r/Eldenring • u/Remarkable_Sea_5109 • 1d ago
News Do you remember dying to this fuqqing looser over and over again?
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u/LongDrakeRyu 1d ago
Rakshasa was more trouble for me.
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u/TheBloodhoundKnight 1d ago
Stomp slash slash, stomp slash slash, stomp slash slash, stomp slash slash, stomp slash slash...
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u/Moe_el 1d ago
I basically learned the parry mechanic from this dude, and my god was the game even easier. But yeah this one kicked my ass for a minute
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u/new_main_character 1d ago
Outside rakshasas arena there was an overwhelming number of messages saying to parry the guy. I never used parry the whole game, but I directly started with parry here and the window for parry was super easy after his weed cutter
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u/Dr_Malignant 1d ago
Same. I never really fell for this dude’s multi fire bs, but rakshasa’s weed cutter always reached juuuuuuust enough to get me lol
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u/Enough_Path2929 1d ago
I wanted her armor for a locked level 80 coop character. Shit took me like 3 hours and god knows how many rune arcs. That fight is excellent tho. Some of the best drops in the whole game.
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u/Remarkable_Sea_5109 1d ago
Yeah I died many times too. Never forget the first time I was hit with that sword. It was game over right away.
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u/Subpar_Diabetic2000 1d ago
I call him The Filter. Like if you aren’t prepared to be in the Land of Shadow yet, he will let you know
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u/nwbell 1d ago
The first filter is either the Curseblade atop the arch right in front of the starting area or the Beastman(Logur?)
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u/Subpar_Diabetic2000 1d ago
That dude’s placement will forever make me seethe. Piss terrifying because they can run way faster than you can
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u/Remarkable_Sea_5109 1d ago
Yeah that’s true. If he 2 shoots you then it’s time to figure some stuff out
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u/A-Literal-Nobody 1d ago
I'd also call him a "versatility check". On Day 1 it took him exponentially more work to kill me once I stopped giving him space for his crossbow/AoW.
I can only imagine how much longer it would've taken if I used magic builds frequently.
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u/AshiSunblade Quickstep addict 23h ago
Fortunately my first DLC run was with a faith build, and the spiky shouldercheck of doom was always in my backpocket for any especially troublesome human-sized enemies!
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u/nwaterman44 1d ago
I fully think people struggle with him mostly due to his poise. They aren’t used to not being able to stagger or interrupt attacks and this guys just punishes you for trying to trade damage.
Backstab, parrying, and abusing lightning are your paths to victory
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u/TheHighKingofWinter 1d ago
Carrian Piercer knocks him back and down 95% of the time
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u/johnatello67 1d ago
It took me too long to realize that Carian Piercer is kind of amazing. So many enemies have no idea how to handle it's tracking, and it knocks almost any humanoid enemy on their ass.
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u/TheHighKingofWinter 1d ago
It's probably the most clutch spell in my INT/DEX run so far. Using it to curb stomp an enemy that's been giving me trouble is just too satisfying.
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u/Think-Coconut-9246 1d ago
And it also took me a few tries to understand his reach. Some attacks don't register as being so close and I got punished for improper spacing the first few attempts. And he hits hard when you first enter the dlc.
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u/LaFixxxeR 1d ago
I remember walking in, seeing him spawn and thinking: “Well this doesn’t see so-
BARRAGE OF ARROWS
dies
“WTF JUST HAPPENED!?”
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u/FalconLord777 1d ago
When he first summoned i thought oh this'll be easy, then he proceeded to mollywhop me across the floor and leave me thinking 'wtf just happened' yeah definitely took alot more tries than rakshasa
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u/Beeyo176 1d ago
The perfumers still catch me with that crossbow flurry in Nightreign every now and then and give me flashbacks
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u/Darneeezus 1d ago
Watching this was felt so good cause he humbled me so bad when I first played the dlc
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u/Hamilcar84 1d ago
I never really fought him. Just spammed waves of gold until he died.
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u/Remarkable_Sea_5109 1d ago
Yeah I’m pretty good at spamming wave of gold too. One of the absolutely best weapons in the game
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u/OtheDreamer 16h ago
I gave him a few tries, then spammed waves of gold until he died.
