I Ranked Every Boss in Elden Ring From Worst to Best

ELDEN RING BOSSES ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
sorry for taking so long

[@critterfarts7018]

Correction at 5:12 - I got Fia's Champs wrong. theres 5 guys, 1 at the start, sorcerer rogier next, then the 3 guys. The 3 guy's loadouts are randomized too, except for lionel. still doesnt make the fight any better or worse lol

[@Choomba-j8u]

The unnamed ones don't have random loadouts. They have set builds in offline mode, and in online mode new builds are added whenever someone defeats them. (That player's build is added to a roster of sorts)

[@critterfarts7018]

​@@Choomba-j8uinteresting

[@Choomba-j8u]

@@critterfarts7018 just for the hell of it, im gonna get my character to max level and just use a build with basically everything, because i'm becoming sadistic

[@smallss7197]

Bro must be paid by the Godskin Duo

[@novanemesis4760]

I was asking myself "where is Godskins" ever since the 2nd worst

[@ChernobylCat679]

Bruh their theme actually goes crazy which is basically the only good part

[@whiskeybuddha1995]

Godskin duo is hot garbage.

[@Repetitivestrain2077]

Genuinely the worst boss I’ve fought in that game

[@EREH_537]

lmao that was easiest boss ever , the toughest ones were Godfrey 1st elden lord and melekith and that commander Niall in castle Sol ice mountains

[@redwanzerari]

Bro really put fortissax at the bad spot then glazed godskin duo

[@bigsmall2842]

Fight that boss when you aren’t overleveled and you’ll realize how trash it is. The only enemy that’s more annoying to fight than Lichdragon is death rite bird.

[@King-03530]

@@bigsmall2842deathrite bird is the worst boss in Elden ring you could be lvl 400 that bitch will still 2 shot you 🙈

[@Enterprise.]

The worst boss is the putrid tree spirit in Miquella's Haligtree.

[@ChadstaTWK]

REAL

[@bananaman4613]

Fr, that one specifically makes me want to jump off a cliff

[@epsilon1372]

Only majorly crazy take imo was the godskin duo but at least you acknowledged their banger ost. Great vid

[@critterfarts7018]

thanks lol

[@Z3d195]

Bro all ur complains of fortisaxx is just ur lack of knowledge of his fight, u need to stick infront on him and double dodge his swipes, you’ll always be left with an opportunity to hit his head as he drops his head after every swipe. Skill issue on ur end

[@KelTheSpectre]

​@@Z3d195nah, dragon fights in this game kinda suck. but there really isn't anything that they can change with how the souls gameplay works

[@ramen3643]

​@@KelTheSpectre bayle be peak tho

[@ntobin4709]

Godskin duo being above half of the bosses is certainly something

[@critterfarts7018]

ey i like em man

[@Apinkmangg]

@@critterfarts7018idk why people hate them, I won my third try with a strength build, and I suck at the game

[@SuperMassiveGrayCat]

Btw they felt annoying at first but when you get that the key is to knock one asap with something heavy - they get ok (the looong of crit animation helps A LOT). And when one is vanished - the attempt to summon it back is a free knock out of the remaining one, repeat several times now against only one at a time - and they are done. How people with light weapons deal with them - well... I donno, feels like something terrible.

[@ejmcmoo214]

Bro put fire giant below the *Godskin Duo*

[@critterfarts7018]

😃

[@domin8tion651]

Godskin duo is a dumb fight but i didn’t struggle on it that much compared to the fire giant

[@InfamousDiabloX]

Atleast you can sleep the godskin duo and be done with in less then a minute, firegiant even with cheese bleed builds is snooze fest

[@DataDrain02]

​@@InfamousDiabloXAnd hey, in co-op. The Godskins are less painful.... Unless Chunky fat rolls into the host....

[@WhySoSeriousSenpai]

I agree ill take god skin trio over fighting that garbage flame giant at least i can see the god skins

[@grafitiend]

Lowkey think fire giant is pretty aight and Fortissax is hella ubderrated imo

[@austin0_bandit05]

What did you like about fire giant???? 😭

[@critterfarts7018]

yeah what could you possibly like about fire giant bro 😭

[@GuardianOfTheFloodedFortress]

​@@critterfarts7018 cool design and lore, you have to be careful about his attacks so you can't just whack at his toes freely, AND you get to summon my boy alexander

[@ddkk8930]

@@critterfarts7018for me its not: “what could you possibly like about it” Its more like: “what is there to hate about” Cus I honestly think its quite an easy fight that quite easy to dodge. And as a bonus we get more horseback fighting (kinda)

[@Sablemae76]

I also like the fire giant. The mechanics are dog shit but the spectacle,music and chaotic nature of the fight is just fun for me. My favorite fight was using the executioner axe and knocking him three times.

