Elden Ring - How to Parry Maliketh the Black Blade

[@xevoz21]

I like how this is actually a hitless run DISGUISED as a tutorial lmao

[@merinMeriyarin]

ongbal thing

[@hotagu4187]

Casually flexing on us.

[@roneon2475]

And he purposefully drags it out to show more parries. What a menace

[@Jachammer93]

he took at hit at 2:13, no?

[@ghostridergr150]

@@Jachammer93 nope he dodged it

[@psykomyko730]

I love how Maliketh covers his eyes when he gets parried, as if he is ashamed that just happened to him lol

[@LightKeyDarkBlade]

It looks like you actually claw his face or eyes (with the claw) when you parry him. That's why he flails around for a bit after getting parried. If I'm not mistaken, this is the only parry that deals damage.

[@agungrizky789]

But can we parry other boss or enemy without any required item though ?

[@Drewdignity]

I'd like to believe he got blinded by his own sword's spark because this only happen if his sword glows gold

[@k3kmeister]

"Ah fuck, I can't believe you've done this"

[@Shadaaala]

Watching this vid I feel ashamed for malekith too

[@quotient1685]

For those who don't know why maliketh covers his face. The description of the claw says that it deflects the power of the black blade, not parry. So it's essentially throwing the power of the blade back at maliketh. You can also see that when he uses it, it actually damages maliketh. Pretty interesting how Ranni thought of such a counter, and to give it to Rykard of all people.

[@sleven1160]

Rykard is her brother, and he's probably the only person both capable and willing to challenge the gods in a way that helps ranni if her first plan fails.

[@lostvortex839]

@@sleven1160 rykard also wasn't always a snake monstrosity

[@cbjones6967]

I mean it's a pretty logical contingency given that Maliketh was almost certain to come after her, as for why Rykard he was opposing the Erdtree even before he gave himself to the serpent, so it makes sense that she'd include him in her conspiracy. I think most interesting is that it implies Ranni was on poor terms, or at the very least didn't trust, Radahn. As his reputation for might would have made him the more obvious choice for a champion of the two brothers had he been on side.

[@Count.Saruman]

@@cbjones6967 Oh, Ranni must have completely hated Radahn. He took after Godfrey and supported the Golden Order and planned to become Elden Lord, which Ranni despised. He held back the stars, halting her 'destiny' and limiting her magical powers. Her quest is at a standstill unless you kill him, and she doesn't even comment on his death. Ranni is anyway shown to be one of the colder, more distant demigods among her siblings.

[@mohdshahariar5833]

@@Count.Saruman pretty sure she probably would have loved radahn before when she was an empyrean not a mere doll, same for radahn too before growing that huge in proportion

[@Chopchopok]

It's so weird how an item dedicated to letting you parry him only works for that one attack. If I didn't see this video, I would totally die a ton trying to parry everything he does.

[@user-ik3xt1bx2n]

Tbh it would be broken if it allowed you to parry every attack

[@Notius]

The claw is really unclear about what it does, I was trying to figure it out and everyone seemed to think it was used to dispel the fire effect that happens after you get hit with some of his attacks.

[@bukojoetheslapsoils8273]

I actually tried to parry his flying death slashes whatever many times and I just gave up because it wasn't working so I fought him to the death the way I usually do. XD

[@joeythebomb77]

lol dying for that very reason is what made me find this video

[@Chopchopok]

@@user-ik3xt1bx2n that's true, but you'd think they would at least put the glowing sword effect on another attack or two.

[@KaineReiN]

What the claw emits when performing the parry: Red shockwave What I expected it to parry: Red blades that Maliketh shoots from his sword What it actually parries: a frickin golden sword Gee, thanks FromSoft. Item description at it's best lol

[@Bloodhurl67]

That's what I thought too. I thought I was terrible at timing it. Nice job Fromsoft, you made an item to parry a boss work for one very specific move... great.

[@TheRealFredbearPlush]

Tbf a parry isn’t the same thing as a reflection

[@TheRealFredbearPlush]

Would’ve been really cool tho reflections are very limited in the series

[@DocVanfox]

I wanna say I pulled that off once but it was a panic parry so he could have swooped down before I knew what was happening

[@arcanefire7511]

Why would you parry the red blades? And the description literally says you parry the blades itself, not it's projectiles. So yes, the description is accurate

[@iamlegend68]

One thing I wish they did was to have a mode where you could just re-do boss fights again and again. Gives you a chance to really learn their move sets and try out different builds. Would be a fun idea I think

[@sveeny]

Exactly my words! Huge drawback to this game in my opinion. Would love to be able to train on bosses without having to replay the whole game!

