Elden Ring - Rennala, Queen of The Full Moon Boss Fight (4K 60FPS)

[@Jackbanne]

I tied with Renalla during the bossfight. Now 50000 souls are stuck on the moon

[@HatTrickzTV]

SAME

[@colorado_gaming]

Lmao dragon dusted me and simultaneously got the you died and great enemy felled pop ups. Was lovely.

[@FearlessGamer27]

Yeah same. Dumb spirit dragon killed me after I killed her. Thought her enemies would die when she did

[@colorado_gaming]

@@FearlessGamer27 me too. Followed that exact logic so I sent it as it unleashed the fire wall.

[@solidsnake9898]

*runes :P

[@zaelheimricht4978]

I just realised. Phase 2 is not Rennala. It's an illusion conjured by Ranni the Witch to protect her mother. Holy shit.

[@Knoloaify]

I started this fight after meeting with Ranni, it was super easy since I'm overgeared but when phase 2 started I got killed by two dragons, I could easily try again and win but I noped out of it in fear it might fuck things up with my Doll Witch Princess.

[@zaelheimricht4978]

@@Knoloaify don't worry, it won't. Plus you need to beat her to progress the quest.

[@Knoloaify]

@@zaelheimricht4978 Thanks, I've already clapped Radhan's cheeks anyway so I'll complete Nokron and finish Rennala later.

[@pshr2447]

@@Knoloaify bruh how tf you guys so fucking good

[@ryansingh4293]

@@pshr2447 just use the summons as soon as they die resummon them be patient then and go in for hits

[@gmarie40]

Bro she literally fucking pulls you into a domain expansion in the second phase. That cutscene was absolutely beautiful and probably will never forget it for as long as I play Elden Ring. She's easily one of my favorite boss fights so far, very unique first phase and crazy second phase. It's good to see that not every boss in this game is based on constant pressuring of the player.

[@TurinTurambar72]

Good wording

[@dotvic]

Unique first phase? Deacons of the deep: Am i a joke to you?

[@jojolafrite90]

Too bad second phase is so badly designed in terms of actual gameplay. You know what games are for.

[@jojolafrite90]

@@dotvic Always the same techiques to overwhelm people with thins istead of polishing the boss actual gameplay. I'm doe. I don't regret testing it for free before buying. I won't buy that game. Too many things actually disgust me i that thing.

[@VictorIV0310]

@@jojolafrite90 Temple OS

[@nicolasjaimedaza2332]

I just love Ranni’s love for her mother, and how Ranni speaks highly of her mom, even though Rennala is in “poor” state of mind, by presenting her as a royalty and by encouraging the tarnish to spread the word… it’s like she doesn’t care how many times she would have to create this illusion, Ranni wants everyone to see her mom as her true, strong self, holding her honors.

[@cross-eyedhollow]

Renalla must have been a wonderful mother to her kiddos to inspire this reverence.

[@nouralde3592]

@@cross-eyedhollowshe is such a tragic character too i hold so much love for her

[@maightoguy]

me too, she is a poor mother and a betrayed woman.

[@masterblaster2678]

@@cross-eyedhollow Radahn and Rykard are her children too. We all know what a chad Radahn is, I guess Rykard just had to be the bad egg. Although before the whole feeding himself to the blasphemous serpent thing, he was said to be a very dignified lord. Maybe the reason he fed himself to the serpent to wage war against the Erdtree in the first place was to avenge his betrayed mother. He turned into a greedy tyrant of course, but he may have started out with understandable intentions.

[@Spectralanomaly6]

A true loving and caring daughter.

[@Andi_Frost_XPR0PR18]

"Mother's rich slumber shall not be disturbed by thee" always sends chills down my spine. Even if it is an easy boss fight, it's one of the most memorable ones, and serves as a reminder never to fuck with Ranni the witch.

[@da_homunculus]

i immediately went to join Ranni's service after this boss fight based off that little monologue alone.

[@Ringoroadagain6]

"Foul trespasser"

[@JeffCJY]

I mean if I were to see my mother getting beaten to the ground and watched as she helplessly craws on the ground, Iwould be pissed too.

[@DieNextInLINE]

@@da_homunculus The Renalla fight made me do the same! I mean, say what you want about the Night of Black Knives. She killed her step sibling (?) to be able to choose her own fate, the exact thing the PC does in every souls game. But she showed she still cares about her mother very deeply.

[@TheRealUncannyValley]

It was more the "Send word far and wide" that had me shook tbh 😂

[@JonRinzRaccotterz]

I love how even though this isn’t much body horror like in Stormveil that this cutscene and boss is still creepy as fuck in a clean and beautiful way. This game really touches on a variety of horror and fear.

[@gabrielbelmont5364]

It is scary indeed

[@officerspider7996]

It’s just a bunch of women crawling around, creepily singing and biting at your ankles as a lady above sings and makes Chandeliers fall on you. This was nothing but confusing horror to me when I walked in cause I spent a solid few minutes just killing the girls having no actual idea what to do until I saw the singing ones

[@thehighwayman3122]

@@officerspider7996 It's not necessarily the fight itself that is creepy, but rather the implications. All those crawling women were once the best and brightest of the Royal Academy, now reduced to gibbering idiots by undergoing rebirth via Rennala's great rune.

