where is the death bird

Deathbirds are formidable creatures that only appear at night in Elden Ring. Heres where youll find them and what rewards youll get for victory.

There are a multitude of new features that Elden Ring introduces to the Soulsborne formula, and one of the more interesting of these is the concept of field bosses. To be specific, these arent foes who are locked away inside a boss arena, and are instead fought out in the open world. You can even ride your horse during these fights!

The Deathbird and its tougher variant, the Death Rite Bird, are both examples of area bosses found around the Lands Between. They are big bird enemies with what looks like a dolls head, but its important to note that they can only be fought at night. Deathbirds will definitely put up a fight, so come prepared to do battle — the rewards are definitely worth it.

Updated on February 26, 2024, by Marco Vito Oddo: While Deathbirds and Death Rite Birds are completely optional in Elden Ring, theres plenty of reason to defeat them. First, each field boss you slay drops a unique weapon, talisman, or spell, so you cannot complete your collection without hunting them all. Furthermore, Deathbirds and Death Rite Birds are associated with one of the Outer Gods that want to expand their domain in the Lands Between.

So, collecting all Deathbird-related items will also reward you with item descriptions essential for understanding the games lore.

Where to find Deathbird in Elden Ring

Deathbird can be found in:

Standard: 10
Slash: 10
Strike: -40
Pierce: 35

Magic: 20
Fire: 20
Lightning: 40
Holy: -40

The negation numbers represent the 20% of your damage that is blocked. For instance, if a negation is 60, then 20%400% of the damage caused by that kind will pass through and 20%600% will be negated. Bigger number = less damage. If the negation is 100, then no damage is transmitted, and if it is -100, then the enemy receives twice as much damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.

Elden Ring Deathbird Boss (Warmaster’s Shack)

This is an optional boss
Closest Site of Grace: Warmasters Shack
Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
Unless you lure it to a nearby location where spirit summoning is permitted, you are unable to normally summon Spirit Ashes for this boss.

East of the Warmasters Shack, just over the cliff to the south, is where you can find the Deathbird. As with all Deathbirds, it only appears at night. [Map Link].

Health: 3,442 HP
Defense: 103
Drops 2,800, Blue-Feathered Branchsword

Poison: Immune
Scarlet Rot: 517 / 807 / 1264
Hemorrhage: Immune
Frostbite: Immune

Sleep: Immune
Madness: Immune

The resistance numbers are the buildup amount to trigger it. For instance, to activate a resistance of 100, you must deal 100 points of the specified buildup. Keep in mind that these decrease with time and rise each time the effect occurs. The values following the “/”s represent the resistances that have increased with each subsequent process. NG+ and Beyond (click to reveal).

NG	NG+	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
HP	3,442	8,105	8,915	9,320	9,726	10,536	10,941	11,347
Defense	103	117	120	123	129	135	141	152
Runes	2,800	14,000	15,400	15,750	16,800	17,150	17,500	17,850
Resistances
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	517 / 807 / 1264	274 / 564 / 1021	278 / 568 / 1025	282 / 572 / 1029	286 / 576 / 1033	290 / 580 / 1037	294 / 584 / 1041	298 / 588 / 1045
Hemorrhage	Immune
Frostbite	Immune
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune

Deathbird Weeping Peninsula
Drops	3,900Sacrificial Axe
HP	3,769

Deathbird

Weeping Peninsula

Drops

3,900Sacrificial Axe

3,769

Elden Ring Deathbird Boss (Weeping Peninsula)

This is an optional boss
Closest Site of Grace: Castle Morne Rampart
Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
You cannot summon Spirit Ashes for this boss

The cliffs west of the trail connecting Castle Morne and the ramparts are home to the Deathbird. As with all Deathbirds, it only appears at night. [Map Link].

Health: 3,769 HP
Defense: 105
Drops 3,900, Sacrificial Axe
It might help you in the battle if you defeat this Deathbird before using a bow to take out the adjacent Golem.

Poison: Immune
Scarlet Rot: 521 / 811 / 1268
Hemorrhage: Immune
Frostbite: Immune

Sleep: Immune
Madness: Immune

NG	NG+	NG+2	NG+3	NG+4	NG+5	NG+6	NG+7
HP	3,769	8,088	8,896	9,301	9,705	10,514	10,918	11,323
Defense	105	117	120	123	129	135	141	152
Runes	3,900	15,600	17,160	17,550	18,720	19,110	19,500	19,890
Resistances
Poison	Immune
Scarlet Rot	521 / 811 / 1268	563 / 853 / 1310	571 / 861 / 1318	579 / 869 / 1326	588 / 878 / 1335	596 / 886 / 1343	605 / 895 / 1352	613 / 903 / 1360
Hemorrhage	Immune
Frostbite	Immune
Sleep	Immune
Madness	Immune

FAQ

Where is the Deathbird?

Any enemy in Elden Ring is dangerous, and this is even more true when there are many of them. You’ll find the Deathbird just down the road east of the Hermit Merchant’s Shack.

Where is the Deathbird in Warmaster’s Shack?

Like the Night Cavalry bosses, Deathbirds only spawn at nighttime, and only in specific spots. The first that most players come across is just south of the Warmaster’s Shack in Limgrave. Head to the Warmaster’s Shack and head east along the road until you see a field with many Trolls to the south.

What bird is called the Deathbird?

Vulture. The vulture is nature’s recycler of dead creatures. The vulture hovers or perches over the dying waiting for death so it can feast on the deceased animal’s carcass. It’s no wonder that many world cultures view the appearance of a vulture as an omen of impending death; it usually is.