Bayle The Dread & The Ancient Ruins of Rauh | Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree [Part 67]

[@ΞοηνΓΙΩΡΙΚΑΣΔοε]

Just to clear up some confusion, at 45:33 the reason those attacks don't connect is because the boss is doing a grab attack on Igon and bosses are invulnerable during succesfull grab attacks, like how the player is invulnerable during crits/viscerals.

[@juanjusli9839]

Was about to comment too

[@Bendanna93]

What?​@@DanteRU0312

[@drbeeant]

​@DanteRU0312 People are allowed to momentarily frustrated. It's unrelated to 'the state of gamimg criticsm.'

[@Bendanna93]

@@DanteRU0312 oh. Well yeah in the heat of the moment it's easy to think things that later you realize aren't true. And it's okay to dislike a boss.

[@LORDdrPepper]

​@@DanteRU0312I think that's just kinda the cycle people go through with these games, especially in the heat of the moment. When you fight a boss for the first time it's usually always "this boss sucks, his moves suck, fuck this game, worst boss ever made" and then when you beat it, it's back to "this game is amazing, that boss wasn't even that hard". At least that's the case for me

[@dsilvermane0]

Bayle is one of my favorite fights in the entire game, base or DLC. What an epic reimagining of Moby Dick!

[@Psynnegyn]

Oooh, i haven't thought about this. Nice catch/reference!

[@realkingofantarctica]

I shed a single, manly, *vengeful* tear seeing the entire comment section recite Igon's war cry.

[@JopiMan]

WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!!!

[@justnachoday5811]

WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS!!!

[@filipegrandi]

WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!!!

[@zaekulia]

YOU SHALL HAUNT ME NO LONGER!

[@Gentleman_33]

45:50 He had grabbed Igon, during animations such as grabs or ripostes things tend to become invincible because otherwise it would just be many seconds of the one not being grabbed being free to deal damage. 1:01:15 If you give her the Iris of Grace you gain her as a spirit ash.

[@sciencepluspotato1294]

SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON

[@Kronos_88]

BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR! AND I, IGON!

[@Noizzed]

Sorry but i just love the Dancing Lion regardless of how many people complain about it, the whole flow of the battle is amazing, you need to understand it's shape to see it's movement.

[@denaze05]

i absolutely hated fighting this thing. i still appreciate the chinese folklore and even more the music. when i just started fighting it i thought it would cost me more lives than my first audience with Malenia. but i died 26 times to it and 76 times to Malenia so i guess it was fine. i just don't like the zero gravity attacks

[@jackalsniper4232]

CURSE YOU BAYLE!!!

[@warframelichyt]

If you didn't see, when you summon Igon, he uses his bow to stand up, while pointing one of his arrows at Bayle. Bro disabled his disability to get revenge.

[@filipegrandi]

45:32 not a hitbox problem, he grabbed Igon, therefore you can't damage him

[@Tochi68]

Igon is the best character in the DLC. When his voice broke while saying "You shall haunt me no longer" I almost cried.

[@Andreastheduck]

YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH!

[@anthonypolito9784]

The detail you see from the aftermath of the fight between placidisax and bayle are on full display here. Bayle’s leg is bitten off and if you look closely you can see one of placidisaxes heads lodged into bayles skin. Nobody is better than fromsoft.

[@Grundbeldknight]

Two dragon heads on the bayle’s back 💀

[@tuvergalarga6144]

Not just any Dragon heads DragonLord placcidusaxx heads.

[@fable23]

Elden Ring's relationship with armor is so funny. With very few exceptions, anything that gives you a significant stat boost comes at the cost of making you look stupid, and there's no glamour option. Do you want to look cool? Enjoy being a weakling. Do you want maximum power? Put on this Burger King head. Or be a conehead. Or a weird frog man.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

I actually like most of the DLC's stat boosting gear, basegame though it was abysmal. Maybe the hierodas crown looked good and that's it. Here you have cool bloody armor, helmet with a dragon ornament, purple flower in your hair, cool looking beast helmet etc. etc.

