Elden Ring: 10 MISTAKES YOU SHOULDN'T MAKE

Elden Ring (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S/One) is a challenging game with plenty of mistakes to easily make. Here are some tips.
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[@ShaolinPotato]

Rule of thumb: The more the enemy's looks make you go "wtf is that?!" The higher level it is.

[@xPapiDanny]

Yea those crows in Caelid made me say that then I realized i should not be here lol

[@RedIgauna]

Accurate asf

[@Sorrowdusk]

What if Enemy looks make me say "That's a dragon."

[@Sorrowdusk]

@@xPapiDanny the crows? WHAT about the rabid maingey hyena-alpaca-rat-rex hybrids????

[@imean9287]

@@Sorrowdusk yeah i was about to say something like that 😂

[@michaelcaley1359]

Be sure to change to "two handed" prior to mounting your horse. You will receive the two handed str bonus even though the attack animations show single handed in mounted combat.

[@StryckerRebel]

Hey this was actually really helpful because I wasn’t sure if it worked like that. I’m a glass cannon with strength and dex so two handing has been the main focus.

[@Sorrowdusk]

🤨 I didn't think it worked that way

[@michaelcaley1359]

@@Sorrowdusk yep, check your weapon damage while in 2H in the status menu then mount your horse. It's doesn't change.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

Really?! I didn’t know this!! Thanks!! This was actually helpful

[@noahdamico569]

Oh wow nice find

[@Joseph-nx5gv]

Both Margit and the Tree Sentinel were specifically put in the early game to punish players not respecting the open world of Elden Ring and treating it as a linear game. Also as a challenge for pros. This is also why one of the hardest areas of the game (DragonBarrow and Caleid) is adjacent to the starting location. Its a way of showing the player that the game isnt going to hold your hand and its up to you to figure out how to best develop your character.

[@clurtzy]

I took me a few hours (Maybe 5-8) to finally beat the tree sentinal. After that, although it took me maybe around 5-8 tries, I beat Margit. (Mostly because I decided to get the lone wolves early and got the ranged air slashing ashes of war)

[@JeffreyAppSteam]

@@clurtzy funny Thing this is my first souls Game. I started did the few must does at the beginning and accendentily stumbled into Margit and the other guy with the Light hammer and Light throwing knifes. Beat them both after a few tries and then i saw a Video telling me to wait with these two and axplore first. Well no i am exploring the game

[@fawkes1363]

I'm new to these games and cleared the dude without anything but my sword 😂😂😂 Took me a few hours but was def worth it, very satisfying to take him out once and for all

[@vikvickers]

This is my first souls game besides bloodborne (which I don’t count because I quit within 10 minutes because it was too hard 😂) so I had a buddy help me with the Tree Sentinel and Margitt, then he told me, “just so you know, by asking me to do that, you just made the game a lot harder for yourself” and when I asked him to elaborate, he told me I’d know soon. I in fact knew what he meant within an hour. I tried exploring as if it were a linear game, but quickly had to turn and go back before I even made it through the castle! He told me to head toward the direction of Caelid, but the way he said it sounded suspicious to me, so I did not. Im so glad I didn’t because I just reached Caelid today after a few days worth of leveling and skill and STILL had to turn my ass around 😂 that place is a hellscape for sure 😫

[@athos401]

To be honest, the tree sentil was really a pain, but I defeated margit in about 30 min (astrologer build)

[@user-pc6ly1yq1c]

My tip is read the messages especially near chests. At first i never listened to the trap ahead messages near chests. I learned my lesson after getting teleported to caelid with no way out 😅

[@twiggy2495]

I got I bamboozled by a trap ahead with a liar message nearby, the trapped chest poofed me to sellia crystal tunnel....I died so many times and I had so many runes on me that I lost. 😢

[@user-pc6ly1yq1c]

@@twiggy2495 The same one with me 😂

[@angelpg4718]

actually i went thru that chest by choice, but first time the dust came to my face, i accidentally pulled shield out to block, and the teleport didnt affect me, idk if it was a bug tho

[@patricknorris9334]

Yeah idk what the devs were thinking because after grinding my way out of caelid I was way overleved for the actual area i was supposed to be and it had a snoball effect that kinda half ruined the game for me. The enemies were either beat yourself over the head with a stick hard or complete baby mode easy. I actually missed so many cool boss fights because i ended up killing them in 3 seconds and really regretting how easy it was to skip over vast amounts of content on accident because going back to do it later ruins it after leveling honestly.

[@navdeepsharma4594]

@@patricknorris9334 Sounds like an anime plot 😂

[@oozeguysway494]

"you don't wanna die 40 times right at the start" Me: sweating perfusely after convincing myself that I could beat the tree sentinel for the 40th tries 😂

[@nottodayartt5187]

I tried once, and then immediately left

[@fjallmann]

If you are a samurai, there is a little platform which you can climb onto and rain arrows on the sentinel and his attacks won't reach you

[@venomousgaming3270]

I spent the first hour of the game just fighting the Sentinel. Killing him was amazing, just to be greeted with an awesome weapon my character couldn't even hold yet.

[@cozy_2X]

@@venomousgaming3270 hold it two handed you can use it if your strength is 66% of the overall required strength

[@venomousgaming3270]

@@cozy_2X That's good to know. I wish I had back then, I'd have put less stats into Strength. Now I can one hand most weapons.

[@Humblemumble7]

The REASON the Tree Sentinel patrolls the main road, is to "encourage" you to go off the main path immediately

[@Sorrowdusk]

I never thought of it that way

[@FlyfishermanMike]

Also that it's ok to run away, get stronger and come back!

[@liquidmaro6119]

huh

[@taylorgoddard5741]

I did 😅 saw big boi said oh stuffing, turn it around 😂

[@n0obz27]

🤯🤯🤯

[@adamwren8075]

The blessing you get from Fia is actually beneficial if you use it when you need it, The amount of poise it gives you is actually really nice against certain boss fights

[@ffxikat]

I thought the baldachin blessing got rid of the Fia debuff...

[@DerrisDerrison]

​@@ffxikatit gets rid of the debuff while giving a temporary poise buff so use just before entering whatever boss arena to restore health to your normal level while temporarily upping poise

[@stickysushi5614]

1: Dont repeatedly fight the same enemy, go do something else 2: Remove balachins blessing 3: Dont obsess over classes 4: Do not go east in the start, go north or south instead 5: Do not rush through areas and enemies 6: Different enemies have different resitances, dont use the same weapon on every boss 7: Dont forget to 2 hand weapons 8: Do not forget to do NPC quests 9: Do not forget to change out ashes of war to change the damage scaling on a weapon 10: Dont forget to use spirit ashes

[@JonathanVanSmith]

Another tip that I haven't seen mentioned in a few videos that I'm sure newer players may not catch is Strength requirements. If you have a weapon that has a strength requirement of say 30, you can two-hand it at 20 strength (you only need 66% of the requirement if you two-hand it). The game gives you a message telling you that you can use it effectively two-handed but it can easily be missed if you're just spamming the confirm button. This only works with Strength, not Dexterity or any of the spell based stats.

