Can you beat Dark Souls with only Gravelord Miracles?

[@PressContinue]

Very impressive achievement. I was clearly misinformed about this miracle (I thought that it was unaffected by leveling faith) because I always believed that it was not physically possible to beat the game like this, and sure it technically isn't because of 4 kings, but I had no idea that every other boss was in fact feasible. So it's really interesting to see that it in fact can be done. So props to you for achieving this and especially because of the immense amount of patience it took to endure such an RNG misery fest

[@eleumloycee]

Hey, it's the man himself! Thanks, I couldn't have said it better, this run was a true RNG misery fest! I was surprised myself, and I wonder if by some miracle all 4 kings can be hit at once without getting the cast interrupted.

[@23Butanedione]

​@@eleumloyceethey can, you can lead the first King to the second and the fourth never spawns

[@jajasking9652]

Four Kings is posible, but not feasable, you would need to have 2 Kings to hit at the same time, while dodging all their attacks, i'm sure that with a TAS toll, It would be eventually be done

[@georgewashington7533]

@@eleumloycee I hope that pun was intentional lol

[@eleumloycee]

@@georgewashington7533 Glad you caught it!

[@TheBacklogs]

Always good to find someone who understands it's about the journey and not the destination! From one patience elemental to another, well done :)

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you, I know you can understand the struggle! I was just surprised you can get this far with these miracles honestly. Like you said, it was the journey that made it so rewarding with how long it took to set it up.

[@thedmsdungeon9964]

And thus, the Headmaster gains another follower.

[@JKLeeds]

Mad respect for getting that far! Incredible that it's even possible to beat any DLC bosses with those shitty miracles 😂

[@eleumloycee]

You have to push it pretty far with 99 faith just for enough damage against Manus!

[@davidrw67]

Sadly they didnt make it to other souls games

[@PlagueCat-000]

"And the gravelord greatsword dance, so easily forgotten."

[@landonhagan450]

"I may be bad at this game, but so is Gwyn", might as well be the DS1 challenge run mantra.

[@amrenhunterofthedarksoul5828]

More quality content that can cost great patience and can make any tear out their hair, you are certainly a souls challenger of interest in my opinion.

[@eleumloycee]

Yeah, this one took a LOT of patience to even get a proper start! Thanks for the compliment!

[@Kayplay120]

For the Four Kings, it should be possible to somewhat consistently hit two by marking the spot the second one spawns at with your bloodstain, by intentionally dying in that location beforehand. Titus Actual did this recently in a lvl1 one hit challenge. I don't know whether Hitting one or two double hits this way would be enough, but it seems like the most feasable approach to me.

[@natezuniga-qd7pe]

This. You can double dps if there’s two kings close enough when you proc. If you haven’t tried this yet. Give it a try!

[@aurllcooljay]

@@natezuniga-qd7pe I was just thinking equip the dusk crown ring for the extra casts, but after using said extra casts switch to red tear stone ring for extra damage. This is assuming you don't lose any of the normal casts after unequipping the ring.

[@mightystu49]

That gargoyle double kills was CLEAN. You love to see it! Same with the Artorias finisher and the Kalameet photo finish. The spooky skeleton face is pretty aces, too. I wonder if using iron flesh and full havel's set instead of power within after you spawn in multiple kings would do enough damage by multihitting many kings at once. I wish that there was like one or two more gravelord spells, maybe something to inflict toxic since Nito does too, or a single target grave sword that spawns under a targeted enemy for less damage but more precision and more efficiency.

[@MarshalDTeachh]

I admire the patience and tenacity you have towards new challenges like this. Whether or not you come up with a new challenge or do an already existing challenge run these videos are very much enjoyable, and I always look forward to more.

[@eleumloycee]

I'm glad you enjoy them! I also like seeing multiple takes of the same challenge, as many of the same challenges can be done in very different ways!

[@kickass12121]

The fact you added the detail of how much time per attempt (and left the cat noises in as well) is a testament to the effort put into this! It also is humbling, despite being a challenge run, it still feels relatable to lose a week to a single boss 😂

[@0rphan0fKosm]

Random channel appears out of nowhere and does the hardest challenge possible. You're a legend for this one

[@n.g.5234]

I truly admire you for the patience you had in this run Also, the production quality is going up in every video, you're getting really good at this!

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that!

