Malenia in Elden Ring, a character that can only be encountered after fighting Mog, Lord of Blood. She serves as his blade and protector. It is one of the most difficult bosses in the game, and is able to destroy the target in a matter of seconds.
The warrior is in a secret location Holy Tree of Michelle. This place can be found by walking through the Sacred Snowfields. They are accessed using medallion of Rold and the Holy Tree.
How to get to the Holy Tree of Michella
The elevator will take the character to a hidden path. A small dungeon will lead to the desired location. Make your way through the blizzard, and eventually stumble upon city of Ordina.
Head to the north of the new region. At the top of the stairs you can see demon statue. Talk to her. She will say that you need to enter the Eternal Prison and light four statue candlesto open the road.
The portal is marked with a yellow dot, and the candles are marked with skulls.
Stand on the circle next to the statue to teleport to the right place.
How to solve the candle puzzle in Ordin
First statue is at the very beginning.
Go down and go along the alley straight and to the right. Move in that direction. There will be stairs around the corner of the building. If you climb it to the very top, you will see a statue that will need to be lit. This is the second one.
From this position you can see two other statues. One of them is at ground level on the other side of the main steps, and the other is through the roof from the current position. To get to the highest one, you need to jump over the rooftops using the ledges. Watch out for archers along the way.
As soon as you light third, turn around and look straight ahead. Far away will be last statue.
As soon as you light all four fires, the magic seal on the door will be broken and you will be transported back to the "normal" Ordina. Go through the opened door and use the purple teleporter.
Where to find the goddess of rot Malenia
The final step on the path to Malenia is to descend from the Holy Tree of Michelle and work your way through the hidden city of Elfael. After teleporting to Ordina, you will be at the top of the branches of the tree. Carefully head north, climbing down the branches and making your way through the various buildings. Eventually, you will encounter a more difficult mini-boss version of the Royal Knight Loretta from Kariya Manor. Defeat her and keep going down until you come across a Purifier Knight. Kill him and enter the room behind him to activate Place of Grace.
Continue moving further northwest along the streets and paths of Elfael. In the end, meet the guard Erdtry and two Elfael knights guarding a large doorway. They can either be killed or run past; anyway, go ahead to find the place of grace in the inner wall. Go through the next door and move southeast until you come across a small swamp with scarlet rot poison.
From here, continue heading southeast through the swamp until you reach its exit. Shortly after, you will come across an elevator; ride it down and go through the room with the big red flower. In the next room, you will find the Place of Grace and the door leading to the Malenia boss.
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Malenia's attacks and abilities in Elden Ring
Attacks after a lunge and an explosive blow, dealing AOE damage. A hit with this ability causes Scarlet Rot. While the red petals are active, stay away from her. If you attack at this point, the rot will develop faster.
Combo of six attacks. It flies up and releases its mini version of butterflies. The first three hits are in a random direction. After that, three hits on target. On the seventh time, she attacks herself.
Jerk. Soars in the air, sometimes making jerks down. Upon hitting the ground, it releases butterflies that deal Scarlet Rot damage.
First phase of the fight
The first is not inferior in complexity to the second, although its development will prepare you well for the second stage.
Basic Abilities:
- Malenia's Standard Attacks consists of fast melee combos. They are easy to dodge, but they can still hit if you rush too fast.
- If her prosthetic arm starts to glow, which means that she is preparing a special attack that must be dodged. She cannot be stunned. If she swings her sword, she will deliver a couple of heavy, slow blows. Then pull the sword back and make a fatal lunge. Lastly, if her hand sparks and Malenia doesn't perform any of these moves, she will jump forward and unleash a quick four-hit combo.
- Be careful when she reaches out with his prosthesis to grab. If she succeeds, she will throw the character into the air and pierce her with her blade. This attack deals massive damage and will most likely kill instantly.
- If Malenia hung in the air, step aside and prepare to dodge. She will unleash a barrage of powerful blows, then wait a second before attacking again. Continue like this until he lands on the ground and ends the combo with another move that can knock him down.
