Elden Ring Clip Shows Why Players Should Give Their Mimics a Cannon
Elden Ring allows players to create a number of builds to make progress through the Lands Between, with many different playstyles being viable. Regardless of the build, though, players usually summon a Mimic when things get too tough — and one Elden Ring fan has found a strategy to make them even more useful.
To use one ofElden Ring’s Mimics, players will need to head to Night’s Sacred Ground in Nokron, opening a chest behind one of the imp statue doors. Widely viewed as the strongest Summon Ashes in the game, Mimics work exactly like the Mimic Tear boss battle. They will copy player loadouts as closely as possible, with the AI then using the items that gamers have equipped. Essentially, players can make two copies of themselves, drawing the attention of bosses and making for far easier encounters.
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Even with a Mimic ready to go, though, the boss battle against Malenia will still prove to be an incredible challenge for most players. Widely regarded as one of FromSoftware’s most difficult bosses ever, the two-phase fight provides an incredible challenge due to Malenia’s life steal ability and her almost unavoidable Waterfowl Dance. However, a Redditor named tuskedandconfused has found a way to make their Mimic constantly stun Malenia, leaving her open to attack. To do this, players need the Jar Cannon.
Elden Ring’s Jar Cannon functions exactly like one would expect. Despite its slow reload speed, its projectiles dish out high damage and can stun regular-sized enemies. Players who have not done so may want to fight Demi-Human Queen Margot in Volcano Cave soon, as tuskedandconfused shows how useful this weapon can be when wielded by a Mimic. The footage sees
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