How to Defeat Jori, Elder Inquisitor

This is a quick guide on how to defeat Jori in the latest FromSoftware expansion. The Elder Inquisitor is another optional boss who is not too overpowered and can be defeated with time, the proper loadout, and patience.

Players often grind for the best gear or loot that could give them the edge in each combat encounter; however, there are much easier and more convenient ways to end a fight quickly without escalating it to a full-blown brawl.

Sometimes it is best to go after an enemy in a FromSoftware game head-on and avoid thinking of the possibilities that could delay the fight or lead to your untimely demise. It is best to equip the Blasphemous Blade for players with a modest level and did not do enough grinding and exploring in the Lands Between.

Equipping the right medallions can make this little dance with Jori much faster like the Crimson Amber Medallion, Erdtree’s Favor, Shard of Alexander, and Fire Scorpion Charm. The Blaspehmous Blade can inflict serious damage, especially with the Mimic Tear to summon clones of your build, Jori will not stand a chance.

As soon as the battle starts, get to a safe location where Jori is in range and your mimics to gain its attention, start spamming the weapon skill until the Elder Inquisitor drops. The boss will also summon a few mimics that can distract you; however, all that matters is that the main boss will be defeated.

Jori will try to catch you off guard by constantly teleporting from one place to another allowing the boss to shoot more projectiles from a distance. Players should be quick on their feet to dodge these incoming attacks and repeat the cycle. With enough weapon skill attacks from the Blasphemous Blade, the health bar of Jori, the Elder Inquisitor will decrease at an impressive rate.

This may not be the most ideal or overpowered technique to defeat Jori; however, it gets the job done faster than usual. Spamming the weapon skill attacks of the Blasphemous Blade can destroy anything standing in its way. Consistently spamming this overpowered attack can end the fight against Jori in less than 3 minutes.

The game developers had a great selection of useful items that could be carried over from the base game to the Land of Shadow of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. While there are better options and newer weapons that can do much more damage, the Blashpehmous Blade can kill any boss easily even Count Ymir.

Director Hidetaka Miyazaki wanted the players to explore the map for themselves and send them on their merry way to fend against these powerful enemies. This storytelling technique encourages players to look for solutions themselves.

Using the Blashpehmous Blade with the right medallions may seem like a cheap one-trick pony that worked against other bosses in both the base game and expansion, but it doesn’t matter as long as it gets the job done.

If the same old technique works now then there is no reason to replace it. Spamming the Blasphemous Blades to destroy Jori, Elder Inquisitor easily may be the safest way to finish this optional boss battle and spare players from another harrowing experience.

How did you defeat Jori, Elder Inquisitor in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree? Let us know in the comments section below!