Summary
One incredibly tenacious player has managed to defeat the final boss inElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreewithout taking a single hit. Their flawless hitless fight is one of the most astonishing achievements that the fandom has managed since the newElden Ringexpansion’s launch.
Shadow of the Erdtree final boss spoilers ahead.
The critically acclaimed DLC released on June 21, meaning plenty of players have already managed to complete it over the past nine days. But even some of those who promptly overcame its challengescharacterizedElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeas too difficult, with the expansion’s final boss being at the very center of those grievances. Not only does the revived Radahn that players face in the end hit like a truck, but he also has immense poise and a seemingly never-ending moveset. His attacks are all the more difficult to learn due to the sheer carnage that’s constantly happening on the screen, making it challenging to see what’s going on at times.
Naked Tarnished Parries Final SOTE Boss To Death
Be that as it may, some players have already mastered this prime version of the legendary general. Reddit user jaded-dreamer5 can attest to that fact, having recently managed tobeatShadow of the Erdtree’s Radahnwithout sustaining any damage. Since a hitless fight was the goal from the beginning, the player made the sensible choice of having their character strip down to just their undergarments and a hood. This allowed the Tarnished to perform light rolls, which can cover a slightly greater distance than medium rolls that most players use.
Nevertheless, light rolls weren’t exactly crucial to jaded-dreamer5’s success, as their strategy revolved around using theBucklerto deflect everything that could be deflected while staying in the boss’s face,Sekiro-style. Much like Malenia, Radahn requires three parries to stagger, which is problematic when one is still learning his moves and can’t react to them consistently. But for someone who masters the boss’s attack timings like jaded-dreamer5 did, Radahn’s extreme aggression actually works in their favor, allowing them to stagger the general fairly quickly, then wear him down with critical hits.
Between those moments, the player was slashing Radahn with a dagger any chance they could get. That plan, paired with perfect execution, allowed their incredible hitlessfight against the finalShadow of the Erdtreebossto clock in at under two minutes. It also required a tiny bit of luck, as there was a moment near the end of the encounter where Radahn’s stomps and the camera worked against the player, completely obfuscating their view for a dangerous fraction of a second.
This astonishing achievement is just the latest in a string of feats that FromSoftware’s fans have already managed to accomplish since the DLC’s debut. Another similarly impressive fight took place on June 29, when one Twitch streamerbeat the finalElden Ring:Shadow of the Erdtreeboss using a saxophonein place of a controller.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
