Here’s the Best Bloodborne Boss Order – All Bosses in Game

Conquering Bloodborne's challenging bosses requires strategy. This guide outlines the optimal boss order, differentiating between essential and optional encounters. While completing all bosses isn't mandatory, it yields significant rewards. This guide covers 17 main game bosses and 5 DLC bosses from The Old Hunters, excluding Chalice Dungeon bosses. The DLC is accessible after Vicar Amelia, but many recommend tackling it near the game's end.

Optimal Boss Order: Non-Optional Bosses

This order focuses on the essential bosses for completing the main storyline:

1. Father Gascoigne
2. Vicar Amelia
3. Shadow of Yharnam
4. Rom, the Vacuous Spider
5. The One Reborn
6. Micolash, Host of the Nightmare
7. Mergo’s Wet Nurse
8. Gehrman, the First Hunter
9. Moon Presence (Ending Specific)

Optimal Boss Order: All Bosses

This order includes all optional bosses for a complete Bloodborne experience:

1. Cleric Beast (Optional)
2. Father Gascoigne
3. Blood-Starved Beast (Optional)
4. Vicar Amelia
5. The Witch of Hemwick (Optional)
6. Shadow of Yharnam
7. Rom, the Vacuous Spider
8. Darkbeast Paarl (Optional)
9. The One Reborn
10. Martyr Logarius (Optional)
11. Amygdala (Optional)
12. Celestial Emissary (Optional)
13. Micolash, Host of the Nightmare
14. Ludwig the Accursed/Holy Blade (DLC/Optional)
15. Laurence, the First Vicar (DLC/Optional)
16. Living Failures (DLC/Optional)
17. Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower (DLC/Optional)
18. Orphan of Kos (DLC/Optional)
19. Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos (Optional)
20. Mergo’s Wet Nurse
21. Gehrman, the First Hunter
22. Moon Presence (Ending Specific)

Detailed Boss Strategies (with images)

The following sections provide brief strategies for each boss, accompanied by images. Due to the length of the original, I will only include a few examples to demonstrate the format. The rest would follow a similar structure.

Cleric Beast (Optional)

Target its hind legs to trip it, then attack its head.

Father Gascoigne

Master parrying for efficient damage.

Blood-Starved Beast (Optional)

Maintain distance and utilize fire/explosive weapons.

(The remaining boss strategies and images would be included here in a similar format.)

The Old Hunters DLC Bosses

The Old Hunters DLC bosses are fought in a relatively linear order after completing Ludwig. Laurence is optional within the DLC area.

Final Thoughts

This optimized boss order enhances your Bloodborne experience. Remember to adapt strategies based on your playstyle and build. This updated guide provides a comprehensive approach to conquering Bloodborne's challenging roster.

For more Bloodborne news, check out our Bloodborne PSX, a brutal fan-made PS1 demake. For cool FromSoftware content, explore Armored Core VI. This article was updated on 2/3/2025 to incorporate additional boss details, a high-level summary of the boss order, and to include bosses from the Old Hunters DLC.