Elden Ring Glitch Sends Runebear Sinking Through the Ground

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Elden Ring's flora and fauna can be incredibly dangerous throughout the Lands Between. Each biome has its own monstrosities and perils to look out for, whether they occur out and about in the world or hidden past Elden Ring's imp statues, which require stonesword keys to unlock.

Liurnia's lobsters, Ainsel River's ants, and Siofra River's land octopi are only a few of the enormous wildlife perils players face and in many other areas as well. One of Elden Ring's most fearsome and ferocious wildlife enemies is its Runebears. Not to be confused with normal bears, Runebears are much more massive and feature runic patterns on their chests. In one player's encounter with a Runebear, the battle takes an unprecedented turn in the player's favor when all hope looks to be lost.

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Redditor Soggy-Pouch shares their documented experience with an awkward glitch. In the Weeping Peninsula's Earthbore Cave, Soggy-Pouch evasively rolls while they cast the Catch Fire incantation at the Runebear boss. Soggy-Pouch preemptively rolls to evade the Runebear's delayed command grab and is caught. However, the animation is cut short as the players takes damage and the player is released while the Runebear suddenly sinks into the boss stage's floor.

This lack of mid-animation collision is not uncommon in Elden Ring, nor is it unfamiliar in other FromSoftware titles. Thankfully for Soggy-Pouch, this glitch resulted in a cheesy win as they claim the boss perished a bit of time after the clip ended. But there have also been occurrences where player deaths have been caused by the same glitches in Elden Ring. Because Runebears are particularly aggressive, this glitch may be in the player's favor.