[@Lloyd00]

You say how great it feels when you learn Malikeths moves, then say some of his moves are unfair....that means you didn't learn his moves cuz you'd know when his judgment slash is coming and get outta the way. There's plenty of time (just giving you a hard time. All in good fun)

[@critterfarts7018]

i hate that move lol

[@dmonslayer69]

You can learn a move and it still be unfair

[@captain_penguin3998]

Roll the first swing, then sprint around him and jump the moment the anime slash comes out. It's one of his easiest moves to dodge when you literally run behind him and jump away, and he leaves a nice punish window afterwards. ​@@critterfarts7018

[@SuperMassiveGrayCat]

For me the key was to RUN for its side or back before trying to hit (especially on first phase). Or else it has infinite possibilities to spam fast attacks and jump back. But I had bleed Knight's Greatsword (twohanding) - so counts like a cheese I suppose.

[@SuperMassiveGrayCat]

As a summary it feels like greatswords (not colossals) and may be great hammers/axes can pretend on being one weapon good for any task. All the rest require a complementary alternative to switch in order to have a weapon siuted for particular boss. Like poke Garguille with a toothstick - nah, not being able to stunlock fast humanoid guys - no thx...

[@lulitober]

I know im not the first one pointing this out, but if you count godfreys upgraded first phase as one phase, he would have 4 since he also has an upgraded second phase

[@generalmikalie2739]

Fire giant is actually really cool. It does have it’s problems, like the fire bouncing endlessly in the arena, but overall in my rl1 run I came to really appreciate this boss. First of all it’s really cool and unique, imo has one of the most innovative boss track (albeit not the best one)

[@critterfarts7018]

fair enough

[@elliekerstiens1916]

This was very well done! Malenia and king of puppet from lies of p are my favorite souls like bosses bc they’re good hard and satisfying. The joy I felt beating Malenia made me go back to when I first played a souls game. It’s so sad to beat her in lore bc she fought so hard not to become this servant to the rot but seeing her finally become that makes me cry. Her music shows how far she has fallen and I honestly just feel so bad for her.

[@akechigoro3340]

I just beat romeo from lies of p recently, best boss in the game by alot soo far

[@elliekerstiens1916]

@@akechigoro3340 such a good boss!

[@doomraven0]

​@@akechigoro3340I love him too but that is a tight race for me. Almost every single Lies of P boss except the Swamp Monster absolutely slaps. Scrapped Watchman, Laxasia, and Nameless Puppet are all timers.

[@Kondzitsu]

Radahn, after the initial nerf, was buffed again and now is pretty much the same as on release

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Really? Cuz I beat hin dirst try, are you sure he is not nerfed anymore?

[@eightyoneskillz]

I dont think they buffed him up to his Release Level because at the Release he was insane strong, he's damaga Output was insane and he was ways faster and the hitbox from his spin to win was insane big ... he isnt the joke he was after the nerf but he is not like he was at the Release....

[@eliasdacarguy5972]

I also beat him second try. But probably because i was overleveled. Second time i fought him at level 60 and got absolutely shit on like 20 - 30 times or so​@mihaimercenarul7467

[@archngel0859]

Talking sbout Malekith without mentioning 'Oh death, become my blade once more' The most badass dialogue in the game, has to be a crime lol Great vid tho keep it up my man

[@BlacklistedSoup]

Great vid, loved the attention to the music. Imo Elden Ring has the best boss line up Fromsoft has put out so far, this ranking is not too different from mine and does a great job of showcasing all the bosses. (You went a lil too hard on Elden Beast though ngl, the fight could be better yes, but the music and atmosphere were a perfect ending)

[@critterfarts7018]

thanks!

[@mrmars4939]

I ranked every boss. 30 seconds in: I didn’t rank every boss.

