Proof that average players can beat Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss- Elden Ring DLC

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  • Thoughts on this boss-
    First phase is one of the best Fromsoft fights ever. In the second phase though, things get a bit to flashy and complicated for the sake of being flashy and complicated. Still overall a fun fight and a great final boss I think. Let me know your thoughts down below. Thanks for watching.
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  • @ColinScott27
    @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +34

    Thanks so much for watching, feel free to like and subscribe!

    • @laary7589
      @laary7589 15 днів тому +1

      The issue with your point is you're claiming to be an average player
      Getting to the end inherently means you are no longer average

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  15 днів тому +2

      @@laary7589 you don’t think most people get to this boss?

    • @laary7589
      @laary7589 15 днів тому +1

      @@ColinScott27 considering that most people don't have the achievement for beating mohg I'm Inclined to
      Not to mention people that don't play the game because of the intimidation factor which yes is alot yes nowadays but still exists

  • @evilfungas
    @evilfungas 21 день тому +157

    I'm not by any means good at these games and I did it after 200 tries and it was pure ecstasy. Definitely pushes the boundaries of fairness but it was so satisfying.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  21 день тому +36

      Yes for sure, probably the hardest boss fromsoft ever has made, and the second phase absolutely is on the borderline of unfair with some of those bs moves

    • @snazzycactus6748
      @snazzycactus6748 19 днів тому +19

      there is really only one unfair move in my opinion which is the slash slash cross slash that requires literal pixel perfect timing. otherwise he is really a great challenge and a ton of fun to learn and fight

    • @evilfungas
      @evilfungas 19 днів тому +7

      @@snazzycactus6748 You can actually consistently dodge it if you stay glued to his left or right leg, so that when you dodge the first swipe you’re already out of range of the second. But in general I’m not a fan of moves that can only be dodged by positioning.

    • @mat3393gjh
      @mat3393gjh 14 днів тому +1

      Glad you had fun.
      Soon it’ll be my turn to beat his ass.
      Imma have that fun next time I beat him solo, as he will have much less health at NG+7, compared to using 2 NPC summons at NG+6 which I had to do, to complete 2 side quests.😂

    • @justadictatorridingonanuke3714
      @justadictatorridingonanuke3714 10 днів тому +1

      On my last rune arc attempt, my TV decided that it was going to switch off in 30 seconds and block my entire screen. The boss was literally 1 or 2 hits away from death and I died because I couldn't see and I was trying to stop my TV from automatically turning off. I haven't been able to get that close since mainly because I'm out of rune arcs. Closest I've got him since is 1/7 or 1/6 of his health left

  • @narozniakc
    @narozniakc 21 день тому +79

    This fight is all about managing ressources. If u take the holyproof liver, the braids of marika as well as the physical resist talismants, u already cut the damage by so much. Add in the shield grease , u become unbreakable and the holy beams dont do shit. Add in a raptors of the mist weapon to avoid the light and the meteor, and nothing can stop u.
    The trick is to find openings to keep your buffs actives

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  20 днів тому +10

      @@narozniakc absolutely agree with you that’s great advice

    • @Kloutkulture
      @Kloutkulture 19 днів тому

      What if you don’t use shield

    • @a.t3415
      @a.t3415 18 днів тому +6

      With the right shield, the shield talisman, and smart use of a physick you don't even need the liver or shield grease. I fully tanked the meteor with endure and opaline hard tear. The grabs are easy enough to heavy roll through so you can put on a really heavy set if you fully commit to blocking everything.

    • @danield.1605
      @danield.1605 17 днів тому

      Raptor of the mist does not work for the meteor crash. I did try it but it has a doble hitbox, so the second shockwave hits you before you touch the ground.
      Raptor of the mist does work on Miquella's Light though. I used it to get a couple of free hits.

    • @sgtflamingo6532
      @sgtflamingo6532 15 днів тому

      ​​@@Kloutkultureyou can avoid all his attacks with a medium roll or by jumping in some cases with the small purple meteors. Edit: I don't believe you can time the roll to I frame the big meteor or the ecliptic light ray that miquella does. However, you can distance yourself to avoid those.

  • @maginciajazmine9644
    @maginciajazmine9644 19 днів тому +94

    Props for not including spoilers in the title, I'm sick to death of small channels doing that lol

    • @ChickenWings-tk1km
      @ChickenWings-tk1km 19 днів тому +10

      Not just small channels lol, big ones too

    • @StyRyho
      @StyRyho 18 днів тому

      It depends on skills and build

    • @takatsukisen2877
      @takatsukisen2877 17 днів тому

      That's how yt algorithm works.

