Watch Elden Ring’s Let Me Solo Her do an ‘All Malenia’ run like the madman he is
The legendary player is trying to beat a version of Elden Ring where every enemy is the game’s hardest boss.
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If you asked Elden Ring players what they think the hardest boss in the game is, most of them would, without hesitation, say that it’sMalenia, Blade of Miquella. Her swift movements, rapid and deadly strikes, phase two Scarlet Rot attacks, and ability to heal herself whenever she hits you makes her an incredibly difficult foe to overcome — especially when she uses her signature Waterfowl Dance move that can’t be avoided without some extremely precise directional dodging. One player, though, has mastered the fight against Malenia completely and became famous last year for helping hundreds of Tarnished beat her while they watched in amazement: Let Me Solo Her.
Armed with a loincloth, a jar helmet, and a pair of katanas, Let Me Solo Her has expertly defeated Malenia over 4,000 times since the game’s release according to arecent interview. Now, Let Me Solo Her is taking on a new challenge: completing a full modded playthrough of Elden Ring in whichevery enemy in the game is Malenia. To make things even more interesting, he’s also not allowing himself to level Vigor, meaning he’ll have next to no health and will likely die in one hit to most of Malenia’s attacks.
Let Me Solo Her iscurrently livestreaming the run on his YouTube channel, and as I write this, he’s already acquired his signature katanas and has slain the Malenia that replaced Elden Ring’s first major boss, Margit the Fell Omen (though I’m sure he’ll progress well beyond this point quickly). So far, it’s been entertaining to watch the legendary player fight her in environments that are very different than Malenia’s usual spacious and open arena. Things like different terrain types, level props, and environmental hazards limit how much room Let Me Solo Her has to work with when dodging her, but at the same time, Malenia can also occasionally get stuck on these, too. This has given Let Me Solo Her opportunities to get damage in that he typically wouldn’t have in standard Malenia fights.
Things will undoubtedly become even more intense whenever Let Me Solo Her has to progress through enemy-heavyElden Ringareas that he can’t use Torrent (the game’s Spectral Steed horse) to speedrun through. Fighting multiple Malenias is essentially impossible normally, so without any health upgrades, I expect that he’ll only be able to make progress by dashing to Sites of Grace while dodging like crazy.
Good luck, Let Me Solo Her. For a challenge like this one, even you are going to need it.
Elden Ring is available for $60 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PCs, and PlayStation systems. It’s one of thebest Xbox gamesyou can play right now if you’re a fan of challenging action RPGs, and as such, we strongly recommend it. Between its amazing gameplay, phenomenal presentation, and its staggering amount of overall content, it’s an absolute triumph.
Elden Ring
FromSoftware’s latest role-playing game took the world by storm, so much so that it ended up winning Game of the Year 2022. It’s easily one of the best games ever made, and we can’t recommend it enough. We don’t, however, recommend trying an All Malenia run.
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Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he’s been an avid fan since childhood. He’s been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you’ll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he’s not writing or gaming, there’s a good chance he’s either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once.Follow him on X(Twitter).
