FUCK THIS FUCKING PIECE OF CHEATING SHIT
>>681436345I love this boss. If he's giving you trouble you're in for a rough ride
I just hated the lightning, his big ass model, and him jumping around so I can't see said lightning.
>>681436345He's the only good boss of the dlc though.
If he would briefly go back to his first form between elemental phases, it would have been great.Once you take off 30% of his health, the fight becomes permanently obnoxious until you die or you win.
>>681436345What move in particular are you having trouble with? I found as soon as i understood his delayed somersault he became a lot easier. Or it at least gives you some breathing room.At this point i've probably fought and beaten him about 35 times as a summon and twice solo, hes such a well made boss.Its nice that fighting him properly really feels like a dance.
Anon this is one of the easier ones…
Camera sucksBeat it with Moonveil and Mimic
>>681436345lol wait until you fight the other one, he summons help
tough game? killed it so fast i didn't even see its moveset>60 vig>5 scadu
>>681436345just use a shield
>>681436345skill issue
>>681437513That sounds normal...
>>681437176Please tell me you're fucking joking?
Literally impossible
>>681438326
>>681438326kek
>>681436345Might as well respec into fingerprint shield poke build right now. It's only gonna get tougher from here.
>>681438326You're in for it with the second one lmfao
i beat the dlc before they nerfed it and dancing nigger is the hardest boss.
>>681438326>>681436345DANCING LION 2: BASILISK BOOGALOO, COMING SOON
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1m5ZL34v8go
>>681438404We all need to git gud, broDon't give up
>>681436345yeah i died once fighting with the summon and the mimic tear +10 on ng+3,i usually beat bosses on first try with my build
>>681436345beat him second try with my mimic and the NPC bro, you must be fucking awful at games lol
>>681440000Does jumping have i-frames? Those lightning bolt jump dodges look real close
>>681441613Jumping removes your hitbox below the waist.
He's fine? >manageable health>huge openingsThe worst parts about it are the FPS and camera, the fight itself has been on the more enjoyable side. Also one of the few fights with some actual presentation to it. I actually wish he had more health because I beat him 4th try
>>681441657jumping confirmed tranny tactic
>>681441896Jumping also gives you a momentary speed boost, so you can use it if you're trying to run out of a void zone, but think you might not make it by just running.
One day niggas will realize half the dancing beast is just ulcerated tree spirit animations but they can't see the fat fucking tail body so they don't realize they already have all the moves built into them.The only moves from tree spirit he doesn't have are the arm swipes.
>>681438326You aren't ready for the bullshit hitboxes of Commander Gaius.
>>681442015Ans less stamina than a roll.
>>681442112Also more retarded AOE spam. Playing the DLC without a shield is like pulling teeth, the bosses are all the worst parts of post-Mountaintops base game with more retarded shit slapped onto it like a Ubishit-tier collectible progression system.
>>681437173I've beaten him 10 times solo an it feels like the jankiest fight so far. Kill it before it hits the semi-hidden "phase 3" where it combos different dances into each other.
>>681443160I played through the DLC without the shield just fine. It's only Radahn, and only one of his attacks, really.
>>681437173>>681443306The only viable way to actually fight the bosses in the DLC are cheesing it with Bleed/Frost procs behind the Fingerprint shield since the hilariously bloated health and AOE spam makes rolling too risky to be viable now. Sure in the base game you could just get good outside of Malaketh with rolling once you finally got the hang of it but here? Fuck no, just lame it out since apparently someone at From had a stick up their ass.
I'm at 60 INT, should I invest on faith?
>>681443689No it's not. I can beat the beast and all the new bosses just fine without status and with a 2-Handed weapon. What's really the problem is beating the beast hitless, which is busting my nuts harder than autism ever did. Each phase is almost like a different boss, which is fitting.
>>681443580>I played through the DLC without the shield just fineI mean sure, it's not as impossible as people made it out at launch but the DLC just makes me feel the same way I do about the late game bosses in the original game. They feel like they were designed with Bloodborne/Sekiro movement or defensive options which is hilarious since they put a fucking Sekiro option into the game basically with the bottle. Couple that with the completely dogshit bosses like the boar I just go into them with a mindset of "aw fuck this let's just use the path of least resistance and scrub it out" instead of trying to experiment and learn from the boss fights.
>>681443841If you're 60 in you might as well pump it to 70 for the staff from Rennala since it's the best in the game.
>>681444202Doesn't the crystal staff pull ahead thanks to its spell damage modifier?
