Elden Ring Malenia Boss Battle Guide: How To Beat Malenia

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Ask any accomplished Elden Ring player which boss gave them the hardest time, and nearly all of them will give you the same answer: Malenia. This optional boss, located at the bottom of the Haligree, is optional, but you're going to want to take her on to prove you're the true Elden Lord. She also gives you a Great Rune and an excellent consumable called Remembrance of the Rot Goddess that can be converted into one of the best weapons in the game, but she's incredibly difficult. Here's how to beat Malenia in Elden Ring and get those 480,000 Runes.

You'll want to start at the Haligtree Roots Site of Grace. Her arena is just down the steps from there, which helps you collect any Runes you may lose in trying to topple her. In the first of two phases, Malenia's move set consists of long, sweeping sword attacks, a leaping sword dash that does area-of-effect (AoE) damage, and an annoying ability to heal herself whenever she hits you, even if you've blocked the attack. Because of that, you'll want to either keep your distance as a conjurer or ensure timely dodges unless you have a very high blocking ability. If you do have the endurance to block her attacks, keep in mind that you'll end up having to deal more damage, but the tradeoff is usually still worth it.

For this fight you'll want to have most, if not all, of the following:

Right away, you'll want to summon the Mimic Tear, one of the game's best Spirit Ashes, even after it's been sadly nerfed. This fighter mimics you from head to toe and essentially makes the fight two against one. If you don't have or want to use Mimic Tear, you could instead summon human allies via the game's multiplayer options.

The Mimic Tear is preferred though, as you know what you'll get and it