[@justinbenford9363]

Now that is a great tip, thanks for that!

[@AlabasterJazz]

@@justinbenford9363 Been 2-handing the Tree Sentinels' weapon a lot using this technique, it also works when you mount up, even if the animation only shows you using 1-hand anyway

[@bombomos]

Two handing takes more Stamina to swing. It's honestly not worth it. I can get 5 swings one handed out of my colossal sword vs two handed

[@Doomscrollin]

@@bombomos it increases your strength by 50% therefore increasing damage and posture damage... I'm 2 handing my one 90% of the time... Higher poise/tougher enemies aren't going to let you swing 5 times. Not even close..

[@AlabasterJazz]

@@Doomscrollin Ditto, I 1-shot most regulars even sweeping hits take out small groups, and I do a lot of damage each time I hit bigger guys, I usually break their poise before they have a change to fight back, then just finish them off.

[@The_Chase]

I was determined to beat that Golden Knight at the beginning. Died to him about 150 times (not an exaggeration) before finally ending his existence. It was glorious.

[@IvaN-cf7qt]

And also a waste of time. But you do you

[@The_Chase]

@@IvaN-cf7qt agreed. Finally defeating him felt so good.

[@The_Chase]

@@masonharris7132 dark souls 3 is the only other souls game I've played.

[@Lord.Caridos]

he was my arch nemsis, the reason I Travel around the map to grow stronger. beating himn was one of the more satisfying gaming achievement I Had

[@zendayastoes5234]

@@Lord.Caridos mine is that fucking kindred beast in the top right of the red area I’m dedicated to power leveling so I can have the satisfaction of slaughtering him💀

[@oddishguy6618]

This was my first souls game, I was told it was good for beginners so I got it, I was lied too, but this was incredibly helpful thanks

[@oddishguy6618]

And I killed the white mask guy and I'm wandering if that was bad or not

[@AOKellyJr]

@@oddishguy6618 no not necessarily. You miss out on a quest line, that will lead to a nice farming spot and boss early, but can still get to that area later in the game. Impressive you defeated Varre early on! Hes a pain to deal with...

[@oddishguy6618]

@@AOKellyJr his damage input wasn't to bad but the bleed build up was insane, and his frequent attacks was difficult to overcome, but I was able to do it, I'm happy I impressed you. I've leveled up a bit since then and now I have the Dragonmaw incantation, along with the Aspects of the Crucible: Tail incantation. So, I'm happy with how far I progressed, sucks I missed out on a questline tho.

[@WaxTheDolphin]

check out fightingcowboy elden ring walktrough

[@BattlewarPenguin]

it's a good entry for souls games, for the amount of resources it gives you to handle enemies and to explore the world, I haven't play much souls games but Dark Souls 3, I know you can easily get stuck in certain zones in Dark Souls 3 (stucked skill wise at least in my case), in contrast you always have something to do in Elden Ring and its more forgiven when you do odd stuff. In both games you aren't handhold though.

[@JoeSmith-mp2fn]

I made it to level 98 before I realized I had to use the lantern, not just put it in a slot.

[@nickclemons1996]

😭😭

[@harliedarlijason3788]

Wait huh

[@harliedarlijason3788]

I did not know and im in ng+2

[@ad16]

what lantern

[@JoeSmith-mp2fn]

@@ad16 one of the merchants sell it in lurnia Edit- by the shore grace

[@jfitz1982]

I think that my favorite part is that every dungeon is built, seemlessly into the open world. Far too many RPG open worlds just have them behind some loading screen.

[@lewiscliffe434]

That's what was great about the Witcher 3

[@nanashi420]

@johanan J.J if you hide behind the little wall the dragon will jump down to attack you, then you can run past and get the bonfire :) hope that helps.

[@xxmatsuomixx7304]

Indeed the only time you actually see the loading screen is if you either die or fast travel or trapped by a chest or the one abductor

[@xxmatsuomixx7304]

@@xCDF-pt8kj yeah but you get cool dragon powers by defeating them and using their hearts to unlock them

[@jamesmorrison7989]

It really is incredible. This game has rejuvenated my love for gaming that I had as a little kid and has only came back during Skyrim and fallout 3 & new Vegas. It’s been a years since a games come out that got me back into it

[@LothmorJ]

One great tip is that when mounted on your horse, you can attack to the right with R1 and R2 and to the left with L1 and L2. Makes horse combat much easier knowing you can attack on either side.

[@Karas179]

bless u. Maybe i can actually win horse fights now. I hate horse enemies

[@adamluther5836]

I learned this by accident WAYYY too late into the game.

[@judson5203]

But this was inconsistent if we target lock is it not?

[@Dr8dnot]

W Q

[@homelander2243]

Another great tip is if your constantly running around with 3 summons all spamming late game boss weapon arts, don’t. Your ruining the game. Especially for players new to this, I’ve talked to 3 different friends who bought this game and won’t pick it up again

[@kiramcdonalds7321]

the biggest tip i can give to a new player is: DON'T BE GREEDY if a boss gave you an opnening to attack, attack once or twice, don't try to full combo them every opening because you will be punished. also, another really important tip: DON'T BE AFRAID if a boss is huge, then thats fine, come close to them, hug their feet and start attacking. If you create distance on big enemies your are giving them the chance to hit you while you can't hit them. They have more range, so you gotta play it close to them. There's a saying in souls games that's "the difficulty of a boss is inversely proportional to their size", you should only fear enemies that are your size or slightly bigger, not the opposite.

[@drp7751]

i don't think that's really a tip, it's the kind of thing that you should find out on your own

[@joaquinmuniz3055]

Malenia in a nutshell

[@hectorcaraveo3913]

Yup, dodge rolling away is dumb, theyre made to catch you. Left, right and forward is better

[@JaWe-qx3td]

Bruh people don't know this? 😂 Wtf

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

Biggest noob mistake is big equala scary. Big equals easy, its the human sized target that will wipe the floor with your ass

[@joshdionne2777]

Idk if this is common knowledge but with the Bloodhound's Fang, it's special has another step. After pressing your special button if you wait until the end of the animation (when your character kind of kneels down) if you press your heavy attack button during that window, you'll do a second step dashing attack that deals a fair amount of damage.

[@Joseph-nx5gv]

and has invincibility frames.

[@martijn6939]

It carried me through the first 30 hours of the game 😂. I switched to the great hammer now and I want to dual wield it in New game plus.

