Imagine the fight from Radahn’s perspective though. He’s throwing all these moves at you, and you’ve just tanking his hits. Bro’s probably like “who tf is this guy????”
The easiest way to beat Radahn was actually shown by a RUclipsr called Distortion, he beat him using nothing but a +10 stone golem summon which he was constantly healing, because the summon has so much damage negation it actually has pretty low hp but is still tanky af meaning that it can just Tank for 5 minutes and then 1 heal will put it back to full
@@diegomaes3939 The main heal he used was Erdtree heal and a new incantation heal from afar, obviously he also constantly applied golden vow and commanders standard
There's an easier way. Rage Gaming just dropped a video. Blood fiends arm. Summon mimic. Switch to great shield and staff. Scholar shield. Tank while your mimic smashes. I killed Radahn in like 2 -3 minutes that way
@@SpookyM0aiManas a souls vet, this fight is a load of horseshit. I still haven’t beaten this fuck and I have too much pride to cheese it, but I won’t blame anybody who does. There are plenty of bosses that require pure skill to beat, he is not one of them.
@@logannewberry5788 We need more people like you and trust me I can understand having too much pride when it comes to bosses because I didn’t use anything for Malenia and Messmer. Fighting them solo was miserable but I just couldn’t bring myself to cheese them
@@logannewberry5788 same here. Been playing since OG demon souls on PS3 and played every game since. Too much pride to summon help but that 2nd phase has so much shit going on it I feel like I've developed heartburn and I haven't eaten anything spicy!
I did it took me 50 tries tbh if you use the crack tear and block some of the atks with your weapon it becomes alot of fun but i would like to see it toned down in the sec phase fore the light atks but doging in and blocking the clones it wasnt that bad and alot of fun
@@WorldBeater123 yeah, you get it from one of the giant fire guys, i think the very first one you see. if you’ve played sekiro it basically gives u the parry from that game.
I saw the Haligtree greatshield has a higher holy resist would this shield be better as I don't have the fingerprint upgraded not that its a big deal but if it's worth it over the Haligshield I'll switch.
Look, usually I would pan this video, as I hate that strategy, but I get it. He’s one of the hardest bosses in gaming history and I know lots of people stuck on him who feel hopeless. I managed to beat him doing jump attacks with dual grafted Greatswords after learning to time his attacks, but it was brutal. Good luck tarnished!
@@zeeboss7553 I disagree. After spending time learning his moveset, I actually enjoy fighting him now. I can make it to his second phase without getting hit. Then as long as you stay close to him in the second phase you can dodge most of his attacks. don’t get distracted by the “light”, focus on his swing patterns and learning the timing of his swings. Then when he launches in the air at the end, just run to the other side of the arena.
@@WorldBeater123 Ive already beat it normally. I agree that his first phase is good. However the second phase is bull. Hes overtuned as hell, the screen gets lit up with two billion effects every 6 seconds, and has extremely quick cooldowns before he starts another combo (sometimes he just immediately goes into another) You explained it yourself "you should be able to dodge most of his attacks", nah you should be able to dodge all of his attacks, the fact that you cant is unfair. You may enjoy him but he is just not a good boss. Messmer is a good example of a great boss fight from the DLC.
I don’t think the fights bad or anything but second phase TANKS my frame rate to the point of being unplayable so I had to respec and do some corny shit. Kinda sad cuz I think I would’ve enjoyed the fight if it weren’t for that.
Don't know how many people see this but blind spot has invincibility frames and pierce damage and can dodge the double cross attack and 90% of radahns attack can be evaded by that and you get the extra damage of attacking him middle of his attack which does more damage because of the pierce
I think it’s pretty cool. The shield is made from the tomb of an old god and is imprinted with a message from the fingers. Somehow it was the very seed of the frenzy flame. Hiding behind that thing and making Raddan feel inferior is a very anime/fantasy level thing.
Just summon mimic with erdtree heal, scarlet aeonia, and a magic affinity fingerprint (because yes his gravity attacks are magic and it raises holy so you can actually tank radahn)
Using scholar's shield, great shield talisman and two-headed turtle talisman does wonders for this build, you can keep blocking for super long and get that stamina back super fast too. Could also throw in the Greenburst crystal tear for even faster stam regen.
Thank you for the video, I just beat him today, I can't believe that you don't get any damage with this shield, I'm impressive with this method. Now I can play another game LOL.
Against this boss my original build was a Rivers of Blood with Bull-Goat Armor (Medium Weight). After 30+ tries I just realized this build just wasn't working against this type of boss and how my build worked, whereas I felt some of my other character builds would stand a much better chance. I swapped to this Build and the fight was EASY, like too easy. My stats were: Level 187, Vigor 65, Mind 15, Endurance 54, Strength 50, Dexterity 15, Intelligence 9, Faith 8, and Arcane 50. Thanks for the video! Its a great last resort build for when you just wanna wrap up the DLC and move on to something else.
