Yes, I am aware I mispronounced Igon's name. I realized in post, and it was too late to re-record that segment. It's (Eee-gone), not (Eye-gone). Anyway, I really hope you all enjoy this ranking - It's based on my purely subjective experience, so don't worry - I'm not going to convert you into liking a boss you didn't enjoy, just sit back, relax, have a drink and enjoy!

@pressy-fb1hs

2 күн бұрын

Igon is best npc with lines such as "CURSE YOU BAYLE" I love that npc

@ELDniel-DW5pg

2 күн бұрын

igon saved my ass during the bayle fight but now i have all the fragments to beat radahn

@bedheadtv9594

Күн бұрын

@@ELDniel-DW5pgmake sure you take Miquella rune it counters his whisper

@ELDniel-DW5pg

Күн бұрын

i just beat the final boss. it came down to no flasks, my mimic tear's heart was stolen, i was close to death but radahn was one hit away so i used my black knife skill one last time when radahn was about to use his holy explosion and when the god and lord finally fell, i let out a large scream of joy. sorry billy that your mimic tear took your win away

Igon’s dialogue now rivals Rykard as the go-to comment fodder.

the npc gank and Dancing Lion over Midra is crazy ngl (in hindsight i can respect the Dancing Lion placement, all the remembrance fights were great so the rankings are interchangeable imo)

@BNB-fk8jr

Күн бұрын

YEAH MAN dancing loin suck imo

@Lerbon_Janes

Күн бұрын

The npc gank is in my top 20 souls fights, hot take

@linkfiedproductions2246

Күн бұрын

Midra was like my favorite boss bro 💀

@beef_baby

Күн бұрын

NPC gank was really fun as somebody who cares about the story

@animeproblem1070

Күн бұрын

​@@BNB-fk8jr the dancing lion is legitimately awesome to fight I think it's the perfection of the fromsoft spectacle fight

CURSE YOU BAYLE! I hereby vow! You will rue this day! Behold, a true drake warrior! And I, Igon! Your fear made flesh! Solid of scale you might be, foul dragon... But I will riddle with holes your rotten hide! With a hail of harpoons! With every last drop of my being!

@dbishim6409

Күн бұрын

Preach

@weirdybeardystuff9261

Күн бұрын

"AND I, IGON" just hits all the feels. The man knows he's not good enough but has such belief in the player that it's hard not to feel ready for battle.

@bizon7733

Күн бұрын

Peak souls npc, with Ansbach my favourite of the dlc

Midra was by far my favourite fight in the dlc, maybe even my favourite in the whole game. The buildup with the mansion and the ghosts, the lore surrounding him and the start of the fight which makes you feel like the bad guy attacking this poor guy existing in suffering, trying his best not to let the madness out just for you to break him. The fight itself has really strong orphan of kos vibes for me and is just spectecacular over all. Especually when you stay close to him he really brings out the hunter inside of me, punishing a lack of aggression, giving no room to breath. I'm tramatised by his double stab attack tho for somw reason I just never got the timing right.

@AsheLevi

Күн бұрын

Me when I got to the Abyssal Woods: "Oh, I see. This is where Bloodborne 2 was hiding."

@woozyluci

Күн бұрын

Everything you mentioned as well as the distorted version of the frenzied merchant song (my favorite ost in elden ring) that plays towards the end of Midra’s ost make him my favorite as well

@BNB-fk8jr

Күн бұрын

Midra was amazing but not the best. Maybe in top 3 in dlc imo.

@darkmatter9643

Күн бұрын

I didn’t really like him personally

@mt2r-music

Күн бұрын

I loved that fight but I was really disappointed he doesn’t have a phase 3 with some more cinematic attacks or another arena change. He goes into phase 2 at 66% HP so the game set up my expectations for another phase for no reason. At least some kind of cinematic explosion at the end would’ve been appreciated. Something that really conveys the chaos and destruction this being has to offer. For me that would’ve put him at number 1 in the DLC.

CURSE YOU BAYLE!!!

@amanwithnoplan7648

Күн бұрын

I HERBY VOW YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY

@ghostytoasty6976

Күн бұрын

BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR!

