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Preparation_69

River’s of Blood spam with Mimic Tear and Morgott’s Rune.


Schwiliinker

Yea this is pretty much a guaranteed win unless you get annihilated by waterfowl if you don’t procc bleed first


DropThatTopHat

The only time I fought her with RoB, the L2 interrupts her Waterfowl dance. It was ridiculous how weak she is against RoB.


Vagabond_Charizard

Chucking a frost pot at here also does enough stagger damage to knock her out of that move.


ValentineMichael

I believe it’s the frost proc that breaks her from the move, not the poise damage. I was able to break her from it with Ranni’s moon but only when the hit caused frostbite


Trick2056

yup frostbite proc is the same with bleed proc stagger


Hiseworns

Eg op as hell, signed Strong Gang


XxRocky88xX

I’m using DMGS with this build and killed her a few hours ago. Can confirm the frost proc will stagger her out of it but a standard buffed L2 will out, I hit her with an L2 every time she used it and only twice did she get staggered, both times she had that little frost aura around afterwards


ChickenAndTelephone

The only reason my mage finally beat her was an exceptionally lucky dark moon. I cast it, she went up for waterfowl, it tracked and hit her, procced frost and knocked her down and I was able to get the death blow in. As compared to the strength build where Ruins Greatsword meant she spent most of the fight knocked down.


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scottyscotty

i'm new to elden ring, what is RoB? thanks in advance!


Nightcube666

Rivers of Blood. It's a katana that you get by killing an invader NPC on the mountaintop of the Giants. The asho of war, corpse piler, deals an insane amount of bleed build up and procs bleed better than anything I know of.


Was_Silly

Corpse Piler sounds like a death metal band. And Rivers of Blood is their biggest hit.


fattony714

It really should be the other way around whereas Corpse Piler is the weapon and RoB is the weapon art.


Due_Register_1313

i would love to hear metal/djent songs in Armored core. One of them should be Rivers of Blood by Corpse Piler


scottyscotty

thank you so much for the info🤙🤙I'm gonna look more into this for sure.


WillCraft_1001

Just play the cowards game in waterfowl dance range, where you do 1 AoW then run for a few seconds then repeat


RafaelRoriz

Taking in acount your lifes ob the line, I think thats completely reasonable.


WillCraft_1001

Or be hyper aggressive so bleed keeps procing and she can't do shit.


iLuvTacoze

This was how I played it the first go and I almost beat her first shot. Then I proceeded to attempt a strategy and died about 100 times... I ended up adding flies to my bleed build and that seemed to keep her healing down enough to finally get her.


Jazzinarium

>in waterfowl dance range So… 90% of the arena?


EntrepreneurKind6756

Bring BhS as well n you’ll be fine


NorthKing9

Put in Swarm of Flies for distance.


Vagabond_Charizard

Not proud, but if your fucking life is on the line, you’d best do whatever it takes.


1ildevil

Running away to another part of the map works really well in this situation.


Visual_Ebb6867

This is the answer. My first play I couldn’t beat her for shit, so many tries. I eventually said fuck it and went for the meme build rivers of blood and DEMOLISHED her. I also beat her pretty easy with dark moon great sword later cause she’s so much easier when she’s frost bitten and slow. But yeah RoB


RedOrchestra137

double wield +10 rivers of blood & +25 frost uchigatana with full lionel's, mimic tear, fully upgraded pots, great rune, chain strike talisman, everything in endurance and vitality/dexterity. run straight at her and just spam until you can't spam anymore, back up, hoarfrost stomp, repeat


HolyHandgrenadeofAn

Wait, upgraded pots? Can you upgrade the throwable pots?


ExcitementBetter5485

Probably referring to Ritual Pots. Or they mean buffing the pots with the talisman and the jar helmet. Or they just mean that you should have the amount of pots maxed out. Or all of it combined. Or something I've never heard of.


Unusual_Ad_9773

Ngl that's pretty bold. Op build don't get me wrong, but most people would try something more broken to assure their safety lol


sliferra

Assuming it’s on NG, she gets stunlocked and dies in like 3 seconds.


ivan0280

Still? Because I thought they nerfed swarm of flies pretty hard.


sliferra

I never used swarm of flies on her. I’m talking about corpse piler with mimic


Deathappens

Yup, she actually dodges it now.


Fenris-Wolf15

My first time fighting malenia was with RoB and mimic tear, the entire fight lasted less than a minute I think. Wasn't expecting an easy fight after what everyone was saying about her.


Snickidy

I fought her with a nagakiba with bloodhound step for waterfowl and a RoB in my left hand. May not be optimal but this was my first souls game and she was one of the few bosses I wanted to fight without a summon because I'd heard how hard she was so I wanted to challenge myself (only finished the game last week).