[@benknightbus1729]

You know, if you really feel bad about not beating the asylum demon with the run, you can always fight him on NG+ for more disasters going after your gravelord run

[@eleumloycee]

I ended up doing that for the outro of the video

[@benknightbus1729]

@@eleumloycee that's what I get for not watching the whole thing through before commenting. Great content as always though, can't wait to see more!

[@carsonclement110]

The four kings was kind of a bummer but I don’t blame you in the slightest lol, and because it’s almost Halloween what’s your favorite scary movie :D

[@eleumloycee]

I felt the same way! I was really determined to make it work, but I did all the math and couldn't find a way around it other than wrong warping/breaking the rules As for your question, let's see...I really can't think of one off the top of my head! I guess I haven't actually seen that many good scary movies lol!

[@Bud-Knight-Logan]

Now that I'm thinking about it are Nito and Nashandra the only big skeleton bosses in the series besides the ds1 bone wheels since I only remember them.

[@Bud-Knight-Logan]

I just remembered that wolnir was a thing.

[@MrSaturnMusic]

If you want to count Elden Ring, the Tibia Mariner might count for that

[@granthiker1707]

Ds2 has the skeleton lords

[@eldritchemissary4718]

​@@Bud-Knight-Logan Why do they call you "big hat Logan"?

[@Bud-Knight-Logan]

@@eldritchemissary4718 the giant hat and my actual name is Logan I plan on just getting an actual big hat some day for no reason other than why not.

[@LavenderRex7705]

That gargoyle kill was awesome and there were so many cool close victories in your run. Really impressive video and I'm glad you included the cat's dialogue.

[@eleumloycee]

Thanks, I couldn't cut her out this time :D

[@LavenderRex7705]

@@eleumloycee She’s got her own takes she wants to say I guess

[@david5310]

25:33 actually, gwyndolin's hurtbox reappears for a single frame after he teleports, just after he reappears in his new location. since there are so many hitboxes appearing around you it is more likely that one of them collide with the hurtbox during this singular frame, but still it is very rng-based

[@eleumloycee]

So I just got really lucky lol

[@danejohnson4201]

Hooooo doggie!! Now that’s an achievement. I’ve fallen in love with souls challenge runs and makes up 99% of what I watch these days😅 but I’m thoroughly excited to see another quality content creator join this surprisingly positive and wonderful community! Looking forward to watching your channel grow and I’m excited to see what you shall conquer next! 🦀🤛

[@tempoaleatorio1017]

Nice done! It should taked a lot of persistence tô do it,You are quickly becoming one of the KZbinrs with the most interesting runs! keep up the good work

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you so much! It took patience for sure, but it still was really fun and rewarding!

[@dontwannabeahero1570]

Okay so i said before that you're bringing an new vibe to challenge runs And now you're also doing a run even the most patient of runners have likely written off Fuckin insane in the best way impossible

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you! I wasn't sure if it was possible to even set this one up, and while not everything was possible, I got really far so I guess that counts for something right?

[@dontwannabeahero1570]

@@eleumloycee reminds of alot of the backlogs immolation only run It's impossible but intreasting Though, i think 4 kings might be doable as you said if you can hit multiple kings If it's atleast mathematically possible it would intreasting to see figured out

[@eleumloycee]

I've still been thinking if it could actually be done, I would have to be in RTSR range with power within, so maybe with a lower HP bar I could do it before getting killed? And I wonder how many kings I could get per cast before getting hit as well

[@dontwannabeahero1570]

@@eleumloycee maybe full havel With the setup you use in the video With 3 kings being hit it might work Might need counter damage to If you got really lucky and good with the fatrolls you might be able to hit 5 kings But you'd need to be actually insane to try that

[@DityaMalkava]

Recently I got addicted to dark souls elden ring challenge runs. I saw Bushy blew up from 10K ubs to 330K. I believe I will witness your growth in the same way. Keep it up. Your content is gold!

[@Korinomi]

This is a fantastic video once again. It's of particular interest to me as I've done a similar run before and also lamented the pitiful state of gravelord miracles, and I'm glad that the answer does just seem to be throwing yourself at it . Once again, amazing turnaround time given the difficulty of the challenge and the time required to edit it down. Keep up the good work.

