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Once bosses are located, however, it’s just a matter of figuring out tactics for taking them out, what rewards they drop, and what needs to be done with the reward to get the best possible use out of it. It’s often not a weapon that drops, but the precursor to the weapon, or the item with which to buy or craft the weapon or mod. Each of the bosses listed below will reward you with something fancy.

Updated February 23, 2021 by Jacob Buchalter: A lot of gamers have given Remnant: From the Ashes and it has grown significantly in popularity. It was one of the free games on the Epic Store, so that helped. Plus, its VR-Exclusive prequel, Chronos: Before The Ashes, just released on PC at the end of 2020.

There are a lot of new faces in the Remnant community, which is nice to see considering the quality and replayability of this game. Replayability means more chances to take on bosses and collect their drops. With replayability comes a deeper understanding of what their alternate kills are (if they have one), and what weapons or mods those items turn into.

Disclaimer: This guide is sorted by the four “Realms” in Remnant, in this order: Earth, Rhom, Corsus, Yaesha, and Reisum.

38 Shroud, The First Boss

If you’re in the sewers of Earth (not the railway), there are only a couple of different Dungeon Bosses that could be waiting for you at the end, Gorefist or Shroud. As such, Shroud is likely the first boss players will fight in Remnant in general. It’s a pretty simple encounter, as far as bosses go. Because it’s so early in the game, Shroud is insanely easy with no alt-kill, so all that it drops is:

The Shadewood: can be made into the Rattle Weed mod used for distracting enemies and bosses alike

37 Gorefist, The Alternate First Boss

The other boss that might spawn instead of Shroud, Gorefist is the “boss” variant of the “Hulk” enemies, only this one summons Rot Warts whenever it feels like it. Again, a pretty easy fight if experienced with the regular variant. Players must focus on clearing all four Rot Warts out as soon as they’re summoned in. The only reward for beating it is:

The Flesh Barb: used to purchase the Mantle of Thorns mod, an ability that is very helpful for dealing with melee attackers.

36 Brabus & His Endless Gang Of Bandits

Brabus is a unique case, as he is a Dungeon Boss who has three potential drops, depending on if killed outright, given the Pocket Watch from his father Mud Tooth, or engaged him with a co-op companion. If players choose not to give him the Pocket Watch or not to kill the friend, a fight ensues with Brabus and his gang, where he uses his shotgun to stun the player while summoning continuous bandits around him. It’s an incredibly simplistic fight. Brabus drops three rewards:

The Shrapnel Shard: gained from just killing him outright, turns into the Explosive Shot mod The Bandit Armor Set: given for handing the Pocket Watch over to Brabus, a useful armor set that has the Freeloader trait on it The Cold As Ice Trait: not a weapon drop, but can only be unlocked this one way, so it’s easy to accidentally avoid ; given for slaying a co-op partner as Brabus demands

35 The Tower Defense-Like Root Mother Encounter

The Root Mother boss isn’t necessarily a “boss.” It’s more of a tower-defense mini-game where players have to defend the Root Mother from a variety of enemies breaking into the Church as she disconnects herself from the Root hivemind. On the first run, this boss can be laughably easy, but if players go for a second campaign or even Hardcore mode, they might find that this encounter is way more difficult than previously expected. For beating this encounter, players unlock two things:

The First: players can now interact with the Root Mother in Ward 13, she uses Simulacrum to upgrade the player’s maximum amount of Dragon Heart Charges The Second: she gives the Mother’s Blessing Trait, reduces incoming ranged damage up to 10% at max

34 The Mangler, A Large Tumbler

The Mangler is another simplistic Dungeon Boss for the Earth Realm. Basically, it’s a larger variant of the Tumbler enemies, only this one grows in size in relation to its remaining health. That, and it also summons Hollows from time to time. As long as players dodge its rolling attack, this boss is incredibly easy to deal with. It also has no alt-kill, and only drops:

The Hollow Seed: allows the purchase of the Seed Caller mod, one of the rare and amazing “Summon” mods

33 Riphide, The Cloning Machine

Riphide is a Dungeon Boss many players might not have known was in the game, considering it only spawns at the end of the elusive Leto’s Lab. It’s a boss with three simple attacks including a melee strike, a projectile, and an AOE attack. After taking a certain amount of damage, Riphide splits into two perfect clones, which then keep splitting into more clones as the fight continues. While it can be overwhelming, the simplistic attack pattern makes this fight pretty easy to approach overall. Sadly, this is another boss without an alt-kill, and it only gives:

