Can I Beat Elden Ring Using Ice-Lightning but Without Any Upgrades?

Elden Ring Challenge run using the 3 sources of ice lightning (hopefully the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC will add more) but without upgrading my weapons and seals. Ice lightning is a special damage type combing frostbite and lightning which is unique to the Dragon halberd, the Dragonscale blade and the frozen lightning spear. These weapon buffs add a substantial amount of flat damage... so how effective would those be when you cannot upgrade your weapons?
Watch the full livestreams here:
• Elden Ring Using Unupg...
0:00 Intro
3:14 Thunderstruck
4:05 Early Game
19:31 Mid Game
33:48 Late Game
48:48 End Game
Outro song: • Monster Fight
Track: Monster Fight by Sinyells
Music Provided by: Smokinkat
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Discord: / discord

[@PressContinue]

Time to crack open a cold one, guys! A storm is brewing... Watch the full livestreams here: kzbin.info/aero/PL7ZSS2SC_BLnwgMM0FvidslrSptXxYqX1 0:00 Intro 3:14 Thunderstruck 4:05 Early Game 19:31 Mid Game 33:48 Late Game 48:48 End Game

[@sirbill_greebi3811]

Rusty. reference?

[@jaydonkelly2970]

I hope we get more ice lightning stuff in the dlc, it's so good looking but just barely exists in the game and requires killing a mediocre boss with the usual bad camera of the series

[@Hidden_Fern]

Love the pfp, shiny wooloo is so cute

[@psychedelic_1341]

same with the black flame wish there was more stuff

[@tuskinraider5926]

Need to be some more death and aberrant sorceries, not to mention weapon catalysts

[@sansinfinity7532]

I really want a Talisman that can cast sorceries, like the crystal bell (I don't remember if this is the correct name) in ds3, I'm tired of wanting to build a samurai with intelligence and having to hold a Stick to cast a sorceries, It doesn't fit very well.

[@Kawatsume]

​@@sansinfinity7532I feel you. I have a nox cosplay build, and the sticks don't look good with their gear. And the dagger the night maidens cast with sadly doesn't drop either.

[@JKLeeds]

Make sure to apply a cold comPRESS after finishing the run!

[@PressContinue]

nICE one

[@JKLeeds]

@@PressContinue thanks for not giving me the cold shoulder

[@GameBuff2305]

Oh you two 🤣 🤣 🤣 When dad jokes and puns meet! ❤

[@viljamtheninja]

I can always count on you two lightning up my days while up here in the cold north of Sweden.

[@chrisstafford3294]

Dude. That joke went on JUST long enough to make question if you were going to make the 'sit on my face' joke 😂😂😂

[@theburningone354]

That fire on the clip of fire giant is crazy

[@PressContinue]

Absurd would be a more appropriate term I think...

[@theburningone354]

@@PressContinue dont you know fire has a will of its own

[@PressContinue]

@@theburningone354 Apparently it has a greater will than the greater will itself

[@theburningone354]

@@PressContinue it posses the will of the Fell god

[@Spearhead-ke8kd]

What a shocking playthrough. It was pretty cool though.

[@Daoist_Oak]

I see what you did there, I see.

[@BetonKundySlap]

47:38 Big brain move by Gideon there, literally talked the Death out of dying.

[@PressContinue]

You know what the worse thing is? With Godrick, if you die or even if you quit out right after killing him before he's even remotely finished with his dying monologue, when you load back in, then demigod felled will show up anyway and you've still won. So it's not even applied consistently to begin with

[@basst7366]

In the DLC i want a mimic. Literally in the reward chest after the final boss

[@PressContinue]

LOL XD that would be awesome

[@viljamtheninja]

In my first playthrough I kept waiting for it to happen and the further into the game I got, the more uneasy I became with every chest I opened in legacy dungeons. It was a real mindfuck.

[@EnergyBurst2]

One could say that the mimic's of this game are the trap warp chests, even if they aren't as funny.