[@critterfarts7018]

I ranked every "important" boss I guess:D

[@Vem711]

I guess you can't pin him for this though. Imagine going through 5 death birds, Tibas and Trees. I would die of boredom watching

[@ExoGhost]

The video is already almost an hour long and that would quickly become an 8 hour video😂

[@critterfarts7018]

@@ExoGhost no way exo ghost commented on my video lol I used to watch your mw2019 videos those were so good

[@modernminded5466]

@@Vem711 Why not one of each, though? A cat-dog, a light horse, a night horse, a croissant, a bleak-beak, a stump-bro, a root-snek, a boat-boi, a wormface (don't even have a nickname for this one), a warden, a humider, a basic dragon, and at the very least Full-Grown gosh darn Falling-Star Beast

[@anzkuki]

Quick tip about Niall that makes him much easier: There's an item that exists called a "Bewitching Branch", you can buy five of them from a Nomadic Merchant below the Bellum Church in Liurnia. Using a Bewitching Branch on one of the Banished Knights in Niall's first phase will make it aggro on either the other knight or Niall himself. Either way, a knight is guaranteed to die when they aggro onto Niall as he pretty much kills them instantly. This makes the first phase SO MUCH easier and it allows you to enjoy the amazing second phase :>

[@critterfarts7018]

awesome :D

[@maxwellia5926]

Great video man, you can just tell how much effort went into it!

[@critterfarts7018]

Thanks :D

[@prodanalexandru219]

Am I the only person who loves Elden Beast fight?

[@Pererogatist]

Probably

[@luhh9536]

no, i love it too

[@ddkk8930]

Malenia was the only boss I enjoyed every attempt on, normally I would try to kill myself if I die to a boss more than 50 times, but I actually enjoyed all 160 attempts of malenia and 6 hours wasted on her

[@critterfarts7018]

completely agree

[@normanbestboi9117]

And i spent 50hours+ on her alone on my lvl 1 run, and it was just fun the entire time. NOTHING provides a bigger hit of dopamine than PERFECTLY DODGING waterfowl with the circle strafe light equipload strat.

[@TheManBehindtheScreen]

Godrick would be one of a kind if they didn't shoehorn Godefroy into that evergaol in Altus.

[@kir0726]

it's one of my least favorite things this game does. No clue why they feel the need to reuse main bosses, it ruins what makes it cool. It's the same with Astel in the consecrated snowfield and sorta that mimic tear in the tunnel to the consecrated snowfield.

[@idkwhattotype511]

​@@kir0726 can't wait for elden ring 2 to add godrock, second chieftain of the badlands.

[@Kondzitsu]

Many of these fights could be made easier if people were actually using consumable items. For Example, in the Commander Niall fight, he summons two knights to fight you, but you can use bewitching branch to turn them against him, making it an easy fight.

[@JoeBarnes-i2t]

Hey man for a small channel the editing in these videos are top notch. Can’t wait to see more from you keep it up !

[@Zephyr007]

Finally! Someone putting Malenia where she belongs. Also great to see that godskin duo is not last place. Valiant gargoyles are in all ways worse than godskin duo. Great ranking and video. Keep up the gpod work!

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Wow if malenia is the best boss then elden ribg does have some mediocre bosess since malenia is like 7/10 at best

[@bananaman4613]

She is honestly mid, the healing sucks and waterfowl is a bad attack, her normal attacks are fun for the most part but i feel like your first time beatint her depends on her spamming waterfowl

[@shinyhydreigon7257]

You never need to roll through Godskin Nobles rolling attack. Just sprint jump to the side once, then strafe to his side constantly and he cant catch you. He rolls as a cyclinder, not a sphere so he can't quickly. Based as fuck Godskin Duo enjoyer. Nerds on Reddit decided on release day that Godskin Duo was the worst boss ever made and everyone hopped on that bandwagon. I was the same for a long time, but its goated now.

[@krishpatel6420]

Great list, however i think fire giant ost is really amazing to me! Also i think you got something wrong for mohg's lore, its the outer god "formless mother" who craves wounds.

[@oldbrocken2360]

In last attempt of Malenia's boss fight i literal turn off music to hear sound of her move, i hate and love at the same time on this fight, 155 attempts and 4 hours of pain is worth it

[@Apinkmangg]

14 hours for me

[@angxl891]

Okay, I’m late to this video however all 56 minutes and 47 seconds of this video was absolutely amazing. The humor to keep us interested and actually just the humor in general is absolutely incredible. Keep the videos going. You’re going to go places.

