Funny Elden Ring Clip Shows Player Killing Mimic Tear Without Even Attacking

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Elden Ring is full of exciting boss encounters, with the summon-filled Radahn encounter and intense fight with Malenia often getting a bulk of attention from the community. However, the Mimic Tear is another interesting Elden Ring fight that is worthy of some appreciation.

While many may be more focused on picking up the Mimic Summon Ashes and getting to use one of Elden Ring’s Mimics themselves, the boss is still a fun time. Its main gimmick is that it closely copies the build of the player’s Tarnished, taking everything from their armor to their equipped weapons and using it in the fight. While the fight can certainly be harder if players have very strong builds, gamers will likely know the weaknesses of their own setup and can exploit them during the battle.

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Aside from the Mimic Tear perfectly copying the player’s equippedElden Ring weapons and armor, there are some neat ways to make the fight easier. For example, players could remove all their armor when the Mimic Tear spawns in, quickly putting it back on before it can attack. This way, it has far less health to deal with. However, Redditor Going_Loki has found a way to truly shame the Mimic Tear, as they managed to defeat it without even fighting.

At the start of the five-minute clip, the Elden Ring player shows that their Tarnished is completely naked apart from a basic dagger with the Bloody Slash Ash of War. This proves to be the key to pulling off a hitless run, as the Redditor knows that the Mimic Tear will use the ability. For those unfamiliar with this Ash of War, it sees players using their own blood to charge the attack, which means that they damage themselves upon each use of the