@amanwithnoplan7648

Күн бұрын

@@ghostytoasty6976 AND I, IGON

@gianmarcotuzzolino7128

Күн бұрын

YOUR FEAR MADE FLESH

@Pecky3207

Күн бұрын

SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON

This is going to be a long one so bear with me here. The DLC’s final boss might be the biggest disappointment I’ve had with a boss fight in FromSoft history since Dragon God in Demon’s Souls. For those who love Radahn, mad respect to you, there is plenty to love here, but I will not sit here and lie to any of you about my fundamental disliking of this boss. I’m going to break down most of Radahn’s attacks and explain why I find the boss to be poorly designed and an unsatisfying challenge. Let me start with Radahn’s first phase which I consider to be mostly great. There are however three attacks I take issue with in this phase. 1. His three hit combo. Not only is it neigh impossible to consistently dodge all the attacks (either get hit by first then dodge two and three or dodge one, hit two, dodge three) he can also cancel certain attacks into this combo. An example is during his flame cut attack. By itself the attack is fair but a little tricky. However if you roll behind Radahn, once he concludes this attack he can pull and instant 180 into the three hit combo. So not only can this attack come out almost instantly, he now starts the animation with his back to you so you cannot even see the animation properly until you’ve taken a hit. 2. His meteor attack. By no means unfair but the amount of times the boss can spam this attack slows the pace of the fight as there is no counter/punish for this attack because he remains out of harms way. 3. Gravity pull attack. Again an attack that’s not too unfair but you get no reward for successfully dodging and if he’s close he can combo into the slam which is only avoided via running away, so you’re now spending more time disengaging with the boss. My major issue with this boss is the second phase where he goes from a solid, almost great fight, to a poorly designed mess. 1. At least two or three times during the fight Radahn will float in the air and force you to run for a lengthy period of time. By the time he finishes this attack GRRM would have written Winds of Winter twice. And again he doesn’t do this attack once, no upwards of three times you are forced to run away from the boss and NOT engage in the fight. 2. The grab attack. Easy to dodge however the punishment for being grabbed is not high damage or an instant kill (unless you’re grabbed twice) but the animation takes so god damn long in a fight that already drags. Look I fucked up dodging the grab, punish me with damage, not wasting my time getting Miqlested. 3. The never ending combos. Although he retains some of the same punishable attacks as phase, now he gains more powerful attacks that go on for a disgustingly irritating amount of time. Again in a boss that wastes you time, having less time to actually engage with the boss only serves to hinder the experience. 4. Last and most importantly the never ending beams of light that follow every attack. It’s not the damage that bothers me, no it’s pretty fair, however the artificial challenge of blinding the player during almost every attack does. With a boss that already has endless combos, aoe attacks, ranged attacks, fuck-you I’m unhittable attacks, and a grab, affecting the player’s ability to properly see the boss’ next attack is not fun or fair challenge, it is blatantly artificial and ruins any chance of enjoyment I SHOULD receive from fighting this boss. Many will disagree with my takes and that’s OKAY. I love all you fellow masochists, and this DLC has some PEAK bosses that offer amazing challenge and threaten the safety of my controller, but Radahn is not, and will not be one of them in my eyes.

@thowan9428

20 сағат бұрын

Agree with you for second Phase. I finished him with After 12 hours and it was a pleassure to learn the attacks but i have to say this boss have bs attacks and the aoe blind holy attacks After each attack is hard to dodge. The 3 slash comb is bs. And you cant see the attacks is sometimes very annoying. I had to learn him so hard i memorized all of his attacks and then it was hella fun and rewarding. But yeah this boss isnt for everyone. It is my number 4. For the dlc and my Top 15 overall

@nayyarrashid4661

2 сағат бұрын

His first phase is totally fair and all attacks are dodgeable. You just have to 1) time it properly and 2) dodge in the right direction The second phase is bs for me personally but same thing applies but more stringently this time. You dodge direction and timing has to be even more precise.

When Radahn pulls you in run away and jump that's how you dodge it

@lDoxology

Күн бұрын

You don't have to jump, you can time it and dodge through it.

@aaronhedick4355

6 сағат бұрын

I am a fairly casual Elden Ring player I beat Radahn in about 30-40 tries using the Falx. Over 100 attempts is incomprehensible to me. How could you fight one thing that many tries and still never manage to understand how to dodge one of its attacks?

@nayyarrashid4661

2 сағат бұрын

​@@lDoxologyRunning away and jumping works as well.

Daaaaang, Midra at 9? Didn’t expect that… Here’s my ranking: 1. Midra (I went for the Frenzied Flame on this playthrough so the story implications were magnificent) 2. CUUUUUURSEEE YOU BAYLEEEEEEE 3. Messmer 4. Rellana 5. Divine Beast 6. Romina 7. Radahn 8. Metyr 9. Hippo 10. Putrescent 11. ADM 12. Ymir 13. Inquisitor (The only two I disliked) 14. Gaius 15. Scadutree Avatars This is after only one playthrough, might change lol

@BNB-fk8jr

Күн бұрын

Imo Messmer is the best boss in dlc and one of the best in elden ring. Midra is amazing tho but he can be stuggered so easily so you can beat him without seeing his second phase. I did it on my second pöaythrgpuht of the dlc with bloodfiends arm with 12 scadutree fragments. Bayle is amazing . I think if Radahn’s second phase was fair rsdahn will be top 3

@BNB-fk8jr

Күн бұрын

Divine beast sucks

@thepikminbrawler1746

Күн бұрын

What is ADM? Is that the finger monster? Because that one is missing Edit: no it’s not I can’t keep these M names straight

@Fulcrum_7567

Күн бұрын

@@thepikminbrawler1746 Ancient Dragon Man, put him on there bc he’s required to get to the Jagged Peak

@bruhmoment2052

Күн бұрын

@@BNB-fk8jrI agree. Divine beast is awful but Messmer is one of the best probably across the franchise. Amazing lore and long but fair combos that make you feel rewarded for learning them. Biggest head scratcher for me in this DLC is the consistency. We’ll get a boss like divine beast with constant AOE spam after every move shoving the camera into your face, and then get a masterpiece like messmer.

I'd go 1. Rellana 2. Messmer 3. Midra 4. Radahn 5. Romina 6. Divine Beast Dancing Lion 7. Bayle 8. Scadutree Avatar 9. Putrescent Knight 10. Mother of Fingers 11. Golden Hippo 12. Gaius I fought Rellana at +4 Scadutree, which was a bit low. However, it made the fight absolutely incredible, as I had to perfect her moveset. Definitely the 2nd hardest boss in the DLC for me.

@zacharyperlee4179

2 күн бұрын

I hard agree with the placement of Gaius, because of that dman rush attack being BS and the occasional ranged AOE attacks he can pull out are devastating and one comes out particularly quickly, at least the lore is great for the Commander!

@BNB-fk8jr

Күн бұрын

Messmer the best imo

@alexterieur8813

Күн бұрын

Rellana is the queen

@0rionx

Күн бұрын

I wouldn't put rellena at first but I can agree that gaius should be at last.