The Displacement Crystal: turns into the Flicker Cloak mod, acts as a damage shield and prevents staggering

32 Earth World Boss: The Ent

Next up is the Cthulhu Tree, otherwise known as the Ent, which is one of two possible World Bosses that spawn for the Earth Realm. AOE slams and mob-spawning is all this boss has going for it. It also has two potential drops:

The Spore Gland: requires players to kill the Ent; the Spore Gland becomes the Sporebloom, a close-range single-shot shotgun The Twisted Heart: requires players to focus fire on the Ent’s legs until they break; the Twisted Heart turns into the Petrified Maul , a slow swinging Warhammer that deals rot damage

31 Earth World Boss: Singe

This tree dragon that Chronos: Before the Ashes players might recognize is the second potential World Boss of Earth. Singe is no doubt the more difficult boss fight of the two, and the rewards that come from it are the Blazing Heart or the Dragon Links, much like the Ent, which drop spawns depends on how exactly Singe is killed:

The Dragon Links: requires the destruction of Singe’s tail before killing it; the Dragon Links transform into Smolder, a sword that deals fire damage The Blazing Heart: requires a normal Singe kill; Singe’s Heart turns into the Spitfire , a rapid-fire SMG

30 Scourge, A Battle of Attrition

The most common of Rhom’s potential Dungeon Boss spawns, fighting Scourge is a battle of attrition.

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This fight is really a test of endurance and will require quite a few consumables or a good build to get through, as the constant radioactive projectiles Scourage spawns and the non-stop Ghast mob summons can be overwhelming. Once it is defeated, players get:

The Radioactive Skull: crafted into the Breath of the Desert mod, has a homing effect and does heavy damage to bosses and elites

29 Shade & Shatter Of The Ardent Temple

These two, Shade and Shatter, found in the Ardent Temple, are a pair of Dungeon Bosses who fight simultaneously. Shade fights at range, and Shatter specializes in melee combat. Players need to defeat both to win the fight. The easiest strategy is just to fight Shatter while keeping peripheral vision on Shade’s projectiles, then focus them both down when they group up for their force field attack. Killing them earns:

The Black Tear: made into the Veil of the Black Tear Mod, creates a dome of energy that blocks all projectiles

28 Raze & The Swarm Of Skulls

Located in the Lair of the Eyeless, Raze summons a swarm of Wasteland Skulls by screaming at the player during their fight, as well as peppering them with fireballs off and on. It’s honestly a pretty frustrating confrontation. Luckily, defeating it gives:

The Sentinel Shard: becomes Beckon, one of the best Summon mods, sumons two Wasteland Skulls

27 The Houndmaster & Maul

One of Rhom’s rarest boss spawns, the Houndmaster and his canine companion Maul, are a real pain. If players sneak into the arena while the hounds sleep, they can talk to Houndmaster and even buy jerky from him. Once ready to fight, focus on the Control Rod in the Houndmaster’s eye first, as breaking it is what drops it and also turns Maul and the rest of the dogs against their master. Otherwise, this fight is just amount managing mobs, as Maul will constantly summon more canine companions. After beating it, the player earns:

The Hound Choker: can be turned into Howler’s Immunity, a mod that has a lot of use in multiplayer; the Control Rod gained here allows the activation of the Ancient Construct

26 The Ancient Construct

Outside Wud’s shop, a merchant that may spawn in the Rhom Realm, there’s an Anointed buried in the ground with a hole in its chest. This boss can only be activated if the Rhom has Wud’s Shop and Houndmaster on the same map, and the player successfully got the Control Rod from the Houndmaster, so it’s a bit of an involved process. The Construct is one of Remnant’s worst designed bosses, as it is just a tanky Anointed Enemy who constantly summons a pair of turrets that melt the player’s health bar before they can stop them. Upon its death, the player will be rewarded with:

The Ancient Core: also known as the Iron Sentinel mod, allows the summon of The Construct’s turrets