[@JonathanFarmer100]

Gosh, this video is such S-Tier Quality. Thank you so much for attempting, and then practically proving possible through theoretical math, this wonderful challenge! When I was younger and during my early hours of playing DS 1, I always wanted this spell to be good and fuck, did you give it justice! You've put out some of the greatest content I've watched; your sense of humor, your editing style, and your wonderful passion are all genuinely amazing. Keep up the great work! ❤

[@igniouslupus7268]

This comment section is a gathering place for every souls creator I swear lol Congratulations on the run btw, very well done. It's criminal that this video only has 55k views after 7 months, it deserves way more just for the grind

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you! :)

[@igniouslupus7268]

@@eleumloycee You're most certainly welcome Thank you for the entertaining video

[@Kaedevirus]

Yet another great challenge. Good job. If I'm to be honest, I'd gladly watch the full streams of the future challenge runs (well, vods, to be exact).

[@eleumloycee]

I might try streaming specials at some point, it seems like fun!

[@KirjavaCat]

That was awesome, you're a true dark souls challenger, continue with your great work

[@aska221]

something very cozy about these types of videos

[@HeavenlyHavoc]

"I have to get power within just to stand a chance against the first boss" is such a cursed sentence. I'm so sorry

[@eleumloycee]

I would say the whole run is cursed as well!

[@justrobin8155]

Never too many challenge runners! Glad to have found your channel. It always makes me happy to see people play my favorite games in stupid ways

[@Nhileishere]

I like the mention of having fun taking regular enemies out with it, don't know why, just nice to see someone having fun with even challenges like this.

[@burnocarvalho]

I want to hug you since I can hear in your voice how painful this was lol Congrats! Very interesting challenge

[@hussainalkhatem299]

I love just how calm you sound throughout the video 🫡

[@leonardoseixas1437]

I don’t know why this video is so hard to find… i’ve searched for a few minutes for a GLSD challenge, and this video is hidden withing them… great video!l btw

[@derMaex]

Crazy good Dark Souls content these days!

[@andrecunha4701]

YESSSSS 1 more video for us bring it on, thx for keeping up the channel Eleum!

[@demisync]

Another person to add to my list of "Souls runners with a voice almost as relaxing as Press Continue", insta sub. Thank you KZbin algorithm ☝️

[@DespereauxHarvey]

Another great challenge run! The only thing harder to kill a boss with than a clump of hair, magnificent. Looking forward to the next one, your narration gets better each time

[@Lemontarts01]

Damn im subbing straight up for that name. One of the coolest looking Areas in souls

[@c4h5n2o1]

shoutout to yr persistence in this, the TRUE Dark Souls, of video games~

[@NJoCaulfield]

Very cool to see someone so new to the scene putting out high quality, unique challenges. Your audio has cleaned up a lot since the first video, too. So glad you're gaining traction; your work is good and I think in time you'll be one of the greats commenting on a video inspired by you!

[@thepatenater]

I remember the first time I got this miracle I though 40 casts was nuts, but so much for that. Great vid and keep up the good work!

[@LTl3tt3rs]

WOW, that seemed miserable. I tried to do a "killing bosses with weapons found in their area" run once, and I did a few tries of killing Nito with his own spells and laughed at the damage when I finally managed to hit him with it once after three deaths. Congratulations on sticking with it, this seems incredibly aggravating Edit: I just realized that I based the run I was talking about on your DS2 video, I have zero memory anymore

[@chuck_duck]

This comment section is a whos who’s who of Dark Souls challenge runners. I’m glad you’re getting the recognition you deserve.

[@LightinTheDungeon]

Truly some Backlogs level perseverance, I definitely think with enough planning every boss is possible. But fuck that you did it as best you could and that was pretty damn good

[@jonathanpowell9069]

Great video! I hope you're happy and fulfilled making such entertaining content!

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you! I am really happy to make these videos, the challenges themselves are also very rewarding!

[@finnmiller-new6383]

Kinda amazing to see two heavy hitter souls creaters @PressContinue and @JKLeeds coming in, watching and supporting small channels like this. The souls community truly one of the best out there

[@dracomundo1498]

Don't know how I missed this, queen is back!!!!

[@Whooterzoot]

I'm so glad i found your channel!