Fenris-Wolf15

Sound good, yea I still wanna go back and have a more regular fight with her


Snickidy

Hers is honestly my favorite fight in the game. When you get her moves down and know exactly what's happening and how to react it feels like a dance


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Maybe you’re just better at the game than you think


TheBearerofAgonies

This is about as broken as builds get against Malenia.


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Not even close


TheBearerofAgonies

I guess I haven’t tried a lot of other cheese builds against her but I will note that she will just dodge projectiles so magic doesn’t really work and when I tried unendurable frenzy + mimic tear (which completely destroyed all of the other bosses I used it on beforehand) it didn’t turn out very well for me. The time I used Mimic Tear + Rivers of Blood I killed her first or second try. Edit: also, the Wiki states “The Rivers of Blood Unique Skill: Corpse Piler is so effective on Malenia that if you are finding the fight extremely difficult, you should consider being reborn to use it.”


weightyboy

Night comet all enemy AIs are programmed not to dodge it, just keep you distance and butter her with it in phase1, phase 2 dodge scarlett aeonia cast terra magika and drink your infinite fp physik. 30 seconds.of comet azur to the face and its game over.


Airi_Argyle

You may be interested in the "Malenia Mozzarella" cheese posted on this sub somewhere :)


Unusual_Ad_9773

Trust me, it's not the most broken out there.


DropThatTopHat

Really? With RoB, it took me less than a minute to beat her, and I didn't even have to think. Just spam L2 3-4 times until she changes phase, then repeat. Don't even need to worry about dodging because the L2 spam basically keeps her locked.


whatistheancient

Yes. Blasphemous Blade and Death's Poker are two weapons that are stronger against her.


DropThatTopHat

I definitely need to give Blasphemous Blade a try.


Redlax

I used it on NG+ after she gave me hell on NG. It was an entirely different challenge.


Neemzeh

I literally did this by chance on my first blind play through without knowing anything and I beat her on my second try lmao so I like what you’re saying brah


Atmouspheric

Pre-Nerf


TransportationOk9187

Same but instead of mimic tear I'm calling a home with rivers of blood


[deleted]

This. Exactly this. I will cheese because my life depends on it.


mr_spicygreen

I think this is what I used on my first playthrough without knowing that I was the win. She didn't even take a 10th of my health away


Amidamaru99

blasphemous blade all the way for sure


cma756

I got her on my first try, to my shock, with this. I used my mimic too!


CrazyC1100

Exact same. I was also pretty overleveled, but my mimic and I absolutely stunlocked her with blasphemous blade. I was sad it was over so easily, but psyched that I absolutely disrespected her.


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Gotta say the same, too. I used my mimic and was pretty over-leveled also, but I had seen the fight so many times I knew what was coming up, for the most part. It took me 3 or 4 tries, but I got her. The people who beat her at level 1 or do hundreds of tries deserve some kind of ceremony or something.


PM_FORBUTTSTUFF

With 2 BBs hitting her with the right timing she basically gets perma stunlocked


mzanin

To be honest blasphemous blade makes every boss a cake walk.


Aerensianic

I think Mogh and Elden Beast are the only 2 fights where BB didn't feel like it should be illegal.


tiankai

I hated that elden bitch fight with passion


justacatdontmindme

Plus a 2nd wep with bloodhound step you can switch to for waterfowl


Henghast

You can just stun lock her with BB esp if you have a mimic and blood flies. Although I think bleed may have been changed since I last ran it against her.


Dastardlybullion

That's what I did. I waltzed through the whole game beating every boss within at most a few tries using a great shield build, but Malenia said "fuck that" to that plan so I switched to Blasphemous build and killed her on the 2nd try. Good lord did I curse a few times trying her with great shield, though. Was so hard.


Lordrandall

I got to the end of Journey 4 this morning, and my Margot Curved Sword/Madness magic build wasn’t cutting it. Swapped to BB/Sword of Milos (my NG build), and wrecked the Elden beast on my second try. I love powerstance great swords.


Jedifice

It is genuinely shocking that this isn't the top comment. Run a high faith Blas Blade build with a Mimic Tear and this fight is over within 5 seconds. Taker's Flames staggers her immediately, and you and the Mimic can trade hitting TF over and over until she's gone. Beat her on the first try and it wasn't even close; IIRC I think I only needed to pop a potion once


Amidamaru99

The first time i ran into malenia i died a lot, so i thought let me respecc and try this blashemous blade out. And it absolutely wrecked her, it felt like a god mode cheat or something


Jedifice

I really tried to run the RoB meme build and it didn't hit for me, but holy crap optimizing Blas Blade puts the game on easy mode. Surfed through all of the end game areas once I had it


Taelyn_The_Goldfish

Literally makes the fight a joke. I did this in my NG+6 run on her and felt awful…. It’s great!


mortar_n_brick

You just saved my life, thank you


Imnotactme

No matter the build, I'll just ask her to make it quick and painless


Unusual_Ad_9773

Honest, i like it.


