Pure magic build vs Malenia

[Sirpent]

As a pure magic build myself who is trying to beat Malenia, I'm wondering how other people with pure magic builds beat her (besides using ashes and summons) Since she just dodges the comet azur + terra magica + cerulean hidden tear so I just use the night comet spell. (Haven’t made it to 2nd phase yet fyi)

[HiraBeing🩰🦢]

Who is Malenia?

[NotForMe]

Straight off the wiki strategy page.

She can avoid most spells/throwable items, with a few exceptions like uncharged Lightning Spear (after being hit with spear, she always dashes two times) or the Night Sorceries of Sellia, such as Night Shard. Therefore, either bring homing spells, night spells, or attack during her attack animations.


Borealis's Mist is also effective, as frostbite is her lowest resistance.

[Burdpal]

Magic damage from Dark Moon Greatsword's charged strong attack hits her for 2020, at 80 INT with Godfrey's Icon, Magic Scorpion Charm and Shard of Alexander. Can be further improved with Terra Magicus and Golden Vow, but it's a hassle to rebuff.

Magic damage is more than competant against her.

[SnakeshyperTTV/Kick]

Try night sorcery.

[NotForMe]

OH... I should also say, she has very low poise compared to other bosses, all things considered.
And an Int casting build, Moonveil has a B scaling. So it might be preferable.
My first time through on PS5 was with a caster, and I used the Frozen Needle to punish her.

[Norm Macdonald's Ghost]

Originally posted by Sirpent:

As a pure magic build myself who is trying to beat Malenia, I'm wondering how other people with pure magic builds beat her (besides using ashes and summons)...

Ranni's Dark Moon

[causality]

Pure faith is where bullying Malenia becomes fun. She literally can not move until her phase 2 transition.

[M.T. Fish]

My preferred method to killing her general is Dark Moon spam as the special R2 can sometimes stunlock her and does enough poise damage to stagger her. Just don't get too far away or the attack won't hit her and she'll start using her lunge and Waterfowl Dance.

She shouldn't dodge night sorcery because of how the AI dodges.

Glinstone blade and rock sling have delayed attacks and the AI tends to dodge at the beginning of your attack animation so that might help if your dex is high enough to quickly cast them.

Frostbite can interrupt Waterfowl Dance but it'll only work once because her resistance will get buffed after the first proc. The only way to reliably do this is with the frost pot.