Elden Ring Clip Shows 'PvP Meta'

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Elden Ring has only been commercially available for a short while, but fans are already hard at work discovering the limitations of the game. Part of this appears to involve figuring out what the strongest builds are for both regular gameplay and the game's PvP Invasion feature. One Elden Ring player recently shared a short clip of themselves easily repelling an invader to show the current status of the so-called PvP meta.

There are a number of ways Elden Ring players can interact with each other in-game, from leaving messages to touching the bloodstains left behind by another player's death. Invasions allow players to enter the worlds of other gamers and attack them. Invaders appear as red spirits in the game so they can be easily identified by their would-be victims.

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Redditor aloofbit shared a 22-second-long video showcasing their hilarious but brutally effective counter to an invasion attempt. The video begins by showing aloofbit's character watching an invader from a distance, seemingly taking advantage of Elden Ring's stealth mechanics. After a loud shout from another player appears to give away their position, they stand up and prepare to attack. The invader manages to land just one blow on them before their Ash of War derails the whole conflict.

In the video, aloofbit uses Ash of War: Lightning Ram, one of the many Ash of War items players can gather in Elden Ring, to completely destroy the invader. This Ash of War allows players to tumble forwards wreathed in a cocoon of lightning. The tumble can be repeated, which aloofbit uses to devastating effect. The invader doesn't get in any more hits before being bowled over, forced to stumble backward, and finally killed.