Elden Ring DLC: How to EASILY kill Messmer the Impaler! (Simple Boss Guide No Hit)

[@denyelol]

Finally a guide that isn't "completely change your build". Great work, looking forward to more guides 🙏

[@dirtyizzy8566]

for reall , i dont wanna cheese the game with a giant shield . this fight is badass i wanna learn it

[@zortexplays1624]

His 2nd phase is a joke 90% of the time all hes doing is immediately changing to the snake so you cant even hit him

[@eganzacher5455]

You can hit the snake and it counts as a head shot

[@smitty215able]

As long as you dodge the snake heads correctly you can hit them every time they miss after the last hit. Usually with a charged R2 for big damage

[@cynreiusacari3163]

It’s fine, got him down to 15%, once the timing is right dodging snakes it’ll be ez.

[@JoeKing69]

I found his second phase far easier personally

[@HeevaEgo]

@@JoeKing69 yeah, the Second Phase is FAR more forgiving and punishable. I see it the same way with Malenia where her aggressive second phase is easier than her patient first phase. It allows for more opening on behalf of the olayer

[@NickHollis21]

IN THE EMBRACE OF MESSMERS FLAME

[@BIshup95]

The worst part of dying....hearing that shit over and over again in his smug tone 😂

[@foaduk9118]

I am melania blade of miquella

[@guardiann7]

I beated malenia like 5th try (I cheated with tiche) but this one... This is torture. Couldn't even get to 2nd phase with tiche​@@foaduk9118

[@not_human3827]

A giant fuck off shield really helped me

[@not_human3827]

For some reason it blocked the snakes and does very little stamina

[@user-ev8oh1qc6z]

Lol

[@Deathscythe91]

fingerprint shield > elden ring dlc

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

He still grabs me and kills me in 2 shots how are ya doing it? He just barely stops attacking

[@not_human3827]

@@marcelrodriguez2067 I hug him hard and walk left or right while he’s attacking, if you can’t find time to hit then maybe use a spear with the shield and hit while blocking. I think I got a little lucky with the cold katana and a shield

[@Dunsky80085]

I understand how I get hit by every other move but the snakes. I can be 200ft away from the mouth and still get hit. And the best part is when you get trapped in the entrance and there’s no way of getting away from them

[@smitty215able]

As you saw in the video, breaking your target lock helps alot not only with positioning away from the attacks but also staying aware of where you are in the arena

[@Zack43271]

"Those stripped of the grace of gold, shall all meet death, in the embrace of Messmer's flame"

[@willm.325]

The worst part of the entire DLC is where the visual hitboxes are for many enemies, the Boar General is most egregious one I have done...charge is just 1 long rectangle of a hitbox (if you dodge through it too early you get hit because it lingers AND you can be hit again on the ground because the ENTIRE charge is persistent hitbox). Overall, the DLC just needed some more playtesting cause inconsistencies are one of chief complaints for me. Good video though, also very nice video on the Scadutree frags...it helped a ton.

[@carsonbrown1103]

I completely agree. Most of the bosses I’ve fought don’t feel unfair because of the damage they do or how aggressive they are, but some just have janky hitboxes. The only three I would say are truly bad, and Commander Gaius (his pigs hitbox just doesn’t make sense, and if you’re melee you can’t really see much of the pig and what it’s about to do), romina, who I don’t think is bad except for her hitboxes, because sometimes it just does not make sense, and Metyr, who’s easily one of the worst bosses in Elden ring because her attacks genuinely are so poorly telegraphed spare a few of them

[@javierescuella5804]

I could dodge the charge like 90% of the time. Just dodge as soon as it looks like the tusks will hit you in any direction than backwards

[@willm.325]

@@javierescuella5804 The fact that the hitbox is that exact for the first part of the dash but not the rest of it is the entire problem

[@JavierPalaciosIII]

It’s not that hard to dodge I killed him in 15 tries melee lvl 140 and loved the fight

[@xaeCarolina1865]

I found this issue with Romina, saint of the bud. Her design is good but it has a to much going on I think. Personally I didn't know where to look so I know what to avoid, also when she's close to the wall the fight becomes impossible because she phases through it and you can't see what part she's about to attack with. I think if her arena was wider and her design was fully centipede or scorpion, her boss would be a lot more enjoyable.