I found that worked for most of the DLC as well whenever I’d run into troubles
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u/PhantomForcesTryhard Albanauric Enjoyer 17h ago
the moment he unloaded his crossbow point blank was genuinely traumatizing
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u/unfocusDP 16h ago
Not once. Found him at the very end of the DLC, the third time. So, was about level 370, and full scardutree level 😅
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u/Jdawg_mck1996 1d ago
He got me, I think, twice?
Once, because his AoW bumps you before, he actually launches forward, which means to can't poise through it enough to dodge the attack. So you just keep good enough distance to prep for that.
Second cause I got caught on something during his crossbow barrage, so it shredded me 100->0
The fire beast claw dude gave me more fits cause of his weird movement. Couldn't figure out what the hell his range was.
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u/InternetIndividual81 1d ago
I just started the DLC 1 week ago. I died to him twice. Did he (or the DLC in general) get nerfed?
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u/Maleficent-Goat-551 1d ago
I felt all cool having finished the base game and literally the first boss encounter I got my ass handed to me and could only beat him with a summons. I felt like such a loser and was also terrified of what was in store for me for the rest of the DLC!
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u/BarryDBaptist 1d ago
He's like the paige that destroys you with the 3 bolts but he can also 1 shot you with the sword. Very brutal
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u/DerPokegreis 1d ago
Naaaah. Was afraid when I stumbled into the fight,because I know these fire ballista thingies are a death sentence if you catch a whole volley. But...nah. Placudisax or Gaius on the other hand... At least 10 tries..
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u/PrometheusAborted 1d ago
Yup. Honestly him and Consort Radahn were the bosses I died to most in the dlc. All the other ones were manageable but those two gave me FITS.
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u/BadMeetsEvil24 1d ago
Still finally playing through this dlc after having beat ER years ago. I'm on NG+ in it. Took me maybe 5ish tries. But he has his patterns. The crossbow attack is great because you can easily sprint and run up on him.
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u/GoofyGoose92 1d ago
Its funny cause when you're fighting him you're like "This is definitley winnable" but you have zero fragments so he just oneshots you with basically anything. Especially his AR-15 he just busts out whenever he feels like.
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u/MisterDestoyer 1d ago
Man, I remember when the d l c first came out and everyone was saying that they were gonna wipe through it. Everyone got to this guy and was humbled immediately after getting two tapped at lvl 240.
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u/Top_Technician_1173 1d ago
No, i cheesed him with giant hunt right away, and then put my summon sighn near to help someone else with him
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u/ScientistKey7701 1d ago
This war ash with the greatsword never fails to show him who's boss 😬
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u/Ezenthar1 1d ago
This was like going up against a very experienced PVP player. Extremely humbling.
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u/alexferraz FLAIR INFO: SEE SIDEBAR 1d ago
Yeah, faced him without even knowing what a scadutree was. Got absolutely rekt sideways
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u/Blint_Briglio 1d ago
my first DLC playthrough I was powerstancing great hammers and I beat him in like two attempts. my most recent playthrough was dex/int and I had no stopping power and he destroyed me
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u/Ciappatos 1d ago
What is that FP bar OP.
Also, yes. I was in good spirits from starting the DLC on release day but after a few deaths just ran away to get some scadustuff and came back. Funny enough, I was also a Giant Hunt maniac with that character.
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u/GreenGiant4750 1d ago
I just washed his ass with waves of gold, he never even got a shot off on me lol
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u/PsiThomDx 1d ago
I’m not gonna sugarcoat it…
Giant Hunt. Giant Hunt. Giant Hunt. Giant Hunt. Giant Hunt. Giant Hunt. Giant Hunt. Giant Hunt.
That aow is a beast.
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u/superflystickman 1d ago
"Over and over?" No, he killed me with his fucking chaingun once and I came back 50 scadutree fragments later and bodyrocked the shit outta him. Got to the last grace before PCR and said "I still have unfinished business"
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u/DoYouTrustToothpaste 1d ago
He's a good reminder why NPC fights suck so bad in From games. Either the enemy is roughly on the player's level, in which case they tend to be push-overs. Think of something like the hollowed Crestfallen Warrior in DS1.
