In addition to debating the game’s difficulty, Elden Ring fans are arguing about which is the strongest boss in the entire game now that Shadow of the Erdtree has been released.
If the debate on the difficulty of Shadow of the Erdtree wasn’t enough for you , now there’s another one that’s taking center stage in the Elden Ring community: which is the hardest boss? The issue, which had been resolved at the time of the base game by placing Malenia on the throne, has now been reopened with the arrival of at least one truly fierce contender.
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Who is the strongest?
As we mentioned, Malenia was previously voted the strongest boss in Elden Ring . As of March 2023, she had 329 million kills of poor, helpless players. Now Shadow of the Erdtree has added at least one fierce competitor: Messmer the Impaler , with some even throwing Radahn into the discussion to spice things up.
The debate is not so much interesting for the result itself, but for how it shows the different perception of the difficulty by the players .
Let Me Solo Her, the hero who helped thousands of players defeat Malenia, has elected Messmer as his new nemesis , giving him the palm of the strongest, but others also think he is, like user Duelz_96 who, in a Reddit thread dedicated to the challenge, wrote: “Messmer is the hardest fight I’ve faced. I defeated him after 144 attempts, while I defeated Malenia after 118. Both are terribly difficult.”
Klutzy-Call9328 also thinks Messmer is the strongest: “The one with Malenia becomes a regular duel once you know his moves. Messmer always seems to be able to destroy you no matter how well you know him.”
Even for L-man6151 Messmer is slightly stronger, because he has a wider range , he is faster at closing distances and his normal attacks do more damage. He also has a lethal combo that does physical and fire damage.
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Obviously not everyone agrees. For example, Feisty_Bass6200 managed to defeat Messmer alone after six hours of trying, but with Malenia he had to resort to summoning . For Friendly_Industry_74 it is even much simpler than its rival, while iBlack92O better details the strength of the two: “Blind fight: Malenia is more difficult. Over-levelled: Malenia is more difficult. Under-levelled: Messmer is more difficult. No hit: Messmer It’s more difficult.”
As we were saying, for some the strongest boss is Radahn , the one that closes the DLC, in particular for Matt Kim of IGN who elected him as his personal champion. It must be said that not many people followed him.
It must be said that the difficulty, in this case, varies greatly depending on the build used and the style of play, so it is normal for there to be debate on the matter. We’ll see in the end which boss will have the most kills, with all the millions of players they have at their disposal to massacre .