Elden Ring Player Beats Malenia With Unupgraded Weapon At Level 1

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An Elden Ring player completes an impressive challenge as they are able to defeat the difficult boss Malenia, Blade of Miquella, using only an unupgraded melee weapon at level 1. As Elden Ring continues to be played, more builds are tested on the notoriously tough boss, trying to see just what it can take to defeat her. For some players, it can be an overpowered magic build that takes her down before she can move, while others try to be a little more creative with their consumables. However, some players just like to see how skilled they can be without any level increases.

Malenia is the toughest boss fight in the entire game, known for taking some Elden Ring players over 300 times to defeat her. Her boss fight takes place after traversing the grueling legacy dungeon that is Miquella's Haligtree. Malenia pulls no punches when the player takes her on, coming in quick with a flurry of slashes that never seem to end, one combo able to easily kill any player that doesn't take caution. And when that's over, she transitions into a second phase, known as Malenia, Goddess of Rot, which adds Scarlet Rot alongside her attacks. For many players, fighting her head-on with just an average melee weapon can be quite tough.

Elden Ring Player Manages To Beat Malenia With No Hits Using Only Consumables

However, that's what one player decided to try out, fighting against Malenia using an unupgraded melee weapon at the starting level of 1. In a video posted to Reddit, user gilfordtan showcased their full-length fight against Malenia as a level 1 character using a Vulgar Militia Saw with no upgrades. By itself, the Vulgar Militia Saw does 126 physical attack damage, which is fine overall at level 1, but what's most important is the fact that