@Nico-yk5sm

Күн бұрын

bayle at 7 is criminal

Midra being so low is criminal. Easily in the top 3 IMO

I loved Midra, probably second favorite of the DLC after Messmer (who is now my favorite Fromsoftware boss ever). Midra I enjoy for both the spectacle but also a very DS3-esque moveset - he has a few minor combo finisher variants but mostly once you recognize the beginning of a combo he sticks with it which makes the fight feel incredibly smooth and never verging on panicking. It brings back that DS3 feeling of difficulty where it always required focus but never felt like completely chaotic in the way that some Elden Ring bosses end up feeling with their insanely changeable movesets

I must say, i beat radahn using a greatsword build, no guardshield or anything and it felt SO good to beat him, a new game experience will change your mind on him

@nefarious8278

Күн бұрын

I disagree, I had no enjoyment in the 100ish attempts it took me even after I best it and it was not helped by how anticlimactic the dlc ending cutscene is

Tip for the gravity pull attack, if he pulls you, you can run and jump away from the boss and he won’t catch you with the follow-up.

You can turn into a dragon man actually!! After defeating Bayle and going to where the dragon priestess was picking up the item left there and using it allows you to turn into a dragon man until next death

@hypername1

2 күн бұрын

Also one of the new painting rewards can turn you into one

@tytar1037

Күн бұрын

@@hypername1There’s actually two different dragon forms.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

I think because I did the alternate variant of her questline, I didn't get access to it :

yeah, consort radahn made demon of hatred and malenia look like true king allant in comparison. also i think scadutree avatar is probably the most underrated fight in elden ring. great video billy and bayle despite recency bias deserves to be #2 or #1 dragon fight next to midir

I wasn't happy that I had to max out by scadutree blessing for me to beat radahn with mimic tear. But hearing about people needing to use a great shield made me realize that I didn't have that bad of a time against radahn. Edit: I completely agree with Scadutree Avatar's placement, though I would have had it at number 1.

Anyone else think the Putrescent Knight arena looked incredibly similar to Midir’s?

@BNB-fk8jr

Күн бұрын

It is

Midra is by far my favorite. The whole experience of finding the abyssal woods at the bottom of some catacombs and then finding and making my way through the mansion and then that reveal and the music and cutscene were just all so perfect and his fight was so fun. I may also be obsessed with frenzy flame and have been playing a frenzy flame character lmao

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

From a sheer horror perspective, Midra is absolutely insane. My survival horror instincts were kicking in full force the whole time - I just wish I'd given him more of a chance to show his moveset before cheesing him so I could finish the DLC without getting spoiled ^^

Don’t let Radahn get you down, you did nothing wrong, wins a win

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

I know, but I think this'll be one of those "I'm haunted until I eventually go back and beat him the way I wanted to" moments lol

14:57 the depths of your FOOLISHNESS

1. Messmer 2. Midra 3. Bayle 4. Radahn 5. Rellana 6. putrescent 7. Lion 8. Romina 9. Scadutree 10. Metyr 11. Gaius

@dbishim6409

Күн бұрын

Perfect list Edit: gaius can burn in mt gelmir

@fazelegobrix8270

2 сағат бұрын

This may be the perfect list

Also, I love how Romina's Scarlet Rot contrasts Malenia's. Malenia's is drab, brown, decayed and pulsating. Romina's is thrumming, 1980s, neon pink and loud.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Malenia's rot is depressing and drab, while Romina was like "Instagram filter, saturation 100+"

DBDL, rellana, bayle, messmer and midra really just reminded me how good fromsoft is at making all this types of bosses, really shows how far they have come since the demon souls era

Messmer, Bayle and Midra are top tier!

@BNB-fk8jr

Күн бұрын

Rellana?

No way this came out right as I checked the channel

It’s interesting seeing the unexpectedly large amount of disdain or outright hatred from the community at the final boss and ending. Can’t help but feel Fromsoft kinda screwed up.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

I don't really have an issue with the ending. Radahn returning finishes up his storyline between him, Miquella & Malenia. I was just hoping we'd get something to do with Godwyn, given he has random catacomb corpses with the Death Knights.

Miquella: I promise thee a thousand year journey of compassion. Hahaha, chicken leg go BRRRRRR

Still don’t know why they gave a goddamn sunflower a remembrance. Like, you got this fire-using warlord, an undead knight, the lord of chaos himself, and oh, also a f*king flower. And for some reason, I love that flower.

@cardmossdn8058

Күн бұрын

I mean it was a fully fleshed out, super well made fight. It was more than just an Erdtree avatar

@itachileesan

Күн бұрын

was way more fun and fair that effing hippo or gaius

@memelord6671

Күн бұрын

@@itachileesan god I hated Gaius. That mf made me break my chair in rage.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

The sunflower is an icon, a legend, and truly the moment. Fight me irl.

just beat radahn summonless with malady man what a fight he really is the hardest boss Fromsoft has ever done i loved

Hell yeah !! Nice video 😋

Crazy how different people's rankings are, Midra & Radahn were the best fights in the game for me, Radahn was the most exhilarating fight in the game, I know people act like he's broken & That he's legitimately "Too hard" In an unfair way, But honestly other than the visual clutter occasionally being a little distracting in phase 2, His moveset is actually entirely fair, Every attack is dodgable, You just have to play near perfect, Which i believe is how it should be for the final boss of the first and only DLC of Elden Ring, It's the ultimate skikk check, And its very fitting for the lore, You really do have to play like a god to defeat a literal god. I love it. And Midra IMO is as close to perfect as an Elden Ring boss gets. The build up, The atmosphere, The design, The Cutscene, The OST and the fight itself all knocked it out of the park. Midra isn't THAT hard but he's def no pushover either, His moveset is fun to learn and he leaves tons of openings for punish windows, He reminds me of a combination between a Bloodborne and DS3 boss fight, And i mean that as a massive compliment, He never felt unfair or like he was attacking for too long like many Elden Ring bosses, He os challenging in the most fair, Entertaining type of way, I love his phase 2 transition as well, The Frenzy Flame attacks are so damn cool. Top 5 bosses in the DLC for me IMO: 1. Midra 2. Radahn 3. Messmer 4. Bayle 5. Dancing Lion.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Midra & Radahn are the two bosses I wish I'd fought differently during my playthrough, so their rankings are a bit more temporary than the rest of the roster for me. Glad so many people seem to be enjoying Midra, especially.

