Beating Elden Ring's DLC with ONLY Summons

Decided to do a challenge where I have to beat all of the DLC using ONLY New summons from the DLC itself. Honestly pretty fun run, few summons definitely stood out as the strongest. Some are laughably bad. Hope you guys enjoy the run and can learn a bit about the DLC summons!

[@LocoMendoza]

bro had to use summons to beat the dlc 🙏💀

[@thatgreenplant1353]

We all know that you had to use mimic aswell lil bro and now you spit on it?

[@K-tw4wb]

You know that's a joke right?​@@thatgreenplant1353

[@kormabeep6889]

Dude is just joking because Dist used only summons. They're likely not being serious.

[@martinwest7250]

​@@thatgreenplant1353wooooooshh

[@hpsauce9369]

this made me chuckle

[@Count.Saruman]

There's something so funny about Taylew just ignoring the hug of love from Consort Radahn. I believe this is what's called the 'sigma grindset'

[@Katay-jc7nz]

@@Count.Saruman “Unrizzable”

[@BigO161107]

@@Katay-jc7nz Taylew just isnt gay, not even for ladyboys

[@residentfacehead3465]

Radahn and Miquella are the only thing between Taylew and Rock Hard Gargoyles in your area. Man will escape the shadow realm for some CLACK CLACK CLACK

[@castform57]

The godly bussy ain't got nothing for Taylew

[@velatic7288]

taylew is a man of rock solid mindset

[@zero9905]

"Taylew is fcking horid" Taylew on radahn : "nah i'd ignore"

[@Chaoszwaihander3434]

Taylew with heals is probably one of the best ways to beat him 😭 sure it takes time, but also... doesn't? Could probably save hours of tries with other builds.

[@zero9905]

@@Chaoszwaihander3434 i love it when chat spam gigachad emote for him XD

[@sweetgee9589]

@@Chaoszwaihander3434the best way fs fs is a heavy shield and any spear that can poke while you still hold the shield. I literally beat radahn solo on my 3rd try with a +2 mogh spear lol. Just use a shield spell and have lots of stamina.

[@mystrdat]

@@sweetgee9589 Cool dude, shield with status pokes is the easy way to do it but this video and thread is about summons

[@sweetgee9589]

@@mystrdat no shit dude fr? 🤓🫵🏻

[@hannahshark8080]

I swear Igons VA deserves an award for that 110% performance. He absolutely went for it in the studio

[@_ikako_]

Apparently it was his first voice acting role too which is wild

[@matthewsimon6170]

Nah, it just means he's a perfect VA. He'll likely get more jobs, and plenty of em, especially with that raw, vile, and potent hatred that just oozes in every word. I felt like Igon was real, and Bayle truly deserved every single arrow. ​@@_ikako_

[@anoby1175]

At the end when he eas crying I was legit concerned for him. Sounded like he’s been through some shit and the fight was casarsis for him.

[@EinSilverRose]

Normally he does acting work in British programing. He's more than qualified to do some Captain Ahab type voice acting.

[@JSKWilson]

Taylew is built different The Inquisitors are built *incorrectly*

[@mariovillarreal7352]

Real taylew carries me i only use him and mimic tear

[@user-ve9zo6gd1p]

Mimic tear is nowy third weakest summon when I got ornis mimic tear bumped down then taylew made it to easy to best bosses

[@albeon81]

I like how he puts the questions that he is answering on the screen. People should really take note and do this.

[@CaptianTwug]

Agreed! It's super helpful for following the "narration"

[@subrcket2134]

theres been a huge wave of more and more people doing it i believe it was started/ propelled by dviperau but im not sure

[@AkitaSyn]

Cannon Imp Vs Scadutree Avatar was a fight written in the stars

[@repstylegaming9730]

The proper name is POG imp.