[@Altmer353]

@@thehighwayman3122 Not really. From great rune's description "Children born anew by Renalla are all frail and short-lived Imperfect beings, each and all". She uses egg in order to born new children to help her fight you in the battle. Notice that all of those children looks like Rennala, she uses herself as a blueprint to create them.

[@Hatemx1]

@@Altmer353 ...You just proved his point...

[@SurrealParkour]

I never noticed before until today but at 4:16, you can actually see your character backing up cautiously as Ranni's full-powered version of Rennala walks menacingly towards you.

[@MattiK2609]

How would you even notice it when that ghost is almost blinding you? 😅

[@SurrealParkour]

@@MattiK2609 character is slightly to the left side

[@your_father19]

I would walk forward not because i am brave because i am a simp

[@vagabond8460]

You HAVE to give it up to Ranni for being the biggest hypeman in all of FromSoft. The way she introduced Rennala made me think I was about to go up against the hardest character in the game

[@MrAerohank]

I just faced her for the first time and I stunlocked her with a Zweihander... All she did was shoot 1 lazerbeam and a few sparkles and then the fight was over. Pretty anti climatic after that cut scene of hers.

[@tg.tyrant2302_]

​@@MrAerohankYeah strength builds completely melt her, but I've heard if you're running a mage, she's quite a pain in the ass

[@L.U.C.I.F.E.R-]

@@tg.tyrant2302_As a mage build user, yea she was made specifically to hoe us. Even during a new game plus she killed me the first time and it took a second time for me to kill her. She take like no magic damage and her summons make it a pain when trying to cast your own spells.

[@soomitsunami5936]

@@L.U.C.I.F.E.R-yeah it’s a pain in the ass until you remember there’s an op bleed weapon at the start of the game that can melt through her while also using banished knight engvall I love you engvall

[@dunkleham]

You really gotta roll the dice in this boss fight because you're either gonna hit phase two and get pestered by dogs or you're going to reach phase two and she's gonna drop a fucking dragon on you

[@xela4854]

That blew my mind. I did not expect a boss to summon another boss.

[@corey_clip]

I beat her first try and just had dogs and a troll before I killed her. I'm glad she didn't pull out the dragon...

[@corey_clip]

@@xela4854 you obviously haven't fought Elana in Dark Souls 2

[@absoluteradiance3254]

I killed her first try with her dragon, i think i was overleveled though, samurai op i guess

[@metalmusic3171]

@@corey_clip fuck I hated that boss

[@Aiden-iy9du]

For all the lore nerds notice how in phase 1 her eyes are golden, then in phase 2 they are blue and after the fight the color is faded. Also the children have both eyes with gold and blue mixed.

[@dormghost]

The first phase could just be due to the reflection from the golden egg.

[@Ocidad]

back in the days when you play games, the cutscenes always look different than the gameplay. but here they are all look amazing

[@Metalton95]

Which is why Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart impresses me (graphically) with its completely seamless transitions from cutscene to gameplay, and no dip in quality! Really want a PS5 for Demon's Souls, R&C Rift Apart, and Elden Ring "upgraded" from my PS4, though!

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

"FUUUUUTTUUUURRREE" - Squidward Tenticals

[@Ocidad]

@@SPACECOWBOY705 *tenpoles

[@openshores4288]

I think FROMSOFT didn't use pre-rendered shits for their cutscenes(minus the intro), they always use the in-game?

[@Velloah]

@@SPACECOWBOY705 *Tennis Balls

[@TehCream]

Phase 1: one of the creepiest weirdest From Soft boss fights Phase 2: one of the most beautiful boss fights.

[@Mae_Dastardly]

Phase 1: medieval columbine Phase 2: Anime as fuck

[@MattiK2609]

To me, phase 1 seemed similar to the Deacons of the Deep in Dark Souls 3. Like you gotta find the "sweetings" who keep Rennala's protective seal intact whereas in DS3 you're looking for the boss hiding in one of the deacon's bodies

[@JaevhonDouglas]

I just Love how Rennala backstory Is that She is A grieving Mommy lamenting On the Lost of Her daughter And husband But what Saddened me MOST In the Second boss Fight you Hear ranni Voice saying Upon my name as Ranni the Witch. Mother's rich slumber shall not be disturbed by thee. Foul trespasser. Send word far and wide. Of the last Queen of Caria, Rennala of the Full Moon. And the majesty of the night she conjureth.) Rennala's 2nd phase is crafted by Ranni, possibly through her memory, and so Rennala's parting line saying "Sweet little Ranni", like it's that precious memory of her sane mother that Ranni embedded into the moon clone Phase 2 is not Rennala. It's an illusion conjured by Ranni the Witch to protect her mother.

[@j.t1221]

She lost both her sons too mate. Let's not forget Rykard, and Radahn.

