An 8-year-old gamer has managed to defeat the hardest boss in Elden Ring. Players will come across many challenging bosses and mini-bosses in Elden Ring, and even regular enemies can give users a difficult time if they are not paying attention. Malenia is arguably the hardest boss in Elden Ring, and she can only be fought at the end of a challenging late-game optional area.
Bandai Namco recently revealed some interesting stats about the level of player engagement in Elden Ring, confirming that gamers had attempted to beat Malenia 329 million times. Other bosses like Margit and the Tree Sentinel in Limgrave are sitting at 281 million and 277 million respectively, with Radagon and Starscourge Radahn also a part of the list. Despite the difficulty of the fight against Malenia, it looks like an 8-year-old player has managed to beat her.
A Reddit user named thatguyinarobe claims that their 8-year-old successfully defeated Malenia in Elden Ring after failing for weeks. The poster mentions that both users play on the same account, but they got tired of fighting Malenia and did not play Elden Ring for over a month. They have also shared some details on the build utilized to defeat Malenia, stating that the player used Bloodhound's Fang in Elden Ring for this battle, while taking advantage of the Freezing Grease consumable item and the mimic tear spirit ash.
Many gamers in the comments section congratulated the player for accomplishing this difficult task, with some users stating that youthful reflexes contributed to the victory. A few fans ask further questions about the build, as it seems like Freezing Grease is highly effective against Malenia. Users can also try out the Freezing Pot consumable item on Malenia, allowing them to counter her most annoying attack. Overall, fans seem incredibly impressed by the performance of the 8-year-old, but a few players discuss if Elden Ring is appropriate to play at this age.
While the battle against Malenia can be extremely difficult, some Elden Ring players have defeated her under even more challenging circumstances. These gamers often place a restriction upon themselves for the fight, such as only fighting Malenia at level 1 and killing her without rolling. Some Elden Ring users have also shared incredible videos in which they defeated Malenia in a few seconds, with one player recently managing to beat her in just two hits, one for each phase of the battle.
Elden Ring is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