[@denaze05]

45:33 Bayle's hitbox was not registering hits because he grabbed Igon. the same i-frames we get when we open doors or get a critical hit on someone. enemies also get the same treatment from FromSoft

[@erikknowles995]

Mapo out of context. “All I wanted was an elevator, instead all I get is stupid dancing lion”

[@luciano1240]

Igon doesn't move because you summon him, meaning it's just his spirit, Igon napping in your world probably is him already dead. That's also why Igon can walk when you summon him and why he specifically gave you something to call upon him.

[@ChillDragonGaming]

Thank you for the jumpcut at the beginning! Super nice to get to the juicy bits quickly!!!❤

[@colinchildress1251]

Can't wait for Mappy to look at his comments and see- CUUUUURSE YOU BAYLE!

[@marcrosales3287]

the rauh base area will never be discovered

[@patrickhall5121]

Which is so funny because it's the only hidden place that you can use the map to find

[@censortube8662]

Igon helps a lot even if it doesn't seem like it because he draws aggro and Bayle is relentless with his attacks. His dialogue makes the fight so epic though and definitely worth summoning.

[@babsdances3919]

Back at the second spirit spring going up to Bayle if you drop down there is an Ancient Somber Smithing Stone

[@perisnale]

hi mapo, just want to say thank you so much for these amazing playthroughs. i have watched and rewatched your soulsborne series religiously and as someone who loves the souls worldbuilding but doesn't have the time (or gaming skill tbh) to beat any bosses myself, being able to watch your playthroughs for the amazing attention to lore is something i look forward to every upload!!

[@filipegrandi]

Kinda crazy how much the bonus damage to dragons in the great katana negates the insane damage reduction for hitting anything but the head. Which i think is kinda bad because the fight clearly gets pretty wonky when not locking on or focusing the head

[@rubenel7993]

Nanaya either the best wife or the best troll.

[@quasarone3083]

Almost first-trying Bayle is crazy

[@buckyhurdle4776]

Especially after going through like 6 flasks before landing a single attack lol

[@christiandannielmacieldeli8517]

The last piece of the map can be found under Rauh Ruins, the path leading there goes though a cave guarded by Perfumers. The cave is located at the north of a lake Southwest of the Shadow Keep. It's not the one you fought the red runebear, but the one south of it

[@rouge9082]

1 more episode in these ruins plus boss, 1 episode in the final area, 1 episode to revisit previous areas since u missed a lot and 1 episode for the final boss 🤔 definitely hitting 70.

[@LukaBlight69]

