Line up a sneaky shot, and fireplace away

Whether or not it’s on account of one-hit kills, loopy assault combos, or annoying minions, if an Elden Ring boss is sufficient of a ache within the ass, honor goes out the window. A win is a win.

Whereas I take just a few weeks to recharge and both roll a brand new character or dive into New Sport+ with my bloody dex construct, I’m residing vicariously by means of different gamers’ mischief — and it’s been a blast. A hilariously easy cheese methodology for one of many later non-compulsory bosses in Elden Ring captured my consideration in the present day. It’s weirdly nostalgic.

The clip — captured by Reddit consumer H3NRY-56 — is as mild on spoilers as one can most likely get given its place in Elden Ring. The surroundings may come as a shock, so look away in the event you’re feeling cautious, however the footage exhibits the top of the cheese strat, not the precise setup, and also you’d must squint to even see what this boss seems to be like. You’ll be able to peek!

With that mentioned, **spoilers beneath**.

Couldn’t beat Commander Niall so needed to do the final word cheese from Eldenring

I struggled fairly a bit with Commander Niall as nicely, however whereas loads of us leaned on our MVP spirit ashes to outlive this frosty boss, H3NRY-56 simply stocked up on arrows and performed it extraordinarily protected with the “final cheese.” After poking round Fortress Sol, they discovered an ideal perch with long-range entry to Commander Niall — simply the tiniest opening — and so they set to work with a bow. That’s it! That’s the entire plan. Nevertheless it’s sort of loopy that it’s attainable. Exploration can repay in surprising methods.

In case you truly wish to do this cheese on Commander Niall, you possibly can see the setup on this video from Black Sheep Gaming Studios. Once more, deliver heaps of arrows.

This technique jogs my memory of Darkish Souls gamers tossing bombs onto the Capra Demon earlier than stepping by means of the boss’s fog gate, which additionally dominated. That split-second canine dodge nonetheless freaks me out and/or frustrates me to today, relying on the run.

As Elden Ring matures, its content material is exhausted, and the group will get bored sufficient to search out exponentially funnier and cheesier strategies, we’re going to see some wild shit.

Jordan Devore

Jordan is a founding member of Destructoid and poster of seemingly random footage. They’re something however random.