I love the Rellana Twin Swords. So much fun.

@BNB-fk8jr

Күн бұрын

Messmer more fun

Great ranking! And to answer your question, it’s not just your PS4, my frames tanked quite a bit here and there on the Dancing Lion fight on PS5 as well, I’m sure that’s just a simple performance issue they’ll end up patching out soon

@BillySYT

8 сағат бұрын

I hope so. I love these fights, but in a game that's so fast and fluid as Elden Ring, framedips feel a lot of more dangerous than say in Bloodborne ^^

I took Bayle out first try with the Dragon Katana +10. That thing does absolute work on him. The Igon dialogue was so incredible. Definitely one of the best Dragon’s in all of Soulsborne. I also felt the same way about Messmer. I actually really like him and thought he had such a strong presence for the small amount he was actually in the game. Complete glass cannon, just like Maliketh.

great video messmer is my personal favorite (2 phase is excellent). You are my favorite souls content creator. Keep it up❤

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated ^^

Been waiting on this one

RANT OF A LEVEL 1 RUNNER: hey everybody here is the thought´s of someone who put over 120 hours into a souls level 1 elden ring DLC. its impossible there are bosses in the dlc that have attack´s that come out so fast and are so unfair that its not possible to beat it at level one. and yes there will be people like maybe 40 on the planet who can do it but for most people its impossible. for a example mertyr has a attack in his second fase where she floats in to the air and from the moment she is rising if your close to her you will take damage and at level 1 you will be dead before you can react it´s bullshit. elden ring dlc might be to hard for souls level one but what is possible and verry fun to try is beating it without scadutree fragments because you can take the bullshit attacks and still have a rough challenge because mesmer or redanh will still kill you in two hits or one combo. also for the people who want to know this is the list of bosses i coudnt beat on level one all the bosses that are not on this list i did beat on level 1. Redanh, mertyr and commander gaius. p.s for the people that say Bayle is hard you´ll are tripping bayle is easy just fight him like you would fight midir ATTACK HIS HEAD yes he is tanky but his moves are verry fair and every single one is punishable prob one of if not the best fight fromsoft has ever made, he is up their with Geal.

@shades4385

2 күн бұрын

Theres only a few attacks that are bs to dodge but the rest are fine. Radahn's double slash into cross slash is what makes RL1 so bullshit, the rest is super well designed but man that one attack is a pain

@jvfe287

2 күн бұрын

​@@shades4385Just use the deflect tear on Radhan. Idk if it was because I used it, but Radhan was my favorite boss of the DLC

@bigsmall2842

2 күн бұрын

@@shades4385more than the double slash. The phase 2 gravity pull attack is pretty bs as well. And the meteors are very unintuitive to dodge on a medium load character(strafe jumping to the right). And the boss doesn’t really have any positional combo variation, just the same long combo strings with the same tight attack windows. Even when you learn the fight it’s kinda boring.

@jonmann4980

Күн бұрын

@@bigsmall2842I could only consistently dodge the meteor attack with medium equip load but unlocking and running to the right and jumping from the sound cue of when the meteors were going to hit me

@user-pn4px5lr8w

Күн бұрын

​@@jvfe287 the crucible talisman that gives you s on backsteps also works

Good tip for Consorts gravity well. You can run and jump before he does the follow up which dodges all the rocks, leaving you good time to either heal or cast spells, ashes of war or throwables. Just beat him yesterday with the Watchdogs Greatsword +25 (my weapon for all of the DLC), Scadu 18, 12 Crimson flasks +8. Loved learning him, but I think he suffers from the Waterfowl effect in the second phase even with 60Vigor and optimal talismans, where if you don’t know how to dodge a lot of his “flashy” attacks that kill you near instantaneously. You’ll have to grind through the first phase before you even have a chance of learning them again. That being said Consort is currently tied with Bayle for my second favorite DLC boss, behind Messmer.

i found midra before rellana so fun how we all have our own way of playing these games

@andrewsebree4333

2 күн бұрын

I had to look up how to get to all those areas🤣 I fought Gaius. Finger mom and Midra all after defeating Radahn

The abyssal woods have grown on me, probably my favorite area by far. You just get that feeling that you are not welcomed there and you should leave. I absolutely love it.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Oh, I adored the area. It's a bit empty, wish there was a tad more to find there. Like, one hidden field boss, a Frenzy Dragon or something. But the atmosphere and the ambience are unmatched. Those dev notes when you first enter had me paranoid af.

this dlc had amazing incredible never seen before mesmerizing showstopping enemy and boss design goddamn !!!!

Little helpful tip, If you get pulled in by the starcaller cry in Radahns fight, you can dodge it by running straight backwards and jumping! Hope this can help some people.

@BillySYT

8 сағат бұрын

I've also seen that when you shield during the initial pull, you won't get pulled quite as far in. So it's something for me to work on next time I face this boss ^^

The dancing lion heal only occurs if you use the flask: using healing incantations, Erdtree blessings, or warming stones does not proc it

I highly agree with you on Midra by the way. I forced myself to brute force him. No mimic, no summons, no cheese. Just learning to dodge and punish. And when I finally beat him it was EXTREMELY satisfying

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Glad you got that experience with Midra. I really want to go at him again without relying on weapon skills to get me through - Really learn that moveset. If only FromSoft would add a boss rush mode.