[@voidex1494]

It's crazy how simple these bosses actually are once you break down their move sets.

[@rustyrobotbeak01]

Feels simple but still get thrown around because my timing sucks 😂

[@smitty215able]

The biggest thing this DLC has been teaching me is to break my reliance on target lock

[@mnc29]

It's literally the whole game,the whole souls games are like this

[@Noizzed]

It feels at first like their moveset is infinite, then you realize it's only like, 5 moves with 3 extra for 2nd phase.

[@john_pedro]

This is the concept of Soulsborne games; Git gut.

[@universal-remote]

As part of the guide, it would be nice to see you mix in some openings with attacks so we can see where to fit in charged attacks, jumping attacks, roll attacks, etc.

[@ghostflesh2449]

I mean, u can see the punish windows pretty clearly. Do you want him to fight the boss for you too?

[@shokraven2231]

@@ghostflesh2449maybe not be such a stick in the mud. Not everyone is an absolute god at this game. Most people need help. Wanting to know where your combos fit is an absolutely valid question. Maybe grow up and realize Elden ring isn’t Warzone and it isn’t whos better at the game that matters.

[@BananasinpajamasIV]

Yes, id love him to fight this twat for me, thank you.

[@qTravis666]

@@ghostflesh2449there is seemingly no place and time for an attack

[@TheArtDev]

U can get attacks in after his grab, his attacks where he drags his spear, or horizontal slashes that end a combo. There's a large opportunity after that opening attack explosion, and there's an opportunity when he throws his spear or when he does his fire whirling and jumps down (not the one that spawns spears). For phase 2 you can attack the snake head when it rests

[@Argent父69]

If you've defeated Melina, get her fox tail scarlet rot incantation. Soon as you enter the fog for Mesmer, summon your mimic and and wait till the boss is focused on it (shouldnt take long) Drop the fox tail scarlet rot on him (guaranteed rot on hit buh ig you can use the dragon breath too) and use the stone shield to defend. The boss will rot till 2nd phase. Repeat same process in 2nd phase. Boss gets your mimic's attention, hit him with fox tail rot, defend till he dies. Also you might wanna equip a healing incantation so your mimic can use. It's smart enough to use it on low health lol. Hope this helps. I beat Mesmer in 1 try with this strategy after dying like 10 times to different strategies.

[@EmJeezyable]

Also in phase 1 if you stay near him (I know it sounds scary) it’s a lot easier to roll through a lot of his attacks.

[@roronoazoro3092]

he makes me feel like i m in a falling helicopter

[@TheArtDev]

That's actually the best way he could be described

[@oscarbills118]

😂 I feel this to my core,

[@coltoncarley5862]

I thought this was called "How to EASILY kill Messmer", not "Memorize 100 dodge rolls for his infinite combos"

[@GodSent671]

Thanks bro, this is my second play through in the DLC, and I wanted to solo him (no summons) with a 170 character. I was victorious after about 10 attempts, lol. I can feel myself getting better every time and feel more confident when fighting him.

[@SanityCrusher111]

"Simple" lol this is my first wall. Mimic tear does better than I do lmfao

[@AS34N]

You're good bro. We're in the same boat 😂

[@SanityCrusher111]

@AS34N beat him thanks to mimic tear. I managed to not get hit too much until the second phase. Mimic tear finished him off. You got this.

[@vanquese8947]

​@SanityCrusher111 my mimic tear is either the best soul player i ever seen, or is AFK

[@SanityCrusher111]

@vanquese8947 same. Fighting thr scadutree now and I'm yelling at him to hit the fkn tree as he stands there while it needs 1 hit

[@dexluther4304]

i think our mimic is the true elden lord we are the shadow plot twist 🤣🤣

[@waywardphoenix3188]

This guy took me so many attempts mostly because he kept targeting me when I wasn’t even attacking him when I had summons attacking him. I had no opportunity to heal

[@jamesdrummond8329]

The AI’s have input reading, this is why they seem to be one step ahead

[@genericname786]

They input read your heals when you do it infront of them in a fight to the death. You gotta wait for him to finish a combo to heal or punish if you have faith you can outroll another one.