@@user-um7wu6uh8o Talismans: Dragoncrest Greatshild +2 (Pearldrake is probably better though), Erdtrees Favor +2, Great-Jars Arsenal, and Millicents Prosthesis/Rotten Winged Sword Insignia. Wonderous Physick: Greenburst and Crimsonburst Crystal-Tear Great Rune: Radahns (This gives such a boost to Health and Staminia that its insane). I didnt use any items for the fight aside from a Great Rune, Flask, and about 3-5 Crimson Flask. Just keep that shield up and poke away!
Dude same except I’m running an intelligence/ Dex build and not a single boss in the dlc took me over an hour to beat, then this fight took me hours, finally respeced and beat him. Makes me think casting just won’t work for this fight.
I beat everything two handing the greatsword, could consistently get to the second phase of radahn with all my flasks still in tact but couldnt beat him, had to use fingerprint and antspur.
Similar experience. I picked up that Milady weapon on my Dexterity/Intelligence build, slapped cold infusion on it, and basically never looked back... ...until Radahn. I genuinely don't think that fight went through testing. The barrage of frame-nuking particles and a literal undodgeable attack (his infamous double-slash-cross) feel like very big oversights.
Took a couple days but I beat him with quality claymore. No spells, no shield just dodging and swinging. Not easy to learn but possible with any build I think
i used antspur rapier with a blood ash of war, fingerprint shield, gauis armor. greatshield talisman, shard of alexander, rotten winged sword, and dragoncrest greatshield. no buffs, just shielded and poked. 112 blood and 50 scarlet rot buildup on antspur. it was insane. i beat him in 3 minutes, with mimic tho
Literally any rapier or spear with any of the 3 largest shields and heavy armor works if you want over kill use ironjar perfume and buffs otherwise just the shield start with armor and lots of stamina works
That’s the build I used. I found out about it on twitter, I was hesitant at first but after getting my ass whoop for 6 hours I’m was willing to try anything and I beat him in 5 tries with it🤣
@@sergiodiaz2886 i ended up using a shield and the Antspur rapier and infused with occult since im arcane. Also put poison mist on it to double proc. Could go blood as well to get hemmorage and rot. That thorn build is nuclear though 🤣
If you don’t wanna challenge him head on just use mimic tear and impenetrable thorns .. make sure that arcane is high , use staff of guilty and menus staff offhand , max them out
This is why elden ring is amazing, you can figure out so many ways to overcome challenges. Every players experience is unique and that cannot be understated
I was being kicked hard, then I remembered I had fully upgraded Mohgwyn spear and Fingerprint shied, indeed it works very well. Only need to be careful of stamina management
I did this, sept i used the crossed naginata so I did frost and bleed. Then I would back up and use a flame incantation to reset frost. Also used the big black knight shield instead.
I beat him with this strategy, plus mimic, plus Ansbach (very nice dialogue, btw). Did not get Thioller because I botched his quest. If the game gives you the resources, they are meant to be used. If you want to beat the game on level one, using a dance mat or a guitar controller, good for you!
i did the same thing but i put no skill ash of war on my fingerprint shield and used cross naginata with chilling mist so i could get frost and bleed procs. worked on NG+. if you wanna get really cheesy you can summon your mimic with Blasphemous blade and have hefty fire pots so mimic resets your cold procs.
Just use the new golden braid talisman, the new pearlshield talisman, the new +3 stamina talisman, and whichever other one you prefer. Makes it super easy. I like to start with the bloodfiend fork with poison mist. Takes 3 pokes to poison and then switch to the bloodfiend spear for the more damage and blood loss. I wear Rakshasa Armor with the white mask and finger print shield. Started with 0 rune arcs and have over 100 just helping people with radahn lol.
To be honest my damage output is pretty decent. The first phase is actually pretty good to get around. Its the 2nd phase. Its insane how relentless the guy is. Im glad hes like this because its in his character. But at the same time its driving me crazy lol.
First time: STARTING CLASS: SAMURAI NG+1 Lvl 250 All stats at the same lvl maliketh's Black Blade Radahn's armor Dragon blood seal (or something) Turtle neck (mk2 from dlc) Golden vow (item from dlc) Wonderous phy.: shield tear, last minute hp tear. Bloodboil perfum That's how I got it the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth time. Currently farming in NG+6 to get more lvls, gotta get better for NG+7. Also no mimic or summons, please don't follow my derranged example.
Yeah, I did something similar. Regen, Stam, Big Shield, Gr.Shield Tali, Pearl Shield Tali, Antspur Rapier with Poison Affinity to stack both dots on him.