[@TheInfamousWoahgoat]

9:20 "Lord of all that is Frozen" :)

[@funpolishfox5410]

Press Continue presents: Press Cold-Ice-Inue ... I'll see myself out...

[@alexreich843]

JK Leeds is that you?

[@DinoDragon6]

15:50 fun fact: the reason you were getting rot buildup while on the platforms was not because of "the boss splashing it around" but a rather obscure mechanic... If you roll while inside a pool of poison/rot, you'll get covered in it, resulting in buildup even outside said pool. the way to counter this effect is by using soap(yes, soap is an item in this game, and yes, it has an actual use... as niche at it is)

[@PressContinue]

That I actually am aware of. However, I would have to look back to the actual livestream, but I don't think I was in the rot and it was still building up. I'm pretty sure the boss does in fact splash the rot around all over the platform. Could be wrong, but at least visually that certainly happens.

[@DinoDragon6]

@@PressContinue well yes, visually, the boss does do that. though I'm pretty sure you rolled every time you got knocked into the rot... I remember, because I was screaming at my screen while watching the vod. And you didn't notice until it actually hurt you.

[@metallkaetzchen9010]

PvP mentioned... the halberd is stupid strong at low level. Not bad at mid or high levels but its a very common twink weapon

[@PressContinue]

That definitely doesn't surprise me

[@Bilndmann]

Not even necessarily a twink wrap since it’s so early game

[@nothingness217]

Fun fact : When Mossad hacked into an Iranian nuclear facility, they stole the data and blasted AC/DC's Thunderstruck on every computer with max volume XD Iran was THUNDERSTRUCK. The scientists on site couldn't stop the music for a while. Makes me appreciate this banger of a song more :)

[@PressContinue]

Merely calling it operation thunderbolt wasn't enough for them evidently

[@davidpotts7116]

A couple things I really want in the dlc are Radagon’s area denial spear attack and Morgott’s conjured weapons. This dlc looks to be very incantation focused, so finding those would be really cool for faith builds.

[@yunaka_gaming]

Learning that you had not played at all since this run just makes that Malenia fight much more insane

[@spacegamer267]

I got that rusty joke lol

[@turkN9NE]

yeah that fire giant backwards fire from nowhere was something else

[@PressContinue]

Yes... indeed...

[@peterkelemen5981]

No joke your videos is the only 1hour+ long videos what i watch from the beginning to the end because its interesting :D Keep up the good work :)

[@GameBuff2305]

Fantastic vid and a great run! Well done! I am loving the new and improved transitions, awesome stuff! Keep it up Press! 👍 👍

[@RxAxIxNxBxOxW]

Dude, I love your work.

[@tateallen9972]

I am so happy to have gotten my monthly dose of subtle but expertly delivered puns and souls content. Thanks as always for

[@ksad96]

This was a sick run, and I remember wanting to see what more ice lightning could do after getting the katana for it before realizing I clearly wasn't specced for it... So good work on this lil interesting challenge! Trans rights!

[@colemanstryk3r557]

1:06 Add more frost spells/weapons and Frozen Lightning weapons/spells. My favorite spell type and I love the big floppy hat that comes with it. A different variety of Glintstone Icecraig would be wonderful, as the og is much slower compared to the Glintstone Sorceries. Perhaps a Glintstone Iceshard as a faster traveling but less damage dealing spell.

[@Babza_Jr]

I was waiting for this cos I missed the live stream and was dying to see how you’d finally beat the bastard duo! Also, I will keep saying this, with all these puns, you and my husband are basically soul mates 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Mitschels]

I would just need more of the Song covers, damn its always so awesome

[@oceanlord3290]

9:17 missed opportunity to say your the lord of all that is frozen

[@clubbizarre]

the fire giant section was hilarious man :D

[@streptococo4735]

17:48 little did Press know, the Dragon Halberd is an absolute top-tier weapon in PvP.

[@shakelz34]

I would love to see a boomerang based ash of war for curved swords. Or a duo black blade kindred fight.

[@PressContinue]

First one yes... second one... er... rather not...

[@jaredquaglieri3731]

"Now there's a concept that sparks my interest" He's back baby!