[@JaevhonDouglas]

@@j.t1221 I didn't Know about Sons in Lore they Talked only About her Daughter and Husband

[@j.t1221]

@@JaevhonDouglas maybe it's because Ranni is her heir?? Maybe that's why she had priority?? Anyways iirc the lore goes like this : Marika + Godfrey = Godwyn, The Omen Twins Morgott and Mogh. Radagahn + Rennala = Ranni, Radahn, Rykard. Marika + Radagahn = The Prodigy Twins Malenia and Miquella.

[@JaevhonDouglas]

@@j.t1221 I already Know the LORE My dude I've played The game And collect the Stuff

[@j.t1221]

@@JaevhonDouglas right sorry mate. I read "I didn't know about sons in lore" So I assumed............

[@bsimms583]

This was the first boss I came across that I had mixed feelings about killing (especially in the second phase). The whole battle felt weirdly.... beautiful. Definitely one of the most memorable battles of the game.

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

You dont kill rennala. She becomes an npc that allows you to reset your stats and change your appearance

[@PancakeBoi]

@@MrcreeperDXD777 true, but even as i fought her i still felt like i was doing something bad. Something about fighting a motherly boss does something to you that just makes you feel bad.

[@devdadude9274]

@@PancakeBoi yeah if you pay attention to the lore rennala basically got fucked over to the point it drove her insane radagon suddenly leaves her for marika ranni commits suicide radahn goes insane from scarlet rot and rykard also feeds himself to the serpent she basically lost everything

[@shutyostupidahhup9143]

@@PancakeBoi hey she attacked first

[@PlanetCapeStudios]

The singers are so cute and it makes me sad to kill them….

[@fvehed]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the background Ost is?

[@TigraSpartan]

for me it's easily a bloodborne level. Yuka Kitamura finaly did it!

[@fvehed]

@@TigraSpartan Yuka Kitamura absolutely nailed all the compositions

[@moustachio05]

@@TigraSpartan She did some themes for bloodborne

[@potatomo9609]

It stops being beautiful after you getting one shotted by her for the 50th time

[@fvehed]

@@potatomo9609 huh? How though, she was by far the easiest boss in the game for me. All you have to do is get those purple book mages and she falls. And it's not possible to get one shot by Rennala, what's your vigor stat?

[@CryptusGaming]

From Soft really outdid themselves with this boss fight. It ranks among my all time favorites. I did not expect it to end like this when I fought her and I’m glad I discovered it on my own. It was so exhilarating.

[@konigstiger3252]

Like how she summon a dragon that deals 1 trillion damage fire breath....

[@lighte605]

I fucking hate her she just spams shit and escapes Felt so good to beat

[@JonRinzRaccotterz]

@@lighte605 Well, you’re gonna love running through the Carian Study Hall! :P

[@Appreciatemistakes]

This and radahn are unforgetable

[@v0ldy54]

Tbf this bossfight is a piece of crap

[@Birdseed99]

Lorewise she is literally the art/music teacher who won’t shut up about how her divorce made her crazy.

[@mohammadsaleem5990]

But she's actually crazy

[@Beatmyguest001]

This is funny but it doesn’t quite add up unless she was also a once famous musical / prodigy superstar or something

[@alwombat7]

​@@Beatmyguest001I guess queen of a kindgom of night magic doesn't count in your vocabulary.

[@EdalynAnarchy]

I think her child killing themselves helps that a lot, don't you think?🙃 I mean, wow why her sanity chipping away, so weird

[@Snipergorillanut]

I think it’s also notable how she just used her “sweetings” as weapons, or how easily she dismissed them. You can see chandeliers fall on them, or when she uses them to try to kill you. Crazy.

[@thecookieeater]

Their lives don't matter to her since she can just rebirth them.

[@AB-jt4rs]

I don't think she is concerned with the death of her sweetings, because she'll just have them be reborn. Whether it be as gravestones, or fresh "sweetings". but it's quite clear that Rennala isn't in a sane state of mind anymore. It's quite sad

[@Diamond_2403]

​@@AB-jt4rs 2 years later but anyway, it should be noted that in Rennala's first phase, she legit isn't really even trying to fight you. It's mostly her "sweetings" doing the work and "fighting" for her. Ranni casts the illusional Rennala in phase 2 and I think it's pretty damn sweet she cares about her mother that much.

[@fritzceo9194]

This was the most beautiful boss fight I've ever experienced. I was not expecting that 2nd phase to be that awesome.

[@spinningninja2]

Her last words give me sadness chills. Her daughter has given her a final bout of lucidity, and realizing this she uses her final moments to encourage Ranni and wish her well

[@AlastorAltruistGaming]

And this is all coming from an illusion of Rennala; even as a spectral being, Rennala is still wishing her daughter well in her quest.

[@life_of_ritseria2415]

4:03 Domain expansion: Full Moon

[@DieNextInLINE]

I will never forget the absolute horror I felt the first time I fought Renalla. The scholars scared the shit out of me, I didn't know how to break her barrier, I died so many times. Then I summoned some dude and he yolo'd around the room cutting up scholars like he was some deranged psycho in the middle of a schizophrenic break.