You should mention Talismans too: Greatshield Talisman so blocking drains less stamina, Turtle Talisman to get stamina back faster, Pearlshield to reduce damage from his Holy AoE attacks, and Greatjar's Arsenal cause you gonna be HEBBY, bro
idk if anyone’s gonna see this unit if you do don’t use mohgyns sacred spear theres a better weapon idk what it’s called but its a rapier that does rot and you can but a blood ash of war on jt so it inflicts rot and causes blood loss
Switched my build three different times, tried with Andbach and Thiollier with my mimic tear, would get absolutely wrecked. Then tried with summons, almost one once until he comboed me to death. Finally tried this build minus Mohg's spear (Nightrider's Glaive with blood) and almost killed him while using Thiollier and Ansbach and Mimic Tear. Still lost but I'll be able to tweak it. The fact that it took THIS to even stand a chance after getting through everything else with only slight difficulty just made me really disappointed. I beat Bayle first try with my original build I went in with, yet couldn't do anything with Radahn -___-
Try antspur rapier with bleed affinity ash of war. It inflicts scarlet rot and bleed and also hits twice as fast as mohgs spear. Verdigris shield also works better especially with great shield talisman
Even better weapon for bleed build up is Commander Gaius' sword lance. Put Blood Tax ash of war on it and fully max out the weapon's levels. The bleed build up gets up to 169.
It works 😅 but that's not the set up I used. Honestly. Any great shield + poke combo works. I used the sword lance + that green shield with the white ivy vines on it.
Beat him second try after switching to the fingerprint shield and godskin stitcher. Phase 2 was just too annoying and after 100 attempts, I just wanted to beat him lol still no mimic though. I wasn't desperate enough
This boss is a good boss, the only issue i have with it is it's second phase tanks my fps and i play on ps5, so each attempt ends in me freezing up and dying to the lag Note: I'm playing offline as well
Took me a few tries to survive the holy meteor, but finally did it. Yet, I don't really think shield poking is cheesing. Given that it was there since Demon Souls, I would say it is a perfectly legit strategy to use.
In case you want some useful talismans you could go with dragoncrest greatshield, golden braid, maybe lord of blood exultation and... Maybe two-headed turtle, at least I would go for that combination with this build
@@blue_088 This is just what I think could work, in case you're encumbered swap the turtle talisman with the great-jar arsenal, you could try 50 Vigor / 20 Mind / 50 endurance / 50 strength / 15 dex / no points on int nor faith / 36 arcane (in case you go with the great jar you can go with less endurance, in case you have more points to spend put them in arcane for the bleed)
I had the same setup except I prioritize how good I look rather than my poise. Can only tank 2 hits so that I can learn his pattern. Got my ass kicked for 10+ hours.
This is a Spartan build. Using the Perfume skill to target the ground to do absurd damage is a cheese. This is playing defensively, which seems foreign to anyone not running powerstance jump bleed frost builds
60 Vigor, ~50 Strength & Arcane (at least), get whatever minimum requirements you need, and pump the rest into Endurance. If you have the levels to spare, try to reach 60 Strength/Arcane. Not necessary, though, as your goal isn't to out-DPS Radahn, exactly; your goal is to out-last him. Don't worry about being Heavy Loaded for the same reason. Your stamina will be far better spent blocking than dodging.
@@StrunDoNhor You only need 35 arcane unless you are a pure arcane scaling build like using the new Bayle spells. Arcane scaling drops off really early for some reason.
When did people forget what cheese meant? Cheesing a boss is getting them stuck on terrain where they can hit you, breaking their AI, getting them to fall off a cliff. Cheese is not playing normally with a good build.
Took me like 6 hours to beat this guy with my build. I almost resorted to a shield poke strategy just to see him fall, but I didn’t give up. Wasn’t about to let him change my build
After hours of not getting his past half health with all the BS on the wcreen, I did the ultimate cheese of using a cheatmod. I don't care anymore, it still felt satisfying being the boss for a change.
someone just splashed Radahn with perfume and did the entire boss fight in 11 sec including the cutscenes.
Yeah, the perfumes are broken. They will be patched
He did in the first gameplay eith max stats 😂
@@CaiusArtorius dlc have a different s😊caling tho
2 hit him lol 😆
@@Questizonit still does 15k damage+ when optimized right you just need to use it a few more times
Using Mohg's weapons is perfect revenge. NIHIL!!
I didn’t get to stab Mohg with his own trident, now you’re in his body. What do you know about the Formless Mother, Radahn?
Lord Mohg must have his dignity.
Why revenge?
Revenge? You killed both of them!
