
Although, anyone who does has to fight the Soldier of Godrick (who at least teaches them how to use the Guard Counter). Audiences can always skip the area by leaving through a door, but it’s usually a good idea to jump down the graveyard’s hole to learn the game’s mechanics. Win or lose, you’ll be teleported to the Stranded Graveyard, which acts as the game’s tutorial area. After wandering a bit, they encounter the Grafted Scion, which will more often than not demolish players. She can be hard to nail down.Elden Ring Main Story Path: Stranded GraveyardĪfter players create their Elden Ring character, their fresh-faced protagonist wakes up in the Chapel of Anticipation with only the clothes on their backs (assuming they didn’t pick the Wretch class, that is). Malenia often dashes around the arena, sometimes even away from you after she pulls off some attacks. Her agility is also nothing to sneeze at. She can even heal if you’re blocking her attacks with a shield. Don’t be surprised to find that the damage you’ve dealt ultimately means nothing in the face of her health leech. She does this three times before ending with an AoE attack.Īs mentioned, the hardest part of the Malenia fight is dealing with her healing ability.

She’ll pause in mid-air before dashing forward with a flurry of melee attacks.


She’ll then dash forward and grab you before flinging you into the air and onto her sword. Grab and stab – Possibly the second most damaging attack in phase 1, the grab is broadcast when Malenia reaches back with her left hand.Kick – A swift kick with a short stun.After this attack, she may leap to the side or into the air for another attack. If you see her hand spark, she’s getting ready to dash forward and quickly slash with three hits that deal a lot of damage. Melee attacks – Malenia will slash with her sword, often twice, and sometimes follows it up by side-jumping to your blind spot.