[@c-love6753]

Thats Souls games in a nutshell

[@ReyaitheShadowWolf]

My buddy and I were playing parallel to each other the other day; he was a little further back than I was at this point, and I had just made it to this boss. He knew absolutely nothing that was going on. But as soon as the second phase hit, and she transformed into a small moon, I shouted, "She turned into the moon! Sokka -- !" He responded with, "That's rough, buddy."

[@Mittherit]

the same thing just happened to me 20 minutes ago. he’s still at the knight and im at the boss lmaoo

[@feetwithtoesjoe8875]

@@Mittherit which knight?

[@Mittherit]

@@feetwithtoesjoe8875 moongrum

[@dusk1673]

Cringe

[@feetwithtoesjoe8875]

@@dusk1673 Let him reminisce about his bro, bro.

[@leonmeekel5486]

0:35 when i had this cutscene, my character was wearing the royal remains helm. So in this shot there was just a skeleton with some decomposed skin and hair looking back at her which i thought looked pretty funny.

[@theoldone689]

This boss fight is a crazy mixture of scholar of mensis and the One Reborn from bloodborne - it reminds me a bit, but in a crazier way. Edit: Ah! And Rom, the Vacuous spider.

[@purwantokukuh8322]

Don't forget about Deacon of the Deep from DS3 and Fool's idol from DS

[@theoldone689]

@@purwantokukuh8322 exactly 😄

[@Yung_Lowdown59]

I loved this fight she's kinda spammy in her 2nd phase but the music and the arena make up for it

[@absoluteradiance3254]

And elana from ds2 with the boss summoning in second fase

[@Cactuardude]

oh god not rom

[@spookypen]

You know what I love about this channel? Not a single word from the player, just great gameplay skill and quality vids showing off the game.

[@thegk-verse4216]

"I love it when you shut the fuck up"

[@strider.7351]

What I love about the first phase is Rennala's blank stare, you can see her as she's completely gone, she's an empty shell and when you beat her and then Ranni's spell kicks in, when the Rennala she once was appears, you see her determination and the power it has, it will not be one of the most difficult bosses, it will even be easy, but seeing how the whole scene changes with its magic, how it can summon a dragon or a troll gives you to understand the power as a sorceress, how powerful what was.

[@MomJeans1738]

Corny and cringe and gay

[@-Lemv]

0:28 Tarnished:What the- Creepy lady:Hello! Tarnished: AAAH!

[@Timothy1395]

They seemed unfazed by them honestly. Not surprising though considering how much horrific monstrosities they have already encountered this is very tame.

[@iKendles]

As a melee build this wasn’t bad for me, especially when I summoned 3 wolves to spam her into obliteration

[@95PTorres]

Was having issues second phase. Wolves got me the win. Ignore her summons and just attack, attack, attack.

[@scorpiondeath8934]

Well she's weak agaist physical tho, any non-magic weapon can destroy her

[@winniebkr03]

@@95PTorres i think i was a bit over lvled for her i beat her first try in like 5 mins

[@griffiththechad9483]

Mimic Tear helped me mop the floor with her

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

This boss was a nice break from the freaks of nature other bosses are

[@JoeKing69]

I just can't get over how much I love the music in the first phase! Such a profound blend of emotions making it mysterious and creepy, yet sad and forlorn. I don't know much about her lore yet but I'm assuming that Culver is her unborn child? That thing looks like some kind of Lithopedion.

[@saramations]

Culver isn't a name, it means pidgeon/dove. She's holding some weird amber egg thing, idk, this game is weird.

[@Cactuardude]

@@saramations it's fromsoft what did you expect

[@nicolaistuhlmuller8718]

When Radagon left Rennala and sent her into deep despair, his last gift to her was the Amber egg she's holding, which allows her to rebirth people, so she now keeps rebirthing her "sweetings" over and over with that egg.

[@davidolivera2888]

@@saramations The game isn't weird, it's a masterpiece. Everything including random items you find around have a meaning in the story of this game. There is a reason why she is so weak and easy to beat and if she were in her psychological prime, she would wope you in seconds. This is not your typical brainless go bulk up and beat ppl and monsters in seconds typical game.

[@benjidalton3643]

If you’re a mage like me, use rock sling! It deals physical damage and is much easier to defeat her since you also get to keep your distance and don’t have to worry about the aoe damage/her continuously floating away in the second phase.

[@crezd5028]

Holy fuck thanks for the idea!

[@benjidalton3643]

@@crezd5028 yep it saved me haha. Good luck!

[@popkhorne5372]

Unfortunately, i had not explored caelid when i did renalla, so i had to be content with the shit physical damage of my rapier... I heard that if you want to cheese her, a level 5 warhawk spirit summon can basically soli her second phase.

[@DeadmanRedux]

Thank you so much!

[@hiratzu]

It does physical damage? now i know why is so strong

[@scammin4pigham150]

This is my fave fight of the game so far maybe the most beautiful display of magic I’ve ever seen in fromsoftware.

[@zidane0017]

For those who are struggling like mage builds, the cheese way to do it is to summon a Warhawk on the 2nd phase. Make sure you leveled it up, my +5 Warhawk can solo her lol.