@@BurningSovereign exactly as Ranni intended. praise be to the dark moon
Instructions unclear, walked into boss arena with cheese platter for radahn
Tyrannicon cheese guru
So sick of this boss. I want to just forget about it and start ng+ already. Thorn build isn’t working.
Imagine the fight from Radahn’s perspective though. He’s throwing all these moves at you, and you’ve just tanking his hits. Bro’s probably like “who tf is this guy????”
Haha this is true. Or even that he thinks, “iv killed this guy 50 times already how does he keep coming back, with different weapons and armour?!?!”
That's what I'm saying. Seems to me that the tarnished is the strongest being in Elden Ring because he can never be killed permanently@@joelh90
@@omegaweapon116he can be killed permanently, but only when the player quits..
Radahn: “CURSE YOU shield scaling!”
:Nanomachine, Son"
The easiest way to beat Radahn was actually shown by a RUclipsr called Distortion, he beat him using nothing but a +10 stone golem summon which he was constantly healing, because the summon has so much damage negation it actually has pretty low hp but is still tanky af meaning that it can just Tank for 5 minutes and then 1 heal will put it back to full
How do you heal it? And what Revered Spirit Ash level?
@@austins.2495 i heal my mimic with the incantation, erdtree heal. i’m pretty sure you can’t heal while theyre being grabbed tho
@@diegomaes3939 The main heal he used was Erdtree heal and a new incantation heal from afar, obviously he also constantly applied golden vow and commanders standard
I love watching Distortion, dudes played Elden Ring every way possible 😂
There's an easier way. Rage Gaming just dropped a video. Blood fiends arm. Summon mimic. Switch to great shield and staff. Scholar shield. Tank while your mimic smashes. I killed Radahn in like 2 -3 minutes that way
It's not cheap. All the bosses be cheesing too. So fuck it I'm doing the same too for this final boss
Fr I fucking hate souls vets who just say get gud to bullshit fights like this
@@SpookyM0aiManas a souls vet, this fight is a load of horseshit. I still haven’t beaten this fuck and I have too much pride to cheese it, but I won’t blame anybody who does. There are plenty of bosses that require pure skill to beat, he is not one of them.
@@logannewberry5788 We need more people like you and trust me I can understand having too much pride when it comes to bosses because I didn’t use anything for Malenia and Messmer. Fighting them solo was miserable but I just couldn’t bring myself to cheese them
@@logannewberry5788 same here. Been playing since OG demon souls on PS3 and played every game since. Too much pride to summon help but that 2nd phase has so much shit going on it I feel like I've developed heartburn and I haven't eaten anything spicy!
@@SpookyM0aiMannah you just fucking suck bro i beat his ass in 20 ish try
I really wanted to win naturally using the hand to hand weapons. But even with maxed weapons and blessings i felt like i was doing no damage to him
I did it took me 50 tries tbh if you use the crack tear and block some of the atks with your weapon it becomes alot of fun but i would like to see it toned down in the sec phase fore the light atks but doging in and blocking the clones it wasnt that bad and alot of fun
I tried hand to hand he broke mine like a twig so yea sry but have to use the shield
@@AleXiS-nk2ht were you using the new creacked tear cuz how is it that it worked for me perfectly but not for you
@@jaimydamen6956 yea I didn't which is a huge mistake gonna to it later after I get some sleep after the second phase trauma
@@AleXiS-nk2ht hope you get it man 👍
I keep getting my heart stolen
There's an item you use that can prevent that
@@baggy_t3mp1ar47worked only once for me, after he grabbed me a second time, he still stole my heart. Hey at least your getting a gesture for it 😊
Get miquellas great rune
What does getting your heart stolen mean?
@@elvincruz3221 It's just an instant death mechanic with flavour.
"if the game is gonna troll me... IM GONNA TROLL THIS SHIT BACK!!!"- DmanUNT2014
i beat him using a normal strength build but with the spontaneous guard from the flask, honestly made the fight way more enjoyable
Is that a new tear?
@@WorldBeater123 yeah, you get it from one of the giant fire guys, i think the very first one you see. if you’ve played sekiro it basically gives u the parry from that game.
Right?! My Sekiro training finally helping me here man, definitely a lot more enjoyable with deflects.
Can someone explain to me how this shit works I've never used shields or used the block function in this game 😂
+25 fingerprint shield and +25 antspur rapier with poison. Best combo.
Upgrading a shield doesn’t increase resistances btw
@@alexharris2883it increases guard
It increases the guard boost so you don't use as much stam when blocking tho@@alexharris2883
@@alexharris2883 Upgrading shield increases stability to keep more
Sacred infusion fingerprint is better damage mitigation for 2nd phase even if you do take tiny chip damage from physical attacks now after infusing.
