Elden Ring Player Nearly Completes Tough Dungeon But It Ends in Disaster

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Elden Ring has numerous dungeons to explore, with all varying in difficulty — though the challenge is usually comparable to the area in which the dungeon is found. With Giants’ Mountaintop Catacombs found in one of the final locations of the game, it is not too surprising that it is hard to get through, though one Elden Ring player had a particularly rough experience.

What makes this Elden Ring dungeon so difficult is the fact that players do not only have to deal with the pesky Imps usually found underground, but also some Burial Watchdogs. These enemies normally serve as bosses at the end of dungeons, so the fact that they serve as regular obstacles in these Catacombs can make the area a chore to get through. Unfortunately, they proved to be too much to handle for Reddit user soyunrobot, as the Redditor found themselves stuck within the Giants’ Mountaintop Catacombs for “too long.”

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Eventually, the Reddit user resorted to the powerful Elden Ring sorcery Comet Azur, a spell that many have utilized to get through difficult areas. As shown in the clip, this new approach seemed to be working for soyunrobot. After hitting the approaching Watchdog with some regular comets, the player backs up and refills their FP. Seizing the opportunity to deal some real damage, the Redditor switched to Comet Azur and began charging up the blue beam of light. However, this decision proved fatal.

While the beam lands and decimates the health bar of the Burial Watchdog, it also has an unfortunate side effect. With the beam going through the bodies of the enemies it hits, it raised the frost pillar that was behind the Watchdog. Unfortunately, soyunrobot was unaware of this, so they ran