Rotten Stray

Stray is a Wildlife Creature in Elden Ring. Strays are hostile and emaciated canines.

The spirit of a Rotten Stray can be summoned for aid in battle by using Rotten Stray Ashes.

Where to Find Stray:

• Players can encounter Strays in the caves of LimgraveRegion, such as Limgrave TunnelsGrace.

• Roaming the west shores of Castle MorneDungeon, and inside the castle itself.

• Can be found in the upper parts of The Shaded CastleDungeon

• Unsightly CatacombsGrace

• Old Altus TunnelGrace

• Can be found in parts of CaelidRegion, including Caelid Waypoint RuinsLandmark.

• Can be encountered in some sections within Leyndell, Royal CapitalDungeon.

• Can be found in the Swamp of AeoniaLandmark in CaelidRegion.

• Can be found in the Consecrated SnowfieldGrace in the Mountaintops of the GiantsRegion.

• Can be found in the Mohgwyn PalaceLandmark area.

• Can be found in Crumbling Farum AzulaDungeon.

DLC Locations

• Gravesite PlainRegion - Prospect TownLandmark West Cliffside, Northern Nameless MausoleumMausoleum, Pillar Path CrossGrace, West Castle EnsisRegion, South Fog Rift FortLandmark.

• Scadu AltusRegion - Main Bonny VillageGrace, Whipping HutLandmark, Recluses' River DownstreamGrace, Village of FliesLandmark, West of Moorth Highway South.

• Rauh BaseRegion - Temple Town RuinsGrace

• Abyssal WoodsRegion - Divided FallsGrace

• Gravesite PlainRegion - Prospect TownLandmark West Cliffside, Northern Nameless MausoleumMausoleum, Pillar Path CrossGrace, West Castle EnsisRegion, South Fog Rift FortLandmark.

• Scadu AltusRegion - Main Bonny VillageGrace, Whipping HutLandmark, Recluses' River DownstreamGrace, Village of FliesLandmark, West of Moorth Highway South.

• Rauh BaseRegion - Temple Town RuinsGrace

• Abyssal WoodsRegion - Divided FallsGrace

• Strays are fast and vicious; using a good shield is a good way to deal with them.

• Deals Standard Damage. Some variants can additionally inflict Blood loss or Scarlet Rot.

• Like most animal-type creatures, they are susceptible to Fire Damage and Status Effects (most notably Hemorrhage).

• There are occasionally somewhat larger individual Strays that have more health and drop more Runes. They have a slightly different color than the normal-sized Strays.

• Strays are essentially the same as Dogs in that they have the same behavior, moves, and drops, though Dogs do not have buildup subtypes. Strays are also far more common.

• At one point of Elden Ring post-launch life, Blistered Strays, or as they were called at the time, "Bleed dogs," were the most dangerous creatures in The Lands BetweenRegion. This was because of a bug related to how game registered their jump attack. Due to this glitch, one attack could easily guard-break the player and deal 1500 HP of total damage.