    • @Ultra_Enjoyer
      @Ultra_Enjoyer 15 днів тому +1

      Bro it litteraly says "shadow of the erdtree final boss" on the tittle, how you wouldn't think that isn't a spoiler warning

    • @maginciajazmine9644
      @maginciajazmine9644 15 днів тому

      @@Ultra_Enjoyer I literally wasn’t complaining about spoilers, dummy

  • @flanfrfx
    @flanfrfx 19 днів тому +31

    i literally got him so close to dying last night, like pretty much 1 hit away but i choked last second and died. i was so salty but i just gotta keep my composure and i know its doable

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +3

      @@flanfrfx darn right man you got this

    • @justadictatorridingonanuke3714
      @justadictatorridingonanuke3714 10 днів тому

      Even worse for me I used my last rune arc and got him down to 1 or 2 hits then my TV decided to do the automatic turn off in 30 seconds thing which blocked my entire view of the fight so I had to grab the remote so that I could even see but I obviously died and I haven't gotten that close since

    • @foxstrom3614
      @foxstrom3614 9 днів тому

      Dude my summon killed him before I died, but the death animation took too long so back to step one

  • @billy820
    @billy820 19 днів тому +16

    ER first timer here. he's the only bossed that made me re-think my approach. from a dex build to a smol shield and tiny shank (bleed) lol. i knew nothing about parrying or his moves but after 60ish attempts i defeated him. so glad its over :)

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +2

      @@billy820 congrats bro!

    • @billy820
      @billy820 18 днів тому

      @@ColinScott27 ty 😇

    • @Wilderidoku
      @Wilderidoku 13 днів тому +2

      Fuck ya man good job. Nothing wrong with mixing up the build thats half the fun of the fights for me.

  • @Red_Heresy
    @Red_Heresy 18 днів тому +9

    This video is the one that got me through this boss, no cheese, no challenge runs, just straight business

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому +2

      @@Red_Heresy I really appreciate that thank you! I’m so glad it helped!

    • @yoshomiamoto
      @yoshomiamoto 17 днів тому

      If they do have cheese, let me know. I making a special sandwich for Radahn right now, and cheese would be perfect

  • @GiangNguyen-ho5st
    @GiangNguyen-ho5st 19 днів тому +44

    People acting like you can't make a single mistake against this boss to beat him 😂😂

    • @jaredweiman2987
      @jaredweiman2987 19 днів тому +1

      Not on NG+15 I can’t.
      Still beat him though. 100% doable.

    • @GiangNguyen-ho5st
      @GiangNguyen-ho5st 19 днів тому +14

      @@jaredweiman2987 I imagine that applies to many other bosses on NG15+ too?

    • @lordninetails514
      @lordninetails514 18 днів тому +30

      Scaling stops at 7 lol.

    • @shuu1931
      @shuu1931 15 днів тому

      @@lordninetails514 we know

    • @lordninetails514
      @lordninetails514 15 днів тому +7

      @@shuu1931 The comments above mine aren't we

  • @joenuhhh
    @joenuhhh 15 днів тому +5

    The biggest takeaway ive gotten from beating him a few times now is that:
    He can get to your from anywhere. But you can only get to him if you're close. Don't make space to heal and buff. He can get to you instantly if he wants.

  • @godaddy9837
    @godaddy9837 19 днів тому +59

    Dude is parrying radhan and calling himself average 😂

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +16

      @@godaddy9837 😂😂 despite how it seems I am pretty average I just spent hours of attempts on this boss trying to just learn the parry timings of certain moves

    • @godaddy9837
      @godaddy9837 19 днів тому +13

      Still, you ain’t average bro.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +8

      @@godaddy9837 thanks? 😂

    • @duvetboa
      @duvetboa 15 днів тому +7

      If you can learn to dodge an attack you can learn to parry it. Within a couple hours of practice I guarantee even you could Parry Radahn with reasonable consistency.

    • @Fakheet
      @Fakheet 14 днів тому +8

      Honestly at this point I feel like parrying is the easier way of managing boss attacks compared to rolling because if you roll you have to roll all the 2-6 attacks of the combo. If you parry you just stop the boss at the first attack and save yourself a whole lot of hassle

  • @comdnoive
    @comdnoive 18 днів тому +4

    Hey man, I played through the base game and beat the bosses with summons and my mimic, and the DLC with NPC summons. But when I was fighting Radahn, summoning Thiollier and Ansbach scaled my own damage so bad, and summoning my mimic at the start of the fight always ended with me getting almost one shot by Radahn's spinning gravity attack, that I genuinely wanted to fight him one on one.
    8 hours in two days and I did it. Level 150 Strength build, Chilling Mist Greatsword, Buckler parry, Mist Raven Misericorde, level 17 Scadutree Blessing, and I did it.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  17 днів тому +1

      Yeah that’s the exact reason I decided to stop summoning as well. Congratulations on beating him tho!

    • @phuckerpower
      @phuckerpower 15 днів тому +1

      I used mimic and Thiollier, Thiollier somehow managed to survive the whole encounter. Probably helped that I was aggressive in keeping Radahn on me while I face tanked him with my Fingerprint Greatshield and Antspur Rapier cold infused.

