Elden Ring update means you can't cheese the hardest boss any more
Elden Ring update v1.03 has landed and it's a mixed bag, depending on how far you've progressed. But if you've been putting off tackling the toughest boss in the game, things really aren't going your way today.
Though she has many names, Malenia is more commonly known as 'gah!', 'nooooo!' or '[insert profanity here]!'. The hardest boss in Elden Ring, players have been using Mimic Tear to cheese their way through the fight. But that battle is going to be a lot more brutal now that the summon has been nerfed.
There are a ton of YouTube videos on the Mimic Tear strategy, and you can check out one example above, courtesy of Idicus. The summon conjures up a doppelganger of your character that has exactly the same loadout and skills as you do. Think of it as a disposable clone whose coattails you'll be riding to victory.
Obviously, a large part of this particular cheese depends on the items you have equipped. But with a twin by your side, you can stagger the living daylights out of Malenia, as well as serve up a target that isn't you.
Now that the Elden Ring patch notes v1.03 have dropped, that tactic has gone straight out of the window. The damage the summoned spirit metes out has been reduced, and has also «changed the spirit's behavior pattern'» I very much doubt Fromsoftware has decided to make it more intuitive to give you a break.
The difficulty is going to ramp up on an already tricky fight, so look forward to that. There are some additional tweaks that have been rolled out that may rain on your parade for different reasons altogether; but there are some positives too!
You can read the full patch notes for Elden Ring update v1.03 below, but there are some pretty big points of interest outside of the Mimic Tear nerf.
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