[@hideous_taco_michael_zacki]

Warhawk? Such summon exists in this game? Where did you get it?

[@zidane0017]

@@hideous_taco_michael_zacki its near on Church of Pilgrimage at the south, there's this ghost dude siting on chair at an edge of a cliff, when you go near him he'll vanish then drop it.

[@Yusei797]

@@hideous_taco_michael_zacki the game is worth exploring at first i have 10 hours in the game and because i was decent at souls 3 i managed to beat some mini bosses and explored the game its really worth to upgrade the summons to help you out

[@hideous_taco_michael_zacki]

@@Yusei797 I don't really care, I'm using a standard "wolves ash", and that pretty enough for me.

[@christianstamminger704]

How do you level up ashes?

[@House2017]

What a beautiful and disturbing boss fight. Love it!

[@ergicgaming1618]

The Visuals in this Boss fight is so good. I'm glad its not as hard as the other boss so I could take all the graphics in.

[@TNTspaz]

For those wondering. She offers respecs and you use larval tears to do it, which they are fairly rare. Easiest way to get them that I know of is the vendor in the first underground area you go to in east limgrave. About half way through the area there is a tower with 2 guys on it and you follow the path at the top to the vendor Besides the vendor. The only other tears I know of are from stronger enemies that most avoid even at higher levels. Like one drops from one of the bears in that east limgrave area

[@N1ghtmare168]

They Arent that rare Later on in the Game. I have 10 on my Char rn without ever buying one

[@RuthwikRao]

theres also one you pick up from a body in Village of the Albinaurics.

[@marcusvinicius917]

I got like 13 on my first gameplay

[@deadx0092]

Did they changed it? I've had no memory of collecting any larval tears and I've changed my build like 4 times So I thought I could do it whenever I wanted

[@giga9892]

L + Ratio + you have no maidens + you're tarnished + touch grace

[@davidvila5053]

Probably on the top 10 coolest bosses of any souls game. Moon and sea are very well known things at this point, I would even say kinda overused/expected, but this was still so wonderful. Such a memorable fight.

[@什么-h5t]

海上生明月，天涯共此时 ( poem from Tang Dynasty, Zhang Jiu Ling) A bright moon is born above the sea, we share this view though separated by thousands of Li (Chinese measurement, around 500 m) Its true that this is a classic, but only good things can become classics, and this one has been around for thousands of years.

[@xerxoid9331]

I've really enjoyed the subtlety of this game's implied story and culture. Pondering the significance of an enormous statue built in tribute to some king, queen. warrior, sorcerer, etc is a regular occurrence. Learning about a character only after you've slain them is common. Telling a story this way feels very unique to games. It's very special.

[@holdenbell1630]

This boss is basically an unholy spawn of the bed of chaos and deacons of the deep, especially for a sorcerer build.

[@ashencometmom5291]

im running a dex/int hybrid build and i would've suffered for much longer if i didn't have a spare keen scythe specifically for occasions like these

[@holdenbell1630]

@@ashencometmom5291 I read that bleed weapons are really good. The only problem is that I had none upgraded since I had been using all my materials exclusively for staves. I ended up beating her by summoning my friend.

[@Justin-gz3cp]

@@holdenbell1630 same with dex/int. I use 2 rapiers, a shield and my staff so I just beat her up with the 2 rapiers lol

[@Sylocat]

Rock Sling + Meteorite Staff ignores magic resistance.

[@holdenbell1630]

@@Sylocat honestly, my damage output was fine. The main issue is that I can barely get a cast off because she can just spam her attacks so fast. So I am reduced to smacking her with my sword.

[@trellz17]

This fight really makes me wish magic was real 😂 I mean look at this creativity. This game is a masterpiece

[@lulzalfest]

no. I dont want all the horrors to come with it.

[@trellz17]

@@lulzalfest you already live in a horrific world. might as well take advantage of the power it holds.

[@motodin4210]

Uhh yeah, magic is real but it ain't that flashy and it's black af

[@seannemcdaniel2126]

Magic is real.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@seannemcdaniel2126 I see that you believe that it is true.

[@TigraSpartan]

I did not expect this to be my Top5 boss fights of all From games. The music, the singing at 1st phase, the art design...IT'S PERFECT 😭 GOD I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@pistoljuice4062]

Renalla has the best boss intro. It might sound weird, but Ranni's speech is so much fun to recite.

[@Ramsey276one]

4:00 Mom is sleeping *GO AWAY*

[@CreppyGamer]

This fight is so disturbing yet beautiful. I loved it.

[@iaminsanity2238]

We go from hectic deacons to gwyndolin with summons in moonside lake

[@l4mbones]

just finished this boss after around like 3 hours of attempts lol. i’m a mage build so this one was super hard for me but it was such an awesome boss!!!! the visuals are stunning, the music is stunning, everything that happened was really unexpected. this is my first from software game i’ve played and i’m thoroughly enjoying it. this was amazing. very much worth how angry it made me at times lol :))))

[@mond2440]

I’m so glad more people know about fromsoftware games through this game. They might look intimidating at first, and there is no easy way to play, but there’s a subtle charm to that design integrity. I bet Fromsoft got a lot of skilled people working for them, because these games are just inspiring.

