10 PAINFUL Secrets In Open World Games
5. Dragonlord Placidusax - Elden Ring
Dragonlord Placidusax is certainly one of the toughest bosses in Elden Ring, though in the very least he's not a mandatory foe.
Yet despite the dragon's massive stature, finding him is just a massive ballache, before we even talking about defeating the big lug. In fact, few are likely to stumble across Placidusax organically, so well hidden is he.
You need to warp to the Beside the Great Bridge Site of Grace, head back through the temple you visited earlier, and find a difficult-to-spot ledge at the end of the floating platform.
From here, follow the rocky path forward, walk up to an empty grave and press the "lie down" prompt, which will trigger a cutscene and transport you to the epic boss arena to battle Placidusax.
Trust FromSoftware of all folk to hide this sublimely cinematic, gorgeously designed, and ultra-challening boss fight in a place where most players haven't got a hope in hell of finding it.
Infuriating, but also at least a little bit hilarious.