Take note and act accordingly. The hilltop was surrounded by a ring of eight plinths of red stone that resembled curved inward fangs. This boss and Radagon/Elden beast do something that annoys me eternally. She can quickly close the gap with her fancier attacks, but you have quite a bit of warning with those. If you are a masochist like me then here is my two cents: the first stage was not bad once you figure out how to parry (most of) her sword attacks and how to dodge the dance. While still requiring you to learn her special moves, the combination of Swarm of Flies, faith and incantation boosts, and Black Knife Tiche make this a more manageable fight for ranged characters. I'm sorry, I finally met my matchMalenia's dying words. Go forth and possess beings of power and influence for me. The second segment takes place only over the time it takes her to hop once. [1] Individuals who joined Darkbringer's clergy were put through a ceremony where a seed of Moander was planted inside their bodies. Faith/Dex build with my trusty uchi and holy weapon. In first phase she seems to do waterfowl dances at ~65% ~45% ~25% and less than 5%. If you need to drink from a flask, its pretty safe to sprint away from her. Start the fight with inflicting Frostbite, then keep her at medium distance and spam with Lightning Damage (she will approach the player slowly, plus distance makes avoiding her infamous Waterfowl attack much easier). The power to possess or have traits of a Rot Deity. Comet Azur is excellent for using when shes in her endlag after her Scarlet Aeonia Divebomb attack. [47], Before Moander disappeared from Toril once again, it sent visions to the High Priestess Mogion of Sembia, guiding her to the temple in Ylash. Malenia was a tall, well-built yet fairly slender woman with free flowing long red hair that reached down her back. Are the 4 quick slices even possible to dodge without light roll if youre right infront of her? The entirety of its putrid mass could sprout tendrils, eyes, or mouths to communicate or to land devastating attacks on its enemies. As such, they formed an inseparable bond, and their two stories intertwine closely. Malenia is the daughter of Radagon and Marika. Seluvis | Ritual shield + dragoncrest ensures that most of her attacks in phase 1 wont insta-kill you on RL1. Includes all of his attack types and strategies! Its possible that being near the flower applies Scarlet Rot, so you might need to use ranged items if youre a melee build. Additionally, the Opaline Hardtear and Stonebarb Cracked Tear can provide you with extra offensive and defensive power. [13] Moander and his cultists used giant toads, and giant slugs,[14] for their nefarious purposes, and the deity summoned its loyal black or green dragons to serve the Mouth of Moander. As you may have heard from the talk surrounding the let me solo her meme, Malenia is extremely challenging. Adjective(s) She will lunge at you with the initial flurry, but the lunge isnt very far so its ideal to be completely out of range by sprinting away or dodging back repeatedly. Silver Tear Mask can give you +8 Arcane if you need bolstering there. Every time I followed the guide, I would take the brunt of the attack, caught on the edges, and it would mess me up. I used to not particularily like this fight but now i'm in Love with it. The moment her foot touches the ground to begin the first slash, jump or roll away from her, this move will dodge the first slash. The Deities or "Old Gods" are among one of the oldest and strongest supernatural creatures to exist. My biggest gripe with her was the duration of the encounter. The spell lowers her magic resistance and deals frostbite damage. Home Plane Remember to not attack her right away after the explosion as the rot will linger for quite a bit (around4 - 5 seconds), use this time window to heal, recover FP, reapply buffs, or even castsome spells if you're a ranged user. [7], Not long before the Year of the Rising Flame, 0 DR, Moander attempted to increase his worshiping on Toril by taking on a humanoid cowled shape and persuading mortals of the importance of rot in nature, equating itself to Chauntea or Silvanus. The essential nature or condition of being a god; divinity. A small number of older and more powerful individuals managed to flee Moander through a gate to Luernla, an isolated elven island in the Beacon Rocks. Vayu-Vata, two gods often paired together; the former was the god of wind and the latter was the god of the atmosphere/air. Those desperate enough to join worship welcomed the firm direction it gave their life. It took a time to master her moves on the first phase, but the second one was pure RNG - there was times that she would waterfowl 4-5 times one after another - which isn't a problem if wasn't for the heal that only prolongs