So I have been stuck at the final boss of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree for several days now. The fight itself is an awesome spectacle — if you’re an spectator, that is. Giant meteors, huge area-of-effects attacks that seem impossible to avoid, and just the sheer violence of it all. It’s really amazing to watch, especially if you follow YouTubers like Ongbal, who casually yet perfectly dodges every seemingly unstoppable attack.
But as a player facing this boss, I felt overwhelmed to say the least. Even with my greatshield and heavy armour, it was tough. My character was repeatedly knocked off my feet, tossed around, and slammed to the ground. Summoning NPC companions only made the encounter harder as the boss gets beefier with a longer health bar. In short, these are the fights where you have to “git gud”.
Or as some gamers have done since Shadow of the Erdtree was released, you could go online to air…