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

8:27 I like that reference and the youtuber, DONT SCREW YOUR DOG THO

[@M12Z0]

Virgil reference while fighting Margit? Now I am motivated ❤

[@mikeshivak]

Nice Superconductor run!

[@86fifty]

That final lightning spear on the Elden Beast was SICK!

[@alexortega4197]

As a caster and as a status buildup build it's generally better to use the stagger window for buildup/casting than to take the critical strike especially when your weapon is lacking damage.

[@DoomWolfOfficial]

The fire giant fire breath death, I felt that though lol

[@karrotlord]

The Dragonkin were created by the Nox who worshipped the stars and were imprisoned underground beneath a false night sky. I'm pretty sure the frostbite is meant to represent their connection to the cold night and life away from the sun.

[@420quickscoper5]

i want more sleep stuff I FUCKING LOVE SLEEEEEEEP

[@backslash4141]

We just need more of all the half-baked incomplete ideas. Frost lightning, Death sorcery, Blood incantations, Blood thorn sorcery, Crucible incantations, Fundamentalist incantations, Kindred of rot incantations, Hidden sorcery (like ambush shard) Let's just be honest, most of the damn game. Also, fix bow scaling ffs.

[@clubbizarre]

I already love the word puns in the beginning so much hahahahahaha

[@kiriusview9251]

That was an unfortunately unchill experience. Amazing work, Press.

[@felipefreitas8711]

"Not because of the water, and not in the sense that I started ranking anything and everything in the game..." I see what you did, good one

[@trickymeerkat]

It's so cool you got @Youwy to voice over the part starting at 47:10

[@PressContinue]

LOL XD yeah I can kinda hear that

[@RedYellowBird6889]

This should an fun one for sure.

[@M12Z0]

I loved that Press changed clothes to ice themed climate(is it ice sliding? Patination?)😂

[@waynedevaughn57]

I used the halberd in my last run, like 2 years old, and fell in love. Using a tourch to rest the frost bite it's fun

[@ruileite2634]

I hope the dlc gives us more spells from the underpopulated spell categories and bit more sleep stuff (spells, aow, spirit summon, etc...). And some more perfumer options, while we are at it!

[@darianclark3980]

Ahh a Livewire run. . . . . i mean Arctozolt run. . . . Bloodborne's Bolt run. . . Yeah, this is how unique Ice Lightning is! Honestly i would like to see more Scarlet Rot weapons/spells.

[@pocketinfinity6733]

19:28 Im more concerned about the difficulty scaling of the dlc, remember ds1's artorias of the abyss dlc? I got clapped in it hard

[@PressContinue]

It has it's own sort of level up scaling system unique to the DLC. Very curious how that's gonna work

[@Dpickles]

I love Ice lightning. I did a whole playthrough a little bit ago using only ice lightning. I wish there was more for it

[@npc_N8]

Haha Rusty... Great bloke 'e is!

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

I wanna see more paired weapons in the dlc. I think the only one we have is a drop from the grafted scion, and i want more. Or, alternatively, more weapons with unique properties, like the carian knight sword blocking during heavy attacks.

[@apexkonchu2234]

Starscourge Greatswords are also paired, as are all claw and fist weapons (except Grafted Dragon).

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

@@apexkonchu2234 yeah, I remembered them after I played this comment, lmao.

[@secularspectator]

34:20 love it mate....bwhahahaha

[@matthewassarian4247]

You killed Latenna!? I’m shocked by how cold you can be.

[@symphoricquoz3763]

The comment on what people are doing to prepare for the DLC, buildwise, is funny to me because my plans are based on no expectations for what may actually be in the DLC. It's just going to be one of the characters that I keep making for Souls games, person that wears silver armour and uses axes/axe-adjacent weapons, and the only things I'll be on the lookout for are those weapons and stuff that fits my character's pre-existing looks. If I *were* to prepare, I imagine an ideal build would be "whatever gets me fast rolls, bleed damage, an unpleasant amount of Vigor, access to status resistance equipment for the inevitable Frost Swamp, Frenzy Swamp and Gravity Swamp". Anything else would be preferential or guesswork.