  • @Razruer
    @Razruer 16 днів тому +4

    For me, learning the first phase moveset is absolutely key. Keep close and dodge into him. Literally have gone hitless in first phase. Second phase is trickier with the pillars of light, but it isn't impossible. Again keeping close to him does the trick to avoid most pillars except whenever he does an overhead attack, in which the pillars will come squarely down the middle and catch you if you kept dodging into him.
    This is a great boss fight, but I have just a few hang ups with some of the undodgable attacks like the double slash into cross slash that's only avoidable with light rolling. I think the entire moveset of the boss should be dodgable via base movement (Rolling, running, jumping) on light AND mid equip load. Also people forget run jumping exists lol.
    Here's what my 'dream nerf' to this boss would be
    Damage wise, I think its actually pretty solid so long as you wear the right things. I was having 70 base physical defense when I: Had the Dragoncrest Greatshield, ate a crab, drank the Opaline Hardtear. I was blessing 12ish when I took him on and I just had decent armor. But for those that wear much lighter armors, I'd prob ask for maybe an overall 12% damage nerf on his physical attacks and 18% on his beams/light spells
    Obviously, nerf the double slash-cross slash to be slowed down by 2-4% to make it dodgable for mid roll builds in between swings
    Reduce the range of the Miq's Giant Light nuke by 8-10% or give us 3 seconds more to run from the circle
    Reduce the range the Falling Star phase transition. It's quite literally almost all the arena and there are additional light beams that rain down too. This is prob the only one I'd ask for a significant damage nerf, about 15-25%. (Though I also argue you can just bubble perfume or VotI/Raven's Mist but like I said, I'm only considering base movement here)
    Space out some of the light illusion attacks or make them deal no poise damage so you can keep running and avoid the real drop (Except any of the ones that deal with his gravity spells. Those are the easiest to dodge and don't need any changes)
    This is a random one and relies a bit on a blend of circumstances, but delay the grab frames of Miq's heart stealing grab. It actually starts really early and if you are both in the air and right in front of Radahn, it can grab you SUPER early (just before reaching the height of his jump) and it looks super jank. Guess who got hit by that lmfao.
    Random phase 1 nerf, the range on the earth shatter move needs to be trimmed just about shorter to the back side for Radahn by literally like 2%, it catches me every damn time where it looks like it shouldn't
    Pull back the hair of Miq by like three or six hammer units and reduce the lightning a tad, that should fix a lot of problems about seeing his attacks.
    ---
    I think with those, Radahn would be a perfect send-off boss. He doesn't need anything crazy just a few trims here and there with maybe a fix up of one really ugly patch of hair. He isn't 'impossible' and if you know how to build right, he shouldn't be oneshotting you even with lighter armor sets. Remember, all your damage is USELESS if you can't stay alive. So if dying is your problem, switch to more defensive talismens and armorsets. Or be a dunderhead like me and memorize his entire moveset to the point where the hair of the second phase doesn't matter because he moved his arm in such a way that I know what attack is coming out lmao. I've been playing since Demon's Soul so I know I'm not exactly an average player, but I'm no means a speedrunning pro and I don't think my advice shouldn't matter just because 'I'm not casual enough'. I hate that, don't put yourself down like that. Everyone can get better if you cool down, stop stroking your ego and ask 'what did I do wrong there'. And if you can't figure it out, upload the footage or show someone else your gameplay that knows the game a bit more and then can tell you exactly what it is. I'm very analytical of my own gameplay so when this boss was kicking my ass, I began studying his moveset and my movement. Anyways great fight dood!

    • @supershark554
      @supershark554 8 днів тому +2

      This post is exactly how I feel, an absolutely amazing boss with some hangups but those few hangups can make dying infuriating with how brutal it is. I still had an amazing time with it though and I can't wait to fight him again sometime soon

  • @Chaoszwaihander3434
    @Chaoszwaihander3434 19 днів тому +6

    Well yeah I can and I did, but was it good? Should this get a pass because it's beatable?
    I don't really care about winning as much as enjoying a fight, and the audiovisive clutter of this fight was not a very good experience, learning when many moves (like the lag attacks) are counter intuitive to dodge, isn't enjoyable either and feels unfair. Messmer is my ideal fight, and this guy is everything he isn't.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому +1

      I agree Messmer is probably one of my favorite fromsoft fights ever

  • @baconshreds1772
    @baconshreds1772 19 днів тому +1

    I love your encouragement. I've been playing souls games since DS3 release, and there were times I thought I couldn't finish them or that the difficulty was unfair. Feel like many of the people saying the dlc is too hard are getting discouraged. This is a good example to show those people.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому +1

      @@baconshreds1772 I appreciate that’s the main reason I posted this video so I’m glad it got the point across!

  • @BennyBestt
    @BennyBestt 16 днів тому +1

    Dude, that was epic. Awesome skills mate.

  • @steeltarkus58
    @steeltarkus58 19 днів тому +2

    This is pretty neat, you can see that the fight is doable even if you don't have a super minmaxed build.
    This fight also reminded me of Sekiro, at least in the sense that the "safest" position to be is directly in the boss' face

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +1

      You make an interesting point about sekiro, I agree though you’re right

  • @riamfarizzan4017
    @riamfarizzan4017 15 днів тому +1

    Great video and I agree with the description, the most annoying part of the second phase is that it cuts my fps in half (literally from 60 to 30) so those flashbangs are almost seizure-inducing. If I didnt cave in and used a mimic tear I think I would genuinely start to hate it

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  15 днів тому

      Thanks I appreciate! And yeah that second phase is crazy on my PlayStations frames, definitely killed me a few times because of the flashing lights. 😂

  • @mfspectacular
    @mfspectacular 19 днів тому +4

    Anyone who has trouble parrying can try the deflect tear too, definetely recommend the og & new greatshield talismen for phase 1 & 2 respectively with it. I cant parry outside ds1 & find it much MUCH better than parries or regular blocking, something i also rarely used outside ds1. Even if i wish it was just a base mechanic, 5min is enough time to not just fight a boss but also fight most enemies between dungeon bonfires

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      Great advice right here

    • @dvillegaspro
      @dvillegaspro 19 днів тому +4

      The deflect tear is the best addition mechanic of the DLC by far. I love it. But the fight doesn’t give you much space to do anything other than get one hit in after a deflect. So at least with parries you can stance break him.

