Does blade of Death work on bosses?

Yes, but that just indicates that their max HP is lowered. If this is a boss that can heal, they could only heal up to 23,000HP vs 25,000HP while Destined Death is in effect, for example. Sounds useless then I wonder why I've been seeing a ton of people use it. It does remove the first 10% of their max hp.
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What type of damage does Blade of Death do?

Damage type is Holy Damage and scales purely with Faith. Damage can be increased by Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear and Sacred Scorpion Charm, as well as other generic attack buffs like Golden Vow and Howl of Shabriri.
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Are bosses immune to deathblight?

The following Enemies, NPC, Invaders and Bosses are susceptible to the Death Blight effect.
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Does black knife work on bosses?

The Black Knife special move set allows timed use to bypass most stomp or ground slam boss mechanics. Additionally, if you time it right, you can leap over all 4 of the golden slashes from the final boss - delivering 3 hits (if you're close enough).
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Does Blade of Death stack?

The amount of physical and holy damage depends on stat investment, with Faith increasing Holy damage and Strength and Dexterity increasing physical damage. Debuff stacks with either Black Blade incantation OR Blade of Death but NOT both. See Buffs and Debuffs for more information on stacking debuffs.
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Is Maliketh's Black blade good against Elden Beast?

Maliketh's Black Blade: Maliketh's Black Blade is another weapon that shines in very specific circumstances. While it has a cumbersome and slow unique weapon skill, against bosses like the Fire Giant or Elden Beast that are relatively easy to hit, it absolutely shreds.
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Are all Black Knife Assassins female?

The assassins are all women, and are believed to be Numen with close ties to Queen Marika. They are also said to have been scions of the Eternal City. Presently, they are scattered throughout the Lands Between, and can be found in many different regions.
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What is the best Dex weapon in Elden Ring?

The Bloodhound Claw, Nagakiba, and Black Knife are some of the best Dex weapons in Elden Ring, each with unique skills and powerful abilities. Other notable Dex weapons include the Bloodhound's Fang, Reduvia Dagger, Godskin Peeler, and Vyke's War Spear, each offering distinct advantages and playstyles for Dex builds.
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Can you parry boss attacks?

Parrying is one of the main Combat maneuvers players can use when going against difficult Bosses or even in PvP and can be used as an effective offensive action combination when followed up with an attack. This gives players a chance at dealing a critical hit.
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Is there a penalty for dying in Elden Ring?

So 10 hours in I've only just realised that when you die regardless of reclaiming your runes/souls you still lose a percentage of your dropped souls.
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What happened to Rogier legs?

Rogier took a heavy dose of Death Blight by messing with Godwyn's corpse. He managed to survive the initial impaling, but the roots are slowly spreading in his body. As he sits in the Roundtable Hold, many players took note that he has covered his legs with a blanket.
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Which bosses resist holy damage?

However, Holy damage suffers from a fairly substantial drawback: pretty much every important boss is resistant to it. Some of them, like Maliketh and Radagon/Elden Beast are almost completely immune.
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How good is the Black Knife?

Black Knife: The Black Knife hits S-tier primarily for its ability, Blade of Death. Despite a cumbersome animation, the Blade of Death ability does a hefty amount of damage and applies a damage-over-time effect.
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Does black blade deal holy damage?

Maliketh's Black Blade is a colossal sword that can deal Holy damage. In addition, its skill works effectively against almost all enemies in the game.
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What is the death blade called?

The scythe is an image that reminds us that Death reaps the souls of sinners like the peasant who harvests corn in his field. Each movement of the scythe brings thousands of souls. In Greek mythology, Chronos, called Father Time, was the king of titans and the father of Zeus.
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Is the Dragon scale blade good?

What makes the Dragonscale Blade exceptional is its rarity as one of only two weapons, the other being the Dragon Halberd, capable of dealing both Lightning damage and causing Frost. Although the Dragonscale Blade doesn't possess the almighty Bleed build-up, it compensates by inflicting both Lightning and Frost.
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What's better Uchigatana or Nagakiba?

Naga n Uchi both have the same base damage, Naga has a longer reach and also has better dex scaling, so overall the Naga is gonna do more damage compared to the Uchi.
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What is the best late game weapon in Elden Ring?

Best late game strength weapons in Elden Ring - Axe of Godrick and Grafted Greatsword. If Faith and magic are too complicated for you and you just want to hit things until they fall over, you can get two solid weapons with high strength requirements quite easily.
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Who killed Godwin in Elden Ring?

The reason Ranni had Godwyn killed was for a ritual. She wanted to destroy her body but preserve her soul in a doll. This way, she could escape her destiny and not be bound by the whims of the Greater Will like the rest of her family. It was this act that really made the plot of Elden Ring begin.
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Why are Black Knife Assassins headless?

If looked at closely, the Black Knife Assassins are shown to be headless, though the reason why is unknown. In the official artwork depicting the Night of Black Knives, which is seen during the game's prologue, the Black Knife Assassins are shown to have long streaks of grey hair whilst in the game they do not.
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Who killed Tiche?

Tiche was killed protecting Alecto while fleeing the capital. It's possible the Death Bird used up its Ghostflame fighting the Black Knife Assassins and killed Tiche. The motivations for this may be that the Black Knife Assassins were trying to form a new Order and Death Rite with Godwyn becoming the Prince of Death.
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What is the hardest boss in Elden Ring?

Found at the bottom of the Haligtree, another long and incredibly taxing area, is Malenia, Elden Ring's hardest boss. Her reputation puts her in the highest echelon of difficult FromSoftware bosses alongside Bloodborne's Orphan of Kos and Dark Souls 3's Sister Friede.
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What is the most powerful blade in Elden Ring?

A fantastic non-bleed option and arguably the strongest weapon in Elden Ring, the Blasphemous Blade has had the hearts of fans since the game launched. Scaling with Faith, Dexterity, and Strength, it also has built-in life steal, which is incredible against bosses with giant health bars.
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Is Godfrey harder than the Elden Beast?

Godfrey and Maliketh are way harder than Radagon/Elden Beast.
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