Finally coming back to this video I didn’t want be spoiled I enjoy this ranking a few things I would have changed but overall good video my only other thought is for the final boss it took me well over 200 attempts but I did beat it without cheese no summon probably my proudest fromsoftware moment of all time man I love these games

The build up Lore and the preceding area to Midra easily makes him the most stand out for me. And his fight is not half bad. Mechanically it is a very fair and balanced fight. The Frenzy does surprise you a couple of times but incredibly easy to learn and feels very rewarding once you do. And I for pnce was praying that From Soft touches upon the Frenzied Flame Lore even more and I got exactly what I had wished for. I also think that fans got vindicated for the Kale's cut content story from the base game. Bayle comes in a close second in terms of Lore and build up and an epic boss fight at the end.

Midra 1v1 is a delight. Definitely feel like it'll be as you suspect and it'll rocket up the ranks over time.

I really like the theory that Midra is Marikas dad

Radahn is my favorite Fromsoftware boss by now. It took a while to comprehend the fight solo, own build, no shield, no summons but after a few hours i mastered it. This fight is an audiovisual masterpiece and the difficulty is perfect. The AoEs are hard to learn but once you do it is the most rewarding feeling. I love this fight. Masterpiece.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Definitely think when I get around to refighting him on my terms, I'll come away with a far more positive outlook.

1. Messmer - 70 attempts 2. Bayle - 16 attempts and counting 3. Midra - 15 attempts 4. Rellana - 101 attempts 5. Romina - 2 attempts 6. Dancing Lion - 58 attempts 7. Metyr - 3 attempts 8. Putrescent Knight - 15 attempts 9. Golden Hippopotamus - 36 attempts 10. Gaius - 72 attempts 11. Scadutree Avatar - 22 attempts Am currently fighting Radahn so can’t rank him yet. Some notes: Bayle surpassed Midir as my favorite dragon in all of Souls. Gaius’ charge is literally broken and needs to be patched ASAP, a fix that would make him a solid boss. The charge alone makes him atrocious. Messmer is my favorite Elden Ring boss and quite possibly a top 5 Souls boss of all time. Metyr and Romina were surprisingly quite easy, which was slightly disappointing. Romina is really neat though. And to answer your question, yes the frame rate for the Dancing Lion fight is trash on PS5 too

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

The only thing about Gaius's charge, is I think you can outrun it by hopping on Torrent. The only issue is when he uses the charge on the player from close-up, so there's no time to summon Torrent.

@hitdoctor24

3 сағат бұрын

@@BillySYT hmm I tried it a couple times and failed horribly so never tried again, but I’d love for that to be the case. But yeah, the fact that he can start the charge from any distance is really unfair. It’s such a shame too because the more I think about it, the more I realize the rest of his moveset was quite fun to learn. The only other BS aspect of his fight is the gravity projectiles in phase 2, there’s just way too damn many.

Rellana is everything I wanted from Malenia: a hyper aggressive female swordsman with long changing strings, insane damage output, and giant moves that will kill you if you don’t dodge them. However, she doesn’t gain health back every time she hits you, she doesn’t have random super armor most of the time, she doesn’t deal scarlet rot, and her “big move” is actually good at expressing how you’re supposed to dodge it every time. I love her and I’m so glad we got a ton of DS3 style bosses in this DLC. Long gone are the status bosses (except for Midra but he was solid anyways)

@BillySYT

8 сағат бұрын

Rellana is genuinely such a great knight boss. Fair tells, long combos but with enough opportunities to counter. I just need to figure out how to handle her second phase without taking as much chip damage, and I'll be satisfied.

@darkrootambush3860

7 сағат бұрын

@@BillySYT I think rolling to her right got me through most of it, but it’s cool you also have to jump sometimes. I think the DLC went hard on making moves requiring a jump instead of a dodge which is fantastic. It adds another layer of depth to the fight without it being bullshit. Still stuck on the final fight though cause idk what the hell is even happening every single time. It’s literally Slave Knight Gael on crack

My final victory over Radahn came in an attempt where I was just experimenting with a physick. The base game I had run dual Greataxes(the Anchor and Executioner’s), spamming Jumping l1s, swept the entire game. This DLC had me going back to my DS3 days by dropping the second weapon for the Blacksteel Greatshield. I’d eventually settled back on using the Anchor(was using the Blacksteel Great Hammer for most of the DLC) once I heard Radahn had less Pierce resist. I remember downing the physick to tank one hit and continue guarding with no stamina consumption, sitting there blocking another AoE flurry expecting to die, only to get a guard counter off and hear the death sound, was genuinely stunned. Not a fan of how many particle effects obscure the action in Phase 2.

Your list was very great and interesting I havent thought of my full scale list but my top 3 are midra bayle and messmer Also i really appreciate the placement for dancing lion and scadutree avatar both are very underrated and imo scadutree avatar has the best boss theme in the dlc

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

I'm surprised people aren't high on Dancing Lion? I figured he'd be a shoe-in for Top 5 for a lot of people.

@paulsh2071

7 сағат бұрын

@@BillySYT yes i actually was shocked too see his high placement he is my top 6 placement but many seem to hate this boss

Hey ps5 player here, answering if there’s a difference in performance in the ps5 and the short answer is no, long answer there was a few times I can tell the frames drop one is with commander Gaius fight if you and the boss have a magic projectile attack getting ready, for some reason the frames will drop but with the divine beast I didn’t see any frames dropping same with radahn. I do hope they fix the performance issue that’s honestly my biggest complain for the dlc.

I love how everyone has different outcomes for the npc fights. I completely finished Thiolliers questline to the point where he invades you so i didn’t get to summon him. I also helped Leda kill Ansbach so I didn’t get to summon him. Same with Hornsent so I didn’t have to face him. Instead I got to summon some other knight of Mohg. I faced Redmane, Moore and Dane. The replayability of this DLC is insane

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Speedrunners trying to figure out the best Leda fight variant to win as quickly as possible.

Glad to see I’m not the only one who loved the Scadutree Avatar!