>>681444691Nope. Regal is a max of 373 while Crystal is 367. It depends on if you want to use crystal spells or spamming full moons to be honest, Scepter has better scaling too iirc but it's honestly not a huge difference
>>681443689Dude this is just embarrassing.
>>681445046>>681444691I've been using the meteor staff for like 30 hours...
>>681445046Sorry, I didn't mean Crystal crystal, I meant Lusat's. It goes up to 413.
>>681445291They fucked up by making it non-upgradable. It's like the Drake Sword, but for sorcerers.
>>681444062>>681445120I'm not saying it's impossible. But it's just not fun this time around, I've done 2H STR builds nearly every single game except for ER since I just don't see the point in doing it this game. It's just less of a pain in the ass to cheese it and not have to deal with dogshit like Malaketh, Fire Giant, or half of the bosses in the DLC like that fucking nigger golden boar and the dogshit camera in his arena.
>>681438326you really need all the scadutree fragments you can get or else it's going to be a nightmare
>>681436345The camera is giving me issues, and I'm really good at being knocked back against a wall where the camera becomes even worse. I may not be gud enough for the DLC bosses.
>>681445291Meteorite is fine, I used it nearly the whole game. Great if you want to spam rocks on Dragon heads for easy knockdowns>>681445293Nah, Lustat's casting speed increase is negligible at best so the extra FP used actually ends up being wasted. It's definitely stronger though but with the added disadvantages I would say the Scepter is still better unless you go max out INT.
>>681436345Do you want to feel sorry for you and share our struggles or you want an advice? So advice is use threads as faith/spiral as int. Use new ash of war Lions claw as a str (to break him he have ~120 poise), dunno what to do with dex build, and as arc use bleed/frostAlso he is very rottable. And there is a huge opportunity in a phase change.Get +5 scadutre
>>681445631>casting speed increaseThat's Azur's. Lusat's increases spell damage.
>>681445631>dragon headwhat spell?
>>681445803There is a new talisman that max cast speed for the 15% or 30% more damage received
>>681445803Fuk, got em mixed up. I still say it's not worth it with the FP use increase honestly.
>>681445976Well, it's damage per cast vs damage per FP.
>>681445931More useful to use another damage talisman honestly.
>>681445902Rock Sling, anon. I wasn't talking about a spell that turns you into a dragon head if that's what you were getting from me.
>>681438326Just wait until you see the second Dancing Lion!
>>681440000>it's one of those 'bro just learn the exact range of his hitbox spam' bossesOh well. Only DLC boss so far that has felt pretty dumb.
Honestly i struggled with this guy more than any of the others besides radahn though messmer and midra were pretty damn close
Has anyone fought Elden Beast since the DLC came out? Aside from being able to use the horse now i swear hes using attacks i've never even seen before
>>681446072It depends on a built and a boss. Remember always rotate your weapons/spells/tools. Don't be a slave and a madman of a single vision
>>681446553Messmer and Midra are good and enjoyable fights though, unlike Radahn.
>>681443160are you mid rolling?you pretty much have to be light rolling (or using the crucible feather talisman) if you want to play this dlc without shield/sekiro physick
>>681446635Can you use carian parry, golden shield, Tophs barrier or Blackhole against its attacks?
Did I beat him?
is it me or leyndell fucking suck ass during replays?
>>681446656I do sometimes. In every souls game (except DeS and ER since ER had 2 bosses) one boss kills me for like an hour and it's usually a build thing. I was fighting Manus with the MLG and doing double digit damage with an R1, Fume Knight sucks with a halberd without proper stamina, and Rellana was fucking countering my flame stuff because it's raining + water in the middle + natural fire resistance. Got a basic claymore upgraded for Manus and upgraded a blacksteel katana for a side arm against Fume Knight, both of which got destroyed soon after. I have a lot of free time now so the only thing I did against Rellana was actually use scadu fragments since I got by the beast and some side dungeons without any.
>>681447314>Level 120No.
>>681448019Everything from Leyndell onwards sucks shit on replays.
I am a human being, capable of doing terrible thingsI am a human being, capable of doing terrible thingsI am a human being, capable of doing terrible thingsthere's lightning striking all over the worldthere's lightning striking all over the worldthere's lightning striking all over the worldI am a human being, capable of doing terrible thingsI am a human being, capable of doing terrible thingsI am a human being, capable of doing terrible thingsRUN
>>681439316The basilisks really caught me off guard, but thankfully the death blight never got me
>>681448206how much will the DLC change that?