[@MajesticLawnGnome]

Same remember to use rock sling helps with that hits her like a freight train

[@arik2216]

Mage uhhhh..

[@theclaybeartravels3596]

it's refreshing having a game release with not a lot of bugs, although I heard the PC crowd is having some problems with their port.

[@l4mbones]

@@theclaybeartravels3596 yeah! i play on pc and the only complaint i really have is that when i was fighting the tree sentinel it was really stuttery but that’s because it’s a part of two loading areas apparently. but other than that i have had no glitches/stutters :D

[@lamb4078]

Ranni's voice actress is incredible. Every word is treated with such beautiful care.

[@potatochicko]

I'm surprised Ranni never figures out the Tarnished she has serve her is the same one that attacks her mum lmao

[@ELLI0TR0DGER]

I don't know if ranni would care alot because we just needed her rune and we didn't kill her

[@worldconquestonyoutube]

I was thinking the same thing

[@ohhhbirdy5975]

this is actually the most beautiful boss fight

[@Peter_Muskrats_void]

Honestly kind of refreshing after fighting abominations for such a long time

[@LuigiGamesful]

Ancestor Spirit beats it imo

[@wisdomcube7789]

Melina phase2 for me

[@fireuser11]

I think the Elden Beast is gorgeous too 💗💗🔥💗🔥

[@kmsk1999]

also phase one is kinda creepy

[@ElectronicMusicHQ]

I've never played any Souls games or Souls-likes so I know it'd be a shitshow but this game is just so beautiful I need to play it

[@rubegoldberg6476]

Same.... I guess you’d include Skyrim... but still first “souls” game. And I suck but it’s fun and you get better. It’s been fun to figure things out.

[@mclovinjwst]

This gonna be my steam Deck game, I'll be Uber trash too

[@lorenzoxv4364]

@@mclovinjwst the game lags asf on pc, wait for a patch

[@Ballsballs265]

@@lorenzoxv4364 I really haven’t had performance issues except for in a few spots, the issues seems to pretty widespread.

[@AIWboojum]

Yup, this is me too. Can't beat anything but I just enjoy wandering around the countryside in my pretty flowing outfit, lol. I'll beat it by 2029, I'm sure.

[@kennethmelo6336]

While this isn't my favorite boss fight, it is however my favorite boss arena. The arena in the second phase with the moon in the background is absolutely beautiful

[@hhhirose314]

0:55 Hush, little culver. I'll soon birth thee anew, a sweeting fresh and pure... 3:30 Ahh, my beloved... Have no fear,I will hold thee.Patience... Ye will be countless born,foever and ever. 4:00 Upon my name as Ranni the Witch. Mother's rich slumber shall not be disturbed by thee. Foul trespasser. Send word far and wide. Of the last Queen of Caria. Renalla of the Full Moon. 4:39 And the majesty of the night she conjureth

[@Shyreenify]

Her only coherent dialogue spoken with a sound mind was expressing her love for Ranni and wishing her powers to thrive and her vision for the lands to be fulfilled. This almost made me cry

[@wolfgod6443]

Rennala is like a combination of a deacons of the deep and pinwheel style boss between the two phases.

[@clickbaitable6320]

Let me guess you get to make the Moonlight Sword

[@konstantinkachanovsky2960]

Nope, you can get moonlight sword only after beating the game on specific ending

[@Sick654]

@@konstantinkachanovsky2960 fml, i love the moonlight sword so this just means another 6 hours of my life gone

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@Sick654 A small price to pay...

[@StaDio25]

@@konstantinkachanovsky2960 is it the ending where we gotta beat Malenia n Mohg?

[@iaminsanity2238]

Nah, you can only get her staff and her moon spell

[@megustaelmate5499]

Rennala: Why are you always coming to reborn my child? Me: I fear no man, but your sister... she scares me.

[@ionobru]

Who’s her sister 😂

[@cindygrape]

This second phase cut scene is my favorite in the game so far! I love Ranni's voice and the arena and music is beautiful! I did get punished for also being a mage since you need to be up in her face as much as possible! I might've had a breakdown or two trying to beat her lol

[@CaptainChubbyDuck]

I absolutely didnt expect such an amazing and beautiful fight and character! So far not many bosses have been amazing but the game is REALLY starting to become MUCH better by the time you reach Raya Lucaria and Altus Plateau. Insane. Im so hyped. The first 20 hours i wasnt that impressed with this game at all actually, was even bored at some points. But this, this is one of my new top favorite bosses of the series

[@esincorporated6123]

Only just recently did I realize that Ranni was conjuring all of that, including the Renalla in her prime. Ranni is incredibly powerful apparently.