[@sannidhyabalkote9536]

​@@repstylegaming9730 The OMEGALUL cannon

[@carratTheNinth]

Pea shooter

[@AzathothRoyal]

"MR. STREAMER MR. STREAMER TAYLEW IS TOTALLY GARBAGE EVERYONE SAYS SO" always do the opposite of what chat says

[@Defnotdiablo]

the only people who think taylew are bad are the people who want their summons to do infinite damage without being built around. If it isn't mimic tear, it's trash to them

[@myatthu7165]

​@@Defnotdiablobrother it's black knight tiche users who think tank spirits are bad. Every Mimic users know the most terrifying build for mimic tear is full vigor monster tank with either blesphemous blade or prayer's strike bloody star.You don't even need to heal for that thing,it'll just do by itself lol.

[@Defnotdiablo]

@@myatthu7165 literally that guy in the video who said "just use black knife tiche" lmao youre so right

[@shiki8437]

Taylew The True Elden Lord.

[@Gruso57]

As I was going through the DLC and getting "heal from afar" I immediately knew that this challenge run was going to be way more fun for creators.

[@_ikako_]

>gets summoned to fight a massive dragon >shouts his lungs out >does no damage >dies Yep, that's a certified gigachad right there

[@katacutie]

FP regen talisman and heal from afar would make this kind of run genuinely fun even for non-content creators, which imo wasn't the case before

[@mooron394]

Yeah I'm considering trying a summoner only run

[@nahrikkon8355]

@@mooron394send it

[@wdlwilliams]

Yosh may not be "the best" summon, but he's for sure the coolest. The fact that he fights like Yoda in the prequels is so cool.

[@erickraudi8661]

everyone showing love to Taylew (deservedly so), but let's not forget the man-flies, the inquisitor fight would have been a real pain in the ass for most of the other summons

[@Snow-vf5rw]

this feels like a maxed out brother helping his lil bro

[@lineBlueArchive]

Maxed out brother being Taylew

[@R_Samnan]

1:08:56 Imp did such an anime move

[@largbunny5512]

Green timer is a meme in the Trackmania community, but makes stream -> KZbin videos so much easier to follow. Having a jump cut and being able to see how much time has passed improves the watch experience so much

[@nikolaosboukouvalas449]

"I don't think Taylew is gonna do any good damage" Taylew: Let me solo them.

[@Drytchnath]

I had no idea Ancient Dragon Man had half of those moves. My +10 Shield bros stunlocked him in a corner while I chopped him with overhead great katana swings

[@Shmethan]

Haha I love the shield bros so much

[@lharsay]

I think Igon is actually a spirit summon against Bayle, he basically dies and Florissax brings him back to fight once more.

[@floppaquest4916]

He's not dead, just unable to fight using his real body because he is basically crippled.

[@Izzy_the_moderator]

Taylew killed the hardest boss in the game without breaking a sweat.

[@qballin1523]

Taylew is built different

[@TheRealFredbearPlush]

Where was this guy during the shattering wtf dude coulda prevented it

[@GBlockbreaker]

i'm pretty sure the low level stones are there to urge players to upgrade and try out the new dlc weapons

[@asura_dharama]

I see it as a way to do soul level 1 challenge run on the dlc

[@jubabutler]

​@@asura_dharamathat's exactly what it's for. Otherwise you'd never find the level 1s you need to even get your +25s and 10s.

[@tytar1037]

You should have the at least the first bell bearings by the time you do the DLC. You can just buy them,

[@JinFreeks]

I'm fairly certain that their design is *not* for "DLC only" challenge runs as From has, up until now, never catered to any form of challenge run in any way, shape or form. At least not obvious and intentionally. I personally recon that it's exactly what GBlockbreaker suggests. Give lots of every material so people don't feel "bad" about discarding their current gear to test new, cool gear. Sadly I think they went overboard. So many times I was doing some exploration just to run into totally irrelevant smithing stones. Could have used more Runearchs or somesuch as exploration rewards imo.

[@InvaderTroy]

@@tytar1037 if you’re able to buy them and you plan on using them to upgrade DLC weapons then they’re basically just runes at that point. However if you’re like me and you stacked up hundreds in preparation for the DLC then they’re completely useless lol

[@qballin1523]

Chat going absolutely fucking insane the moment Igon got summoned was amazing

[@KKKuma]

Taylew so strong. He barely takes any damage so the heal worth a lots more. On top of his big damage.

