An Elden Ring player finally beats Malenia after 38 hours and many failed attempts. Elden Ring features several difficult bosses, and a few of them are considered to be some of the hardest bosses in FromSoftware’s catalog.

Malenia is one of the most difficult bosses in Elden Ring, and she has two phases like many other tough boss fights. She also has a unique passive bonus that makes the encounter even tougher as she heals herself upon landing every hit, and it even works when players are blocking. So, users have no option but to dodge her hits and start their counter-attack. Malenia’s difficulty is well-known among the gaming community, and it took one fan an absurdly long time to finally defeat her.

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In a recent post on Reddit, a user named volcanicmelodies claims that it took them 1,831 tries and over 38 hours to beat Malenia. Volcanicmelodies mentions that they were stuck in this fight for 4 months, and they now feel empty after overcoming this challenge. The player now plans to continue their journey across Elden Ring’s open world and lists their current death count at 7420. The Malenia boss fight contributed to more than a quarter of the total number of deaths.

The user has shared an image to go along with the post that lists some rules they had to follow, such as not spending any points on the Strength attribute until Dexterity is at 99. Volcanicmelodies also claims to have not looked at any Elden Ring guides or watched videos of strategies on how to beat her. The image includes their Twitch username with videos of the 38 hours they spent on this boss, presumably to allow users can verify their claim.

Judging by the image, it looks like volcanicmelodies did not use any summons in their Elden Ring playthrough. Summons are incredibly powerful as they can take aggro away from the player in addition to dealing damage. Some fans argue that bosses are designed around gamers using summons, which may be the reason why Elden Ring features several boss fights with more than one enemy.

Other players in the comments commend volcanicmelodies for their dedication and determination. The poster also claims that it took them over 350 tries to figure out how to dodge Waterfowl Dance, one of Malenia’s deadliest moves. Fans interested in unlocking this move need to first beat Malenia and then exchange her Remembrance at the Roundtable Hold for the Hand of Malenia weapon.

Elden Ring is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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