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Bonny Gaol walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The ErdtreeHere’s how to clear Bonny Gaol in Shadow Of the Erdtree
Here’s how to clear Bonny Gaol in Shadow Of the Erdtree
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Looking for a full rundown of Bonny Gaol in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?Bonny Gaol is a mini-dungeon inElden Ring’s DLCShadow Of The Erdtreethat has a little bit of everything, from prison cages to rooms replete with jars to sewer caverns with giant rats, just itching to rip your Tarnished to shreds. Like its cousinBelurat Gaol, this is certainly one of the creepier areas in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
In this guide, we’ll explain exactly what you need to do to loot Bonny Gaol of everything contained within its spooky walls.
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Bonny Gaol walkthrough
From Bonny Village, venture southwards to locate Bonny Gaol’s entrance. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
To access Bonny Gaol, go south of Bonny Village past a wooden bridge. Watch out for the giant scorpions in the region; eventually you’ll pass some fences and prison cages that mark the gaol’s cave entrance. The Bonny Gaol Site of Grace lies within.
After checking out the rooms, carefully take a peek over the edge of the platform you’re standing on. There will be a pot that you can jump on; hop onto it and onto the next one below to reach a previously inaccessible platform with a circular button. On this platform are two rooms with another Shadow, two Jar Innards, aFrozen Maggot, and aHefty Cracked Pot. When you’re done here, stand on the circular button and one of the jars will descend, letting you go back up.
These are the jars you’re looking for. Get ready to do some light platforming. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Proceed along the platform into the room you haven’t explored yet, which will be full of cages, a Shadow seated at a table and a corpse holding 10Bolts. Three Shadows will attempt to ambush you from your right as you approach the corpse, so watch out. Open the door, and in the next room you’ll find another two Shadows and a cellar opening that leads down to the sewer-like caverns beneath Bonny Gaol.
Drop down into the caves for some spelunking and grab theBroken Rune. If you have a light source like theSentryTorch or the Starlight Sorcery, now would be a good time to activate it, as it’s very dark here. The sewer caves aren’t massive, but have a few branching pathways and obscured rooms, so explore them thoroughly. You can expect to run into giant rats along with skeletal slimes that lurch up from the ground and fall down from the ceiling, so take your time and step with care.
Rats and slime - watch out for both in these dark passageways beneath the gaol. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
After grabbing the rune, turn around and explore the tunnel behind you. You’ll run into the rats - three smaller ones and one particularly immense bastard. Kill ‘em all and be sure to duck into a small side cave with a corpse that holds 4Smithing Stone [2]. At the end of the tunnel you will find a ladder that leads back up to the upper levels of Bonny Gaol. Climb it, watch out for the Jar Innard at the top, and pick up theStalwart Horn Charm + 2from the corpse.
The tunnels here can be a bit disorientating, so keep an eye out for this wall when you want to exit to the next part of the dungeon. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Once you’ve explored all corners of the tunnel, search for a brick wall opening that stands out from the rest of the cave walls. Go through the opening and you’ll drop down into a wide chamber full of jars. There are several Living Jars lurking about - three large ones and three small ones - and you can loot aBroken RuneandLost Ashes of Warfrom corpses in the vicinity.
Be careful, as it’s tough to tell which jars in this room are living and which aren’t. Use the lock-on targeting feature to help you. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Proceed into the next room, which is replete with hanging jars. Three Jar Innards lurk here, and you can findInnard Meatand aFrozen Maggoton the ground and aRaw Meat Dumplingin the interior of a jar. Keep moving into the following room, fight another Jar Innard, and you’ll emerge onto a platform overlooking a lower section of the main Bonny Gaol pit chamber.
Ride this jar up to grab the Night Armor set; ride it down to reach the bridge that leads to the end of the dungeon. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Once you’re ready to proceed, cross the bridge. Two Jar Innards lie in wait, and there’s a Shadow sitting on the edge of the bridge that you can put out of its misery if you so desire. After you reach the other side of the bridge, leap down to the platform below, pick up anotherFrozen Maggot, and kill another Shadow and Jar Innard. Go down the ramp and the boss room will be in front of you.
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He might be a cool-looking dual wielder, but as long as you watch out for Labirith’s speed, he isn’t too rough of a boss. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Curseblade Labirithis the boss of Bonny Gaol, and will immediately cast darkness over the arena and turn himself invisible before lashing out at you with several quick strikes. Luckily, Curseblade Labirith isn’t very tough, and the Sentry’s Torch can reveal his whereabouts. Rolling away from Labirith and staggering him with a fast array of melee strikes or AoE magic will be enough to deplete his health bar in short order. A Spirit Ash with good durability can also totally steal his attention, letting you slam into him at your leisure.
Once Labirith falls, you’ll be awarded theCurseblade Meera Spirit Ash, along with100,000 Runes. A teleporter will appear to deliver you back to the gaol’s entrance.
That’s a wrap on Bonny Gaol. For more Elden Ring: Shadow of The Erdtree dungeon walkthroughs, take a look at our guides to theRuined Forge Lava Intake,Taylew’s Ruined Forge, theFog Rift Catacombs, and theDarklight Catacombs. If you’d rather read up on reaching tricky areas of the Shadow Realm, check out our guides for getting to theCerulean Coast, theCathedral of Manus Metyr,Charo’s Hidden Grave, and theStone Coffin Fissure.