[@DaNoobPlayer]

Idk how to get blood hounds fang

[@user-mo3ji9ec5j]

⁠@@DaNoobPlayerthere is an evergail in limgrave that allows you to fight the blood hood which drops the fang. It’s been my main ever since I got it and it is good in any situation other than against stone ock enemies

[@kill3rbyysight]

I like this type of random cool stuff in fromsoft games

[@YetiCoolBrother]

On the Spirit Ashes: I'm a veteran Souls player and thought I would not use them, I started Elden Ring 2handing a Greatsword in Light armor. 55hrs in and Jake is 100% correct, the game EXPECTS you to use Spirit Summons in many different instances. I'm now a Spellsword build having tons of fun just casting from a distance while my summons fight every now & then.

[@thugnificent210]

@@BarcelonaRussia bruh you play garbage fifa... filled with online gambling, like atleast choose a fun sport like basketball or MMA if you're gonna be that guy.

[@ericvanleeuwen979]

@@BarcelonaRussia you should touch some grass man

[@robertenbre8188]

@@BarcelonaRussia "seek a nearby therapist and touch some grass on the way out..", says the guy shittalking under an Elden Ring video. Ah the hypocrisy.

[@jonathanlovelace6816]

I still haven't used them yet lol

[@byter-exe2984]

@@BarcelonaRussia id rather touch grace

[@markturner1970]

I've been having a tough week in the real world so playing Eldon Ring has been a great distraction. I'm a first timer to this type of game so having a tough time but having fun learning.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@rudyyeye7812]

Same! Life has been shit but this game has been a small glimpse of light even though im not very good im taking it very slow

[@derrickrose4233]

@@rudyyeye7812 For me too my first souls game i'm not very good but i'm also learning and these tips help

[@cameronbishop6717]

love to see more people enjoying the series 😁

[@Joreel]

I've played a few Dark Souls and Dark Soul like games and this is probably the funniest so far. It's still a crazy ride, but I love that I can just go do something else if I find a boss to hard at the level I'm at and then come back later when I've leveled up to fight him again.

[@michaelwalker4087]

The amount of fear i have while exploring new areas in this game is crazy

[@blakebilodeau6005]

I think the music in the game has a lot to do with that too XD

[@jeanlarozegarcia387]

that last speech about "have fun as u want to have it" was great man, it inspires me to try new things in this game, i was worried or having in mind that i need to beat this the old fashioned way, great video btw u got a like and sub c:

[@KapkanisBae]

Bought this game two days ago and I must say, this game is just amazing. I’m 15hrs in and still at 0% progress of the main story. It’s just that much to explore. I’m not even into this kinda of genre but this game, damn, to anyone who’s still deciding, just pick up this gem and enjoy

[@xavierlugo5296]

Thank u..i only have the ps4pro so i held off. I like rpgs, i didn't play any souls game, besides bloodborne which i honestly didnt like

[@rhern845]

Got it this morning, downloaded and ready for this weekend.

[@KapkanisBae]

@@rhern845 enjoy bro, have fun 😊

[@Jim26D]

@@xavierlugo5296 its really not bad on ps4 pro. Loading times are decent and the game doesn't look bad

[@makajossos9431]

There is a main story?

[@larsondarcy101]

It's actually smarter to rush through an area and get to the next site of grace and activate it. Fighting new enemies that you are unfamiliar with and that may be too powerful for your level without having a close site of grace nearby isn't a good idea. Then you can go right back and explore more thoroughly and not have to worry about respawning too far away if (when) you die. This is my modus operandi with every soulsborne game.

[@jesuslivesinmytoilet]

This is great advice and it's more important in ER than any Fromsoft game yet

[@Infuzibil]

True, but only if you have no runes to lose. Otherwise, you can die in some inconvenient spot and not be able to get them back. It happened a few times to me.

[@HSG4meR]

One thing is great about soulslike, the game is usually helping you learn how to ease things up without holding your hand on the way, and that modus operandi is naturally developed throughout the gameplay.

[@larsondarcy101]

@@HSG4meR Yes, everything about these games, and especially ER is tailored for an unparalleled experience where you can go at your own pace. The world building, with almost nonexistent dialogue, is so complex and deep and it's expertly told through exploration and combat. It's a feast for the eyes and ears. GOTY material for sure, even though it was released at the end of February. LoL.

[@Filterfinder]

It’s also easier to beat enemies when you approach from the opposite way the game wants in some cases.

[@lacia1658]

A great tip for anyone struggling to fight bosses. Even if it takes 100 deaths, keep attempting to dodge the bosses attacks, learn how fast/slow the boss weapon tries to attack you and eventually you'll beat the boss. Doesn't matter how many times you die because its part of the process ❤💪

[@dahut95]

Ah yes. The meat grinder method.

[@Skankhunt-hl9zj]

Or just use scarlet rot dogs and run away

[@theduggernaut8331]

You forgot to mention, when you use the baldachin's blessing, you get a small poise buff for a limited time. So for example, you could use it right before a boss that has been staggering you a lot or breaking your poise. So you get your original hp back and the poise buff, and you can get that item from Fia as many times as you want.

[@monhi64]

Are you saying that you keep the poise buff even after deactivating the blessing? Yeah he showed the poise buff on screen but never physically mentioned that there is any upside to it so I was a bit confused

[@jakobvaden7106]

@@monhi64you don’t get the buff until you use the blessing, then the rebuff goes away

[@n1ckotin]

I am addicted to this game. There is a boss I don't think I can beat? I just run into any direction and find something to explore. Playing with friends feels like you are the fellowship of the rings. There is a mage, a heavy hitter and a bandit in your group and everyone has their advantages somewhere in this massive world. Been playing for hours with friends without beating a single boss

[@convoyxd6268]

which boss bruh

[@derrickrose4233]

With the bro's!🙏

[@Evanz111]

Sounds like you’d love Dragon’s Dogma

[@aikoluna3480]

This game is baaaad for me, im way too stubborn to stop when I lose I keep trying till I win lol

[@HipH0pSamurai]

What are you doing with your friends? I can only summon my friend before a boss room. Are there other things you can do?

[@hankbenson5037]

"Some of the bosses already don't play fair, so go ahead and beat them at their own game a little bit." Best way I've ever heard this described!

[@SenorGermaine]

Baldachins Blessing is actually a really good buff to use before bosses, people just hear less HP and assume it’s bad. Plus health means nothing if you can get your dodges down pat

[@n7x]

You don’t need health if you don’t intend on getting hit

[@EpicVoiceShitposting]

Thanks guys! I've rarely used the Hellhound's Blade (my main weapon from a good few hours) two-handed as I was always afraid of loosing the possibility to block with no visible benefit - I'll try my best now that I've gotten those tips from you! All of them (maybe except the 1st one) were new to me and I'm 50h into the game 🤣 Thanks a ton

[@VslayerMK]

For the blessing Fia gives you for the hugs, use it in boss fights. Using it removes the health debuff, and you now have increased poise to fight a boss.

[@muhammadlutfiabdulaziz5924]

What is poise?

[@chenlu666]

@@muhammadlutfiabdulaziz5924 Poise is your resistance to stagger. If you have high poise your attacks usually wont be interrupted by enemy attacks for example.

