What weapon to beat 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 way to beat Malenia?

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. By doing so back and forth, it's fairly easy to get her staggered and eventually onto her knees for a critical.
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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 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 Malenia's weakness?

To beat the Malenia boss fight in Elden Ring, here's some strategic tips and tricks: Malenia is weak to Fire and Bleed weapons. Armor up against Slashing, Piercing and Scarlet Rot. Don't let her regenerate health.
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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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What level should I be for Malenia, Blade of Miquella?

You should be at least Level 120 (but preferably even higher) before even considering taking on Malenia, and be sure that you have upgraded your weapon and shield to their maximum levels.
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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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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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What damages Malenia the most?

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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How do you stagger Malenia?

Her low poise means she's easy to stagger, and if she staggers then she's not attacking. Thus the easy way to beat her is to use weapons/arts that inflict stagger easily. For the whirlwind attacks, generally it's best to have an ash summon tank it.
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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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Why Malenia is so hard?

She wasn't designed for the average player who just blocks and attacks after learning patterns . She also heals not only when swinging at the air missing , but also on block , and she also heals after you have died as she is swinging .
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Does black blade work on Malenia?

Probably old news but: Malekith's Black Blade is almost a direct counter to Malenia. This was the first attempt and i legitimately suck. But the skill not only does immense damage, it knocks her down EVERYTIME and generally doesnt get interrupted either.
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Does Scarlet Rot work on Malenia?

Malenia is still an Empyrean character capable of becoming Elden Lord, which means that Malenia was not only powerful enough to hold back the Scarlet Rot that has been consuming her for her entire life, but she also became one of Elden Ring's most powerful warriors at the same time.
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What to throw at Malenia?

For some reason Freezing pot staggers her everytime.
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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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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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What is the best summon for Malenia Blade of Miquella?

Malenia Blade of Miquella: Phase 1 and ideal summons

As for summons, you've got a few options: The first is the reliable Greatshield Soldier Ashes, which can stunlock your foe if she's cornered. The Haligtree variant is also great. The other is the Mimic Tear Ashes, which comes from Nokron Eternal City.
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What is the strategy of Malenia?

The best way to beat Malenia that I've encountered is two players with heavy weapons trading her aggression with jumping attacks. It takes a little longer than ganging up, but it prevents her getting focused on one character for too long. Since she staggers, you can often interrupt attacks on the other player entirely.
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How many Elden Ring players beat Malenia?

35% of Elden Ring players beat Malenia. 8% of Lies of P players got past Green Monster.
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What is the hardest fight 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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Is Malenia the hardest boss in gaming?

Elden Ring Data Confirms Malenia Is The Toughest Boss, Rock Sling The Most Used Spell. Tarnished have tried to kill Malenia 329 million times, and I'm at least 20 million of them.
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Can you beat Malenia with bloodhound Fang?

She was never even able to use her OP flurry ability or any other special attacks. So the build revolves around Bloodhound's fang. Upgrade it to +10. This weapon will be able to interrupt most of her attacks and damage her greatly.
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