[@critterfarts7018]

thanks man!

[@Matii218]

underrated chanel man, love yo videos

[@darthnut7089]

If you learn beast clergyman its a really fun fight where your baiting his slashes because he will do the big overhead one afterwards where you get a big opening.

[@Z3d195]

Agree beast clergyman by himself is one of the best fights in the game

[@ramen3643]

THANK YOU FINALLY SOMEONE THAT APPRECIATES THE GS DUO but that fortissax take is absolutely abhorrent

[@critterfarts7018]

Thanks lol

[@Cangrix_]

Finally someone else who loves malenia

[@critterfarts7018]

She's great

[@fattmo7217]

It's coping for those who don't. Once you've mastered that fight it's head and shoulders above the others. The music, the arena, the dialogue and dodging waterfowl is insane

[@alright1239]

@@fattmo7217her poise is literally broken and you cannot end the first on a riposte. She can then get up bock your attack and immediately go into waterfowl which is a move that you cannot expect a player to doge fully every time. If you like the fight you do but don’t say its coping for talking about actually problems

[@fattmo7217]

@@alright1239 that's fair partner I just don't think those things take away from how beautiful the fight is. Every single boss has borderline bullshit mechanics one way or another her jus happen to be extra annoying because of lifesteal. I've had those exact things happen to me against her. I just don't think people saying she's a shit boss is valid because of a few tough mechanics. As you said to each there own and that's with no sarcasm I can understand why people may not enjoy it as much. It took me many many tries to get a clean win against her but I eventually went on to beat her solo with like 20 different builds. Between her ost, the arena and her actual player model I think it's an incredible fight

[@alright1239]

@@fattmo7217 It depends on the criteria you look at bosses with, I judge them mechanically first. Then everything else is a bonus, for me Melania is perfect in every aspect except mechanically. Kinda like ornstein and smough. When ever there is a move or bug that makes it not the players fault they got hit the fight quality diminishes. If they fix the poise and repost and make it so she leaps back away from you and then does waterfowl i think its perfect. The lifesteal is only annoying because she hits you, make it so every attack is fair then lifesteal is not a problem. But yeah its all subjective for enjoyment.

[@Choomba-j8u]

Imma be honest, I skipped ahead to the end just to see which boss you thought was best. And I wholeheartedly agree. Malenia absolutely slapped, so did Mohg

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Eww

[@Choomba-j8u]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 problem?

[@threemeters1425]

Appreciate the Malenia love. She’s also a favorite!

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Wow that's sad. Malenia is oretty garbage

[@bombthing]

Wonderful ranking, Malenia fans stay winning, the waterfowl dance dodge is the most satisfying to master. I will say your ranking of Fortissax sucks (no offense) because you werent even fighting him right, the red lightning only starts to build up when you go past his face. You are supposed to fight him like Midir, stay in front of him and dodge his combos, and most if not all will leave his head down punishable by even a dagger. Fortissax suffers because no one seems to know how or when to fight him because they either fight him end game and its too easy, or they fight him pre mountaintops like intended but then try to beat up his legs and complain about the tracking lightning being annoying. Fight him like Midir and he is very enjoyable I promise you. He is my 3rd favorite dragon fight in the series right behind Sinh and Midir, Midir being the goat

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Malenia fans are so funny, defending a mediocre boss. Perfect

[@bombthing]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 Malenia deniers are so funny, offending a perfect boss. Mediocre

[@frost_y_6166]

24:12 I'm so glad someone else also appreciates how hard this music goes for the second phase of godrick, underrated ost, personally my favorite from elden ring. Also I enjoyed beating Astel Naturalborn of the Void especially because I was sevearly underleveled when fighting it. It was so rewarding and awesome to finnally defeat Astel, also I loved the visuals, just stunning (I might be biased since my favorite color is purple).

[@InfamousDiabloX]

One thing I'd mainly disagree is Malenia being the best boss, as one thing holding her back is her inconsistent hyperarmor, this mechanic is so obnoxious that on my lvl1 runs it felt more of an RNG fight than a skill fight. Most people dislike her waterfowl but I enjoy dodging that move even on lvl1, has a sense of tension to the boss fight which makes it exciting yet threatening. Overall not a bad ranking.

[@critterfarts7018]

thanks!