[@slackolantern]

This, I'm so tired of people acting like it's a curse. It isn't some silly thing to be thrown away, and as a magic caster the FP cost is small enough for use.

[@magnummccloskey8495]

Can't you just rest at a grace site and it's gone? Now you have a pose buff? I know this is 5 days old but cmon man

[@muhammadlutfiabdulaziz5924]

@@chenlu666 ahh I see, thanks for the information!

[@servbotz]

The beauty of roaming into hard areas is that there are plenty of sweet items you can just pick up without fighting from scarabs and corpses.

[@herpderp9430]

Indeed, such as the seeds you need to increase flask number

[@HomieInsanity]

Also when you go through you kinda get used to that level of enemy. So until that point in the game everything feels just that bit easier in comparison

[@Joseph-nx5gv]

This is part of the open world concept. Braving the dangers of strong area to get sweet loot.

[@R3lentlessXgM]

Make sure to utilize mechanics like, jump attacks, guard contering, and switching up attacks from just the basic R1, it will stun bosses a lot more and made the margit fight much easier for me

[@Damien_Paxton]

Getting “Margit’s Shackle” from Patches at “Murkwater Cave” for 5000 runes will help a lot in the fight against ”Margit the Fell Omen”. Also using it outside the fight has the added benefit of uncovering “illusion walls”.

[@calebmuir5615]

On the blessing, she does mention taking your vigor. Gotta really pay attention to what NPCs say in the souls games. A lot of the time something a npc says that seems innocuous actually means something.

[@StygianIkazuchi]

also saying it's a "net negative" is false because if I remember correctly, doesn't it actually do something beneficial when you use it?

[@jimmysthoughts8571]

@@StygianIkazuchi Well, considering it's a short buff when you use it, but you have less health the entire time you don't use it, that does seem like a net negative to me. BTW, net negative means it's more bad than good, not that there is no good. An example of a net negative would be having great sex with someone. That's great! A week or two later, you realize you have herpes. Well, the sex was good but you're going to be dealing with herpes for a long time. Hence, more bad than good.

[@Joreel]

@@jimmysthoughts8571 or voting for Biden last year 😱

[@sekiro7397]

@@jimmysthoughts8571 I got to be held, it was worth it. Maidenless endeavor.

[@patparkermusic]

This is my first From Software game and I’m absolutely hooked, have not been able to put it down

[@Joreel]

Now you can branch out and play the original Dark Souls trilogy as well as Nioh 1&2, The Surge 1&2, Sekiro, and Mortal Shell 😍

[@adiddy911]

@@Joreel I have never played a souls game. Picked up elden ring. I’m literally hooked like crack. I haven’t felt this way about gaming in a long time. I’m definitely checking out dark souls after I beat elden ring

[@keulron2290]

I feel like you’re just hurting yourself if you don’t use Spirit Ashes, they are extremely helpful. I would personally recommend using them on Margit if you feel underleveled because not only do they provide a little extra damage, they also provide a distraction for the boss, giving you those needed breaks to heal up or restore FP/Stamina.

[@dedsec9734]

I agree

[@UltimoA]

Yes. There is only one problem I need all my 12 flasks for healing so I need evry fp for my ash of war.

[@keulron2290]

@@UltimoA I personally have mine split 11/1 for my ashes of war. I also use the mimic for cannon fodder though so it’s not like I’m using FP on my summons int he first place XD.

[@Luke-eo8dj]

Dude I ignored the lady that gives you that cuz I just wanted to get my loot back and now idk how to get her back

[@Chad-bc9vi]

It feels like cheating to me, because I think Elden Ring become very easy with Spirit Ashes

[@kono6802]

This is my first souls like game, and I’m loving it!!! I ran into this video because I wanted to know if I was missing out on something. Because of this video, I’d expect myself to make some changes, thank you!

[@BigTymerz2009]

Wolf Summon is OP; level that up as high as you can. They attack quickly and can stun lock certain bosses :)

[@utisti4976]

The ancestor bow guy is really good too. Very versatile.

[@metamorphichoe]

Wolves annoying they get it the way

[@shaneclark2927]

@@utisti4976 Agreed his arrows if not blocked by ibsticles are undodgeable. Had an enemy I was trying to snipe but kept doing my bolts. Summon the ancestor the enemy could not dodge. I was out of reach so I let the ancestor do the work for me.

[@setsunaes]

There are 2 skeleton guys that act exactly as the skeletons you found: When the enemy takes them down after a couple of seconds the came back to life given that the enemy doesn't hit their corpses in the ground. They are stupid aggressive too. You just have to NOT BE besides them and keep attacking the boss to distract him so he never hits them when they are in the floor and there you have it: Infinite punishment from the afterlife.

[@Howl4514]

I've been using my imps. If it can bleed, my imps will bleed it.😂

[@matthewbergeron3641]

2 Handing a single weapon is good, to a point. At early levels you're pressed for equip space so poise and weight have to be used more sparingly. 2 handing will allow you to not flinch as often and do a decent amount more damage with every attack. That however does not mean that 2 handing is a good damage tactic in the mid to late game. If you're a melee build and want damage, 2 handing isn't what you want, dual weilding is. Specificlally dual weilding 2 of the same category of weapon. This will change you left light attack button, to do a different string of attacks, that include both weapons. Effectively doubling your damage, instead of the 50% given from 2 handing. Although 1 attack from a 2 handed weapon does more poise damage, an attack with a dual weild attack, with both of them landing will do alot more. This is even more extreme with jump attacks. Normally with jump attacks you have the option between a light and a strong jump attack, the strong being alot stronger and can stun enemies faster. With dual weidling you only get the option to strong attack, but with 2 weapons you deal just as much poise damage, but twice, while also doubling your damage. I've been 2 handing a collosal sword this entire game until i found out you can hold 2, and use them both together. At level 80 i was 2-4 shotting bosses, no MP required. And this got even more insane with the mimic, because the mimic will naturally prefer to use both at once, over just attack with the right hand. The only time i attack with only 1 sword now is to do the fast couch attack with the collosal sword Granted you do miss out on some poise for yourself, and more importantly you lose the option to block, but damage and stun chance you get from dual weidling is so insanely high that it doesn't make sense for any non-magic build to not have 2 weapons going at once. Atleast have the option queued up behind your sheild for when damage is a go

[@Soooloou]

u the boss

[@maxalorian9002]

This is one of the most helpful comments on elden ring I have read so far 👏did an amazing job explaining this👏

[@erickmartinez8536]

Thanks for the tips really helpful

[@davidcastaneda3579]

This was really helpful thank you so much!

[@johnspenillo]

I made like 80% of these mistakes all opening weekend. Never could get into Souls games, but I think I am getting it now, It is getting better thanks for all the videos!

[@thatmansgmammingchannel1901]

Im right with ya

[@JapChaeJan]

Same. The key is to get super OP and breeze your way through bosses.

