Most of the discussion surrounding the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring has been about how challenging it is, with people even making mods that tone down the difficulty. Skilled enough players, though, have demonstrated that not only can the DLC’s toughest enemies be felled, they can be defeated without taking any damage yourself. One such player has shown its possible with even the final boss fight.
Reddit user jaded-dreamer5 recently shared a clip of them taking on the final boss, who we will refrain from naming since it’s a spoiler. Just know it’s perhaps the hardest boss fight in all of Shadow of the Erdtree, yet jaded-dreamer5 makes it look easy, beating the boss in less than two minutes. To add extra insult to injury, their character was almost completely naked and wielded a rather piddly looking sword and shield, but still managed to expertly dodge and parry every attack.
While fellow players are almost upset with the level of skill on display, they’re more impressed by jaded-dream5’s incredible feat. “That was beautiful. Specially because it made the boss look so easy,” said one, while another called the fight “very satisfying to watch.” One player has admitted seeing the clip made them angry “cause I am using every trick in the book and still can’t beat him,” but still congratulated jaded-dream5 for pulling off a no-hit run.
However, jaded-dream5 has assured this wasn’t as simple as it may seem, saying they apparently died over 500 times to the boss beforehand. They’ve also offered advice on how to beat the boss, explaining “The easiest way to deal with him is a greatshield with greatshield talisman + holy resistance and bleed antspur spear. You just need to manage your stamina.” Plus, in case it wasn’t obvious from the gameplay clip, parrying is super important too, and jaded-dream5 made use of the Raptor of the Mists skill for dodging certain attacks.
This is by no means the only example of a no-hit run against the final boss. You can find other examples on YouTube, such as these two which appear to make use of similar strategies as jaded-dream5’s. It seems staying up close to the boss and parrying is a very effective method for beating them since it apparently reduces what sort of attacks the boss will use, which is another detail jaded-dream5 shared with struggling players. You’ll likely still want to track down as many Scadutree Blessings as you can to make yourself stronger, though,
