An Elden Ring fan creates stunning tarot-style art depicting Godrick the Graft, the multi-member Shardbearer boss of Castle Stormveil.
FromSoftware has never been short of original designs for the bosses and monsters that explore the gaming world. The company is so synonymous with these visually imaginative and often macabre monsters that a “dark souls boss” is now an internet shorthand to describe any creature design from any medium that is distinctly horrifying. Ring of Elden is no exception, with its numerous and challenging bosses, so it’s no surprise that artists find inspiration while playing the game.
What is impressive Ring of EldenThe art direction of is that each enemy style fits into the area of the map they are in, and will often tie into that area’s story, with enemy designs becoming weirder and less natural as you go. and as the player advances. uncharted territory.
One of the earliest examples of Ring of Elden of boss and enemy designs that intersect with zone lore can be found in the surprisingly knockout Stormveil Castle, the game’s first linear zone. Enemies grafted to the castle have multiple limbs attached to their bodies, hinting at the final boss of this area, Godrick grafted it. Godrick, as the first Shardbearer boss most players will encounter, is a huge, dynamic boss design that was used extensively in the game’s promotional material. This design, like so many other FromSoftware bosses before it, now has inspired by awesome fan art online.
Reddit user u/stevendraw created tarot-style artwork featuring Ring of Eldenis despised Godrick the Grafted. Vintage line drawing of the coin is suitable for medieval times Ring of Elden unfolds and even recalls the style of the game’s card screen. The white border and Godrick’s name printed at the bottom are clearly inspired by tarot cards and make the piece look like it should be part of a set containing all the bosses in the game made in this style.
The comments under both posts are full of fans saying they would be willing to buy a set of Ring of Elden tarot cards. It could actually be valuable merchandise for the game. FromSoftware games are not only renowned for their original and visceral boss designs, but also for the wide variety of such designs found in each game. A set of cards would do well to show off the variety of these designs while showcasing each boss’s design individually.
Tarot cards are a common format for fan art, especially for medieval or fantasy properties. But they were also designed to fit many other game genres and styles such as Mass Effect fan-made tarot cards.
Ring of Elden is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.