[@morayeel344]

I think it’s a market team move in order to make players create new savefiles and have more playtime

[@jushthehermit]

I think they wanted to give more incentive to try the multiplayer. I did love boss rematches in Sekiro. Genichiro is one of my favorite boss fights of all time.

[@kingcold9892]

They had this for sekiro, deffo shouldve kept it

[@kayden4145]

Bonfire ascetics did this in ds2

[@BlueShellshock]

Reminds me, since it wasn't clearly shown: the air swings are NOT the only parriable attacks, it works on *any* where the sword glows yellow. I was mystified when I saw a fellow phantom parry the pillar jump, but when I saw that the sword glowed yellow, it made sense. Learned it, practiced it, and then had a badass run a week later where I got 4 parries practically consecutively for my host.

[@barnes9211]

I appreciate the clarification (on behalf of folks reading the comments) but just to point out, Ongbal actually did specifically state that the parries are for whenever his sword glows golden in the video, then demonstrated that a few times. 01:58 is the timing, inc you/anyone else missed that!

[@iergosum]

Is it like right when it turns yellow or when Maliketh starts closing the gap like a regular parry?

[@BlueShellshock]

@@iergosum When he's about to plunge. The gold only indicates the attack is parryable, not the timing of it -- it still behaves like a normal parry in the sense it has to 'hit' you.

[@nwing07__]

@@BlueShellshock exactly. It's still a timing game. The yellow indicator is nothing but a visual cue. It's still really difficult to parry this POS

[@FindingCreatures]

Maliketh is a super dope boss. He’s definitely my new favorite boss. The storyline behind the quest is great too.

[@swagiro824]

Is the quest to get to maliketh easy to miss?

[@hapticgaming]

is like fighting Guts with the black armor

[@roundandedgeless.1218]

@@swagiro824 He's the beast clergyman at the very top of Caelid. If you talk to D in the rountable hold with a deathroot he'll tell you how to get to him through a transporter near the third church of marika in limgrave. Once you give the beast clergyman enough deathroots he'll leave in search of more. Turns out he went to crumbling farum I guess.

[@FromsoftEnjoyer]

@@roundandedgeless.1218 That's not true, I killed maliketh and the beast clergyman was still there. I attacked him and he had a different name and didn't have a second phase.

[@yikkizh_2694]

@@FromsoftEnjoyer No, he is the Beast Clergyman at Caelid. If you give Gurranq 9 deathroots Maliketh even has new dialogue.

[@user-pm7mr8sg2b]

Maliketh: (Fancy blade w/ crazy attack) ONGBAL: Are you done? (Intends to hold back not to kill the boss by accident ) Man watching Ongbal fighting against boss is always a feast in the eye.

[@MiroYT]

I had gotten this item and actually read its description before I beat him, but I didn't try it much. I had thought it had to do with his red beams or something but wow that's really specific. Thanks for showing how to properly use it! Maybe I'll try this on my new game plus :) Great video

[@someguywithcancer1595]

I used this guide and started co-oping and I’ve gotten decent at parrying him. It makes the fight much easier because of the massive damage you can inflict while he is staggered.

[@ArchonOfDoom]

Dude, thanks for the guide and the god tier Hitless run video. I swear to god, when you just dancing around him, not finishing him of is a sight to be loved. Thanks man

[@Wikloe]

I never used the Blasphemous claw before because I figured the parry window was super tight but after seeing this, it took only 1 attempt to get it down (I can't parry that slow wind-up swing he does occasionally that SOMETIMES shoots out a destined death blade, and sometimes doesn't, but his two aerial ones, I can do no problem). Thanks for the video!

[@tajgi6354]

watching bosses get bullied at 10am is the best beginning of the day

[@Puggle-bot]

I'm not going to lie... I suck at parrying. But watching this like an hour ago, helped me learn the timing perfectly. I've helped 8 people beat him now. Mad props to you!

[@jeremybrett868]

I managed to parry him once. It was completely unintentional, and pure adrenaline, but it was probably the coolest thing I've done in this game so far.

[@yungsta_jt]

🧢

[@half.blight]

This is probably the cappiest thing you've said

[@SolemnVisitor]

So you're saying you unintentionally equipped the item and pressed the button to use it when he did the right attack

[@Fraustyy]

that's a fuckin lie bro. you cannot parry him unintentionally. you have to have the item equipped and ready to activate, and wait for the right attack pattern and have the timing down. no need to lie dude

[@matty_daddy]

Yeah same here I actually one shot him with my fists and he was stunned so I decided to give him a chance and he did the attack you can parry and I partied without even trying. Then a model walked in my room and we made out. She is now my wife.