[@malikhittam1440]

I love that with the dlc you can actually make fun summoner builds because of the new talismans and tear, as well as heal from afar. I actually want to play a summoner build where I'm the support and my summon is the main character. Sounds like a fun gimmick playthrough

[@LuckIsReallyNeat]

what's the talismans call?

[@Sharkamfss]

​@LuckIsReallyNeat blessed blue dew talisman. You get it in a church in Gravesite plane. From the grace infront of Belurat, turn back and go to the right. It'll get you up to where the Church that has the talisman is.

[@LuckIsReallyNeat]

@@Sharkamfss thanks

[@timclaridge8458]

Radahn: Miquella, prepare for impact from the stratosphere! Miquella: Understood, readying holy nuclear blast. Taylew, emerging from the resulting crater: Ya'll hear somethin?

[@ainulvr9808]

"That guy sucks apparently" Bruh Taylew is the only reason I managed to beat Gaius. I tried and tried with this goddamn hog, but neither Tíche nor anyone else could help me enough. But then came Taylew. I thankfully already was a Faith build, so I just needed to adjust my spells to have some heals and blessings, and Taylew tanked the entire thing. Not only Gaius, but also the entirety of Messmer, only dying when Messmer did. Taylew really is the god of smithing. Praise Taylew.

[@EmperorComet]

I'm sorry Taylew, I didn't know your game.

[@katunu6030]

Jolan and Anna got robbed. They went against the boss that stays away from them so they can’t get close. So sad. They are incredibly good.

[@Barricader4697]

Yea i was hoping to see more of them, but they held their own really well against Radahn, just got fucked over by his grab

[@CaptianSwan]

I've heard they are bugged, some players were reporting less than 40 damage from them fully upgraded.

[@fishchik-in1739]

Honestly they're just kinda mid on the main story bosses. Not enough health to be of any use, i really regret grabbing them instead of the sword

[@Tsuchiryu]

@@CaptianSwan I think this happens if you upgrade Jolan alone before changing her solo spirit ash into the duo one. Which sucks and definitely merits a fix so that Anna can automatically catch up in upgrades once they are reunited.

[@SoHandsome-ex3tf]

Aspect of the Crucible: Pepe's Tongue is a skill that I want because I want to do a Scorpion Impression.

[@Svoorhout85]

I'd love to see it with Yoshi's "MLEM" sound.

[@C1yde902]

Yosh vs Rellana was so anime holy crap

[@cataddict_]

Promised Consort Taylew made me crack up haha

[@ColinBurkeMusic]

By the way, the low-level stones make perfect sense. They assume that people want to use the new weapons in the DLC and therefore need to upgrade them. That's why I smithing stones are pretty much everywhere. And that's why a lot of enemies drop multiple stones as well. And you know the heart of the enemy the higher the star like you know, the knights will drop smithing stone sevens and some enemies will drop sevens and eights and so on

[@Lenardicus2]

This run feels somewhat wholesome, with the support and positive commentary you provide, while the summons are giving their best.

[@BirdMoose]

I would die for Taylew... But he would save me anyway🙏

[@OhTizist]

"how did messmer take over with that army" loool

[@jjstraka1982]

The fact this game can legitimately support a summoner build when I doubt it was ever a blip on the radar in regards to the intentions of the developers is what makes it so great.

[@Glamador]

Taylew gives a new meaning to the phrase "throw hands"

[@nixregis280]

I like the smithing stones. They serve as a passive indicator for what areas are recommended first. If you are finding smithing stones 9s you are not meant to be there first.

[@Svoorhout85]

When soulslikes start becoming generous with upgrade materials its the game telling you that you need to lvl up your gear. I remember Bloodbornes DLC doing this at the start of the new zone.

