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The YouTube video discusses playing Elden Ring as a pacifist by utilizing the Spirit Summoning mechanic to have summoned enemies fight bosses. The content creator strategically faces various bosses with a focus on summons, healing, and clever tactics. They encounter challenges, adapt strategies, upgrade characters, and explore creative ways to progress, such as defeating bosses without direct attacks, exploiting game glitches, and using unconventional summoning methods. The player successfully overcomes obstacles, unlocks new content, and completes the game without directly attacking enemies, showcasing the effectiveness of unique game mechanics and strategic gameplay.
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In this segment of the video, the content creator explores the possibility of playing Elden Ring as a pacifist by utilizing the Spirit Summoning mechanic to have summoned enemies fight the bosses. The journey begins with the choice of the Prophet class for its high faith stat, which enables using healing incantations to keep summoned spirits alive. The Fang Imp Ashes are selected as a starting option for Spirit Summoning. The content creator gains levels through non-violent means like using gravity to defeat enemies and cleverly entering boss arenas to defeat them without fighting back. Key actions include summoning imps to fight bosses, collecting runes, and preparing for challenges ahead.
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In this segment of the video, the content creator prepares to face the first major boss, Margaret. They strategically choose companions and focus on efficient healing to keep their team alive during the battle. Despite multiple attempts, they struggle to defeat Margaret due to insufficient damage output. Following upgrades and strategic changes, including leveling up imps and summoning a new ally, the content creator successfully defeats Margaret. They then face Godric, opting for a pacifist playstyle, where they avoid enemy encounters and rely on summons during boss fights. After multiple attempts, they adapt their strategy by summoning the powerful rotten stray, utilizing its scarlet rot ability to deal damage over time.
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In this part of the video, the player upgrades their character and proceeds to unlock a farming spot in Mogwin Palace by following Vari’s questline. They then farm runes by a cliff avoiding combat, obtain a better healing incantation from Brother Coryn, and defeat Radon, a second demigod boss, by using a creative strategy of leading Radon off a cliff. The player acquires Radon soldier ashes, upgrades them, defeats the red wolf boss, and obtains the Ratagon Icon Talisman for increased casting speed. The player decides not to fight Nala and aims to beat the Draconic Tree Sentinel to access Lendl, experiencing challenges with summoning Radon soldiers against the Sentinel.
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In this part of the video, the player faced the Rotten Stray boss in their level 1 playthrough. They used a poisoned dog to deal damage and eventually succeeded after upgrading the dog’s gear. Next, they encountered the Spirit of Godfrey boss and realized poison wouldn’t work. They obtained healing items like Deathbed Dress and Blessings Boon before facing Godfrey with Great Shield Soldiers, who proved effective due to their blocking capabilities. They then prepared for the Morgot boss, summoning Melina for assistance.
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In this segment of the video, the player encounters a boss with elemental attacks that Great Shield soldiers cannot block. They then rely on their dog companion to survive the battle, with Melna providing crucial healing support. The player then faces the Fire Giant, who has high health but can be defeated by fall damage. The player tries different strategies, including using ranged summons to attack the giant, and ultimately struggles with keeping the summon alive and dealing consistent damage. The player also attempts to escape the boss arena on horseback to exploit a game mechanic but faces complications with the giant’s attacks.
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In this segment of the video, the content creator discusses their attempts to defeat the fire giant in the game. They summon a jellyfish and use the Aurelia incantation to combat the giant but ultimately fail. The creator then showcases a glitch, the wrong warp glitch, which allows them to teleport to the start of Pharaoh Missoula. They successfully use this glitch and go on to fight the Godskin duo. To strengthen their summons, they upgrade to a plus 10 and acquire end-game upgrade materials from the Consecrated Snowfield using a bypass method. The creator then decides to utilize the Black Knife Tieche spirit by completing Ronnie’s questline.
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In this segment of the video, the player tries various strategies to defeat the boss named Ronaldo. Initially, attempts to make Ronaldo fall off a ledge do not work, as the game mechanics prevent it. The player then successfully uses the rejection incantation to push enemies back without causing direct damage, allowing progress. The player employs the ancestral follower to deal headshots effectively to defeat Estelle. Additionally, the player leverages the golden vowel incantation to enhance summons’ damage and defense. While struggling to make summons target correctly, a new strategy involving destroying golden barriers is discovered. The player also discusses the use of a cursed blood pot to direct attacks but decides against it due to dealing damage. However, in a later correction, it’s revealed that the pot can be used without causing damage if thrown near the enemy.
00:21:00
In this segment of the video, the player encounters a challenge with a boss named Ronaldo in the Renault problem. Initially, the player uses spirit summons with multiple allies to defeat Ronaldo, unlocking the chest and progressing to the next phase of the game. The player faces a ringleader boss in the Ever Jail without the ability to summon spirits, leading to initial failure. The player attempts to defeat the Godskin Duo using various strategies but struggles due to their powerful attacks. Eventually, the player discovers a solution: using Saint Trina’s Torch to put the bosses to sleep, enabling a successful and unconventional victory without direct attacks. The player demonstrates patience and strategic positioning to overcome the challenge and progress in the game.
00:24:00
In this segment of the video, the player discusses obtaining an item dropped by Bernal after he invades you, leading to a fight with Ricard. The player explains a gimmick fight with Ricard where they upgrade the serpent hunter spear to make it easier. They also mention the heavily nerfed mimic from patch 1.03, upgrading the spear to make the fight easier, and the strategy of using the mimic’s raw damage with bleed effects for the fight. After many hours of grinding, the player prepares for the final build to face Malakath, with dual katanas upgraded to plus 25 with bleed infusion and specific talismans for tankiness.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker shares their experience of defeating various bosses in Elden Ring without directly attacking or dealing damage. They mention finding strategic openings to heal, utilizing strong abilities like Bleed and Mimic, acquiring powerful healing items like Tree Heal, and adjusting their weapons for specific bosses. The speaker successfully defeated Godfrey, the first Elden Lord, with ease and made preparations for the final bosses by switching weapons and obtaining defensive items. Ultimately, they managed to finish the game without attacking any enemies, emphasizing the usefulness of unique game mechanics and tools provided by FromSoftware.