Lions claw with guts sword mimic and bleed:
Same idea jumping him is so fun
Savage Lion's Claw has a really nice follow up option...
@@andywalexI like beating them with no summon
@@alinsonzarate2400 Cool story, who's talking about summons?
@@andywalex mimic,summon same shit
Anspur Rapier with the Fingerprint Shield is OP asf. His energy drains fast and he can’t hit you. Easiest method.
I saw the Haligtree greatshield has a higher holy resist would this shield be better as I don't have the fingerprint upgraded not that its a big deal but if it's worth it over the Haligshield I'll switch.
@@Tortuga2223a the Fingerprint blocks all his physical, magic, and holy damage too if have stamina. IDK if the Haligtree Greatshield can do that.
Moores shield works fine too, with his armor its litterally hilarious (a little sad) how easy it is
You can also use the antspur rapier with a blood infusion to also get scarlet rot procs.
That second phase cost me two controllers and so much anger and screaming
Also try antspur rapier with bleed. Also works incredibly well (i first tried it with fingerprint & antspur on ng+4)
The favorite of "Let Me Tank Him"
Frost also works
@@carratTheNinth true, it's just that bleed can be applied multiple times without waiting for it to wear off, just depends on the wielders preference
seppuku with poison infuse, you’ll do all 3
@@saragenren6139 or bleed infusion with poison mist which also buffs the blade
Look, usually I would pan this video, as I hate that strategy, but I get it. He’s one of the hardest bosses in gaming history and I know lots of people stuck on him who feel hopeless. I managed to beat him doing jump attacks with dual grafted Greatswords after learning to time his attacks, but it was brutal. Good luck tarnished!
He’s hard, not because he’s challenging, but because he has unfair moves. It’s genuinely not a good boss fight and I think it’s ok to cheese.
@@zeeboss7553 I disagree. After spending time learning his moveset, I actually enjoy fighting him now. I can make it to his second phase without getting hit. Then as long as you stay close to him in the second phase you can dodge most of his attacks. don’t get distracted by the “light”, focus on his swing patterns and learning the timing of his swings. Then when he launches in the air at the end, just run to the other side of the arena.
@@WorldBeater123
Ive already beat it normally. I agree that his first phase is good. However the second phase is bull. Hes overtuned as hell, the screen gets lit up with two billion effects every 6 seconds, and has extremely quick cooldowns before he starts another combo (sometimes he just immediately goes into another)
You explained it yourself "you should be able to dodge most of his attacks", nah you should be able to dodge all of his attacks, the fact that you cant is unfair. You may enjoy him but he is just not a good boss. Messmer is a good example of a great boss fight from the DLC.
I don’t think the fights bad or anything but second phase TANKS my frame rate to the point of being unplayable so I had to respec and do some corny shit. Kinda sad cuz I think I would’ve enjoyed the fight if it weren’t for that.
@@zeeboss7553messmer its just too good, lots redundant spam that you dodge alongside main attacks, great show and fair, but radahn its just spam
Blasphemous blade fire and faith boost do like 3500 damage a hit plus healing per hit
This is what I did, but opaline for damage negation + a great rune for health to tank a lot of those 2nd phase attacks
Don't know how many people see this but blind spot has invincibility frames and pierce damage and can dodge the double cross attack and 90% of radahns attack can be evaded by that and you get the extra damage of attacking him middle of his attack which does more damage because of the pierce
Thx mate
I think it’s pretty cool.
The shield is made from the tomb of an old god and is imprinted with a message from the fingers. Somehow it was the very seed of the frenzy flame.
Hiding behind that thing and making Raddan feel inferior is a very anime/fantasy level thing.
Just summon mimic with erdtree heal, scarlet aeonia, and a magic affinity fingerprint (because yes his gravity attacks are magic and it raises holy so you can actually tank radahn)
Using scholar's shield, great shield talisman and two-headed turtle talisman does wonders for this build, you can keep blocking for super long and get that stamina back super fast too. Could also throw in the Greenburst crystal tear for even faster stam regen.
I did this for the last 75 tries and finally got him around try 300.
Thank you for the video, I just beat him today, I can't believe that you don't get any damage with this shield, I'm impressive with this method. Now I can play another game LOL.
Lmaooooo me and my roommate beat him yesterday. It’s perfect when both builds can switch off and regen stamina when the other needs to
Against this boss my original build was a Rivers of Blood with Bull-Goat Armor (Medium Weight). After 30+ tries I just realized this build just wasn't working against this type of boss and how my build worked, whereas I felt some of my other character builds would stand a much better chance. I swapped to this Build and the fight was EASY, like too easy. My stats were: Level 187, Vigor 65, Mind 15, Endurance 54, Strength 50, Dexterity 15, Intelligence 9, Faith 8, and Arcane 50. Thanks for the video! Its a great last resort build for when you just wanna wrap up the DLC and move on to something else.