[@henrychen2144]

This boss is by far the most annoying boss in elden ring if u don't have the DPS to finish it quickly edit: i take it back, fire giants are now the worst

[@gaminginhdmax3854]

I thought this was the easiest boss so far to be honest

[@henrychen2144]

@@gaminginhdmax3854 in second phase of her second phase, she spawned a dragon, along with a bunch of other stuff and just stun locked me to death multiple times. then again ive been pretty underleveled through out the whole game refusing to use summons

[@gaminginhdmax3854]

@@henrychen2144 her summons do die after about 30 seconds so it's good to just run and wait them out. The animation is kinda long for her to summon so you can get good damage, everything is dodge or strafe left or right pretty much. I'm sure you'll do it, levels mean nothing generally as people will be doing lv1 runs I'm sure. It's all about knowledge of how to win that enables you to win that a good leveled up weapon xD

[@jose91807]

with dps is quite easy I beat her in the 2 try bu spamming the combat art I thought I was over level

[@henrychen2144]

@@gaminginhdmax3854 idk if it's rng but for me, she summons a fuck ton of them so I can't really wait any of them out

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Beautiful fight

[@PonzooonTheGreat]

Those students are like "mmm you have very pretty feet" Oh, Michael Zaki, never change.

[@grand_master_of_izalith7186]

Me: This first phase is a joke (Flashes back to the divine dragon) Also Me: Ooohhh, this gonna be good!

[@NateTheGreat101-c7l]

when i found out that this fight restarts again i dedicated myself to not die so it took me 20 minutes of straight rolling and get one hit in every time shes casting and not running away, finding the singing girls was an absolute fucking horror but at the same time it was nice and chill

[@Drelam]

I think this may be my favorite boss fight in Elden Ring I love the music and the lullaby in phase one, then phase 2 hits and its such a beautiful setting/illusion.

[@igoonx15]

This has bloodbrone vibe and i'm all for it.

[@ParkerH2020]

Yes definitely!

[@obiwanshinobi87]

That second phase area had my jaw dropped the whole fight.... I loved this fight :D

[@whitecrow494]

Melee Build Tip: If you're having trouble with her 2nd phase, after she fires her initial kamehameha, use the Lone Wolves ash summon. They interrupt many of her spells and keep her stunlocked long enough for you get some serious hits in. And when she warps away the wolfs will chase her and repeat the process. Worked so well for me she didn't even get the chance to summon anything. It felt like I was bullying her.

[@chillyspice3912]

Ngl I wanted to watch this whole fight again just to see how beautiful this sequence was with Rennala. I was able to beat her in 1 attempt with a +10 zweihander but tbh I never really took all of the gorgeousness that was in this bossfight (didnt even knew there was a dragon spirit). This was the very first boss from a game that made me want play against her again and again, and the fact that she became a respec npc is such an amazing reward for players. Fromsoftware designed her so well and she became one of my all time faves

[@cowlikha]

this is crazy. this has to be a perfect run on this boss. it's beautiful

[@oneproductionman]

F*king hell of an intro... For souls games I usually imagine my self in the boots of my character, and this boss intro would probably just "you died" me from heart attack.

[@jameseddleman6944]

I so want to know what they are singing. Somethings I hear "sweetings" "- our mother's amber."

[@AMac0079]

Sleep tight, bound tight by mother's amber sleep tight, find light in mother's umbra

[@IAmBushid0]

I see some likeness to Casca from Berserk in Rennala, both being great leaders who made their own fortune and then left broken with their disfigured children. And with a witch watching over them in times of need in Ranni and Schierke.

[@renegade7548]

No dought, the best mage fight in the game. No weapons just pure magic, using summons and range to avoid getting hurt and fights like a powerful wizard. From soft has out did itself with this fight, showing the powerful magic caster in boss form

[@Hootkinda]

I don’t know why but this boss fight feels so calming on some weird subliminal level, like it’s still an intense and difficult boss but the music and the atmosphere just make it feel calm and comforting

[@Xirenx]

I beat this boss first try and after realizing i killed a demi god first try i had to pause for a minute because my heart was beating a thousand beats per minute

[@xRIPSte]

I usually hate bullet hell stuff but this is a fight I’d LOVE an ‘Inner’ version of.

[@Strange_Boyyy]

So many memorable bosses, but my favorite has to be her *Rennela, Queen of Full Moon* What a majestic and beautiful backdrop. I love her Ultimate !! Please explode me with your full moon!!!🌙 🌕 💥 💀

[@RuthwikRao]

maidenless behavior 😂😂

[@ranni9536]

Thou'rt coming for mine own mother?

[@Armabiancadillo]

It's like fight Four bloodborne boss at same time 1°phase is micolash+celestial emissary 2° phase is Rom+Ludwig holy blade

[@davidolivera2888]

I almost tear on Rennalas loneliness, sadness, abandonment,.psychological detriment and love. You can feel it on her voice and confirm it with her story or the glimpses of information you get. I can't imagine how would it be in her prime; she would probably beat you in seconds. What a beautiful masterpiece 🥲❤️

[@CYRUSX1]

She is the 2nd hardest boss , only next to the soldier of God Rick

[@yunanklaus1195]

0:28 seriously when I got to this part I was like "oh fuck it's gonna be one of those Silent Hill-themed boss, isn't it?"