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

#ScadutreeGang

CURSE YOU BAYLE! That number one belonged to Messmer

My top bosses are: 1. Messmer : He was hyped, and he delivered. The fight, the visual, the design, the lore, the dungeon that leads to him are all Elden Ring at its best. Currently my actual favorite Elden Ring boss, including base game. 2. Bayle: Another perfect boss in this DLC. The visual of this fight rivals that of Rykard, base game Radahn or Placidusax. Jagged peak has the most stunning atmosphere in the entire game, and Igon is just chef kiss. 3. Midra: While the fight itself is not too complicated, the visual design, lore, dungeon, and the sheer shock value of seeing him the first time does it for me. 4. Radahn: Two huge problems: The fact that this boss is the final boss, and second phase is too visually overwhelming. Other than that, it is an incredible fight, and I actually like the story behind this. 5. Rellana: The fight itself is a lot of fun, though in terms of visual it is not anything special. I wish they had added a cutscene for her. 6. Dancing Lion: Very unique boss & visually stunning. However the fact that there is no name given, the fact that this is later just another field boss really hurts this for me. 7. Metyr: Boss fight is nothing special. Design is pretty distinct for Elden Ring, but in my opinion not weird & over wordly enough. The arena though is super cool, and the side quest that leads to her is probably my favorite in the DLC. 8. Romina: Visually pretty cool, though not too special. The fight itself is decent, but the lore around her though I feel is very underwhelming (unless there are things I missed). And yet again the lack of a proper cutscene really hurts her for me. 9. Putrescent Knight: Pretty fun mechanically, and visual design is also pretty unique & neat. But yet again the lack of a name, a proper cutscene, or even some meaning lore/story behind this boss really hurts it. This fight feels like e field boss for me more than a remembrance boss. 10. Scadutree Avatar: Unique tree Avatar, but I dont find the fight itself fun. Lore is meh.

@BillySYT

8 сағат бұрын

Solid picks, I respect it ^^

So Radahn. It took me a good fair few attempts using my preferred style. I play Light Rolls with a "light" bow and go for status buildup, namely bleed as they are the easiest arrows to mass produce since you can buy their components rather than run around and find them like frost and rot. From what ive seen or talked to my friends about with Radahn he seems to force you into one of two directions. Either you're busting out the tank style with greatshields or a big weapon that has a good guard because of how tough his windows are, or youre busting out the light rolls and low defense style and working on that premise. Luckily, my favorite way to play, "light bow" (black bow and now Ansbach's Longbow) and Light armor for light rolls made his fight very, very doable without build swaps, albeit difficult. Though I think any summons outside the boss fog are kind of a trap with how much they boost the boss's HP vs. How little damage they provide. I lost countless times with Ansbach and my Mimic Tear, but the 2nd time I tried the boss without Ansbach I ended up coming out with a very comfortable win (14 Estus went in, 6 went out) --For Reference-- I took this fight NG+3 Shadow Blessing: 20 Revered Spirit Ash: 10 Level: 200 Vigor: 60 Mind: 20 Endurance: 30 Strength: 54 Dexterity: 80 Intelligence: 9 Faith: 8 Arcane: 8 Ansbach's Longbow+10 Black Hood - Leather Armor - Shadow Militia Gauntless - Preceptor's trousers Bloodbone arrow + bloodbone arrow (fletched) Dragoncrest Greatshield - Two-Headed Turtle - Soaring Arrow's Sting - Golden Braid

@felltactician

Күн бұрын

Oh also Romina: REALLY TERRIBLE for anyone who liked ranged builds, particularly bows and id imagine crossbows. Her lockon is on her mid-drift with no shifting. She is highly mobile and acrobatic. About 45% of my arrows would sail past her. I wish i could aim for the bug parts of her body but this fight more than any other made me have to swap constantly between lock on for re-orientation and Aim Down Sights so i wasnt just flinging arrows to the wind.

I love your channel thanks for the video

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much!

I just beat Radahn after idk. 6 hours our so without bleed or summons and I must say that I really enjoyed Radahn himself. Miquella is the one who introduces the bull shit. Radahn‘s basic sword combos are so fun to dodge and honestly a 8/10 for me. They would be a 10/10 if it wasn’t for this one quick swipe with both blades infront of him as you have to be frame perfect to dodge them. I only managed to do that twice on accident in my countless attempts. The other attack I really hate is his huge explosion at the start of phase 2. If you even wait half a second before you start running you will definitely get hit by it and I just think that’s unfaire especially when he does this mid fight. His attacks where he jumps in the air and sends a bunch of clones at you before striking himself are okay. It really depends on what he follows it up with. But over all, I had a great time.

@Tactical_Cookie

Күн бұрын

PS: Needle Knight Leda is the worst 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 bossfight i‘ve ever done in a video game. Throwing four hyper aggressive NPC with the potential of three of them fighting you at the same time is just so lazy and unfun. The only fight in thr DLC I wasn’t able to finish solo and honestly I couldn’t care less.

@NinjaPickle

Күн бұрын

I think that fight is like Radahn in the base game. It's a fight that's there for spectacle, it's meant to be you fighting along side a group of allies to face your foe. And unlike with Bayle who also seems to heavily encourage a summon in Igon, the fight feels like it was tailor made for summons. The fact that they don't come in until midway through the battle enforces this I think, just like Radahn summons constantly come back throughout the fight ​@@Tactical_Cookie

beating redanh scadutree level 1 with my trusted moonveil and fast roll might be the proudest i have ever been in a game it took me over 400 ettemps i lost count but it was wort it. almost 20% of my dlc playtime went into fighting this boss

@mt2r-music

Күн бұрын

Im rocking a moonveil build with Scadu level 20 and I’m getting cooked. Which Talisman did you use?

