Wyndham Catacombs is one of the Minor Dungeons found in the Mt. Gelmir Region in Elden Ring. It is an optional dungeon that is home to a few treasure items and a miniboss Foe. This page contains information on the location, walkthrough, and guide to traverse this dungeon, locate all of its treasure, and tips to defeat the enemies within.

How to Get to Wyndham Catacombs

To the west of Mt. Gelmir, head northwest of Wyndham Ruins' marker on your map, and buried in the cliff face near the top are the double doors tucked behind some ruins and trees.

Through the doors and down the first flight of stairs you'll find a Site of Grace.

Wyndham Catacombs Walkthrough

Beyond the Site of Grace, down the stairs you'll immediately come to the locked boss doors. Grab the Root Resin on the left before proceeding. A passageway continues on the right, though be careful as there is a pressure plate directly in the center of your path, with the bolts (if triggered) coming from the spouts on the wall behind you.

Avoiding the pressure plate, ride the lift beyond down and head down the stairs to enter a larger room with a large blade rising and dropping in the center. At the far end are two Fanged Imps who will hurl electric bombs at you, but won't have the range unless you are around halfway across the room. Avoiding the blade as it drops, grab the Grave Glovewort (4) plant in the center of the room, and deal with the Fanged Imps.

Continue through the hallway and as you reach the next room you'll face another two Fanged Imps; one is hanging on the far wall, and the other is waiting to ambush you to your immediate right. After dealing with them both, grab the Grave Glovewort (5) plant on the left and push onwards.

Down a narrow set of stairs, there will be a large sewer-type room, filled with 5 Skeletal Slimes that will drop from the ceiling as you enter, as well as some zombies roaming the far end.

By the first right pillar is a Grave Violet plant, and a Ghost Glovewort (6) as you approach the metal gate, along with another Grave Violet plant tucked behind the pillar on the right. You can't pass the gate, so turn right and you'll see a Leyndell Knight across the water. The Knight will electrify its sword, so be careful of attacks that will deal far more damage; some slams causing small AOE electric bursts. After dealing with it, there is a Grave Glovewort (4) plant on the right, and a ladder behind where the Knight was initially stood.

Climb the ladder and you'll see an Imp Seal across the corridor. Be wary of a pressure plate on the floor shortly after getting to the top, so walk around it, and as you approach the Imp Seal a Fanged Imp will drop from the ceiling to ambush you. Having dealt with it, unlock the Imp Seal. Behind it, you'll find a corpse on the opposite side of the coffin that holds the Lightning Scorpion Charm.

Heading down the stairs, there is a room that acts as a trap. Stepping out onto the floor begins raising it towards the spikes in the ceiling, so sprint across to the opposite side (where the Fanged Imp is), and get in the alcove before the floor slams into the ceiling. Turn around 180 degrees to face where you came from and you'll see another alcove above the initial entrance with a Fanged Imp and a Grave Violet plant that you can sprint to if you wish. Otherwise, the platform across from the entrance is where the lever is, along with a Leyndell Knight guarding it. To the immediate right is a Fanged Imp with a two-handed sword, so prepare for an ambush. If you lure it out back into the corridor you can defeat it without making the Knight hostile, which furthermore allows you to sneak up to the Knight and get a backstab in.

With the lever pulled, you'll need to sprint across to the alcove above the initial entrance, then drop and roll back into the corridor. Before you continue back up the stairs though, trigger the floor to rise and stay in the entryway. This will allow you to drop down into the water below the floor, and head through the tunnel to face some more zombies.

Be wary of the pressure plate in the center of the area, and as you approach the corpses across the way two Giant Crabs will spring from the water. You can get close to killing one of them as they are emerging, meaning you only have to deal with one by the time they are fully out and ready to attack. The corpses hold the Ancient Dragon Apostle's Cookbook 1, a Golden Rune (5), and Magic Grease x2.

You can then pull the lever to the right of the metal gate to open a shortcut, and allows you to sprint back to the now unlocked doors at the very beginning of the Catacombs, leading down a staircase towards a mist wall.

Boss Fight - Erdtree Burial Watchdog

You will have likely encountered multiple variants of the Erdtree Burial Watchdog at this point in the game, where this specific version is most in line with the sword-wielder you encounter in Minor Erdtree Catacombs and Impaler's Catacombs. The unique caveat for this Watchdog, if you hadn't guessed from the other electrically-imbued enemies in this Dungeon, is that the Watchdog wields electric-based attacks alongside its regular swipes, spins, sweeps, and slams.

Don't be fooled by its initial slow movements, as it can quickly lower its sword to thrust forward with decent range, or raise the sword high to slash down vertically, diagonally, or horizontally. If it slams its sword down to the side, it means that the boss is about to launch a spinning attack, which is your cue to backpedal out of range.

Many of its swings do take a few moments to charge up and cool down, giving you a brief chance to get some hits in of your own before waiting for its next attack. Use these chances wisely and do not get greedy or deplete your stamina early, as you'll need to be ready to get away at a moment's notice.

When it decides to stand up tall, it will try to approach you can slam down its sword vertically at a fairly quick rate, but a well-timed dodge can leave it open to a counter-attack.

The Watchdog can also, like the others, float into the air, which should tell you to be extremely careful. It will rise into the air as it moves toward you, before slamming into the ground sword first to send out a shockwave. The worst part about this move is that it can do this multiple times, and you'll need to dodge in rapid succession to avoid getting slammed. Stay on the defensive until it stops rising back into the air, and let your stamina reset before engaging it again.

The unique electric attack it performs is that the Watchdog will rear its head backward, and summon sparks of lightning in its mouth. It will then take aim at you and fire a gigantic ball of lightning that, if it hits you, will knock you to the floor. This can be easily dodge-rolled or blocked by one of the pillars in the room, but keep an eye on your timing so you don't avoid it too early or too late.

If using ranged or magic attacks, always wait until after its strikes to backpedal and let loose some of your own, or you might be caught mid-animation by its quick sword lunge or downward slams. Since it is fairly slow, you can usually keep out of range of its telegraphed attack.

Upon defeating the Erdtree Burial Watchdog, you'll earn the Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing 1.