Elden Ring DLC - Bayle the Dread, No Damage Taken

Continuing to work my way through Shadow of the Erdtree, here's my no-hit run against Bayle. Incredible dragon. I would potentially even call it FromSoft's best ever, but I have to knock off some points for the camera dynamics, which, while manageable overall, are at times truly abominable.
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[@Luxuriouswhite]

God this boss fight is so satisfying...a more complex Midir is a dream come true

[@user-zd7bd2bs5h]

That's good

[@austin0_bandit05]

Good work!

[@jermergerg]

thanks dude :D

[@zigsynx5364]

I think Midir is still on top.

[@EXQUIS1T3]

CURSE YOU BAYLE! I HEREBY VOW, YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR! AND I. IGON! YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH! SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON....BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE! WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS! WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!

[@kurenian]

Bayle really bringing back the Kalameet ear killer at the end there

[@jermergerg]

I love this fight, I can't get over how sick it looks

[@alexeykrichtal7631]

Hell yeah

[@homiespaghetti1522]

Awesome

[@jermergerg]

Thanks!!

[@JohnDarkSouls895]

This became my new favorite dragon fight, I love midir but this just feels like midir on crack

[@jermergerg]

100% same here. Bayle has some issues mechanically, but on the whole I think they knocked it out of the park with this fight.

[@afterbyrner]

This channel is false advertisement, no hitting bosses like Bayle is not in the realm of the average player with average skill 😅. I have enjoyed your content on ER and look forward to some more 👍. I'll give you a sub.

[@zigsynx5364]

Please make a video in which you compare Midir to Bayle to see which you prefer.

[@jermergerg]

This is a GREAT idea! I might make it my next video!

[@zigsynx5364]

@@jermergergI am so glad. I just subbed rn.

[@BBQcheese]

Midir is much better simply due to being far more consistent. There's a lot of jank with Bayle unfortunately. Also he has a lot of dumb ass attacks that go on forever and don't give you a chance to retaliate which is an annoying in a game built around maintaining pressure on the enemy for staggers.

[@jermergerg]

@@BBQcheese I see where you're coming from, but respectfully disagree. I like Bayle A LOT. The camera is definitely janky, but you can't even use lockon with Midir at all! And I found a good number of opportunities for counterattacking and getting staggers so idk I'm kinda into him :)

[@BBQcheese]

​@@jermergerg Personally, I prefer fighting large bosses with the camera unlocked so that doesn't bother me with Midir at all. It does bother me with Bayle though because he moves around and attacks really fast at times making free aim less viable. His fire breath nearly ruined the fight for me personally, it tends to malfunction more often when you're at a distance. He can use it for an opening attack which is annoying. You can just eat an unavoidable hit by walking into the arena. I've had him multiple times phase change and fly inside the wall which breaks the lock on causing you to lose track of him and the fireballs along with changing your trajectory as you sprint. I once staggered him and went to take the repost and ate a lightning strike from the ground because apparent he had queued up the attack but I staggered him before the telegraph which just felt unbelievably cheap. You should be rewarded for staggering a boss not punished. The tracking on the fireballs is inconsistent as well. IDK after all that it put a damper on my enjoyment of the encounter. I'll obviously give it another shot, I've started a new playthrough tonight but my first experience was not enjoyable at all. For me it is something like Midir > Placi > Kalameet > Divine Dragon > Bayle Sorry, I mean no offense but I think some of this stuff should be fixed. There's an S tier boss in there if the jank were addressed. Who knows though maybe I'll change my perspective after spending more time with the fight.