KCGemini | Dark Souls - Four Kings - SL1 @KCGemini | Uploaded January 2013 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Probably the hardest boss fight during a SL1 playthrough barring O&S and excluding the DLC area.
It's not too bad once you get used to dodging their attacks and killing them quickly enough so you won't get 2 vs 1'ed.
Equips are:
+5 Reinforced Club (Lightning)
Dark Wood Grain Ring
Grass Crest Shield
Probably the hardest boss fight during a SL1 playthrough barring O&S and excluding the DLC area.
It's not too bad once you get used to dodging their attacks and killing them quickly enough so you won't get 2 vs 1'ed.
Equips are:
+5 Reinforced Club (Lightning)
Dark Wood Grain Ring
Grass Crest Shield
![Elden Ring - Death Rite Bird [Level 1 - Iron Ball / No Damage / No Torrent]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JyF7L1yQS3A/hqdefault.jpg "Elden Ring - Death Rite Bird [Level 1 - Iron Ball / No Damage / No Torrent]
At the request of the 0seraphic, an amazing MH lancer!
Striking weapons crack its skull open like a walnut.
Equips:
Cold Iron Ball +25
Blue Dancer Charm
Radagons Soreseal
Ritual Sword Talisman
Green Turtle Talisman
Note: Sacred Order is much better than War Cry here due to the sacred affinity + extra holy damage from the AoW.")
![Elden Ring - Midra [Level 1 - Star Fist / No Scadutree Blessings / No Damage]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NP2egr40Ay4/hqdefault.jpg "Elden Ring - Midra [Level 1 - Star Fist / No Scadutree Blessings / No Damage]
The DLC really has some atmospheric places and phenomenal OSTs to go with them.
In the halls of a roasted library caked with dust and spiderwebs, Midra brings it all together to envision what would happen if a Lord of the Frenzy Flame were to escape to wander the Lands Between.
Unlike most of the DLC bosses, Midra has quite a number of slower moves mixed with decent-sized AoEs, allowing for counter-attacks between the gaps. As a good chunk of his moves aim high, well-timed attacks that bend ones character, such as 1:41 as at 2:17, can add up to many free hits over time.
(The dodge at 1:41 was something that I didnt even believe. I had to watch it in slow-motion to realize I was a fraction of a second from re-entering standing position and being inside the knifes hitbox. FromSoft definitely has some coding magic.)
Equips:
Cold Star Fist+25
Blue Dancer Charm
Radagons Soreseal
Ritual Sword Talisman
Two-Headed Turtle Talisman
Cosmetic Item:
Rock Heart (Dragon Form)")
![Elden Ring - Commander Niall [Level 1 - Star Fist / No Damage / No Parries]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NTDQAhS5rGw/hqdefault.jpg "Elden Ring - Commander Niall [Level 1 - Star Fist / No Damage / No Parries]
Once the commander loses his knights, it all goes downhill from there.
Equips:
Cold Star Fist +25
Blue Dancer Charm
Radagons Soreseal
Ritual Sword Talisman
Green Turtle Talisman")
![Elden Ring - Commander Gaius [Level 1 - Star Fist / No Scadutree Blessings / No Damage]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nt9M2Mgo1ig/hqdefault.jpg "Elden Ring - Commander Gaius [Level 1 - Star Fist / No Scadutree Blessings / No Damage]
In the end, it was just a man with his boar.
Equips:
Cold Star Fist+25
Blue Dancer Charm
Radagons Soreseal
Ritual Sword Talisman
Two-Headed Turtle Talisman
Cosmetic Item:
Rock Heart (Dragon Form)")