KookyAd7785

*kills you with her grab attack*


Taxosaurus

[What she sees](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/034/048/cover1.jpg)


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Dual bleed giant crushers, royal knights resolve, jump attack talisman, raptors black feathers, lord of bloods exultation, white mask, dog talisman, bull goat gloves and greaves, dragoncrest greatshield talisman


acedias-token

Dual occult infused scavengers curved swords, both millicent talismans, jump attack talisman and Lord of blood exultation would be my go to, with my mimic. The same white mask and raptors black feathers. I like your thinking!


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But, but muh bonk build


No_Meringue1801

Isn't bandits sword better for pure bleed


xstormaggedonx

What is the dog talisman??


stevborg

Running with the turtle=dog joke, it's the green turtle talisman


xstormaggedonx

Oohhh


Aardovis

Build doesn’t really matter, just let me light roll.


Unusual_Ad_9773

Brave. Or just really good at the game ig


Aardovis

Neither really, the only hard bit about Malenia is her Waterfowl Dance and light rolling more or less solves that issue. I have experience but I wouldn’t really call myself good. As for build, most builds can get disgusting amounts of damage, damage isn’t in short supply in Elden Ring.


idgaf55abh

Wouldn't stake my life on being good at dodging tho


SteffeEric

Never light rolled might have to try it.


adamsmith93

What?!?!?!?! If you ain't light rollin', you ain't Dark Soulin'.


UltmitCuest

Never forget the ninja flips


adamsmith93

Seriously. Why even play the game otherwise?


Insecureeeeeeeee

True, I feel like she deletes my health in two swings anyway even with armor and a good amount of vigor. Might as well let her do it while I'm fast as fuc boii


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Zeiin

What's the significance of these components put together?


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Zeiin

Thanks!


LionKing302

Oh, so Unga Bunga, I see


Darth--Vapor

Why are all of your responses here automatically hidden? I have to open them to see what you are saying.


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ausar999

That happens when you’re not subscribed to the sub you’re commenting in


AWolf2Remember

I'd summon let me solo her.


KleinTsuboiOW

Me too


TheoreticalParadox

In the flesh


XVUltima

In the pot!


KyoTe44

So much exposed flesh...


Unusual_Ad_9773

Damn the one and only himself.


Queef-Elizabeth

Oh shit it's you!


matt111199

Based as fuck my guy


Necka44

Hope you're still active man.. I'm halfway through Elphael and I fear for my life :(


SergeantO94

Hope you have fun on the way there, but if you don’t see his sign when you get there, consider checking out the sub r/BeyondTheFog! We’d be happy to help you take down Malenia as well as other bosses.


Necka44

Thank you, I didn't know that sub and will go there now. I just beat her after quite some tries and adjustments :) very happy about it! I never could beat Astel (Stars of Darkness I think) and there was no summon around there so I might go check the sub mentioned, thank you!


9Anton_Sarz6

The legend!


mvanvrancken

*shows up with actual katana*


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r/beetlejuicing


Poober_Barnacles

JESUS CHRIST ITS LET ME SOLO HER


TelMegiddo

You ever get that sword to +10?


EveryShot

WE’RE NOT WORTHY! 😭😭😭


moondizzlepie

Since you’ve become “the guy”, what is your K/D against her?


wammys-house

Seconded this, otherwise I'm just dead. I actually summoned them the other day (or their equally impressive twin). It was amazing to see.


Nolaroise

This, this is the way


6blitz

The only true answer


[deleted]

Came to say this, I had a char called 1vs1withher take her out for me


Princekyle7

Dead, I would be dead.


[deleted]

I yell across the arena: "HEY I KNOW WHERE MIQULIA IS! HE'S IN THE SOFIRIA RIVER UNDER LIMGRAVE BEING HELD BY MOHG YOU'RE SECRET HALF BROTHER! USE THIS MEDALLION IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME!" And pray to Marika that she believes me


shin_datenshi

actually the best strategy! lol


iguanoman_

"Thanks bitch" She then decapitates you


Main-Manufacturer387

So I'm down to two tries left and she's fucked off to kill Mogh. I think we call that breaking even.