The second phase
The next phase begins with the Valkyrie taking off into the air and revealing her true form. If there were no problems with the first stage, they should not arise with the second either.
Two new tricksto pay attention to:
- It rises up and sends spirits that attack from different directions. The animation of this ability is not instant, so there is time to dodge. The strength and speed of the blows depends on the proximity to it. Watch out for the spirit that appears at the end. He can attack unexpectedly.
- Falls down and turns into a flower that explodes, dealing AOE damage. Be prepared to dodge and wait for the flower to fade and fall off. Only then run up and attack.
All in all, this is a tough fight. Sometimes you can die simply because of being hit by a "stray bullet" or because you are in the wrong place. Either way, ing aggro between two players is a tactic that works for both phases and can make the fight easier.
How to avoid a quick attack
- Equip large shield in free hand and quickly switch when she flies into the air to deflect blows. Keep moving backwards and make sure you don't get directly under it. This will require a decent amount of stamina.
- If she jumps up try to run away, until she completes the first two attack phases, and then dodge her when she pounces on you with the third.
How to beat Malenia in Elden Ring
Even the most difficult opponent can be defeated if you know in advance what he is capable of and what strategies are best used against him.
General recommendations
- Try to attack the boss with three;
- Use a second ally and out-aggro each other (preferably with jump attacks).
Malenia is easily stunned in the first phase. If you attack her in a group and constantly hit her, she will actually be unable to move. But for this, players must have a lot of stamina, since it will not work endlessly. This will be especially effective if someone on the team has Sword of night and flame or Swords of Radanto periodically knock Malenia down. She is easily stunned, so jump attacks are also effective.
As with many other Elden Ring bosses, the application bleeding and freezing may also be helpful.
The only problem with bringing in a third ally is that it increases the total amount of damage to deal and makes attacks more unpredictable.
The best tactics in the group is two players with heavy weapons, sharing blows between themselves. It takes a little longer than a threesome attack, but it doesn't allow her to focus on one person for too long. While heavy weapons are ideal, combos can be used, or one heavy weapon and magic can be used, for example. The main thing is to alternate aggro with an ally.
In the fight with this boss it is worth having a decent supply of health and stamina. This will allow you to use light equipment for more effective evasion.
- Shield use to block attacks, reduces the amount of healing Malenia receives from hits. If you have difficulty dodging a certain attack, try to block it with your shield so you don't take damage or heal too much of its health.
- False tear (Mimic tear) very useful in this fight. She creates a copy of the character, which, when empowered, becomes much more durable and has the same armor, weapons, spells, and equipped items.
- Have with you Protective pills. These items help slow down the buildup of Scarlet Rot, a poison that Malenia can release during the second phase of the fight.
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- Using a shield is a good tactic for blocking boss attacks. She delivers fast but light strikes, making them easy to block. In addition, Malenia does not have increased durability, and is essentially a "glass cannon", which is why it is easy to stun her, for example, with a two-handed sword.
- One of the most effective strategies is to block attacks with a shield and dodge. Keep in mind that every time Malenia hits, she heals.
- The boss is very vulnerable to bleeding attacks. Therefore, weapons like Uchigatana will be no less good in combat.
distant battle
- Take a shot and run away. Try not to be greedy, one mistake can turn into death.
- Don't try to block, just dodge and attack whenever you can.
- It is advisable to use "Dark Moon Rennie". The first hit will debuff the boss, making subsequent shots deal more damage. Use it and keep your distance.
- All other magic spells are very likely to be dodged by her, with the exception of gravity stones. They will hit weaker, but if there is no moon, you can replace them.
- Use facial expressions to distract her during the second phase while you are casting multiple hits.
How to get Malenia's Hand katana in Elden Ring
For defeating the boss you will receive:
- 480 runes;
- Memory of the Goddess of Decay;
- Great rune of Malenia.
To get a katana Malenia's hand need to exchange it for Remembrance of the Goddess of Decay at Enya.
Video guide how to kill Malenia
