How to avoid Elden beast combo attack

[Snobby Hobo]

Elden Beast is a terrible boss of course, but I would still like to beat him without summoning.

In the first phase I can do Radagon with barely losing any flasks. The only attack I've never avoided once is his triple strike; the third always hits me regardless of what I do. Flasks aren't my problem for Elden Beast.

When it spawns I just run in and immediately start spamming Astel's wing's R2. Because all the explosions hit the flying clown he can lose up to 80% of his health RIGHT THERE (it staggers him). Unfortunately every single time, and this has to be the 6th by now, thereafter he just instant-kills me by doing the following: first he flees 20 miles. He then proceeds to use the chasing orb of bullsh*t that deals damage regardless of what I do. But because I have only 40 Vigor I actually have to run away from it or it will outright kill me. But Clownbeast has another trick up its sleeve: immediately after having done this attack he flies up in the air to do his "jump over the hoops" attack. But at this point I'm FORCEFULLY put at zero stamina. If I don't run I die to his first attack. If I DO run I die to the hoop attack because I cannot make it out. Even when jumping all three hoops I still cannot make it to the edge without running.

What the ♥♥♥♥ am I supposed to do here?

[Sabaithal]

He does that because you just did 80% of his health in one go, and that response is FROM delivering Karma. Elden is programmed to do specific long range attacks once its health reaches certain thresholds, such as the rings of light and elden stars, etc. So if you just did 3/4 of his health all at one, then ALL OF THAT gets queued up back to back to back.

My advice, which I know this won't be heeded, is to stop trying to skip to the finish line and actually fight the boss. Its a really fun boss when you stop trying to rush it.

As For Elden Stars, run the opposite direction its currently going, wherever it tries to go. NOT running away from it, because then you are going in the same direction.

[MULTIPASS]

The trick to dealing with Elden Stars (the orb that chases you) is to run towards it and keep going in that direction. It's slow to turn so you get some distance, then if it starts to catch up turn around and double back again. Do that a couple of times and you won't take too much chip damage from it. Don't sprint the entire time, only when it's passing by you and you gain some distance.

Whenever it is about to catch up to you, turn around and run through it and keep going.

[Walrus-Sama]

If you can do 80% of its health in one opening, just fight him 'normally' (don't nuke him) for the first 20-40%. Then when you get the opening again (it has several long openings), then nuke him. He should be dead after that.

[Snobby Hobo]

Originally posted by Sabaithal:

He does that because you just did 80% of his health in one go, and that response is FROM delivering Karma. Elden is programmed to do specific long range attacks once its health reaches certain thresholds, such as the rings of light and elden stars, etc. So if you just did 3/4 of his health all at one, then ALL OF THAT gets queued up back to back to back.

My advice, which I know this won't be heeded, is to stop trying to skip to the finish line and actually fight the boss. Its a really fun boss when you stop trying to rush it.

As For Elden Stars, run the opposite direction its currently going, wherever it tries to go. NOT running away from it, because then you are going in the same direction.

Lmao I absolutely love your pedantic tone. I'm just using a weapon I enjoy, I am not overleveled and I use no summons. Nothing about what I do fits the stereotypical "omg lol git gud" mentality you chase after like a rabid dog here. It just so happens Astel's R2 can stagger the thing.

Obviously blocked and indeed your advice "won't be heeded". Absolute ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ clown.

[Snobby Hobo]

Originally posted by Walrus-Sama:

If you can do 80% of its health in one opening, just fight him 'normally' (don't nuke him) for the first 20-40%. Then when you get the opening again (it has several long openings), then nuke him. He should be dead after that.

I've never seen him go for a second breath attack. It wasn't until dying twice to it I found out I'm completely immune while standing near his rear end when he's in the process.

But I'll try this tomorrow; just blast off half its health then try to get the remainder in another obvious opening. Note that the only reason this works is because all orbs hit it - which implies I need to be real close.

[The Spirit of Jazz]

Not sure what build you are using but if you can cast it, Lords Divine Fortification will reduce the damage of it's attacks quite a bit. If you also equip the Haligdrake + 2 you'll be very well protected.

[nfinite.recursion]

The use of Elden Stars marks the beginning of EB's second phase and the "hoops" attacks are done at 66% health (one hoop) and 33% health (all three hoops). So yeah, doing 80% damage early is impressive, but you're creating a no win situation for yourself by doing that.

[Snobby Hobo]

Originally posted by nfinite.recursion:

The use of Elden Stars marks the beginning of EB's second phase and the "hoops" attacks are done at 66% health (one hoop) and 33% (all three hoops). So yeah, doing 80% damage early is impressive, but you're creating a no win situation for yourself by doing that.

Kinda ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ it would deliberately chain a no-win situation even if it did almost get clapped in one go.

But based on previous replies I'm either going to have to somehow push that boundary of the remaining 20% or just not take off as much at the start. Unfortunately the fight lasts positively forever if I don't, and I really despise EB as a boss (it has 2 attacks that just hit me regardless of what I do, and the constant fleeing is getting on my nerves after a while).

[tmg]

Respec to 17 faith, use the +10 faith flask, use golden vow and lords divine fortification.

[Snobby Hobo]

Originally posted by Walrus-Sama:

If you can do 80% of its health in one opening, just fight him 'normally' (don't nuke him) for the first 20-40%. Then when you get the opening again (it has several long openings), then nuke him. He should be dead after that.

Eventually I just did this. Took 50% of his health off at the start but no more. He then proceeded to just scoot about for a full 10+ minutes, hitting me only with his unavoidable spells (the orb of "no more visual clarity for you" and the weapon art on his remembrance weapon, which I literally never managed to avoid). I quite literally just didn't attack him at all until he proceeded to do his flame breath attack again, at which point I took off his other 50%.

Absolutely hate this boss, but the advice was on point.