Consort Radahn is just Gwyn with Extra Steps

[@HuntressVivi]

Guys not to sell myself here, but I just found a new way to find the Euporia at the BEGINNING OF THE DLC, no longer will you need to beat 98% of the DLC just to use the weapon for 2 bosses. You can get this weapon right now without defeating a single boss in patch 1.13 its linked at the end of this video. ------------------------------------------------------ Extra thing about the build: This is by no means the new GIGAFARTBLASTER 1 TAPPER 9000, i just decided to make a classic knight build and ran that for the entire run. Sometimes there's beauty in a simple build. It goes to show you can still win without having the strongest build.

[@adammasterx5854]

Thank you for that last sentence, ive seen some people say, in response to the counter argument "the dlc isnt hard because the games gives you options", that the only way to make the dlc "fair" is to use an OP build. But like you said, you can make dlc the a bit easier with a so many builds, without having to resort to OP broken builds

[@RedHotChiliPepper31]

Real bro. It’s just knowledge of game mechanics. With parries I whoop Radahn, without I get whooped by Radahn. I know this after killing him 3 times and struggling the most on the first time

[@mikkabouzu]

I had a ton of fun beating Consort with Milady and Dex/Bleed, even though it took forever to learn his patterns. Through pain comes satisfaction, even though it wasn't the "meta" choice

[@incendiarypoprocks8700]

Thank you!!! I finally finished the fight after AGES with different strategies, finally landing on parrying (using your video and a while of purposefully just learning parry timings) and Darkmoon Greatsword plus Ranni’s Dark Moon to speed up the fight.

[@calibula95]

Consort Radahn is just Gwyn on Miquelloids.

[@igiornogiovannahaveadream649]

MIQUELLOIDS😂😂😂

[@TitaSteel]

Not bad boy

[@ElGoobero-jv7xb]

Miquelloids

[@zym7492]

Had to get Miqullested to get the Miquelloids tho…

[@somedudefromolathe699]

I also hear Radahn's favorite channel is Miquellodeon.

[@creeperYT9824]

If by "extra steps" you mean "on 55 quintillion tons of steoroids" then you are correct

[@luxaeterna365]

The extra step of pressing "dodge" from time to time

[@GylleneGott]

Radahn stole all of Gwyn's ketamine

[@someplant5971]

Thops is truly an amazing sorcerer

[@draconicrift8974]

*Was :'(

[@someplant5971]

@@draconicrift8974 :(

[@labibahasan8302]

dude made the ultimate anti-magic parry/counterspell

[@KABLAMMATS]

​@@labibahasan8302 idk man, carian retaliation, eternal darkness, and the moon spells exist

[@labibahasan8302]

@@KABLAMMATS Thops’ barrier deflects most spells/incantations/multiple projectiles & even some weapon arts, the other spells u listed are good but not as versatile as Thops’ barrier in terms of what they can deflect

[@Kami.Sensei]

Miyazaki truly never moved on

[@NicolaeCarpathia420]

FYI you can get a single milady R1 poke after every single successful parry, and every 3rd parry you can get a milady R1 AND time to soft swap to a misericorde for the critical. That damage really adds up.

[@sidecharacter7165]

Even better with Golden Parry

[@joefloggg3257]

Add Ranni's Dark Moon when he throws the meteors.

[@Twilightiger96]

Aseo: Thops, my man- best ten runes I ever spent!

[@lukes401k]

Just read volume 3 last night

[@apophisstr6719]

Tbh, it really did felt like fighting Gwyn, the eye watering fast swings, but having the major weakness of being parryable

[@cosmic2750]

This man really just said “skill issue” to all of us.

[@qoiosgarritano1355]

Eh. Seems to me much more like they're saying that defensive playstyles are highly effective in Elden Ring (which is just true). Like, glass-cannon Max DPS builds are fun, but being one-tapped by almost anything gives you no budget for mistakes. Being reasonably durable and making heavy use of shield mechanics gives you a huge budget for errors, which leads to fewer/slower deaths, which also usually lets you learn movesets faster, since each error doesn't prompt a loading screen.

[@triplezeroxz5875]

​@@qoiosgarritano1355 2 things can be true. The creator is saying both (skill issue and use shields/defensive playstyles)

[@amberhernandez]

I like how you two-hand your weapon for the real DS1 immersion. Also, Radaniel spamming the side swing at 0:56 and making frustrated noises like "wtf this usually kills people" lmao

[@Roshiyoshiiii657]

That soul of cinders version of gwyns theme will never not give me absolute CHILLS

[@TheEvilHumanist]

You’re right. It’s just parrying, learning the hit boxes for his ridiculous attacks so you can dodge, and having a near perfect run so he doesn’t one shot you. Basically: “get gud, bruh!” This strategy will work for people who have already beaten the game. I just kept using rot and blocking. That was WAAAAAY easier!

