Elden Ring: How to beat Mad Tongue Alberich in Roundtable Hold

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Throughout Elden Ring, hostile NPCs will occasionally invade your game, and you’ll have to defeat them before moving on to another area. One of these NPCs is Mad Tongue Alberich, who is found in Roundtable Hold. He can be a pretty tricky opponent, but if you beat him, you’ll unlock a multiplayer item, the Taunter’s Tongue.

You can access this fight immediately after arriving in Roundtable Hold for the first time, but we highly advise that you hold off on fighting Alberich until you’re at a much higher level. We defeated him around level 40, and he still put up a pretty good fight.

To find Mad Tongue Alberich, first fast-travel to Roundtable Hold. Through one of the doorways is a balcony overlooking a chamber. Jump off of the balcony, make your way to the far door, and Alberich will spawn. You’ll receive a notification letting you know that he is invading.

When Alberich first appears, you’ll have a chance to get behind him as he spawns in. With the right timing and positioning, you can pull off a backstab here, but we recommend going for a fully-charged heavy attack, especially if you have a powerful weapon like the Greatsword. This won’t kill him, but it’s a good way to get a free, powerful shot in before the real fight begins.

Alberich is incredibly deadly at close-range, and most of his attacks deal Frost damage. If you get caught in one of his combos, there’s a pretty good chance that you will die. Regardless of what type of build you’re running, you’ll want to keep your distance from him. If you’re running a melee-focused build, you can close this distance quite easily with a leaping heavy attack. These moves tend to break his attack animations, affording you enough time to