Elden Ring Player Suffers Heartbreaking Loss to Morgott

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The boss of Elden Ring’s Lyndell, Royal Capital legacy dungeon, Morgott waits at the base of the Erdtree, acting as a last defense against those who seek to challenge the Golden Order. While difficult, players may find this boss encounter to be a bit more approachable, as many of Morgott’s moves have been recycled from a previous encounter. In fact, Morgott is the true name of Stormveil Castle’s introductory boss Margit, and, as demonstrated in a viral Reddit clip, he’s every bit as devious and frustrating to fight as he was in the game’s opening hours.

Elden Ring’s open-world design makes it a uniquely approachable From Software title, and many soulsborne newcomers reveled in the fact that they could take the game at their own pace rather than sacrificing dozens of lives in a battle of attrition waged against a seemingly-insurmountable boss. Margit, however, proved to be every bit the roadblock baddies such as the Bell Gargoyles or Iudex Gundyr were in previous games. His late-game second encounter, however, is even tougher, and, as proven by u/Zyphker, he’s still more than capable of punishing an unwise Flask of Crimson Tears sip and lunging in from offscreen to obliterate his overconfident opponents.

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The most crucial difference between the fights against Margit and Margott stems from the fact that the latter encounter introduces arena-spanning AOE moves and a skewering, outrageously punishing grab attack that sees the player impaled upon Margott’s sword. It was this move that ultimately doomed u/Zyphker, as, with just a sliver of health remaining, they opted to take a desperate swig from their flask, leaving themselves open for a fatal blow. It was certainly a more