>>681448790DLC has fun dungeons and some alternate ways to change the outcome of one fight near the end.
>>681448790I legitimately never want to go back to the DLC after I beat it. I view it like the DS2 and 3 DLC.
>>681436345You're going to love the final boss anon.
>>681448931>3 dlc>not wanting to go backbut 3's dlc is just better than the base game in every way.
>>681448981I didn't enjoy 3 as a whole, honestly. I liked 2's retarded lightning spam for how hilariously busted it was and since it was my first exposure to lightning in DS (fuck grinding the medals to get lightning spear in 1 holy shit)
>>681438326You're going to get absolutely fucking smoked when you meet the princess, buddy.
>>681449432>Jump Attack: The Boss
>>681436345>jitters frantically around youElden Ring bosses are too fast and unreadable.
>>681444123>dogshit bosses like the boarHas anyone figured out what you're actually supposed to do when this big haram son of a bitch charges you?The only way I could roll it was to equip the talisman that gives more i-frames when you roll. I'm convinced they fucked up his hitboxes.
>>681449726Wrong boar but this boss sucks major cock too. Just get the Fingerprint shield and use DOT/Proc shit like Bleed until he dies.
>>681449726You gotta watch the tusk, that's what will usually hit you early while you're focused on the head/body. Strafe to one side as he charges and then roll to that side. He also has an insta-charge counter if you try to attack him immediately after he does a gravity move I think, just gotta be ready for that one (or don't attack him)
>>681439316>fighting dancing lion 2>hear my mimic bro scream and die>wtf>holy shit the lion summoned basilisks and deathblighted himguess I'll be switching to tiche since she's immune to it
>>681449726The opening charge is easy enough. Charges after... I just deflected, honestly.
>>681449936My pride will not allow me to use such a tactic. >>681450574>I just deflectedJust looked it up because I assumed you meant parrying. 200 hours and I've just learned a basic mechanic. Fucking hell man.
>>681449726when the boar is charging, evade in upper right direction, i tried checking the best possible way to evade the charge and evading in upper rright direction is like 90% sure, but be aware i was light rolling when i was figthing him, never tried in medium roll.
>>681448019Leyndell is great. What the fuck is wrong with you people? You can easily bolt straight to Morgott if you want to.
>>681449726>Has anyone figured out what you're actually supposed to do when this big haram son of a bitch charges you?uhh...get on your horse and run away? Jesus you retards are so fucking stupid
>>681449726just throw on an ironjar aromatic and start blindly attacking. You'll win easily
>>681451959If you actually played the game you would know that his boat is much faster than your horse.
>>681452367if YOU actually played the game you would know that it's a boar, not a boat (dipshit) and you can in fact outrun it on your horse
>>681449726the thrusting shields are perfect for this boss. You can pretty much sit right next to him at all times by abusing your guardpoints
>>681452527>you can in fact outrun it on your horseThe boar is much faster than Torrent. You cannot outrun it.
>>681453025>source: my ass
>>681452701haven't actually tried out the thrusting shield. Can you get broken out of your guardpoints, or do they work like in MonHun?
>>681443689lol just 2-hand you fucking sword and jump over shit. You get a 60 frame dodge that positions better and can chain into the jumping heavy attack.If you're still getting hit, use Raptor of Mist and Bloodhound Step.If you think you HAVE to use a greatshield, you're a retard.
>>681453148you realize you're the one who made a sourceless claim in the first place you absolute fucking retard
>>681436345Love this nigga. Been trying to get better at doing the Sekiro parry-counter stuff with Dane's Footwork and this guy is one of the most fun bosses to play around with aside from Rellana.
>>681436345one of the best ER bosses by fargreat ost too
>>681438326don't believe them they are just memeing youbesides the last boss this lion was harder than everything elsemost of the other bosse are absolute jokes
>"There's no rewards for finding anything in this dlc!"Oh yeah I kinda agree with that somewhat some areas do feel empty compared to base game.>Exploring>See Message in front of item: "Dung Ahead" or "Why is it always dung?">its a ancient smithing/somberstone or a great glovewartOh, people are retarded.
>>681455841Glovewartz mean nothing to a lot of people which is why they always have those messages nearbyuseless trash
>>681455841>giving a shit about glovewarts when the only spirits worth leveling are Mimic and Tithe.>giving a shit about stones when you already get more than enough to max out weapons you need and most of the DLC weapons are shit unless you're a DEXfag