    • @mfspectacular
      @mfspectacular 19 днів тому +2

      @@dvillegaspro i forgot to mention your aow button is available whether you deflect with or w/o a shield. The blinkbolt greataxe comes to mind or bloodhound's fang as something to pair with it
      Either way, not an auto win option, but basically any character who can carry a banished knight shield & up comfortably can try it out to stay in the fight longer. Hell it feels like the dark souls equivalent to getting the dash in megaman x1 to me, you relearn how to play in a way. Just wish you could access the dlc for it immediately

  • @capnskillet7
    @capnskillet7 13 днів тому

    Verdegris shield and antspur rapier with blood infusion is what finally got it for me.

  • @a.t3415
    @a.t3415 18 днів тому +1

    I feel like average experience is more blocking through everything as it's mechanically easier. That's what I did since I can't parry. 25 antspur rapier for rot and Latenna summoned in a corner for damage (up until the meteor, there's a bug where summons can disappear at that point since they lose a target) and the fingerprint shield and shield talisman to block every attack. You still need to learn openings to heal as you can be chipped away by all the holy and magic damage, but the grab is the only move that can't be blocked so that's the only thing that needs to be dodged. You can try and time using miquella's rune, but I had attempts where the second grab could happen before I had an opening. In my final run I heavy rolled past every grab so armor weight wasn't a real concern.
    TL;DR: heavy armor, big shield, rot weapon, and long range spirit summon help a lot

  • @theaveragenormie7151
    @theaveragenormie7151 19 днів тому +2

    I did it on a dex build with a great katana (my beloved) and cheesed him in the 2nd phase by applying rot at 19 scadu levels. I think he took me maybe 1-2 hours to kill, but I was just glad it was over. I hated the visual vomit, the arena wide beams, and the frame trap slashes more than anything,
    By the way, which game cycle was this?

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +1

      @@theaveragenormie7151 I can’t blame you there my thoughts regarding fromsoft bosses is do whatever it takes and is fun to win. And this is base ng cycle

  • @TheUltimatePositionOfPower
    @TheUltimatePositionOfPower 19 днів тому +12

    The antspur rapier with a poison infusion is your best friend in this fight

  • @anthonyrsfk9116
    @anthonyrsfk9116 19 днів тому

    Great job, man.

  • @ivan02gl
    @ivan02gl 3 дні тому

    very well done sir

  • @yoshomiamoto
    @yoshomiamoto 17 днів тому +1

    Dodging Miquella's grab attack like Aids. Bravo

  • @cyberpancakee6627
    @cyberpancakee6627 9 днів тому +1

    Spear poking with a tank build saved me from having to parry or dodge, though the holy bleedthrough was hard to deal with since i was fatrolling

    • @Carsu12
      @Carsu12 7 днів тому +1

      There is a Talisman that improves elemental damage reduction while blocking by additional 20 percent in DLC, so you can potentially reach close to 100 %

    • @cyberpancakee6627
      @cyberpancakee6627 6 днів тому +1

      @@Carsu12 didn't know about that, ty

  • @half_bloodx3
    @half_bloodx3 6 днів тому

    Thou is a true tarnished, worthy of Elden Lord, claiming the title as the only Consort. 🙇‍♂️

  • @moseswilson2932
    @moseswilson2932 8 днів тому

    He’s a god for puttin the gold bug rune on last minute

  • @kaiser9598
    @kaiser9598 14 днів тому

    I did it with a pure dex build that had Blood Backhand Blades today. I had 20 blessing and still struggled quite a bit…
    I had to light roll for it and basically learned how to dodge everything from videos and practice.
    I had pearl, physical, and marika’s braid on my talismans along with damage reduction from physick tear, so I was really into defense…
    I’m not very good at the game, but as long as you stack defense and learn how to dodge it, it will be alright.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  13 днів тому

      @@kaiser9598 yep very true a lot of people are too worried about getting insane damage and they don’t think about defense which is arguably way more important

  • @RxRj
    @RxRj 17 днів тому

    I was unable to understand how to even damage him properly on phase 2, I was losing my mind...i switched one of my talismans to the holy damage negation one and after a couple of more attempts got lucky on phase 2 to finish the fight

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  17 днів тому

      @@RxRj congrats on beating him man!

