One of the many fun things you can do in Rune Factory 5 is befriend the monsters. Certain monsters can produce one item per day for you, though many of them are better suited for battle. Boss monsters are a prime example of this. Below are all the tameable bosses in the game:
- Nine-Tailed Fox
- Cerberus
- Needle Beast
- Geyser Bear
- Mysterious Lizard
- Dragon Golem
- Hecatonchire
- Deader Tree
- Green Kaiser
- Dark Lizard
- Volcanic Dragon
- Medusa
- Wood Golem
- Aries
- Audumbla
- Blazing Hecatonchire
- Murder Beast
- Hell’s Pincers
- Garon
- Shoebert
- Arachne
Rune Factory 5 boss taming guide
Of course, not every monster is tamable, and those that can be tamed can only be enticed with specific items. Fortunately, the method to befriend them is the same:
- Go back to the boss’ spawn location after your first battle with it.
- Brush them until the music note icon stops appearing above its head. This will make them friendlier toward you and, thus, easier to capture.
- Do not attack the boss. Instead, give it items that it likes. You’ll know you’re doing it right once you see the heart icon over its head with every gift. It will take a while, but it will eventually come with you.
List of items every tamable bosses like
| Boss | Location | Favorite Items |
| Nine-Tailed Fox | Whispering Woods: Depths | Nine-Tailed Fox Bell, Tempura, Tempura Udon, Starfall Strawberry |
| Cerberus | Belpha Ruins B3 | Cake, Cheesecake, Chocolate Cake, Starfall Strawberry |
| Needle Beast | Gadeus Grasslands: Depths | King Cabbage, Royal Carrot, Lordly Yam, Starfall Pumpkin |
| Geyser Bear | Bandit King’s Old Base 1F | Salmon, Starfall Corn |
| Mysterious Lizard | Bandit King’s Old Base 2F | Spectacles, Starfall Corn |
| Dragon Golem | Bandit King’s Old Base 3F | Rockfish, Sand Flounder, Starfall Potato |
| Hecatonchire | Kelve Lava Caves: Nadir | Tuna, Marlin, Protein, Starfall Potato |
| Deader Tree | Whispering Woods: Forest of No Return Heart | Greenifier+, Formula C, Starfall Strawberry |
| Green Kaiser | Basara's Hideaway 1F | Salmon, Starfall Corn |
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| Dark Lizard | Basara's Hideaway 2F | Spectacles, Starfall Corn |
| Volcanic Dragon | Basara's Hideaway 3F | Rockfish, Sand Flounder, Starfall Potato |
| Medusa | Thundering Wastes 3F | Lightning Horn, Starfall Pumpkin |
| Wood Golem | SEED Floating Fortress 1F | Orichalcum, Ultra Toyherb, Starfall Pumpkin |
| Aries | SEED Floating Fortress 2F | Wooly Furball, Starfall Strawberry |
| Audumbla | SEED Floating Fortress 3F | Diamond, Starfall Pumpkin |
| Blazing Hecatonchire | Rigbarth Maze 2F | Tuna, Marlin, Protein, Starfall Potato |
| Murder Beast | Rigbarth Maze 6F | King Cabbage, Royal Carrot, Lordly Yam, Starfall Pumpkin |
| Hell’s Pincers | Rigbarth Maze 8F | Popcorn, Starfall Popcorn, Starfall Corn |
| Garon | Rigbarth Maze 12F | Flan, Pumpkin Flan, Starfall Strawberry |
| Shoebert | Rigbarth Maze 14F | Melody Bottle, Starfall Corn |
| Arachne | Rigbarth Maze 16F | Spider Jaw, Grape Liqueur, Starfall Strawberry |
The Starfall crops can be grown by collecting Starfall seeds from meteors that fall a day after a star shower. We have a separate guide here.
List of bosses you can’t tame
- Basilisk
- Kraken
- Dragon Mummy
- Skull Dragon
- Leviathan
- Umbradea
- Uroboros
- Gideon
- Fathomless Dread
- Tiamat
- Naga
- Giga Dragon Mummy
- Death Lance
- Reincarnation
They still drop very rare items, however, so they’re worth the battle!
For more help with Rune Factory 5, take a look at some of our other posts here at Pro Game Guides.
Published: Apr 28, 2022 09:21 am