Previously on Mapo's Journey through Elden Ring: Mapo fought a Frenzied Lord who may have been Sauron! But if he was, the dark lord has once again been defeated! Spoilers below! Shadows of Erdtree Deaths: Environment Deaths: 21 Mob Deaths: 40 Pyroptimus Prime (Big Furnace Giant I): 1 (Clapped) Medieval Rambo(Evergaol Knight): 31 (Clapped) Tom and Jerry(Dancing Lion): 28 (Clapped) Ghostzilla I (Ghostflame Dragon): 3 (Clapped) Gollum of House Yoshi(Demihuman Swordmaster Onze): 8 (Clapped) Sir Thrust Alot (Moonthryll Carian Knight): 2 (Clapped) Pontifette Sulyvahn (Renalla The Twin Moon Knight): 57 (clapped) Clifford The Carebear(Ralva The Great Red Bear): 12 (Capped) Emo Kid (Curseblade Meera) 0 (Clapped) Ghostzilla II (Ghostflame Dragon): 1 Mr Spinarooni (Black Knight Eddred): 0 (Clapped; you monkified him!) Some Targaryen Dood (Ancient Dragon Man): 5 (Clapped) The Mountain Chicken (Jagged Peak Dragon): 0 (Clapped) The Mountain Rooster (Jagged Peak Drake): 0 (Clapped) John Cenasax (Ancient Dragon Senesax): 7 (Clapped) Warcraft 3 Hero (Death Knight): 3 (Clapped) Mr. Licky (Blackknight Garrew): 0 (Clapped) Pyrotron (Big Furnace Giant II): 1 Hungry Hungry Hippo (Golden Hippo): 17 (Clapped) Ghostzilla III (Ghostflame Dragon): 0 Oprhan of Kos' Shitty Cousin Who Got The Pony (Mapo named him perfectly XD; Putrescent Knight): 20 (Clapped) Demi-Human Queen Electric Boogaloo (Demi-human Queen Marigga) 0 (Clapped) Goth Tweety Bird (Death Rite Bird): 2 Pyroscream (Big Furnace Giant): 1 (Clapped) PyroBumble (Big Furnace Giant) 0 (Clapped) An actually badass Erdtree Avatar (Scudutree Avatar): 15 (Clapped) More of The Same (Erdtree Sentinel: 0 (Clapped) More of More of The Same (Fallingstar Beast) 4 (Clapped) Finger But Whole (Meyter Mother of Fingers): 5 (Clapped) Rhea Ripley (Swordhand of Night Jolan): 1 (Clapped) The Count, Damien Priest (Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers): 0 (Clapped) Timon and Pumba (Commander Gaius): 18 (Clapped) Pyrocron (Big Furnace Giant): 0 (Clapped) PyroShock (Big Furnace Giant): 1 The Spanish Inquisition (Lori, Elder Inquisitor): 1 (Clapped) Eye of Sauron (Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame): 12 (Clapped) Extra Crispy Foookin Chicken (Bayle, The Dread): 4 (Clapped) PyroPrime (Big Furnace Giant): 1 (Clapped) Tom and Jerry II (Dancing Lion): 7 (Clapped) Dark Souls Deaths: 416 Dark Souls 2 Deaths: 620 Dark Souls 3 Deaths: 456 Bloodborne Deaths: 592 Elden Ring NG Deaths: 784 (Will be updated at the end of the LP)

[@denaze05]

damn did you count all of them? and i guess there would be some off screen deaths you didn't count?

[@jamesliggins891]

did he not fight messmer yet?

[@LukaBlight69]

@@jamesliggins891 How the piss did I forget to include him? XD Edit: I'll need to rewatch the video where he fought him and include Messmer in the finale count. Assuming 69 is the last episode, which I strongly think it will be. I think I was just too enamored with the fight that I forgot to count his deaths.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

He grabbed Igon with the bite, that's why you weren't doing any damage since grabs even from mobs have i-frames.

[@Mugetsu2021]

41:44 if only there was a mechanic to make sure you dont lose sight of your target..

[@mt2r-music]

Glad you finally found the best boss (Sensseax)

[@babsdances3919]

Make sure you go back to the Cerulean Coast and figure out how to get to the island. It’s worth it to get the treasure.

[@raymorin7726]

Gotta say bayle kinda looks like the dragon god from demon souls.

[@grapeape325]

Quite Mapo = the boss is in trouble.

[@terrycruise-zd5tw]

locked in fr

[@KGhaleon]

Quiet

[@grapeape325]

@@KGhaleon thanks, just noticed the typo.

[@KGhaleon]

2:26:04 Little guy petrified Mapo's recording software too.

[@NumberJ42]

I love that Miyazaki loves dragons so much because I also love dragons.

[@korreollonborre]

How weird, when I explored Rauh it was almost always bright day and colorful, really colorful. Here I barely see any colors at all, which is really sad (plus it's foggy)

[@d_eexe]

yeah, honestly the second dancing lion is from's too-much gene on full display. sometimes in an attempt to push further they'll go too far and this is def one of those bosses. for me it was a bit of a shame because i liked the original fight and was excited to fight it again... until it pulled a small army of basilisks out of its arse

[@TrynePlague]

This thing killed me like 10 times, more than any other Boss in the DLC. But I completely forgot to use the swords special attack.. Nothing compared to Malenia but still pretty tough. You got him pretty easily. Gratz.