[@atsekaleb7]

The Armored Core multiplayer intro shot goes so hard

[@NejiTheSaint]

Using the ds1 and ds3 versions of gwyn's theme for phases was a nice touch. Nice job

[@shigurudu5246]

I loved fighting radhan, and was positively surprised over how easy he was to parry with the buckler. He even uses parryable attacks in the second phase. Made it feel very rewarding to have learned to parry

[@Zeke1460]

I mean those extra steps involve a LOT of dodging attacks that can 1-2shot you that can’t be parried at all. ESPECIALLY in phase 2. So yeah. Gwyn with extra steps. A whole thanksgiving dinner grocery list of extra steps.

[@TrevTheEnt]

The intro shot with your stats is epic. I did a parry run for all of the bosses that could be but didn't even consider it for him. This looks way easier than some other parry kills. Nice vid

[@HuntressVivi]

Thanks! I grabbed the Dark Souls 3 UI and slapped on some Elden Ring icons in Photoshop. I'm surprised more people don't parry in ER.

[@greschenglin-dz7wj]

​@@HuntressViviyea everyone is hard stuck on "read their movements and dodge." They don't *actually* wanna dominate bosses in this game.

[@joefloggg3257]

Guilty, but I do try to parry. I am going to try parrying this, though. I made the mistake of booting up my NG+4 file, and he is curb stomping me.

[@diegomo1413]

This DLC converted me to a parry king. It started with Midra. He has really slow wind ups on his attacks that threw me off and learning all the little intricacies and timings of dodging every hit in his combos felt like a chore. Then I realized if his first attack is super slow, it should be very easy to parry on reaction. Then I tried it and it worked first try. Then I realized if you parry the first move of a combo, you immediately end their combo and you don’t have to deal with the rest of it! It was more fun learning Radhan’s parry timings than dodging through all the unnecessary combo bs. I even learned to parry Radagon shortly after. I just wish I had had this realization when I was fighting Rellana

[@zaphael7238]

Beautifully done, I am on my first play through of the base game and am learning how to parry, I am getting better and it really is quite powerful. It’s the greed that gets me every time.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

People underestimate the power of Parrying in Elden Ring. Just because it's hard doesn't mean it shouldn't be strived for.

[@benjaminthibieroz4155]

It's extremely useful against most knights (especially the crucible ones). For bosses, I especially appreciated it on Margit, Elemer and Rellana. Didn't manage to parry Mogh but I know it works for Godfrey, at least in phase 1. Malenia is more annoying because she dodge backwards on first 2 contrary to other. And of course there's Radahn. When you fight so many fast and agressive oponents, bringing a pause into their fury is a huge satisfaction.

[@yannickmarti9866]

Well parry makes radahn so simple and easy compared to playing like a dex dodging build without abusing bleed build or only block poke strategy. Or lets say, it makes it more enjoyable cause spam dodging quadrillian combos strike with special effects 95% of the time and 5% time is opening to hit 1-3 times is just annoying over time.

[@leero9032]

in elden ring it's not that hard, golden parry has 3000099 active frames

[@yannickmarti9866]

@@leero9032 carian retaliation has even more frames than amy other i thought

[@leero9032]

@@yannickmarti9866 I'm not that informed, but yeah parrying radahn is easier than dodging

[@DRFromTheWhatjacallit]

Poor Radahn the big guy looks so frustrated

[@MrNotgoth]

Dude yes. I literally had this realization when defaulting to parrying Radahn. My first souls game was Dark Souls and I first beat Gwyn with parries. Then as the latest “souls” game comes out with the hardest boss From has EVER made, he, too, can be beaten by the same technique all those years ago. It was a beautiful realization tbh

[@MlguelPires]

you remind me of my first build I did in elden ring, everytime i play a from software game I always try to make a low fantasy soldier trying to adapt to the large fantasy world he is living with, I have a lot of good memories, but later on I forget this and start to worry more about damage, combos, etc... you made me want to fix my firt build to it's former glory. Stay the path of your character's destiny!

[@HuntressVivi]

yeah dude, you should definitely give your first build another go.

