An Elden Ring player just devised a cheap but effective way to defeat the dreaded Crucible Knight by luring it to a lift and watching as it plummets to its death. A considerable part of Elden Ring’s challenge comes from the many powerful bosses that populate the open world of the Lands Between. Even lesser enemies like goats and dung beetles can prove deadly to an unprepared Tarnished, but major Elden Ring foes like Radahn and Godfrey, the First Elden Lord, can and will result in many brutal player deaths during the quest to acquire the titular Elden Ring.
Naturally, some Elden Ring players have devised clever alternative methods to defeating the bosses of FromSoftware’s latest action RPG, from getting Commander Niall stuck in a castle wall for some quick and easy arrow strikes to unleashing a devastating spell that can deplete a foe’s health bar in one hit. Others have employed simple gravity as an equalizer during some of Elden Ring’s more punishing boss battles, as the same fall damage that often spells doom to any Tarnished foolish enough to wave at the edge of a castle wall or try to launch an attack near a cliffside can also be used to end fearsome Elden Ring enemies like the Valiant Gargoyles in short order.
The latest example of fall damage being used against an Elden Ring boss comes from Reddit user MrNoobyy, who posted a video clip of their latest battle against the fearsome Crucible Knight to r/EldenRing a day ago. MrNoobyy notes that they were having difficulty against the Crucible Knight in straight combat, so they devised an alternative approach: sneak up behind the boss and attack it, then lead it onto a chain-lift elevator inside the nearby Stromveil Castle. As the elevator starts to take off, MrNoobyy rolls off of it, then waits for the Crucible Knight to leap off of it from a significant distance higher up in an attempt to catch up to its quarry. This unorthodox strategy proves successful, as the Crucible Knight parishes the second it hits the ground.
Players have spent the past month sharing all kinds of interesting Elden Ring content, from humorous montages of the various hazards of the Lands Between to boss fight videos that look like they were pulled from a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster. There are even plenty of fun, fan-made Elden Ring crossovers thanks to players using the game’s in-depth character-creation tools to make medieval versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or even Ross Gellar from Friends, as well as using mods to craft epic battles between Homer Simpson and Shrek.
Despite all this fun, the world of Elden Ring remains a dark and dangerous place filled with all kinds of deadly enemies and environmental hazards that could spell the end to any aspiring Elden Lord. However, these same dangers can also be used against the bosses of Elden Ring, as shown with MrNoobyy’s latest defeat of the Crucible Knight by tricking the dark warrior into plunging to an untimely end. It's this kind of creativity that can help other players navigate through the Lands Between and take down the game's most powerful foes.
Source: MrNoobyy/Reddit