[@blissfulhydra4399]

@@JapChaeJan if you don't want a challenge, sure.

[@synjata8670]

Same here

[@connerdenton4239]

@@blissfulhydra4399 maybe, but the cockiness that also accompanies the grinding will change that. Sure you can fuck up “more”, but only noticeable difference I’ve seen is just how hard I hit, still get smacked around one way or another lol 😆

[@ThenewWereWolfGod]

Something huge I found for my friends like me that wandered into the wrong area. If you run in grab your runes then save and quit you will be outside the boss room with your runes in hand again.

[@Sorrowdusk]

How do you save your game?

[@Makikakaoco]

For an extra layer of security equip a white tree branch looking talisman sold by many merchants!

[@vincentdagen1812]

@@Sorrowdusk by clicking quit game

[@dark_94_]

The Chad of all Chad's! Great advice!

[@nabil1234ize]

@@Makikakaoco Yes! The Sacrificial Branch or something

[@ty2x167]

I loved gameranx for a long time now but as a gamer who has always wanted to get into a fantasy rpg but never could and decided to try again with this game, gameranx videos about ER have helped me actually start getting more and more into not only the game but the idea of continuing into the genre, I may go back to souls and sekiro after this honestly. I’m still a bit overwhelmed with it at this point but I’ve tried to listen to these guides and am feeling more and more confident as I go.

[@Talon-6]

Dude this video just helped me out so much. I'm just starting out in this game and got like 15 hrs in and I've been so confused as to what all this stuff I've been getting does and or how to use it

[@arvindwee4634]

After defeating Margit, I pressed pause on the main quest, farmed runes for 4 days and leveled up my spirits and defeated Godrick on first try. Summons are too OP.

[@BarcelonaRussia]

statistics show that Elden Ring plavers are failures in life and are incredibly stupid. Fifa helps build teamwork and friendship and you learn from it because of the tactical gameplay.

[@ZonkedGamer]

@@BarcelonaRussia It must feel amazing to have no brain cells

[@VaporShock1]

@@BarcelonaRussia then you must not play FIFA. Isn't it a wide known fact that FIFA recycle the games year after year it kind of seems like you're an idiot if you buy a year after year

[@johannesaskehov]

@@BarcelonaRussia I refuse to believe that this would be serious.

[@hackfanaticgaming5516]

@@VaporShock1 straight facts lol. They legit keep reviving the same old game every year and people still waist their money Lmao. Y’all FIFA need to start play

[@midgetydeath]

I wonder if the Meteorite Katana is particularly effective against the Falling Star Beast. The description of the katana says it was made "to dispatch lifeforms born of falling stars."

[@kennypowers1945]

Try it and report back lol

[@sheltongolden4394]

Beat the game with that katana. Great weapon!

[@imnotjoeiswear1870]

Did it work?

[@njmfff]

Could be, in Dark Souls 3 they had couple of weapons that dealt extra damage on "abyss" enemies, which were couple of cannon fodder enemies and 2-3 bosses. Weapons itself did not really say that, but it was implied in lore so it was kinda extra ability of those weapons.

[@notsans9995]

I tryed it, wasnt that effectuve I had better luck with moonviel

[@jasonrollins980]

You do the best game videos. I usually listen to wat u say b4 buying a game I'm iffy on. Thx

[@dragonking2248]

I cannot wait to try out the 2 handed method! I enjoy having two weapons in each hand, but lets face it my right hand is my dominant hand and trying to attack with my left has been tricky. As for rule number 10, even when I started the game I knew it would be a bad idea to even attempt fighting the Armored rider skulking around at the beginning of the game. This list was very helpful.

[@Rivenisthebestdragon]

Even though I die a lot, I love the game immensely. It's so beautiful

[@kishaloyb.7937]

Baldachain's blessing increases your poise stat, so it's a really good consumable item for characters with low poise. Also you need to consume/use the blessing to start its effects. After the status effects ends, your health should come back to normal.

[@Palaecro]

Wait so the health debuff doesn't occur until you use it and goes back to normal after? In the video they make it seem like just holding it in inventory drops your health.

[@d5rmantis]

@@Palaecro Having it in your inventory decreases your health. Consuming it spends FP to boost your poise, and returns your health to normal. It’s great to use in certain situations, but this video doesn’t point that out.

[@kishaloyb.7937]

@@Palaecro no, the health debuff occurs when she holds you and gives you the blessing. But only when you consume/use the blessing is when your poise increases for a certain duration.

[@kevinvolchok14]

@@kishaloyb.7937 the debuff is on from the moment she holds you until you dont have it in your inventory. Using it grants poise

[@damienvex4673]

@@Palaecro When she asks to hold you she asks for some of your vitality in exchange for a boon so she said so from the start

[@ssjgodgamer102]

I just wanted a hug, I don’t care how much hp it takes

[@peterking2886]

Brilliant guide ! Wish I'd seen it before being halfway through the game. All good advice to follow even if you played Souls games before.

[@hectorbriceno3320]

The jumping attack is underrated, it is really helpful against alot of enemies

[@ignisx3791]

It's FANTASTIC for pvp. Nobody knows what to do against it... yet.

[@dakodabaldur3037]

Wouldn't say under rated everyone does it

[@shadowkillz9606]

@@ignisx3791 roll forward, Bloodborne style

[@ignisx3791]

@@dakodabaldur3037 I've been invaded countless times. I've seen two people attempt it. Two. You must be gettin the froggy ones.

[@geordiejones5618]

Especially if you choose warrior and wanna stick to the dual wield left bumper cheese. Helps a lot when you're against two or more shielded foot soldiers.

[@immagoingbacktobed1742]

Elden ring tip 11: Sometimes horseback combat is better than on-foot combat. Elden ring tip 12: If a weapon is good, use it. Don't let people tell you *not* use a weapon because it's too good.

[@masyan3457]

I cheese o'neil just running around with torrent lol

[@namelesss1338]

Horseback combat is kinda sleeper though it turns the fights into a boring jousting match.

[@masyan3457]

@@namelesss1338 i agree, o'neil is the only boss that i cheese with horse. It feels wrong man lol

[@georgejones5019]

Cheesing is the name of the game. Souls games will cheapshot you, so return it in favor.

[@namelesss1338]

@@georgejones5019 One thing I like about the difficulty is that it’s fair it’s your fault if you die. Cheesing is so fucking boring I rather actually play the game and overcome challenges.

[@changunn]

I needed this vid!! 🙏

[@hankblaster]

I don't have elden ring and I don't plan to play it soon. You realed me in to watch this video with the captions you put on your thumbnail. 😂 Good video anyay

[@seandowney5168]

For people who are new to souls games in general, make sure to manage your weight and encumbrance, theres a lot of heavy weapons in this game that can tip your load weight higher and cause you to fat roll. Good luck everyone!