25 Rhom World Boss: Claviger

Claviger can be found in The Spindle and is one of the options to get The Howling Key to access the Undying King, the other being The Harrow. Claviger is a unique fight since it summons Anointed, has a radiation beam, and has that whole shield mechanic. Claviger also has an alt-kill, meaning that it has two potential drops:

The Stone of the Guardian: requires the defeat of Claviger the normal way; the Stone turns into the World Breaker, deals radiation damage The Void Sliver: requires the defeat of Claviger without letting it absorb any of its summoned minions (or any of the player’s summoned minions); turns into the Particle Accelerator, a shotgun that comes with the amazing Gravity Core mod

24 Rhom World Boss: The Harrow

Located in The Bunker and the second option for the Howling Key, it’s The Harrow. This boss is simple, but deadly. Basically, it swings around wildly until enough damage is done to it, then it runs away and summons waves of Ghasts and Lurkers, only coming back after they’re defeated. Like most World Bosses, Harrow has both a regular and alternate kill, each of which will reward the player with:

The Thermal Geode: becomes the Defiler, a powerful pistol with the Radioactive Volley Mod The Lost Harpoon: requires the player to stagger The Harrow until it falls and then pull The Lost Harpoon out of it

23 Rhom (Optional) World Boss: Undying King

The Undying King is an optional World Boss of Rhom that players can find in the Throne Room that is accessed thanks to the Howling Key. He’s optional, obviously, because the player doesn’t have to fight him to move forward. They can just simply agree to his request, let him open the portal to Corsus, and continue the campaign. If the player doesn’t bring the Guardian’s Heart back to him, that’s when he might get bloodthirsty. He’s a pretty tough fight, no doubt about that. After learning his patterns, it isn’t all too bad. Upon defeating the Undying King, who has no alternate kill, he’ll drop:

The Undying Heart: used to craft Ruin, a tactical rifle/sniper; also drops The Labyrinth Key, a mandatory item needed to access Yaesha

22 The Thrall & It’s Swarm Bugs

This boss is very similar to fighting Shroud in that it will want to stay at a distance while lobbing projectiles at the player. Radiated damage is the name of the game with this boss, so bring lots of Greenleaf to increase protection. Oh, and watch out for Swamp Bugs. Its rewards are:

The Swarm Tusk: used to craft the Swarm mod

21 Canker Of The Mire Hollow

Found in The Mire Hollow just inside the Drowned Trench, Canker is one of the most stereotypical “monster” designs and also one of the worst fights in the game. It’s not hard, it’s not fun, it’s just a slog. Basically, Canker’s arena is full of water that it can create waves with.

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Other than that, and the mobs it spawns from eggs, this boss literally just runs back and forth. If the player just stands on the plot of dry land near the entrance and shoots him from there, its water attacks can’t even hit them. Unsurprisingly, its reward is equally lackluster:

The Slime Vessel: used to craft the Corrosive Aura Mod, projects an area around the player that corrodes anyone who gets within five meters

20 Corsus World Boss: The Unclean One

Corsus is unique because both of its World Bosses spawn 100% of the time during the main campaign, those being The Unclean One and Ixillis. The Unclean One is one of the most well-designed fights in the game, with clear attack patterns and without such a heavy focus on mob spawns. That said, it still does still have some potential mobs that spawn, so if players want to avoid all mob encounters, just go for its alt-kill downstairs. Fighting the Unclean One, both upstairs and downstairs, nets:

The Unclean Heart: used in crafting Devastator, a crossbow with the insanely strong Skewer Mod The Hammerhead’s Ore: requires the player to sneak downstairs while The Unclean One hammers away and hide in one of the three pots; the ore is used in making the Butcher’s Flail, a melee weapon

19 Corsus World Boss: Ixillis

Moving on to Corsus’ Guardian Ixillis, located in The Grotto, this boss fight is situated on a rather small bridge, and it involves a lot of dodging spectral orbs and laser beams. Oh, and there’s two of them instead of one. Its rewards are:

The Hivestone: requires the player to simply kill both Ixillis XV and XVI at different times; the Hivestone etamorphizes into the Hive Cannon, an AOE pistol with the Hive Shot Mod The Guardian Tentacle: requires the player to kill both bosses in rapid succession; becomes the Guardian’s Axe, a fast-acting hand ax that charges 2x the amount of Mod Power when it hits