[@sk8legendz]

Same here. Ignores my mimic and focuses me when I'm running away and dodging lol

[@innerecho9468]

Now imagine without summons 💀💀💀

[@jackassaddict]

My friend and I call this heal punishing. Even if you have a decent distance away from them, the SECOND you press the button to heal yourself they’ll come at you faster. It took about a solid hour worth of attempts to start reading the attack patterns for phase 1. I have the shield that looks like a piece of concrete wall. I don’t even DODGE anymore, I just keep the shield up. The second phase is my kryptonite so far. I don’t know what else to do. Messmer tends to reach for me EVEN WHILE IM DODGING and hoists me up in the air with FULL HEALTH and that promises me I have to restart. Probably one of the most bs boss moves I’ve come across so far.

[@youruncletad3852]

Man this DLC is Amazing! Perfect for End game content definitely a breath of fresh air

[@keyamazed1038]

I find it odd how people can slow walk behind Messmer during his delayed thrust and he'll completely whiff them, but yet he does a full 180 and snaps to my character and hits me every time. Also for his triple snake attack, it seems random whether it'll hit me. Sometimes he'll completely whiff, but most times even if he barely nicks my character with his neck I get hit. I even dodge in the same exact direction lol. Messmer is a great fight and a lot of this stuff can be worked around, but man does it feel inconsistent.

[@Moneyaddthenmultiply]

Finally beat him. If you are a dex and/or mage int build like me (my build is fairly equal in both stats) I ended up using Mimic Tear. Normally , I cast a lot of spells so my Mimic usually acts pretty dumb. But I narrowed the spells available for it to use and he was brilliant, instantly made Terra Magica for me and then aggroed Messmer on the other side with his melee (I use a Cold Great Katana). I spammed Night Comet with Staff of Loss and it shredded him to pieces. Melted phase 1 so fast my jaw dropped. It got a bit hairy when Messmer ignored the Mimic and chased me but I just kept rolling clockwise close to him and waited a bit before his aoe explosion attacks to roll again.

[@sethk6311]

I found Messmer a little too early and got absolutely molliwhopped. Then I went and got every possible scadutree fragment before Messmer and had so much fun with it. It’s one of the best bosses in ER & maybe all of Fromsoft

[@Windykun]

I’m glad they actually made Messmer a sick and fun boss, there was a decent sum of annoying bosses in this dlc but they managed to do Messmer good thank god

[@beastking4373]

this is gonna sound stupid but does the serpent hunter sword spear have its magic effect on phase 2? i feel like lore wise it should right? i expect it doesnt in this fight tho unfortunately

[@ninja_k7483]

sadly the AOW of this weapon doesn’t work here

[@eganzacher5455]

I was kinda hoping mohgs shackle would work on the final boss but unfortunately it didn’t. That would’ve been cool lore wise too

[@rushpatriot2866]

​@@eganzacher5455didn't even think about that that's a good idea

[@athanasiosklaras4355]

This guy was the such a wall for me …took me about an hour straight last night to no avail before heading to gaius (another nightmare but one I felt more probable) just to get the scadus behind him to give me an edge for messmer. If you’re on him good luck and the thrill of victory is worth it

[@manOfTheSaltpans]

video chapters would help a lot, thanks for the guide!

[@calebmarchand2512]

I just beat him with the backhanded swords it's ash of war is so good at dodging

[@UndeadHippie187]

Absolutely amazing and detailed video, thank you👍👌

[@Giant_shark]

thanks for this guide i did it after 3rd try

[@jellianoverlord3613]

Bro your a G thanks for the guide he was such a pain but I legit beat him first try after watching your video.

[@twinfantasies]

i beat this boss yesterday after spending two days on him. had to respec out of faith/fire build into bleed. did not know that he was weak to magic or lightning though. i finally beat him with finger print shield + blood greatsword with lions claw (you could use any high bleed weapon like rivers of blood too). the aow makes staggering him easier, especially if you have a mimic to also help with spamming the aow. i knocked him once in both phases. i panic rolled the majority of the first attempts, but the shield helps a lot, even if it’s just on your back. i played on ng+2 on a level 203 character with level 10 scadu tree.

