Elden Ring: How To Defeat Cemetery Shade
Ever heard of the expression "Don't trust your shadow?" Well, Elden Ring took this concept to a whole new level by designing an entire boss battle around fighting a shadow.
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As you dive deep into Tombsward Catacombs, you might come across a cemetery that is overlooked by a creepy, dark shadow that is lurking nearby. If for some inexplicable reason you are overcome by the urge to fight this creature — honestly, why would you do that?— don't worry; we got you covered. Here is a comprehensive guide on Cemetery Shade’s attacks and how to build a strategy both for melee and ranged users to beat it.
You will come across Cemetery Shade in an open area in Tombsward Catacombs. It is a shapeless, dark creature that attacks with fast melee hits and will close the distance by disappearing and reappearing in front of you. The Shade's attacks can be blocked even with a fairly low balance, so wait until its last hit to use a guard counter to do a lot of damage.
The Shade will chase you around the small room, so be prepared for melee combat or summon a spirit that will attract aggression.
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If this hits you, you will be stunned. The boss will then try to grab you and stab you. This is the only ranged attack that you need to look out of.
Counter: Try to stay at a distance when you see a green circle form on its head and keep rolling away to dodge the orb.
Cemetery shade will do two sword swings and then open his arms. What follows is a wild flail that can inflict a lot of damage, so keep your distance.
Counter: Roll away, parry or block. Then counter-attack. When it opens its arms, it is a good idea to land one or two blows before rolling away,
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