As soul-crushing as Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC will be, crossing the greatbridge to Fort Ensis means getting into an entire new world of ache. And on the prime of that world sits a tall drink of water named Rellana, a boss it’s a must to beat to advance the DLC’s story.
Enjoyable truth: Rellana is definitely the dual sister of Rennala, a important marketing campaign boss from all the way in which again in Raya Lucaria. Sadly, whereas Rennala simply actually wanted to get some shit about Radagon off her chest, Rellana’s out right here simply attempting to shove a large set of blades into yours. Let’s cease her from doing that.
Rellana’s Skills
Rellana retains it easy in her first part, principally utilizing her twin blades for fundamental combos, albeit with some very odd, staggered timing. The issue isn’t essentially the combos themselves–that are principally the identical lunges, upward slices, and large dual-bladed swings as most knights–however the vary. She’s just like the Caitlin Clark of Elden Ring—these arms are lengthy, and the swords are even longer, which implies each combo will get you except you’re midway throughout the sector. And if the swords don’t get you, she’s received two magic assaults that can: a large magical wave she fires from her swords, or a set of heat-seeking daggers like that one knight you met down close to the fort’s entrance gate.
For part two, Rellana will coat her blade in solar and moon magic, and simply to indicate you she means enterprise, she’ll exhibit the brand new and improved magical waves immediately, firing 5 in a row. Her daggers are additionally improved, now firing in two teams. She’ll nonetheless do her fundamental combos, besides sooner, and now, the final swipe in any set could create a fiery explosion. She’s additionally received just a few model new issues to indicate you: a large, enchanted greatsword swing, a fiery inferno assault that engulfs the sector in flames, and a divebomb assault the place she drops two moon-shaped bombs onto the sector earlier than crashing down herself and inflicting a good greater explosion. In case it wasn’t apparent: all of this stuff damage. So much.
Defeating Rellana
So, earlier than you even meet Rellana, relying on how a lot exploring you probably did earlier than you walked into Fort Ensis, you would possibly even have two choices by way of summon indicators. Needle Knight Leda is there by default, however you can even have a separate signal for Dryleaf Dane. Now, the sport does permit you to summon each, however I realized this truth the laborious means after swag-marching with my posse into Rellana’s room: bosses scale their well being up relying on what number of summons you herald with you. So, whereas having two helpers sounds like an excellent concept, in actuality, bringing ‘em each cranks up Rellana’s HP to such a ridiculous quantity it virtually mitigates the benefit. Do your self a favor, choose one, and just one, to herald with you.
When the actual combat begins, not like quite a lot of the opposite bosses, Rellana truly does provide you with a sizzling second to get your bearings, so, go forward, summon a Spirit Ash–Mimic Tear works wonders right here–and also you’ll have loads of time to take a swig from a flask. Magic customers are gonna have a nasty time right here together with her vary, and also you’re gonna have to lean on Leda/Dane and your Spirit Ash to supply a distraction early so you possibly can create a ways. Her knives and wave assaults are the principle hazard, so your dodge timing will should be pristine. Ice and lightning assaults appear to fare greatest right here, however so lots of these skills have a protracted cost time, and that’s time you gained’t essentially have, although the Radagon Icon (a talisman that shortens the time it takes to forged spells) will assist.
By comparability, melee builds can have it straightforward early on. Whereas the vary of her blades is an issue, within the first part you’ll deal with her very like any of the extra hostile knights you’ve confronted to this point: circling round her, in search of the second the place she will get so wrapped up in a combo she leaves her again vast open. If Spirit Ashes and Leda/Dane serve any goal throughout this combat, it’s this. Her magic assaults can do some critical harm, however on this part, they’re additionally fairly straightforward to dodge or block. Tanks can eat most of her strikes with the appropriate defend, it’s only a matter of determining when her combo is over so you possibly can counter.
A bit little bit of trial and error is concerned, however normally, the final strike in a combo is the one the place she makes use of each her blades. Time it proper and you’ll punish her to the tune of two or three strikes. Time’s an element right here, so select the appropriate steadiness of velocity and energy to your weapon. In case you picked up Milady not too way back, it’s excellent for this after you’ve thrown just a few upgrades at it, although the Bloodhound Fang is one other stable alternative.
The technique doesn’t change as a lot for part two, however there’s gonna be much more dodging as a substitute of blocking since her assaults come a lot sooner. You’re, nonetheless, gonna have much more magic to take care of. The large magical sword is simple sufficient to dodge to the aspect of, simply do not forget that a second clockwise swing is coming. Tanks can eat the harm from the barrage of daggers, however everybody else ought to create a ways, like operating in a single path till you dodge the ultimate, bigger set of knives. For the dual moon assault, the perfect technique is to run the hell out of vary, however barring that, the explosions can truly be jumped over. Get used to the timing on the moons, as there’s just a few bosses the place that specific ability shall be helpful. The inferno is definitely the massive downside in simply how unpredictable it’s. You may dodge, you possibly can roll, however the important thing right here is getting far, far-off from it.
Your reward for victory is 240,000 Runes, and the Remembrance of the Twin Moon Blade, which, certain, you can flip into just a few thousand extra runes, however Rellana’s Twin Blade and the Twin Moons spell are too rattling cool to let go of. In case you picked up Rellana’s Cameo talisman some time in the past, the swords particularly are an elemental nightmare for enemies.
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