Elden Ring: How To Defeat Misbegotten Crusader
Elden Ring is a massive game, and with that comes dozens, if not hundreds of bosses to test your metal against. While many of these bosses are unique, offering new designs, movesets, and ways to end your journey to become Elden Lord, some are adaptations of early-game bosses.
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The Misbegotten Crusader is one such enemy, an adaptation of the Leonine Misbegotten boss found in the Weeping Peninsular, this enemy offers a new challenge by wielding an extremely powerful holy blade. This boss, with its interesting lore implications, can be tough due to its speed and high damage, but with a well-practiced strategy, it can be overcome.
This is a tough one. Found in what is one of the highest-level areas in the Lands Between, at the depths of a dungeon named the Cave of the Forlorn, the Misbegotten Crusader takes everything that was tough about the Leonine Misbegotten and amplifies it tenfold. Just as fast as its early-game counterpart but with a huge pool of health and staggering damage, you will want to only take this boss on with a late-game character build.
Strong against holy, lighting, and magic attacks, this boss utilizes what is seemingly the sword of Radagon, the game’s ‘final’ boss, in order to murder you, over and over.
The best approach here is to go for staggers. Low poise is the main weakness of this foe and with a weapon that deals high stagger buildup, it can be defeated. A shield can also be of great use here, as can your trusty summons.
Misbegotten Crusader Attacks
Slice Then Leaping Sword Slam
The boss will sweep his blade before jumping in the air and slamming his sword deep into the ground.
Counter: This is one of the few attacks that is punishable with more than
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