[@owenconenna7532]

BRAVO! This took me an insane amount of tries and I refused to summon or cheese. Only 3 tries after watching this video, and no cheese

[@unomf6231]

Watched this.. learned a good bit .. and I STILL keep dieing 🤣🤣

[@NYCsDeAD]

this fight is so weird because yes all these moves make sense to dodge but he will do them as follow-ups for eachother. Yes you can dodge the 7 hit combo using 75% of your stamina, and then he'll do another one as soon as its finished. This DLC is so oppressive.

[@2265Hello]

7 hit combo? Iirc He doesn’t have something that long unless you are counting the multi spear thrust in Messmer’s assault as separate hits. Either that or counting two different combos together.

[@codygreene9067]

I got his ass with the Rakshasha Great Katana. Me and my mimic just swung for the fucking fences and staggered him over and over. That second phase is a doozy. My camera couldn’t keep up.

[@derekw40]

Where is that sword located ? Im good at swinging for the fences. Not so good at memorizing a bunch if fight move routines.

[@codygreene9067]

@@derekw40 Eastern Nameless Mausoleum. Just google where it’s at. You go in and kill a pretty easy boss to get it. It’s special move is called weed cutter and your character just does these wide sweeping moves with the katana that stagger the shit out of enemies and deals blood loss.

[@donkeystareatyou]

@@codygreene9067 I can’t beat that boss

[@codygreene9067]

@@donkeystareatyou Keep trying? I don’t know what else to tell ya bud.

[@donkeystareatyou]

@@codygreene9067 I beat him

[@kicsiduda]

Thank you, this helped a lot!

[@dirtyizzy8566]

fucking awsome didnt get a no hit but you helped so much with the flurry dodge . no blasphemus blade or summons thats all im going for . thank you for a guide and not a cheese shield respec 😁

[@mrjooxmanallah]

This guide is basically dex/[faith|int|arcane]. No chad weapon/build is doing anything in those tiny attack windows.

[@foaduk9118]

Is there a way to turn off fire particles because i cant see shit when he does it in front of you

[@Peter-wb7he]

I can't even consistently dodge his opening explosion. There's a weird timing on it where you can't immediately roll after dodging the dive, but if you wait more than like .2 seconds you get hit too. WTF?

[@sk8legendz]

Noticed that too

[@italiansoccer122]

Ya I’m stuck on him I found if you dodge back wait and then dodge back again you can avoid it but the timing is stupid

[@sirblebington]

I feel like after the dlc update, the inputs aren't as snappy as before. There's a delay of a frame or so. Especially notice it when reacting to messages. Before update, it's a quick praise, confirm and close. But now i keep missing the confirm/close prompt, so have to wait a second before it detects my input (not sure if this makes any sense to anyone reading).

[@sk8legendz]

@sirblebington I also notice input delay but was passing it off as skill issue

[@leserbeacerbe6910]

Dodging is bs in that game, better to hit from distance or block.

[@popularuploads523]

Use scarlet rot breath on mimic tear while you use moghs spear and he gets cheesed

[@maughtayo]

I did this on Lvl 153 character on NG+ with Scadutree 11. Setup was full Maliketh cosplay with his Black Blade. Twin Turtle, Greatshield, Pearldrake +3, Old Lord's. Physick was Opaline and Holy Tear. Medium rolling and 43 Vigor. No Great Rune. I would consistently get a stance break in Phase 1 at around 70% of health. This would be a bit more difficult in Phase 2, but still doable. He's honestly so much easier than Rellana or Dancing Lion. The attacks are much easier to read, has very clear extensions on his combos, no annoying AOE, and I don't know of it's just me, but he did not deal that much damage bar his explosion moves. All in all, great boss, and I hope the rest of the bosses will be similar in design.

[@Noizzed]

Turned on Cheat Engine, made myself invincible, fought him for 1.4 hours to learn him, came back without cheats and did it with only a few tries. If i am going to do the same thing over and over there's no point in adding the extra step of going through a fog wall IMO.

[@Noizzed]

Also you can dodge the thrusts flurry he does by dodging it just a few miliseconds before he does it, and after that spam dodge until flurry is over.