[@nanach6276]

I really dont like fighting big hulking things too. I could never beat Midir, One of two DS bosses I couldnt beat. But after beating the dragons in the DLC fairly easily I forgot why I struggled with Midir at all. I will go and try again later this evening for the first time in a year:)

[@anitaremenarova6662]

This fight is infinitely better designed than Midir

[@nanach6276]

@@anitaremenarova6662 Yeah. But not with Igon. I feel bad smacking enemies from behind while they're distracted.

[@puupipo]

@@anitaremenarova6662 Why do you think so? I mean I don't think Midir is better as a fight than Bayle but I also don't think he's "infinitely" worse. Midir is a really fun fight but it's the same thing as with Bayle, if you fight him in a way that he wasn't designed for you're going to have a bad time.

[@andrewbowen2837]

"I can't see. All there is is yellow. " You no idea

[@d_eexe]

sir, a second divine beast dancing lion has hit the elden ring shadow of the ertree dlc

[@eeeevil9658]

Thank you so much for summoning Igon!

[@keeganbate8935]

I love that Mapo clearly could have taken down Bayle with Igon first try but DEFINITELY wanted to fight that fight one more time

[@spenceregerton5268]

"Man can't stand, he can't fight. Man can't breathe, he can't fight. Man can't see, he can't fight." -Bayle, the Dread, probably - 2024

[@TheSkyfolk]

Not overwriting your lightning defense buff with your crab lol

[@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon]

The Dread Cometh

[@denaze05]

Guess you are Bayle the Dead Dragon now

[@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon]

@@denaze05 I will returneth

[@NoisieBastrdd]

oh boy he's gonna mald so hard with certain someone's bossfight very very soon hahaha

[@nucularmechanic9623]

Mapo: tries to Sekiro again, immediately gets squashed.

[@MasterSorez]

You actually picked correctly to get the sword! The light one wouldnt have given it to you if i remember right

[@angeltzepesh1]

I'm really surprised you took your time to defeat Senessax fair and square. I couldn't be bothered after the 3rd attempt and i just cheesed him with Torrent. Ancient Dragons are bs to begin with, but this thing was driving me crazy with it's lightning on the ground, i even took him out of the water and it still spread like crazy.

[@Cotsos88]

Elden Ring DLC. Where the map markers are the main quest and all the bosses are side missions. 😂 (not mocking Mapo, I did the same thing)

[@Wade8419]

The best and worst of fromsoft dragon fights back to back with bayle and sennesax.

[@denaze05]

i did not find Igon's summon sign. didn't look for it either but i found Bayle solo and then i regret it after i heard he keeps screaming

[@BurningScarekro]

Mapo, you really need to play Blasphemous. 👍🏻

[@m4rs.iv4]

Mapo a better gamer than me cause I L2’d most of that Senessax fight

[@oldboy117]

GOOD ONE MAPOCOLOPS

[@lisaeriksson1081]

34:20 bayle

[@grapeape325]

Igon is the goat!

[@Metalton95]

iGOAT

[@EldenRingPlayer-q7c]

The second divine beast dancing lion is the only repeat boss that annoys me even though it’s lore accurate to have multiple

[@EldenRingPlayer-q7c]

I wouldn’t have any problem with it all three elements and their respective moveset changes were different instead of just one

[@Martedamm]

I know there's only a small possibility, but if you'll ever replay ER again for your own pleasure I really recommend also beating Bayle yourself 1v1 and without too much scadu levels so you can experience and learn his moveset, it's absolutely worth it. Especially since you talked about not liking dragon fights, I believe that if you were forced to learn how to fight Bayle you would love him, even the most bs looking attack can be dodged consistently and it's a cinematic masterpiece, literal dance with a dragon that we've never quite seen before in souls games, it's very unique. You definitely have to summon Igon at least once for the dialogue on first playthrough, but unlike Senesax, Bayle is actually worth to beat 1v1 like his AI and moveset are designed.

[@joxerrrrr]

This is why it's a shame that Igon is tied to Bayle. It's such a fantastic boss fight that Igon robs the player of the experience of learning and overcoming him. Second favorite boss in the entire game and easily the best dragon fight ever.