[@PenPineappleApplePen007]

I got stuck in Dark Souls 1 a long time ago. I'm not particularly good, so Elden Ring took me by surprise how much I like it. I can fast travel and explore a lot easier so I don't feel stuck in one place in this game. And the horse is great to use. Enemies are brutal and scary, but it's fun when you manage to beat them.

[@jsullivan2112]

Welcome! Glad you found a From game you can enjoy.

[@magicmanscott40k]

So far I found the fights way harder than dark souls 1. I got to lvl 30 and every fight is brutal

[@alienturtlefrog]

This is so accurate for me lol!

[@finnneilson6229]

@@magicmanscott40k when character/class did you choose? I have spent about 2 hours trying to decide.

[@magicmanscott40k]

@@finnneilson6229 I picked the religious dude cuz I enjoyed lightning in dark souls 3. So far I'm high level and no lightning. I want to shoot lightning dammit

[@usafirefly7967]

I'm seriously considering buying this. Regarding keeping track of quests, you mentioned a site with info? Do I need to have a notepad handy? Cause I'll forget most likely?

[@aviationandmore1]

Caelid is a good place to start with as long as you are a sourcer and are careful of enemies. There is a very overpowered staff called the “meteorite staff” and a spell which fires powerful rocks at an enemy. You can easily get there on horseback. This staff will last you from early to mid game through elden ring. You will outgrow this staff as you get new spells and the staff from Renella but you will not have to worry about that for some time.

[@omanitztristen]

I would definitely say no shame in using the spirit ashes. I wouldn't even consider it calling in backup, you use your FP (which doesn't replenish without using a flask) to use a spell that summons something. Completely different from doing it co op etc. (which also should have no shame)

[@TrainandGame]

Shame

[@jeremyalgood7230]

@@TrainandGame Nah man

[@omanitztristen]

@@TrainandGame booooo 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

[@nocturnalnegus]

I used my spirit wolves to tank the first boss. Playing as astrologer is nice but I squishy ash. Got him on my 20th try.

[@crazydave..]

how do you use spirit ashes? sorry for the dumb question, i’ve just started playing and all the UI is overwhelming

[@notsans9995]

When stunning enemies, in particular bosses, sometimes you can actually do significantly more damage by spaming special attacks or doing a combo string rather than going for a critical hit, this is especially true if you are dual wielding or have weapons with high bleed.

[@jaredgreathouse3672]

So true. I'm at level 70 and I fought my first Crucible Knight, the one in Limgrave. I kept WANTING to do him critical damage when his stance broke, but the Bloodhound fang just melted through the guys armor to the point that the critical hit didn't make sense, me hitting him made much more sense

[@Joseph-nx5gv]

I was quite far in this game before i figured this out. This is particularly true for enemies who have super long recoveries from staggers like the Giants. But less true for enemies who have short staggers like the ice enemies you first encounter in the Mountaintops of the Giants.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

A very good list of tips. The only other one I can think of at the moment is whetstones. Very important. It is whetstones that allow you to make adjustments to your ashes of war. To choose the attribute that gets the most damage.

[@AzNFoLk]

I think the biggest mistake any of us can make is getting a lil too ballsy while carrying 50K+ souls/runes. I still call it souls and bonfires 😁

[@joshrakestraw3319]

It's kinda like with drinking when someone says "they had a one to many." Well in Elden Ring it's all fun and games collecting all those runes... until you've met a enemy or exploring to many and end up somewhere you shouldn't be. Perhaps going somewhere underleveled and underequiped with some runes that's a alien fungus ridden hellscape with Trex dogs and dinosaur birds isn't the best idea... Bosses in sealed areas are the most dangerous because I haven't found an item yet that teleports you without losing runes? Damn guess I'll just come back later for those runes... NOPE I die everytime when I go for a "stroll" in the world thinking about those runes sitting in that boss room 💀

[@Joreel]

@@joshrakestraw3319 Yeah it really hurts knowing you lost a treasure trove of runes to a boss because you got too greedy and didn't want to used them first.

[@piotrdworowy183]

I did not Play any Dark Souls game earlier,but such comments of calling it that way appears many times 🤣

[@grzo6917]

@@joshrakestraw3319 if your runes are stucked inside a boss room, just run in, retrieve your remains, and quit. The next time you log in, you'll be outside the boss room with your beloved runes, you greedy bastard.

[@piotrdworowy183]

@@grzo6917 It is very cheering comment,in many games you loose Exp/gold when you Die and you lost it permanently.

[@RabidHobbit]

There's no quest log but the game gives you the tools to track them. When you return to an NPC that gave a request, they'll remind you of it. So place a map marker on those NPCs to track that you haven't done the request yet.

[@VMP-mq6uh]

Useful

[@ExpectedBoy]

Can you name markers? If not there would be so many you would get confused.

[@DerrisDerrison]

​@@ExpectedBoythere are pictured markers and I've found I only really have 5ish on a map at a time, If there's a boss that's too strong I put a skull one down so I know to go back there later, if it's a cave I haven't explored fully I stick a diamond (to show items I likely missed) There's other random pics but I guess you could attribute your own meaning to any of them and that may help :)

[@ox_MF_box]

Awesome tips thanks guys

[@molliecurcio9427]

Thank you for this video! Just started playing and having a lot of trouble! This helps!

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@THEMETALISBETTER]

Mega helpful, thank you. There are a million things in this game I've been dying to use, but I am missing part of the puzzle.

[@justintantiongloc6987]

Great list! I think Number 10 is the one that stuck out the most strongly to me - whether for Elden Ring, or any other FromSoft title, you should play the game how you want in order to enjoy yourself. Especially for newer players, it's easy to get taken in by all the internet buzz about min-max builds, and seeing all the clips of FromSoft veterans or streamers perfectly i-framing their way through fights, and I think that contributes a lot to the "gamer pride" thing that keeps people from just backing down from a fight and going somewhere else in Elden Ring. Just play the game as you want in order to enjoy everything the game has to offer - overlevel, underlevel, stack vigor and poise to facetank enemies, or go light, learn the fights to a tee, and never get hit once - it's really all up to you, and you should do what you have to to enjoy this masterpiece of a game to its fullest. FromSoft games are *objectively* difficult relative to most games, so every approach is fair game.

[@kevinm5898]

I'm one of those people and I just can't help it. When I get games like this I want to have the best possible build for my character, so I do tons of research. I don't want to waste time sinking points into stats that don't matter, just so I can "play it how I want" and then struggle during the late game.

[@Noblepeanut]

Definitely want to emphasize switching up your weapons. I was struggling with one of the Night Riders, then I switched to a +7 spear I got from a joke boss/merchant guy, and I easily beat them. If your struggling try a different weapon, keep a bunch on you, its helped me a lot.

[@urglegruebum3770]

Do you mean Patches? Hes in all of fromsofts games. Look him up on KZbin! Awesome character.