[@necoborgirarc]

Thank you for the guide, it helped me learn how to dodge some attacks so I was able to beat him without taking any damage!

[@sorenjensen3863]

I'm sitting here being wrecked by this boss on my mage, and this guy is TOYING with him 😂😂

[@toomanylies7716]

You're amazing. It's also nice to see the boss' moves without actually playing against them. Maliketh's moveset is spicy!

[@blakesweirdinstrument6448]

Maliketh was always my favorite boss in Elden ring!

[@capra6368]

Thank you for this. All the other vids are summon strats, and I just wanted to see the window without having to progress the fight a bunch of times. Super helpful.

[@nenashevyours8900]

так вот как оно работает, а я думал, что эта штука аналогична ожерелью против мануса из дс1, что она отражает магические снаряды, спасибо)

[@anhnv12986]

If Fromsoftware adds an "Insane" option to the difficulty level, with bosses having extremely parrying skills like Ongbal, I don't know if there is anyone who can finish such a game. Watching your videos always makes me think that Elden Ring is such an easy game. And every time I try to parry the attack of a boss, I always end up dead from one or two attacks.

[@hayssd]

This is amazing. I love that youre helping teach us how to be more like you.

[@MaxHaydenChiz]

Thanks for making this. Couldn't figure out how to make that item work. Super helpful.

[@krazykrn9066]

Finally found this dudes channel! The legendary Parry King! lol. Had to sub this time!

[@waywardmind]

Meanwhile, I'm still celebrating taking out Magrit the Fell Omen. :D Very nicely done, sir. Watching your videos elevates the very material, in my opinion.

[@igee1605]

Wow ur slow

[@BMAChannel.]

The rememberance bosses are very well designed and had a vast backstory to them. Elden Ring is indeed 2022 masterpiece and GOTY candidate.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

@@BMAChannel. I think it’s a bit overrated due to unbalance. Melee in elden ring is one of the hardest things to do in elden ring. I’m not talking about weapon arts, those are broken, but going at a boss normally is near impossible. It doesn’t help that the camera for melee is god awful. Half the time the real boss fight is against the camera. Not to mention gank bosses, and the reused bosses are the worst parts of the game. It’s still very solid, 100% GOTY worthy, but people are making it out as like THE perfect game

[@aperson9847]

@@Chadius_Thundercock 100% agree, the balance for so many of these bosses is absolutely jacked

[@Fraustyy]

@@Chadius_Thundercock even as a mage you get fucked by some bosses. Some are insanely resistant to magic, rendering your build useless, and some close the gap too quickly for you to cast ANYTHING.

[@Zeemas]

2:25 he literally got cold feet when he realized he's fighting a sigma Chad

[@ProxyRacks]

every time i look up a video on how to do something difficult it's this dude demonstrating what a god

[@branhub]

Thanks bro, haven't fought him yet, but I know this will be very helpful.

[@hakemabutayeh4876]

pls we need speedrun from you you are really master of souls games

[@anomaly69420]

i love how you waited and parried Maliketh to death

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

A parry that deals damage, that’s cool!

[@migs8070]

fala portugues princeso

[@TheCoulsonlax]

Thank you for this. Kept trying to parry the red attacks. Obviously didn’t go well lol

[@ShinSwordRed]

Even without Blasphemous Claw, Maliketh doesn't stand a chance again Master Ongbal, but with it, Maliketh will die in style

[@reptilesleaf6086]

Not a single boss in any fromsoftware game stands a chance against Sifu Ongbal

[@juwe7143]

@@reptilesleaf6086 what about Mist Noble?

[@TheGamingStorage69420]

@@juwe7143 we just saw that he died in the hands of Rick, right?

[@VoltaDoMar]

thank you Ongbal. I had no idea how to use this item before, but now it seems pretty clear when to use it

[@Rhapsodos_X]

the way he holds his head whenever he gets parried IM WEEEAAAK 😂

[@aikuisviihteenarkkipiispa8602]

They've given you like two nanoseconds to react to his attack

[@brokencigarette3017]

If you can time him well enough to use this item, you've already learned the boss fight enough that you might as well just beat him without it at that point.

[@fumirokugen576]

newton's 3rd law "when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction." - this is how Maliketh died

[@dmusashi636]

That was insane. I'm not sure I can do this, but at least I've seen it done now. Thanks!

[@-Core-]

I love parrying bosses, so when I failed to parry Maliketh a thousand times, I felt like the absolutely worst. Only now I realize you cant only parry a few attacks 😂 This already happened to me with the old knights in heide tower at the start of DS2

[@tandibuan1]

2:26 it's animal instinct to get away from DANGER

[@rairai5114]

This makes it look so easy. That fight is chaotic AF.

