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The video centers around a challenging playthrough of Elden Ring, focusing exclusively on using cold sorceries, with the goal of collecting all available cold spells and defeating major bosses, including Millennia. The player employs various advanced strategies and glitches, such as the "mega zip" glitch, to navigate the game efficiently and acquire necessary medallions and sorceries. Key locations like Fort Haight, Fort Faroth, Auriza's Hero's Tomb, Caria Manor, and the Academy of Royal Lucaria are crucial in this quest.
Throughout the journey, the player faces numerous formidable bosses, including Falconish, Royal Knight Loretta, Redan, the Red Wolf of Radagon, Blythe, Astel, Natural Born of the Void, Glenstone Dragon Abdullah, the Fire Giant, and Malachus. The protagonist makes strategic detours to collect vital items like the Graven School Talisman, Meteorite Staff, Magic Shrouding Cracked Tear, Ritual Sword Talisman, and the Intelligence-not Crystal Tear to boost their abilities. Additionally, they follow Ranni's and Seluvis's questlines to unlock paths and gain powerful spells like Adula's Moonblade.
A key theme is the innovative and powerful use of cold sorceries to exploit the game's mechanics, making otherwise difficult bosses easier to defeat. The video emphasizes strategic combat, efficient resource gathering, and tactical spell use, highlighting the strength of cold sorceries when optimized correctly.
00:00:00
In this part of the video, the focus is on cold sorceries, which despite their late acquisition in the game, can deal massive damage quickly. The challenge is to complete a run using only cold sorceries, without spirit summoning, and collect all spells in the category. Additionally, there’s an attempt to defeat Millennia.
To start, the player collects deathless medallions at Fort Haight and Fort Faroth and then heads to Auriza’s Hero’s Tomb, skipping everything else for now. The player picks up raw meat dumplings essential for the next steps and relies on “Blackmagic,” specifically a complex “mega zip” glitch, to reach the Forbidden Lands. Using the zip glitch and raw meat dumplings, the player manipulates the game’s mechanics to transport to the Forbidden Lands, reaching the Mountaintops of the Giants without the Rold Medallion.
At the Mountaintops, the player quickly obtains the Zamor Ice Storm spell, the first cold sorcery needed. With an intelligence requirement of 36 for the spell, the player defeats a boss at Lenne’s Rise in Caelid to level up sufficiently. With the spell acquired and the necessary intelligence level reached, the player prepares to use the new spell against major bosses in the game, starting to strategize its application.
00:03:00
In this part of the video, the protagonist prepares to collect the first Shard of the other ring by defeating the major boss, Falconish. Using a powerful frostbite spell effectively, they manage to defeat Falconish. Following the victory, the player decides to perform a detour to acquire additional cold sorceries. They head to Caria Manor to confront the Insidious Salavis as part of Rani’s questline.
On their journey, they make several strategic stops: at the Academy of Royal Lucaria to obtain the Graven School Talisman, boosting sorcery damage by four percent; in the Caelid region to secure the meteorite staff, noted as the best sorcery staff for lower levels; and north-east of Liurnia to defeat the Erdtree Avatar and obtain the Magic Shrouding Cracked Tear, which boosts sorcery damage by 20 percent for three minutes.
The protagonist also visits the Lux Ruins to challenge Gilika and collect the Ritual Sword Talisman, increasing all damage by ten percent when at full health. Finally, they collect the Intelligence-not Crystal Tear near Caria Manor, boosting intelligence by ten points for three minutes, thus progressively shaping their build for future endeavors.
00:06:00
In this part of the video, the player discusses facing Royal Knight Loretta, acknowledging her as one of the tougher challenges due to her agility. By charging Zamor Ice Storm, they enhance its area of effect, making it more effective and eventually defeating Loretta. They then proceed to the tower to speak with Ranni and her entourage. Next, the player handles Seluvis, who offers spells Ice Crack and Freezing Mist after giving a potion to Gideon. They also acquire Terra Magica after an easy fight against the crystalline duo in the Academy, which boosts their damage by 35% in a specific zone. With these new spells, they decide to battle Redan, successfully defeating him with frostbite and damage tactics. Before heading to the capital, they aim to finish Ranni’s and Seluvis’s questlines, dealing with the Red Wolf of Radagon using Ice Crack and obtaining Radagon’s icon. Finally, they drop into Necron and collect the Finger Slayer blade, a key item for Ranni’s questline, noting a caution about keeping Seluvis alive for future needs.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses advancing a questline by delivering the Finger Slayer blade to a character named Ranni, which unlocks a new path and provides a boost to cold sorceries. The speaker then demonstrates how powerful certain spells are against bosses, referring to them as being almost too easy or “broken.” They mention that some spells make it easy to annihilate bosses due to their strategy of attacking right after a spell is cast. Finally, they highlight an efficient method to acquire a desired staff in the town of Celia by performing specific parkour maneuvers instead of fighting a boss.
00:12:00
In this part of the video, the player executes advanced gameplay tactics to gain an upper hand in a boss fight. They manage to perform an AI freeze glitch on the boss by not activating the full gate, making it easier to defeat and acquire crucial items. Next, the player embarks on upgrading their main weapon by collecting necessary smitting stones from various locations. They encounter and defeat Blythe, despite his high magic resistance and immunity to frostbite. The player then navigates through a difficult poison swamp, confronting and narrowly defeating Astel, Natural Born of the Void.
After Astel’s defeat, the player realizes they need an item from Ranala, so they backtrack to obtain it. Despite Ranala’s significant magic resistance, they attempt to defeat her. The player also upgrades their weapon further by collecting higher-level smitting stones from different areas. They face additional challenges such as the snowy wasteland and a duel with Anastasia to obtain the ancient somersmithing stone, allowing them to maximize their weapon’s upgrades. The segment concludes with the player preparing for a final confrontation with Ranala, noting the intense difficulty due to her high magic resistance.
00:15:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses overcoming several challenging bosses by leveraging the powerful strategy of stacking damage. Despite facing a highly magic-resistant and annoying dragon fight against Glenstone Dragon Abdullah, the speaker successfully uses a tactic of repeatedly attacking and taking cover. Upon defeating the dragon, they acquire Adula’s Moonblade, a potent cold sorcery. The speaker hints that future challenges will be easier with this spell, though they still perform a ritual with their in-game wife, Irani. In subsequent battles, the speaker finds it surprisingly easy to defeat enemies like the Fire Giant due to the sheer damage output of the cold sorcery, expressing amazement at its overpowering effectiveness.
00:18:00
In this part of the video, the player is immersed in a challenging combat sequence, dealing with an opponent named Malachus. The fight involves several attempts and strategies, including dodging attacks and looking for punishment windows to strike effectively. Despite moments of frustration and recognizing the opponent’s dishonorable tactics, the player aims to defeat Malachus honorably but adapts to the situation as needed. Eventually, the player manages to deal significant damage, utilizing healing and strategic attacks to make progress. Key moments include a discussion of fighting styles, a comparison to a bad UFC fight, and adjustments in tactics for more efficient takedowns.
00:21:00
In this part of the video, the speaker acknowledges a player named Diddy and remarks on their gameplay being a bit sloppy but still good. The focus is on playing Elden Ring using only cold sorceries.