[@thefoxwolfdraconis]

First / default builds are always a blessing. Id always run the grasscrest shield and black knight greatsword in souls series, with any stat buffing rings! Currently trying to replicate that build in ER with the Knights Greatsword and Turtle shell with turtle tal and others lol - though to be truly faithful i should use endure only but glintblade phalanx helps so much Edit: no armor! Waste of points for endurance imo since most bosses with melt your hp regardless, save for gimmick armor like extra souls

[@tommapar]

@@thefoxwolfdraconis I used to rush the Gravelord Sword and try to use very light gear to be able to fast roll with it. Had I believe Thief's Hood / Gold Hemmed Hood, Dingy Robe from the Anastasia set, Gold Hemmed / Black Leather Gloves and Shadow Leggings. I was fast af, provided I leveled END enough, and hit hard with the Gravelord. Fun times. Remember taking my sweet time to get those Demon Tits for upgrading the sword, and you had to kill the respawning one a couple times to +5 it.

[@Feuerex]

just got him, at long last. I have to thank you because your video showed me the best way to defeat him. It took a lot of practice, but once I started to focus on finding attacks I could parry, I instinctively learned to ignore a lot of the visual noise that he creates, which helped immensely. Parrying also not only gives you a chance to breathe, but also halts his endless combos, so it really is a fantastic strategy. Well, that and stacking defense like crazy. Thanks again, it really helped a lot!

[@HuntressVivi]

@Feuerex oh hey! I'm glad my video could help. This was my first time beating him, lmao. If you want parrying to be as useful as it can be, either use Carian Retaliation or Golden Parry. Have fun with your next run!

[@comdnoive]

that Armored Core style intro is sick

[@Just_B0red]

Bro how is everyones Radahn so tame, I swear 90% of the time he just uses Dashes and Multi Clone attacks, don't remember one time he used like 2 regular swings in a row 🤣

[@Roshiyoshiiii657]

You gotta stay in his face he only does that when you start running from him

[@Elderester]

i tried this the first time and after seeing that the first parry didn't have the usual effect. I didn't think his poise would break after simply repeating the parry. thank you!

[@SillySausage902]

Ah, Gwyn...how we've missed you. I dont think a soul on this Earth could've handled hearing even one snuck-in riff of "Plin Plin Plon" during this fight...but we would've loved it.

[@Mandus_The_Mad]

Now that I'm thinking about it parrying solves the biggest problem with fighting Radahn which is that he has very little openings and the openings he does have are very short.

[@Genasidal]

Here we are, we're in stage 2 of new souls content - the part where everything becomes too easy

[@James-kv3ll]

Shadow of the Erdtree made people remember to respect SHIELDS.

[@Cheflambe]

Thank you for showing us how to git gud on this boss And personally I enjoyed your intro

[@MrYoyoflat]

This shit was so beautiful. i absolutely could never 😭

[@isaacrojas1285]

Also, theres that ash of war that makes you invencible for 1 or 2 seconds

[@TWoYPrototypeAoD]

Loved the AC6 introduction. Great video.

[@sublimechimp]

Plin plin plon

[@bautiytimon1740]

Bro he really tried to parry the feet 💀

[@seafoam6119]

Parry reduces damage taken

[@amberhernandez]

Conclusive evidence that this person is not Miyazaki.

[@ryanrust3055]

The AC reference is top notch and a great way to show your build 👏👏👏

[@robbiekincaid5448]

Thanks for this video! I actually just started to learn how to parry last night. I'm almost all the way through the base game and stuck on Radahn in the DLC lol. I can't believe I hadn't even thought about parrying until now!

[@HuntressVivi]

Parrying can be extremely useful for bosses like Radahn, (as you've jsut seen), Rellana, Crucible Knight, and much more. Sometimes it can absolutely destroy a boss once you get the timing down.

[@robbiekincaid5448]

@@HuntressVivi I was proud for learning on the fire knights and horned warriors but man, the slow wind-ups on some moves absolutely KILLS me! Thanks for your response, though! Parrying seems pretty crucial. My friend and I are stuck on Radahn lol!

[@HuntressVivi]

@@robbiekincaid5448 One thing to remember is that after 6 souls games, Elden ring is hyper focused on roll catching, so expect most enemies to have a crazy wind up, try to picture 2 or so dodge rolls in your head, and time it to that. (if that makes any sense lol) Goodluck with Radahn!

[@robbiekincaid5448]

@@HuntressVivi dang I had no idea. Thank you so much for your tips and your help! I really appreciate it!