  • @joelmcgrath6212
    @joelmcgrath6212 16 днів тому

    Boss is a bug learning curve but you just need the right strat. I got him after my 10th attempt with shield and scorpions stinger

  • @KevinLopez-cz9xs
    @KevinLopez-cz9xs 11 днів тому

    Apart from the impressive parrying, I kinda agree that this would be something your average player would experience.
    Dodge a few hits but still get hit by some.
    Also, the part where you had no time to get away from the holy nuke was relatable - nothing else to do but stand there and tank it lol

  • @danield.1605
    @danield.1605 17 днів тому +1

    I liked how you realised you were too late to run Miquella's Light so you just blocked it for minimal damage.
    IMO the battle is just too much bs. It is doable, but the lightspam does get in the way of linesight.

  • @triplezeroxz5875
    @triplezeroxz5875 6 днів тому

    Ngl Impenetrable thorns goes hard in this fight. Still have to look for openings to use it. And make sure you're built to resist phys/holy damage.
    Edit: I also did not know you could parry some of the phase 2 attacks

  • @krishvids608
    @krishvids608 24 дні тому +1

    what's the first talisman at 5:08? Congrats btw- i'm trying to escape the nightmare of radahn lol

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  24 дні тому

      Thank you! And the talisman is the assassins crimson dagger, it restores health on critical attacks, very good for a fight like this in my opinion where healing can be hard to get off at times.

    • @LeviMcKnight-he7gy
      @LeviMcKnight-he7gy 21 день тому

      Ya your gonna get one heal off your one riposte lol not good

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  20 днів тому

      Actually no it gives you two and both are pretty large you can see it in the video

  • @b-d9099
    @b-d9099 21 день тому +18

    I feel like this boss would be perfect with less health, but it's really not as bad as some people say. His combos are all dodgeable by just sticking to him like glue and rolling left with the right timing,which also means you won't get hit by beams in phase 2, any chip damage you take from clones or beams in phase 2 can be mitigated to nothingness (other than the grounded clone attack which actually hurts a lot) and even the gigantic aoe can be i-framed with raptor of the mists for example, giving you more chances to do damage. He's hard and borderline unfair, but what you need for him is the same skill with positioning and preparation as with someone like Margit.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  21 день тому +4

      @@b-d9099 this is all true and solid advice, I agree like all bosses in fromsoft games it can be learned and beaten

    • @mfspectacular
      @mfspectacular 19 днів тому +2

      before miquella stsrted cosplaying serosh, radahn looked like he was gonna go from starscourge to bloodscourge. Im bummed he didnt have a 2nd phase of his own, with the final taking place anywhere between 25-50% hp

    • @WhiteInk47
      @WhiteInk47 19 днів тому

      I think there’s a redeemable fight here but I do not enjoy how it’s designed.
      I think really if you tone back a couple keys things in phase 2 (anything to even slightly nerf the aoe spam), and maybe decrease his health slightly and he’d be just fine

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      @@mfspectacular that would be awesome

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      @@WhiteInk47 I agree

  • @ivandelvalle2784
    @ivandelvalle2784 8 днів тому

    Dang bro, i'm learning a thing or 2 from here

  • @BrokeNSings
    @BrokeNSings 10 днів тому +2

    You're overestimating the average, but yes, i agree

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  10 днів тому +1

      Based on the other comments on this video you seem to be right 😂

    • @ares1349
      @ares1349 4 дні тому

      @@ColinScott27the Average wouldnt Even try to Parry ig xD
      But GG nice kill

  • @LostboyUk
    @LostboyUk 17 днів тому

    It took me 10+ hours of trying but I did it, great katana so a little bit of bleed to help but not an insane amount, level 180 and 18 scadutree. The second phase just takes too long to learn and get into your muscle memory.

  • @thedarksoul234
    @thedarksoul234 19 днів тому +1

    Aye i used this same strat gg bro!

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      @@thedarksoul234 thanks man you too!

  • @DJPickee
    @DJPickee 11 днів тому

    well done! now thats how you play the game.

  • @DogBall-qq9nl
    @DogBall-qq9nl 10 днів тому

    I uses a shield with this boss, it helps so much

  • @anthonyb.2876
    @anthonyb.2876 16 днів тому +1

    What's the shield setup you got?

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  16 днів тому +1

      @@anthonyb.2876 the shield is the twin bird kite shield and the ash of war is carian retaliation which is essentially just a parry, but there’s no real benefit necessarily to this shield I just like how it looks, actually id recommend one with a bit more holy resistance for the second phase

    • @andybeephotography
      @andybeephotography 12 днів тому

      @@ColinScott27Actually Caria Retaliation has better parry frames than the buckler parry. So you get 1 more Iframe on the parry itself and lower recovery frames.

  • @ArtorioVideojogos
    @ArtorioVideojogos 19 днів тому +1

    My friend beat him while screensharing on discord using only a greatshield and a spear, not even dodge rolling. After he defeated him, he opened the equipment menu and he'd forgot to equip talismans before the fight
    If anyone didn't know, you can keep attacking with the spear while having the shield up, and this approach trivializes most bossfights in the entire game, DLC included. There's only a few exceptions like Malenia since she heals from hits
    People really like to complain about the DLC's difficulty, but in all honesty, it's just hurt egos everywhere, the means to not have a hard time were always available to everyone

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому

      Yeah lots of people are just unwilling to use what they have to in order to win

  • @exploringtheisle3475
    @exploringtheisle3475 11 днів тому

    Build breakdown?