Rob got nerfed twice so that's why
i’d say lower the End to 50 and add 5 to str for 61 and 55 Arcane
Great stats, thanks so much for that! What about talismans and Physick?
@@user-um7wu6uh8o Talismans: Dragoncrest Greatshild +2 (Pearldrake is probably better though), Erdtrees Favor +2, Great-Jars Arsenal, and Millicents Prosthesis/Rotten Winged Sword Insignia.
Wonderous Physick: Greenburst and Crimsonburst Crystal-Tear
Great Rune: Radahns (This gives such a boost to Health and Staminia that its insane).
I didnt use any items for the fight aside from a Great Rune, Flask, and about 3-5 Crimson Flask. Just keep that shield up and poke away!
@@TrippedOvr Amazing, thank you so much! This boss has been smashing my face to the floor for 2 days 😂
I played the entire game and beat every boss with a black flame faith/dex build. I’m now on Radahn and my build cannot work against him
Dude same except I’m running an intelligence/ Dex build and not a single boss in the dlc took me over an hour to beat, then this fight took me hours, finally respeced and beat him.
Makes me think casting just won’t work for this fight.
I beat everything two handing the greatsword, could consistently get to the second phase of radahn with all my flasks still in tact but couldnt beat him, had to use fingerprint and antspur.
Similar experience. I picked up that Milady weapon on my Dexterity/Intelligence build, slapped cold infusion on it, and basically never looked back...
...until Radahn. I genuinely don't think that fight went through testing. The barrage of frame-nuking particles and a literal undodgeable attack (his infamous double-slash-cross) feel like very big oversights.
So respec. That’s common in Souls games to have to respec for a specific boss. There are 9 larval tears in the DLC you can use
Took a couple days but I beat him with quality claymore. No spells, no shield just dodging and swinging. Not easy to learn but possible with any build I think
i used antspur rapier with a blood ash of war, fingerprint shield, gauis armor. greatshield talisman, shard of alexander, rotten winged sword, and dragoncrest greatshield. no buffs, just shielded and poked. 112 blood and 50 scarlet rot buildup on antspur. it was insane. i beat him in 3 minutes, with mimic tho
Thanks this saved my sanity! Almost broke my controller and tv after 50+ try. In 4 tries i got him !! Finally!!
Literally any rapier or spear with any of the 3 largest shields and heavy armor works if you want over kill use ironjar perfume and buffs otherwise just the shield start with armor and lots of stamina works
Lightning Perfume bottle goes *FUCKING 5,000 DAMAGE?!*
That’s the build I used. I found out about it on twitter, I was hesitant at first but after getting my ass whoop for 6 hours I’m was willing to try anything and I beat him in 5 tries with it🤣
Just did this 2 hours ago and I feel phenomenal. Thank you your build helped me and it only took 4 tries.
Holy fuck after hours of trying with my other builds i tried this one and literally killed him first try thank you
How does it feel to give up
That thorn build is crazy too. I forgot the dudes name. Guru or somesht like that.
I have been torching radahn with it for other players
@@sergiodiaz2886impenetrable thorns?
@@mushrooka the one from scadutree avatar. I think thats it yes.
@@sergiodiaz2886 i ended up using a shield and the Antspur rapier and infused with occult since im arcane. Also put poison mist on it to double proc. Could go blood as well to get hemmorage and rot.
That thorn build is nuclear though 🤣
@@mushrooka yes ! Lol I had to fight him solo and struggle so I decided id help player and absolutely shred him lol
If you don’t wanna challenge him head on just use mimic tear and impenetrable thorns .. make sure that arcane is high , use staff of guilty and menus staff offhand , max them out
This is why elden ring is amazing, you can figure out so many ways to overcome challenges. Every players experience is unique and that cannot be understated
I was being kicked hard, then I remembered I had fully upgraded Mohgwyn spear and Fingerprint shied, indeed it works very well. Only need to be careful of stamina management
I did this, sept i used the crossed naginata so I did frost and bleed. Then I would back up and use a flame incantation to reset frost. Also used the big black knight shield instead.
The problem is I don't want to cheese him, I want to defeat him with skills so prolly the hardest fight is fighting my own patience lol.
I beat him with this strategy, plus mimic, plus Ansbach (very nice dialogue, btw). Did not get Thioller because I botched his quest. If the game gives you the resources, they are meant to be used. If you want to beat the game on level one, using a dance mat or a guitar controller, good for you!
I started using impenetrable thorns to get to his second phase really fast, it was pretty easy and made the second phase way more fun.
