What weapon kills Malenia?

The best melee strategy for beating Malenia is to use the biggest, baddest Greatsword you can find. Phase One Malenia is easily staggerable, and players will likely be able to get two or three Critical Hits on her with Jumping attacks in the mix.
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How do you beat Malenia easily?

Stagger-heavy allies are a wise choice for Malenia, whether they wield large and bonky weapons or cast AoE blasts that can knock her down. A common tactic to juggle aggro' and KO Malenia is to charge-heavy-swing/stab at her when she's getting up, and to do so when her attention is diverted from you if able.
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What is Malenia weakest against?

Malenia is weak to Fire attacks, Bleed status effects, and weapons. Malenia is most vulnerable to Fire attacks and has less resistance to Bleed attacks than she does to most status effects.
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What is the best tear against Malenia?

The absolute best Spirit Ash to summon when fighting Malenia is the Mimic Tear, a mini-boss that can consume up to 660 HP. Combining the Mimic Tear skill with heavy weapons will consistently keep Malenia off-balance and limit her aggression.
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What is the best build to defeat Malenia?

Players who want to beat Malenia at her own game (or beat Elden Ring's Malenia using a dance pad) should very much consider grabbing two unique weapons - the Great Stars great hammer from the Altus Plateau (a Strength weapon by default) and the Butchering Knife from Mount Gelmir (a Dexterity weapon by default).
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What weapon does most damage to Malenia?

The best melee strategy for beating Malenia is to use the biggest, baddest Greatsword you can find. Phase One Malenia is easily staggerable, and players will likely be able to get two or three Critical Hits on her with Jumping attacks in the mix.
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What is the easiest weapon to beat Malenia?

Heavy weapons like the Starscourge Greatsword, Greatsword, and the Giant-Crusher will easily stagger Malenia with their regular attacks and even interrupt her own attacks if you use a charged or jumping attack.
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What talismans should I use for Malenia?

Ritual Shield Talisman (get it here) – This reduces damage when you have full health which is great for Malenia's chunking. Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +2 (get it here) – Big physical damage reduction, as all Malenia's damage is physical, although if you get caught in a combo, nothing will save you.
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What is the best armor for Malenia?

Malenia's Set. If you're looking for some top-tier late game light armour, you can't do much better than Malenia's Set - a very lightweight but surprisingly sturdy and good-looking armour set for any character.
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Do sleep pots work on Malenia?

In case anyone is having trouble abs looking for a strat that doesn't involve coop, I highly suggest you all make a bunch of sleep pots, have that be your only ranged move of any kind, and summon your mimic. They will spam those pots A LOT. It opens up so many more opportunities to hit her.
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Has anyone beaten Malenia?

35% of Elden Ring players beat Malenia.
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Can Malenia be rotted?

Yeah she's not immune to rot or poison, just has quite a high resistance. And the dragon rots do pretty decent damage, mostly physical which she is weak to. I always heard she was basically immune to Rot (incorrectly). So, I tried a lot of other things before going back to what should work.
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How do you stagger Malenia?

This is extra effective if you have someone wielding the Sword of Night and Flame and using its beam to knock her down periodically, or Radahn's swords—basically any weapon or skill that floors her. Malenia staggers easily, allowing you to perform critical strikes, so jumping attacks are also effective.
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How to survive Phase 2 Malenia?

Just don't dodge roll, run, jump and attack all at once, wasting stamina can get you killed. Unless you know her pattern inside and out, and have the perfect build that you mastered - just take your time with it. No time limit.
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What is the best weapon combo for Malenia?

  • Blood Godskin Peeler with Seppuku. The absolute bleed machine.
  • Any polearm that can use Black Flame Tornado. It melts her health and there are a lot of openings for this if you learn it.
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What level should I take on Malenia?

It kind of depends on your build, but NG+ should be easier than the first time unless you're very under-leveled. What level are you? ~150 - ~175 is the typical level people fight Malenia in NG+. Since this is NG+, you can really pump up your level though.
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How many runes do you need to beat Malenia?

Malenia, Goddess of Rot reward

Malenia, Goddess of Rot drops a hefty sum of 480,000 runes when defeated.
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What is Malenia's weakness in Elden Ring?

It is better to dodge towards Malenia's katana than away from it. Inflict status effects. Malenia is weak to Frost and neutral to Fire. You can Frostbite Malenia, which deals 7% of her maximum health on its own, then remove the frostbitten debuff by inflicting fire damage, and repeat the process.
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What spells to use against Melania?

I would open with ranni's dark moon for the tracking and debuff, and then use adula's moonblade and just treat the fight like a swordfish. Carian Piercer might be worth trying out here, when it's charged it blows her away, and it interrupts her getting up from getting launched by Giant Hunt.
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Does Malenia drop a great rune?

You don't actually acquire Renalla's Great Rune directly. yep, only godrick and malenia drop theirs directly, the others come from the tower of divinations but like i said in teh edit and the other user, rennala doesnt have one.
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Is Hand of Malenia a good bleed weapon?

The Hand of Malenia is a great bleed weapon and simultaneously shines as a reminder that the wielding player was strong enough to defeat Malenia themselves.
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How do you stop Malenia from healing?

So you can use a greatshield to block her and still outdamage Malenia's healing. It's part of a literal invincibility setup. Starts at 12 minutes in.
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Can you parry all Malenia attacks?

- A LOT of Malenia's attacks can be strafed counterclockwise at close range. The safe zones are quite forgiving. - Don't parry everything, parry what you can. Learn what combo's alow a charged R2 in the cooldown (phase 2), if she creates space punish with a jumping attack, Interrupt her as much as possible.
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Can I parry Malenia?

Malenia is probably the toughest boss in Elden Ring, but one player defeats her using only the parry mechanic without ever taking damage. An Elden Ring player beats Malenia without taking any damage while using only the parry mechanic.
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How do you roll against Malenia?

The trick is to roll straight at Melania, passing under her as she starts swinging. Wait until the moment she lunges to roll under her, and you will avoid the first part of the attack. However, there are two follow-up lunges, and you will need to roll past her during these too.
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