Elden Ring's patch 1.07 has brought about a new method for cheesing Malenia, Blade of Miquella with the Ordovis Greatsword. While FromSoftware's open-world action RPG is full of difficult enemies, few even come close to posing a similar challenge to Malenia in Elden Ring. With fast attacks, health that regenerates whenever the player is hit, and the infamous Waterfowl dance, Malenia has been the target of a lot of Elden Ring player rage and the reason for much joy whenever a gamer manages to defeat her.
With Malenia being so difficult, some players have sought to cheesing the boss rather than taking her on in the normal way. Cheesing refers to when a difficult enemy is defeated with means that essentially give the player an unfair advantage. In the past, plenty of Elden Ring players have come up with Malenia cheesing methods, including one which involved a "pizza cutter" weapon constantly staggering the boss.
Now, with the release of Elden Ring patch 1.07, a player known as DaddyWhoGames on Reddit has discovered a new way of beating Malenia without giving her the chance to pull off some of her more powerful moves. The secret to this cheesing method lies in the weapon skill for the Ordovis Greatsword, Ordovis' Vortex. This skill swirls the sword around the player's head before bringing it down in an AoE slam, causing massive damage and knocking Malenia to the floor. The second use of the weapon skill will then break Malenia's poise, letting the player get in a free riposte attack.
At the start of Malenia's second phase, DaddyWhoGames switches out to the Envoy's Long Horn, which can be dropped by the Large Oracle Envoy in Leyndell. Using the Bubble Shower skill, DaddyWhoGames gets in some damage while Malenia uses her rot flower attack. Then, the Elden Ring player switches back to the greatsword for a quick repeat of the process used in phase 1. After a couple of attacks, Malenia is defeated, looking like much less of a challenge than she actually is.
The Ordovis Greatsword was buffed massively in patch 1.07 alongside its weapon skill, bumping it up in the lists of Elden Ring's best greatswords. However, this weapon is quite tricky to get, as it is only dropped by Crucible Knight Ordovis who is found in the Auriza Hero's Grave on the edge of the Capital Outskirts. Once players have dragged themselves through that dungeon, they must fight a duo of Ordovis and another Crucible Knight, which can prove to be quite the challenge.
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