An Elden Ring Playthrough Video That Keeps Defeating Bosses in One Hit: From the Main Game to the DLC's Final Boss

As a premise for the challenge, the narrator draws one clear line. In the scene where they visit the Mountaintops of the Giants in order to burn the Erdtree, they mention that using glitch techniques such as the "handle buff" would make it possible to defeat both the first and second phases together in one hit, then state explicitly that this video will not use that kind of glitch.

When a boss is split into a first and second phase, the approach is to deal with the first phase and then land a single hit at the start of the second. Before each second phase, the narrator repeatedly goes through a set of buffs: shouting to apply a buff, flying into a rage, and using a pot to cover themselves "in crap." This becomes the standard preparation routine throughout the video. During the Rykard fight, there is also narration to the effect that no matter how many tens of thousands of HP a boss has, it doesn't matter in the face of a single hit.

First, the narrator defeats Margit, the Fell Omen, who blocks the way to Stormveil Castle, and then also takes down the castle's lord, Godrick the Grafted, in one hit. At the Academy of Raya Lucaria, they first defeat the red wolf boss and then move on to the fight with Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon. In the first phase, defeating three students causes the large woman to fall to the floor, and that is when she is finished off in one hit. The narrator explains that the second phase is won as long as you dodge the first beam, and indeed defeats her exactly that way.

In the fight with Starscourge Radahn, whom the narrator visits because "there was a festival being held nearby," they land a single hit with a colossal sword. Before the fight with Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy, at Volcano Manor, the narrator says they will use a new method. After finishing the first phase, they complete the buffs of shouting, getting covered in crap, and flying into a rage before entering the second phase, and defeat him in one hit.

In Leyndell, Royal Capital, the narrator brings a colossal sword down on a boss that sends yellow things flying the moment they enter the room, defeating Godfrey, First Elden Lord. Next, they defeat Morgott, the Omen King. The Fire Giant fight in the Mountaintops of the Giants is handled, as mentioned above, by dealing with the first and second phases separately without using glitches. For the second phase, they land a single hit in a lighthearted tone, saying they defeat the giant because making eye contact with it is awkward.

As a detour before burning the Erdtree, the narrator visits an underground forest because they want some deer antlers, and defeats the Regal Ancestor Spirit. Just as they try to burn the tree, they end up washed up in Farum Azula, where they cut down the Godskin Duo, whom they had put to sleep beforehand, with a large weapon. In the depths of Farum Azula, they swing the deer antlers obtained earlier and defeat Maliketh, the Black Blade, in one hit as he charges in. The narration notes that he's still saying something, but he's defeated.

After burning the Erdtree, the narrator makes the rounds of the remaining bosses across the world. They defeat Astel, Naturalborn of the Void, which they say looks like it came from outer space, and near the roots of the Erdtree, they defeat Lichdragon Fortissax, whom the narrator introduces as "a kind dragon working hard so that its friend won't die." The fight with Dragonlord Placidusax is framed as a "lightning showdown" against a dragon king who, according to the narrator, is surprisingly kind to humans, such as by teaching them how to eat dragon hearts; they get in close and defeat it with a lightning attack.

After defeating large bosses beneath Leyndell and in other regions, the narrator visits Elphael in the Haligtree to meet Malenia. They defeat Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree, who appears along the way, in one hit, and in the fight with Malenia in the depths, they take the approach of burning her away with fire. After finishing the first phase, they reapply the shouting buff before the second phase, heal with medicine, and throw a pot to cover their whole body in crap before landing a single hit.

In the fight with Hoarah Loux, the first Elden Lord, the narrator says to believe in the one hit you believe in, and defeats him in one hit. For the final boss fight that follows, the narrator says they will put an end to the long battle. As before, the first phase is finished in one hit after flying into a rage with a shield, shouting, and getting covered in crap with a pot. For the second phase, the Elden Beast, they demonstrate a tactic of moving near its hind legs when it rears up high, and from there land a single hit to defeat it.

Even after the setting shifts to the DLC, the narrator continues defeating bosses in one hit with the same method. They defeat the first boss by stabbing it with a colossal sword, and at the fort, they fight a one-on-one duel with the Twin Moon Knight. Next, at the castle, they stab a colossal sword into the large mouth of the Golden Hippopotamus, which they introduce as "a cute hippo," and Messmer the Impaler is defeated with short narration saying that before they knew it, it was over. Behind the castle, they defeat a boss that can be beaten as long as you dodge its charge, and also take care of a charging skeleton knight in one hit. Of the pink saint boss, the narrator says they fought by matching her rhythm and keeping her company.

The Scadutree Avatar, which must be defeated three times in a row, is what the narrator described in the DLC as "an opponent that looks like it'll be a long fight for the first time in a while." The first one is defeated by attacking its mouth, followed immediately by a critical hit. After throwing a pot to get covered in crap, the second one is defeated by striking its soft-looking head and then again landing a critical hit. According to the narrator's explanation, a talisman added in the DLC raises attack power with each critical hit or kill, making it possible to replenish buffs effectively during the fight. The last one, they say, is won as long as you avoid the explosion, and they defeat it exactly that way.

After that, they defeat Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame, with a colossal sword in the manse deep in the forest, and also take down Bayle the Dread, the fearsome dragon at the mountain's summit, in one hit. In the fight with Metyr, Mother of Fingers, since they've been using nothing but swords and incantations so far, they decide to use sorcery for once and choose "Comet Azur" to defeat her. The fight with Promised Consort Radahn, the DLC's final boss, is described only as having been won after a fierce battle.

At the end, the narrator sums up that even this game, which is often said to be difficult, is nothing to fear if you prepare thoroughly before taking it on. They jokingly reflect that this time they tried "leveling up and wearing clothes for the first time," and that being able to do so many more things made for a very fun journey, before ending the video.