How to Break a Malenia Stance
Malenia, the Golden Wolf of Radagon Valley, is a formidable boss in the Elden Ring. Breaking her stance and exploiting her weaknesses is essential to emerge victorious. But how do you break Malenia’s stance? Read on to discover the ways to topple this beast of a boss.
How to Break Malenia’s Stance
- Inflict Status Effects: Frostbitten Malenia – Malenia is weak to Frost, which can freeze her in place for 7 seconds, leaving you open to attack. You can gain this debuff by luring her into the ground with her Bloodthirster attack.
Weaknesses at a Glance
| Statistic | Weakened Stats |
|---|---|
| Fire | No weakness |
| Frostbite | Inflict Frost effect |
| Scarlet Rot | No weakness |
| Physical Attacks | N/A (neutral) |
| Neutral (no weakness | |
| Bleed | No weakness |
Ways to Break Malenia’s Stance
The following tactics can help break Malenia’s stance:
- Heavy Attacks, especially fully charged ones: These deal significant damage, making her more likely to stumble and lose her momentum.
- Jumping Heavy Attack: This swift and devastating attack can leave her stunned for a brief time, leaving you an open window for counterattacks.
Avoiding Nihils’s Weakness: While Hemorrhage helps in other fights, Swarming Flies (Purifying Crystal Tear mix) massively assist against Lord of Flies’s attacks.
Some Important Notes :
- Gravity Spells will not hinder our boss fights.
- For this encounter, there appears to have no fire-type weaknesses but H Hemorrhage; keep in mind the importance if we will need this.
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Keep in mind other tips when facing Malenia:
- Maintain appropriate distance when attacking, with an exception to close interactions when striking with **Aerial Lunge** which may offer more flexibility throughout the battles.
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