As stressful and exhausting as it is to fight Malenia, she is another boss the Tarnished should feel bad for defeating. She and her brother Miquella were born cursed. An Elden Ring theory for why Malenia becomes a god helps explain the curse the twins were born with. However, the gist of it is Outer Gods targeted the twins in hopes of controlling them if they decide to take their mother’s place as god of the Land’s Between. Malenia is cursed with scarlet rot, which ravaged her body from the inside out and caused her to lose some of her limbs. She is the sickest boss in the g

The Bloodhound Step is a useful Ash of War in Elden Ring that can be found fairly early in the game. It allows characters to become invisible while dodging at high speeds. It moves faster and farther than a normal quickstep or even rolling. Bloodhound Step is useful for players trying to circle their targets or making sure they get out of the way of a large AOE att

Prayerful Strike is a great Ash of War for any paladin build. When used, the player raises their armament, then slams it onto the ground. Every successful hit restores HP to the player and nearby allies. While the slam animation can take a long time, the health restoration makes it the perfect Ash of War to help a player get through a difficult area. It can also be useful for players assisting others with the many Elden Ring bosses . Prayerful Strike can only be applied to axes and hammers. It is dropped by an invisible scarab leaving footprints on the lake near the west entrance of Leyndell, Royal Capi

Valiant Gargoyle is a pretty misleading title. Despite this boss having a singular name, this boss fight is actually against two gargoyles. The second phase sees a second gargoyle join the fight, wielding twin blades. Not only does the name mislead players, but the second enemy means it’s easy to be attacked by one while targeting the ot

Mohg’s biggest attack can’t be dealt with like that. At the beginning of phase two, he will slam his weapon on the ground three times. This unleashes almost unavoidable shockwaves that drain the player’s health almost completely. Not without healing will players be able to survive and it is tough when Mohg comes at t

Thoroughly exploring The Lands Between is already a massive time commitment, and doing it thrice so that everyone in the party can have all the loot becomes tedious. There's an argument to be made that limiting the scope of co-op sessions is a stylistic choice, meant to represent serendipitous help offered by another Tarnished, but FromSoftware already offers the opportunity to use multiplayer passwords so that Summon Signs are only viewable by certain players. Elden Ring 's co-op could be easily improved by simply embracing a more traditional version of cooperative gameplay, where progression is shared and sessions aren't cut short by the completion of an object

The Leyndell Catacombs are accessible through the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, a location easily missed while exploring the Royal Capital, with the entrance near where Elden Ring 's Mogh's Shackle is located . From the Underground Roadside Site of Grace, head to the large room with the pipes and Imps. Use the pipes to reach the bottom, where the two Giant Crayfish are. Run south, past one of the Giant Crayfish, to a crack in the w

A popular mod for **Elden Ring ** has completely revamped its cooperative multiplayer systems, and its reception could affect the development of future games by FromSoftware. For over a decade, FromSoftware's action RPGs have used the same, rather obtuse multiplayer functions, with slight differences as the studio's signature formula evolved. Many Elden Ring players have found the vanilla co-op mechanics too restrictive, and have opted to download the Seamless Co-op mod in order to freely explore The Lands Between alongside a group of frie

All Soulsborne Games With Bad First Impressions have bosses that players feel bad about defeating. A boss may have a sad backstory, or they were once a friend, or maybe they are too cute to kill. In Dark Souls, there is the boss fight with Sif. In Bloodborne , a Souls game players should not ignore , __ the aftermath of the fight with Father Gascoigne is crushing. Two very different bosses with different lore, but players feel terrible about killing t

After releasing the Scarlet Rot in Caelid during her battle with Radahn, she was left unconscious. Her body was returned to the Haligtree her brother created to reverse their curses. Yet, while Malenia was unconscious her brother's sleeping body was stolen. If **Elden Ring ** 's lowly Tarnished never disturbed her, Malenia would have continued sleeping and waiting for her brother, who is not even th

Farum Azula is an end-game area, so if the Black Flame Tornado sounds interesting, it is possible to encounter this skill earlier in the game. It is the default skill for the Godskin Peeler, a dex-based weapon that can be buffed with magic. To retrieve the Godskin Peeler, players must head to the Windmill Village in the Altus Plateau and defeat the optional boss Godskin Apos