WithRemnant: From the Ashes,it’s all about blasting bosses away with all sorts of unique guns, bows, and other magical firearms. For players trying to experience every little thing that this game has to offer, it’s going to take a lot of time (and re-rolls) to encounter all 35+ bosses found within the game’s four different Worlds.
Once players actually encounter these boss battles, it’s just a matter of figuring out tactics for taking them out, what rewards they drop, and if there are any alternative ways to take this boss out for different rewards. InRemnant: From the Ashes,bosses don’t drop weapons from their bodies, but rather the player takes some important part of the bosssuch as their Heart, and brings it back to McCabe in Ward 13 so she can craft it into a Weapon or Weapon Mod. With all that in mind, let’s go over each boss players can stumble upon inRemnant: From the Ashes, what they drop, and what their alternate kill (if they have one) entails.
Updated December 28th, 2023 by Jacob Buchalter:Remnant: From the Ashes and Remnant 2 are now on Xbox Game Pass, and a lot of new players are checking these games out. And, those that are new to the Remnant franchise may be surprised to find out just how many bosses both of these games have. Each boss in both games will drop a material on death (sometimes multiple), and each material is then brought back to Ward 13 to be turned into a new Weapon or Weapon Mod for the player to use. With that in mind, let’s take a look at every single boss that you’ll encounter in Remnant: From the Ashes (including both DLCs), what they drop, and where to find them.
Disclaimer:These Boss listings are separated by Realm, starting from Earth then Rhom, Corsus, Yaesha, and finally Resium.
Glowing Fragments andShadewood
McCabe can turnShadewoodinto theRattle WeedWeapon Mod.
For those wandering the sewers of Earth (not the railway), there are only a couple of different Dungeon Bosses that could be waiting for them at the end, Gorefist or Shroud. As such, Shroud is likely the first boss players will fight inRemnant. And, it’s a pretty simple encounter, as far as bosses go.
Look out for its attack where it bombards the player with explosive arrows, as unaware Wanderers can easily get stun-locked by this onslaught of projectiles.
Additionally, fans of Shroud may be happy to know that there’s a very similar boss inRemnant 2by the name of Shrewd. It’s a cute reference to Shroud from the first game, and Shrewd really improves upon the Shroud battle in just about every way.
Glowing Fragments andFlesh Barb
McCabe can turnFlesh Barbinto theMantle of ThornsWeapon Mod
The other boss that might spawn instead of Shroud in the sewers of Earth is a lumbering creature called Gorefist. This is the “boss” variant of the massive enemies with large greatswords players will encounter often on Earth, only this one summons Rot Warts whenever it feels like it.
Because of these infuriating summons, the fight is much more hectic than it is against Shroud, so be prepared. Sadly, there isn’t any sort of cute clone of Gorefist to be found inRemnant 2like there is with Shroud and Shrewd. Though if it does come in a future DLC, let’s hope they go for something like Morefist.
Glowing Fragments,Shrapnel Shard, Bandit Set, and Cold as Ice Trait
McCabe turnsShrapnel ShardintoExplosive ShotWeapon Mod
Shrapnel Shardis only obtainable from killing Brabus. Bandit Set reward requires Pocket Watch from Mud Tooth to give to Brabus. The Cold as Ice Trait is only obtainable in co-op by killing the co-op partner when Brabus demands it.
Brabus is a unique case, as he is a Dungeon Boss who has three potential drops. These drops depend on if he’s killed outright, if he’s given the Pocket Watch from his father (Mudtooth),or if two players in co-openter his arena without the Pocket Watch in their inventories.
Brabus actually returns in Remnant 2 as a permanent NPC in Ward 13 whom players can buy all kinds of weapons from.
If players choose not to give him the Pocket Watch, a fight ensues with Brabus and his gang, where he uses his shotgun to stun the player while continuously summoning Bandit mobs to serve as ammo refills for the player. As it turns out, the ‘canonical’ ending for his boss battle is the Wanderer giving him the Pocket Watch, and Brabus takes that Pocket Watch, reconnects with his father Mudtooth, and the both of them settle down in Ward 13.
Further Information
The Root Mother
Mother’s Blessing Trait and the Root Mother NPC moves to Ward 13
After moving to Ward 13 Root Mother becomes the NPC that players use to upgradeDragon Heartcharges withSimulacrum
The Root Mother isn’t exactly a standard ‘boss fight’. In all honesty, it’s more of a tower-defense mini-game where players have to defend the Root Mother from a hoard of Root chumps invading her Church while she disconnects herself from the Root Hivemind.
Sadly, in the time betweenRemnant: From the AshesandRemnant 2, the Root Mother has passed away, but not before teaching Wallace everything she knew, which is why he functions as the new Relic upgrade NPC.