[@InfamousDiabloX]

@@critterfarts7018 when sekiro ranking?

[@critterfarts7018]

@@InfamousDiabloX in 10 years

[@InfamousDiabloX]

@@critterfarts7018 😭

[@normanbestboi9117]

Its not that inconsistant, theres a pattern to it, shes allowed to stagger a set amount of times, before being invunerable. The best way to deal DMG is to get in 3-4 hits that stagger, before backing off.

[@BBQcheese]

This video is peak! Obviously don't agree with all your takes but things wouldn't be interesting if we all agreed, right? Maliketh is my favorite, not just in ER but in gaming period. I love both phases. I noticed watching the video you dodge into Beast Clergyman a lot. Getting under him causes him to constantly disengage. Try rolling his dagger combos to the sides next time you fight him. This will bait his finisher which is highly punishable. Maybe that'll improve your opinion on the encounter, maybe not just thought I'd share. Also, I've always loved Mohg but the way you talked about it here just made me realize how great he actually is. Thanks!

[@critterfarts7018]

thanks man :D

[@TarnishedZorro]

I've been waiting for this one. Bloodborne next🗣😈

[@char....]

The editing on this is tremendous. Quality vid right here

[@chewpapi2067]

Honestly your take on the godskin duo I agree with. I think their agression is just right where one guy just throws stuff while you fight the other, I think the main problem with them is that they are both complex enemies which makes it difficult to get any hits in + the crazy damage you take end game in er

[@archie6276]

Why don't you rank the hardest boss, the soldier of god, Rick

[@DagothLeb]

To much power to be listed

[@spicy6072]

I understand if you think that fire giant is a bad boss, but his ost is actually great. I had it on my soulsborne playlist at one point

[@spicy6072]

Also you are supposed to fight fortissax head on because his lightning only appears if you are under him

[@critterfarts7018]

understandable :D

[@kylintaylor865]

I fought Malenia with just her own gear in NG+3 and it was one of the most rewarding fights I’ve ever had. Simply stunning. I even tried with the mimic tear, which just made it harder because she used it as a juicebox, drawing out the fight even longer

[@GiaHuy34509]

Dude, you have such amazing editing skills. 💯💯💯

[@AbyssHeavyConsortOfMalenia]

Agree with malenia , only thing I hate is that clone attack

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

So elden ring has mediocre bosess is malenia is number one

[@JohnDarkSouls895]

My boy Hoarah Loux better be high up. Bro is in space jam and we the basketball Edit: HES #3 LETS GO

[@Froggysarus]

Top 3 in my opinion 3. Mohgwyn 2. Radabeast 1. FUCKING WWE MAN Change my fucking mind

[@aeneas4283]

Ah… a man of culture, I see🗿🍷

[@WhySoSeriousSenpai]

Top 3 worst’s bosses of all time then i agree

[@normanbestboi9117]

Your mind doesnt need changing. 😎

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

​@@Froggysarusyou have no mind to begin with

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

​@@normanbestboi9117cuz he has no mind

[@Letwoo67]

Morgott is too low, I’m still on valiant gargoyles but I know he’s too low.

[@yungsebb8518]

the imdontai clip had me dying i ain't gon lie

[@Bromeostasis]

I ranked every boss in Elden Ring *clicks video* hey Guys I didn’t rank every boss in Elden Ring enjoy the video

[@bananaman4613]

You want him to rank 165 bosses when most are repeats?

[@whiskeybuddha1995]

Just got my platinum about an hour ago (yea I’m way behind, i just started playing this game a month ago) and watching your list made me wonder how I didn’t jump out a window fighting a few of them.

[@itsholidaybb]

Radahn is still Radahn, they fixed a bug and accidentally nerfed it and then reverted the mistake.

[@nickbrittmusic]

Any time I hear people bring up the “Elden Ring theme song” I never hear them mention how that’s actually the Demon’s Souls theme just in a different key, they blended it in with the Elden Ring theme, giving it connective tissue to the rest of the souls genre..making it even more bad ass than it already is

[@greeneyeballs]

love the editing, we have very different taste as to what makes a good boss lol💖

[@SuperMassiveGrayCat]

Niall knights are easy, the 100% working every time strat is: 1. Wait for one with 2 swords run towards you while one with shield walks slowly. 2. Knock it with heavy attack chain (it can be staggerlocked easily) 3. By the time guy with shield enters the fight you are in finishing animation and invoulnerable, ke-ke-ke.

