lot of wind-up time so rush at him and get some damage in. Dodge away right before he stands up. If you are low on health and mana, you can use this time to drai your flasks.
Golden Spear Throw
- Move: Morgott will conjure a Holy Spear and throw it towards you aftr a biref windup.
- Counter: Dodge to the sides right after the animation begins.
Flying Sword Spear Stab
- Move: Morgott will jump up and stab the ground where you are standing with his sword.
- Counter: You can counter it by running towards him, and then rolling into the attack as soon as he begins his descend.
Flying Hammer Slam
- Move: Morgott will jump and this time he will slam the ground with a Golden Hammer.
- Counter: You can choose to run away from it or roll into the attack to get some hits in during the recovery period.
Holy Spear Charge
- Move: After creating a Holy Spear, Mrogott will face you and charge at you with it. It has a long hitbox and deals a significant amount of damage. Can one-shot you based on your missing health.
- Counter: This attack can come out at any time and even at close range. Don’t panic roll this attack as it tracks. Make sure he is close enough and then dodge to the sides or into it.
Holy Spear Poke
- Move: Morgott conjures a Golden Spear and will poke at you. He will usually follow this attack up with a Diagonal Sword Attack.
- Counter: Dodge the attack you see the animation beginnig and he pulls his spear back.
Holy Dagger combos
- Move: Morgott has a variety of Dagger combos, he will either create Gold Daggers to do two quick slashes, throw three daggers at you in a fan (can throw 2 times), slash once and then throw 3 daggers as he retreats, or as a follow up after Holy Sword Slash Vertical Sword Slam.
- Counter: Roll behind his leg if it’s the slash. Roll through the dagger throughs, you can even roll to the side to avoid them. If it’s a part of a follow-up, then roll 2-times behind him.
Holy Sword Slash Vertical Sword Slam
- Move: Morgott will do a Diagonal Sword slam and then do a quick slash with a holy sword he conjures during the move.
- Counter: Dodge the first sword strike by moving to his left. And then roll through the slash. It has a big recovery period, you will be able to punish it.
Spinning Slashes
- Move: Morgott will start swinging his sword diagonally then in the middle of the move he will conjure a Gold Sword and then spin an additional three ties. He will be mid-air by the time the move ends, and he will complete the by slamming both swords on the ground.
- Counter: Run or roll away and then roll back in after the slam to get som hits in. It has a fairly long recovery period.
Gliding Slide
- Move: Morgott will dash-hop to your left side and then do a sword slash while dashing from left to right.
- Counter: As soon as the second dash starts, dodge with the attack. This will land you near Morgott and you can get some hits in.
Cartwheel:
- Move: Morgott will do a flip and land behind you. He will then leap and slash at you when he does it. This move comes out very fast and can catch you off-guard.
- Counter: You have to roll away as soon as the second leap comes. Try rolling into him to avoid the attack. It has a very small I-frame window.
Sword Hammer Horizontal Swing
- Move: Morgott produces a Holy Hammer and swings it simultaneously with is sword.
- Counter: The sword animation comes out before the hammer, so you will need to dodge two times into him.
Horizontal Sword Slash into Overhead Hammer Slam
- Move: This is one of Morgott’s most damaging combos. He will conjure a hammer and rest it on his shoulder. After a while, he will swing his sword in a right-to-left slash and then slam the hammer down after a delay.
- Counter: Dodge through the first sword slash and then run behind him to avoid the hammer slam. You will be able to punish this move fairly well.
Overhead Hammer Slam
- Move: Morgott will stretch his hand all the way backward, then conjure a Gold Hammer and slam it down on where you are standing. It creates a wide AoE shockwave.
- Counter: Roll back from the attack and then roll back in to punish the move.
Sword and Hammer Spin
- Move: Morgott conjures his hammer again and then starts to spin with it and the sword. He will spin two times and then end the move with a hammer slam.
- Counter: Roll away as soon he starts spinning. Then roll back in after the slam to punish him.
Cursed-Blood Slice (Slam)
- Move: Morgott will use his Bloodflame attacks every now and then. He will infuse his sword with Bloodflame and then lift it high up slamming it on the ground to create a trail of explosion.
- Counter: You can completely dodge the attack by standing near his left leg. You can attack him multiple times during the entire attack animation.
Cursed-Blood Slice
- Move: Morgott will raise his sword again to infuse it with Bloodflame. But this time he will dash towards you and do a diagonal slash. He will follow this up with a spin and a second slash in the opposite direction. This will leave a trail of exploitation.