[@michaelmanier9447]

Even tho the challenge was dead early, i still comend you for finishing a challenge most people wouldnt even try

[@eleumloycee]

Thanks! Definitely takes a LOT of farming to be strong enough if you don’t resort to duping like me haha

[@barneybetsington7501]

Good job, stranger. Thank you for the upload. Sparkle on and don't forget to be yourself!

[@darkmatter9651]

that was a really interesting run!! Very original and fun :D Ty for sharing

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you so much!

[@nathanjora7627]

How am I only hearing about you now ? Glad to add a name to the list of fun challenge runners

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you! I'm glad you've been enjoying my videos :)

[@NonNewtonianAnything]

Another great video, well done. I even like just listening to it without watching while doing some household chores. Very soothing. Keep 'm coming!

[@ipoopmuffins]

the double garg kill was perfect

[@ThePotatoeJack]

Yup, was a good idea to stick around :D I had completely forgotten those Gravelord Miracles even existed xD Good stuff as always :D

[@paulfrank5424]

great job! i wouldn't have the patience for that RNG-Hell

[@highroller5335]

firrst video of yours, love your narration. Also big fan of the mental health item dupeing. that double KO was verry satisfying.

[@MasoTrumoi]

Underrated channel fr fr

[@duncathan_salt]

These runs keep getting better! Also I love your voice. It's very well suited for this narration despite not matching the "traditional" voice one might expect for it

[@lio_hoshizora]

i was recommended your channel right when this video came out & have rewatched all your videos multiple times since then :D your narration is really engaging and the quality of your videos just keeps getting better!! really excited to see what you tackle next

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you, I'm really glad you like them so much! I have more on the way :D

[@core5421]

I always love these like oddly specific dark souls runs

[@minespatch]

"Never before you've seen a spell where you hit a enemy point blank and not getting damage" My bloodborne run 🤣

[@darktemplar1177]

Great video, always like to watch a charming and creative person playing games i grew up with, with such limitations. Keep it up.

[@rogerith7905]

Woah! Such a interesting challenge! Man i have the upmost respect for your level of patiences and dedication, I'll be subscribing for sure!

[@benro6564]

Baron's Castle and EL upload in the same day? What a blessed day this is

[@lordkritz9775]

I am quite literally in love with your content, girlie, I was beyond excited to see a new video! I COMPLETELY forgot these spells even existed and this entire time I thought they worked like firestorm, where each sword was a different hit box, and multiple could hit a single enemy. But regardless, yet another great and creative video! Love you girl❤

[@eleumloycee]

Honestly they should work like firestorm, they did these spells dirty!

[@lordkritz9775]

@@eleumloycee Ughhh they really did! They’d have been so cool if they worked like that, and then at least their visuals wouldn’t be so misleading

[@dr.jasepain5944]

This was an amazing video!

[@eleumloycee]

Thank you so much! :)

[@dr.jasepain5944]

@@eleumloycee you are welcome

[@dontquoteme5193]

I love how long your videos are, and I can tell that you’re putting in a lot of effort😁😁

[@Jenovaproject2k]

Oh I love your cat commentating

[@eleumloycee]

Thanks! 🐈‍⬛

[@ryangibson8727]

Another great video. I'm glad you popped up in my recommended, looking forward to the next video. Well done

[@BackDahliaCrow]

Found your channel just today while it was slow at work cant wait to watch more content hopefully soon.

[@gabtheeldritch2263]

Dang, if there was a gravelord title like the lord of cinder, you probably would be the one gravelord among all, awesome run

[@abyss3525]

Nice to see someone attempting this. Guess Manus and 4 Kings remain the brickwall. I'll give it another go this year on Manus and see if i can crack it.

[@eleumloycee]

I saw your videos too! You helped me so much just by showing that someone else had tried Kalameet and done it! I can't wait to see you try Manus, it's absolutely possible but is frustratingly unpredictable!

[@abyss3525]

​@@eleumloycee Hey. I finally got around to doing it. It's done. Thank god.

[@SplittingOfPrides]

Impressive. And I complained about the long cast of the lightning spear, at least they fly to the target.

[@LaceUniversal]

liked the last video, liked this video, looking forward for the next video! HOWEVER artorias really didnt deserve that disrespect :(

[@aurochtamer]

You were almost doing a one-shot challenge with how limited the casts were. And speaking of which, I'm pretty sure letting more than one King spawn in and hitting them all with one attack was how someone killed them in a one-shot challenge, so it might have worked for this.