[@bargainbrandmilk9858]

i like that the dlc makes the late game runes useful, like malenias and mohgs, cause in most of my playthroughs at least by the time i have either of those i only have like 3 story bosses left

[@funkdefied1]

10:15 during scripted fights between two enemies, sometimes the enemies are coded to do less damage to each other (for the drama). It looks like Messmer soldiers are programmed to do less damage to that dragon, specifically. Just bad luck lol

[@iamisraelcj]

"Taylew he's dead" was so funny idk lol

[@ches7828]

1:12:22

[@MrTmac2023]

this is one of the coolest runs / ideas ive ever seen. like a TON of people who enjoy the MMO/ Healer type gameplay would love this? I wish more people knew, you could play elden ring like this!

[@MrTmm97]

So for people who keep saying the DLC is too hard… Fromsoft literally is letting you decide the difficulty. Use summons and collect all the spirit ashes and scadutree fragments and you’ll have yourself an easier time. Elden Ring is by far the most accessible to players not as skillful or experienced in these kind of games. Despite the DLC being a bit tougher… the statement still holds true. This video is proof. Awesome content btw! I was extremely surprised by how strong these summons were….especially Yoda and Bird Warrior Ornis.

[@bradleynugent4991]

on a base game difficulty playthrough sure... on NG10 lvl 713 the scaling on the DLC is kind of crazy, mimic tear with full defense gear and talismans gets killed in like 30 seconds, not even worth summoning at that point

[@MarginalSC]

Fire knight Queelin just got murdered vs the sunflower for me. I blamed the haircut.

[@Leo40214]

He went through the entire DLC dressed as Sauron with his panties out

[@Collery]

"I am Taylew, Guardian of the Forge and I have never known defeat"

[@oscargiese3516]

Thanks for the timer, it's really fun seeing how long different fights took you

[@Katay-jc7nz]

I might be coping but I think the sisters got really bad matchups. Summoned against Putrescent which Im pretty sure cant be bleed and is strong against magic which the sisters inflict, (not to mention the boss runs around a lot). And Promised Consort which happens to have a two shot grab against them which especially becomes a problem in an extended fight. They did push him into halfish 2nd phase pretty nicely. I did notice Distortion did have another 15 attempts b4 he switched to our boi Taylew. But I think they still really good but Taylew is a gigga chad 100%-especially for the final fight.

[@patrickripleyiii134]

They are really good, but like every spirit but mimic tear they are situational

[@ezzzzyyy]

"Can I beat elden ring: shadow of the erdtree with gaslighting npcs into thinking I'm a god"

[@SneakyShadow10]

Jolan and Anna are actually insanely good when you are also fighting - make you the ganker instead of the ganked and they both build bleed and act as npcs so they get invincibility on getup and other npc bonuses

[@addictedtoautism420]

I tried them against the fire salamander in the consecrated snowfield, they stood on the fire and died.

[@InvaderTroy]

FYI golden vow and commanders standard don’t stack, at 56:02 and a few other places. could have been a wrong spell thing but for those who dont know

[@dmcx-tv2308]

Taylew's lore said he was the weakest of the golems. No. He was only holding back 99% of his power. All he needed was a Healer to cheer him on!

[@goosmdoosm4755]

I like how heal from afar looks like you are blowing a kiss

[@afterlilac]

that bayle fight was pure cinema

[@epruno3583]

I guess it is a bug, but many Messmer's soldier in game don't aggro you unless you attack them, and even then sometimes they just stop and stand still. It seems their spirit summon works the same...

[@thegrunch6448]

Thanks for the hard work editor. Really looking forward to all this content

[@Kevin-zz9du]

Heal from afar is broken. Best heal in the game, especially for something like this lol Can heal yourself, too. The heal amount is 4.2 x incantation scaling in yourself, and 3.36 x incant scaling on others. From near death, to full health, in a cast that's as fast as a flask, with quicker recovery for rolling. 45 fp to cast. Guaranteed to be nerfed lol.

[@fantasyviolence1618]

That Bayle fight was so epic.

[@deadeye5462]

Taylew has those Baymax vibes. He's gonna be your defender till the end.