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  10 днів тому

      If you skip to the end of the video you can see my build. It’s just a your average build in terms of stats but I think it’s important to have high vigor which I do at 60. And then talismans to help with critical attacks since I’m parrying. Weapons are bleed infused milady and miscericorde and a twin kite shield with carian retaliation.

  • @LyllianaTV
    @LyllianaTV 18 днів тому

    The real issue is the blinding lights in second phase. I wanna see the sword movement these thing fucking purposefully blinded the player

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому

      @@LyllianaTV this and low key the hair gets in the way too lmao

  • @tt128556
    @tt128556 16 днів тому +10

    No average player ever parries. You've spent hours learning its moveset so definitely not an average player.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  16 днів тому +1

      Well I appreciate it, but I’m average in that I’m only decent at this fight cuz I spent so long on it

  • @gabrielaguilar7606
    @gabrielaguilar7606 19 днів тому

    Im not really good at Souls games, but as a matter of fact Elden Ring was my first. I beat the final boss by parrying as well, rot really helps in the first phase but could not do it in his second phase.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      @@gabrielaguilar7606 congratulations man!

  • @sethhalvorson9641
    @sethhalvorson9641 15 днів тому

    My goal is to beat him with a sword and dodging in the future. I had to use a thorn build which basically takes the fun out of it. I think The developers out did themselves!

  • @gilcorrea283
    @gilcorrea283 15 днів тому +2

    I think after you beat the final boss you are not considered an “average player” anymore 😅

  • @patrickmcknight2394
    @patrickmcknight2394 11 днів тому +2

    No average player is parrying that well nor rune arcing mid fight lol

  • @The10Liam
    @The10Liam 8 днів тому

    There is a move in the second phase that Im thinking is literally impossible to dodge.

    • @pieceoftrash184
      @pieceoftrash184 8 днів тому +1

      which one?

    • @The10Liam
      @The10Liam 8 днів тому

      @pieceoftrash184 The one where he quickly flies up and back in the second phase and then does the 3 quick after image attacks in a row following up with the final AOE gravity one. It obliterated me everytime. BUT, luckily I just wooped his ass about an hour ago. Happy as hell.

  • @emmanuelmayoral2745
    @emmanuelmayoral2745 12 днів тому

    What ng is it?

  • @user-ju8hg9iq8h
    @user-ju8hg9iq8h 5 днів тому

    I've played and beaten every single souls game and love them.. have never complained about their difficulty. This is the first time I honestly believe they went too far. I was not having fun anymore after 100 tries and just wanting to complete a great overall experience. I had to resort to cheesing for the first time to get past this. Really dislike this fight and won't even bother with it if I do another play through.

  • @creeperYT9824
    @creeperYT9824 12 днів тому

    comparing my and your gameplay, i basically tanked all attacks i was literally wearing the most poise and defense sets in game and was also wearing heavy defense talismans, while as you are wearing average armor and actually dodging attacks, you are not average

  • @ReclaimerSnake
    @ReclaimerSnake 6 днів тому

    If you dodged, you’re not an average player

  • @slaytora5235
    @slaytora5235 16 днів тому +2

    You are clearly not average.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  16 днів тому

      Thanks man 🙏, if only the girls told me the same thing 😔

  • @andybeephotography
    @andybeephotography 12 днів тому +1

    Wait did you just dodge the jesus beam?? How?

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  10 днів тому

      You mean the big one he does at start of phase two? If so, whenever he starts doing it run away until your out of range, if you can’t make it, block with a shield or whatever your holding

    • @andybeephotography
      @andybeephotography 10 днів тому

      @@ColinScott27 at 2:55 you somehow dodge this attack close distance but hooow 😢

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  10 днів тому +1

      @@andybeephotographyI didn’t dodge it I just blocked with my shield to minimize damage. If you look at my health it goes down some just not a ton. You can actually use shield and block lots of the light attacks in this phase.

    • @andybeephotography
      @andybeephotography 10 днів тому

      @@ColinScott27 aaah now I see, I was just confused because of the upfollowing dodge-roll that you made, but I didn't look at your health bar. So for lvl1 (or even no-hit) runs that tactic's not possible. From what I've seen so far, it's impossible to dodge that attack or even outrun it if he attacks very close distance. Bubble tear could be an option in this case of course.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  10 днів тому

      @@andybeephotography yeah it’s definitely hard to avoid from super close, they’d just have to start running away the minute they saw him start doing it

  • @Ervine4
    @Ervine4 18 днів тому

    Dont worry i parried this boss and i missed that left cross slash everytime too haha

  • @willienelsonmandelayeeehaw2203
    @willienelsonmandelayeeehaw2203 21 день тому

    He's easy to parry. So far I have these on my reasons why he's not that hard of a boss list:
    The Boys (summons)
    Electroperfume
    Parrying
    Bloodhounds Step (I think fromsoft forgot this Ash of War exists when they made the DLC because all bosses are super easy with it)
    Piercing Fang

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  20 днів тому +1

      @@willienelsonmandelayeeehaw2203 That’s fair and I do love me some good piercing fang, but I think the difficulty for people lies in doing it without those things

    • @thepainphantom
      @thepainphantom 16 днів тому

      Light rolls also easy mode. That's not even a skill. Do fat load and still hitless. Now that's true skill.
      (or you're just bulshtting)

  • @laughthis138
    @laughthis138 17 днів тому

    I think the reason most people are complaining is because they are using their NG+ characters characters that are probably on their 5th or 6th run, probably even max stat character on the NG7. These guys are fighting insanely boosted bosses and enemies.
    I just started over with a new character, and the dlc was easy.