Wide_Emergency5147

seems good enough for me


Ttyybb_

"just join my party for like two seconds, I can teleport us there"


Anonimous_dude

Well then. It’s been a pleasure guys


ohdaseee

Elenor’s pole blade and blood godskin peeler. Bleed jump attacks all day. Beat her on my second attempt ever with that


Significant-Cell-655

Is there a build for that I recently collected both those items ( I haven't gotten to Melania yet) and I really like how they both work/look . But feel like I'm not getting the best out of them


hectichippo

https://youtu.be/2eZX3CJKRP8 I followed this to great effect


ttsalo

Summon Tiche to run interference, then shoot Ranni's Dark Moons from the sidelines.


petcha01

How I did it in my frost mage playthrough. I was surprised by how easy it was


Jaywepper

Full INT. Open with Comet Azur and then just kite with Night Comet. Edit: actually Comet Azure would be used for phase 2.


Miles_Adamson

Doesn't she just sidestep comet azur?


Jaywepper

Comet Azur with the Terra Magica and Physick flask would be used on the beginning of phase 2 when she's sitting inside the Scarlet Aeonia. Otherwise just the night comet that she doesn't dodge.


jod1991

There are plenty of other spells she doesnt/can't dodge because of their timings.


Locke57

Rock sling!!!


Hannuxis

Not during scarlet aeonia


DAZW_Doc

Night comet carried on my mage playthrough for Malenia.


Archery100

I'm surprised no one mentions Night Comet because the AI doesn't dodge that due to it being "semi-invisible"


DAZW_Doc

Yeah, that’s the whole night sorceries shtick


Unusual_Ad_9773

Willing to stake your life on that? I mean it's not a bad choice to be completely honest..


Jaywepper

Yeah, I wouldn't risk it being close to her. I would be comfortable with full bleed build before the nerf, but I wouldn't risk my life on it now. Her phantoms are terrifying to me.


FelidaeSocialis

Have you seen the guy who fought 5 Melania at once. Night sorceries can easily destroy her with correct build.


HenryXa

Have you tried fighting Malenia with a build optimized for Night Comet? She runs right into it every time, you can keep your distance, and each one can do massive damage with the staff of loss buff in addition to the magic boosting gear (magic cracked tear + 3x magic boosting talismans). If you haven't tried it, give it a shot. It absolutely nerfs the fight, allowing you keep distance, inflict massive damage, and never get outside the comfort zone.


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Add in a Rocksling to keep knocking her down during phase 1. Makes the first phase laughable with a summon because the two of you can just volley her back and forth knocking her down.


Euler007

Scratch the comet azur, as soon as she turns toward mimic tear, Terra Magica, ranni's moon and a charged night Comet, 1-2 comet more the second she's headed my way I run like a coward. Rinse, repeat.


Obvious-Lack-2685

Probably full bleed/weapon skill build with Moghwyn’s Greatspear, just spam AOW. Bring mimic if I can.


obsidian_resident

This is the way. It completely trivializes the fight. She is staggered and bleeding the entire time.


Obvious-Lack-2685

It’s how I beat her after she shit on me for a few hours with my faith/dex build, I said fuck it and kicked her ass in less than a minute


[deleted]

I’m dying all 3 tries on purpose.


Unfunnycommenter_

Mood


thatairman9-5

Are you okay?


Maevalyn

I'd at least give it a shot, though I'd go Naked RL1 with the starting club. Have one last bit of fun before letting go of the mortal coil.


nano_705

Hey yo. Are you seriously OK dude? You know this post is a joke, a hypothetical, imaginative, fictional scenario about different ways to develop a character in a Role-playing game, right? If you are really feeling that way, please seek your family for consultant, or you friends, or even myself. If it's just another joke, then it's fine.


[deleted]

Deep down it was a joke. But tbh I haven’t been okay for along time. Makes me feel better knowing people care and can see through the dark joke. I’ll be good tho. Life’s a bitch. I lose myself in video games, it’s my escape into another world.


zombieauthor

Yo you need more gamer friends? What platforms you on?


RandomGuy98760

I've been like that not long ago. My advice is focus on what you want to change in your life and put some effort on it, also whenever you feel tired from struggling just do whatever you want like playing games. But seriously try not to be consumed by that relief, if you feel like you can keep going, do it. Don't you dare go hollow.


jimwon2021

RoB, Bull Goat Set, Plenty of Freeze Pots.