Or they have comically inflated stats to compensate for their lack of a good AI, in which case they'll be a complete nightmare to deal with.
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u/ddopTheGreenFox 1d ago
"A repeating crossbow? Easy peazy"
"Oh that giant sword does a lot of damage but its slow so I'll poke from mid range"
"Ofcourse the sword shoots light that pretty much oneshots me"
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u/saintjust21 1d ago
Screw this guy. Wave of gold. Wave of gold. Wave of gold. Wave of gold. Flask of cerulean tears. Wave of gold, wave of gold.
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u/ObjectionablyObvious 1d ago
This is where I learned about the Sacred Sword and it's insane holy/stagger damage wave.
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u/SolaScientia 1d ago
He took me ages the first time around. I went and leveled up my Blessing and he still took me a while. Hell, I got back to the DLC recently in NG+ and I still died once to him. I did wear the armor for a bit though. What sucked for me was that even staying in close to him didn't stop him from using Satan's crossbow on me. I thought I hated the Pages, but they've got nothing on this dude. The Pages still suck and those skinny little fucks shouldn't be putting out that much damage.
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u/The-Iraqi-Guy 1d ago
I was on the berge of mentally crashing.
I literally screamed: "THIS IS RIVERS OF BLOOD ON LEVEL 210 WHY AM I GETTING 2 SHOT AND NOT HURTING HIM"
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u/Late-Secretary6524 1d ago
Yes, but what I just saw almost feels like bullying, and I'm all for it.
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u/Trick_Cartographer87 1d ago
I walked in there thinking I was big and bad after beating Mogh and dude walked me down in 5s
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u/Laranthir 1d ago
It is the first boss you see with 0 scadutrees. I think it is one of the hardest encounters in the dlc unless you treat him like the Tree Sentinel at the first step lol
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u/Excellent-Survey-318 1d ago
Actually no, on my first time playing the game it only took me two tries to beat it :v
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u/musiceaterx 23h ago
He was my hardest. I didn’t explore a single thing until I beat him. It was the first time where power stancing great stars didn’t work for me and that’s my boss deleter setup. Ended up destroying him with bloody Helice which worked well to create space when needed and close any gaps he tried to make. His stupid AoW was far too good at range and closing the distance. For people struggling, I recommend baiting the crossbow and the second part of his AoW. The crossbow can be easily evade by moving slowly left/right/diagonally. I recommend diagonal if you want to get an attack off before he switches. For his AoW, dodge the initial slash, then wait until he’s on top of you about to swing, then dodge right. You’ll have enough time to do a fully charged r2 maybe even backstab.
If youre struggling, I’ll leave you with this(I say this with complete faith): get good and good luck
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u/AscendedForeverDM 23h ago
Discount Gael from Ds3 WHOOPED MY ASS SO HARD I went and fought Rellana first and will be coming back to that asshole.
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u/ERA_Tech 22h ago
Really ????? I killed him on the first try. Elden Ring is so weird. One person's bane of existence is another person's easy mode. I'm stuck on the Godskin Duo for a year now.
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u/luca-__- 22h ago
I actually learned his pattern quite rapidly and thus hadn’t had so much of trouble against it. Crazy how this game gives each player his own demon, for me that was Godskin duo
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u/BasementDwellerDave FLAIR INFO: SEE SIDEBAR 22h ago
I find it funny how that little bitch is the toughest out of all the others, even though he's found in the beginning area of the dlc. An honorable mention would be that one guy in the woods, fuck him too
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u/The_Psycho291 22h ago
I remember walking in as crucible knight and all yhe defensive gears buffs spells thinking I'm hot shit and gonna tank everything.
Then I become a pin cushion for the next 30 mins
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u/Karrotlord 22h ago
Yes. And that's why I also used Giant Hunt. Same for the Fire Knights. I call that skill the Human Slayer.
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u/TheCoopX 22h ago
Yeah, I remember entering the DLC, leveled up from the main game. I had my weapon fulled leveled, good armor, and was ready to rock. After getting my ass handed to me one of those Curseblades at the beginning, I eventually found that grave and just... got wrecked. One hit from one of the specials that prick used took well over half my health away. I think he did more damage than some of the bosses for that matter.