    • @JohnM89
      @JohnM89 16 днів тому +3

      NG+ doesn't seem to affect the DLC much.

  • @PhoenixArtPortraits
    @PhoenixArtPortraits 11 днів тому

    I wish I could parry like average elden ring player 🥴

  • @LeviMcKnight-he7gy
    @LeviMcKnight-he7gy 21 день тому +1

    All you poor bastards using shields lol

  • @luicarlos12345
    @luicarlos12345 19 днів тому

    As a "good" player i can tell you that this fight is tougher than the mayority of the base game bosses at level 1. I really think you could pull of a level 1 run in a lot less time than you'd expect

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      I appreciate that maybe I’ll give it a shot and put it on this channel

  • @chanhlv
    @chanhlv 9 днів тому +1

    Average player? The boss dies in 2 more hits and you still keeep it cool. No average players can do that

  • @mis43l87
    @mis43l87 10 днів тому +1

    Yeah, of course an average player plays like that

  • @yrazu05
    @yrazu05 19 днів тому +1

    That vigor is not 60. Any "average" player would be at 60 or below. Also, you're taking too little physical dmg, meaning it's either you're a higher level, have a 20/20 scadutree blessing, or both. There is no way the physical damage he's dealing would be so low as well as the holy damage.
    I did learn he could be parried, though, something I never tried due to him wonking my health for every hit, meaning that even if I tried a parry and failed, it would be almost death.
    Overall though, it's a good fight. But definitely nothing "average" here.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +3

      @@yrazu05 it’s 60 vigor with morgotts great rune, the physical damage and holy damage are low because I’m wearing good armor and defense talismans, I show my setup at the end of the video,
      And yes you make a good point parrying him isn’t always easy and it took me tons of tries to even get close to getting the timings down but the point is that if you try and learn it yes even average players can parry and beat radahn
      I appreciate you saying it’s a good fight tho and thanks for watching man

    • @yrazu05
      @yrazu05 19 днів тому +2

      @@ColinScott27 Not sure what to say about this. I have been summoned and have seen a well equipped hosts get almost one shot when "tanking" his hits. And certainly almost a thing during the 2nd phase with the holy attacks. So again, either luck, higher level, but certainly nothing "average."

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +1

      @@yrazu05I think when summoning or being summoned the boss scales higher with having multiple people in the fight but I could be wrong, feel free to look at the end of the video where I show my stats though

  • @James-kv3ll
    @James-kv3ll 9 днів тому

    Bold of you to assume the average player can time a parry

  • @pedromatute3075
    @pedromatute3075 12 днів тому

    I'm not an average player since I've played every from software game, and trust me, is difficult for me to parry enemies, now, against Radahn I can't even dodge his attacks and I will parry him 😂. I beat the boss, but using a shield.

  • @Centerpointless
    @Centerpointless 4 дні тому

    You just need to become parry god which most “average players are not 😂😂😂

  • @DragoonHashira
    @DragoonHashira 15 днів тому

    No average player parries or dodges like that. I am an average player. And I did beat it, but you are indeed and above average player. Congratulations

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  15 днів тому +1

      Well thank you, but it could be just that I put lots of time into learning the moves in first phase especially, I wouldn’t say I’m at all good at phase two

  • @Blainewolf50
    @Blainewolf50 11 днів тому

    That is not average player. those acrobatic skill to avoid the hit is not easy to pull off….

  • @Fer_Oz
    @Fer_Oz 16 днів тому

    Average players not gonna parry radahn bro, we end summoning mimic and ansbach so we not sitting there for over 100 tries.

  • @Oliverelgato1
    @Oliverelgato1 8 днів тому

    Is just so cute compared to ng7

  • @tn7403
    @tn7403 15 днів тому

    Noice noice. I dont know why but i find Malenia harder

  • @Kloutkulture
    @Kloutkulture 19 днів тому

    WOW

  • @leosnap7831
    @leosnap7831 19 днів тому

    - Level 186 - “Average Player”
    Ok .

    • @jackdaws7125
      @jackdaws7125 19 днів тому +1

      he's probably on NG+ which honesly makes it more difficult overall

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      Getting to level 150 from base game alone is easy so getting to 200 let around 180 should be easy with how much runes you get from the dlc

    • @MrMrjaymz
      @MrMrjaymz 19 днів тому

      What point are you trying to make

  • @kurenian
    @kurenian 19 днів тому

    Ngl with those parry skills you seem slightly above average to me

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      I appreciate it 😂😂 but it could just be because I spent so many hours trying to beat him

  • @juxepe1845
    @juxepe1845 21 день тому +3

    Ggs that’s amazing. Bet your heart was in your mouth when he had 0 health

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  21 день тому

      @@juxepe1845 oh yeah dude I was sweating bullets 😂😂

  • @creeperYT9824
    @creeperYT9824 12 днів тому

    I beat it solo in 30 attempts and im no means a pro, malenia far harder i am 50 attempts in malenia still no solo kill

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  10 днів тому

      Yeah she’s still insanely tough

  • @stoneshatter12
    @stoneshatter12 14 днів тому +1

    Didn’t watch further than 5 seconds, as any casual wouldn’t have as much viger Plus rolling the first swing? Also no magic spam? Not very casual looking are we 😅

  • @Lee-bp8sp
    @Lee-bp8sp 15 днів тому

    That's not an average player

  • @NemesisUmbral
    @NemesisUmbral 19 днів тому

    You do realize that you aren’t an “average player” if you go so far in the DLC? To the point where others may quit while you stayed till the end?

