While some are complaining that new challenges brought by Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree are just way too difficult, some absolute madmen are finding ways of making the new DLC even more challenging.
Spoilers for the final boss of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree follow.
The final boss that we have to beat at the end of the Shadow of the Erdtree is much harder than its respective counterpart in the base game, and is arguably one of the most daunting enemies in the history of Souls games.
But while some struggle, others are giving themselves challenges to make the incredibly tough fight harder, including no dodging or blocking. As originally spotted by Kotaku, that’s an absolute non-issue for u/Recjawjind_fmfb, who even added “no flasking” to the equation, and still managed to absolutely humble Radahn in under two minutes.
It seems as if the key for this astounding performance is prep work. Recjawjind stacks up on buffs, among them incantations that grant him higher defense and healing over time. Recjawjind also makes use of the Flask of Wondrous Physick, using a mix that makes their character invulnerable to one attack and that gives a sort of Hail Mary heal when one’s character is nearing death. These, the right great rune (Malenia’s, in this case), set of armor and talismans, all add up to make your character as resilient as Radahn himself.
The biggest takeaway for me is that, even though skill will always be an important factor, knowledge of the game will always be the most important thing. Make no mistake: the games in the Souls series are absolute meat grinders if you refuse to adapt, but studying and tinkering with all the tools at our behest allows regular players to become so powerful that they’ll even get to obliterate your enemies without needing all that much skill. The “Easy Mode” is all the intel you gathered along the way.
You can now play Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