[@eleumloycee]

Yeah looking back I probably could have done it even with the RNG spell, I think it is doable with a havel tank

[@mahmoud7215]

This is what true dedication looks like

[@Haloarbiter117]

Mad respect for doing this challenge.

[@PlatonistAstronaut]

Aw hell yeah. I bet this is going to be painful and thus very entertaining lol.

[@jkfranjk7515]

This is really good quality content, keep it going!

[@lucacomparato]

Waking up ans seeing a new upload already got me in a good mood. Then i saw what the upload was about, i felt bad for you right away, im sorry you had to go through this ahah

[@aehfoibyr2931]

Well done! The 4K fight is doable: one of the KZbinrs involved in "one-shotting all bosses" managed to use all 80 ticks of "Fire Surge" on two kings(look it up if you must). If you do this with GLGSD and GLSD, then you must have two kings close to you at the same time = you will do twice the damage to their combined HP bar...hopefully. Then you wait it out until their are two other kings... Sub earned, either way. That was "new". I thought I'd seen all possible challlenge runs, by this point. I myself have beaten DSR in one life, in 48min, with locked weapons/spells(like yours, but never those two) and most importantly my character "Toes" who is in NG+ at sl5/wl5 and only at wl5 because I have to pick up Grant to get Sanctus. She is an "ULTIMATE hyper mode"; it takes two Sanctus(NG+1) and the starting vitality of a sorcerer, only 1 point into attune and 1 into INT.

[@23Butanedione]

You aren't very good at this game but we're glad to have you

[@Malleus_Yip]

Thanks for the video, and congratulations!

[@wizaro2487]

Great video! My first thought for beating the 4 kings would be to time your casts so that you get hit out of them and expend less uses per cast

[@Chris_Chrass]

Amazing Job! This challenge must've required ungodly levels of patience. Also, I've noticed you've even took the time to make captions 👀

[@JohannesBee]

Just using a big skeleton sword is the greatest miracle of all

[@ArchonZach]

Heck ya nice to see my favorite spells shown off!

[@jaydeejay4166]

You are patient

[@Classysassy12]

Another great video! I always enjoy watching your videos, they bring a smile every time!

[@tinminator8905]

Yo, well done. I challenge run quite a lot but stuff like this I steer away from, because I just don't have the patience. As long as it is my own skill I can rely on, it is fair game, but if I have to farm out RNG, because there are no safe openings, I am out. Still really fun to root for, when you don't have to grind for hours on end and can just watch the highlights. :)

[@nottthebrave523]

Another Eleum Loyce upload! what a *miracle*!

[@thederpside7123]

How does this have so few views? Great video, I could never have so much patience!

[@anniebot_45-73]

"i may be bad at this game, but so is gywn" fuck if those aren't words to live by

[@neko-trapkyun2027]

Similarly to how you can "one shot" the 4 kings with fire surge, dying where the second king spawns to mark it and then using that to time the miracles could potentially let you do half the hp with only half your casts, meaning that maybe, with the right timing you could get 2 kings at a time to get hit by the gravelord sword dance and two shot them (probably excruciatingly painful to pull off)

[@yukanayame5984]

I forgot to subscribe after i saw your first vid im sorry and glad i saw this show up in my feed.

[@eleumloycee]

No problem! I hope you enjoy this one as well :D

[@spiritofonyx1577]

Hey youre killing it on these videos ive watched every one so far, hope you can make this channel viable

[@vladardrarkus6259]

I didn't even know that exist a second gravelord dance, i did a miracle only run a few weeks ago and used the first gravelord dance, just to have more options. But the miracle really sucks. Like you said, the damage isn't bad, but the cast time is absurd, and you only have 2 cast, which is too low. Also, i didn't expect that you would get that far with those, i wouldn't have the patience to bush my head against those walls over and over like you, you have my respect.

[@ringoreddo308]

Did you know the lloyd talisman makes the mimics sleep? You can spam it by waking them up until you get the mimic head.

[@eleumloycee]

I should have done this honestly. I thought I didn't need to because you get a guaranteed mimic head when you kill them all, but I didn't realize I wouldn't get it if I got a double KO with one of the mimics lol

[@nomed228]

those gwynn parries gave me flashbacks of my crossbow only run, i have all the achievements in this game but still shit at parring