[@levidestin6783]

we think alike, but i dont have the patience to learn him so i just quit the cheat engine lol

[@LabyrinthMole]

​@@Noizzed I'm not surprised that Mihai isn't dodging it since he plays unlocked so much. Hearing someone narrate someone else's gameplay for a tutorial doesn't seem right to me. I don't see Mihai's name mentioned anywhere in this video's description.

[@eisen6246]

0:32 > > | > 2:45 > > > > 4:39 > < > >

[@kasonsheriff852]

How tf yall not getting grabbed and hoisted to get one shot in the first phase he does that shit where I can’t dodge it everytime I start rolling on him

[@DAKreates]

thats what im sayin bru

[@Swoleson_Rebel]

Fingerprint shield also negates most of his movesets if you're struggling with his attack patterns. At that point reduvia in right hand can neg this boss

[@shiva5949]

thx, nice guide, up until now, messmer "messmers" me up🤣

[@Jaylee-956]

This seems pretty complicated... people in here like ya piece of cake... I'm over here feeling pretty over whelmed... victory will be sweet... eventually

[@TheSoulsGuru]

This fight is a masterpeice 100%

[@Sst-u2i]

Thought: this time I'll try him nekkid with bleed sword like the guys on youtube... I'm about to get my fingerprint shield and spear again...😅

[@myespetfroge5624]

In the fextra wiki page it says messmer has 65% absorption to lightning. Are you sure lightning is effective against him? (0:31) The wiki might be wrong since they sometimes do mess up. Edit: they updated the page and now it says he has 60 for magic and 50 for fire, lightning and holy

[@CODGAMES4U]

Is Lightning any good then?

[@DeariesRobinson]

Good guide actually helped with snakes get tf out the way

[@mattjennings6706]

Thought I was finally getting close; just found out this fight gets even harder the last 25%!

[@thexandman4590]

The mf crazy spears, if I try to stay on the inside I die, if I run away I still get hit by 1 or 2 spears

[@HeevaEgo]

Stay on the inside. Hug his left hip. Learn his attack patterns. They’re not as bad as they seem.

[@RyleyStorm]

Cant wait for you to make the promised simp Ryan boss because that second phase makes me liquid there's just too much going on....

[@BestGamerMemes]

Heres how to win easy basically a cheese. Max out visage shield to +10 and it basically will take all their damage snd you can hit in between and use mimic to handle him while you block a lot. It barely takes any stamina.

[@Braylenc123]

i saw his move set and didn’t even waste my time, used the summon sign and just killed his poise with a cold weapon didn’t even give him a chance 🤣🤣

[@Moneyaddthenmultiply]

I’m full cold build lvl 230 and he doesn’t flinch at all

[@Braylenc123]

@@Moneyaddthenmultiply i used the carian retaliation ash of war it broke his poise almost every hit, than i’d run around lose aggro rinse and repeat 🤣

[@ImComingToHelp]

mind if use this attack footage for an edit

[@RapinaFire]

Me rolling twice per second like a motherfucker and being hit 200x in a row. This guy just walking around and chill. Life is unfair, dude.

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

I missed the part where anything about this is " easy "...

[@tylerfoster8293]

That one ability where he just shoots across the room with no hesitation in phase 2 was my downfall for a couple deaths

[@jasonsuteja2455]

I found his 3 hit snake combo really really hard to evade, especially the last snake, any tips to dodge then more consistenly? Im doing medium roll btw

[@jessiewade1883]

You can actually just crouch through the first 2 phases of his signature attack before the AOE.

[@MrJatin30]

bro by mistake i beat him first try just now so sad i didnt get to see anyhting , bro got staggered at the begining of phase 2 and then just heavy spam and he died . Loved watching all these cool attacks

[@ClarkGraham]

NG+ lol, have fun

[@benjachinowski2658]

if you follow this guide you should be maybe able to possibly potentially conceivably likely complete this boss hitless perchance

[@demarko500]

The difficulty of this fight is totally unnecessary….

[@WitchyBlueMoonlight]

my tip is to stay close to him (except when he does his aoe) and always dodge to the left

[@idkijustgothere9735]

After this i gained confidence with the dragonking's cragbladr

[@hkiolo474]

The only boss I beat him without mimic tear

[@Enwarth]

Wiki says it is resistant to electrical damage, Who is wrong?