@patrickmexiquinn

Күн бұрын

​@@mt2r-music the mistake is moonveil switch to glintstone krist and then spam weapon art, thank me later that's how I got through

@thijs6439

Күн бұрын

@@mt2r-music holy damage negation plus 3 alexanders great jar fast stamina turtle one and crimson seed plus 1

BAYLE, VILE BAYLE Edit: It would appear that my star fist, light weight, terrible defence, and awful poise combo is going to be super thrilled when I fight Radahn...

Impaley Man is some of the most fun I've had in a boss fight can't lie

DAMN, haven't known you can fight gaius on horse, now can't wait for ng+ to fight him again, thanks for the tip! Also Messmer is probably my favourite boss period, man just too good. Lore, legacy dungeon(yes, he is technically not a shardbearer, but keep absolutely deserves to be placed among the great locations), presentation.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Messmer deserves to be talked with the best of the best, easily.

That dang mimic tear making sure you won even though you didn’t, tragic!

Radahn was easily the boss I had the most trouble with, around 130 tries with my mimic and the two summons however once i learned that npcs ballooned boss health I tried not summoning and I managed to beat him in 6 tries 4 of which were me dying trying to get out my mimic… although I did have practice lmao

I literally just beat Radahn (Level 193, Scadulevel 18). After 3 days of pure agony, he finally fell. I used the Moonveil Katana. I was just way too stubborn to change my build to a tank/shield build, haha. I wanted to beat him with my Moonveil build without any shields. I did use mimic tear tho, but it was still hard af. This is the type of boss fight I don't want to be near again for quite some time. I hated that second phase with a passion. But now it's done. Praise the victory!

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Yeah - Radahn & Malenia both fall under that category of bosses I know I'll enjoy after having a nice long break from my previous attempts.

I beat the final boss with a Claymore no summons and no status. It took days, but I did it

Ahhh yes. The time has come at last. This list was inevitable🙏

I did have frame rate drops against the dancing lion on my ps5 but only when he did his head slam attack

Love the Lies of P Feel song as the background song!

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Peak music is peak music, what can I say

My problem with Midra was how weak he was to the deflecting hardtear. My black steel greathammer build could stance break him in 2 guard counters, and the basic sword combos were pretty basic and easy to deflect. For someone who didn't use or find it though, I could see it being higher Also you can dodge Gaius' charge in light load. Also also, Scadutree Avatar take was based

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Midra definitely feels like a glass cannon type fight. But it makes sense - You see how withered that man is?

Ancient dragon form is the most unexpected thing ive seen in this game.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

But we love to see it.

19:39 If you get pulled in, you can still completely avoid the follow up if you sprint away for a second before rolling or jumping away. Panic rolling ain't it.

My ranking for a top 10 would be: 1. Romina 2. Bayle 3. Metyr 4. Messmer 5. Scadutree Avatar 6. Midra 7. Rellana 8. Dancing Lion 9. Death Knight (twin axes) 10. One of the red bears I know its a weird ranking, especially for Messmer and Midra. But both of them are two cursed twinky humanoids with a piercing/slashing weapon and fire abilities. They're very cool, but bosses like Romina, Bayle, the Avatar or Metyr have that sense of uniqueness that Im look for when I play that kind of DLC. And I also think they're fight delivers as well as Messmer and Midra

I did Rellana first but my sense was that the dancing lion WAS supposed to be your first boss. Rellana is much harder in my opinion. Loved fighting her first though, took my whole first evening with the DLC. There are so many ways to avoid attacks against Radahn. I think rather than going fingerprint, embracing looking up no hit videos and guides is a good way to lighten the challenge of learning a bit while preserving the feeling of overcoming the fight. Nothing wrong with shield and poke of course, but it seems like it made your victory feel hollow to you. Hope you enjoy it more next time. I can't disagree too much with your ranking though. Many of the bosses are on a similar level of quality and it comes down to what order you find them in, and what your preferences are.

Here's my ranking (not including Dungeon bosses like Ancient Dragon Man, and I didn't fight Ymir) 1. Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame 2. Putrescent Knight 3. Romina, Saint of the Bud 4. Messmer the Impaler 5. Bayle the Dread 6. Metyr, Mother of Fingers 7. Scadutree Avatar 8. Divine Beast Dancing Lion 9. Rellana, Twin Moon Knight 10. Promised Consort Radahn 11. Golden Hippopotamus 12. Commander Gaius 13. Needle Knight Leda & allies

I was using bloodhounds fang which turned out to be quite weak in the dlc, so for radanh and bayle i had to switch to the greatsword with lions claw. I beat radanh under 10 tries with mimic tear.

It took me an average of 3-4 tries to beat most of the bosses, outliers being 1 (Gaius) and Bayle (which was the first boss I fought in the DLC and thus took more than 4 tries). Radahn in this DLC exceeding past Bayle atm as I have yet to beat him given as I get close to beating him in phase 2, and he drops his nuke on me, even with Vow of the Indomitable, I still couldn’t survive it.

My top 5 are Bayle, Rellana, Putrescent Knight, Gaius, and Messmer. I managed to beat Radahn with the build I started the dlc with, but it was very difficult, and initially overwhelming until I changed my roll direction for phase 2. As I got more used to the nature of the fight, it was very satisfying to win, but I definitely understand how you feel given your experience. Among the remembrance bosses, honestly Midra was the most disappointing one for me personally because he felt too Dark Souls 3 for me, and he went down relatively quickly once I realized that sort of flow was there.

11:04 really interesting how different experiences people have with these bosses. For me a friend told me that I should use a low level weapon for the knight since he's pretty squishy and I obliged beating him with +6 rellana's swords. Didn't really have any issues getting into range but I also feel like a lot of the best punishes were in the middle of comboes making for a very entertaining fight. I'd say he's one of my favourites for the dlc although poorly balanced for endgame. 26:38 yeah, ended up fighting this guy at scadutree blessing lvl 1. I was surprisingly fine ngl, 13 attempts and my trusty rusted anchor felled the beast. Only Bayle at scadublessing 4 was something where I felt I was really outmatched due to lack of exploration.