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому

      Yeah maybe that’s true but just want to show that you don’t have to be like a pro player to beat this boss you know

  • @WhiteInk47
    @WhiteInk47 19 днів тому +4

    I think it still kinda says something about the boss that the average player either has to learn to parry them over hours of attempts, or use a great shield and poker.
    I understand limiting the builds and strats to best the boss, but there are two that are effective. And one requires a fair amount of skill.

  • @whiteweeb864
    @whiteweeb864 19 днів тому

    Parry spaming is not doable on every build, but it makes his attacks easy as hell. I get the point of the video, but parrying is not every player. If anything, i feel like it does make him a lot easier. He's not impossible, there's just things about him and his fight that are bad. Also, what did fromsoft do to the AI, especially in that fight, they lobotomised the Ai it feels.

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому

      Definitely some issues with this boss for sure

  • @Stefanbackman-je1ym
    @Stefanbackman-je1ym 14 днів тому

    Average player? Sure

  • @duds5131
    @duds5131 19 днів тому

    You literally take low damage. I die with two hits in his 2nd phase

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому

      Yeah I have good armor and defense talismans on, they make a huge difference

    • @duds5131
      @duds5131 18 днів тому

      @@ColinScott27 I do the same, but I see no difference

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому

      @@duds5131 how much vigor do you have?

    • @duds5131
      @duds5131 18 днів тому

      @@ColinScott27 60

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  18 днів тому

      @@duds5131 are you in ng+ or anything

  • @firmanawd
    @firmanawd 15 днів тому

    Hmm, seems average to me...

  • @charlespoliquit2813
    @charlespoliquit2813 19 днів тому

    I suck at using carian retaliation huhu

  • @Mattyj664
    @Mattyj664 15 днів тому

    You are not an average player

  • @Anon-cp6bm
    @Anon-cp6bm 16 днів тому +1

    People say this is Fromsoftware’s hardest boss, but I firmly believe the Orphan of Kos is harder. The fact that it has the ability to cancel animations is what makes it much more difficult. I guess it depends on what kind of difficulty we’re talking about, since it is different for everyone. I personally feel more afraid of the Orphan than Rhadan

    • @thestorm2434
      @thestorm2434 16 днів тому

      Nah man, Orphan it's the same, with parrys it's ez

    • @EternalMelody
      @EternalMelody 15 днів тому

      Laurence for me

  • @edenli9630
    @edenli9630 15 днів тому

    imo half the fun of Elden ring is just to build craft a build suited to you and to the boss

  • @user-ps2dm1hq2v
    @user-ps2dm1hq2v 18 днів тому

    I beat him at lvl 185 so i'm actually 0,001 percent better than you. JK, gratz

  • @FantomMisfit
    @FantomMisfit 11 днів тому

    Sees you parrying, average scrubs dont know what parry is...hmm all the more liar ahead 😂

  • @Carsu12
    @Carsu12 7 днів тому

    While its true, dude, you are far from average 😂 Average player wouldnt go as far as using parries effectively or swapping weapon for stronger critical, but they would probably summon an ash

  • @rubberducky5990
    @rubberducky5990 15 днів тому

    Another poke to death spammer

  • @enol1466
    @enol1466 19 днів тому +25

    Ok and? You learned to parry and avoid its attacks, congrats, same here, its still a terrible fight with way too much visual clutter and some of the most unfair, aggravating abilties in any boss ever. Its bad, im sorry but its bad and as a fromsoft fan it hurts to see an entire community on its knees desperately defending a bad boss, because fromsoft is going to see that and they wont learn their lesson for future titles

    • @philnewman8831
      @philnewman8831 19 днів тому +20

      The boss isn't bad, you are.

    • @headtaker02
      @headtaker02 19 днів тому +1

      ​It's bad design plain and simple, Orphan of Kos is a prime example of exhaustingly hard but good, Consort Radahn is just shit, but if you wanna ride FromSoft meat that hard I can't stop you ​@@philnewman8831

    • @assoholicshark4143
      @assoholicshark4143 19 днів тому +14

      @@philnewman8831 Nah its pretty bad. And i beat it no parry no summs no status effects

    • @GoonGoesLit
      @GoonGoesLit 19 днів тому +6

      I don't think he's necessarily trying to say it's an objectively good boss, I'm pretty sure he's just trying to prove it's beatable

    • @ColinScott27
      @ColinScott27  19 днів тому +1

      @@GoonGoesLityes exactly