[@GR8Trollio]

So as long as I graduate with a PhD in Messmer’s 73 moves, it’s easy? Cool

[@thomask5434]

Or you get a good shield, the one under the capital, ignore all that and block everything. Best with a spear or sticking weapon and poke him like crazy.

[@Tuttifrutt8i]

He kills me with 2 hits, which often connect. Also he is often so aggressive, that I can't drink my estus :(

[@riden30]

What would have been nice is to include optimum times to attack, lie of course dodging attacks is crucial, but when are the best opportunities to attack?

[@ray-fp7rr]

thank you bro that help me allat

[@RalfRichardtStrøbech]

Great helt! Beat him after watching this video 20 times 😂

[@paris5831]

Took me 7 try’s till I use blasphemous blade and then it became easier

[@DAMM_12O9O3]

Cap

[@originalyoutubehandle7]

He's weak to LIGHTNING?!? MFW my Faith Build had to spam blood incantations. Thaaaanks Fextralife lol

[@PWNINSWAGMASTER]

Mesmer’s weak to magic and lightning??? That’s so freakin perfect for me😂. I have a male character that uses chiefly ancient dragon lightning and a female character that uses chiefly glintsone sorcery.

[@lt.kitkat]

The Mommy Issues buff him.

[@SgtIcecube78]

I cannot sidestep the spear charge at 4:21. It is literally homing no matter where you stand. I tried it 5 times now. They must have patched that with the latest.

[@qt_stacy]

i thought he was weak to frost & bleed

[@revit4909]

Got his ass thanks for the tips bro and i been pushing through this dlc with dual bloodhound fangs from the og games, no magic, no summons ima come back and fuck up these bosees with my max level character after i beat it tho

[@User777Cd]

Watching his stand next to him and not get hit is embarrassing for me. I panic roll all of this stuff and get clipped 4 million times

[@MrTenij]

This game is like either you dodge or die. I couldn't get away with his ground imapler at all like malenia. Accidentally dodged sometimes but i did figured it out. Also npc summon is mostly watching while you're non stop attacked. I beat him though just now but I'm not a pro soul player.

[@cooldudeachyut]

Is there a guide with medium roll too?

[@akiroshinomori8345]

ok but when do i can hit him?

[@herrzyklon]

Ah I remember the days when you could dance and react to a boss instead of having to fight him a thousand times to learn his entire move set like a basement dwelling ND

[@lildragon6415]

I used bleed to beat him. It worked well for me.

[@Walnutss1]

How do I flawless messmer when my frames drop by 20 everytime bro looks at me 😭 I’m getting close tbh my highest no hit run was 75% you guys got the flawless

[@Ralagathenovel]

1:30 oh, yeah, they’re gonna fix this😅 I’m pretty sure it’s not intentional that the start up. Doesn’t have a hit box.

[@mrcui2436]

I got lucky lol. I was running for my life from his snake mode and he fell off the stage for some unknown reason... ill take it

[@phuckerpower]

If he could just never do the multi stab attack I'd be fine.

[@Grypolx]

DLC and this orochimaru boss really pissed me off

[@AndresLopez-st3lz]

Too late for Lenny, I have already beat him but damn definitely tough af, can't wait for the end boss bs 😂

[@ichnichdu123yuki6]

The Grab in the second phase is the worst part of this fight He is just oneshotting me 10/10 times...

[@adachy]

this fight is ridiculous

[@AntolaRes]

i almost first tried it...

[@doriangongar1859]

@@AntolaRes its all down hill after a good first attempt

[@adachy]

@@AntolaRes congratulations

[@Swoleson_Rebel]

If you're struggling here, fingerprint shield and Reduvia work wonders against messmer. Hes extremely weak to bleed

[@adachy]

@@Swoleson_Rebel i spent 6 hours trying to beat him with moonlight greatsword because i assumed he was weak to frost then beat him in 20 minutes with bloodhounds fang i am never doing this fight again

[@max020981]

He seems far weaker than malenia. He don’t heal for once and a huge shield should stop most of his attacks. Still, not easy at all

[@NgerR97]

really fucking sick boss

[@watermage25]

I watched this video and i still dont know what to do. Iv egotten him to 10% few times but i credit that to luck

[@markmazur1234]

You are the best

[@andrewnan1435]

2 tries after watching this… thank you.