Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
lvl10 (path of the bastard), no upgrades, no fire/blitz/decay, only weapon equipped
Peak boss. Don't listen to Big Guard, dodging left is better.
lvl10 (path of the bastard), no upgrades, no fire/blitz/decay, only weapon equipped
Peak boss. Don't listen to Big Guard, dodging left is better.
![The Puzzle That Broke Me [A Monsters Expedition]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jspmIb7l_vM/mqdefault.jpg "The Puzzle That Broke Me [A Monsters Expedition]
Note: before solving it, the island with the snowman is shrouded in fog, so it looks larger than it is.
This was the last snowman for me to achieve 100% completion.
After countless hours on this meta-puzzle, trying to raft up from that spot, thinking thats the solution, and finally finding an extremely elaborate way to do so, utilising almost all of the games mechanics... only to find out that it was all doomed from the start. I did solve it for real relatively quickly afterwards, which as expected, was very different and significantly simpler.")
![Nights Cavalry Duo fought as a GANK [RL1, NG+7, no hit/buffs/%dmg]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kfFxN7XeU-U/mqdefault.jpg "Nights Cavalry Duo fought as a GANK [RL1, NG+7, no hit/buffs/%dmg]
Do not try this at home. Just fight them one at a time like everyone else, or accept hit trading.
I guess this is a worlds first but who cares")
![Elden Ring SotE - Rellana Parry Kill [Level 1, NG+7⁺, no blessing/buffs/aux]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mCx8LiU3EfY/mqdefault.jpg "Elden Ring SotE - Rellana Parry Kill [Level 1, NG+7⁺, no blessing/buffs/aux]
For those outside of the loop, the little plus in NG+7⁺ means PCR was killed in a previous ng cycle on this save, meaning she gets an extra hp boost. And aux means auxiliary effects such as bleed and frost. Buffs means any temporary boosts in power or stats, this excludes talismans which are permanent while equipped.
Maybe this fight will grow on me some day, but I dont really like a few aspects of it. There are some really good fights out there that make her look awesome, but Im not even close to learning her on the level those players have.
Her moveset is filled with frame traps that just require you to have enough distance, but she drops also her combos when you get too slightly too far away. Doing it without light roll is just suffering, too. I dont usually like to parry bosses as it feels like it often takes away from the bosses moveset because of the interruptions to combos. However the gameplay loop with parrying Rellana is alright.
goofy ah setup with the hammer to abuse the cr2 opening on parries and wakeup for extra stance break crits.")
![Beast Clergyman / Maliketh The Black Blade [RL1, +0, no sprint/roll/block/parry/buffs/aux]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mVrm-aE7qWo/mqdefault.jpg "Beast Clergyman / Maliketh The Black Blade [RL1, +0, no sprint/roll/block/parry/buffs/aux]
featuring Mantis Blade poise abuse in base ng.
phase 1 is rng or at least I couldnt figure it out. I did make some progress because if you stand at the right distance in front of him, he wont do his quick backstep sling. You can dodge any attack he can do at that range (I think, at least) but the problem is Im not sure how to be safe after punishing some of them, without just staggering him.
In the starting area you can basically just walk at him though, so you can be extremely aggressive and get away with it to get past the phase quickly. Unfortunately he can force you away from there.
Once youre out in the open its not game over but I usually got hit after some time unless he just did the good attacks and I reacted properly and got staggers asap. You have to react really fast to jump over the double slash.
Phase 2 however is extremely fun and as far as I can tell entirely consistent, with some potential for cool strategies like punishing roar and walking in on his ground thrust explosions. I redid the kill 3 times just to show those off.
I may do an endurance focused phase 2 only kill. rl1 +0 ng+7 sounds good.")
![Godrick the Grafted RL1 No Roll/Block/Parry/Jump/Skill [+4 somber]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/maTs8b_ZM5g/mqdefault.jpg "Godrick the Grafted RL1 No Roll/Block/Parry/Jump/Skill [+4 somber]
Pretty easy, especially if you play it safe. Sloppy phase 2 but whatever.
Hardest dodge is the wind projectile, shown here: https://youtu.be/cmrspKgTw2Q
Thanks to Sandwich2Go/MouseInATutu for teaching me.")
