Some bosses require a lot of strategies to beat them, while others you can just slash away. In this guide, we will see how to defeat Malenia in Elden Ring.
Malenia, Blade of Miquella Boss Guide – How to Beat in Elden Ring
Here we will be exploring some ways to defeat the Blade of Miquella boss Malenia. She is quite powerful and tough to beat, but there are some ways to bring her down. Malenia is an optional boss so it is not required to beat her, but if you do you will get some spectacular rewards. Here we will see how to defeat Malenia in Elden Ring.
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To find Malenia the Blade of Miquella, you will have to travel to Consecrated Snowfields. You should have the Mountaintop of the Giants unlocked and find the two pieces for the Haligtree Secret Medallion. Use this to activate the Grand Lift of Rold to get to the Consecrated Snowfields. You will have to head through Ordina, Liturgical Town, and solve the puzzles there to unlock the portal. Use this to get to Miquella’s Haligtree. Keep going till you can spot Malenia near the Haligtree Roots.
Malenia is no easy boss to defeat, but there are some ways to get around her. Every time she gets to hit you, she will heal herself around 300 – 400 HP, even if you block her. Taking her down will require some time.
- You can summon Spirit Ash or an ally to help you
- Any weapon that can inflict Stun can be used to push her back since she has low Poise
- When she jumps, dodge out of the way and avoid her fast slash attacks.
- You can easily put in some attacks behind or beside her. Using any weapon that can inflict bleeding will help.
- When her health is down to 50%, she will start her next phase of attacks
- Malenia will be engulfed in a flowery red orb that will explode with Scarlet Rot if she comes near you.
- She will jump and land beside you while having the attack active
- This move is predictable and can be easily dodged when she’s in the air.
- You should keep a lot of Preserving Boluses while attempting this fight
Most of Malenia’s attacks are fairly predictable so you can easily dodge them while she is in the air or trying to lunge at you. Once defeated, she will drop Malenia’s Great Rune, Remembrance of the Rot Goddess, and 480,000 Runes.
That’s all there is to know about defeating Malenia the Blade of Miquella Boss in Elden Ring. If you liked this guide you can check out our other guides as well.