Like most of FromSoftware’s games, Elden Ring is built around its exceptionally challenging bosses. Some of them are so infamous for their difficulty that community figures like Let Me Solo Her have spawned for the singular purpose of defeating them. That hasn’t changed in the RPG’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, but with a new pantheon of iconic fights, fans are now conflicted about who the ultimate boss challenge is in Elden Ring .
Before Shadow of the Erdtree , Malenia, the final boss of the Legacy Dungeon Miquella’s Haligtree, was widely considered to be Elden Ring ’s fiercest foe. Statistically, she was the enemy that defeated the most players, coming in with 329 million kills as of March 2023. Now, newcomers in the DLC, like Messmer the Impaler and Promised Consort Radahn, are giving her a run for her money.
As is the case with any RPG that lets you have wildly varied builds, different Elden Ring players are encountering different challenges throughout Shadow of the Erdtree . It’s fascinating to see the gap in what some players consider hard compared to others. If you scroll through the Elden Ring subreddit , you’ll find players debating who the hardest fight is in Shadow of the Erdtree , and while Messmer and Radahn are recurring answers, it seems folks are having trouble with just about everyone.
“[Frenzy Lord] was hard as fuck,” HEMANFTWETERNIA wrote. “Weird thing, when he leaps into the air, if you look at him, he will move closer to you and you can�.
