Elden Ring Clip Shows Why Mimic’s Veil is the Best Item for PvP

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From Software’s Elden Ring is a big game with many weapons and items to choose from. Some of those may become integral to a powerful Elden Ring build, while others will usually be discarded at the first opportunity. Meanwhile, a few will spend a significant amount of time sitting in the player’s inventory until the exact moment they prove to be a game-changer.

One of these situational items is Elden Ring’s Mimic’s Veil, which allows players to disguise themselves as part of the environment. And while that might not sound too impressive on its own, it can be a powerful way to turn the tables on a PvP opponent. One recent video demonstrates exactly how.

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Reddit user TerrariaEnthusiast7 posted a short clip of a PvP encounter in Elden Ring. Having either Invaded or been Summoned to another player’s world, TerrariaEnthusiast7 uses the Mimic’s Veil to disguise themselves as a kneeling statue. After an unknown amount of waiting, the Host player arrives by jumping down from a nearby balcony. They do not notice TerrariaEnthusiast7 while attacking one of Elden Ring's Teardrop Scarab before moving on. However, as they walk past TerrariaEnthusiast7, the latter throws off their disguise and comes out swinging, defeating the Host before they can even react.

According to the original poster, the trap was revenge on a Host whose co-op partners had overwhelmed him in previous encounters. And while there was some grumbling in the comments, it is a clever way to turn the table on powerful opponents. The Mimic’s Veil also works on Elden Ring’s non-player enemies, of course, but requires a bit more cunning to pull off an ambush on a human opponent.

This kind of trap also requires a great deal of patience on the