The bosses in any FromSoftware title are easily the hardest obstacles of the games, as well as the largest draws to the majority of long-time fans of the developer. This has continued to be the case for Elden Ring, although one of the first major bosses in the game has become a major obstacle, with some fans grinding to absurd levels before facing the early FromSoftware boss.

According to both the Steam Achievments and PlayStation Trophies, a surprising number of players still haven't managed to take down Margit the Fell Omen, the first boss that opens up the initial major dungeon in Elden Ring. However, there may be more to the truth behind players not being able to get through Stormveil Castle, and its first boss Margit.

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At the time of this writing, the number of players who have beaten the early boss Margit is currently hanging around two-thirds of players, according to Elden Ring's Trophy and Achievement statistics. This means that nearly a third of the players who have purchased the game and logged in long enough to be registered among the player base either haven't reached the boss, or haven't been able to beat him. Even with online strategy guides and other players their to help them, a large portion of early players haven't been able to crack this one boss over the last several weeks the game has been available.

The boss itself is one of the comparatively harder in FromSoftware's history, especially when it comes to such an early section of the game, standing on similar ground as the High Wall of Lothric from Dark Souls 3 or Central Yharnam in Bloodborne. It isn't entirely strange for players to get stuck on the first insurmountable force that some players have clawed out victory from with expert dodging and perfectly-timed shots in Elden Ring. However, this isn't entirely uncommon for similar games from the developer, with the two-thirds victories actually standing out as a higher percentage than several of these brutally difficult titles.

Most Players Don't Beat FromSoftware's Games

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Looking again to the trophy and achievement percentages, this one-third number for the number of players who haven't beaten the first boss Margit both isn't uncommon, nor the worst record for the developer. In fact, the most recent FromSoftware title before Elden Ring has an even lower clear-rate for both PlayStation and Steam. That means that years later, a large portion of Sekiro players still haven't managed to defeat the first major boss Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa before even arriving to Ashina Castle.

With an even wider disparity between players that have and haven't beaten early bosses is Bloodborne; which has two bosses that could fit the description of "first obstacle" depending on the path the player takes. In both cases, either Cleric Beast or Father Gascoigne, less than half of all players on PlayStation, the only console the game was released for, have actually managed to earn the trophy for victory. This means that almost half of players never even made it to the fake entrance to Bloodborne's Healing Church, or around the back way through the sewers.

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What Makes Elden Ring's Margit So Difficult

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Even though the first boss being a major stopping point for players of FromSoftware games is nothing new, Margit the Fell Omen does stand as a staggering wall for long-time fans and beginners joining Elden Ring. Margit is a brutally difficult enemy who caps off the first section of open world with a startling siege on the front of the castle, as well as his own fight. He has an incredibly quick moveset that can string combos together for back-to-back in order to keep players on their toes, or knock them off their feet.

For anyone still having difficulty against the boss, Game Rant's guide for beating Elden Ring's Margit gives a deep dive over his combos and the best times to punish his openings. A few quality suggestions to add might be to summon for help if it's needed, find some of the secrets in Limgrave, or even head down to the Weeping Peninsula for some extra Sacred Tears and runes for leveling up. The point is, Margit can easily take out an unprepared player and could require leaving and coming back stronger in order to stand a chance against his spectral weapons and quick combos.

Players Might Still Be Exploring

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As mentioned before with the psuedo-open-world that Elden Ring goes for, there is a lot for players to find throughout Limgrave, the opening area of the game. Players can challenge the Tree Sentinal right outside of the First Step sight of grace, hunt down the Wondrous Physick to the east, or return to the Church of Elleh for the Spirit Calling Bell. Additionally, if the player continues to find and rest at enough Sites of Grace, the helpful NPC Melina can take them to Roundtable Hold.

The point is, there is a ton to do before ever reaching Margit, and in the hours it takes to fully survey the starting area of Limgrave, some players might still be working their way through this space. Often times, exploring could even reward players with new weapons and other helpful treasures that could make fighting Margit a much easier task thanks to some of Elden Ring's strongest builds. On top of everything there is to explore before Margit, the boss technically doesn't even have to be the first major obstacle, as all of Stormveil Castle can actually be skipped.

Exploring Beyond Stormveil Castle Early

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An Elden Ring player riding Torrent through the Liurnia of the Lakes area.

One interesting part of the open field style of Elden Ring is that even though many areas appear to be cut off until players beat specific bosses in a pre-determined order of operations, almost every dungeon can be skipped. This includes Stormveil Castle, which Margit acts as the guard for, with the skip being easily accessible by following an easy path off to the eastern side of the castle walls. So, the more explorative players may have skipped Margit entirely, either intentionally because the boss was too difficult, or on accident after finding the new path.

Altogether, the answer to why nearly a third of players still haven't managed to defeat Margit comes down to one major factor. That being, Margit is extremely hard and quickly tests the player's ability to continue fighting what could easily be FromSoftware's hardest game yet. There are some great resources to help players through Elden Ring's early game, though. So, players should do themselves the favor of struggling through the difficulty to find one of the best worlds and some of the best bosses the developer has created.

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

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