[@brandinicole1372]

The editing style is very nice and this ranking was well done. Also despite his ranking forissax has the best OST (yep I said it but the OST as a whole is great)

[@pohlman1]

maliketh is the best boss imo. I love his first phase just as much as his second phase, and getting a perfect fight on him is so satisfying.

[@jacqueshejeije7499]

10:10 Oh you sweet summer child you’ve no idea what you created! Be careful what you wish for!

[@Gaming04-o7u]

I think the only big thing wrong with ER Bosses is that they are designed with summons in mind so getting windows to actually land hits are few and far between

[@critterfarts7018]

really? i find it manageable to play ER without summons and still get opportunities for counterattacks. The bosses are definitely harder though for sure

[@Gaming04-o7u]

@@critterfarts7018 yeah I might also be blinded by how wack end game scaling is too

[@zachattack4666]

25:28 are we playing a different game?

[@critterfarts7018]

perhaps

[@gmuta1]

This video is edited really well I appreciate that. Also fire giant is really fun i kind of look forward to it because he's just so cool but that's just me 💀 subbed 👍

[@critterfarts7018]

thanks :D

[@ojsimpsvn]

one thing i notice is that the main story bosses are insanely good while the side bosses are okay

[@Duality2222-2]

Bro I must've got favorable RNG cause when I fought the valiant gargoyles they did not gank up on me to where as long as I monitored my spacing I was able to kill one before getting bummed rushed by the other.

[@critterfarts7018]

Ur lucky asf bro 😂

[@galendamron7036]

Saying "Fromsoft hasn't learned from their past mistakes" in regard to duo bosses, and the first clip you show is Demon Princes is foul 😭 Demon Princes is the best duo boss in the entire series and it's not even close

[@pascova5088]

17:22 That shit is so funny lmao

[@Hugo_Tate]

the wolf isnt named radagon btw. your videos are dope and funny as hell dude

[@lightningshy5287]

The Boogie2988 joke regarding Godskin had me rolling

[@Vem711]

I honestly love astel. His visuals and atmosphere is top notch and his gameplay feels very similar to the dancer from ds3 but with ranged attacks. All these slow attacks with quick windups and backhand slaps really made this one of my favorite bosses. It felt like what dancer could've been if she were a dlc boss

[@whatanamewrandomthings3474]

I recently played through Elden ring again and tried to engage with the bosses more than my first playthrough and man the bosses are so much fun I also felt the exact same way about godskin duo with my recent playthrough although the nobles roll can be a bit buggy and stutter Sometimes also to dodge malikeths one slam move if he dose it normally you dodge back not forward and if his doing the air one you dodge towards him

[@WhySoSeriousSenpai]

Question how do you engage with bosses with 16 hit stun combos?

[@whatanamewrandomthings3474]

@@WhySoSeriousSenpai you try to find where you can hit them during a combo mainly trying to find how to do charge attacks and get posture breaks you gotta be agressive. I do think the bosses are very daunting to try and learn but I found when you focus and pay attention a lot of the delays make sense but I will say that I don’t think they prepare you super well for it I think they try to make you engage by punishing you for running away by having combo extensions but that just makes people run more a lot of people also had a problem with input reading but that was always a thing if you want to heal you have to dodge and find a opening to heal for every boss but there is a problem where some bosses extend and you weren’t trying to run away like morgott will pull out the spinning hammer if you run away and after doing the raining swords he can do it and it’s really not your fault for walking away from him since the swords fall right on him but what I mean by engage is being aggressive dodging attacking charge attacks I think margit try’s to teach the player a lot of things the most important thing he teaches you is to go away and come back stronger but I think doesn’t teach you the combat extremely well for most players one of the most important is to dodge to the side not back. I am talking mostly about melee can’t say much about magic I think the healing one applies for it tho probably also sorry if some of this is random or there are problems with the way I wrote it

[@BBQcheese]

@@WhySoSeriousSenpai You could try, idk... Maybe... Getting better?