[@mattsonrobbins281]

i didn’t follow this method at all, but i still got by without getting hit thanks to watching this video, so thanks.

[@-Chadnik]

you parried that guy so hard he merged with one of the columns

[@Jayman099099]

Oh, it's an actual parry. I thought it meant deflect like the radius attack or something and I was bad at it. *knowledge now acquired for NG+*

[@darkshadow68668]

2:27 nothing bro , he was just depressed and confused at the same time cuz he expected to see u dead after performing so many fancy attacks 🤣

[@csparks4702]

You just toy with all these bosses lol meanwhile i'm panic rolling whenever they slightly move a bit.

[@tonyvdthegodvd7845]

this fight is SO FUCKING CHAOTIC for me, you make it seem so easy, casually strolling around poking him.

[@potatoboy4913]

From Shura to Lord of Chaos

[@Dastardly_Duo]

0:42 You don't have to finish the Volcano Manor quests, just kill Rykard

[@Dastardly_Duo]

@uno reverse card Rykard is too hard??

[@chickenhouse2831]

It's so so soooo satisfying hitting Maliketh with this. Almost as awesome as stopping Malenia's Waterfowl Dance with a Frozen Pot!

[@Wooooahhh6272]

You could really be the first to hitless this game without spells or summons. I hope you get worlds first, the recognition would be ammmazing

[@gamerchords4526]

The Soulsborne master shares tips with us!! Thank you Ongbal-sama 🙏🏻

[@saltnoriyuzuriha4778]

This is what Sekiro does to a man. They become parry gods by the end of the game and it reflects the way they play in Elden Ring.

[@nomongosinthaworld]

I wish parry frames in ER were nearly as forgiving as Sekiro‘s

[@arch4life306]

@@nomongosinthaworld ER has DS3 parry timing and style, but improved alot, so it's still more forgiving than ds3, sekiro on the other hand, built around deflecting, so it has to be more forgiving than ER, where parrying is the highlight of melee combat skills

[@Thisisthegreatestatofalltime]

Tbh Sekiro parrying skill doesn’t translate well to parrying with startup frames; especially when the parry window is smaller and messing up can easily lead to a loss. Though it’s still more than nothing for sure.

[@pitchblack795]

This guy's skill is on another dimension

[@lizardousgoat]

Okay this is legit the coolest fucking mechanic Fromsoftware has ever thought of.

[@elijahkeay3906]

Pretty sure he invades you even without the volcano manor quest! I never did it and he still appeared for me

[@DeepsuThapa]

2:24 bro was so scared of Ongbal he started to walk horizontally on a vertical pillar

[@Asrlex95]

This video is not a tutorial, but the biggest fucking flex I've seen on an ER boss.

[@davidxontala9322]

Next video "how to parry God"

[@LT1]

I've had him randomly do the glowing sword move out of no where with no combo beforehand. He just jumped on a pillar and then his sword was glowing gold.

[@solaire4948]

i had no idea it's used to counter this attack... thanks for shedding light, now I know its purpose

[@vGrey]

Lmao I love how it looks like he’s parrying with his fucking fist.

[@qarabo4355]

finally tried this out today and actually pulled it off, the dopamine rush was unmatched.

[@bhanuprakash6230]

your skills are truly on insane level man💪💪💪💪

[@trading_shadows]

I actually thought this item paries the shockwaves. Thought I was just bad i it. Well, this could have be highlighted in the game better.

[@LPchief]

then again, you are a monster at this game. maliketh is a scared cat in that pole over there

[@megabumbusta2746]

I love dodging maliketh too much to parry him tbh such a fun fight

[@RayPrasad]

I've been getting my ass handed to me, but after watching this video I'm still getting my ass handed to me

[@deepSilent0]

Damn, I never got to see all the sick moves this boss pulls because I killed him super fast with the Hand of Malenia katana. He's really cool, but I think that weapon ruined my first playthrough, since everything became a joke after getting it.

[@Loneshillouete]

To be fair, if you can beat malenia before maliketh, you got yourself a broken gaming skill already

[@johncra8982]

Same. That was really the only major issue with my playthrough. If you explore everything, you're going to turn the game into a cakewalk for yourself. If you don't explore enough, it's total BS and you'll have a terrible time with it. There's a goldilocks zone for every area/boss that allows you to see all the tricks they've got up their sleeves and enjoy the experience fully, but it's a total crapshoot knowing whether or not you're in it. Like the polar opposite of sekiro, which had no leveling or builds and was therefore fine tuned to a tee for the singular experience it was trying to craft for the player. It's an interesting problem in which the amount of content with which you engage can drastically alter your experience engaging with the rest of the content. At the very least, Fromsoft created the best game world ever made, so missing out on a perfect boss experience on your first go isn't too high a price imo.