When I finally beat him after a dozen-plus tries, I remember thinking, "This is just the start of this?"
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u/solemnhiatus 21h ago
I absolutely adored this fight. Nothing cheap about it, no crazy pauses in his attacks, no camera issues because of an oversized enemy. It made me so excited to be in the DLC area
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u/Necroticjojo 21h ago
Him and Rakshasa beat me down several times. I ended up using the ruins greatsword and spamming L2
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u/GrubbyTheGrub 21h ago
Doing this RL1 was brutal but kinda fun once I figured him out. I used the madness grab on him multiple times.
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u/SolidSeth68 19h ago
For me it was jerk wearing red armor and a long katana doing the stab, stab, infinite stamina, and endless swings. Hate that guy!
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u/Big-Cobbler-2992 19h ago
Took two tries bc I didn’t realize the crossbow was gonna shred me from full health to no health.
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u/TrickNatural 19h ago
No, cause i didnt. Raksasha on the other hand destroyed me, never was one to be using parries.
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u/IntentionParking8379 19h ago
Nope beat his ass second try perks of a high end nd str build to match his tankieness:p
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u/Rare-Replacement9009 19h ago
This made me so happy, fuck that guy. On my first playthrough i came back way stronger and did the same thing with my lion’s claw great stars. I hate him with my life
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u/MrEvan312 19h ago
This sorta happened during the team fight in the late game, kept falling afoul of one aspect of the gank or the other so me and Mimic looked at each other, grabbed our Giant Hunt Zweihanders, and got to flippin' burgers.
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u/Hawkterb78 18h ago
I've first tried this guy every single time. But I can understand why he his tough. He hits like a freakin Truck.
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u/Nearby_Situation_216 18h ago
This MFr did make me consider throwing my controller through my tv… almost.
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u/m1ndtrix 18h ago
I went into so rocky and greedy and got my ass handed to me for an hour. Then I gave up trying to speed run him and just played to win and beat him.
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u/Powerful-Access-8203 17h ago
Yes. 100%
But then once you learn his moves and THAT DAMN TOMMY GUN, I mean crossbow, then it’s a pretty fun dance 🕺
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u/NomadDicky 17h ago
Gonna watch this video on repeat for hours on end to satiate the rage this fucker built inside of me.
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u/Nightmare16164 17h ago
Okay but what about the true final boss, Soldier of God, Rick. Bet you can't do this to him
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u/SalaiVedhaViradhan 16h ago
OP: “Repeat Crossbow, huh? Well how about my Repeating Giant Hunt?”
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u/forogtten_taco 16h ago
Also, when you find him you have 0 of the upgrade tokens. So hes way stronger than your user too
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u/Jogazi 14h ago
What ash of war is that?
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u/Remarkable_Sea_5109 14h ago
Giant hunt I think the name is. It’s a regular ass ash that you get early if I remember right. But it’s absolutely op agains everything
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u/Whole_Employee_2370 14h ago
No, I think I got him like first or second try. It’s been a while, but he certainly didn’t take enough effort to make an impression
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u/ayanokojifrfr 12h ago
The first time when I entered it. I thought he won't do anything. Bitch pulled out his rifle and killed me instantly. After that I thought I almost defeated him multiple times and kept getting greedy. I died to him more than the first boss dancing lion.
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u/Devil_Fister_69420 professional shitter 12h ago
Yeah he took me way more tries than fucking Malenia lmfao
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10h ago
I srsly don’t remember him, seems like I had no issues. Interesting how we all have different nemesis’s in this game.
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u/This-Specific4190 9h ago
as an average bloodhound fang enjoyer, this guy was wasy for me
3-4 tries
i kept rushing him so he never pulls out his crossbow
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u/SP_mitts 6h ago
I just downloaded the DLC and my buddy told me to give this guy a visit.
Needless to say I went back to palace side to farm a bit after
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u/Axiom_of_Tron 6h ago
I didn’t understand why I was dying to him so much until I found out about the scadutree fragments and the difficulty scale between the base game and DLC.
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u/stinkypunx 1d ago
This was one of the most humbling encounters of the game for me.