Elden Ring Nightreign Guide | How To Beat Adel, Baron of Night (Gaping Jaw)

Here's everything you need to know on how to beat Adel, Baron of Night, in Gaping Jaw Expedition

Game Guide by Ornstein on Jun 07, 2025

This guide will walk you through key strategies, functional upgrades, and essential combat tips to help you and your team emerge victorious against Adel, Baron of Night. You'll learn how to take advantage of Adel's flaws, avoid his devastating hits, and make your build better for this tough fight.

Understanding Adel's Weaknesses and One‐Shot Attack

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Adel, Baron of Night, is highly vulnerable to poison, so you should focus on consistently applying poison effects throughout the fight. Additionally, Adel possesses a one‐shot attack in which he glows before unleashing a powerful strike.

To avoid being caught, you must maintain sufficient distance whenever you see him begin to glow; sprinting away can keep you safe. Alternatively, if you have your ultimate ready, using it when Adel glows will stun him out of this attack, granting you and your team a brief window to reposition.

Poison Weapons, Greases, and Pots

During the daytime, you should seek out any poison‐infused weapons you can find. If you cannot locate a poison bow, focus on poison swords, daggers, or other melee weapons. In addition, collect Poison Grease from dungeons and explore areas where poison greases or Poison Pots might be available.

Poison greases and pots provide excellent damage‐over‐time effects, which are particularly useful when your teammates get grabbed by Adel. Whenever a teammate falls into Adel's grasp, you should immediately use poison greases or throw a Poison Pot to deplete his health and stagger gauge rapidly.

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Utilizing Character Skills Effectively

Every character's skill matters in this fight. For example, if you are playing as Ironeye, use the marking skill to mark Adel, causing him to take 10 percent more damage and suffer increased stagger buildup. This is crucial, as you want to interrupt as many of Adel's attacks as possible.

Remember that some of Adel's moves are difficult to dodge—when you see him preparing his wide‐jaw bite or the massive body slam, sprint sideways rather than attempting a standard roll. If you have an ultimate skill ready, save it for clutch moments: stunning Adel out of his one‐shot attack can turn the tide of battle.

Key Attacks to Watch

Adel's jaw‐wide attack requires a sprint to the side for you to avoid it; rolling alone is often insufficient. His body slam, where he crashes his entire form into you, also demands quick movement.

Whenever you see the ground begin to crack or the area light up with purple cracks, do not stand there—move out of that zone at once.

If you linger in that threatening area, you risk taking significant damage or being captured. Whenever Adel grabs a player, he will inflict a full bleed buildup if that player does not have adequate bleed resistance.

Therefore, you should oversee your bleed resistance and use Stanching Boluses, if available, to cleanse or resist bleed buildup.

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Recommended Armor, Resistances, and Flask Upgrades

When exploring during the day, prioritize gear that increases your physical damage negation and boosts lightning resistance, as Adel's attacks can deal heavy physical and elemental damage.

Also, look for equipment that enhances the healing received from your flasks; an additional 20% healing can make the difference between survival and defeat.

By the time night falls, you should aim to have your overall resistances, especially bleed resistance, raised to at least +57. This ensures that Adel's biting attacks do not immediately force a bleed status, which can rapidly drain your health.

Equally important is having a handful of Stanching Boluses on hand; you can acquire these during daytime exploration to either restore health or remove bleed buildup as needed.

Combat Tactics and Team Coordination

Throughout the fight, you must constantly apply poison if your teammates get grabbed since the stun from poisoning Adel will free your ally and deal significant damage. When using bows, the Barrage Attack—which rapidly fires multiple arrows—can disrupt Adel's targeting and make it harder for him to land hits on you.

If you are a melee character, you can still switch to a bow in moments of extreme pressure to force Adel off you or to create distance for a healing flask.

If you are playing with a team, coordinate poison application: whenever someone is grabbed, have at least one teammate ready to throw poison or poison grease immediately. Save ultimates for moments when Adel glows before his one‐shot attack; stunning him at that moment can prevent a full‐party wipe.

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Keep an eye on the ground around you—if you see purple cracks or flames, it indicates a lethal attack is imminent, so move to safety and then reengage while applying poison to build damage over time.

Applying Relics and Marking Skills

Some teammates might have access to a relic that lets them use marking skills more than once in quick succession. Combining repeated marks with poison will rapidly fill Adel's stagger gauge, allowing you to exploit openings in his attack patterns.

Whenever Adel's posture gauge is low, focus fire from all teammates to break his stance and deal massive damage.

If he manages to grab a teammate, the resulting stagger will be an ideal time for you to unleash ultimates or heavy attacks, as he remains vulnerable while animation for biting or slamming is happening.

Closing Notes on the Fight

When engaging Adel, Baron of Night, remember to remain mobile, apply poison consistently, and use marking skills to increase stagger buildup. Prioritize gear that raises your damage negation and resistances, and always be prepared with Stanching Boluses to counter any bleed status.

By coordinating with your team, staggering Adel out of his powerful attacks, and maintaining pressure with poison, you will steadily whittle down his health and stagger gauge, ultimately achieving victory over this formidable boss.

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