[@Threeve703]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone use Thop's Barrier, well done.

[@Malisteen]

I went with parries as well. Just easier to parry the initial swing than to dodge a whole combo, especially with the extra holy splashes added to his swings in phase 2. crits with the misericorde will proc the assassins' dagger talismans twice to keep you topped up on health and mana from stray hits without having to find safe openings to chug.

[@wvknn2709]

My God once you get his timings in, sliding attacks between parries and knowing rhe fight so good your parries are input delayed is top notch 👌

[@epicgamer7579]

I love the amored core 6 arena startup sound at the beginning.

[@Sivart343]

I have been garbage at parries since DS1, but I did beat Consort Radahn the same way I beat Gwyn. Big Shield, long poke. It consistently has worked for me through all the Souls games and Elden Ring.

[@oblivion476]

Gonna have to try this. The dodges on some of his combos are proving really hard to get down without getting hit by some part of it. This seems to mitigate a lot of the dodging.

[@mikkabouzu]

There is one particular Phase 1 attack (and its Phase 2 equivalent) that I could never figure out how to dodge. Peeps probably know what I mean, but it's the two fast slashes followed by the cross-body cut. If you dodge the first one on reaction, the second one hits. I looked up a hitless run to see how that guy did it, and it seems like he strafed far enough around to the left that neither of the first two slashes connected? Seems random

[@Wolfgaming142YT]

this is definitely giving me the urge to play the dlc again but start parrying more, i usually never parry because… well… not a lot of bosses can be parried lol, and im not exactly the greatest and parrying since i haven’t practiced much.

[@Wolfgaming142YT]

Update: i can do the first phase sort of easily now, but holy hell that 2nd phase keeps screwing me over 😭

[@Mrespirik]

dude this is exactly what i thought when I saw someone parry him

[@cronusvallandigham]

Plin Plin Plon lives rent free in my head.

[@dank2804]

This is how i just beat him. Took a while to learn the appropriate strikes to parry and what distance to engage him from, but eventually i defeated him with more than half of my flasks left.

[@theaveragenormie7151]

I like it when you two-hand the weapon for a riposte. Cool detail.

[@theaveragenormie7151]

4:30 huge

[@ColorsFadeGaming]

Awesome work!

[@eltunaz_10]

I was just thinking about this today. Thank GOD your video blessed my recommended.

[@Overqualification]

The armored core 6 intro fucking slapped 💀

[@batanlibre8959]

after Gundyr in DS3, this guy is going to be my new favourite parried biach

[@demilung]

What I find extremely funny is that in a couple hours fighting him and keeping my eyes very open for that thing I couldn't notice him having some kind of "input reading heal punish" move - you know, the shit people whine about non-spot talking about Elden Ring. Like Radann's attack patterns did not change regarless of whether I was blocking, healing, or swining. But Gwyn actually does have an attack that is triggered by you healing, some people even learned to abuse that trigger for chaining parries.

[@R__96]

Good job man! I never even tried to parry him. Maybe on my next run of the DLC!

[@azyrennvd4814]

absolutely a must try!

[@HuntressVivi]

Parrying is quite effective in Elden Ring as it was in Dark Souls! Definitely give it a try.

[@Matoro342]

This made me like the fight more.

[@Clerntonius]

I parried the final boss too and it was very enjoyable! 🎉

[@HuntressVivi]

Parrying is quite effective.

[@o_psicopato]

Radahn wishes he had a soundtrack half as cool as Gwyn

[@Vikey36]

at this point, I think is a constant for miyazaki to make the final boss parryable (at lest the great mayority) we have like: - gwyn - gherman - orphan of koss - slave knight gael - radahn I don't know if Nashandra is parriable, since it's so easy I think people doesn't bother to have it on mind, since I look it up and nothing come out, but at least the throne watcher and defender are parryable

[@AkioJunichiro]

all bosses feels like Gwyn when you full parry them. At least you don't have 2min run between each try.

[@reiva2009]

I love tha you even put your weapon on 2 hands like in ds1 despite not having bonuses on elden ring

[@kingofbel6499]

Gwyn wishes he was even half of the monster Radahn is.

[@hocuspocusfocus6229]

God dammit, this reminds me of Champion Gundyr. I didn't think about parrying him and now I want to start a NG+ just to try it.

[@_Tzer]

Prime gwyn would also get parried but scare anyone that doesnt know how to to hell and back.