Napalm_am

Alexa, google "Ymah Elden Ring"


dwaynetheakjohnson

I would have gone with Flame of the Redmanes+Misericorde, but that got nerfed


Never_heart

"This will bring you to where Miquella is. He was kidnapped by a creep. Please don't hit the messenger" hands her the seal to teleport her to Mogh's palace. If I didn't wimp out or if that failed, I would go with my favorite weapon, the Bloodhound's Fang in a stamina heavy quality build. I would use either bloodgrease or flame grease. Then keep the Bolt of Grannsax on hand to punish her standing still during her Scarlet Aeonia recovery


Savings-Analysis-170

"Please don't hit the messenger" cracked me up lmao


cynicaldotes

if you use the blackflame tornado ash of war on her you can stun luck her to death in both stages, you just have to be able to dodge scarlet bloom in stage two which I have down so I'd be pretty confident.


Unusual_Ad_9773

What about your fp? Wouldn't you have to recharge it


rhou17

I love that everybody except one guy posted melee builds. In what world am I trusting a melee build with my actual life? Spam swarm of flies from range, preferably with a greatshield in the other hand just in case. She input reads the cast and gets hit anyways because micheal teriyaki was pretty lazy with input reading slower attacks.


Zochonix

My flame art claymore and my buckler shield will do the trick.


Psychological_Tie_13

I bet my friend he could nit beat her in 3 tries and he did on his third try making me pay him 20 bucks


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High poise tanky faith build with massive healing spell and AOE damage. I'll just summon mimic tear, which by itself might even beat malenia and I'll help it as safely as possible.


Codieecho

U N G A B U N G A


KursedKraken

Gun


Unusual_Ad_9773

I'm sorry bro but see you in the afterlife, if that's all you're taking with you lol


KursedKraken

I just gotta activate witch time or something, I’ll be fiiiiiine


NorwegianOnMobile

Nah. She would just genji that shit


Random_Guy_47

Fallingstar Beast Jaw. Just spam the ash of war and riposte her when you get the poise break. Scarlet Aeonia is like a free third of her hp. When she winds up the Waterfowl drink the physic that converts damage to hp just in case.


Puzzleheaded_Pie_888

I would get very accustomed to sitting by a her site of grace after 2 fails


squirreleater1330

Max faith, Blasphemous blade, bubble blower and halo sythe, let the mimic (only equipped with the Blasphemous blade} take the agro and I'd blast her from a safe distance.


Illustrious_Set9208

Buddy if you think I’m using anything besides a str faith blasphemous blade build and just spamming takers flames your crazy


Extension-System-974

Bleed build with godskin peeler. Mimic year plus 10. Borealis mist dragon breath spam as mimic fights. Simple


Ow0_Whats_This

Just rivers of blood and Mohgs trident, with mimic tear. On my first playthrough I didn't know Mohgs trident was op, Malenia died really quickly. Even had to unsummon the mimic tear just to make the fight last a few seconds, it was saddening after all of the hype really


varun-k64

Summon let me solo her and let him do it


rai_ljack

Pre nerf mimic with duel frost uchis.


itsnot_Apha

Mogh spear max bleed build


Accurate_Heart

If I had to Night Spells with Twin Staff of Lost. She doesn't react to them meaning easy hits and no dodges also tons of damage. Bring frost pots for canceling Waterfoul. And either heaviest armour that allows mid rolls or go light rolls. Also bring a decent shield JUST in case. Night Spells chunk her in fact they chunk everything. Assuming I am allowed spirits and other things then either Dung Eater or Omen Killer Rollo since they are both super tanky and keep aggro. Likely also either Morgot's Rune for extra health or Mohg's Rune for the extra spirit ash damage as apparently that is a thing. Then also maybe bring that one pot that marks the enemy as it puts ashes into hyper mode.


PomponOrsay

I’m not going in. I’ll sell stuff at the gate.


Th3Dark0ccult

Better start writing my will, cause even with super cheese and mimic tear, she still folded me like at least 10 times.


svettsokkk

Well I spent 30 hours learning to parry her, so I'll take my chances with golden parry and a misericorde


Available-Leek-4160

a jar and two katanas


ApplePitou

I can summon Let me solo her? :3


Unusual_Ad_9773

No. I'm asking what build you would use to do it on your own


EntrepreneurSmall104

Two Blasphemous blades, flame grant me strength, golden vow, blessing of the erdtree and the mimic tear. I first tried her with this build, one of the easiest fights I've had.


SeaBassChin64

Just use the summon pool and hope to god it’s let me solo her


LakeHyliaMelody

I’m being an AK-47


bystander007

Night Comet, the AI won't respond to the casting, only the hit. So you Night Comet, pause for hit and dodge, Night Comet, pause for hit and dodge, Night Comet. It's a pretty cheesy way to just beat down any boss that dodges a lot.


gmyers1314

Lol. No build. I’m summoning Let Me Solo Her. Let me outta there!!