[@WhySoSeriousSenpai]

@@BBQcheese id love to see your gameplay upload a video or shut up

[@BBQcheese]

​@@WhySoSeriousSenpai Just made an entire playlist public, enjoy

[@luciidisstupiid]

If Fortissax had a much larger health pool, he would probably be my favourite boss in the game, the lore behind the fight is so goddamn good

[@willcotterill8598]

I respect the use of dmc music. Also I agree godksin duo is a decent boss; they both have good move sets, and as long as you're patient its fun and rewarding. I think the respawn mechanic is odd, but it is a boss as good as ornstein and smough, which ironically is also trivial if you're patient.

[@INspectre691]

personally? I love the dragon kin soldiers, they're some of my favorite minibosses in the game, godskin duo 100% deserved to be lower than the gargoyle duo, and maliketh idc what anyone says maliketh is the best boss in the game

[@Guyy_1]

If Maliketh isn't the best we are duking it out in the streets of London

[@critterfarts7018]

I guess we are duking it out

[@wilhelm100]

As a certified melee meathead, I hated Fortissax for a long time. But then i used ranged spells and even bows of him, and he's so much more manageable. The timed lightning only activates while near him so keeping a bit of distance can honestly trivialize Fortissax. I like Fire Giant quite a bit because he's pretty easy to poise break at the start of both phases, allowing for consistency no matter what kind of big stick I hit him with. I've literally never fought Godskin Duo straight up after my first playthrough and always just cheese them with sleep pots because I don't want to be on the receiving end of the fight's inconsistencies, like the noble sometimes rolling over broken pillars, randomly aggroing both of them simultaneously, or awkwardly layered attacks stunlocking me. The only good duo fight in Elden Ring imo is Leonine Misbegotten and Perfumer Tricia.

[@NotCarp]

Fire giant is my favorite boss in the game

[@GBRT23]

Man i must recognize, you should have put lot of work in it cuz the video is looking amazing, and you covered a lot of stuff man, congrats, amazing job!

[@aimlessgun]

Always fun to see a boss ranking take. Interesting that you mentioned multiple times that your perceptions of bosses changed over the playthroughs. About some of the 'bad' boss mechanics, for example twin Gargoyles and Commander Nial's adds, Elden Ring can have some pretty big gaps in how good these feel depending on how much you interact with the tools the game gives you. Obviously summoning is one, but there are so many powerful things in the game I think they expect the average player character to be quite strong. So a simple knight build is a very weak build compared to the expected character, which might have the damage to instantly vaporize Nialls adds, and not have to fight the Twin Gargs simultaneously for any length of time, if at all.

[@marcinadamczyk6042]

Malenia on 1st place is like ☠️☠️☠️ there is almost no fun fighting with her and its mainly focused on running away and looking for short window of time when you can attack

[@Moridin04]

You can literally interrupt her attacks and get huge openings when you dodge the right way

[@anzkuki]

Exposing yourself as having no idea how to fight Malenia LOL

[@critterfarts7018]

yea bro what are you talkin abt 💀💀

[@bi11y5pazm]

Agree w the Gargoyles. I thought one was bad enough, then that bastard spawns in ANOTHER one at the same time. I noped out real quick and have yet to go back in because it pissed me off so much,

[@hououinkyouma5539]

Even though it's annoying having bosses run too often, it keeps them from being overwhelmed too quick and makes them more interactive

[@Rohan69134]

parrying only malenia is one of the best boss experiences you can have, tho its tough, once you get tha hang of the timings it just feels so good. Kinda like parrying in sekiro

[@critterfarts7018]

agreed

[@avenula3537]

I love the style of your videos so much

[@adawg3032]

The valiant gargoyles is literally fromsoft telling you to summon something. Person or spirit ashes.. something

[@zjacob60]

I loved how you put Tekken music to this video. Funnily enough I use Tekken music to amp me up when facing a tough boss. 😂

[@nathankulow]

This was an amazing video man. Love hearing you talk about souls bosses. Keep up the good work! Also Bloodborne bosses ranking when?

[@joshuajackson6023]

Fortisaxx's Weird Lighting Zap thing only occurs if you walk underneath him, its to encourage you to fight him from the front and smack his head. It doesnt change the positiokntoo much since... all the dragons in elden ring are like that, and the Ancient dragons are really hard to hit in the head with melee attacks... hes definitely a lot better if you use magic or ranged attacks.

[@zachattack4666]

Gideon is one of the worst bosses to ever exist. Godskin duo is the second to worst boss to ever exist.