Would recommend Sword lance weapon from Gaius too, was able to get to 122 Bleed status without much effort
i did the same thing but i put no skill ash of war on my fingerprint shield and used cross naginata with chilling mist so i could get frost and bleed procs. worked on NG+. if you wanna get really cheesy you can summon your mimic with Blasphemous blade and have hefty fire pots so mimic resets your cold procs.
THIS STRAT IS PRETTY INCONSISTENT WITHOUT HIGH STAMINA, SCHOLAR’S SHIELD AND BUFFS
Just use the new golden braid talisman, the new pearlshield talisman, the new +3 stamina talisman, and whichever other one you prefer. Makes it super easy. I like to start with the bloodfiend fork with poison mist. Takes 3 pokes to poison and then switch to the bloodfiend spear for the more damage and blood loss. I wear Rakshasa Armor with the white mask and finger print shield. Started with 0 rune arcs and have over 100 just helping people with radahn lol.
To be honest my damage output is pretty decent. The first phase is actually pretty good to get around. Its the 2nd phase. Its insane how relentless the guy is. Im glad hes like this because its in his character. But at the same time its driving me crazy lol.
I played through the dlc, I never had to cheese but when radahn came up and I died for the 17th time that night I thought ok, lets cheese.
A tip for blocker builds. Tap crouch whilst blocking. You’ll get a burst of stamina regen.
to make it even easier one of the fire golems drops a tear that let's you have infinite stamina for a short time.
First time:
STARTING CLASS: SAMURAI
NG+1
Lvl 250
All stats at the same lvl
maliketh's Black Blade
Radahn's armor
Dragon blood seal (or something)
Turtle neck (mk2 from dlc)
Golden vow (item from dlc)
Wonderous phy.: shield tear, last minute hp tear.
Bloodboil perfum
That's how I got it the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth time.
Currently farming in NG+6 to get more lvls, gotta get better for NG+7.
Also no mimic or summons, please don't follow my derranged example.
That’s a cake walk being lvl 250 and only being ng+1 you would gap his health every swing lol
Yeah, I did something similar. Regen, Stam, Big Shield, Gr.Shield Tali, Pearl Shield Tali, Antspur Rapier with Poison Affinity to stack both dots on him.
I’d suggest a blood antspur rapier instead. Takes way less stamina. Applies rot and bleed fairly consistently
Using Mohg's trident to kill the person that controlled his mind and twisted his body, poetic
This is actually a really good tactic and is pretty full proof. Many "cheese" builds are all circumstantial luck scenarios.
As long as you have the shield near maxed out+ you can use nearly any weapon. Its too good
That description at the end killed me man 😭
You should mention Talismans too: Greatshield Talisman so blocking drains less stamina, Turtle Talisman to get stamina back faster, Pearlshield to reduce damage from his Holy AoE attacks, and Greatjar's Arsenal cause you gonna be HEBBY, bro
What armor is that u have on? That is so cool looking.
Solitude set
You can get that armor really quick, it's a 2 minute walk from the start of the dlc
@@AustinAMV And need to defeat a Mini boss. Humanoid though, so it is quite easy
Black Gaol knight in the first nameless mausoleum east to Moorth ruins site of grace.
idk if anyone’s gonna see this unit if you do don’t use mohgyns sacred spear theres a better weapon idk what it’s called but its a rapier that does rot and you can but a blood ash of war on jt so it inflicts rot and causes blood loss
Switched my build three different times, tried with Andbach and Thiollier with my mimic tear, would get absolutely wrecked. Then tried with summons, almost one once until he comboed me to death. Finally tried this build minus Mohg's spear (Nightrider's Glaive with blood) and almost killed him while using Thiollier and Ansbach and Mimic Tear. Still lost but I'll be able to tweak it. The fact that it took THIS to even stand a chance after getting through everything else with only slight difficulty just made me really disappointed. I beat Bayle first try with my original build I went in with, yet couldn't do anything with Radahn -___-
Try antspur rapier with bleed affinity ash of war. It inflicts scarlet rot and bleed and also hits twice as fast as mohgs spear. Verdigris shield also works better especially with great shield talisman
Even better weapon for bleed build up is Commander Gaius' sword lance. Put Blood Tax ash of war on it and fully max out the weapon's levels. The bleed build up gets up to 169.
Add in some rot pots to speed it up. Or so I’ve heard, I’m still stubbornly trying to beat him normally for now. We’ll see how long that lasts…
It works 😅 but that's not the set up I used. Honestly. Any great shield + poke combo works. I used the sword lance + that green shield with the white ivy vines on it.
Asmons build is slowly taking over... i love it
Going to try this because i hate that second faze lmao ,them laser beams just wipe me the fck out everytime
The ol dark souls 1 formula.