this boring battle.I agree with the comment that says "Malenia is frustrating to lose to and unsatisfying to defeat" or you utterly obliterate her or you get a saints patience to learn every single move cirurgically - both ways being the most boring, yawn inducing ways to play, to me, at last. The blast radius is pretty small and you have about 2 seconds to get away, so its best to just either sprint as soon as you finish dodging the divebomb or keep rolling back. A god or goddess. honestly this just make me waste the day trying to get to phase 2. no boss so far gave me as much trouble as her, even gank fights like Niall or valiant gargoyles or Godskin duo can be done in consistant effective methods, you may figure it out and play in a good strategy, but this is difficult for the sake to be difficult.I don't think it is my fault if I died and neither I get much accomplishment for this obstacle, this time the developers pulled a very big ****, Morgott used to be the hardest boss to learn after Elden Beast to me, mastering him felt so much satisfaying and reasonable, the fight with Malenia is so exhausting and didn't encourage me to learn for a good strategy, one mistake and you waste 1 more hour. its so odd to me that she can heal from hitting you if you have 100% physical mitigation you aren't taking damage so what is she siphoning to heal herself? When harnessing the power of the rot, Malenia could produce a pair of large wings consisting of many butterflies hewn together by her own hair. After shes done with the geyser, she can fly back up into the air with a butterfly geyser and begin unleashing her butterfly clones. [13] The Jawed God's hate of beholders led to the deity transforming dead enslaved aberrations into rotting death tyrants, fully subservient to it. This second segment is about half the length of the first one. In terms of strategy, summon Tiche and get to medium range. Furthermore, the increased damage negation provided by these items can help mitigate any mistakes you may make during the battle. Netherese pantheon, Untheric pantheon[7] Malenia will raise her hand in preparation for a grab attack, then lunge in a straight line towards the player very quickly. [19] Another ancient enemy of Moander's was Tyranthraxus the Possessing Spirit, who, in the days of antiquity, attempted to take over the Jawed God's hold in the Realms. Ignore it. Even after the nerf of Bloodhounds step I couldnt find a better solution to this attack. For example, if an absorption is 60, 40% of that damage by that type will go through and 60% is absorbed. Variation of Archetype:Deity Contents 1 Also Known as 2 Capabilities 3 Applications Some who survived within the creature could be infected with the seed of Moander. Malenia will slightly jump into the air, followed bya very quick thrusting attack, dealing a huge amount of pierce damage. The Egyptian Myth of Creation (PDF): The Egyptian myth of creation revolves around three main characters: Osiris, Horus, and Isis. Malenia summons 4 butterfly clones that each attack you before disappearing. The clones from her body one at a time in quick succession, its quite overwhelming if you find yourself in the middle of it. With luck, one of your swarms will cause blood loss and she'll be staggered, but because you're keeping range, you should be able to dodge much, if not all, of the Waterfowl Dance. Malenia stands guard in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree, one of the last legacy dungeons in Elden Ring. She also gains increased damage. Note: Do not charge Lightning Spear, as she can avoid that with ease. The main trick here is to attack her when she's not in an attack animation in order to stagger her, typically after she is done with a combo. This ability is deadly to even the tankiest builds and can be extremely hard to deal with. However, she came into conflict with General Radahn, her demigod half-brother, whose own goal was incompatible with Malenia's. These elves believed that the god of decay could protect them from farmers, ranchers, and loggers. Someways to alleviate the difficulty would be toexperiment with different, "In the first year after launch, From Software reported that Malenia had killed players 329 million times" -. Poleblade absolutely wrecks her with melt + stagger. To summarize: look for the fly up, dodge back for the swipe, then dodge to the side. [37] More obscure places of worship were mere rumors to most. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Decay/Corruption/Putrefaction Deity Physiology, God/Goddess of Rot, Decay, Corruption, Putrefaction, Corrosion, Rust, Filth, Squalor, Uncleanliness, Disgust, and Revulsion. The Moon spells are also great at the beginning of the fight because she starts far away, so you can apply the debuffs before she gets into range and theyll still hit because they home in pretty hard. She plotted to open a dimensional door to the Abyss to bring Moander's true form to Faern. It seems that if you attempt to block her Scarlet Waterfowl Dance, you will become afflicted with Scarlet Rot, so be prepared to cleanse it. Manifestations[11][13] Western Asia Persian Zoroastarian. Still took ages, but at least I finally did it without summons (although I had to use rivers of blood and completely change my build). Never been a big fan of attrition battles like this one (don't even talk to me about Sister Friede lol). a normally undodgeable attack and a heal that punishes you for nothing playing it like it's a staring contest just removes any tactic or strategy from the fight making it really unfun, also probably outright cancels some builds. The Runebear boss shares the same attacks and strategy with the other bears! However, numerous cults have been dedicated to the deity. Collection of in-depth guides to boss encounters in Elden Ring. By utilizing this powerful combination of talismans and items, you'll be able to deal significant damage to Malenia and even score critical hits. Some claimed to have encountered Moander's body floating in the Astral Plane,[14] and there was evidence of a fraction of the Darkbringer's essence growing in power in the planes. Since her individual attacks hit so hard, this really doesnt matter a whole lot. [5], In the Year of Unkind Weapons, 171 DR, the Cormanthyr elves of Myth Drannor were engaged in a two-year-war[44] against the deity's avatar in its last remaining major temple, located in what later become the city of Ylash. Ive been playing through the game as an Astrologer (Sorcery), so my experience and recommendations will be tailored towards ranged builds, but I think theres still a lot of info you can glean even if youre a melee player. [11], Moander's Torillian avatar remained trapped until the Kythorn 5, the Year of the Prince, 1357 DR.[46] Moander's cultists found unlikely allies in a sorceress Cassana, her lich ally Zrie Prakis, the Darkbringer's ancient enemy fiend Phalse, and the Fire Knives assassins. This is an optional boss, as players do not need to defeat it in order to advance in Elden Ring. As soon as she stops swinging and the white lines disappear, run at her and dodge through her. F- on this one. It seems to be one of her favorites as well because she does it very often, especially in the first phase. Clerics of Cyric ventured there to relish the dark energy there while Vhaeraun following drow wanted to have nothing to do with the place. b. Deity God. Use this opportunity to unleash powerful ranged attacks or spells/incantations with a DoT area effect. It is recommended that you two-hand your weapon and dodge roll her attacks. This boss is broken. The scarlet bloom flowers once more. Nurgle, the Plague Lord, is the Chaos God of disease, decay, death, despair, rot and rebirth. [13], Moander was served by and could manifest itself as several intelligent non-human creatures, such as algoids, dark trees, gibbering mouthers, shambling mounds, and vegepygmies created by from russet mold. Phase two only. The exceptions are her thrust, grab, uppercut, charge (all of which are pretty straightforward to dodge and leave big windows to attack her) and of course waterfowl dance. [59], A human right hand with palm open and fingers out-stretched, a fanged human mouth in its center with lips parted as if speaking, Giant floating rotting head, tentacles of decaying matter, Isaw that battle. The Jawed God's cultists sought to use it to unleash the Abomination of Moander onto the world once more. Figured I'd share this. The clergy of Moander was identifiable by a small flowering tendril protruding from the ear and wound through the hair. Chaotic evil Only on the last flurry did I dodge away to the right, to not get caught in the finish. One-Time Tip via PayPalMonthly Patreon Pledge. Pidia | This fight is nonsense, mostly because the c*** leeches health like a mf and has the most bs attack in the game. The final attack depends a little on how you play, so try each one until you know which one works for you. This can cause some odd situation in her attacks, as her first one will not be Scarlet Aeonia. You get caught in an animation and don't have time to create distance.I don't even feel accomplished when I beat her, just feel like I got lucky with RNG that she didn't get off waterfowl. She moves like she is constipated. Her final slash is then followed with a short AoE that she doesn't move for. Dont be fooled by the relative mundanity, her attacks are often fatal if they land. Make sure you have some Preserving Bolluses handy or mix the Speckled Hardtear into your Flask of Wondrous Physick. 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