On the first run, this boss can be laughably easy, but if players go for a second campaign or even Hardcore mode, they might find that thisencounter is way more difficultthan previously expected, so don’t underestimate it.
Glowing Fragments andHollow Seed
McCabe turnsHollow SeedintoSeed CallerWeapon Mod
The Mangler is another simplistic Dungeon Boss in the Earth Realm. Basically, it’s a larger variant of the Hollow-type enemies thatRemnant 2players will recognize as the summonsfrom the first Summoner Archetype ability. And, like those infuriating rolling Hollows in Yaesha (inRemnant 2), the Mangler’s rolling attack is no joke. But, as long as players carefully avoid this attack and keep an eye out for when it summons more mobs, the boss is a cakewalk.
Glowing Fragments andDisplacement Crystal
McCabe turnsDisplacement CrystalintoFlicker CloakWeapon Mod
Riphide is a Dungeon Boss many players might not have even known was in the game, considering it only spawns at the end of Leto’s Lab. For those who never encountered in their playthroughs ofRemnant: From the Ashes, it’swhere the Leto’s Armorcan be found as well as a whole lot of lore about Leto himself. In any case, Riphide is a boss with three simple attacks it cycles through; a melee strike, throwing the ‘knives’ it holds as a projectile, and a shockwave-type AoE attack.
While that may sound simple, there’s a central ‘gimmick’ for Riphide that makes this a bit tougher. After taking a certain amount of damage, Riphide then splits itself into two, creating another copy of itself that has the same attack patterns. Again, this may not sound that bad, but Riphide keeps cloning itself the longer the player takes to kill it, and this can get pretty overwhelming pretty quickly. To put it in simple terms, it’s a DPS-check sort of boss battle.
Alternate Kill Information
The Ent
Glowing Fragments, 1x Simulacrum,Spore Gland,Twisted Heart, Quick Hands Trait, Cheer Emote
McCabe turnsSpore GlandandTwisted HeartintoSporebloom(Long Gun) andPetrified Maul(Melee Weapon).
Spore Glandis only obtainable by killing Ent without destroying its legs.Twisted Heartis only obtainable by destroying its legs before killing it.
Next up is the Cthulhu Tree, otherwise known as the Ent, which is one of two possible World Bosses that spawn for the Earth Realm.
And, according to the developers, The Ent is just a newborn, which means a fully-grown version would be much bigger.
The size is pretty imposing at first, but after players realize it has incredibly simplistic attack patterns, this thing is a lot less scary. In any case, as long as players keep on the move and quickly clear any mobs that spawn, the Ent is relatively easy to handle.
Glowing Fragments, 1x Simulacrum,Blazing Heart,Dragon Links, Quick Hands Trait
McCabe turnsBlazing HeartandDragon LinksintoSpitfire(Hand Gun) andSmolder(Melee Weapon)
Blazing Heartis only obtainable by killing Singe without destroying its tail.Dragon Linksis only obtainable by destroying the tail before killing Singe.
This tree dragon thatChronos: Before the Ashesplayers might actually recognize (everyRemnant/Chronostitle seems to have a dragon of some sort) is the second World Boss of Earth that players may encounter instead of the Ent.
Singe is no doubt the more difficult boss fight of the two, which may seem surprising given the size difference between Singe and the Ent, but it’s true. However, the rewards that come from it are the Blazing Heart or the Dragon Links, depending on how it’s killed,which are made into weaponsthat, on average, players seem to like more than the options the Ent offers.
Glowing Fragments andRadioactive Skull
McCabe turnsRadioactive SkullintoBreath of the DesertWeapon Mod
The most common of Rhom’s potential Dungeon Boss spawns, fighting Scourge is different than fighting most other bosses, as it seems to have been designed as more of a battle of attrition than one of pure strength. This fight feels like a test of endurance given how much HP Scourge seems to have, and will most likely require players to stock up on Ammo Boxes beforehand.
The constant radioactive projectiles Scourage spawns and the non-stop Ghast mob summons can be a lot to deal with as well, but as long as solo players keep a wall close behind them and co-op players communicate well, Scourge is actually a pretty fun encounter overall.
Glowing Fragments andBlack Tear
McCabe turnsBlack TearintoVeil of the Black TearWeapon Mod
These two, Shade and Shatter, found in the Ardent Temple of Rhom, are a pair of Dungeon Bosses who fight the player simultaneously. Shade typically fights at long range, and Shatter specializes in melee combat. Players need to defeat both, obviously, to win the fight.
It can be hard to keep track of which is Shade and which is Shatter, so make sure to use the symbols floating above their heads as reference.
The easiest strategy is just to fight Shatter while keeping peripheral vision on Shade’s projectiles, then focus them both down when they group up for their force field attack. In co-op it’s a bit easier to burst one down or split their focus, thankfully.