[@critterfarts7018]

awesome

[@LaRoue_DeLaChance]

I give a like a subscribe just because the editing is very cool

[@SuperMassiveGrayCat]

For me the shittiest by far was Astel Natural Born with its tendency to just zone me out by a couple of AoE, teleport 1000 miles away and make me run across all arena to just repeat this again. The close 2nd was Fire Giant. For Gargulies I had Watchdog stuff which allowed to finish the first one before the second actually entered the fight (I fought the first one at closer edge of arena so the second needed some time to cross it after being summoned). So I never fought both simultaneously and never faced poison clouds. It just looked like big, relatively slow enemy for poise-breaking weapon with strike damage - and it worked. It aclually felt like DPS-check, couse the difficulty of the fight is an order of magnitude different when you have or don't have to fight both an once.

[@itsjustgusluna6927]

DTS not required to beat the Game, You can skip him by using the teleporter next to Fia on Godwyn's throne

[@JesusChrist0097]

I know I’m a bit late but does the warp gate activate after or before fighting fortissax? If it’s before then it could be a good idea but if it’s after then DTS would probably be a better option.

[@bobbyseafood2145]

I do agree with the gargoyles. Those things absolutely pissed me off and I dreaded having to go fight them again. Def my most hated Elden ring boss so far

[@ThatSentinel]

Mimic tear was so much fun, I am just so fun to fight against

[@DuoFaceGaming]

Literal only eyebrow-raise take is that Midir is the only good dragon boss fromsoft has made, when really after playing both Placidusax and Midir, Midir really doesn't hold up as well as people nostalgic for DS3 might think

[@BBQcheese]

Midir is infinitely better than Placi imo...

[@DuoFaceGaming]

@@BBQcheese How so?

[@BBQcheese]

​@@DuoFaceGaming Much more consistent, Placi can really drag at the end of the fight with him spamming teleports and the laser attack. The laser attack is extremely punishable but it's being such a comically large punish paired with the way you do it makes me think it was unintended. His repost doesn't reward you enough for how much poise he has. It's literally much more optimal to R1 spam while he's staggered than to take the repost which is kind of unsatisfying imo. His wing attack has a jank hitbox. His divebomb attack (the second variant) is extremely strange and I still don't understand how the attack works even though I can dodge it. IDK Midir is mechanically simple and pretty easy but I value consistency above all else and the fight is incredibly consistent.

[@DuoFaceGaming]

@@BBQcheese Thing is, for me I find the Midir fight to be somewhat boring due to the mechanical simplicity, and thing is I'm not against a boss being mechanically simple, but a a secret bossfight against a dragon with more health than a majority of bosses in the game should be a little more mechanically complex imo Like the way the Placidusax fight slowly escalates, from him just sitting there, to him nuking the arena, to him eventually shooting through the sky and teleporting around, and finally the double laser breath attack, it feels like the more you fight Placidusax the more interesting the fight becomes Whereas with Midir, his mechanical simplicity makes him pretty easy to beat once you understand him, and having a boss with that much health despite that simplicity just makes his fight feel kinda tedious Like both bosses have similarly large health-pools but Placidusax makes draining that health-bar feel engaging and the fight escalates constantly, whereas Midir not doing that makes him feel comparatively unengaging Its really odd too because like, I felt my experience with Midir was more draining than Placidusax, even though I only died to Midir once, whereas Placidusax killed my 40 vigor ass quite a lot

[@BBQcheese]

​@@DuoFaceGaming Yeah all of that is valid and I definitely agree that midir should have gotten more moves in his second phase but personally I'll always favor consistency. To each their own. TBH if we're being charitable here I think he meant that midir is the only really stellar dragon because he praised Placi quite a bit. Also, Kalameet is good too even if it's a bit of a dated fight.

[@dmruggabugga6270]

Fortissax's lighting strike only will trigger if you to under him its also clear er dragons are more made for spell users or ranged attacks whenever i fight any of them but placidusax i just use bolt of grannsax and using midir rules stay infront attack the head

[@Valrok1870]

18:40 No love to the bewitching branch then. Can't imagine trying all these things without using the literal "No-U" item

[@codman4372wx]

I actually like the godskin duo, idk why i just like fighting them

[@critterfarts7018]

same man :D

[@BoRice82]

That double gargoyle fight is 🔥💪👊💥

[@Kobra_132]

I also really like Godskin duo i mean it can be annoying to fight them but they are really well made.