War... War never changes
Beat him second try after switching to the fingerprint shield and godskin stitcher. Phase 2 was just too annoying and after 100 attempts, I just wanted to beat him lol still no mimic though. I wasn't desperate enough
I hope they don't nerf him because of some people that cry because of the difficulty
He’s hard for all the wrong reasons
@@fearz792or maybe it’s made for veterans of the series and not you. Most fun I’ve had with a boss since my first souls game 😊
I’ve been merked many times now by the second faze
This boss is a good boss, the only issue i have with it is it's second phase tanks my fps and i play on ps5, so each attempt ends in me freezing up and dying to the lag
Note: I'm playing offline as well
Time for that pc upgrade 😊
you can still ge grabbed for anyone wondering
Virdgris set plus bleed sword lance and mimic is the way to go
Theres a talisman that reduces stamina req for the shielding , basically shield spam talisman forgot what it is tho ( i dont use shields)
Fingerprint shield is a life saver for this fight
Had a dude named “IWannaSolo” and he was using the reduivia, bro literally used 2 flasks and beat radahn in 6 mins
Alternatively, if your parents loved you, you can grab the buckler shield and start parrying the crap out of him
Felt so bad poking him to death with the swordspear that I started a new playthrough just to beat him in a difficult way.
This is the only boss I summoned and used my block against
Took me a few tries to survive the holy meteor, but finally did it.
Yet, I don't really think shield poking is cheesing. Given that it was there since Demon Souls, I would say it is a perfectly legit strategy to use.
I mean you could put the full build details in a screen shot link but thanks
In case you want some useful talismans you could go with dragoncrest greatshield, golden braid, maybe lord of blood exultation and... Maybe two-headed turtle, at least I would go for that combination with this build
@@megusolomegu top g. Thanks
@@megusolomegu can u say the stats too for it? i am tired of this freaking bs boss
@@blue_088 This is just what I think could work, in case you're encumbered swap the turtle talisman with the great-jar arsenal, you could try 50 Vigor / 20 Mind / 50 endurance / 50 strength / 15 dex / no points on int nor faith / 36 arcane (in case you go with the great jar you can go with less endurance, in case you have more points to spend put them in arcane for the bleed)
@@megusolomegu thnx man
Stats?
If this doesn’t work I suggest using the falx with a buff or two those things bleed him out when I played him yesterday on ng+7
I had the same setup except I prioritize how good I look rather than my poise. Can only tank 2 hits so that I can learn his pattern. Got my ass kicked for 10+ hours.
Verdigris Greatshield blocks even more damage and has much better guardboost
Blacksteel sheild has better holy guard, like above 80% negation.
Justice for mohg.
I used a sacred blacksteel greatshield for high guard boost 100 holy and 95 physical negation
This is a Spartan build. Using the Perfume skill to target the ground to do absurd damage is a cheese. This is playing defensively, which seems foreign to anyone not running powerstance jump bleed frost builds
That's the thing don't want to cheese him, want to beat him and feel accomplished but I'll never do it without a nerf on rahdan
This is maidenless behavior for sure
stats?
Prob heavy on endurance strength and vig with base requirements for moghs spear most likely
60 Vigor, ~50 Strength & Arcane (at least), get whatever minimum requirements you need, and pump the rest into Endurance.
If you have the levels to spare, try to reach 60 Strength/Arcane. Not necessary, though, as your goal isn't to out-DPS Radahn, exactly; your goal is to out-last him. Don't worry about being Heavy Loaded for the same reason. Your stamina will be far better spent blocking than dodging.
@@StrunDoNhor You only need 35 arcane unless you are a pure arcane scaling build like using the new Bayle spells.
Arcane scaling drops off really early for some reason.
This helped me out so much 😭😂 ng+7 dlc bosses are hard 😭😭😂
Your delivery was primo!!
The amount of people I've seen do this is baffling 😂😂 but it was usually the antspur rapier
Antspur rapier with blood infusion is superior
Use the sword lance with bleed affinity, it’s way better, just a bit less range
When did people forget what cheese meant? Cheesing a boss is getting them stuck on terrain where they can hit you, breaking their AI, getting them to fall off a cliff.
Cheese is not playing normally with a good build.
Took me like 6 hours to beat this guy with my build. I almost resorted to a shield poke strategy just to see him fall, but I didn’t give up. Wasn’t about to let him change my build
Here I am unable to beat him, at 20 hours of trying. I started trying different cheese builds at 15 hours. The comments section here has been helpful.
just did this strat and finally killed Radahn!! lesgooo!
After hours of not getting his past half health with all the BS on the wcreen, I did the ultimate cheese of using a cheatmod.
I don't care anymore, it still felt satisfying being the boss for a change.
I like to go with full Moore Setup and Serpent Hunter. You don't have to Move 😂