[@quantumhawk806]

Always fun hearing stuff like klootviool reminds me that English doesnt have ways to say some words.

[@PressContinue]

"Gezellig" would be a very clear example of a word that has no true equivalent in English. The closest is the word "cozy" but that only applies to how gezellig is used in specific contexts. It usually refers to a pleasant social atmosphere

[@MinoriGaming]

I know it’s a bit of a weird ask, but I’d hope they add at least a couple new crystal tears in the DLC. Wondrous Physick is a fun little mechanic, I want more weird little things to mix into it.

[@djshady2562]

Would you possibly do an "elden ring with only mist spells?" Run? It's a run I'm doing now and it's been fun. You can get most of the spells pretty early

[@Jibash]

That Malenia fight was sick and cool

[@transgender_F-117]

looking forward to a red lighting spear incant, and for the faith/dex fight between lighting spells and weapons to be fixed because it's stupid that Gransseax's Bolt is purely dex while spells are all faith

[@samakiraroyjanssen6326]

We getting more dragon communion spells. Me happy.

[@M12Z0]

I hope we get more Deadly poison, scarlet rot, perfumer recipes and throwing pots

[@manuelromero8837]

He teleports to Jar heaven

[@PressContinue]

Jarhalla

[@AnarchyIsLove]

I want to control enemies in the game in the arena against other players using enemies like in Shadow Tower. Maybe that tower will be in the upcoming shadow? but probably not tho. at LEAST let me replay bosses in the arena or somethin... There's already alternate ghosty versions of a ton of important bosses (yes I know they're different people lorewise but the models are the same), it's not like we've never fought a spirit version of someone in ER. Sekiro letting you redo bosses was such a good idea and the arena would be a wonderful place to do it. Mayyybe even fighting more than 1 at once! But probably not tho.

[@tcdtboc8551]

Dragon halberd is definitely my go to level 1 weapon in this game, thing is bonkers.

[@isuina4727]

ACDC nice touch

[@AlsoMeowskivich]

I'm diving into the DLC with my first character. Not gonna make anything gimmicky or ultra special, but just takin' the goob that I used for my maiden voyage.

[@Gauntea]

I've never seen that fire giant attack have that tracking before, that was some bs 😂

[@silentspy4066]

Can you do a guide on Lies of P level 1 run with weapons upgrades and p organs allowed, I want to attempt but not many guides out there for that challenge run

[@trustrossa8673]

praying for more cool lightning spells in dlc

[@rhythmmandal3377]

@31:19 thats me every momment of this game.

[@RxAxIxNxBxOxW]

Crabaliceous! Now I freaking say niceliceous in my to day jajajaja

[@spaceblockb5284]

I want to see a Power within, chikage,or beast claws style weapon or ability. Something that rewards a very aggressive high risk high reward play style.

[@Idea_of_Lustre]

Fun fact: in the 1.00 version of Elden Ring, the Dragonscale Blade’s Unique Skill had the much cooler name "Hailstorm Sword". No idea why they would change that.

[@PressContinue]

Yup I remember that from the network test. Weird change indeed

[@tysonjdevereaux]

Let's chill out and enjoy this cool video

[@alphaschnils8507]

12:01 got me xDDDD

[@Markshadow4999]

Lol, i feel you press. I haven't played elden ring or even a soulslike since lies of p, on top of that i have a job now. I think i'll be completely out of practice by the time the dlc comes out (assuming i even play it at release, which is not likely)

[@niklaspeter2568]

I really hope we get Ancient dragon lightning claws. A low FP, fast cast, close combat option would be great for lightning builds. Also I'd never say no to more frost lighting

[@thesturmvogel6359]

The editing in this video felt different It felt a little closer to the livestream atmosphere with the livestream cut ins like during the godrick fight Its nice, i like it a lot

[@PressContinue]

Don't nearly all my videos have that though?