[@Noblepeanut]

@@urglegruebum3770 yup! Thats the one, couldn't remember his name and I didn't have time to look it up, lol. That was a super funny encounter.

[@TylerCancel]

Absolutely I keep every non duplicate weapon that I get, it’s fun trying them out and seeing all the different skills on them. Some will be better for pvp as opposed to pve

[@Palaecro]

underrated comment, thanks!

[@himanshurajput523]

When i saw the name, i was like so the time has come to face the interdimensional menace.

[@dude4444411]

This is great advice. Love this channel

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

I appreciate this hugely! Now, i did finished the game once but it's my first souls game, in fact, i haven't played any souls-like genre. I barely beat the game too, had some help from a friend who's very good at it, like speedruns Elden Ring good lol. Anyhoo, I'm preparing myself for 2nd playthrough and have been preparing for 3 days now in fact lol.

[@TR-Graybles]

*Another tip:* Mind the _"Weight Limit"_ try to manage equipment so you don't go into Heavy Weight, since then you'll nerf your dodge/roll a hell'uv a lot! Movement is usually always key in defeating bosses, this like all other souls games this isn't a game that lets you tank bosses or even regular mobs by taking the hits willy nilly!

[@grim1044]

One way to reduce your weight is to try to two hand your weapon more often. This will mean you dont need a secondary weapon

[@gdiridium5525]

One of the best qol changes this game's added was showing your weight load - being able to quickly and easily see if i'm at med or heavy when considering new gear is so helpful, and saves having to manually test every time

[@andrewmorales564]

Adding to endurance stat ups your weight load, letting you be light with heavier gear

[@DreamTiger5]

Using a torch as a weapon is incredibly effective against monsters weak to fire, like those creeping flesh bags found on the beach and river gorge.

[@ericsimmons4868]

Some of the underground miners have a flammable sack on their back, you hit it with the torch and they'll quickly go boom. Roll away! That and switching to a strike weapon (club/mace) are big keys to them.

[@blissfulhydra4399]

The only 2 torches worth a damn are the beast torch and steel wired torch. Beast torch keeps the beasts at bay unless they have red eyes. This includes wolves, the T Rex crows, etc.

[@robertjagiel8222]

The steel wire torch is the only weapon I use. Spam that flamethrower so good.

[@eternalbeing3339]

Poison plants to

[@glennponce1667]

I just take notes 😅 much easier keeping up with these tips definitely helpful

[@gowary]

I just started this game, didnt know you could use the ashes summoning right away. Thought i had to get something else to unlock that equip slot or some shit, thx Gameranx

[@Lynnfordthegreat]

I just can’t believe how perfect this game really is. Congrats to FromSoft on another masterpiece.

[@PauloR2T]

Are you f serious? It's weak, copy paste from the past games...

[@mw2blackopsamazing]

@@PauloR2T it is not

[@Kumire_921]

@@PauloR2T Someone doesn't have enough money to buy it lol

[@amacmc6093]

Just wish there was a bit more story

[@dansshit1]

It's very good I just wish it was a bit harder with some better dungeons

[@yu_uhglee]

There can never be enough videos for this game, keep em coming!

[@TheTdroid]

I like to think of using Spirit Ashes and NPC summons as "Normal difficulty". Not using them can be "Hard difficulty".

[@deepratama]

I'm a DS 123 player, it's much different if it's open world, after 2 hours circling the area, then watching this video really helped a lot... thanks bro

[@stanleyheinricht6933]

Fat rolling actually helped me figure out my dodge windows better and to utilize it in a way that doesn't just avoid the oncoming attack, but those after as well. That being said, don't fat roll if you don't have to lol but it did help me get a better understanding of enemy moves, when they hit and where it's safe for you to be even when it looks like it shouldn't be a safe spot.

[@PsychoBreak935]

If you end up missing out on getting the spirit calling bell from the witch, you can buy the bell from the Twin Maiden Husks in the Roundtable Hold! It only costs 100 Runes

[@azazelthelazyone]

a mate of mine saw the witch than the witch got attacked by the tree sentinel and she then vanished and now even if he goes to the twin maidens they don't have the bell any tips on that?

[@PsychoBreak935]

@@azazelthelazyone damn that sucks, I’ve got nothing for you there, sounds like maybe that event triggered a non-discovered bug since that sounds like a really unique thing to happen

[@okalright3941]

@@azazelthelazyone press right bumper on the controller

[@mushroomduck1345]

@@okalright3941 that’s just the attack button. How does that help?

[@onyxcitadel9759]

@@mushroomduck1345 it's like an out of game msg troll lol

[@shanedemont9980]

when it comes to conversations with npcs the best thing you can do is exhaust their dialogue until they start repeating themselves that means you have all the relevant info from that encounter then rest and try again sometimes its something new if you feel stuck try talking to someone else that is involved sometimes its pretty forward but other times you gotta bounce around a bit

[@michael_m38]

ive been dying to the BASE SOLDIERS at times while streaming on twitch. made me feel like im never gonna be able to beat a boss. Thanks for the tips.

[@SpoopyChicken]

Honestly one of the biggest mistake that new players often make in all souls games (Not only Elden Ring) is players not leveling their health. I see a lot of people complain that they get oneshot by certain bosses but then I look at their health bars and they have little to no points invested in vigor.

[@robertjagiel8222]

On every character your first ten levels should be vigor

[@SpoopyChicken]

@@robertjagiel8222 I usually like to have enough points to twohand my main weapon and then dump the rest into vigor until I have my desired amount (I usually run 26 vigor in the early game + Radagon's scarceal for 1000 hp.)

[@zeehero7280]

@@robertjagiel8222 I tend to spread it out a bit between vigor, endurance, and whatever my offense stat is, but I always make sure to have at least 5-10 more levels in vigor by the time I am ready to take on margit and start stormveil castle

[@tacticalmattress]

Yeah you only do that if you are really good. That's how I was by the time I played through DS1 for like the 3rd/4th time. Actually did a no armor run throughout near entirety of the game. The skill translated over to ER to where I was able to level into dex/end more than completely vigor for the start. Minimal difficulty, died a few times but nothing that made me aggravated.

[@captainredbeard2397]

This tip may have been mentioned before in the comments and in the video (haven't finished it yet, still watching it when typing this), but weight of armor doesn't matter on Torrent. You can equip stronger, heavier armor while riding Torrent and move at the same speed without hindering movement while fighting. Could be helpful when fighting on horseback against stronger opponents.

[@blueoctopus8]

That’s actually a really good tip. Starting to regret selling the heavy armor I’ve found now

[@poopsmith6853]

@@blueoctopus8 SELL, ITEMS?!! You should only sell copies you don't need.

[@jeckek9936]

This is a great tip. May your red beard live a glorious life.

[@mattgraves3709]

Wow, thanks man! This is outstanding!!

