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Blog entry by Jaclyn Gamble

Elden Ring: 10 Most Common Enemy Types, Ranked By Difficulty

Each game's final trophy can only be obtained when every other trophy is first obtained in the game. This is a remarkably difficult task as there are always quite a few different trophies in the games that are much more difficult to get than oth

There are many hidden details Redditors found in Elden Ring , but sometimes an obvious detail that one notices in the game can come back in handy in a way the player never could have imagined. Such is the case with Over_Supermarket_609 's Looney Tunes -like idea during a multiplayer ma

This is most evident in the boss battle against Genichiro Ashina which forces players to learn how to play the game the way the creators wanted fans to. There is no room to cheese or to employ any typical Dark Souls tactic. Rather players must master countering Genichiro's movements in an incredibly long and intense fight. But once players conquer this specific boss, the rest of the game seems far less challeng

As hard as the pests are to counter when using even the best weapons melee builds in Elden Ring , fighting them from a distance proves even more difficult. With barbed spines that dart towards their target at an alarming rate, Lesser Kindred of Rot have no problem hitting their target. When in groups, they become increasingly dangerous the more of them there

One other small but interesting detail regarding these characters highlights another parallel between the worlds of Elden Ring story Guide Ring and Bloodborne . Eileen’s armor mentions that the first Hunter of Hunters came from a foreign land. Coincidently, Yura originates from the Land of Reeds, making him a foreigner to The Lands Between, like Elden Ring 's Numen . Such details, along with the heavy focus on cosmic, extraterrestrial beings in both games, fuels speculation that the games could take place on different planets in the same unive

It took many players a long time to formulate the best strategy when fighting her. Some use specific tactics to help defeat Malenia like ashes, others summoned other players, and yet other players decided to master all of her movements. Many players so far have found that the best tactic is using the bleed-out strategy as Malenia is extremely susceptible to

Marika is an Empyrean, a vessel chosen by the Two Fingers to serve an outer god known as the Greater Will. As ruler of the land, she formed the Golden Order under the Greater Will that dictates many of the world’s inhabitants' actions, like why Trolls pull coffins across the Lands Between . For all the mystery and intrigue surrounding Marika, a few items reveal her backstory. The Numen’s Rune item description explains that Marika belongs to the race of Numen. This also ties her to the Black Knife Assassins, as their armor description reveals them also to be Numen. It’s possible to select Numen as the player’s race in the character creation menu, where it is stated that they are a race of long-lived individuals that descend from another wo

However, Elden Ring ’s 1.03 patch changed everything for Royal Knight’s Resolve. Post-patch, the Ash of War can only enhance the weapon it is on or any equipped shields, leaving its effect largely negligible. What makes this nerf even more effective is that a lot of Elden Ring ’s best weapons come with their own Ash of War that cannot be removed or magically enhanced, meaning Royal Knight’s Resolve cannot be used with most meta weap

However, Elden Ring ’s 1.03 patch drastically diminished the quality of the Sword of Night and Flame. Without "Royal Knight’s Resolve" available, both Night and Flame abilities dealt 80% less damage than they used to. On top of this, both abilities received a nerf to their baseline damage, and the Night ability received a shadow nerf to its range. This latter impact was probably the most detrimental to the sword, as the Night ability became too risky to use in fights since it could no longer be used at a great dista

Scattered across The Lands Between are seven paintings that are tied to scavenger hunt quests. These puzzles require the player to find the locations from which each painting was made. When the correct places are found, the player will discover Wandering Artist Spirits. Upon interaction with the spirits, they drop a unique item and disappear. Fans of the Dark Souls series will almost certainly think of the Painted Worlds whenever they come across interact-able paintings in FromSoftware’s Soulsborne gam

Vebb1nator seems to have found a very incompetent version of the NPC, or at least one cursed with the lack of peripheral vision to notice the dog charging straight for her. Could she have escaped it fast enough? Who knows. But for someone who allegedly has the ability to see the future, she definitely didn't see that giant attack dog com

Hoarfrost Stomp was Elden Ring ’s second most effective gimmick and the best tool for speed runners. The Ash of War, which enables players to stomp on the ground and send a wave of ice damage in front of them, could be used by low-level players to eliminate bosses with ease. This is because Hoarfrost Stomp dealt significant damage, cost little FP, had a huge area of effect, was very fast, and staggered opponents. This last facet of the Ash of War was perhaps its best quality, as the stagger allowed speed runners to keep bosses from hitting them while they could just spam Hoarfrost Stomp. YouTuber Schlechtelaunetyp shows just how strong this is even at the beginning of the g