[@totalgarbage2053]

@@joxerrrrrIgon doesn’t even do that much damage to Bayle he’s mainly a cinematic support and if you’re extremely lucky he MIGHT manage to stagger Bayle with the dragon claw incant

[@Shugadonk]

​@totalgarbage2053 it's not the damage that summons do that makes them extremely effective, it's the aggro they draw. It allows you more hits, more time to heal and casts spells, and gives you breathing room to disengage. This has been true for all of the souls games.

[@totalgarbage2053]

@@Shugadonk did we play the same dlc? Most of the time the bosses will straight up ignore npc summons Also if the bosses aggro is dropping that just means you’re backing off too much. Maybe attack it more lmao 😁

[@velhokala8456]

​@@totalgarbage2053 there is definitely something different with the way the bosses change targets in the dlc, I have helped people with bosses and sometimes the host is literally hiding in a corner and the boss will target them.

[@christiandannielmacieldeli8517]

2:13:36 you just had to keep going... Too bad you didn't try a rainbow stone at the edge

[@ravia6288]

You have been invaded by Ancient Dragon "You have no social life"

[@emperman]

Abyssal woods is the quintessential unifinished fromsoft level where they didn't have enough time to finish.

[@Realmohg]

Someone didnt play DS1

[@emperman]

@Realmohg did i word it wrong? i meant they have one in almost every game.

[@khoavo510]

It had the exceptional atmosphere but after around 15 minutes of wandering around, the atmosphere of dread became boredom cause nothing is coming after you. Wish there had been some monster actually stalking you while in the woods cause that would've been terrifying

[@Realmohg]

@@emperman yeah sorry youre good. i didnt get what you meant at first lol

[@totalgarbage2053]

I feel this is biggest issue the dlc has. Lots of huge gorgeous open areas and nothing necessarily inside of them

[@AlasdairGR]

1:00:42 You chose...wisely.

[@Ari19904]

4th try Bayle is impressive af

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

Why do you keep locking off during the Bayle fight???

[@SkeleTonHammer]

His head is the only lock on point but his hind area is far easier to hit. Locking on to him is pointless for the most part.

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

@@SkeleTonHammer no???? Unless Bayle is doing certain combos or is in the air his head is always basically touching the ground. And even when it’s not, you can just use a jump attack. And they had to gives extra poise and regular damage! “No reason to lock on” The words of somebody who pokes the legs for half an hour 🙂‍↕️

[@C_O_N_C_E_P_T]

@@SkeleTonHammernot really. He’s obviously not meant to go under. You can’t see anything under. The only lock on is the head for a reason. His head is very easy to hit consistently if you understand the fight. The issue people have is they try to treat him like a normal dragon and chip away at their legs and tails. You can’t see what he’s doing under him. Hes meant to be fought out in front and seeing the openings of his head. There is some wing openings on some attacks too. You also get punished way more for going under him with his fire and not seeing his next move

[@jesseiles3414]

you could have had him first try, but you got greedy

[@filipegrandi]

CUUURSE YOOU BAAAYLE

[@dr.latency34]

CURSE YOOOOOOOU BAAAAAAAAAILE

[@LadyMoonboy]

CUUUUUUURSE YOUUUUU BAAAAAAAAE!!!

[@prawn1717]

RAAAAAAAAAAAGGHH

[@denaze05]

CUUUUURSE YOUU BAAAAYLE!!!

[@waifusbewilin]

You don't like big beast fights? So, the probability of a Monster Hunter playthrough in the future probably won't happen, huh 😔

[@MileHighMagic23]

RIP no summons run 😢

[@anitaremenarova6662]

He was already overskibidi'd for Bayle, Igon didn't do much.

[@MileHighMagic23]

@@anitaremenarova6662 Taking away agro is everything in this game. All good though, I assumed he was going to have to summon for the final boss anyway

[@anitaremenarova6662]

@@MileHighMagic23 It's a dragon fight, it'd be a jankfest regardless of if you summon or not.