[@alanoregan9887]

Nice guide, thanks! A few key lessons you could also consider: 1) Don't overload your character (max Med Load) or your rolls will be too slow in combat. Try it. Equip only what you need and consider armour decoration only. 2) Don't carry runes into a site you are not prepared to lose. Spend it first: level up, buy stuff or upgrade weapons. 3) Don't use the golden runes until you need to to afford something - this is a useful way to top up for something you need and get your runes balance low before combat. 4) Find a rune farm you can jump to for little top-ups (like Lenne's Rise ball farm) 5) Avoid night unless you need it to trigger a boos fight. Rest at Sources of Grace to wait for morning. 6) If you are unfamiliar with fighting, 1) Learn how to lock on. 2) Practise skill moves, jump/rush/roll and charged attacks, 3) find a soldier you can kite away from the rest and practise with (like at Gatefront). 7) A lot of buffs stack - so try to get your weapons, ashes, medallions, physics to buff the same thing - like a charged attack.

[@alexoelkers2292]

Great video for the most part, I do think you probably should of mentioned what you actually get in return for hugging Fia. Its not just a slight health de-buff like a curse, you gain Poise, which for Boss fights will keep you from being completely staggered when you get hit.

[@Diegocastillo-ok4wr]

Keep Elden ring content going guys thanks !!!

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@BarcelonaRussia]

The game is awful… just play fifa before the world ends

[@mobiusone6994]

@@BarcelonaRussia You recommend the worst game of the worst series of games?

[@MrShoopezino]

Man this game is incredible. So glad the included the chalice dungeons of Bloodborne in this one too! so cool to explore them

[@jsullivan2112]

Sadly though they really didn't. The Chalice Dungeons are way better.

[@mkt_shv]

I’ve just started to play Elden Ring, tried Dark Souls 2 way back and it didn’t stick with me, decided to try again with this new installment so this guide is exactly what I needed, thanks!

[@jtm-25]

Souls vet here. One thing I recommend to new players is trying your first run "blind." Don't look up questlines or guides until you fight the boss at least 1 time. A lot of the vets know half the fun is exploring, figuring out puzzles, and finding cool new things. Souls games have a lot of replay value and you're destined to find something new even with a guide!

[@NickkTran]

I would do that if Elden Ring is structured like any Souls game, but the game is huge, if you fully explore and don't do any quest it will take at least 100 hours for the first playthrough, I ran NG+10 on DS3 and did every questline but I don't know if I can do NG+7 in Elden Ring cause the game is huge

[@hyperbloq5163]

Idk it depends on who’s playing, I tried what you said (before I saw your comment obviously) and I rage quit a bit, but luckily after watching some other guides, I’m actually now enjoying the game.

[@Joreel]

I'll usually watch someone else fight a boss if I've struggled with him for awhile to see if I'm missing something obvious and see if they're struggling too of if they're doing something I'm not doing inorder to beat him. Other than that I'm doing as much of a blind play as I can.

[@DetectiveH.]

This is the way.

[@fatusopp4739]

only problem with that is you may miss out on a lot. thats why for the most of the souls games ive played, ive done a "semi blind" run as my first run. i try to everything myself and only use guides if im stuck in an area or to see if i missed a boss in any area before i progress to the next. i do this because i went through bloodborne completely blind on my first playthrough and i knew something was wrong when it took me 14 hours. didnt know that the upper cathedral ward, the old abandoned workshop, iosefkas clinic, the nightmare frontier, and cainhurst existed. outside of those areas, i didnt know that the cleric beast, paarl, and moon presence existed either. i had sorta the same experience with ds1 playing through that blind (although not missing nearly as much), because of how non linear it is. was stuck in the catacombs for 5 hours. i miss way too much to play blind.

[@WladcaPodziemia]

Something I noticed get very good in this game - USE WEAPON ARTS (or weapon skills, however it is called - thosse special moves that come with ashes of war) - they do insane damage, much more then regular strikes. FP got really important to "martial" builds! Also, try jump-attacks -> simply jump and use HEAVY attack to smash into the ground with our weapon. It does a lot of damage

[@TyGreenGoblin]

This. Guard crush is great as well.

[@TheCokee47]

best weapon for my current build that I have and can use is the Meteorite Ore Katana, which unfortunately can't change its weapon art (and lets be honest, gravity moves kind suck, especially early/mid game). Definitely need to beat Rennala and get a respec in

[@darrensucksatgames]

And poise damage which breaks a lot of enemies posture. It’s the secret cheat code of ER.

[@darrensucksatgames]

@@TheCokee47 But it has something Moonveil doesn’t which is good Str scaling. Two hand it at 27 Str and you can hit like it’s 40 and easily fit it into a mage build. Gravity Well is also great utility to have on the weapon alongside the other spells a mage would have. It’s a sleeper hit tbh. I’ve been using it since I found it.

[@jc-pablorubio6068]

Just subscribed and worth the video I’m definitely getting this game!!

[@SHSscorp82]

1:40 The blessing also gives you a temporary poise buff when you use the item getting rid of the health debuff.

[@askxperia]

60hrs in and I just learnt that you can two hand weapons. Thanks Jake!

[@CaliburXL99]

Another tip, check your weapon descriptions, there are additional inputs u can use with your ash of war to extend your combos.

[@STEEL4122]

I knew I couldn’t take Tree Sentinel in the beginning but Margot was a different story. Thought cause of the cut scene I had to go that way, I ended up taking him but took me about an hour 😂

[@andyhaney29]

So should I invest most of my points into endurance and vigor at the beginning? I'm a rolling fool so I've been hitting it as often as possible. I got the game a week ago but got stuck in caelid and didn't know what I was doing so I started a new one after watching 100 of these videos, so now I'm doing better, but still feeling lost. Only at level 23, new to these games so any tips are appreciated

[@loganmott2015]

I love being able to explore and actually get away from most enemies when I need to, if I played it without farming I would rage quit. I’m not great at souls games (didn’t even know I was fatrolling until my friend told me) but the vastness of the world gives me less anxiety than knowing I can make it past these 3 mini bosses in a row by just running. I’m also glad I can see all the other players who died so I don’t feel like I suck at the game. Boosts morale.

[@Chicken_lil949]

BOOSTS MORALE

[@ren9143]

What's fatrolling?

[@schlorpxy9990]

@@ren9143 if your weight exceeds 70% you have a clumsier roll and it's harder to dodge

[@mushroomduck1345]

Seeing bloodstains makes me feel better knowing someone died on the first step. No idea how, but there are blood spots there. Also, make sure you talk to the girl in the red cloak at the storm shack north of gate front. She gives you a jellyfish spirit, it’s very tanky and helpful against margit and godrick.

[@MeanyBooters]

@@mushroomduck1345 One of my favorite things is to touch the bloodstains to see how others have perished. Some of them are so silly and it makes me laugh. Just edited to say I'm terrible at the game btw lol so I'm not trying to be mean by laughing at them. I'm relating lol