Line up a sneaky shot, and fire away
Whether it’s due to one-hit kills, crazy attack combos, or annoying minions, if anElden Ringboss is enough of a pain in the ass, honor goes out the window. A win is a win.
While I take a few weeks to recharge and either roll a new character or dive into New Game+ with my bloody dex build, I’m living vicariously through other players’ mischief — and it’s been a blast. A hilariously straightforward cheese method for one of the later optional bosses inElden Ringcaptured my attention today. It’s weirdly nostalgic.
The clip — captured by Reddit userH3NRY-56— is as light on spoilers as one can probably get given its place inElden Ring.The scenery might come as a surprise, so look away if you’re feeling cautious, but the footage shows the end of the cheese strat, not the actual setup, and you’d have to squint to even see what this boss looks like. You can peek!
With that said,spoilers below.
Couldn’t beat Commander Niall so had to do the ultimate cheesebyu/H3NRY-56inEldenring
I struggled quite a bit with Commander Niallas well, but while plenty of us leaned on our MVPspirit ashesto survive this frosty boss, H3NRY-56 just stocked up on arrows and played it extremely safe with the “ultimate cheese.” After poking around Castle Sol, they found a perfect perch with long-range access to Commander Niall — just the tiniest opening — and they got to work with a bow. That’s it! That’s the whole plan. But it’s kind of crazy that it’s possible. Exploration can pay off in unexpected ways.
If you actually want to try this cheese on Commander Niall, you can see the setup in this video fromBlack Sheep Gaming Studios. Again, bringlotsof arrows.
This strategy reminds me ofDark Soulsplayerstossing bombs onto the Capra Demonbefore stepping through the boss’s fog gate, which also ruled. That split-second dog dodge still freaks me out and/or frustrates me to this day, depending on the run.
AsElden Ringmatures, its content is exhausted, and the community gets bored enough to find exponentially funnier and cheesier methods, we’re going to see some wild shit.
