Elden Ring
- Thread starter Garp the Fist
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Finally did it just a few hours ago, your comment actually motivated me to make a melee-only new run.
Solo'd Malenia at Level 123 with roughly 20 or 30 attempts? Lol.
It was atrocious, and I definitely won't ever attempt to do it again because it's just boring to fight unfair mechanics. Her heal-on-block actually makes Consort Radahn less annoying.
- Nightrider Glaive w/ Impaling Thrust
- Clawmark Seal
- Random shit shield with 100 physical damage negation solely for the bitch's first Waterfowl attack
- Fire + Stance Hardtears
I'm actually glad about the development I've went through so far.
Lvl 123 current me solo'd Malenia without consumables/summons, while Lvl +180 past me with maxed Mimic Tear was getting low-diffed by Niall's two soldiers lol.
Solo'd Malenia at Level 123 with roughly 20 or 30 attempts? Lol.
It was atrocious, and I definitely won't ever attempt to do it again because it's just boring to fight unfair mechanics. Her heal-on-block actually makes Consort Radahn less annoying.
- Nightrider Glaive w/ Impaling Thrust
- Clawmark Seal
- Random shit shield with 100 physical damage negation solely for the bitch's first Waterfowl attack
- Fire + Stance Hardtears
I'm actually glad about the development I've went through so far.
Lvl 123 current me solo'd Malenia without consumables/summons, while Lvl +180 past me with maxed Mimic Tear was getting low-diffed by Niall's two soldiers lol.
Still a pretty big gap, I'm not even sure which boss I would say is 3rd hardest. Off the top of my head maybe Rellana or Bayle? Consort and Malenia are still in another tier of difficulty, I just don't think it's obvious that Consort is harder like it was pre-nerf.
Post nerf Consort is definitely more fair than Malenia but also way more relentless so I think it's subjective what's harder at that point
Post nerf Consort is definitely more fair than Malenia but also way more relentless so I think it's subjective what's harder at that point
Definitely Bayle.
His moveset is ridiculously harder than any other DLC boss, and his hitboxes are peak fuckery compared to even Placidusax. Rellana had way smaller AoE to worry about.
Decaying Ekzykes is the only other dragon beside Bayle that I will never try to bother have a rematch with again.
I would say it goes like this.
Radahn > Bayle > Midra > Messmer > Metyr > Rellana > Gaius > Putrescent Knight > Romina > Scadu Tree
His moveset is ridiculously harder than any other DLC boss, and his hitboxes are peak fuckery compared to even Placidusax. Rellana had way smaller AoE to worry about.
Decaying Ekzykes is the only other dragon beside Bayle that I will never try to bother have a rematch with again.
I would say it goes like this.
Radahn > Bayle > Midra > Messmer > Metyr > Rellana > Gaius > Putrescent Knight > Romina > Scadu Tree
Nah they “nerfed” (fixed is a better word) a bunch.
His frame trap cross slash is dodge able and he has longer neutral windows after a bunch of attacks like the bloodflame slash.
His light clones aka his hardest attacks are still more or less the same but they were already consistently avoidable pre nerf
His frame trap cross slash is dodge able and he has longer neutral windows after a bunch of attacks like the bloodflame slash.
His light clones aka his hardest attacks are still more or less the same but they were already consistently avoidable pre nerf
I literally can’t even see a difference on the blood attack. Lol
Yeah those changes seem pretty minor, like I said it feels like the same fight to me personally. For comparison pre-nerf Starscourge was an absolute beast, post-nerf Starscourge could be beaten by breathing on him too hard imo.
Still the hardest fight in the game.
Yeah those changes seem pretty minor, like I said it feels like the same fight to me personally. For comparison pre-nerf Starscourge was an absolute beast, post-nerf Starscourge could be beaten by breathing on him too hard imo.
Still the hardest fight in the game.
I think Malenia is technically harder to no damage than Consort after the nerfs.
Now being harder to no damage =/= being harder generally (otherwise Metyr would be the hardest fight in the game with the phase 2 laser or Ryland with his earthquake but that’s obviously false) so I think it’s debatable
Now being harder to no damage =/= being harder generally (otherwise Metyr would be the hardest fight in the game with the phase 2 laser or Ryland with his earthquake but that’s obviously false) so I think it’s debatable
Which attacks specifically? Most of his attacks in phase 2 are just phase 1 attacks with light trails that will miss it you roll into him.
For his main clone attack after the mini meteors you just have to memorize and count the clones (the first 4 have a set distance so you can outpace/run and the final 5th one will auto track to your location so you dodge and then pause) just like with Malenia’s clones if you get them close in phase 2.
It’s the same idea for the clone barrages following a gravity pull in, they’re unintuitive but if you follow a guide it’s pretty consistent.
For his main clone attack after the mini meteors you just have to memorize and count the clones (the first 4 have a set distance so you can outpace/run and the final 5th one will auto track to your location so you dodge and then pause) just like with Malenia’s clones if you get them close in phase 2.
It’s the same idea for the clone barrages following a gravity pull in, they’re unintuitive but if you follow a guide it’s pretty consistent.