@keskorian5820

Күн бұрын

exactly

I used meteorite of astel on gaius, ironically lmao

Im nowhere near a god tier gamer. Still havent beat Malenia all by myself. I always summon mimic tear. But I defeated all the bosses solo in this DLC. If i can do it. It must not be that bad. Tired of hearing ppl complaining its "too hard."

@liamsherratt3618

Күн бұрын

It’s not too hard but seriously, how have you beat Radhan without summons but you can’t do malenia? She’s significantly easier to fight solo

I had a similar experience after beating Radahn too. I spent hours trying to kill him. I’d get through the 1st phase with no issue but the 2nd phase was insanely tough Eventually I switched to the new thorn sorcery and during the opening of phase 2 where he hovers above the ground I used the spell and got a stagger so I spammed it and he died I missed out on the entirety of the battle and I didn’t feel satisfied with it I’m gonna go back and try to beat him with a less powerful attack

Just imagine if From shoved two Dancing Lions in one room, had them fight, and put you right in the middle of their brawl.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

I would simply cry.

I can respect Bayle for how it can fight with only 1 leg and can still be on of the hardest bosses in the DLC!

HELLO AGAIN BILLY !!!!

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

Hola, enjoy the video ^^

I’m playing on PS5 and never had any major frame drops during any boss, even dancing lion and consort.

I felt exactly the same as you at 21:00, what could have been an amazing end to the DLC just felt crappy. Thankfully so many other bosses were great so it mostly makes up for the finale being so bittersweet.

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

It's frustrating too, because I know it was more my fault that I compromised on how I wanted to beat the DLC. And yet, I suspect I'd still be fighting Radahn now if I hadn't gone the route I did.

i beat radahn and it only took me 20hours i was using strength build and i mastered his first phase but second phaqse is litraly the unerf bandai namco screen to the point i busted out mimic tear and got the dub with one hp and dream it felt amazing winning

As I have defeated Gaius while almost only on horseback I'd say its definitely intended to use it as his charge attack for example is unable to catch you while sprinting on torrent

@BillySYT

8 сағат бұрын

I think in my next playthrough, I'm going to self-impose a challenge to beat Gaius solely with Torrent. I want to see how it works.

@yo_mama_gaming4517

7 сағат бұрын

@@BillySYT I found it quite easy to evade many of his attacks on horseback except some attacks for that its definitely better to get off if you're close to gaius so you can dodge roll like that gravity move where he flies up, those could be hard if you intend to never get off even for just a moment

While I insisted on my fighting style: no summon and using light row armor only, I completely abandoned my weapons and spamming great glintstone shard/ fire serpent in my 80 int/faith saves in order to win, and took me 58/37 attempts each. I found there is absolutely no hope in my 80Dex saves... I guess I have to abandon my melee weapon and grab a bow...

@luxinfang1851

Күн бұрын

I mean for consort Radahn

I don’t understand how to dodge Gaius’s charge attack at all. At the beginning of each attempt I would just run around the corner to hide from it. But once I stopped trying to cheese him and fought normally (with my mimic because fuck that lol) I beat him with like 4 or 5 tries

this is definetly one of the Boss Rankings of all time

@BillySYT

7 сағат бұрын

You've left one of the comments of all time, so proud

Yoooo I just beat the DLC just last night(343 attempts on consort) and now this? must be fate. Also 1.messmer 2.radhan 3.rellana 4.bayle 5.midra 6.dancing lion 7.bud boss(forgot her name) 8.putrescence knight 9.metyr 10.gaius 11.hippo 12.Leda

@darianclark3980

2 күн бұрын

Meh, I drop Promised Consort Radahn/Consort of Miquella to 10 tbh

@kiranikib42

2 күн бұрын

@@darianclark3980 i get it but after my 200th try I actually found it fun. running away from the meteor swing to bait out the 5 hit combo was kinda enjoyable(unless I ran into a wall), and it might be Stockholm syndrome but the more attempts I put in the more I enjoyed it but again I understand that everyone might not like him

@tehCostHD

2 күн бұрын

@@darianclark3980sounds like you are just bad. When you learn the fight, it becomes the most fun fight in the entire series. It is tense as hell all the way through. You can barely make any mistakes. That’s what makes it so much fun. If you are bad and get wrecked over and over and make no progress and refuse to learn his attacks? You will probably hate it

@darianclark3980

2 күн бұрын

@tehCostHD okay you hypocrite. That's not why I dislike it. 1. It's basically Dark Sweet Home Alabama lore 2. It's a repeat boss, which is something I don't like 3. Yes, I hate the 2nd Phase. 4. I was expected to fight Miquella him-her self

@tehCostHD

Күн бұрын

@@darianclark3980 1. So do you hate mohgs boss fight in the base game too for the same reason? 2. Not a repeat boss, it’s a completely different moveset and is not really remotely similar gameplay wise to the first radahn fight. Also, is genichiro a bad boss in Sekiro for the same reason? Is Morgott? Let’s be consistent here. 3. You hate the second phase? Why? Once you learn it, and enter flow state against it, no other boss moveset comes close. Every other boss feels like child’s play. 4. I mean you ARE fighting miquella. Miquella is not a fighter. He’s a manipulator. Did you expect him to pick up a sword and duel you? Your completely unfounded expectations should not affect how good a boss is. You did this to yourself.

Im about 20 hours in and i haven't fought have these guys! This is basically Elden Ring 2

That feeling you got killing radahn, is why I refuse to use summons or cheap builds. It just kills all the sense of accomplishment you get from beating a boss. I even fought the Leda fight 1v5.

Divine Beast Dancing Camera* lololol