[@merlinho0t]

I felt bad having to fight her. The damn woman has had a horrible depressing life and she is currently imprisoned in the library against her will. I’m just glad we don’t kill her, that would have been pretty sadistic even by FromSoft standards. I’ve always wondered why she attacks us in Phase 1 though.. Since afterwards she seems chill. Phase 2 isn’t her really so I don’t count that.

[@thehotd0g8]

Bro this fight sent shivers down my spine, her floating in the air singing lullabies while these children demon things attacked me with books, it was so fun lmao.

[@JacobOlli]

That first cutscene reminds me of Nioh, this was an amazing boss

[@Henry11777]

Rennala's 2nd phase is glorious i love the arena we fight her in with the water and moon in the background epic fight one of my favorites.

[@Goofzillers]

I have 4 Great Runes, about to do another legacy dungeon, but so far this is easily my favorite boss.

[@siddharth6940]

This was seriously one of the most epic and operatically melodic boss battles ever, period.

[@fantasyrulz]

this game is literally ART, just WOW

[@slappytheclown4]

"Send word far and wide of the last Queen of Caria, Rennala of the Full Moon, and the majesty of the night she conjureth" Elden Ring has some of the best voicelines I've heard in a game

[@Incog2k6]

This game is, hands down, my favorite video game ever, and I've been gaming since 1992 when I was a kid. Boss fights like this are the reason why. Also, OF COURSE Rennala is barefoot. Miyazaki and his foot fetish, lmao.

[@DR3ADNOUGHT]

feetazaki strikes again baby

[@ikariiprince]

The fucking students crawling across the ground were horrifying

[@iwanfishz9]

this boss is buggy in co-op, her minions won't trigger the gold aura around them. Meaning she will be perma invul throughout the fight.

[@whiteou7.]

who fight rennala in coop anw, lol

[@iwanfishz9]

​@@whiteou7. Lots of new blood into the souls series so it understandable. I do it cause it a less boring rune farming method.

[@ElectricNox]

Maybe you just didn't find them. It can be any of them, even the more hidden ones. I played this boss about 20 times coop as a summon and that never happened once to me

[@iwanfishz9]

@@ElectricNox I had a run where the host and another summon spend 5 minutes running through the entire room even back towards the entrance but had no luck. This bug happens if the boss didn't have the golden shield around her when you enter the room. You must be incredibly lucky not to have it occur.

[@TheChocotaco44]

@@iwanfishz9 did everyone in the coop group trigger her opening scene in their own world? That fixed the issue for me

[@xenigstablious]

Hats off to people who play this . I'm new to it and I'm so bad at it . Love the depth and atmosphere though

[@allhandsondik7803]

Loved the fight, the first phase was a little too deacons-y for my like, but it wasn't anything offensive. The second phase was balls to the walls, pontiff combos with spells and summons that range from negligible to the Bloodhound Knight and Agheel. Yet everything is perfectly balanced out, the summons aren't too overbearing, you can stagger her, her spells are all Farley easy to dodge and a few can leave her wide open for seconds.

[@cooperblackwell1392]

She is not even close to the difficulty of pontiff Sullivan

[@nikkikado4079]

Pontiff combos? What the hell are you taking about?

[@allhandsondik7803]

@@nikkikado4079 I made this comment after my first bout with her, was a little star struck by the beauty and magic (intended) of it all, still love the fight, but she is nothing compared to pontiff, but I will standby that she can shotgun her spells out at the speed of Sully at times.

[@nikkikado4079]

@@allhandsondik7803 I literally fought her today she is piss easy lol. I can understand bosses are different for different people but my god pontiff must’ve been hell for you if you struggled with rannala

[@allhandsondik7803]

@@nikkikado4079 I didn't have trouble with her, 3 tried her, I just said her second phase turns the speed dial up a notch. Pontiff has never been terribly hard, hes definitely harder than her, but he was never the roadblock for me as for others.

[@daiminh010]

Fun fact: It isn't shown in this video, but Rennala can also summon a giant and a whole ass DRAGON during the bossfight.

[@realkingofantarctica]

This boss was absolutely nutty. I came in at Level 71 because I had fought Radahn first, as well as basically doing everything not-Academy-related for the previous forty-five hours, because I didn't know how to get in. Still, judging by what I've seen, even at the recommended level she's one majestic pushover.

[@TheSm1thers]

Had an easy time at level 34 but I had bloodhounds fang

[@mohammadaman1685]

The first time i entered the hall, and the cinematic started, i was already scared when all those sweetings started appearing and smiling. Then Rennala appeared and i thought now how tough will this be, because when you finally reach a main boss, no matter how maxed you are, you feel very inferior in front of them, but that's out of respect. Then as the first phase began, the music, the dark room, the crawling , singing and laughing sweetings added all to the horror of the fight. Though 1st phase was very easy, the atmosphere around you makes you not want to approach Rennala, even when she is down and open for attacks. Now that really is what a masterpiece creation is called.

[@Rymeder]

This boss fight was supposed to be easy yet i still f it up

[@PancakeBoi]

My experience fighting this boss were severely uncanny, unknowingly i made my character look exactly like renalas NPC i also had on her same armor set. so when the first cutscene started I thought i was going to fighting mimics of myself. So fun