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Elden Ring: Twin Blade Boss Run

Jul 16, 2024

Elden Ring: Twin Blade Boss Run

Overview

  • Run through Elden Ring beating all main bosses using only twin blades
  • Expectation: Twin blades strong but not prepared for their full power
  • Twin blades known for dual-wield jump attack and charge attack builds
  • Amazing ashes of war and versatile weapon class
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Character Setup

  • Starting class considerations: Arcane, Dexterity, Strength
  • Named the character: Darth Maul, Darth Paul, and other fun names
  • Regions locked approach
  • First twin blade: weapon lore and description

Run Details

  • Progress through run with different twin blades
  • Strategies: elementals, bleed effect, frost, etc.
  • Ashes of War and their applications

Key Boss Fights and Strategies

  1. Marget the Fell Omen
    • Twin blade upgrades and initial fights
  2. Godrick the Grafted
    • Damage testing with twin blade builds
  3. Red Wolf of Radagon
    • Charge attacks and elemental damage
  4. Renalla, Queen of the Full Moon
    • Tactics and twin blade effectiveness
  5. Starscourge Radahn
    • Upgrades and build adjustments
  6. Godskin Duo
    • One cycle with frost and lightning builds
  7. Mogh, Lord of Blood
    • Dual bleed setup and high burst damage
  8. Maliketh, the Black Blade
    • Twin blade R2 builds
  9. Sir Gideon Ofnir
    • Power stance builds
  10. Godfrey, First Elden Lord
    • Jump attacks and elemental weaknesses
  11. Radagon of the Golden Order and Elden Beast
    • Charge attacks and power stance setups

Side Exploration

  • Collecting Runes and upgrading twin blades
  • Testing builds on various enemies
  • Adapting strategies in different situations

Final Thoughts

  • Conclusion on twin blades' power and versatility
  • Comparison to other weapon classes
  • Twin blades most broken due to R2 builds and jump attacks

Fun & Experimentation

  • Tried different builds and setups: frost, bleed, poison, rot, lightning
  • Emphasis on how enjoyable and effective twin blades are

Conclusion

  • Twin blades offer wide versatility and exceptional power
  • Expected twin blades to be strong, but they exceeded those expectations considerably
  • Future weapon runs anticipated with excitement, particularly for the upcoming DLCs

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