Because you’re able to’t defeat these yellow-growth creatures unless you know their specific weakness.

Luckily, thisElden Ringguide will tell you all about the Winter Lantern’s Achilles heel.

With the right equipment, you’ll flush the Abyssal Woods of every Aging Untouchable.

An Elden Ring player standing in front of a Winter Lantern.

Read on to find out how to permanently kill Winter Lanterns in the Elden Ring DLC.

You canreach the Abyssal Woodsby passing through the Shadow Keep and following a hidden path to the Darklight Catacombs.

They’re especially common just west of the Abyssal Woods Site of Grace (center of the region).

The spawn location of Winter Lantern enemies on the Elden Ring map.

No wonder they’re among the most difficult enemies in the Elden Ring DLC.

To defeat a Winter Lantern in Shadow Of The Erdtree,you must parry their attacks.

The Golden Parry (an Ashes of War skill) is the best parrying skill available.

A player dying at the hands of a Winter Lantern in Elden Ring.

This means you must leave the DLC for a while and head back to the Lands Between.

You’ll see a golden scarab on your right hand; this scarab will drop the Golden Parry.

Another way to parry a Winter Lantern is to use the Buckler shield (no upgrades required).

A map showing the location of Golden Parry in Elden Ring.

This early-game shield comes with a default parry ability, so there’s no need to hunt for scarabs.

As soon as it initiates an attack like that, use the parry skill.

Unleash your normal attacks on the Winter Lantern once it’s stance-broken, and rejoice in your victory.

Gostoc stomping on Godrick’s remains in Elden Ring.

And that concludes this Elden Ring Winter Lanterns, a.k.a.

An Elden Ring player fighting a Winter Lantern.