Earth Elemental

How to beat: Earth Elemental

Earth elementals soak up enormous damage, so expect a long fight even with your silver sword coated in Elementa oil, and expect your blade's durability to suffer. Dimeritium bombs are their real weakness and make them easier to hurt, though no less dangerous, while Axii and Igni do little and Aard causes only a brief stagger. Strike once or twice, then roll away from the counterattack, and when it lifts a foot be ready for a stomp that sends rocks bursting from the ground. If it jumps, get away fast, since the shockwave knocks you down and traps you inside a ring of rock for a while. Do not attack when it crouches behind its arms, as the blow is partly reflected back at you, and use Quen to trade hits through its slow, heavy attacks, with Yrden helping you avoid its punches.