[@osheroth]

This is a certified Plin Plin Plon classic

[@Lvmelton415]

for better results use a bleed misericord and hit inbetween each parry twice on the jump grav atk and an jump light on repost all attacks but big right swing and grav swing are parriable

[@Lucardini]

Parrying is slept on by most players, even in the base game

[@HeyTarnished]

Radahn phase 2 may seem impossible or irrationally difficult, but I assure you guys, that the fight will become much more manageable once you learn what he’s doing, it’s all a show to scare players into thinking rolling away would solve it, it actually has the opposite effect, phase 2 is phase 1 but with AOEs that enforce roll directions & greatly punish passivity, and some big explosive attacks, Radahn phase 2 will destroy you if you backed away, you just have to be at a hugging-distance all the time & roll towards him whenever he attacks. From Software knew what they were doing with that phase 2 and I’m actually loving it, aside from some weird hitboxes & and that double slash X attack which is almost unavoidable in most circumstances, I hope that move gets fixed. It’s an S tier for me throughout.

[@SilentDragon363]

6:18 2 handing doesn't increases riposte damage btw

[@TEHDUDEMAAN]

Well damn. Now i wanna see OG Gwyn vs Consort Radahn.

[@HuntressVivi]

Samee

[@Krystalmyth]

The Armored Core music at the start reminded me I could be doing another playthrough of Armored Core VI instead of bashing my head in against Consort Radahn. 😂 ty for that

[@HuntressVivi]

I love Armored Core, It's a game I'll remember forever!

[@Nib-w9c]

“It’d be fucking cool if he put soul of cinder ost as the second phase” BRUH😂

[@gameurai5701]

This boss is the reason why the L2 button was invented, next to Rellana.

[@zoltanschweifer4304]

Nice kill well played. I also like to play with this shield parry block.

[@DripBox07]

Miyazaki spent years grooming souls fans into thinking shields are shit and then made the hardest boss ever be trivial if you use a shield.

[@Eternal_Placidity]

Respect for using Thop’s Barrier.

[@mlgswagmaster8913]

I love the intro like its ac6, but i still wish there was a version of the video where the audio was the consort soundtrack

[@eggnogsaber]

Very nice fight. Still definitely more "extra" stuff to worry than with Gwyn, but I appreciate the comparison

[@jtillman8251]

I did it with golden parry and scholar's shield on a holy resist shield. He's a fun boss with a shield on.

[@fatty1040]

Consort Radahn is just Gwyn thats into shota

[@LeonNeumann3312]

Ahhhh... Radahn. The only boss in years that reminded the Souls community that shields exist.

[@piisan]

Consort Radahn is just Gwyn with maiden

[@nikosleontis4413]

This is beyond amazing

[@LostWallet]

its was Gwyn all along.

[@LOzetaVE]

I honestly gave up on phase 2. Phase 1 is fun. But then miquella comes in. *sigh* But seeing this has gotten me from my pita of deapair and crolling back to my crouch, booting up the game,, and trying once again.

[@bulkypigeon]

If anyone reminds me of gwyn in this dlc its Midra, greatsword user with a mix of fast and slow swings, fire god, has a sad backstory, etc. He was easily my favorite boss, meanwhile consort made me give up because it lags my game to hell in phase 2…

[@terzinho10]

I read the title and was like - umm nope.

[@jason.phoenix99]

this man is insane

[@dambros]

That was really amazing and enlightening, I should give this a try! Any specific reason on why using thopps parry over regular? Is there any advantage?

[@HuntressVivi]

no advantage, just a style choice!

[@t0uchme343]

Based Thops enjoyer.

[@aarongrim375]

But But Stars held back !

[@gudboah4688]

0:54 “Stop” “STOP” “I SAID STOP”

[@crescious3231]

If you parry his first hand, his second hand should not deal damage to you. Period.

[@lycoris8425]

Do you see how you sometimes parry early bc the attacks are so quick? You need to predict when he’s gonna swing and not react. It’s not Gwyn.

[@jfp4life]

This but with the guard countering crystal tear was how i did it, even used a straight sword too lol

[@BlackHarlequin13]

If the extra steps were from Calid all the way to the Haligtree than sure... finally beaten this boss and I think I rather fight midir again

[@JellyJman]

I actually thought the same thing lol 😂 he’s just Gwyn but you gotta parry him 3 times instead of one

[@Anon-cp6bm]

You know, the plins and plons make the parrying easier

[@BLK_MN]

Yup. Someone uploaded a video where they put Gwyn's theme over this boss, and then they got mad at me for making the comparison that both bosses are made easier if you just push the parry button over and over. Go figure.