- Counter: Dodge away from the first slice, and then dodge once more when the second slash and explosion come in.
Cursed-Blood Thrust
- Move: After infusing his sword with Bloodflame, Morgott will rush at you thrusting it. If you are caught in the hitbox he will lift you up by the sword and then throw you to the ground. This ability deals an extreme amount of damage.
- Counter: You can stick to his left to completely avoid the attack. Alternatively, you can also dodge into him as soon as he raises the sword to stab you.
Multi-weapon combo
- Move: Morgott will conjure a dagger and rapidly start striking with it and the sword. He will then switch to a holy sword, and continue the combo, finally ending it with a hammer spin and slam. This is Morgott’s final resort which he will pull out when he is below 30% health.
- Counter: To completely avoid the combo you will need to roll behind Morgott and stick to his backside. You can get some attacks in when he is in the middle of the attack chain.
Morgott Resistance and Weaknesses in Elden Ring
Resistance:
Morgott has very high resistance to Holy damage. Apart from that he has very average resistance numbers to all status effects including Poison, Scarlet Rot, Hemorrhage, Frostbite, and Sleep. Hence, you will be able to exploit these effects one or twice (based on your build) in the entire fight.
Morgot is immune to Madness, hence the Flames of Frenzy is not going to have any effect on him. Hence, Incantation builds revolving around Flames of Frenzy will struggle quite a bit.
Weakness:
Morgott is weak to Slash damage. Hence, he will take a bit more damage from weapons like Katanas, Swords, and Daggers. He also takes a fair bit of critical damage and breaking his posture to get a Repost in, is something you can exploit.
However, 3 prairies are required to break his stance once. An easier way of breaking his poise will be to rely on heavy attacks and jumping attacks. Something like the Glintblade Phalanx spell or th Ash of War will be able to break his stand in a few hits.
How to beat Morgott the Omen King in Elden Ring
Morgott is one of the easier Demigod Bosses in Elden Ring. Irrespective of the build that you are going for, you should not be having too much trouble bringing him down. Even if you are scaling faith for Holy and Flame of Frenzy spells, you can always pivot and use other Incantations in the fight.
If you are still struggling with the encounter here are some tips and tricks that are likely to see you over the line:
General tips for beating Morgott the Omen King
- Try sticking to Morgott’s left as you will be able to dodge through most of his attacks from there. Melee builds will especially have a much better time by sticking to his lift leg and going for some poke damage every time Morgott goes for his big combos.
- Bring Slash weapons to the fight. Mages can get slash weapons that scale with Faith or Intelligence but deal physical damage.
- Don’t forget to use your summons if you are struggling. One of the best Spirit Ash for the encounter will be the Mimic Tear, however, you can bring additional NPCs like Malena and the Dungeater. The NPC summon sign is right before the fog gate. You can even call in other players to help you out.
- Try having some spells or weapons that deal Lightning damage in th second stage. Morgott fills the arena with pater in Phase 2 making Incantations like the Lightning Spear incredibly effective.
Ranged build tips for Morgott
Mages will have it much easier if they use a summon to divert Morgott’s aggression. This will give them enough time to channel their spells and poke the boss from afar.
Some of the best spells to use for the fight will be Black Flame, Lightning Spear, and Night Comet.
If you are going for a bow build then you will need to make use of all the status effects arrows. As Morgott has average resistance values to them so make sure you try and inflict Frostbite, Scarlet Rot, Hemorrhage, as well as Poison in the fight.
Melee build tips for Morgott
Melee players can avoid most of Morgott’s damage by just sticking to his left leg and then dodging the hitbox to go behind him. The only thing to worry about will be the tail swipe, but that is a good enough trade for being able to completely avoid his combos and slam attacks.
Make sure to use slash weapons to be able to make the most of his weakness. Morgott will take more damage from Swords, Katanas, Curved Swords, and Daggers.
If you are going for a blunt weapon then try investing in jumping attacks and heavy attacks. These will break his stance, leaving him open to a Ripost. Morgott takes a fair bit of damage from a critical attack.
Additionally, try using Fire Type or Lightning Type Ash of War to deal more damage. Morgott has no negation for these two elements, so try coating your weapons with them.
Once you beat him, Morgott will drop 120,000 Runes, Remembrance of the Omen King, Morgott’s Great Rune, and a Talisman Pouch. After resting at the Grace, talk to Malenia, and you will now gain access to Mountaintop of the Giants.
