All Furnace Golem locations in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
Here's where to find and how to kill Furnace Golems in Shadow of the Erdtree
Want to know all Furnace Golem locations in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? You'll likely encounter a Furnace Golem as soon as you start Shadow Of The Erdtree. There are 8 Furnace Golems in total in Elden Ring and they can be fearsome beasts with few weaknesses.
If you're after a challenge, or simply want to farm for the Furnace Visages and Crystal Tears that they drop, we have listed all Furnace Golem locations in the DLC along with top tips on how to kill Furnace Golems. With this, you should be ready to explore the Land of Shadow map and take on these fiery giants.
In this guide:- All Furnace Golem locations in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
- How to kill Furnace Golems in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
All Furnace Golem locations in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
There are 8 Furnace Golems scattered across the map in the following locations:
- Gravesite Plain: This Furnace Golem is right in the centre of the Gravesite Plain, near the road leading to Ellac Greatbridge. Chances are, it'll be one of the first things you see upon entering the Shadow Realm.
- Ellac River: You'll encounter this Furnace Golem when traversing the river that leads to the Cerulean Coast.
- Charo's Hidden Grave: This Furnace Golem is tucked away in the westernmost portion of Charo's Hidden Grave, a hidden sub-region of the map. You'll have to climb over a dragon's carcass in the Jagged Peak to make it here.
- Scadu Altus: There are two Furnace Golems in the Scadu Altus region. The first is guarding a camp north of the Highroad Cross Site of Grace, which you'll encounter as soon as you enter Scadu Altus.
- Scadu Altus: The second Furnace Golem in Scadu Altus is along the northeastern road that leads to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr.
- Ancient Ruins of Rauh: You'll encounter this Furnace Golem on the other side of a bridge at the Miquella Cross in the Ancient Ruins of Rauh.
- Castle Watering Hole: There are two Furnace Golems in close proximity of each other at the Ruins of Unte. One of them is lying in the water by the Ruins of Unte entrance. We recommend you tackle this fellow first before waking his "sleeping" companion up.
- Ruins of Unte: The second Furnace Golem is unlit and dormant, blocking the entrance into the ruins. You'll have to throw a Hefty Furnace Pot onto this golem to wake it up and force it to move.
How to kill Furnace Golems in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
To take a Furnace Golem down, follow these steps:
- Target their face plates, the opening on the backs, or their legs (but only if the legs are unarmoured).
- Use Torrent to weave in and out and jump over their fire attacks.
- If the legs are armoured, get on elevated ground and chuck a Hefty Fire Pot or Hefty Furnace Pot into the Furnace Golem's back opening.
Let's break these points down in greater detail. In short, Furnace Golems are huge, intimidating, and totally invulnerable to all damage on most of their lumbering bodies except for a few key areas. If you try target locking a Furnace Golem you'll notice that you can only target the face plates on their front, the flaming opening on their upper backs, and sometimes their legs. These are the places where you can actually land attacks - and as you progress further into Shadow of the Erdtree, you'll run into Furnace Golem with armoured legs, meaning that you'll have to go for the face plate and the back.
This is easier said than done, since Furnace Golems can spot you from quite a distance away. Torrent is essential for dealing with these mighty foes, as they'll often acknowledge your arrival by stomping their feet and unleashing a wave of fire that'll wreck your health bar and catch you off guard if you're on foot. Other times, particularly if you approach them from behind, they'll shoot off a multitude of fireballs that cascade down upon your Tarnished like rain. If that wasn't enough, Furnace Golems can also leap into the air and cause an explosion upon landing, which is avoidable via Torrent's double jumps, but just barely.
If you do manage to get close enough to a Furnace Golem to hit the legs, bring out your strongest weapons and smash away. If you get lucky and can make them stagger three times in a row, the Furnace Golem will suffer a Stance Break and topple. You'll be able to get a critical hit on its face plate if this happens, dealing a huge chunk into its health. You can also target the legs and face plate with sorceries like Night Comet or projectiles like Greatarrows, which is a bit easier if you manage to meet the Furnace Golem on slightly elevated terrain.
When it comes to Furnace Golems, you can ironically fight fire with fire - as long as you have Hefty Fire Pots or Hefty Furnace Pots at your disposal. If you manage to chuck one of these pots directly into the vulnerable opening on a Furnace Golem's back (once again, this is immeasurably easier if you're standing above the golem rather than beneath it), the resulting explosion will be super effective.
Once you kill a Furnace Golem, it'll drop a Crystal Tear that you can mix in your Flask of Wondrous Physick. Ironically, they'll also drop Furnace Visages, which can be used to craft Hefty Furnace Pots, which you can then use to kill more Furnace Golems. In that sense, farming Furnace Golems for Crystal Tears is a worthwhile, self-sustaining process.
How to get a Hefty Fire Pot
To craft a Hefty Fire Pot, you'll first need to pick up the Greater Potentate's Cookbook 1. This Cookbook is located within the Scorched Ruins in the Gravesite Plain, so should be simple enough to acquire. Afterwards, you can craft the throwable with the following ingredients:
- Redflesh Mushroom x3: These are fairly common in the Land Of Shadow. In particular, they spawn on several corpses in the Fort of Reprimand and on Shade enemies in Belurat, Tower Settlement.
- Black Pyrefly x2: Can be purchased from Moore or looted from corpses in various regions including Belurat, Tower Settlement.
- Empty Hefty Cracked Pot x1: Found in various dungeons and areas in the Land of Shadow including the Scorched Ruins, Belurat Gaol, Lamenter's Gaol, Bonny Village and more.
How to get a Hefty Furnace Pot
The recipe for the Hefty Furnace Pot is within the Greater Potentate's Cookbook 2. This Cookbook is located on a corpse inside the Run-Down Traveler's Rest, north of the Three-Path Cross and just below the Greatbridge entrance to Castle Ensis. Once you have this, you need the following ingredients to craft a Hefty Furnace Pot:
- Redflesh Mushroom x2: See the above ingredients list.
- Ember of Messmer x2: Found throughout the Shadow Keep or farmed from the soldier encampment near the Moorth Ruins.
- Furnace Visage x1: Dropped from defeated Furnace Golems and a possible drop from Messmer Foot Soldiers. You can also acquire 2 from the Run-Down Traveler's Rest and you will get 3 from Hornsent if you give him Hornsent Grandam's Scorpion Stew.
- Empty Hefty Cracked Pot x1: See the above ingredients list.
With these tips in your arsenal, hopefully your fight against Shadow of the Erdtree's lumbering fire giants is just a tad bit easier! For more on Elden Ring's massive expansion, check out our tips on how to start Shadow Of The Erdtree as quickly as possible. We've also got a guide on the locations of all 78 bosses in the Shadow Realm, as well as a guide to the best order to tackle the main bosses. And if you're hankering for new weapons, take a peek at our guides to acquiring the Great Katana and the Beast Claw.