[@thespread]

Hey great shout with the Malenia Katana. Katana + Mimic Tear rinsed him with bleed damage, he went down surprisingly quickly

[@ShellShock11C]

I have lost to this guy repeatedly. I can rarely even get him to stage two. Now I just got the claw, and black knife tiche. Wish me luck guys! The tree sentinel in front is at least dead now. :/

[@spectralspectra2282]

I love how he just stops attacking just bullying maliketh at this point lmao

[@Nolifounai]

Came for a tutorial, witnessed an absolute chad lmao

[@Thisisaweirdthing2makeusdo]

Meanwhile on makileth KZbin “how to defeat ongbal”

[@kirinirlf]

Thanks for the video! I will still, time and time again, die to the eight trigrams palms revolving heaven attack

[@presswerks5476]

I love how he looks like he's so ashamed of himself for getting parried. lol

[@pgp]

I died to him like 70 times with a strength build, finally got him with my ass build. So this is indeed *very* satisfying to watch lol

[@willthor6912]

Maliketh turned into a armless puppy. How cute.

[@TGWhitta]

I live how this fight is basically just Guts in the Berseek Armor

[@200bftc6]

shit, Ongbal is literally petting Maliketh like doggo.

[@Tamezyearsago]

The first fight he disappeared for me lmao

[@vambatgod547]

I don't know why I never cared to think the reason for the parry dealing damage was because it was being deflected back at him? Lol. I kept saying it was the recoil or vibration of being parried that damaged him considering the heft of his blade is able to keep him airborne. Having something that strong and weighty be parried must inflict some kind of pain.

[@huevote9474]

Can you please do either draconic tree sentinel or Commander Niall? :)

[@BobtheJill]

DTS isn’t that bad when just running in and out on horseback, and whatever the new “soul stream” is called DESTROYS Niall.

[@IHateGamma]

@@BobtheJill the DTS is the only tree sentinel ive had better luck without the horse, idk why. i just stuck to the side with the shield and the attacks were much easier to dodge. every time i tried horse i got bodied.

[@somethingneeddoing021]

@@IHateGamma i just used the getting on/off the horse s to dodge the lightning attack. pretty easy if you just abuse that.

[@brandonian6940]

Thanks for not killing him so fast and allowing us to see how to avoid his other moves.

[@dontnerfmebro8052]

Ngl, kinda wish the blade's ash of war let you follow up with either the multihit beam shield, or launching those flame blades like the boss does.

[@neon4706]

Really wish this was just a claw/fist weapon with the parry ash, and not something you put on the quick-bar. I died so many times trying to use this, and only beat him once I gave up and fought him normally.

[@brazil460]

It’s so satisfying to parry him, I’ve been ravaging him for a weeks now. I’m close to 500 victories so look for my sign on PS4! I play as myself!

[@MichaelXMachina]

In case anyone is wondering, you don’t actually need to do the Volcano Manor quest line. Just join the Recusants, beat Rykard, and then return to the Manor and talk to Bernhal and Tanith and you can fight him.

[@richardsmith5803]

you dont need to go to volcano manor at all to fight this boss....

[@pridehunter2324]

this boss make me dance automatic

[@niteshanthony2324]

Hey, everyone hope u all doing i just wanna say lets all do our best tmwr and dont forget to get some good rest and trust in GOD and come to know GOD, not only when u need smth but come to know GOD as because He is our creator. Wishing for the best for u all.😊

[@xcel8727]

3:30 get a load of this *"LEGEND"*

[@eightbitsofdeath]

ng+7 can not get past this dude. im hoping this works out. i've been at it for weeks

[@mitchlambert4667]

Friendly tip: use +10 black knife Tiche for easy win

[@elhuitzilopochtlispartano5115]

Dude, I love you! very nice from you to show us step by step.

[@psilo4546]

I see SOOO many people claim this boss is bullshit and undodgeable, lol. I think he's a great boss. He's hard, and his moveset makes it hard to read the tells, but he's not anymore bullshit than any other hard FromSoft boss.

[@birdog23]

Hard because sometimes he throws two times and sometimes three times before the parry attack

[@billyshakespeare1696]

This dude might be the best in the world. Curious to see what GinoMachino comes up with.

[@ytofpaws7765]

Dud become so good he makes the boss need to take a break