While there's no denying Elden Ring's impact on the video game industry, there is perhaps some debate among FromSoftware's fervent fan base around the quality and consistency of the game's many boss fights. With such a large number of bosses for players to fight, it was inevitable that the quality would vary more substantially than in previous Souls games. Still, even so, Elden Ring's best bosses can easily stand toe to toe with some of the developer's previous finest. With Shadow of the Erdtree less than two months away, many expect the DLC's cover star, Messmer the Impaler, to elevate the overall boss quality to new heights. If FromSoftware's previous human-sized bosses are anything to go by, this could well be true.