[@73193]

taylew is like the crystallian summon but he never breaks

[@serges.a.s1841]

This run is probably one of the most, if not the most entertaining elden ring run i have ever watched

[@jarredf95]

Lmao the Cannon Imp blew up a giant tree when he missed the Scadu Avatar.

[@EditsbyM]

it's a lot more fun watching you try all these spirits than just instantly finding the strongest

[@AlphaSeagull]

Imagine needing to heal your Spirit for the DLC -this comment was brought to you by the Mimic tear gang

[@Soul0890]

This is one of the funniest runs ever lmao

[@sonokawaray]

Was actually concerned for a second that charmed summons would turn against you in the Super Radahn fight. Thank goodness they just go "I'm done, see ya" instead.

[@onlineleash]

that was a damn good video man. funny as hell.

[@saddenedskeleton7290]

Damn, really pumping out the content

[@rumblymonkey9919]

Man, I enjoyed your vid so much!

[@BoogerFace_]

Taylew is legit how I beat Radahn. Just let him take aggro then do charged heavies until riposte then heal Taylew and repeat.

[@AaronMirena]

Miquella: "I Summon Radhan master of gravity and my promised consort" Tarnished: "I choose a rock"

[@Vggamegod]

Yo that bird fighting the dancing lion with it doing the flames into the lion's storm looked so fucking cool

[@KrillinInTheNameOf]

I love how much joy this brings you Dist

[@79bull]

Amazing, loved watching this 🏆✨

[@adilkilmametov4317]

zooming "that" on mother of fingers is really a masterpiece! Gj bro

[@calvintuano557]

i love long edited vid like these

[@jeacts]

those runs are always so funy to watch haha

[@zach.hanford]

This feel like something between Celebrity Deathmatch and BattleBots.

[@PoyoDesuka]

Seeing this video gave me the motiviation to start a "Spirit Commander" Build (aka summon only run) of my own!

[@itzgily4562]

I love how everytime dist praises a summon not even 2 seconds later said summon gets rocked by an attack

[@peepodababy]

really good editing

[@Eliminaattori]

47:52 - That is awesome! I've always wanted to know what Igon says when Bayle dies and he is still there.

[@Decide-ru2ud]

Fyi: Golden Vow and commanders standards buff don't stack since they're both a aura buff, only 1 buff per catagory will work.

[@Andiandru]

Every time I summon on my Xbox, the damn bosses lock eyes with me and they tunnel vision me like a new killer player in dbd

[@nicomartineznavarro8250]

I loved this run

[@kuro8845]

Taylew against all main game bosses, so he can be Elden Lord

[@bradencosier80]

To survive an Aged Untouchable’s grab, you need both big vigor, and to not get Frenzied mid grab. If the frenzy procs, you’re dead. It is also possible you could survive even the frenzy if you have an HP focused build going, but I haven’t tested it

[@aro_ger_]

Ngl, the Design of Elden Ring Bosses, never cease to Amaze me

[@ZhongliArchonofSwag]

This just in; Rock Giant From the Never Ending Story gets a rematch against the existential concepts besetting man: Cleans house in a full sweep.

[@goawayinternet]

this was really fun. love the new summons. big mouth is my fav lol

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

This run makes me like the game way more then I already did

[@zurcarak]

Great edited video thanks

[@maxwellwilliams1802]

"CURSE YOU BAYLE!!" Literally one of the most raw voice acting roles of all time. Such well written lines, and dude read the hell out of them. Such an awesome moment

[@Darkorigine]

Thanks for video ,i relly enjoy it Player: you cant hurt me !!! Wisard: aveda kadabra !!!!

[@felixgrubshtain4365]

very interesting video, well done bro

[@TheDarkMastermind321]

Taylew in all his fights: "That was nothing"

[@ColorAgent]

I haven't finished the whole vid yet but he should def be using Uplifting aromatic! Those bubbles on allies are OP!

[@noondlyt]

Best movie I've seen in awhile!

[@Azthioth]

Best "only" run so far.