[@censortube8662]

@@anitaremenarova6662 I'm sorry but people that say "summons don't do much" are gaslighting. The fight is 10 times harder without Igon. Trust me, I went through the agony of learning it without him in my 2nd and 3rd play throughs. I have no problems with summons but saying they don't do much is just plain wrong especially when the summon sign is inside the fog gate meaning they don't buff the bosses' HP. So you're getting a tank to draw aggro and extra damage at the cost of nothing.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

@@censortube8662 I'm aware how summoning works, I was probably overskibidi'd for the fight but it wasn't hard at all, got him second try. Also I hate to repeat myself but it's a DRAGON FIGHT. Having someone else draw aggro makes the fight more annoying because you can't see any attacks nor hit the weakpoint when it's not focused on you.

[@kryptoniterazor]

Very funny to see you play back to back everyone's favorite and least favorite part of the DLC (Bayle and Rauh). Confusing layout, doing it without a map because of that damn marker, every enemy type in the book no matter the logic, and not a single landmark in the whole place. And worst of all that incredibly loud, harsh, sustained chord every time the music starts again.

[@anthonypolito9784]

CURSEEEEEEE YOU

[@js100serch]

I don't like Mapo's constant ramblings about open mindedness and "if you like what I don't like, more power to you" and all that corny internet speech. How about, just give your opinions without apologizing and let other people being open minded to your opinions?. I also hate dragon fights in Elden Ring, I think they suck, I understand people like those, but the world is a big place, humans like many things. You just can't go about your life being considerate to everyone and be so self aware of every little thing you have opinions on. What an emotionally draining way to live one's life. But hey!, if that's how you want to live, more power to you right?. The Bayle fight was fun but I still think Dragon Fights in Fromsoftware games suck. I think Dragon's Dogma 1 has the best dragon battles ever made, it put dark souls and skyrim to shame 12 years ago. I can't believe we are still smacking dragon's feet in Fromsoftware games in 2024.

[@Arfadoz]

This is hard to watch. I'm yet to see a KZbinr who fights Bayle properly.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

What is "properly" lol, if you haven't summoned Igon you didn't do it properly

[@Arfadoz]

@@anitaremenarova6662 Hitting the head like Fromsoft intended. And no, Igon breaks the fight. Souls bosses AI can't handle more than one entity.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

@@Arfadoz If you're meant to hit the head then they shouldn't make bosses flail around constantly. Also this is a dragonfight, the hitboxes are janky garbage regardless of summons.

[@kholo.]

Why do i get the vibe of mapo being spoiled on how to get the sword of night and on igon summon location, but doing the oscar tier of acting skills to hide that?

[@Wade8419]

I mean he's been pretty good about revealing stuff he's been spoiled on in the past, so i don't see why he'd change now.

[@kholo.]

​@@Wade8419 I agree, and that's just a hunch. How the first thing he did when he entered Bayle arena was check bottom left part where summon sign is and didn't find id, and then after running around returned to look for it during the fight, while every other player tried to find that sing outside and didn't even expect it to be inside. And then, after not checking the church for a few episodes randomly pops in and gives Jolan a dark iris, while talking about how he wants that blade, and instead of being a nice guy like he usually is in souls games while trying to help the npc, he purposely gives Jolan a thing she is afraid of and didn't ask for. Might be a coincidence, but it was not his regular behavior and seemed odd. Or im just trippin :D, because mapo is notorious for missing obvious stuff but finding some impossible shit that i didnt encounter during many replays.

[@nollid98]

​@@kholo. I mean he did fight Mesmer which has the hornsent summon sign in the arena as well. He probably saw igons sign wasn't outside and intuited that it might have been a similar situation, right? Though I can't really remember if he saw the hornsent sign during the mesmer fight for certain.

[@willevensen7130]

@@kholo.yeah you’re just tripping. He doesn’t do stuff like this.

[@dalmaskadeadtrash3592]

there were plenty of people complaining he's missing NPC quests (which personally I don't really care for) so I wouldn't be suprised if some spoilers got through but even that's a slim chance

[@angeltzepesh1]

CURSE YOU BAYLE!!!