[@thesturmvogel6359]

@@PressContinue They do yeah, but this one felt a little different? Not sure what part it was either Just felt better, which is already a high bar

[@PressContinue]

@@thesturmvogel6359 Well that's good :)

[@SneakyBastard-oi4eb]

You've been.. THUNDERSTRUCK THUNDERSTRUUUUUCK

[@Soapy-chan]

"The camera never dies" Well, now I know who never watched Zombie Movies

[@PressContinue]

Er... I guess not. Can't think of a zombie movie that would apply to...

[@DaJokur]

33:40 Hey that's me!

[@PressContinue]

Actually, I'm pretty sure that was Jukker. But I'll let you have that one anyway. Or do you have a different name here now or something.... Ok now I'm confused XD

[@DaJokur]

@PressContinue my name on youtube and steam etc is DaJokur. But my friends call me Jukker for convenience sake. Channel name and chat name are different I guess.

[@snaccpacc651]

The fire giant fire tracking I've never seen it like that before but it makes so much sense why that attack is so BS

[@RiderofGary]

i wonder if instead of the fire having an ai, it has some weird riccochet properties, but only when impacting certain parts of the arena, like maybe the 'Fog' of the edges of the arena

[@PressContinue]

Well the arena certainly messes with the fight to begin with, so I wouldn't be surprised if it affects the trajectory of the fire as well

[@ravensmite1198]

How do u get the lightning strike follow up after the spear I don’t seem to have it

[@PressContinue]

You mean the AOE effect when using lightning in water?

[@jacydesica4069]

You can easy avoid thinking about respeccing or weapon choice, if you simply do a SL1 fist only run.

[@PressContinue]

... technically true I suppose...

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

(my brain made a song refrence and i feel like cursing all of you with it too) can we pretend like glintsone in the night sky are like frost lightning? 30:10 30:11 30:11

[@adamblue2980]

LIGHTNING!

[@themysteriousstranger6765]

Really had the audacity to challenge soldier of godrick with an unupgraded weapon. I don't blame him for deciding you aren't worth his time and just leaving

[@PressContinue]

I know... 😞

[@shlomorothstein9691]

I want to see the godskin trio in the DLC

[@PressContinue]

No!

[@Primalintent]

I want a quarterstaff twinblade.

[@ultimate_chad_san8014]

I’m hoping for trick-weapons in er dlc, like the ones in bloodbourne

[@HoliestOfCows]

i want something like friedas scythe or aquamarine dagger where the weapon art is a different moveset

[@pierrelindgren5727]

Ice lightning, frozen yet zesty.

[@SixxWolfZx]

34:20 VaatiVidya is going to strangle you lol

[@patient0500]

Shit I watched every live stream of this. It was tough but inspired me to try all I have to say is fuck that hahaha

[@beantasticproblem3829]

I hope bro tries the average Skummnut challenge fr

[@PressContinue]

Guess if I did it without leveling as well. Which was my original idea btw, but yeah... was too rusty for that (and it's a bit of an issue when the frozen lightning spear requires 34 faith)

[@ainulvr9808]

Frozen Lightning is unironically really good, just sad that the katana has no Faith scaling

[@PressContinue]

Yeah lightning is kinda weird in this game. Lightning weapons scale with dex, but incantations scale with faith

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

6:16 Not actually a dragonfly, that is in fact a dobsonfly, and it looks just as terrifying and ugly in real life. They don't come from pupa either though, they come from aquatic larvae (which is why they're always near ponds). Fun fact, I found out these aberrations exist in real life when I had one at my window in my family's vacation home. At first I mistook it for some gigantic mutated moth, then realized it was definitely not that, and then I found out it was an actual thing that exists.

[@PressContinue]

Ah you're right. Even the wiki mentions that apparently

[@bradysheaplays1499]

Will you do a blind playthrough of the dlc?

[@PressContinue]

Same way as with the base game

[@sylana5556]

i hope the dlc adds a refight boss feature like sekiro

[@Mrfriend144]

Decaying ekzykes' spewing scarlet rot gas in a 200 meter radius

[@PressContinue]

To be honest I've probably only fought ekzykes once in this game