Elden Ring: How to Defeat Mad Pumpkin Head
Here is a quick guide on how to defeat Mad Pumpkin Head in Elden Ring. The latest Soulslike game from FromSoftware lives up to the hype and is the crown jewel of the genre, filled with tons of exciting new content like side quests that often lead to optional boss battles.
The Mad Pumpkin Head is far from the hardest boss battle in the base game; however, underestimating this overpowered enemy will likely lead to your untimely and abrupt demise. Here are a few tips and tricks to easily defeat this enemy and earn your hard-earned rewards.
How to Defeat Mad Pumpkin Head
The Mad Pumpkin Head is one of the few bosses that can get easily distracted.
The Mad Pumpkin Head can be located at the West Limgrave’s Waypoint Ruins. From here, the overpowered boss can be encountered with blind luck. Most players never saw this optional boss as a challenge; however, he is a good practice partner to use your newfound skills. Think of this giant enemy as a target practice.
Tip
Players should have a few summons before dancing against the Mad Pumpkin Head.
While most players prefer to keep their distance against big bosses, there is an easy way to cheese this fight. Any build can do the trick against the Mad Pumpkin Head, especially hurting him with a flurry of powerful ranged attacks. It is worth noting that this is a recurring boss that you will see often in your journey but if you beat him once, it can be easily done again.
Ashes are essential in this strategy, the boss will immediately focus its attacks on the player but it can be distracted with a few summons like Lone Wolf Ashes or the Spirit Jellyfish. Once these summons are in the field, they will draw the attention of the Mad Pumpkin Head. Players have a short window of opportunity to deal with a few light melee damage or heavy ranged attacks.
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Once the Mad Pumpkin Head is distracted, players can strike its backside which is much more susceptible to damage. The Knight’s Lightning Spear Incantation would have been a great ranged option against this enemy, especially since hurdling 6 lightning bolts on its back will likely deal significant damage. Unfortunately, this item is available in the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.
Hurting this boss will then redirect its focus on you and it is crucial to dodge all of its attacks until your summons can gain its attention again. Players will then have another short opportunity to deal more damage once its back is turned.
Additional Elden Ring Tips and Tricks That Would Help You Improve Your Chances Against the Mad Pumpkin Head
This easy strategy can be used against other Elden Ring bosses.
Fighting the Mad Pumpkin Head is less tense than other optional bosses like Count Ymir. It is a repetitive and time-consuming process; however, it is much safer than going against it head-on. The backside of this boss is much weaker and players should take full advantage of it and focus on dealing damage there.
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The Ashes will strike to gain its attention and distract it. Consider this battle a team effort to a certain degree. Fighting the Mad Pumpkin Head without a summon will be significantly harder since you will be its focus for the entire fight. Dodging towards its backside will be difficult, hence the importance of summons is crucial to make the weak spot much more vulnerable.
Once it is distracted, players can get intimate and deal with a few melee combos or ranged attacks from a safe distance. The Mad Pumpkin Head will charge towards you and the summon will do its part to gain its attention again. This boss is much easier to fool than most.
After this enemy is defeated, players are rewarded with 1100 runes. These resources can be used to increase player EXP and to bargain with merchants to acquire better gear.
How did you defeat the Mad Pumpkin Head in Elden Ring? Let us know in the comments section below!
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