Elden Ring Trick Makes Fallingstar Beast Boss Fight Easier

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As with every other FromSoftware title, Elden Ring is full of difficult bosses that the player must defeat in order to fulfill their quest of becoming Elden Lord. Most of the bosses in Elden Ring must be defeated in order to continue the main story. However, there are a few extra tough enemies that FromSoftware placed around the game's open world that act more as a test of players' skill than an opponent they must defeat. For example, one of Elden Ring's most famous bosses is Malenia, Blade of Miquella, an optional boss.

Another optional foe found in Elden Ring's open world is the Fallingstar Beast. It appears in multiple locations throughout the Lands Between, first spotted in the infamous swamps of Elden Ring's Caelid. Then it can be found in the Atlus Plateau, but its most formidable, fully grown form is located near the ninth Mt. Gelmir Campsite bonfire. All three iterations of the Fallingstar Beast can prove to be tricky due to the monster's high mobility and devastating attacks. However, one player believes they've found a trick to render the Fallingstar Beast mostly helpless.

Lucky Elden Ring Player Saved from Death While Fighting Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast

This trick was shown in a clip on Reddit and sees an Elden Ring player stepping up to the fully grown Fallingstar Beast at Mt. Gelmir. The first move the boss goes for is a charge, which is countered by the player's heavy poise attack. This breaks the Fallingstar Beast's charge, dealing some damage and allowing for some free hits while it is knocked down. From there, the Elden Ring player remarks that anyone looking for a simple victory over the Fallingstar Beast can repeat the process.

However, defeating the Fallingstar Beast in Elden Ring isn't as easy as just